New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-05
hitherto imported 10000 tons of coal annually from

hitherto imported 10000 tons Of coal annually from
England.
A Southern Lumber Manufacturers and Shippers
Association was recently established NJ savannah
for the purpose OF promoting the general interests Vi
the trade. An insurance company was also organ
lied in connection Herewith, IN order 10 aVod pay
ing the exceptional ly high rates which tne large com
panies require for insuring steam sawmils'
IL is proposed 10 establish steamship line between
New-Orleans and Brazil which will. il IL expected,
derive ample business from the coffee, lumber ana
Western produce trade. IL is urged that line
ought TO be established also between the same polt
and Vera Cruz in order to develop the trade when
may be expected from the opening of the railroad
between Vera Cruz and Mexico City.
public meeting was held on the 18th ult IN hu-
burn, N. y, to favor the building OF q raiiroad 10
Homer. which il to form part of line from Auburn
to Rochester, and thence along the Ere Canal 70
Buffalo which il ia claimed, viii be complete with
in a year. The Hon. I. II. Pomeroy of Auburn u;
g. Littleohn of Oswego, and Mr. +. III. Avery oil
Auburn are prominent advocates OF the pioposeu
line.
A remarkable discovery has been made by Mr'
Wiloughby Smith, the electrician to brlllsh teIg
graph construction and maintenance company; ne
finds that IL bar of seeninm placed IN the uark hs
a current of electricity passed through ~, ain o 10
then subjected to the influence of light, either day
light or artificial light its power of conducting
electricity is Immediately doubled, this result
ceaSiDg the moment the light Is wlthdrawn' ~ ~
proved that this effect Is entirely Que 10 te l.ii
nous RAYS and in no way due to the effect al neat
The workmen's side of the question at Issue IN
the great strike in South Wales is thus told by "a
Union Agent'-a man speaking ior one Oh .lo
Trades Unions. Being asked why the men htiuch
nj all seeing that they had no funds 10 iail pach
upon, no repbed: -. ..,,.os- -,oos,.
wise they had one and two TcaSODs-they dd NOT
ike the ten per reduction and Thought was u
iust then they wanted to get arbitration stdoisheu
mere, like tbs in S'afordshre ana tneh asth, tno.
thought the ironmasters would gave III almost ureGsy
lacking AT the way in which iron going up III lt
had not been for the cOllicrs believe we Nouu hhNo
got all wanted but the GOLFERS angered me
and they got Suliy.' The nTemeh i'll opuln naVs
have always paid too low. There's IRON went w
from SO 30 five wears 10 $50 and $50 IN lcI2 and All
the two advances O 10 per cent, eqhlta
Ia ~ cents per ton, while the English ana scOlcn puu
oilers have received advances O II 70 per ou ~ c .
perod DIR. Crawshay saws as he have advanced tue
wages of ms men 100 per cent; but there not hh III
Cyartha SIR, that say be has received sucn an "
crease You see, it Is the North OF EuEhu lheu "ho
have been stirring up. nave WORKED w ln,Ic up
self and OF Welsllmen have been there NeH Tue
men round NfiddesbUrlugh way, they say why DO you
work for low wages Don't you zee your masters
can iron than and our gamers VIII DC
coming 10 by and by and saying you must ihe oMi
10 enable Us u maze IRON cheaper anu Vopo'o
with the Welsh ironinasters Yes, sir, mat true 10 nv
knowledge wages lower here, ANA 80 - te cost o
materials Put this down and yOu'llsec. Inc Nesn HOH
master can make pig iron AT ~ 20 Ton 10 I,nho Wv
same brand of iron down at COnsett OF AT Midnei-
borough cOets 81 % ton There's gain OF - o. toh
10 the Welsh master. Now, down III Inc NORTH We pun
dlcrs-I works puddlgr, sr--ct - IL Us biJ iOr
Welsh works the puddlers get only 81 80 Ton AZ most
That makes total gam Ot - 10 Ton to our ldoIois'
and OF course they cut inc others Out 50 hucll
the better for the Welsh trade you ~ii. 10 IL i puJ
eGuale the rate of wages where We can Of course max
ing allowances and that's why We askcu iof ~ poI
cent advance IN last October IL. hard pues lhat INC
men should be Obliged TO accep. a reduction