The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-02-12

departed with profound obeissnce ssi This
he repeated several evenings in succession.
At last, ono evening, q Young man asked
him In friendly manner to rive chem a
tune, good or bad. "But I am afraid, sir.
| shall disappoint you" "Neyer mind
that; give rs tune" 'But 1 am a very
poor player, and I have a very poor in.
strument." mo matter for that: want
to hear you" swell, sir, since vou insist
upon it, /" said the poor man, II will tell
you that don't play"
Industrial.
-Milch cows are in great demand in
Southeast Missouri, and bring good prices.
There is hog in Holt County, Mis-
souri,, seven feet long, four feet high, and
weighing 1880 pounds.
IA Kalamazoo (Mich.) man has some
apples of the American pippin variety
that were grown in 1879, which are still
sound as ever.
Eight men in lumber camp on Ami.
can Lake, Wis, have this winter nut in
8, 100000 feet of logs, and intend to put
in zoe, 900 more.
ALL the factories at South Adams,
Mass, are running on full time, or nearly
up to that standard, and business gem
orally is Frightening.
The Titusville Herald says: "The es-
Enlistment of tannin factories in this vi
cinity is under consideration by some of
our home capitalists"
"A correspondent at Meadville, Pa,
says the pork received there is the poor
est for years, the average being less than
one-half the average Of last year.
Palm. leaf hats in Vermont sell for seven
cents each to merchants and dealers, and
the leaf costs eighteen cents per pound.
A Bennington woman has braided since
November 1, 1873, and has just discovered
that the leaf costs sizes more than the
hats come to.
The farmers in the neighborhood of
Auburn, Ala, have sown three times as
much wheat this season as they did last.
They will also sow more oats and plant
more corn. We note another fact-that
the farmers are reducing the area of land
heretofore cultivated.
Sharon (Pa) has five blast furnaces,
two rolling mills, two machine shops,
and two foundries. About 900 kegs
of nails, 60 tons of hoop and bar
iron, and $50 tons of pig iron are produc.
ed daily. From 1900 to 1000 tons of
coal are also mined there daily.
| The citizens of Pittsfield, Mass, pro-
pose to show their public spirit by the
erection of a large building with steam
power, for the use ofmechanics. A lot of
land has been given by Mr.. Kellogg, con-
sisting Of twelve and e.Quarter acres,
and valued at $4,000 The estimated
cost of the building is $4,000, which is
to be raised by subscription.
Madison, Ind, has q cooper-shop
within its limits that during last year
worked 100000 slaves, 700 tons and
1900 pounds of iron and 100000 wooden
hoops into cooperage manufacturing 1885,
600 barrels, 1O7, 900 tight barrels, 5000
lard kegs, and a large number of tierces,
and employing an average of $50 men,
whose wages averaged $500 per week.
The Reading (Pa.) Eagle says: "The
iron ore trade along the East Pennsyl-
vania Railroad has been gradually In
creasing during the past few years, until
at this time the shipments amount to
about 600 tons per day. Two trains are
regularly employed in carrying this i'm
mense quantity, one running west and the
other east. Those going toward Allen
town are the largest. Iron ore is worth
about 81 per ton on the cars"
There are said to be only eighteen
chainmakers in America, and they are
English, and are now at work at Troy,
N. Y. Each chainmaker employs three
assistants, and earns, when at work, about
$25 per day. After paying three helpers,
the chainmakers have from $40 to $15
per day for themselves. They are stub.
born, industrious and saving. This
branch of manufacturing is in its infancy
in this country, and as the workers are
few they have partial control of the
trade. Their stubbornness was well H.
Illustrated, two or three years ago. They
held out until their savings were gone ;
then they went to work upon the streets
and elsewhere for $3.50 per day until mat.
tiers were arranged between the owners of
the chain works and themselves. Last
spring these men were working at an ad.
vance of ten per cent over the wages paid
when gold was selling at fly cents pre-.
MUM. During the summer they de.
manded and received another advance of
ten per cent. In November the lack of
work compelled the owners to close the
works. A few weeks ago they secured an
order for about sixty tons of chain cable
Of a peculiar kind. Only three of the
chainmakers can work upon these cables,
and to these three the owners offered
work at the highest wages. They refused
to go to work unless the other chainmak.
ers were also furnished employment.
In this position affairs are at present. The
firm have work for only three chainmak-
ers. They have no orders upon which to
give the others employment, but they all
Lold out,