The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-12-16
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS,

An English syndicate has purchased
3D acres OF mining lands in South Da-
kota for s500, 600.
The United States has $50 vessels en-
gagged exclusively in foreign trade. Great
Britain has 5,9G8.
New Zealanders boat Of an orange
orchard one acre Of which yielded 81 900
worth OF oranges.
The Waltham watch making establish
ment employs 500 women among it's
5000 work people.
A single sponge has been found on the
coast OF Florida with q circumference Of
five feet six inches.
One hundred years ago the United
States imports segregated $3i 600, 900 ;
to-day, $3.50, 36l ,42l.
The bituminous or soft-coal output in
the United States now aggregates l00,-
OOo, 900 tons annually.
Completion of the Tehnantepec rail-
road will open Mexico's richest coffee
section to the United States.
Seven hundred and twenty tons oil
cardboard are said to be utilized every
year in the use Of postal cards.
More roses are grown in the pretty
New Jersey village of Madison than any.
where else in the United States.
During the last fiscal year the United
and borrowed about half OF them.
Until 1859 no pig iron was manufact-
ured in Pittsburg. In 1892 a total ol
l,715, 257 gross tons were produced.
The total currency Of the United States
il about 1880 600 900. OF this amoun,
about 1880 0o0, coo lie in silver dollars.
Ii IL estimated that more than 81 200.
0o0.00 worth OF railroad property in
this country il in the hands Of receivers
Aluminium is beginning TO be utilized
for roofing, in sheets like tin, the cost O
it for that purpose being about the sam,
as copper.
The assets Of the life.insurance com.
panies Of the United States aggregate
tsf'0, coz 600. while the gross income il
t220. 0O0. 600.
Something over 1000 tons Of eilye
were purchased under the act OF 1890 b,
the general government al a cost OF abou
sl55 900 900.
Thirteen wears ago the Argentine Re
public imported GOO, 900 bushels o
wheat. This year il has 40, 0o0, 600 bush
els for export.
The gold production OF the Unitet
States for 1898 will I've over s35, O00. 0O0--
an increase OF 81, 0o0. 600 as compares
with the previous year.
The lumber export of the Unite,
States in 1892 amounted 10 SIS 600 coo
Al the present rate Of Use our suppl,
will lie exhausted in 100 wears.
The carving capacity of the cables he
tween Australia and Europe is from ~,
oUo to 100. 600 words day. The actua
traffic is atout s 600 words day.
Excluding about 90 900 small crafts
the commerce OF the world is carried oi
{ by IS GO y.ssels OF 20. 50. 900 iegistere,
tons, with a carrying capacity OF Is. 900,
/ 90.
The American Casualty INSURANCE
4 Comi,any ha> cot rid of II zoo o0l IN il,
four Nears' eXist,nCe. the comp any
loesos bring mainly ascribei 10 its rail
rpad business.
Cpon a recent purchase OF 10000 ion
Of raw sugar, not more than two week.
supply, the American Sugar R"fnin
Company will net, il 10 estimated,
profit Of 1926 GOO.
Mr.. Preston, the Director OF the Min,
il quoted as saving tina, the worlds pro
ducIion OF gold this year will lie full
sll5 600 600. 10 which South Africa Wi
contribute about s2i COCO
A sta,is,ician finds that the averac
value of a mule j. 81 more than that {
horse. In Texas the price OF mul
is about twice that OF horse, and in o,he
Southern States ii takes a longer purs
10 buy the lone-eared quadruped.