Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1892-12-23
INDUSTRIAL BRsVIrIEs
New and Efficient Process of Obtaining
White Lead by Electricity Dis
covered by a Frenchman.

Germany makes aluminium CT. watts.
The best isinglass is made in Russia.
Paper bottles are made and utilized In
Germany.
China has twenty seven American
merchants.
Pennsylvania wooden mills employ
$4,000 hands.
Europe is reported to have $4,000
match factories.
Over 1900 styles Of silk goods are
known to dealers.
Nearly half the worlds railroad mile
age is within the United States.
A Vienna brewer is doing profitable
business. He is worth $40, 900, 0G0.
Lottie Collins pay amounts to 1880
for every minute she is on the stage.
The number OF sheep in Ireland has
Increased by over l,OO0,O 900 since 1859.
A sewing machine weighing 572 tons
lie doing good work in Leeds, England.
About 100 iron mines are at present in
operation in the Lake Superior districts.
Four messages can be telegraphed on
one wire by means Of the quadruplex
system.
The total production Of maple sugar
in this country last year was 32,959. 927
pounds.
Glass-lined iron tubing adds immense
ly to the enduring capacity OF the
structure.
A pneumatic cushion, to be placed on
the ends of telephone receivers, is some
thing new.
1t Ia estimated that the capital in
vested in the electrical industries in this
country is $729 zoo, 900.
The Japanese use no instrument for
extracting teeth, but lift them out with
the thumb and forefnger.
There are reported to be 5000, 900
commercial drummers in this country,
only three Of whom are women.
The population Of many South Sea
Islands manufacture their entire suits
from the products Of palm trees.
On a Montana sheep ranch O, 600 sheep
dropped $500 lambs. This is remark
able record for so large number.
The value of the 745. ll2 pairs OF boots
and shoes exported during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1892, was s914,97
The national debts OF Europe amount
to a total which is equivalent to $55 for
each inhabitant OF the continent.
A syndicate OF United States capital
lists has secured control of all the btu.
minous coal trade in Lower Canada.
A new gaslight burner is made with
out cams or springs, the gas being turned
on and lighted by operating the key.
No less than 65, 900 incandescentl lamp
are manufactured every day at an aver
age selling price OF about rs cents apiece
The three largest railroad centers in
the United States in order of their inn
portance are Chicago, Indianapolis and
st. Louis.
The annual expectation of India rub
Der from Para is said to be upward OIL
81, 900, 900 pounds, worth from &, 0OO, 00C
to $9,000,UO.
/ Cargo steamers are growing In size. A
9,00O-tonner was launched two weeks
ago, and another one similar in size il
being laid down.
Pennsylvania makes fifty-two out oil
every 100 tons OF rolled iron in the
United States and sixty out OF every 10(
tons OF steel rails.
A Frenchman is said to have discov-
cred new and efficient process OF OBJ
tanning white lead by electricity. The
action is electrolytic.
| The fleece of ten goats and the work
OF several men for half a year are re.
CURED to make genuine cashmere
shawl a yard and half wide.
Japan has gone theoretically into the
cotton spnn ny business, thirty-thre
mills being now at work in that king.
dom, employing Il $50 persons.