Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-02-18

1t must be understood that 70 cents
pound is the price for pig aluminium,
80 per cent pure. The sheets vary
from 90 cents to $l.30 a pound. Wires
and rods cost $l.10 and upward. The
seamless tubing, a new thing, costs
from s cents to $l.26 foot. 1t has
been less than two months since the
first tubing came to Chicago. Some
people say the bicycle frames of the
future will he of this tubing. Physi.
clans have found use for it already.
They use it in surgery and fluid it i'll
valuable for making artificial breath
ing tubes. The silver tubes were too
heavy and were likely to tarnish in
time, while aluminium never changes.
During the last year there has been
much talk about using aluminium in
the manufacture of racing shells. One
of the shells is now being constructed
ut Philadelphia, and, it is claimed, will
be lighter and stronger than any shell
now in use. Waters, the Troy boat
builder, says the metallic boats will
not be success. The Thin sheet Of
aluminium will have tO he beut 10 form
the shell, and this bending will weak
en- it SO that braces will have to be
used and the boat will be heavier than
one nodded Of paper.
Aluminium castings are already
made in amy good foundry. The grill
work around the elevator shafts and
along the Railways of the new Vene-
lian and Monadnock buildings of this
city are of aluminium. They never
have 10 be polished or washed. An
occasional busting keeps them clean
and bright.
Most Of the aluminium knick-knacks
cigar cases. match boxes, cups, but
ton hooks and paper weights-come
from Germany, although American
manufacturers are now beginning Ia
see the possible uses of the cheapened
metal.
a wealthy Chicago dealer is having
manufactured To order 10000 small al
minimum cameras of the kodak style.
They are found TO be lighter and
stronger than those made of any other
material. Only few days ago a
company was formed at East St. Louis
TO manufacture alumimum tableware.
The scheme is believed TO lie practical
BILE. Richards, who has written the
standard text book on the metal, used
cooking utensils in his family Kitchen,
and instead of bringing out silver he
puts an aluminium service" on his
table when he has guests at dinner
Furthermore, he says it will be
blessing to housewives and servants
when this clean aud handy metal
comes into use, for there will he no
more securing powders and flannel
rags.
Bicyclisis all over the world have
been watching with interest the ex-
perimenis with aluminium Ms a mater
ial for light wheels. A man Ia Eng.
land made wheel which weighed but
eleven pounds. hat the wheelmen were
not satisfied with it's strength. 80.
The trouble is that the aluminium to
he siifIehed must be mixed with al
lows. aud this Increases the weight. A
successful process ct temperimg the al
minimum would solve the problem and
open a thousand new uses for the
strange metal.
Both The COwles Company and The
Pilisburg Reduction Company, which
are the producing concerns Of the
United States, will make elaborate ex-
hihits at the Columbian exposition,
where will he revealed for the first
time the tremendous advance made
in the adaptation of tho metal.