The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-14
3HM Y.iNkEHS or HiSsl..


Merchants among t"r tnni'. sUbiccts.
81 PIr.ESBuRI Oct. 2I.-It is currcn.
notion that the itu-sia1s arc naturally SLOW
inactive, and uncutsrpri.iHE. Nothing can hr
more erroneous. Tho Russians arc tho
Yankees OF tho y 1t World. Take for instance
the brothers Nobel. the petroleum Kings o:
Russia Some iwe,se years ago everybody in
the city of BaNu Was boring for petroleum and
unius-nS money. Yet kerosene WAS too dear
f,i common use. and n great majority u the
houses in Russia woto li.Hted, lis in ancient
times. by fir suirts. Only well-ro-do families
cou,l tiEp!l kerosene Then Louis Nub"l ap-
p"ar"d on the scene. He invested a larg" capt.
tai in the industry. and Introduced machinery
which had never been seen In Russia. Small
petroleum producers laughed al him and called
hin, crazy. However in 'ow years the who!s
industry was changed. and Nobel attained re-
sui,- OF which NO hu,sinn had dared to dream.
!ir spiInts last di-apn"arel from Rus-ia and
ihr poorest pri-aEta began to uer krrpsrns.
soon the Russian k"ros"G" drove the American
product from tho country and eyon began 10
cpupcts with 1t in the markets uI ". stem
iu'"re. bak1 WIS NHE riormei into an oil
CITY. and the I'm! Of the NOheis now produces
hal the WLu,c alnnuutoi kerpaen" distilled u
road cars wero made, the rraus. Caucasian
lAiGg! WAS built. and NOW pctryram p.u1
from Bahu 20 Bttum is in pr"crSs OF conStiu"-
ton. Al these Things are due 10 the energy
and et;o,.ri 5c o! thn Nohrls,
il place ca ioi NnbeItown. whet" the principal
dst.iIcry Of til" ilim is situated. Ony hve
ynnrs ago tn" place wa, wilderness scanned
VITA deep rav!nes and now It is one Of the
most wing town, in Russia. IL looks Ike
little American city. Il has sixteen immense
clsirrns With capacity OF from 2.7Du.npO 10
3,i5t.pUo pounds"t keTo-ene each. Petroleum
Is carried ih"fo from i"Au ia iron schOVnCIS.
each 81 which contains twava iron tanks The
N"bni7 nave twenty ~uru @cRO"nnrs running in
thc Caspian >ra and w tn y" "a. Last year
the Nobel. s"nt 20 their diat'liury 2lG,pOJ 800
ruuHi> OF pctrpieuui.
.'an y,'aSe@' Mr. LialozoG win 81 MIS- a'''
Ol the NO.yn .i"- IN" SAT- lake of Bu-kuntrhHk.
wner" ~" IN ,n1 get the!r sat Tao iake
covers about lt'y ~ltu,rs uii'"-, and Yields
dpoJu,uuo pounds pi salt per annnm. Every
body IS Tree break sal and carry II away and
soil it. Tho uny"riiur"' prrm.!m for the right
Of engaging IN the SAT- industry amounts to
only u Grnt per hunir"i pounds. Ia order 10
orn'n"n' has huIlt - railroad from tho iake 10
t"s \oi.a. l.Gi many l.u,siano r"Gnse,. IA tho
tinu" to employ OK teams for Tive reason that
HE fai.AuD has notas many terminal prHnrHr-
boiui: by nature n Yankee" invested 100 ouu ron,
pies All al once n the business and rlye"]"d
Ia numerous connections H. a Irr II lu4-
n"ri"d his salt work win tn" railway hy $50
b!lIga,. uE"r which runs "A hor-" railroad, He
NJ. NJ e!r- w.'h AT wHi"h. uy y ,lmtp.n DC;
vie" - 'r"nS' .rrnd aui"utglrn " to -" ri road
ar. " tine Ni-H terminus MI Liam phpil has
A,.:r @.s ~ aH ~ o's.i '4i'! II - Nnth aY't
cpn'r'i."t tuiy halr"' ti.. salt yi".d # The lake
Ia -,lpsu =, HoJ li Hiluy-NJ,.;,ruI m.is iAo
shh nj . poor % ,.ilk II recah his career IA
a Hnar"r ~ - iipur M H. In the course Of years
II" at ..,I..! tho rosslt' o! foreman. non he
va mai" partner IN Tho In,.l. S.ar',Gs for
hlmselt III III" grain trade, he hnlH-sri Il D'r-:e
fortune. II" has nul all hlu"duc; a. a cost Of
Hm.aon ,T"Gn're tHi Preceded Il 10 hi, III, Ne
city on u" condition that its residents -'.a'i
mover b. taxed tor the Us" Of water tie has
NJ, ',.it' uViItcr i FREQ hotels for iHhOrnrS
Nr fHhpn'n Il 'NiS CITY was formerly s"rf
On britR liberated zee tried h,- lock IN different
tr@l'-, h.il SUCCESS 10. owed HIN ever, Hh"Ie.
A. last l"s'H'toi Cd cotton mil and made mil
lions l'r Was appointed IA" trustee Of tn" Ca
th"irl I H,F Pau! ant Peter. whore lc,g tAr
to tn" C,ar-L,bern'rr. Mr.. Guhoniu has re-
$; fea and hr.I;t!Gd the cathedral At tie cost
~ hH T u million dollars. Counts Generals
bishops and other dignitarins take II for n
special nonnr - h" invited 10 the house OF tho
Mr., Ypu-Nkonof En2nn starting In business
will 4 capltal rynS,s;l.a Only Of strong mus
c,e3 AMI sound btaiu,. made man m',i0n ROD.
hos. Wow b" IL living in Il luxurious pala'c
surrounded 10y hanging gardens.
lmight !'rd goo / trp"s II "a" Russian Yankee
in overv bran oh - Industry and ira ie. Among
the hu7-lHn tea merchants, ,ugar manuiac-
tnIrr-. tobacco Grp""is rt,tie dealers, lur
hunters gilvorsTIhS and In other avenues Of
life, thor" can ba found many VINO rouiG stand
com rarI-Jn with the most EMBARRASSING YAM
kc"s, lnveftiro genius ia an intiSren,nhio rat
II the Yankee, and ltuS-ians Of al casSes and
stations vi Inc de-, cot" u good deal -! tBllr
time - invention. T. you sENu' ! rNaInir.' Mo
Russian Patent Oilios you would bs astnninned
at tho great number and diversity Of russian
inv"n' tnr-. N1i only HnG,G and m"chpni'S
hut civil officers merchants, priests. and cvpn
iiAtaratc muuIlNs suc ',,,d IA cDutrivin. new do
yiH'S and now machines. am to that many
Russian peasants ulss thn.r long winter igh' )
IN EIIsiEs on the prob.rm, II perIutUa! mo-
ton and the navigation Of the air