New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16
ustry. We look to see early action taken in other

the industry We look to early action taken in other
States.
Men have threaded the cactus thickets OF
the West beyond the Rocky Mountains for ages and have
been stung by their thons and gazed In wonder at their
strange forms and delicate flowers without realizing that
these outlandsh plants could he put to valuable USE
The Californlans discovered that they make
good quality of printing paper There Is q "a
treating the plants with steam and alkai, when ehlfcls
from them their fiber in condition suitable Tor nu
faenre and the PapSr made from n Is that viii
do Tor naner now because the supply IL made
Quate. AS cactus IL cheap material ana thee u ' h
mense quantities OF it, the discovery tnat paper can
made of il cannot fail 10 prove extremely useful MN
has erected in Los Angeles County, Cal, LOT s a
ufacure as first experiment
The export trade of the United States IN
manufactures is beginning to receive the attention Oh
which IL is worthy. within the past year WIDE ana
general discussion has taken place with regard 10 com
mercIal relations with other countries anu orea'N
movements have taken place on the part OF se'ei'i
trades TO secure n worldwide sale OF their goous' All
association of Industries The promotion or commerce
has also taken place. These are all very graiy CIR
cmnstanccs Another indication OF the uIllI ol INV
Is shawn nv the appearance in this city Of new monthy
magazine devoted To the interests OF the export L"o
clusiyely Ii is entitled The american Hdu dua hp.
JoDrn1 and its object is discussion Of everything
relating Ia the cxport of American manufactures ana
furnish information about foreign markels' 10 Wv Ir n,
from The mails the reports OF consus ana the I,e ~
correspondenis The field is tempting one Iot o1sna
stic enterprise. and the country Will proht by inc eno
of the new paper
II has been repeatedly said that the country
is oyerstocked with iron and steel furnaces Neverthe
less new furnaces are being built and some OF the ne"
establishments are making their mark IN spite oi 'ho
dull times Among Others there are the four new IRON
furnaces in the Hooking Valley, ONO Ihese worhS
have made money when Others have had 10 DC CON-
tent with ordinary profits and still others have hau 10
put ther fires and close the yaris altoge'noa 80
The Hooking Valley good iron Is now beng hl'c q,
$40 rs ton and furnace IL turning IL out ~ cos,
OF $40 10 ton including depreciation OF properly anu
interest Iron in Pennsylvania nave not Dcth IN
cned TO believe that metal could De piOducen ~ nio
country as cheap that They are now eoinpeilep 10
admit it. Capital Is flowing towal the liOckhE my
as the result of the past years operations lhc'
little doubt but that ONO has great treasure III
mines and il may be confidently expected that thclr De
yeopent will give the United states an export trane i'll
iron
Gov. Robinson has signed the bill allowing
the stevenson Steam Canal Boat Company to try their
plan of steam towing on the Erie Canal The plan Is 10
Law continuous rail on bank of the canal from
Buffalo to Albany. number OF small tugboats VIII he
bu from which arms Will reach out to the rail, ana
drytngwheeIs at the end of these will clasp the
rail The tnghoats will trains OF canal boa's the
same rs the locomotive on land trains of cars Last
Fo he company bnilt boat al Utica as an experiment,
and laid short piece of track To try the WORKINGS oi %
plan The company say that the results were sum i,a
they intend LAYING track through from Lake Ell !"
Albany This plan meets with some favor d!pul ;,
men because ey can take advantage OF Whatever 'it
without To any expense li'
Other them to put machinery lulo tclI
own boats. Ii is 10 be feared, however, iht ,lc
MAN will not work. boat carrying It's own lhoiNc
mower will reach Ncw-NOrk with c0nsOlt seStTu usa
ahead Of the train Of boats brought down by me
plan owing to amount of time saved at the Ioch'
urut system will be the one WHICH rcuucco IHo 'A""'
through the canal to "a minimum.