New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-01-10
INDUSTRIAL PROG RESS

The United States are in advance of France az re-
CARDS the production and consumption of coal w e
consume annually about 33OOOUO tons. nearly all OF
which il procured at home, while France Only uses
22OOOOO0 tons and has to buy s,00OoOO tons thereof
from England or elsewhere.
The works of the st. Gothard tunnel which ~ to
connect the German Railway system with that OF
Southern Europe, are making far progress Inc
contractor VI. 'Favre, to encourage the work inen.
has wisely offered premium 10 the miners should
the length tunclled exceed that established by
him as proper days work.
A company of British capitalists has recently in
vested 81 OO1 900 in the water-pOwcr at Augusta,
Georgia for the purpose of manufacturing cotton.
4 nice cotton mill is the property, and II has been
prove that cotton can be spun there cheaper than
in Old or New England. This may be the beginning
of new state of things which will greatly help the
South
The United States have imported considerably less
iron and steel this year from Great Britain than
they did last year. During the first nine months,
this country received from her only iOl53 tons, val
ued AT $4,000 OOO being 1882 tons less in quantity
and S1i 900 in value than in the corresponding
period of 1872. This change was mainly owing TO
the expansion of the American iron industry.
The mineral resources of Virginia and West Vir-
GINA are now evidently IN a fair way of develop
ment There are IL coal MINES open or nearly ready
for working in these States. while seven iron mines
are In operation about to be. Twelve IRON fur
naces also have been built or projected within the
last two months, which will probably produce
10000 tons of pig-iron annually and consume
900 900 tons OF coal This rapid progress indicates
that the Virgnas will ere long be great iron-pro-
ducing States, ana ENJOY all lho consequent pios-
pcrity.
The Brazilian Parliament has authorized the Gov
eminent to construct railways and to raise n loan
of 100000 mlrees for the purpose. This loan
NAV he raised either at Rio JaneirO OF abroad, as
the Government may think fit; and 1t Is further
empowered either to construct the various lines and
sections for itself to accord subventions or guar
antees of interest of per cent to contractors. Ii
NAV be possible for railroad builders in this country
70 acquire part of this work, a. the American sys
TEN of construction is better adapted for this con-
tnent than any other.
Mr. Ruskn recently addressed some words Of ad-
vice to art students There is" he said, one test
by which YOU can all determine the rate of your real
Industry. how far You have enlarged Your faculty Of
admiration. Consider how much more you can see
TO reverence in the work of masters and now much
more to love in the work Of nature This is the only
constant and infallible test of progress-that you
wonder more at the work OF great men, and that
ther observed: 1T will, ! hope, be the result
of the interest lately awakened in art through
our provinces to enable each town Of Importance TO
obtain in permanent possession, few-and il is de-
sirabe there should he more than few-exam-
ples of eOnsummate and masterfu art, an engraving
or two by Durer, single portrait by Reynolds. o
fifteenth century FlOrentine drawing, thirteenth
century French piece of painted glass, and the like
and that in every town occupied in . given manu-
facture examples Of unquestionable excellence in
that manufacture should he MADE easily accessible
i'm its civic museum
Mr.. Crookes, English chemist, recently pre-
nared a memorandum" the publication of
water for the bent NJ OF the army In Asantee. bis
remarks are OF general character and merit atten-
ton in all places where the water is less
impure. He says:
.rnh,e of Alumina clay. and charcoal has been
used by the Native Guano Company for the
nuriaeailon OF sewage AT their works have repeat
edy seen the sewage OF such places London, Paris,
Hastings and Leeds converted In the OF quar-
ter ~ an bour from offensive looking, vie-smeling
unnd into water bright clear, inodorous aud taste
es- nou-purescibe and 40 free from injurious matter
49, "a aIio delicate Ash 10 live and thrive In It,
with little necessary modification consider that
Nurture capable OF acting thus ON town IL the
most able for publication OF water for drinking
nnrnoses ON the Gold Coast. would suggest thai the
eharcoal lie omitted and its place supplied by per
maneanate The ordinary potash salt will do, but
cnrahIe i'm time have reasons for Seeving that per-
mnnganoie OF limo would answer the purpose better
have urepared mixture Of part OF permanganate OF
lime 10 parts suphae OF alumina, 10 parts fine clay
and And that when add this to London sewage III the
nroporton OF 20 TO 10000 the publication s.yery salts
factory and the settlement rapid. with foul ditch
water a less quantity Will DO
The mixture can be filtered instantly yieldDga bright;
Nitrate or IL can allowed 10 settle for quarter of an
hour when the supernatsnt water can be poured on
equally bright am not prepared 10 say what the price
of this mixture would be- but IL would probably mol DC
many pence per hundred gallons Of ~atef