The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-21
OUR WEAPONS FOR EUROPE.
yiyKEES'PROFIT ~ TIE QrIRREL OF
THE TURk AND THE RUSS
The proved Firearms mud Muuition. Made
In New Engiand-rhe Millions or Dollars
TINT Flow Into the Factories from the
TrcnsurIcs OF the Cnnr nnd the Sultan.


Trcssurics OF the Cnnr una the sultan.
Tho conflict botwccn Russia and Turkey
kos p,n,l businrss lively in soma of tho nlens.
an, Sc,y Erplnnd towns. where n nrinclpnl o.
,,n,,ion for smiling neoro is the nr.parntion
o1,orrors for grim .yisnrcd war. In the several
hrgo fnc,orics whore nrn,s md ammunition nrc
mi, tho n,o,hnnicnl resources bnve been rcn-
nro,,r ,,Vod ,o ,boir utmos, and double forccs
stom rinve,s have hecn n, work might md div.
,ors,ruc,inv ,hc ,vcnnons Of slnurbter II must
No, no understood TINT nil This activity has only
Ls.n act in motion since the war began. Had
Tho contracts boon given out only since the Car
u,lcr,o,L IN march TO Constantinople. IL would
bavo boon imnrncticable TO have even made the
unchinerv necessary In meet tho vast rcauire-
,ncnts to sov po,h,,y NJ tho utter imnoss,bilty
q, sunnlvin, elrrndvt tho sevcrnl millions Of dol
,nr. woril, y, ynr material snn, from our Yankee
vorkshops Tho fnct il that. for vcors past.
10Th Rnasln and Tnrl,cv. recognizing this
struggle os inevitable. and tts commencement
bu, question Of tirc hnvo been prepnring for
!, Fonr vnurs AGO tho Turkish Government
o,dsred hero two hundred IN ,usand breech-
iondine guns OF tho penhody-Ma pnttern
md since then have sent over orders. once for
three hundrei thousand and acnin for one
hundred thousand more of the samo pattern.
and only tho hitter order has been given since
fine war broke out.
The Russians hnvo been much behind the
Turtle in thcir armament much slower in
tile. ,ho,,soi,os ~ ,,,,Iorr ,,,,,ro.or,o.,s
hVnlhng uelh0''Nc9 VI ul"'crh improvements
They have had on hand for several years some
nartan and Snlder riaes. and have done n ron.
siderable amount oi work IN altering TO breech-
leaders the great numbers Of antique muzzc-
looders with which their nrsonnls woro stored
h,, ,hcv have .eer,nd ,,hc,hor u,ro,,,,, ooo,,,
put th'f hN' H''ii'"' NH''h'i untoukn 'cono-
my or isnorah'" lndll'rcnt W me value of thr
modern arms IN whlrh the most wonderful
rapility OF fire. precision. and range has been
"''.'.,Ni ~ I",N' nave oecn progressive
ana tnouEh they nave NIUE somc amusing
olunders in their eacerness TO put themselves
An the hos, war foo,i,g nossible In. dis,osi,io,
w., ~, , w., W, I''o''''
hnlmauhS 'n'th nhs o'eh worthy OF respect
c,un,.v honeh, for bis covorr man, tho cro,t,r
49,, W. 10 'ne 90.
part oi ,ue vast 9unnuty 81 macu merry sold nj
nanv nn1 shirncl II tn Turtav wb., !, or.
rIvad tho Trrr'sh Sea-, or,h,Nr,,i. - ''
TVec the TURKISH Statc authorities we're much
surprised. and still more disguised at the dis
oo'crS lhht lns'ead oil peing ahie 10 turn outany
SORTS oil guns and pistols they wanted, with that
machinery. II would make nothing but Sp,ncor
corh,nns rurtey ,os ioclir, ~ ,,,,,,1,,,s
practical mcchanicians who could have adapted
II 10 other uses. snencer carhines w,r, not
wanted and the result was that tho costly pile
oi machinery was stored AWAY. and has been
unused ali these years Since then the Turks
lave grown WISER. and tScv have c1nfied tfrir
gun making 10 people WHO understand n Now
sl their trOopa rs INST rs they ,re sent into ~,
ss$ 4; sIs sIr%sd Wa 'hs PS9CoSyN artla "A
the fe't thai rom nin.ty.t,vo 10 ninatv.fonr n.r
cent. Of the Russian dead found upon the .scy.
These guns. nm Wnprecnlentri prouortion 81
mortality from small-arm firing.
ih- fENn'pi -"AhliNi
=, feahodys patent came into the possession NJ
me Providence Tool Company ns long ago ~
l.62. and shorty ther-aiter John j. Anthony
Effected sale ot - p1o ~ those rifles 10 rwiizrr
land. In that country a man named Martini
Effected VA nnpie Improvement making AN at
was dispensed with. its acton being ineor.
porat.d 2 the hreech frame. England adopted
lrnv,ment. applied them To gun with Henry
rln- barr I'd system OF rhlne IN which tia
nunDer OF grooves q Increased and the surface
this compoSite gun gave the name Of Martini
hsnIy. Ihs pcty jealousy prompting the X
nor novel n tie counterpart has been s"en IN
England r. 'usal 10 re-, ~ Cat ~ guns nude
~ ms country ne f,al"dy- Mnrtni gun Is
,ne oniy dllsrnhte orlnE Vat me iormer ow ng
by sutnS,n %l o oio nsne@p
Teapon. Not only = "a better gun. hat II is
uhsS,pcf one, tlhlks 10 Tue same cause wnl'h
!!nakes US superlotly. our american manu-
Ih.tuItIs hre -haoieu 10 uhieroi tne EusHshi
notwltnsWhulhE u great part q me ,Inatrriil
snployeu IN dle, gun ls imported rom England.
~ nlsn easy 70 ma me reason. One-nitn OF I'M
a.Vp lneen N ulr LlIllsh factory Hre nitfs,
ana tnelrs = both SLOW ana expensive branch
oi aoor " w otner mani, OF the LOO en-
pioyecs OF thr lfoNldrnce 1901 Cpmphny-the
makers OF me Peabody Martini gun-only
twenty are ners. ana their work cons us
nanny In removing burrs lett by the ma
qlnery, very chean ana simple process.
WINE all tne forming IS don" 10 the incest
u'Stte OF accuracy anu nnlsh by swiftly
U2Nhe una tlreiess engines. Ol over 900
u.suh't op ordtlphs IN the construction ~ one
81 ,heee I'm - every one ~ performed ny ma
.llhra '>pe'hily invented Tor or adapted To the
seN"rM ito"sses Consequently this most per-
~ DIeetl loader T. iurhshcd TO- III" Turks Mt
tlAy Shliih-- sterling. with quadranguar bay
uhel. or sMy-s'\rn shilngs and SIX pence
'trilng WIZ khpre bayOnet H'tiched. All fne
guns suppl u ot late have hat sabre hnyone's,
when AZ. made by contract nj ChicOpee. MISS.
ior the Providence Tool Company. In all ia ;
company have thus far sent over $50. 600 guns 10
ne Turks. and nave still 25000d 20 supply 10
MI their contracts, which amounts 10 u total
money value Of E20lOuOO or thcr-about. The
providence Tool Company has capital If
tEWoWn invested In its business. whirh com
iLls"s NE nnnutHture OF snip. hardware and
ulhrr articles, rs we'll NJ guns hui guns NJ. -
- rNAINo'i. II mas tnrco lnrge shops. covering
ILn"ul nNe hcr's Of ground. in the clN OF Prov.
ir ri', A., NJ H., IN Nhcn rom h'~'p 70 Ssit"rn
lie barrels arr ma Il. Each in rs ronrh s,.,i,