The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-07-29
BUSINESS BREyITIES.

II is estimated from the census OF 1890
that the insect pests cost the truit grow
ers OF the United States about $4,No,NN
year.
| Statistics are said to show that the in
PRODUCTION OF machinery into msnufac-
tories has decreased the number OF the
unemployed.
The Wagner Company owns 1oO par
lor cars and sleeping coaches, valued al
SIC, 800 600; the Pullman Company 500,
valued at SIS, oO0, 900.
To make 1000 cubic feet OF illuminat.
ing gas eight pounds OF coal, costing
cents, and four gallons OF naphtha, cost
ing Il cents, are required.
In the five or six months OF the wear
during which the sardine fishery lasts
6Oo, 600, 900 OF these little fish are caught
off the coast OF Brittany alone.
The entire number OF locomotives
owned by the German railways in lS9.
was l4,1SS. The number in the United
States in 1891 amounted to s., 563.
There are over 1000 miles OF COM
pleted electric railway in the United
States, and in year TO come there is
little doubt the total will be doubled.
At the Maple Sugar Laboratory at
Montpelier, VT. during the past season
400, 162 pounds OF sugar were tested.
The bounty on this output will amount
to about S72.5
In the central part OF the State OF New
York over 1900 people are engaged in
the cultivation of more than ~, 900 acres
OF grapes, which produce annually from
~, 600 to 81, 1000 tons.
The average wage per week OF women
IN Kansas and Wisconsin is 1927 in
Minnesota 81. In Indianapolis the sum
paid for shirt-makiny ranges from 80
cents to 10 cents dozen.
Admiral Belknap thinks that "since
steam and electricity have taken posses
sion OF the naval soul seamanship is al
most decried As lost art by the rising
generation ot naval men,"
The AREA planted in cotton the present
year Is estimated at ~, 7Ol .3S5 acres, an
increase over last year OF I'D per cent
anu about the same a. III l>S1 also
showing very little difference from ISIS
The 5000, 900 which the ha, manu-
Iacturers OF the country have To hand
~ ~ NHt IIiNtIltcr VI tilt sweat IAilI
used on hats affords striking ilustra-
ton OF the value OF genius when II makes
i hit.
Women do fair share OF farm work
IN nearly all European countries. They
are especially efficient IN NORWAY and
sweden. Too many men are Withdrawn
from profitable occupation To serve a.
soldiers.
The total receipts at the New York
custom house for the fiscal wear that
ended June % were SIS. 032 OPS ~, com
pared with Sl2O. ~ 6l5 - Tor the prryi-
'u- fiscal wear, Vr an Increase vi nearly
Sl7, 800, OUu.
The largest state builiin. N the United
states and the seventh largest hui.Iing
n the world l. the state capitol OF Texas.
Il was begun in ISL and finished in lsss.
IL cost - 5ou, upN. and wa- paid ior by
100000 acres Of public land, decided to
he capitalists who had the work done.
In $50 there were about rs uUo women
'nsased IN money making occupations.
Is follows: On" hundred and ten Law
'ers, loo ministers, 80 authors, 5SS
ourua!lsts, > tGl artists >, l}6 architects
hemi-ts and pharmacists, |, 100 -,ocA
'ai>ers and rancher~, ), l35 government,
Jerks, 2,i1S physicians and surgeons.
), - professional musicians, 81 80 |
Armer> and planters, q on clerks and |
'onkkeeper-, No heads OF CONNER |
Ial houses, loo 600 publc--chool teach
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