The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1879-11-06
Business and Industrial Notes.

Quent emigration OF sKille0 artisans mas
powerfully contributed to advance the in
dustrial prosperity Of Poland. Only few
weaving and spinning mills had existed
previous to 1877, but since then several have
been erected. The largest cotton mill en-
ploys $500 hands, while the linen mills Of
Heille 4 Dittrich employs 4, 800 hands. Ire
land, too, is beginning to experience turn
for the better In the business situation,
cablegrams from Dublin reported that "signs
OF improvement in the condition OF the
country are becoming more apparent daily
and that favorable accounts OF the harvest
! are being received from all parts.''
''As for America says Belgian letter
to an English newspaper, ''her scythes.
sewing machines and locks have all achieved
a steady demand. was shown Belgian
door handle, with its two knobs, which cost
IT, 65c., and beside it the whole apparatus OF
| an American lock, door handles and all,
| which only cost II. Soc. How struggle
against such competition as that?' said the
ironmonger; and in fact the lock was pat
tern OF neatness and solidity as wei as
cheapness.'
The Providence Rhode Island) Machine
Company are successfully competing with
English worsted machinery builders, and
have turned out over thirty worsted spinning
frames and twisters in the past eighteen
months, besides variety OF other worsted
machinery that has hitherto been supplied
by English makers.
Surprising as it may seem, the agricultural
products of one year amount to nearly as
much in value as the products of all our
mines since 1s49. The estimated yield Of
the mines during twenty-seven years, l849-
Is, was $l,617, 100000. In 1877 the total
value of the agricultural products OF leading
staples was 81 1894, 100000.
The Easton (Pa.) Free Press says s'the
shipments of pig iron for the last two weeks
have been exceedingly large. From the LIST
20 the 18th Of the present month 1000 tons
were shipped from the Glendon and Key
stone furnaces to tidewater."
An English paper says: "The COMPETE
ton OF the United States in pumps is still
serious matter, especially in the London
market. The foreign goods are of lighter
construction than ours and are offered at a
much lower price,"
OF the six hundred or more different rail-
roads In the country, only about thirty make
regular public reports OF their monthly earn-
lngs, and less than twenty report their ope-
rating expenses and net earnings.
The Cambria Pal Iron Company at Johns
town. contemplate raising the wages of its
hands next month. There are advertise
ments in several OF the papers of that county
for laborcrs.
San Antonio, Texas, has a dourishing
wooden mill which turns out excellent cassi-
mer cloths at exceedingly low prices. as the
wool is clipped from herds Of sheep feeding
in the immediate neighborhood.
A contract has been received at the Har-
risburg (Pa.) car manufac.ury for the con-
struction of 500 box cars for the New York
Central and Hudson River railroad.
The Lehigh Car Manufacturing Company,
located at Sternton, Northampton county,
Pa, has received contract for II 900 cars,
which will keep it going all winter.
The Pullman Palace-Car Company had a
revenue for the year ended July 81 of$2. 1885,
734, and an expense account, including
interest, OF 81 1853, All, making net income
of $685., 1923.
A Birmingham England paper says:
s'P1anemakers are much exercised by the
intelligence as to the progress Of American
competition in Canada, where jackplanes
are offered at about half English prices"
The bullion yield OF Colorado up to 1870
amounted to nearly 80 tons of pure gold,7
tons Of pure silver, 2, l1J tons of copper and
16, $50 tons Of lead.
The Wiiliamsport (Pa.) Banner says that
work is plenty around there just now, and
will be all fall, as there is more lumber being
got in than for many years past.
The Allentown (Pa.) Democrat says that
the Allentown Iron Company will probably
pay out this month $685. for labor and
material that comes out Of the soil of that
county.
Commerce of the United States with Japan
is said to be increasing. 1t should, for our
exports last year amounted only to three
and half millions.
There have been imported into New York
by sea from California since the beginning
of this year 1,156.712 gallons Of wine and
114,7 gallons of brandy.
Shad and salmon are now being caught in
the San Saba river, Texas.
1t is said that all the hides to be shipped
from Montevideo for New York between the
present time and February have been bought
up in advance.
The Hessian fly has greatly damaged the
growing wheat in many localities in South
ern Indiana and Southwestern Ohio.
New car and carpenter shops are being
erected at Johnstown, Pa, in connection
with the Cambria works.
Twenty five hundred emigrants embarked
at the close of last month from Genoa for
the United States.
The Japanese are about to take measures
to stop the expectation Of silkworm eggs.
Thirty three miles of the Cincinnati South
ern railroad yet remains 20 be completed.
The Tuscaloosa (Aia.) cotton mills have
started thirty looms.