Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-06-21
WHAT is GOING ON IN THE
BUSY WORLD.

There is Il vast difference between
that crude pieco of workmanship
:nado by had and tho present elegant.
~ finished article turned out by ma
chine at the rate of hundreds of pairs
per day. The shoo was mado of un
dressed leather.
The Australians have forbidden
tho slaughter of tho kangaroo from
January LIST to May LIST, of each year,
on account of it's value as IN export
article.
Here is n proof that electricity is
forging its way everywhere. Col.
Thomson, r. t., is surveying tho
country between Naini Tai and the
plains in India Mt his own cost, with
II Wow of constructing an electric
railway. Ho considers tho water
power furnished by the lake near by,
which is now running to waste, suili
cient to do the work ho is projecting.
The volume of ship building work
is now larger than it has boon for
years. Tho bulk of Cur work placed
last spring has boon done.
An electrical system of signalling
trains is to be adopted on the Union
Pacific and G. d. e. Q. lines.
Edison's photograph is "tho lion
of tho hour" in French scientific cir
cles. Many curious experiments are
being made with it.
An odd little invention in our stu
tioncry stores is that OF IL combined
paper weight, calendar and musical
watch, together with device for ex-
trncting worn out pens from holders.
1t is II triumph of ingenuity i'll its
way and sells rapidly.
Over 500 persons gain living In
electrical employment in Sun Fran
cisco. The pny for electrical supply
work ranges from SO to SIS per day.
An expert electrician commands $500
Il month
The Btuminous people are still
doing Il good business. Rates ao
cut i'll spite of the statements To the
contrary.
During tho week ending May 23d,
-, 600 barrels of petroleum cloar-
cd, as against $1,000 900 barrels tho
week previous. Tho highest price
per barrel paid at Pittsburg was SGT
cents, drop of nearly three cents
from tho week before.
The flow of Northern and foreign
capital into tho South and South
western sections is rather increasing
than declining. Two years ago n
land speculation scheme was attempt
cd and there arc signs of its return.
A new iron region has been recent.
ly discovered i'll the Sabinas district,
Mexico. 1t is well watered and nd
jacent to an extensive coal basin,
which is surrounded by chain of
mountains of volcanic origin. They
contain deposits of specular and
hematite iron ore of great purity, and
only four per cent of phosphorus
The ores are equal to the best Lake
Superior i'll this respect. Manganif-
erous ores also found i'll contiguous
deposits, and formations of llmeston
occur near the coal basin.
One of tho growing industries of
San Diego county, Cal, is tho manu-
Iacture of asbestos goods. An ex-
tensive plant was erected at Pacific
Beach, which cost several Thousand
dollars, at which cement and roof
and house paint arc manufactured.
More machinery is being added to
increase facilities, and O new kiln is
being built to mako asbestos brick.
The works will use car load of raw
asbestos each week
The strongest feature in the bust
ness situation today is the springing
up of great number of little indus
tries. At no one time in the history
OF the country has there been so
many new concerns started up. A
broad foundation is being laid for an
immense business. Building activity
was never better. Lumber dealers
and architects say that more material
is going into house and ship and mill
building this year than ever in the
history of the country. With some
triilin8 exceptions this is also true of
the iron and steel trades. Disre-
sarding the declining demand for
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