Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

knoxville, Tenn, is entering large.
~ into the manufacturing enterprises,
and among it's latest industries are carl
works.
The making of sassafras oil is now
a leading industry in many parts Of Wiz
ginia. The raw root costs $1.5O for
1000 pounds.
In the United States, Ontario and
Manitoba the increase of the lumber
product this year over last is estimated
at 5 1000, 900 feet.
Washington Territory fir is in de-.
mand in San Francisco for car building,
and a very large trade is expected 10
spring up in this lumber for the East,
as it a be profitably used instead Of
hardwood for finished work.-ChiMqo
Times.
Scientific engineers say that the
bridge over East River is the last long
bridge that will ever be erected, and
that, had engineers known as much in
1870 as they do now, this bridge would
not have been erected. Tunnels are to
take the place of bridges.-M III
Tribune.
The Rio Grande Sugar Company
Cape May County, N. j., have now
1900 acres of sorghum under cultNa.
ton. They have more than doubled the
capacity of their works, and look for.
ward to a very prosperous season. The
cane is growing finely, and an excellent
crop is anticipated.
A Commission" presumably Of
experts, appointed by the French So
ciety of Hygiene, has studied the con-
densed milk question, and reports that
when it is diluted with twice or -four
times its weight of water it may in some
cases be useful as a food for infants
but is always to be considered 'incol,
:estably inferior to good cows milk
Health Monthly.
The dredging of South Carolins
rivers for phosphates is a new industry
OF considerable Importance to the ter.
ritory surrounding Charleston. Some
of the crude rock is shipped 70
Europe, but most of it is ground az
home before it goes to market. At 'n1
present time the demand is great anu anu
all the companies are working on l@l
CH2cNgO I1eTNLU.
An organization has been lnc".
porated in New York, under the NAME
of the National Horse Show Assocla da
of America, with a capital of SlOo'VM
in shares of one hundred dollars eaen
This association will hold its first sloa
OF horses next fall. at which tlme IL
announced liberal premiums will DC y.
fered for all classes of horses. 1t IS sM
pected that this will be the largest l alldd
most notable exhibition of horses n .rs
in this country, and will occupy o ,S
same position here that the horse sn I"n
held at the Agricultural Hall, Lono0"
do in England.-M. Y. Sun. in
"A company has been former If n
New York, it is stated, with a caplla ao,.
81, $50, 900, for constructing q c PE
matte tube between that city n orI lr.
60 for The purpose Of transmlttlns Ether hhr
tiers, grain samples, jewelry, anu .,,icps
small, light packages. way s'p R,ta.
will be established at Cleveland iii be
10, and other points. The pipes " ercp,
OF iron, four inches in circumlt a,ted
and the cost of laying them IS est tn, Ell.
at $4,000 per mile. The price =" and
riage will be five cents Tor le,lei1h oyc,
zen cents for parcels; and the eha trip
holding the goods will make ths nI
between the two points, it is p''
in four hours.-N.. 7. Herala'