Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1886-11-18
LABOR AND tABORERs.
An Encouraging Outlook in the Industrial
World--Tho Utility of Water
Power.
A Healthy Stimulus I'm Manufacturing
and Building Enterprise.-In.
dustriaI Notes.

The great activity in business circles
during the past sixty days has stimulated
manufacturing and building enterprise in
nearly every State in the Union. The
greatest activity is in the New England and
Middle States. Large mills are to be built
at Fall River. one with 10000 spindles.
One will cost $500,0O0, and run 40, 600
spindles. Textile mills are to be erected
at Lunenburg, Mass, at Dandy, VT, at
Olneyville, Il. l., at West Paterson, N J.,
and at several places in the South. New
aGGPHiRsse IL eORg lG shfF half IF thesse s
States. In fact, such active preparations
for an increasing output were never before
known. In consequence there is an i'm
creasing demand for improved engines,
boilers, and machinery, besides electric
light appliances of every make in the mar
ket. Electricity is being generally adopted
in factories and large shops.
A discussion has been started over the
relative merits of water-power and steam
power. The water-power advocates figure
out that steam-power, even in quantities
800 to COO horse power cannot be created
or maintained ut cost of less than $50
per horse power per annum, while water
power will not ordinarily cost half that
much. 1t is agreed that there are hun
dreds of places in the United States where
valuable water-power can be conveniently
utilized at little cost and confer important
economic advantages on those who seek
this but little used source OF power.
The makers of wood working machinery
have been encouraged during the past
month by large influx of orders for the
latest improved machines for ordinary mill
Nfk kha - nrly
they turn out at less cost than older ma
chimes.
Several accidents have recently happen
ed from the falling of elevators without
safety appliances. The competition is very
close between builders.
The British boiler users have system
established by which they may consult an
association responsible for its advice as to
what boiler 10 buy. This association is re-
sponsible for accidents.
An English mechanic has found a new
steel, or rather new process for making a
better quality of steel than is in use at
present 1t is good when great toughness
is required.
The Fall River spinners, when they de-
manded higher wages the other day, were
told that the mill had been operated for a
year or more past at no profit. Then they
asked why so many new mills were to be
built.
Two large New England worsted mills
are using a newly invented German cord,
but it is to be materially improved, and the
foreign patent will then be purchased.
Manufacturers are watching these expert
are extremely light.
Several readng-rooms are in successful
operation in New England mills.
Southern textile manufacturers are en-
ticing managers Of Northern mills into the
South by offering them large salaries.
The New York plumbers cannot start
their contemplated cooperative shops be-
cause the manufacturers and dealers in
plumbers materials are organized and will
not sell to them.
There are inquiries in English markets,
so recent English letter states, for 100, 600
tons of steel rails from the United States
and the colonies. All branches of the iron
trade are improving, and in consequence
the mill workers and miners are already
beginning the discussion of the question of
wages. The statement is made that Ameri-
can buyers have inquiries in English
makers hands for $4,000 tons of blooms
and billets.
American plate-glass makers have so
greatly improved the quality and decreased
the price of their products that they have
orders on hand for delivery six to twelve
months ahead. Two glass-houses we're
destroyed by fire last week.
Steel ties are TO be made at Chattanooga,
Tenn, for Southern roads.
A Belgium firm has just ordered 200
feet of betting at st. Louis.