Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-07
SUPERFICIAL SURVEY.

A wire mill in Joliet turns out 10 tons of
wire daily, working day and night.
There is hardly an idle mill in Pennsyl-
vania; year ago there were thirty.
There are very few natural politicians
nowadays They are all machine made"
American railway builders are to lay
suburban railroad tracks around the City
of Mexico.
The National Board of Trade is against
interfering with the International Com
merce law.
Chicago is geing to have two grand ele-
waited railroads that will cost $500, 900 per
mile to build.
Nearly all of the Southern cotton factor
les are heavy buyers of cotton, in view of
probable further advance.
There are more Jews in New York than
in Jerusalem. They exhibit no desire ''to
get together in Palestine.
This is fighting country, but it makes
no unnecessary display of itself. Still it
occasionally spreads itself.
Several Eastern manufacturers propose
to follow the example of the Troy stove
founders and go to Illinois.
The New York World building will be
thirteen stories high; the foundation will
be thirty five feet below the street.
Building and loan associations are max
ing wonderful Roadway, and are stimulat-
ing habits of economy among the people.
Isabella, the ex-queen Of Spain, is sixty
years old. She is not quite so naughty now
as she was at thirty, but still carries her
faults well.
The boot and shoe manufacturers of New
England are hurrying 10 fill orders that are
crowding upon them; many shops are work
ing until 9 o'clock at night.
Turkey has just ordered 100000 cart
ridges from Connecticut firm. Turkey
would do better ordering something else
than stuff to kill people with.
The placer mines Of the northwest are de-
clinlng OF the 1920, 900 In gold produced
in Montana last year rs per cent Of 1t was
taken from the quartz mines.
A machine that cuts matchsticks makes
TO- 900, 600 a day. They are arranged over a
vat, and have the heads put on at the rate
of S, 200, 600 per day by one man.
The great and little manufacturers all
over the country are crowded with shop,
mill and factory work, and overtime is
quiet common in cities and towns.
New and important enterprises are multi
plying by the thousands, In all sections Of
the country; capital is soaking into the
ground as rain sinks into sandy soil.
Miss Clara Barton, the philanthropist, is
the only person in America entitled to wear
the Iron Cross of Prussia. In the name Of
humanity she is worthy of every honor.
Business men and fnanciers alike are
coming to recognize the fact that more
money will soon be needed TO meet the eK-
traordinary expansion of trade In progress.
There is great rush of Northern skilled
labor into the Southern States, where
better wages and more favorable oppor-
tunities are offered. Alabama is the favor.
tie field.
All the dry goods manufacturers of the
New England and Middle States are pre-
pairing for a large production Of spring
goods, in view of the booming demand that
is expected.
Idaho seems to be getting along in de-
fiance of the weather clerk who does not al
ways send the rain upon both the jnst and
the unjust The territory has 9,000 miles
of irrigating bitches.
A barbed wire trust is to be formed, to
oblige the farmers and others 70 pay more
for wire. The company will absorb all
lesser companies, and have capital Of ten
to twelve million dollars.
An elephant recently died in Ceylon
which had served the public works depart
ment for over sixty-fve years, and had pre-
viously worked in various parts of the
island for an unknown period.
Fortress Monroe is the largest single for
titication in the world. 1t has already cost
the American government over %, 900, 900.
The water battery is considered one of the
finest military works in the world.
Steward linn, of the York County, Pa,
almshouse, has an interesting freak Of ns-
ture. 1t consists Of six ears Of corn grown
together, something after the manner Of
the Siamese twins, from one stem
Hugh Smith, of Heating, Pa, recently
shot two cate mounts within few yards Of
his home. The animals were chased down
from the woods, and at last took refuge in
a tree to the rear Of Smiths house.
The new south is going on from more to
more. The number Of cotton mills In tho
southern states has been more than doub-
led since 1880. There are 229 mills in the
south, consuming 255, 900 bales Of cotton.
Baggage smashers should take as warn.
ing the fate of William Kelly, Lake Min
netonka porter, who dropped trunk, when
a revolver in it was discharged, shooting
Kelly through the head, killing him in
stantly
1t is curious fact, brought out by thu,
New York commissioners of labor statistics
that prison estimates Of the amount Of food
needed to sustain life are moro liberal than
estimates for persons dependent on public
charities.
Seven cartoons, supposed to be by Ra-
pnael, are now on exhibition in Paris at
George Petits gallery. They are supposed
70 have been done at the same time as the
paper cartoons at Hampton court and South
Kensington.
Trimble Thurston, Of Rock Castle Coun-
", hentuckey, claims to be the champion
whisky drinker of the county. He says,
and ms friends indorse the statement, that
IN three days he drank seven gallons of the
purest whisky.
Inc latest development of the adyertis-
ing art comes from Paris, where an enter.
prlsing publisher has employed q large
corps OF sandwich men to advertise q book
by walking down the boulevards reading IL.
with rapt attention.
The Pullman Palace Car comnanv suvz
OuiII IN q year 14l palace cars, costing
nearly Two and one-half million dollars. /.
YnnV hail J.