The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-21
Industrial Progress.


sand cheese factories, which make
eighty million pounds Of cheese.
He who longs after beautiful Nature
can best describe her, said Bettine he
who is in the midst OF her loyliness can
only Lie down and enjoy.
France imports annually 1000, 1000
tons Of coal, receiving 100000 from
Belgium, 1900, 600 from England, and
], 900, 900 from Germany and elsewhere.
"You exhaust my patience" cred q
doctor who was engaged in q quarrel
with his wife. "You exhaust your
patients worse than l do" was the le-
tort.
The Missouri Legislature has passed
bill emitting laborers to Lien upon
railroad when tho contractors fail to
pay them for the work they may have
done.
Tho armies of Europe have altogether
10, 900 pieces of artillery, OF which Ger
many has ], ,7Ci, Russia ,736, and Aus;
tria 9iS. Norway boasts only Of ", and
Switzerland 400.
An extensive deposit Of iron orc ha
been discovered on OH the property o
Samuel Caldwell in Lycoming Co., Pa.
a section supposed to contain great min
eral treasures.
The Council Of Toledo arO about to
assist, by loan, the building OF rail-
road from that city to Columbus, Ohio,
mainly with the view Of increasing tho
coal trade in tho former and tho lumber
business in the latter city.
In order to check the Over.production
which is depressing the business, the
manufacturers of writing paper in Mas
sachusetts contemplate limiting tho
production OF their mills to onc.half tho
usual quantity during the mouths oil
April and May.
The lcarnCss OF British coal has led
To the organizing, in Russia, OF six COM
panies, having an aggregate capital oil
S9,520,0 600, for the purpose oi develop
ing the great coal.felds Of that country,
which has hitherto imported over SOO,-
900 tons Of coal annually from Eng
land.
A Southern Lumber Manufacturers
md Shippers Association was recently
established ut Savannah for the purpose
OF promoting the general interests OF the
trade. An insurance company was also
organized in connection Herewith, IN
order to avoid paying the high rates
which the large companies require for
insuring steam saw.lnills.
II is proposed to establish asteamship
line between New Orleans and Brazil,
which will, 1t is expected, derive ample
business from the coffee, lumber, and
Western produce trade. 1t is urged
that line ought to be established also
between tho same port and Vera Cruz,
in order to develop tho trade which mny
be expected from the opening OF the
railroad between Vera Cruz and Mexico
City.
Tho Chamberoi Commerce Of Charles
ton, S. G., following the good example
set them by similar bodies in other
cities, have prepared MI elaborate re.
mort on the trade and commerce of that
seaport. Regarding the comparatively
now trade in South Carolina phos-
phatcs, the report shows that six COM
panies' with capital OF 81 900, 900, are
engaged there in making fertilizers and
suiphuric acid, and that 260, 900 tons oil
crude rock have been shipped already
from Charleston.
A remarkable discovery has been
made by Willoughby Smith, the cleo
trician, to British telegraph construc-
ton and maintenance company. He finds
that II n bar Of selenium placed in the
dark has current Of electricity passed
through it, and be then subjected to the
influence Of light, either daylight or
artificial light, its power Of conducting
electricity Is Immediately doubled, this
result ceasing the moment the light is
withdrawn. It is proved that this
effect is entirely due to the luminous
rays, and in no way due to the elect oil
heat.