Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-06-09
INDUSTRIAL ITEMS.

About 800 900, 900 bushels of wheat are
needed to supply the wants Oh consumers
in this country.
The rice crop of the United States is
| reported to be go per cent greater thsh
lany previous one.
The value of tropical and semi-tropical
fruits grown under the American nag Is
nearly $20, 900, 900.
A cabinet-making genius has just de-
vised an article OF furniture which COM
bines bed and an organia.
Great Britain, supposed to be free
trade country, collects 500, 900, 00O OF her
revenues from taxes on imports.
The combined length OF the worlds
telegraph lines is SS1 900 miles. necessi-
tating the use OF 1920, 900 miles OF wire.
During the complicated process OF
manufacturing stamps they are. counted
eleven times in order TO guard against
pilfering.
The profits from the manufacture and
sale OF chewing gum enabled man. to
buy $500, 900 property in Chicago She
other day.
Japan is so crowded that land enough
cannot be afforded for roads. One rich
man who owns eight acres Is looked on
as monopolist.
More than one-half Of all the oil OF
peppermint, spearmint and tansy. used
In the world is said to be produced and
distilled in Michigan.
The climate and grass Of Montana are
said to make the best of mutton, and
the wool clip OF the State now runs close
to 10000, 900 pounds a year.
While the value OF our manufactured
products In 1890 was $3.50, 000, 600, the
total value OF our agricultural products
in that year was only about $4,000, 000,-
600.
This country exported 10, 1915, 900 yards
OF cotton goods to Brazil during the eight
months to March |, an increase OF over
80 per cent over the same period year
ago.
The Carnegies have closed deal for
400, 900 tons Of Norrie (Mich.) ores, to be
delivered this season. The price was
1886. The same ores sold for $3.50 last
season.
Railway travelling is cheapest in Hun
gary. 1t is possible to go from Buda-
Pesth to Kronstadt, a distance Of 500
miles, for 81 go, being at the rate of three
miles for cent.
Hon. Redfield Proctor of Vermont,
late Secretary Of War, and number of
other wealthy gentlemen will erect at
Knoxville, Tenn, the largest marble
mills in the world.
A French medical journal says that
there is one doctor in every $500 inhab-
itants of Germany, one to 1900 in
France, one to 1000 in England and one
to 600 in the United States.
Two boys about 10 years OF age are
running dairy in South Atchison, Kan.
They started two years ago with one COW
and milk can. Now they have four or
five cows and horse and wagon.
A syndicate has been formed in New
York with $4,000, 900 capital to construct
an electric line from Niagara Falls to
Albany for the transmission of the Nj
agara Falls electric power to cities Of the
State.
Cardinal Vaughn has ordered prayer
for rain inserted into all masses cele-
brated in England until rain falls. Then
a TIE Deum is to be sung without waiting
for another official notice.
The daughter of the celebrated Field
Marshal Manteufel, who was reduced to
poverty through the prodigality of her
brothers, has obtained through the EN-
press of Germany pension of 5000
marks.
Lord Monkswell has succeeded in get
ting the approval of the British House
OF Lords for return that is to set forth
what each Peer draws from the govern
ment in the way of salary, pension pay
or other allowance.
An inquiry directed to twenty-nine
small cities from Maine to Texas, having
their electric street lamps provided and
maintained by private corporations,
shows that the average annual cost per
lamp to the cities is $106.01.
William 0. Garrison of Bridgeton, N.
j., is making a fortune supplying the
market with fine quality OF gravel for
canary birds. He owns piece of land
in Salem county, from which the gravel
is procured, and he ships it to Philadel-
phia by the boatload.