New-York tribune., 1874-07-08
INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS.

Steps have been taken toward establishing a cot
ton factory in Mobile.
The Portland. Ne, Industrial Exhibition affords
general satisfaction TO all concerned.
A company j. forming in Missouri for working the
lead deposits III tract OF 1900 acres IN the Joplin
District.
A tract of coal and timber land containing 400
acres in Clearhed County, Penn. was recently sold
for Sjj0cJO
The chemical industry continues. depressed IN
England. the current prices being lower than the
cost of production.
The Sultan has determined 10 prohibit the i'm
pnrtatIOn of dynamite as well as gunp0Wdef INTO
the Ottoman Empire.
new 9pparatus for venrilating railroad is in
use on a mail car between Troy aud Rutland and is
deemed satisfactory
There are only two 5g-ton steam hammers in the
world One is az krupps works III Essen; the 0ther
AZ the Government steel works IN ST. Petersburg
Herr Krupp recently borrowed on MORTGAGE the
large sum Of S7jGOOOO for the purpose OF enlarlng
his great steel and iron works at Essen IN Prussia
Glassware has been ordered in Pittsburgh by
Hamburg firm for the SOu% American market.
This rs owing 10 the American pressed Wafc DelhS
verv much cheaper than the cut ware Of Europe,
while ii II almost as good.
The tobacco industry Is making fair progress IN
California A company az GllrOv have planted sew
elal hundred acres of plants, ami recently sent 10
rms civ for the first time consignment of $1,000
cigars and 5000 pounds of tobacco.
The value Of the exports from Great Britain to the
United States during the first three months Of this
wear was S5e 499 250 falling of IF Said 20 com
pared with the corresponding period ia lo'O When
The exports amounted 10 Sd21l6OlO
San Francisco purposes opening grand industrial
exhibition IN August for which large bhiidinR Is
being erected. Exhibitors will be- supplied with
motive power free Of charge and are invited 10
auply for space before the 10Th OF july.
The penal colony Of New-Caledonia has acquired
some commercial importance OF late. owing 10 the
large number Of political prisoners sent there from
France. whose needs have increased TT trade.
Among its traders is one named EglInson. who does
nearly all the business OF the settlement Ihls III
dividual- provides the Government Win hour ana
beef from Melbourne. and the pubc with groceries,
issues notes which he will take payment for bis
own goods and accommodates his clients with any
thing thev require, from a bushel OF apples 10 a
church or a factory. All the wine IN NOumea Is III
ms cel lars III anticipation of the day when Govern
ment viii need a supply; meantime he lets friend
have a barrel at so which sold last year at S5'.
The people of Mobile are urged 10 engage IN the
manufacture Of cotton by The Aegtst@ OF that CITY
which observes -, A.,
realizing immediate return The bale OF cotton
which cut open aud thrust 4ltO le ndca.le III he
morning doubled value during the day, ana -
-. = ~ ccnsigned tn market and h drawn against for
ts value The profit OF the days labor IL added to the
working capital OF the next day and thus the com
ir"rb AN the days of the year There l. no article OF
commerce whose manufacture can be accomplished SO
speedily that OF cotton
An important invention il looms has been pat
epfed by Mr.. OrInerod, manager of the GOyt Mills
Whaey Bridge, Eng. by which. II ls claimed, bet
and effective manner, and with the greatest ease
aud nlcetY. An English paper. Cdptidi ana LdboHr
I Thus descTI bes tins improvement;
II Ia STYLED " A reclprOcatlug yarn regulator, ana
consists Of chaus attached 10 stout iron springs above
.nd heoW the weft beam, and ON which the
chain is also cOi!ed round by ths meshe tht use OI
weights levers Is entirely dispensed "it' aud con
sequentlv sudden Jerking motion OF hOse things II
al-o done away with. Tue finest yarn eau De woven
with A. much into cloth as the coaF-es without
rhe abtv 70 breakages as the upon the looms
with tins patent. As the invention hAo Dpeh
attached 10 looms at the above mills Tor some Dsne
N o had pretty fair trial. and haS gwen ne greatest
safsacf on 10 both and inventor Tue extreme
dnisb and quality vi the cloth produced R really
noticeable.
American makers Of t1nware are now actually
under-selling the British IN their own markets.
This fact a London publication, Inc EHg'EeeT, An
Douuees by way Of warning, IN the following terms
Our Rirungtam correspondent writes 10 IL a. IOi .
lows In the tiD-Plate department OF tne lhdusu! Of
tbjs district petition has sprung up from A une1
i,ered auarter. For long tDe past one OF tRc Dest
customers British maker for un anu ~rhe Hsees
ba. een the United States OF America Al one Ic We
Uere aiding that country great conhgnhents OF uh
plate goods in varied shapes and OF different values
lately the Americans have learned themselves 70 US "
a. I'm pAres ana have them shpplnR nn-patc
W R- 10 this country. made IRON Tue Nao
,,,,er d,snsvs an amount OF Ingenuity IN Invention
which h bat seldom ia Easiasd anu die hsuul
er.ftsmeD in the Nev-Word unlike these OF the oIu AZ
reads 10 adapt mselvee 10 ne pattefn 40 soOn az u
can ne shOwh that it n at ali proOaOie 70 De
Tue rlcan TIN plate goods tlat are now prIns
m BlrpiQnan aud 5Ofh staH0rdsslfe are ucscrlpcu NJ
simply marvellous both as 20 the price OF the ~
the ingenuity displayed IN thslr CONSTRUCTION 5heo
there is sotnetDg very wrong IL hiis country sne ~ 80,
AtDS1eanh. artr buying our tI Pla'e1 ~ Ie 70
heavier foa manufacture al me aItsle, ai
here much under bhOse st hH'eH
We can produce H.