Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-10
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Items OF Interest.

The latest use OF paper is the making
Of spoAes for wheels. EB
Sswmills were first used in Europe in
the fifteenth century.
The friction match was invented In
England by Walker in 1920.
At Glasgow l65-ton anvil is being
made, on which six steam hammers will
strike.
In the neighborhood of Gilroy are a
number of fiue daiIiss with from 100 to
600 cows each.
About Lvermore they have only just
/, stopped planting vines. All tie vine-
yards there are reported IN fine cohdi-
ton.
The vacaville Reporter says that the
apricot crop in vaca Valley is short, aud
that the fruit growers faces are cores
pondingly long.
The Groton Manufacturing Company
OF Woonsocket, whose mill bns been
stopped for the past two months. will
start up next month.
Work has begun upon the shop of the
California and Nevada Rsilrosd at
Emery station. in Alameda county. A
large force OF men was set 10 work on
April 28th.
The Molders' Union Of Troy, N. ",
has accepted reduction Of 10 per cent,
and all fouhdries will start up at once
after deadlock Of three months. This
affects about 2OOO men.
In the olive grove along the Adriatic
the trees are set about fifteen feet apart
and triuimed back, and between the
rows grain is grown on raised beds in
the peculiar Italian way.
Over.5OCO acres Of fine fooihill land Of
Butte county have been plowed up thin
season lor the first time, and there are
still NOT less than fifty teams breaking
ap virgia soil within six niles Of Oro-
willie.
A shing with capacity Of 100.
600 shingles day, is being erected on
the north fork ii Brush creek IN Mssdo-
cin6 county. 1t will commence opera.
tions toward the end OF the carrcut
month. -H
The cost Of the new Touring mills now
in course Of erection ut Petalurna, and Of
which mention has been mads already,
is l26, 900. The dimensions Of the man
baildiug will be 6Ox70 feet and three
stories in height. 1fisr
Both the Golden Gate and the Pioneer
Woolen Mills are busiiy engaged ON
large Eastern orders for the best classes
Of goods. The reputation Of California
woolens and blankets 10 well sustained
on the Atlantic coast.
B. +. Pritchnrd, five miles from vaca-
vile, Is entering largely into fruit sul-
ture. and now has 700 trees OF the vari-
Gus kinds on sixiy-ive acres. lie also
has out IA. 800 pear gratis aud Sj, 500
grape cutting, and in his nursery 40, 600
seedlings.
The Merced Erpress thinks that coun-
ty will produce this season ut least z,
O0O, 900 bushels Of wheat and 500, 0,OO0
bushels Of barley, allowing for probable
los by overflow, eto. Not less than 80,
600 vines and 10000 fruit trees have
been planted.
crops comes from all parts Of the State.
On the low lands the grain is suffering
from rust, aud often drowned out and
entirely worthless, while the increased
yield on the highlands will more than
make good the loss.
Tho Fresno County viticultural and
Horticultural Association, which some
weeks ago memorial'zsd Congress on the
necessity Of restoring the tariff on raisins,
has received letter from Senator Jones,
IN which he promises them his aid to-
ards the attainment Of their wishes.
Matters are not as prosperous as they
have been with the powder manufact-
urers. The cessation Of railroad aud
mining work has lessened the consump-
tion Of explosives to an appreciable ex-
tent and compelled several Of the mills
to work short time. The works on
Fleming's point, near Berkeley. are work
ing half-tim only.