Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-12-16
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, has a manu- factory Of
wooden paving blocks.
A FACTORY has been opened at Nsw Or
leans to make illuminating and lubricating
oil out of cotton-seed.
The Calcasien Lumber Company has been
organized at Lake Charles, La, with capt.
tai of S25O,000. OF the amount su described,
100000 has already been paid in.
The German empire has now about a.
DOC, 900 acres OF forest, valued at $i00, 000,-
600, and appropriates 100000 every year TO
increase and maintain the growth OF trees.
THE first sawmill in Polk county, Tex,
was built in, November, 1880. Now there
are fifteen mills, ranging from Indifferent to
fair, as regards their construction and ca
pacity.
A LARGE shot tower is to be erected in
New Orleans by a local company who have
abundan. means and plenty of experience.
The tower will be the eleventh 10 the nited
States.
The Southern Steel Works were organized
at Chattanooga this week. They will at
once commence preparations to engage in
the manufacguTe of steel by the Leighton
process.
Mr.. E. G. SPILLsBURGY, OF the Halle
mine, in Lancaster, S. c., brought to the
city Yesterday bar of gold bullion weigh
ing l2l ounces, and valued at $2050, the re-
suit of recent operations at the Halle.
MINNEAPOLIS mills will this year cut 203,-
100 900 feet of lumber, los, $780, 900 shingles
and 100000 laths, while the figures last
season were 234, 945, 600 feet OF lumber, &c.
$4,000 shingles and 49,265,000 lath.
SYSTEM of pipes and tanks Is being
placed at the entrance OF Aberdeen harbor
to serve IS permanent means for pouring
LII ota xuo nj her
and thus facilitate the passage OF vessels.
HARDwIcKs Spoke and Hub Factory, at
Dalton, Ga, recently turned out 1900 spokes
in little over three hours. As soon as the
M achinery can be placed in position, the
works will average about 1000 spokes per
day,
A NUaRER of copper miners OF Lake SD
perior, while cutting down a dead cedar re-
Gently, found a small and well-shaped ham,
mer in the center of the tree. The tree was
estimated at some $50 years of age, and the
hammer recognized as a tool OF the ancient
copper miners.
THERE is likely to be a stir in the engine
trade for next year, the Atlas Eugine Works,
of indianapolis, having quietly announced
their Intention OF going into the market 10
sell engines-regardless of prices 1t is pre-
sumably their detention to control the trade
on the line of goods they make.
THE first large iron works in Oregon are
to be established at place called Oswego,
at that State. Extensive smelling works
and rolling mills will be in operation per-
baps within a year. Ii successful, this en-
terprise will be the beginning OF very i'm
portant industrial movement in the great
Northwest.
ELEcrRIcAL storage has become a fixed
and prsctical fact, and ie, without doubt one
of the most important inventions and dis
coyeries of this age of wonders. Ii renders
available The application OF electricity 1oI
uses otherwise impossible. Attention Will
now be given to reducing the size and weight
of sccumulators.
A NOVEL application of electricity to the
piano has been made. The instrument Il
provided with two sets OF hammers, the up
per or electrical series being brought into
action by pressing CT rtain keys. An organ.
like effect is produced by the hammers, which
continue striking the wires rapidly so long as
pressure on the key is given.
THE Rock Hill Manufacturing Company,
Rock Hill, s. G. is now running about S0OC
spiudles and forty Foss & Pevey cards or
cotton wraps This company commenced N
a small way, but by good management ha'
| increased until it now assumes highly credit
| able proportions, and promises TO be one Of
the best manufacturing investments IN the
State.
THE steamer Will S. Hays, now building
will have her upper deck made OF corrugated
| iron. TO protect The cabin passengers IN cast
| of FIRE. Thia g a movement In the rlgh
direction. We already have seven steamers
with iron bulls. The final step Is to make
both bulls and upper works Of the same
boat. and all such boats, of incombustloie
materials.
GExPER1ENcE teaches us," says the Hart
| fort Steam Boiler and Inspection Company
| athat nine-tenths of the boiler explosions II
the country are attributable to carelessnesi
] on the part Of engineers, or to the cupidlt,
| and syarice OF the owners, who, to save tbs
1 expense of additional boiler power, will or
! der their boilers to be run al excessive anc
dangerous pressures."
| TIE reputation OF the charcoal plate iror
being made by the Ewald Iron Company a
| their Tennessee Iron Works is fast becoming
a xed thing. A number OF railroad com
psnies have adopted it as the standard IN thu
standard in construction OF locomotives
and will allow no other iron to be used II
locomotive boilers and fire boxes. For many
oiher purposes it is also accepted as superior
m snv Grade of steel, and the capacity OF thu
works Is tested to meet the demand.