The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-04-29
BUSINESS BREyITIES.

Iowa raised 22O, OOO, 600 bushels Of cor,
last year.
Goldfish dried by machinery loses it
best flavor.
4 woman in France is not allowed t,
witness will.
Over D,0O0,0OO hogs are ANNUALLY
slaughtered in this country.
4 West Virginia farmer has cut 80, 90,
hooppoles during the past winter.
There are 1850 cities and towns in
this country which have electric lights
Welding is done BY electricity by the
yohnstown Iron Company, Jamestown
| Penn.
South Africa still supplies the greater
part OF the ostrich feathers used by
manufacturers.
Misunderstanding last year was onlv
one-third that in 1897, or 4,SO4 miles
against 1900 then.
\ population OF Is, 90 live in the Gro
ton watershed, from which New York
IL supplied with water.
Cincinnati claims 1854 different in
dustrial concerns, with an annual in
crease OF from 800 to 900.
A Sewell City, Kansas, firm will send
D,OOO dozen eggs to the Worlds Fair.
not to exhibit, but TO eat.
1t Is estimated that the standing pine
IN Ashland county, Wis, will measure
about 10000, 600, 900 feet.
The largest suspender factory in the
world is at Williamsport, Penn, and it
turns out 1000 pairs day.
"nrnar, -
ment at Washington receive salaries
ranging from 5000 to 81 800 year.
Aluminium slate pencils are being
manufactured by an Illinois firm, and
are reported to find good market.
According to statistics, the production
OF beet-sugar in this country has more
than doubled during the past year.
There are now 1000 building and loan
associations in the United States, with
membership OF 1000, 600 subscribers.
Experiments are being made in tea
planting in Cordoba, by Mexican syn
dicate employing Chinese and Mexican
labor.
A ton OF gold is worth 1907 1921; OF
pure silver, s37 ,704.S4: 81 600 900 in gold
weighs 3,6S5.l pounds; Of silver, S.
929.J pounds.
For several years past nearly all the
slate pencils used throughout the United
states nave been made at one factory in
Charlottesville, Va.
1t Is estimated that during the last
live years the turpentine gatherers of
Georgia have destroyed 1920, OOO. 600
worth OF pine lumber.
London devours every year 4OO. 600
oxen, 100000 sheep, 500, 600 calves.
lO, 1000 hogs, fowls innumerable and o.
800, 600 gallons OF milk.
The most expensive fur is the skin of
the black fox OF Kamschatska. These
animals are scarce and hard to kill, and
single skin sells for about 81, 600.
Between the years 1880 and 1890 there
were -, 800 ,OOO, 600 new life insurance
written IN this country and but 81 Co.,
oo,ooo in the whole British empire.
The 100000 men of the United
States are wearing an average OF twenty
buttons each, making 100000, 600 but
tons for all, estimated to weigh g, OOO.- |
100 pounds.
President Diaz, in his annual message
% the Mexican Congress, says: "In the
asst six months 205 miles OF railway have
been constructed, and there are now
1871 miles altogether.
1t - said to cost less to send the prod !
Jet OF an acre Of wheat from the States /
II Dakota to England than it does to
manure an acre OF land in England no
hat 1t can grow good wheat.
Some idea will be formed of the
.mount OF traffic in Rio when it il stated
hat it il a harbor Of the first class, and
hat on an average 5000 steamers and
'ther vessels touch at it every year,