New-York tribune., 1873-03-15
INDCSTRLAL PROGRESS.

Coal Of good quality and in large quantities has
been discovered in Italy.
The Arkwright Mill, village and farms situated in
Rhode Island. were recently bought at auction Ior
$10S,00O by Henry Howard.
Some of the iron-smeters Of the Lehigh VaIlev,
Penn. have received orders for two-thnds VI
all the pig iron they can produce this year.
More than twice the amount has been realized m
Greet Britain from dog license OF 81 y year than
there was from an assessed tax on dogs OF - each
The iron product of England in 1850 only 1900
tons and in that year she imported 1900 tons OF
iron from Sweden, 10000 tons from Russia ana ooVO
from Spain.
Pittsburgh. Penn. has more than half the number
of glass factories in the United States. ln elgLt
wears the number within her limits has Increased
from IL to 20.
In Manchester, Eng, recently, flames issntd from
a gasoIneter containing 100000 cubic feet Of gas. and
could not be checked until the whole contents bad
been consumed. No explosion occurred.
NM. Bajot and Roche have submitted 10 the
French Academy of Sciences for investigation tneh
process for the manufacture of steel; They decar-
bonize cast-iron by means of iron oxide III It's native
state. ~
Britain that il is deemed worthy of note there 10
announce that the North British Railway placed one
upon their line between Edinburgh and Glasgow,
and that the result of the trial was Satisfactory.
Mr. John Perry of Albany, President of the Ma
tiOna Association of Stove Manufacturers recently
said addressing that body that he was IN favor OK
industrial Protection and would not support reso-
luton favoring the abolition OF the duties on lIo
Mr. Rhind found in the tomb Of Seban, at Ihebes,
a place of sepulture which he had reason TO believe
had not been opened during 1000 years. iron hasps
and nails the massive doors OF the inner Iepos-
tories which were " as lustTous and as l4i1A' -
the day they left the forge"
American arms manufacturers may he lntereste9
to know that the German Government nas oecGsu
TO carry ont series of experiments TINS year ia
order TO test the most recent Inventions Ill e arm,
beginning with the improved reyolyels used ~ ~
France, Sweden, and England, and also TO coheluuS
the experiments with the mItrallleuses captuIed
from France in the late war.
The high price Of coal IN London has lGd 70 ,ns
organizing of a Coal Consumers Association,
which states that its object is to raIse cah!.Hu
among consumers and exporters OF coai WIN
which to purchase or lease colheries and otherSsgg
TO obtain coal at moderate prices LII Is To DC Wofho
entirely upon cooperative principles; the miners au
all the employees of the Association equally nave '9o
opportunity of becoming shareholders"
The question of growing cinchona az pfonl w
various parts of British India appears 10 nave
reached very promising stage, in spite ~ te '%Ia nav
backs incidental to most experiments OF Tue Aihu.
Mr. MIvor Superintendent of the state plauta1lol,s
in Southern India. lately informed his goVeIuneSss ~
that large haryests of the bark mlght now y. 20
reckoned upon, and advised the sending hOn. oL n 10
less than %, 900 pounds as first consignment ~
sold by public auction, with view TO test lls qun'
and market value.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Woolen Mana Gua
facturers' Association of the West ANA Souln ~, 49,
s. Bowen, Presidential body which has done sla -
deal for the advancement Of home industTy-Nss
held at Chicago on the 27th ult. Among the mat
ters considered were the holding OF "a, htIr Ir
sition this year, and the question OF having ,ba
and Southern textile productions represent".u " ~ io
forthcoming Centennial at PhlladelPnlai a.,
whether il was practicable or desirable iol so
facturers TO send samples TO the Vienna hApos'o"
A company is organizing in London Tor tne tS pSSe Se
nose of establishing telegTaphlc cOmlnuhle"to" -
tween Europe and Brazil. Ii is proposed 10 las I'm
cables of this company in three sections IN. 'sani
| Lisbon TO Madeira. 653 miles of cable; the I'LL
| from Madeira TO st. Vincent, ,26O miles; tle Tia
| from 81 Vincent TO Pemambuco ,eS mics. ,bs
first section is intended 10 be laid IN July ne
ST. Vincent section in September next ahG h , tha
section in May, 1874 lhe cables are 70 ,Ss types
best construction, with improvements on 'ue ~ "a
of the Atlantic cables, and the contractors pISug
| EMPLOYING the steamship Great Eastern III i"'''
the deop-sea portion of the line
The general desire in the South TO eneon-aee MA rs,
ufactures IN that section finds EXPIRE Sloi ~ ing
| Alabama 1drdnCe, which says: The gleat pl" =. 4.
furnaces of the Red Mountain Company soon sroIs ~ n
in operation under the indomitable guluaa""d nv
| Daniel Pratt the companies lately oisnl,. rro-
| Burwen Lewis, and others; and one uom uoimss,euer
posed by Col. james l. Tate, our Iate thsms -
| on Industrial Resources proclaim that Mont
| waking % her true interests at last ~ ~. river
gomery erect furnaces along the BANK .,
| and bring the ore 10 her doors. why not . ,ha
The Californians point with just rr4e - stste
statistics of the trade and industry "a sIhons IT
| during the past year twenty-five III m ZOO coo
bushels Of wheat produced were there anu anu lii and
bushels of wheat and -four exported; ine ineeob Mint
silver mines Welded $50 coo 600 and the saye,gu
! coined SID $50 600 Exclusive Of the Lazy - veaf
trade transacted indirectly the Imports $50 oi 90 NJ The
were SlOOO0,OO0, and the exports Sa;n;us stock
| wool clip was 25000,OO0 pounds; the h'u," aa 90
sales SisqOOOO0. aud the VINE piou.upVN,, tGe gold
! oallo,s Besides this we are reminded 1""' ~ ners
and silver exports OF tie pact ~ -
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