Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-11-09
BUSINESS BREvITIEs.

Pepper Is second only 70 rice and tea
as the principal export from Siam.
The railvav mileage in this country
to-day amounts to III 1882 miles.
The State Of Illinois has used this year
more than 1000, go barrels Of beer.
Trusts are coming power in business.
They already control over 81, 1000, 900, 900.
1t is estimated that the civilized ma
tons tlons pay annually for food tl3, ,000,-
New York has over 1000 hackmen.
Toxic in Japan has 10000 jinricksha
men.
Last year no less than 1000, 900, 900
gallons OF beer we're imbibed in Europe
alone.
Nebraska has raised 100 bushels Of
corn for every human being in the State
this year.
During the next seven weeks it Ia ex-
pected that the mint will coin sl5,000,-
900 OF gold.
Canada supplies nearly all the plum
bago used by American manufacturers
Of lead pencils.
More than 1000 women are employed
In the United States alone in the decora-
tion OF china and pottery.
Manufactured gold is worth 81 a PEN
| nyweight, and any value in excess Of
this represents workmanship.
In Zanzibar alone come SOC. 900 pounds
| Of ivory are marketed every season from
the tusks Of 10000 elephants.
The steamers between Europe and
North America carry on an average
about 10000 passengers a month.
The most useful insect il the silkworm.
II Is estimated that 100000 persons
gain livelihood by raising the worms
Farms In interior New York are wort 4.
now little more than half their value IN
1870 and no more than before the war.
The property owned by New York city
| IL estimated TO have risen in value from
4277 100000 in 1871 to 1850, 100000 in
| 1893.
For the first six months Of 1893 the
mines OF the United States-mostly gold
and silver mines--paid IS, 700, 900 in div
idende.
British coach and carriage builders
| import from America their choicest
spokes, hubs and ribs for wheel manu-
facture.
Georgia Is rapidly developing as a
| fruit-growing center. Within few years
thousands Of peach and pear trees have
been set out.
Tho King of Portugal has the most
costly crown in the world. The gold and
jewels Of which IL is composed are val
ued at S6,b00,000.
II appears from Treasury statement
that there are 20, $50 $40, 900 bills, Ia, ,S05
$b, 900 bills and AZ, 1924 81 900 bills in cir
culation in this country.
During the first nine months OF the
year over 1000 miles OF railway were
built, and 1t is expected that possibly by
January the mileage will reach 5000.
Types are not used in printing Persian
newspapers. The copy" il given to
an expert penman, who writes it out
neatly. Then the work il Autographed.
The worlds hop crop this year is eati-
mated TO be 100000 pounds less than
last year, although the United States
crop Is 100000 pounds greater than
last season.
The operatives in Japan mills work
every day, there being no Sunday. The
hours range from twelve to seventeen,
but the pace is slow and there are ire-
quent holidays.
Mrs. X. l.. Willard has barber shop
In Chicago. She runs ak chairs, and
each one Is in charge OF a woman barber
They are paid $l2 week, with half Of
what they take in over s23.
A bar Of steel costing 81 may be worked
up into 1850 worth OF needles; made
into knife blades, it is worth 1925
made into balance springs for watches,
the same bar would bo worth $250,00