The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-22


mg PIG lsuu. spsp6thing hitherto un
precedeneed, and at: the nme time low
cred the record with respect to proper
tion of fuel and cost per ton; I, 60(
pounds Of coke sufiiced to smelt tor
Of iron. t
This company now controls ore beds
Of enormous extent ON tff5 famous Mesa.
ba range in Minnesota. from which II
obtains ito low phophorous iron ore al
phenomenally low prices. 1t has taken
from one mine alone-the Oliver-dur-
ing the past year moro than 800, 600
tons, at cost Of less than 20 cents per
ton, all charges included. The mining
ESQ called) consists in scooping out the
hillside with steam shovels and deposit
ing the ore directly ON the cars.
An idea Of the capacity of this labor
saving machipery may be gained from
the recent statement of Professor Win
chell that, in spite Of certain unavoid-
able delays, IAN output of 500, 292 tons
was made during the year with three
shovYs, one of which was idle about
half the time"
The estimate of 30 cents per ton here
given as cost of mining appears to be
excessive. as Professor Winchell, who
has itemized the factors going to make
up the cost, states that the stripping
charge per ton Of ore uncovered. does
not usually exceed 6 or cents per ton,
and the cost of shoveling the ore out of
its natural bed after stripping does not
exceed 10 cents, and with very large
output may be less than half this
amount
Crude pig iron stands near the bot
tom Of the list of articles involving a
high degree Of skilled labor. American
watches on the other hand, head the
list Yet they are exported in constantly
increasing quantities to all parts of the
world
Very recently the American consul at
Bradford, England, reported as follows:
"One Bradford firm of jewellers alone
has a stock of 20, 900 Waltham watches.
In addition, it has watches of the Elgin
and other makes and sells large num-
bers" American files, made by ma
chinery, according to the testimony of
Consul Meeker, compete with English
handmade files. He mentions one order,
recently sent to this country, for 1000
dozen, whereas an order for 200 dozen
English files would be considered Or
dinarily as large one.
SEQ into any cutlery or hardware
shop in Bradford, said Mr.. Meeker,
"and ask for shears, and You will be
handed pair bearing Newark or
Trenton IN. j. imprint. They are con-
sidered superior in every way, and one
of the strange things about it is that
they must be purchased through Shelf
field, which is supposed to be the rival
of American cutlery manufacturers.
These shears, dealer said to me, are
superior to all others, because they are
sweet cutters. The shears used by tai
lors and cutters are almost entirely of
American make.
Turbine water wheels and printing
presses of American manufacture are
also sold in Bradford
The export of machine made boots.
and shoes is rapidly growing, and has.
indeed already assumed large proper
tiOns s..ta !. ~
Within few years past great i'm
lprovements have been made in the shoe
making machinery and in the product,
accompanied by an equally noticeable
reduction in cost
Few persons are aware Of the present
extent Of this business, which has grown
up from very small beginnings. Stats
tics show that in the census year Of
/ 1890 no less than l79, 800, 600 pairs of
boots and shoes were made in factories
in this country by 1884, COO operatives,
All average OF nearly !, 900 pairs per
annum for each employee, and an aver
age of nearly three pairs Of shoes for
every inhabitant.
A single factory employing 233 hands
chiefly giris-turned out 2, 100 pairs
of womcn's shoes day.
The best qualities Of machine made
shoes are now fully equal to the best
handmade shoes, and are produced at
one-third the cost. This accounts for
their favorable reception in number
of new markets, in spite of former pref
udices and Of occasional misrepresenta-
tions of rivals, who naturally fear loss
OF business
Seven thousand tons Of steel rails, he
sides enormous quantities Of other rail
road material, are now being made in
Pittsburg for Japan, ard large orders
have, il is said, been uooked for China
A complete locomotive manufacturing
plant was recently shipped from Phila-
delphia to Russia and railroad ma
chinery is now on its way from this
port to Australia
/ A multitude of similar illustrations
could DO given, but these will serve ms
straws to show the direction in which
the trade winds" are now blowing,
and il only remains for American enter
prise tn take advantage Of the opporru-
mites which favorable circumstances
offer to enter upon . new era Of indus
trial prosperity. N
The secret Of success in these tentative
experiments is to be found in the won-
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