The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-24

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day In Chicago, preserving them Tor any
length of time in rich yellow granulated
shape, to be made new by adding water or
milk. They may be expected to come into
competition soon with some of the 200,000,000
eggs sent yearly from France to England.
Commercial travellers have increased the size
OF their sample trunks till they will hardly
more than squeeze into baggage car, but
now they propose to initiate Barnum by run
ming palace dry goods coaches for exhibiting
samples, sixty feet long and with state
room at either end for the drummers to oc-
Cupy while on the road.
Statistics recently published in O French
financial journal show that the total length of
RAILWAYS in the world at the end of 1876 was
1s4OO2 miles OF these Europe possesses
8g,43O miles, America 1920, Asia 1859, Austria
Liza 1924, Africa 1919. The United States are
credited with 74095, Germany 1871, Great
Britain 1874, France 1892, Russia 1885,
Austria 1882 Italy 1915 and Turkey $50.
The railway system in India is given 6527
miles, Canada 1900, the Argentine Republic
800, Peru 97O Egypt 975 and Brazil 836.
French industries are so uniformly active
and prosperous that we very seldom hear of
d strike in France. The troubles SO often felt
In British collieries SEEM however, to have at
length found their way across the channel, and
caused 5000 miners to lay down their tools in
the coal-pits at Amin, demanding higher
wages and limitation of working hours. The
strike is not likely to be of long duration, for
the French authorities are exceptionally
severe in their treatment of any attempted
violence under such circumstances. The
miners cannot long hold out, as they will not
be permitted to bring the mine owners to
terms by intimidation.
The terrible collapse Of the Russian finan-
cial system is clearly indicated in the latest
news from St. Petersburg. There is def
cheney in the revenue of about $75,00O,O0O,
which must be met at once Recent attempts
to negotiate loan at Paris, Berlin and Am
sterdam having failed, it was lately proposed
to make an attempt to raise domestic loan
of $50, 100000, partially to meet the emergen-
cy. M. Grebe, the Finance Minister, how
ever. thinks that the people generally are too
Door to spare it, and that the few who have
large spare funds are unwilling to trust the
security of the government. Something, how
ever, must be done, and an income tax Is
under consideration.
One of the disadvantages connected with the
use of iron ships has been the extent to which
such vessels foul or become covered with ma
Tine incrustations or long voyages, especially
tropical climates. 1t has been estimated
that In the case of sailing ships this fouling
causes anaverage difference of from one to one
and q half knots an hour between the speed
plaintained on the outward voyage and that
when coming home. It is true that fouling
could be prevented by first covering the iron
with @ layer Of wood and sheathing this with
copper, but the process is very costly. 1t Is
now claimed that by the use Of paper this
puzzling problem has been solved, A
Eind of cement has been discovered and
tried with encouraging results on the English
war steamer Serapis In addition to trip to
India and back, the vessel had lain in harbor
for two months-a much severer test for an
anti-fouling composition than ocean sailing
but on being docked it was found that the
paper had afforded perfect protection from ma
rine incrustations, except in those few parts
where 1t was rubbed off. The composition Of
the cement is still kept secret.
A project is now on foot which, II carried
out, will result, it is claimed, in securing to
the United States trade worth $15,000,00O a
year. The republics of Peru and Chill an
nually export large quantities Of nitrate of
soda and guano. In Peru the plateaus from
which the nitrate deposit is extracted belong
to the government, but reiners were allowed
to acquire the deposits upon paying royalty
on every ton of refined nitrate taken out OF
the country. The extent of the enterprise
is shown in the fact that 100000 pounds
Of refined nitrate is annually exported to
Europe. Recently the government decided tc
conduct the business for itself, and 1t has Of
fered to Americans the carrying trade which
has heretofore been monopoized by the Eng.
lish shippers. The exports Of nitrate from
Peru now averages $12,00O,OOO per annum,
and the importance of securing it for the Uni.
ted States is manifest. Chilli has also taken
the same course with regard to her nitrate
carrying trade, which is worth about S3,O00
900 per annum. The acquiring of this trade
It Is expected, will result in the securing Of
other and as equally important trades from
South America, which would benefit the Uni,
ted States greatly
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