Postal Telegraph to Take charge of Penn Railway Lines
W A Baker announced in New York that the lease of the Pennsylvania Railroad right of way by the Postal Telegraph Company is signed. The transfer will move 3 000 Western Union operators to Postal Telegraph, with others replacing if they refuse. The New York Central’s relations with Western Union are described as unchanged and tied by multiple contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postal Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Tidewater
Drum Point
W. A. Baker
Festal Telegraph Company
New York
New York Central
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Western Union
Gould interests push for Wabash tidewater terminal at Drum Point
Reading activity rumors say George J. Gould plans a tidewater terminal for the Wabash system at Drum Point Maryland. Nuclei of a line from Annapolis and Washington Short Line and Washington, Annapolis and Baltimore routes form a Baltimore to Drum Point link with surveys for a Pittsburg to Baltimore Gould line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George J. Gould
Druin Point
Annapolis
Washington
Baltimore
Bal Ymore
Drum Point
Pittsburg
Maryland
Greensburg
Lathrobe
Somerset
Bedford
Mustontown
Cumberland Valley
Old American Rapid Telegraph Company
Western Union
Delaware Lackawanna and Western Board Schedule
The Delaware Lackawanna and Western board lists schedules for today with times and names. This includes Summits West at 1 a.m. Nichols Pushers at 7 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Moran at 7:30 p.m. Murphy at 9 p.m. W H Bartholomew at 10 a.m. Lanning at 7 a.m. Gaffney and Secor times around 10 a.m. Stan ton at 3 415 p.m.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Board
West
Nichols
C. Bartholomew
Moran
Murphy
W. H. Bartholomew
Helpers
Lanning
Gaffney
Secor
Stanton
May Coal Movement Highlights Need For Larger Cars
An official of the Pennsylvania railroad notes May coal traffic rose sharply while June may not exceed May. Pressed Steel Car Co prepares 30 ton capacity, 100 ton loaded cars for Monongahela Connecting RR, not for road use due to bridge limits. DL&W announces joint freight interchange with NYNH&H after July 15 via Hoboken and Harlem River, including Sound steamboat lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pressed Steel Car Company
Monongahela
Pittsburg
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Hoboken
Harlem River Station
Sound
Protection and wages in potting under tariffs
A U.S. pottery employer argues tariffs raise potter wages by creating protection that keeps wages in the United States higher than Britain or continental Europe. He notes English workers earning less when unemployed and says removing tariffs would force American potters out of business or cut wages dramatically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Continent
Great Britain
Europe
Prosperity Proposed From Iron Control and Tariff Policy
An essay from Engineering Magazine 1900 argues iron price control could spur uninterrupted growth for iron producers and nations, while the American Economist notes tariff policy boosting telegraph and telephone business. It cites rising U.S iron per capita and global housing needs, urging work and wealth through production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George FH. Tull
Engineering Magazine
Internal Commerce Report Highlights Wheat Gains and Trade Shifts
Washington July 4 The Monthly Summary of Internal Commerce shows current crop year wheat receipts at eight interior markets total 211,221.2 bushels with gains centered in spring wheat regions and declines at winter wheat markets. May freight through five western markets totals 2,282,005 head of livestock, while lake navigation remains strong with 6,705,101 tons moved to date. Coasting and foreign trade vessels number near 1,994 at Atlantic ports with New York and Baltimore leading arrivals. Cotton receipts in sight for the nine months exceed prior two years, marking a record in southern mill takings and sustained inland shipments toward tidewater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Duluth
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Chicago
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Interior
Atlantic Seaboard Canal
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Atlantic Seaboard
New Orleans
Galveston
Gulf
Tidewater
Vicinity
Seaboard
South
Mining and shipping totals for May across coal, iron, and petroleum
The report shows May shipments of pig iron and iron pipe totaling 827 409 tons, phosphate shipments from southern seaports at 431 695 tons, Beaumont field petroleum rail cars reaching 2000 cars and 6 007 808 barrels, and May water shipments of 403 706 barrels via Galveston Port Arthur and Babine Paul. Anthracite coal movement for five months ends at 18 741 880 tons with prior years at 22 680 204 and 18 200 204 tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Connellsville
Pennsylvania Bureau of Mines
Knowing How to Rise through Knowledge and Discipline
An exploration of the value of knowing a trade inside and out. A young worker learns by observing leaders, absorbing methods, and pursuing disciplined study over high pay, arguing that knowledge and experience yield far greater long term fortune than salary alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Marden
Stecena
Tie
Markets Report Scranton Prices and Bank Quotations
Scranton Board of Trade quotations show par value 100. Listed stocks include First National Bank lines and local savings banks with varied par values. Bonds list Scranton Packing Co mortgage issues and city transit finance, with market notes on wholesale produce and produce prices in the Lackawanna area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton Board of Trade
Excha
Fackawanns Dairy Co
County Bar
Bank & Trust Co
Bank
soRr Honaale
BOO
Third National Bank
Pe Economy L
First National Hankers Lack, Trust & Safe
Clark & Bnover Co
Scranton Savings Han Kesesseee Loo Ae
Traders’ National Bank
Dartaien Bolt & Nutchestees
People's Bank
Reebennsenen
Scranton Packing Co
Scranton Paesenker Railway
People's Street Railway
Scranton ‘Trac. Co
Ly H&p
N. Jery & "Pocono Ice Co
Dot Consolidated Water Supply Co Fl
East Buffalo Cattle and Hog Receipts Report
Market notes show light to unchanged cattle receipts with veals steady on tops. Hogs and sheep receipts mix with modest gains. prices around 5.00 to 7.80, while general trade remains cautious amid mixed demand and feed costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Buffalo
Fiat
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Industrial and Labor
Tidewater Terminal
The
Tribune
Walter J. Ballard
American Economiat
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Hans IG
France
WSIS
Moravian Falls
N. C
the Tribune
National Biscuit Company
Havana
B Dewahs
Acs Ieee
Imperial Cigar CO
Lack
Foote & Fuller CO
Washington Avenue
Scranton
L. & G. Manufacturing Company
Agate
Kern
Gunster Forsyth
Penn Avenue
H. G. Dale
Lacka
Citsee Fresh Creamery
Sweatorn
Buffalo Live Stock Market
Six Eagles
Buffalo
Eagles Mining
Crozier Bldg
Philadelphia, Pa
Spencer Trask & Co
Pine Street
New York Stock Exchange
Boody,mclellan &Co
Bankers
BroaDway
New York City
Rochester
Mercereau & Connell
Wyoming Avenue
Linotype
Price
Gibbons
Hough
Phillip
Jonas Long
Warren Ehret CO
Washington Ave
Scranton, Pa
Manhattan
Wilson Bros
Eclipse Brands
Spruce Street
Wanna Avenue
Pilsner
Tea
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