Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-12-07
BUSINESS BREvITIEs.

New York has over 300 labor organi-
nations.
The government controls Swiss tele-
phones.
The highest railroad bridge is the Gar
abit viaduct in France.
Nearly 10 different marhines have
been invented for boring rock.
The crop Of chtton sre1 of the South
will bring $50, ,000, 900 this year.
A quarter Of a million of commercial
travellers are abroad in the land.
The process Of carbonizing wool is get
ting special attention in Germany.
There are now thirteen cooperative
quarries in the New England States.
There are 12O government bindings
under way, which will cost i38,2673l.
Coffee was brought into England in
l64l. In 1885 the crop was $4,000 tons.
The most extensive mines are those Of
Saxony. The galleries are 1913 miles
long.
In Germany nearly 13,000.000 people
are insured by compulsory State insur-
ance.
In making shoe 100 steps are taken,
and only experts at each step are en-
ployed.
Alcohol has never been reduced to the
solid state, but becomes yiscid at very
low temperature.
There are eighty-fve women in Great
Britain engaged in the occupation Of
chimney sweeping.
The largest creamery in the world is
said to be at st. Albans, Vt. Capacity,
% 900 pounds daily.
The steamers between Europe and
North America carry on an average about
5000 passengers month.
The Carnegie Steel Company has cut
the prices on steel rails, and asking $24
to s25 ton instead OF s29
More than sl,OOO,0OO is invested in
clubhouses and duck-shooting facilities
along the Chesapeake Bay.
The agricultural capital of Europe has
doubled since 1910; that of the United
States has increased skiold.
Previous TO 1910 nails were made by
hand. 1t cost 81 900, 600 to perfect ma
chine that came into use that year.
A New York hotel is said to use ma
! chine that washes and dries 900 dishes
an hour. Two persons attend to it.
In August, 1892, 270, 1893, $3.50 cigarettes
were manufactured in this country. The
figures for August, 1893, are 357 $40, 800.
The average annual production of the
precious metals in the world from 1876
TO 1880 was: Gold, $ll9,075, 900; silver,
sll2 100000.
The coinage of gold in the Phiadel-
phia mint during October was greater
than for any other month since the mint
was established.
The Canadians bought last year 83l,
046 tons of soft coal mined in the United
States, and they sold in the United States
$50, 1888 tons mined in Canada
AT n Kansas City packing house few
days ago in eleven hours 3,2lS cattle
were killed and prepared for the beef
market, an average OF about five min
| ute.
The new East river bridge, az project
ed, Is to take six or seven wears TO COM
plete. The span will be $40 feet the
total length from anchor to anchor 3, 200
feet.
The Bank Of Venice conducted its deal
ings for 800 years with such honor that
in all that time no hostile criticism or
condemnation OF its methods has been
found.
W. Waldorf Astor has about 50. 900 900
vested in his two great hotels on Fifth
avenue. His hill lor furniture was some.
thing over II 900 900. aud it all came
from Grand Rapids. Mich.
No one country Of Europe produces so
much wool as the United States does (;
but the combined production OF the Eu.
ropean countries is about two and one
half times rs much as our production.
Statistics just issued by the geological
survey show that the total coal output
OF the United States during last year
was l7D 00b. 900 tons, valued ut the mines
ut 1907 ,566, 1881. More than half, or 90
00O, 900 tons, was mined in Pennsylvania
Australia, New Zealand, Tasmania
and the islands produce nearly twice ns
much wool NJ the United States does; (;
then comes Argentina, with 10000, 900
pounds more than we produce. The
United States comes fourth in the list OF
wool producers.