Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1888-01-20

up. Several iron and steel works
have refused orders, not being Ger
tain if they can secure coal. New
England buyers are beginning to
growl. New Workers arc low in
stocks. The situation has an ugl,
outlook.
Tho power loom carpet weavers OF
Philadelphia are demanding the same
wages for the fast looms. Us for thu
old Glow looms. One third of the
manufacturers have agreed to pay
the same and the other two thirds
refuse. There will probably be >
strike. Over 1900 woavers will
probably quit work on today.
The steel mil makers mado mud
sold over 100000 tons of steel rails
last year, enough to lay 21.000 miles
Of track. They have made great
hubbub over prices and have had
private understanding with nearly all
tho large buyers that they must hold
back their orders until tho wages
question has been settled. Tho pro.
grnmme was to reduce wages ten per
cent. The reduction has been made
and accepted. The steel rail makers
are now reaFy for orders and you
will hear of them coming in by the
10000 Ton lots from this out.
Cardinal Manning, Mr.. Ruskin,an
other big-headed and big hcarte d
Englishmen are uttcring sentiments
which are shocking the sensibilties
OF the property worslipring classes
OF tho world. They are standing up
for humanity aud human rights in Il
way that is not comfortable to those
who have for generations been fall
ing down to the golden calf OF money.
They remind us that manhood is of
more Importance than gold.
Interested experts WHO have been
examining the prospects for sup
planting coal with petroleum. is now
largely used in the making of iron,
steel, glass, fire brick, crocl cry,
stoneware, sewer pipe aud tile, and
is making further inroads constantly
Excitement is running high among
Illinois coal operators, manufactur
ers, farmers and spectators over the
discovery of splendid veins of coal.
fire clay and a reservoir of coal oil
within ,2l5 feet of the surface. Thev
were accidentally found when boring
for water during u drought last sum
mer.
During the past seven years 25,,
597 oil wells have been completed, of
which 1884 were dry holes or dust
ers.
If the value OF natural gas ut and
near Pittsburg could be capitalized,
it would be worth at 6 per cent
S10O,OO0,00O.
Last week fourteen natural gas
companies i'll the Ohio Valley com
bined. Prices nre to be equalizcd
and advanced.
At this time 3,467 pudding fur
naces are at work in Great Britain
and 1,T56 are standing idle. British
furnaces used 100000 tons Of Bill.
boa ore last year.
The effectproduced by 100 pound
six inch shot mt Shoeburnees was the
penetration OF nine inch com.
pound armor foyr feet square, three
inches OF hard steel on the surfnce.
The shot went through all and live
inches into tho oak backing. Eng
lish ballots will do worse than that
yet.
There is yeriiable coal famine in
the far northwest aud it will stimu.
late coal Developments along these
franscontinental lines next season
where it has been found.
A Kingston car builder has an or
der for 100000 worth of freight
ears. The Great Falls en- the Poto
mac are to be used to generate cleo
tricity for mechanical and lighting
purposes.
The industrial activity in the South
ern States has made room for good
many brickyards. Ono with ca
pacity of 10000 bricks day has just
been started at Talacoosa. Ga. Arch
itectural iron works at Dalton. ia.
are being pushed along as fast as