New-York tribune., 1873-04-12
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

Tennessee has new Insurance law.
new bridge is to be erected over the Seine at
Paris at a cost of more than $6OO,OOO.
The Victoria australia Government is disposed
TO buy up and manage the railroads OF that colony
The first time sleeping carriage was used on an
English railway was recently, when one came WIN
a train from Glasgow to London.
The product of the gold mines of Nova Scotia
during the last ~ years is estimated at Ss9OOoOO
The product last year was $2SS,OOO.
One hundred square feet of space has been secured
at the Vienna Exhibition for the display OF the
minerals and other productions OF tennessee
The Chicago Board of Trade has thoroughly re-
ysed its rules and embodied provisions restraining
reckless speculation and the building OF corners"
Mr. William F. Wheeler of Montana estimates the
coin value of the gold produced last year. IN Mon
tana, at s. 2 1896, and that OF the silver at
B0ttCer recommends the use of pyrophosphate of
soda in removing ink spots from colored tissues
Its application produces, after some ume the de-
sired effect
It is estimated by Newcastle (Elg) paper that
owing to the peculiar condition of the coal trade
cOlliery owners realizing profit OF 80 70 on each
ton of coal.
foreign government whose name Is not disclosed
has ordered 100000 stand Of arms In birmingham
Eng and has allowed several years for the gradual
completion Of the entire number.
The JonesviIle Cotton Mill, the first established in
Michigan, was recently formally opened amid great
festivity. 1t will have when IN full running ORDER
125 looms, with 5000 spindles and 81 cards.
mixture of four parts bOrex and three parts
MAGNESIUM suphate is stated to be as useful as tung-
state of soda for rendering fabrics re-proof but 1t
would be well to test it before absolutely relying on
A Tennessee paper prints, week after week the
census returns Of the State, which seems very good
way Of mpressing the details thereof on Its readers
and of keeping them reminded Of the progress Ut
that section.
The supply of quicksilver in California is unequal
to the demand, and the price has advanced. The
product of the Quicksilver Mining Company mlne e
1acf asks each. which sold
for $937,6S6, gold.
British workmen in many instances now 80
careless about regular work that one coliery owner
who examined his books found that the average of
work in fortnight was three days of eight hours,
or "A hours for three weeks work.
Holyoke Mass, has II paper mills, paying monthly
for wages $6S5OO producing daily ~! tons OF paper
and employing 596 male and 1871 female, work;
people All but two of these mills were established
during the present period of Protection
Among the facts indicating the gradual march
westward of new industries If the founding of
screw steel works in Cleveland, Ohio Mr. A. b.
Stone is one of the proprietors, and Mr. J. A. Bid
well of Rhode Island is superintendent.
One ship-yard on the Delaware built, last year,
iron vessels having aggregate tonnage OF lO,SOO
tons and began the building of others whose total
tonnage is 600 tons. About 1900 tons of iron was
used during the year in this ship-yard.
A steam-tug is building in Albany, n. Y, which is
TO be provided with an lS-inch centrifugal steam
wrecking pump, worked by powerful separate
engine, and 10 have capacity OF raising and dis
The United States imported from Great Britain
during the first two months of this year. 69963 tons
of railroad bars while during the same period last
wear we received 14l 56l tons. The great strike in
South Wales was the main cause OF the falling OF III
this years imports.
new fettling process patented III England effects
1t is claimed saving of 80 to - per ton of iron. 1t
consists briefly in using oxide of iron made from
pottery ore worth about IS 25 per ton instead of
sand and in making some slight structural altera-
tions in the mill furnace.
Shingle roofs, and indeed all wood work, may be
rendered less liable to take fire from falling cinders
&c, by coating with a wash composed of lime
also preserves the wood. and should be applied in
the same manner as ordinary whitewash.
The Pennsylvania Central Railroad purposes lay
length of its road from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
a project which will cause heavy expenditure for
material and labor, and when carried out, Will
greatly increase the facilities for general traffic.
The profits Of q British iron company at Marl-
borough during the past half year yielded divi,
dend of GA per cent, leaving $4,000 to be carried
forward to this years account. 1t had made con-
tracts, however. for pig iron and coal when those
articles were much lower than they are at present.
The Chamber of Commerce of Charleston S. c.,
following the good example set them by similar
bodies in other cities, have prepared an elaborate
report on the trade and commerce OF that seaport.
Regarding the comparatively new trade In South
Carolina phosphates the report shows that SIX COM
panies with capital of S40O0OC0 engaged there
in making fertilizers and sulphuric acid, and that
$4,000 tons of crude rock have been shipped already
from Charleston.