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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
7
A detailed portrait of Scranton's expansion, suburban growth, and planned Greater Scranton municipality. It covers neighboring towns Archbald, Moosic, Peckville, Olyphant, Dunmore, and the parkways like Kimhourt Boulevard, plus the city’s government structure, civic buildings, and public services.
Scranton prides its educational facilities with 37 elegant school buildings serving nearly 14,000 pupils. The high school at Washington Avenue and Vine Street is among the country’s finest, hosting a teacher training program. The Albright Memorial Library, funded by Joseph J. Albright Jr. and heirs, will rise on the Albright estate plot at Washington Avenue and Vine Street, with an estimated cost of 50 000 to 75 000 dollars.
An extensive overview of Eastern Pennsylvania anthracite coal, its mines from Lackawanna to Carbon counties, and the efficiency of slope and shaft mining. It explains culm waste usage, the rise of pea and buckwheat sizes, and compares fuel costs and the superiority of anthracite for steam power versus natural gas and soft coal.
J. Gardner Sanderson argues that gas engines turn 90 to 95 percent of fuel energy into useful work, far surpassing steam engines. He cites efficiency, safety, and lower boiler costs, noting European adoption and the potential for local anthracite gas plants to power towns, mills, and trains.
The Providence Water Company expanded from a coal company supply to city water service. A new storage pond seven miles above town, a high service reservoir with filters, screens, charcoal and sediment chambers, and daily filtration improved quality. Major J B Fish supervised, Scranton Board of Health endorsed the sanitary supply, and 7,000,000 gallons are delivered daily with a large stock reserve. The firm bought nearby property near Chinchilla to protect purity.
Culm from low grade to premium value is feasible as shown by works turning high quality coal from dumps after harsh winters. Major valley coal firms include Pennsylvania Coal Company, D I W, and D H Railroad. Notable resisting operators credited with advancing trade and miners’ welfare include William Connell, W T Smith, W H Richmond, Simpson and Watkins, Went Ridge Coal, and Enterprise Coal.
In Boranton region famed for coal and iron, the Lackiwanna Knitting Mills produce vast quantities of knit woolen underwear and garments. The Liackiwanna Mills serve national and international markets from Maine to California, with durable fine and medium underwear for men women and children. The industry, once an experiment, is now a lasting major employer and economic force.
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