The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-30
LABOR AND LABORERS.
Experiments I'm Political Labor Movements
*. of L. and Trade Notes.

Experiments in Political Labor Movements
TX. of L. and Trade Notes.
Philadelphia Record
There are more engineering enterprises now
under consideration of capitalists and projectors
than at any time. Tunnels, elevated railroads,
bridge work and important railroad schemes are
among them. An immense amount of capital
will De absorbed during the next two years in
the prosecution Of these works. Their construc-
ton and completion involve very important re-
suits to the people of America ana Europe.
All of the gun, rife and arms manufacturing
establishments in the country are busy. The
lion works have just received an order for 5000
rifles and 1000 carbines. The works at Spring
field and at Hartford are very busy, and nego-
tiations, 1t is understood, are in progress be-
tween the manufacturers there and the repre-
sentatives OF certain foreign powers for large
supplies of arms and ammunition.
Textile manufacturers will be interested to
know that very simple device has been intro
duced to prevent injury to cotton cloth by the
mapping machine in the process of finishing, and
which will improve the quality of the cloth so
per cent, besides reducing the cost of manufac-
turing. 1t consists in the application of par
affine wax to the cloth to be treated. Fine fill
ing of lightly woven cloth painted over with the
wax so as not to be visible to the naked eye,
taking but n second of time, will nap as we'll as
any part of the piece. Thread-runs treated in
this way Will disappear. Over-shots, thin
stripes, draws, or where the yarn catches in the
least anu draws the ClOCD, Will % nappeu over
without the least damage. The lightest and
heavy fabrics be mapped in this way.
The Western Pennsylvania natural gas mana
gers are arranging to turn natural gas into an
illuminating gas at an expense of cents per
LOCO feet The makers and users of artificial
gas recognize that at the low price at which the
natural gas can be furnished it will crowd its
way into general use.
The great activity Of the past three months
has given stimulus to manufacturing enter
prises in nearly every direction. Textile manu-
featuring On q large scale is projected in the
South where water power can partly be relied
upon. Within few days several companies have
been organized in the New England States to use
water and steam power. In Michigan, Wlscon-
sin and Minnesota a great deal of industrial or
ganiZation has been effected within a short time
in numbering. mining and general manufactur-
ing directions. The volume OF money seeking
employment in the industrie8 is greater than at
any time previous.
British government. is digging out statistics
covering the past FIVE years in Great Britain
showing rates of wages i'll all industries, hours
of labor, conditions of laborers and all the facts
necessary to enable Parliament to legislate in
telligently upon the labor problem.
Eight gallons of oil placed in heavy bags lined
with oakun and hung over the side of a vessel
in storm on the Atlantic ocean enabled the
master of it to bring 1000 tons of tin plate sue
cessfully across The tin plate manufacturers
ptOROoO
trine Of protection against storms, in order to
decrease their insurance risks.
Although England produces 170. 900, 900 tons of
coal in year, the liquid fuel question is attract
ing widespread interest, and the principle of
heating by radiation is being adopted wherever
it is found practicable. Civil and mining engi-
neers recognize the fact that raw fuel will grad
ualy disappear, and that fuel in higher form
will be adopted as fast as economic notifications
of existing steam-producine appliances can be
adopted.
Sometimes unfriendly criticisms are INDUCED
in over the fact that travelling Americans spend
so much money in Great Britain and Europe
They are indirectly laying the foundation for an
increasing and permanent export trade of Amer
lcan products These travelling Americans are
agents of American manufacturing interests in
disguise, and do not know It. Akron oatmeal
undersells Scotch oatmeal in England in the
proportion of IL to II cents per pound. respec-
lively. BOURBON WHISTLES undersell Irish and
Scotch WHISTLES. Every American patent med
icine has a heavy sale, and plasters tooth-pow-
ders balms, troches, drops and hundred other
articles of American production undersell for
eign supplies The demand for American goods
is increasing faster than for English goods, and
it is the universal and upquestoned belief that
they are superior in every respect. Americans
over all parts of the continents patronize their
own countrys goods.