The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-27
AMERICA AHEAD
OF THE WORLD.
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Shipping Electric Machinery Into the
Marts of Germany.
GREAT HOSTILITY IS SHOWN.
Germany's Agitation Against Amer
lean Products Are All Traceable TO
Selfish PurpOse-Ihe Straw
Goods Industry.
GREAT HOSTILITY IS SHOWN,

WASHINGTON, july -o.-'P'' '"' az
rapidity with which the united states
are taking first place as the greatest pro
ducers of the best machinery IN me
world has been commented upon IRE
ouentlv. Hence 70 Is not so great sur
prise % learn through the Bureau or For
eign Commerce that electric machinery
for the street railway in Bamberg, Ger
many Is giving entire satisfaction.
This machinery was shipped from
Cleveland. ohio, although one or the
largest works for electric engineering IN
Germany is i'm close proximity
Untl recently metal capsules FOR bottles
were exported 10 this country from Ger
many. a few weeks ago a shipment OF
American machines 20 manufacture the
capsules was received I'm BamDerg and
exceeded the expectations Of the purchas-
ers On the work performed.
American watches find ready purchas-
crs and the neat workmanship wins much
praise
Commercial Agent stern at Bambers
says:
Circulars printed I'm English arc Of no
use m THIS country. This has been said
bv my colleagues and myself over and
over again. Those who follow the exam
pie of two American gentlemen of my
acquaintance who had q patent for au iu-
Reni0us cigarette-makng machine and
did not mind the trouble and expense OF
coming % Europe last year and showing
their apparatus az work, may bee sure Of
success
HOSTILITY TO AMERICA.
Although little has been said with re-
ference 20 the antagonism OF Germany
20 orr pork since the war began. BE- is
evident from a report sent from Cora
by Consular Agent Ncuer. that f. con-
tinues uulhatcd. Mr.. Neuer says
Under the pretence ~ protecting the
sanitary condition 0f che people. AN un-
Just and systematic war is waged against
American pork IN this city. warnings
are published by the magistrates against
the consumption of raw American pork,
though every piece Of bacon ana nam
Is subject to am inspection by duly au-
thorizod examiners before entering trade.
Dealers in our hog products are re-
qulred 10 hang signs I'm conspicuous
places lu their stores bearing the IN
scription 'Amerikanische Tleischwaarcn
american meats. No means are lett
untried 10 create widespread prejudice,
and all local papers take mp the subject
OF trlchinae I'm American pork as one
Of their favorite themes"
Continuing. be says inspection fecs have
recently been doubled I'm one instance
shipment of corned pork was detained
for inspection. thereby exposing it 10 de-
cay ana practically prohibiting ITS en-
trance. .,...., \ . ~
SELFISH MOVEMENT
Not q single instance can be found IN
v-bico disease has been caused by inc
consumDtion OF American pork, while MT.
Nouer saws he has known several lh-
stances I'm which trich.nosis resulted rom
the use of frsehy slaughtered 'eIIii'h
norl I'm spite of microscopic mAp aclioN'
..q,,o reasons for this agitation against
our hog products are, IL IL almost 3 ~
orally conceded. entirely selh7h. O".
meats are much cheaper than those on
Germany and form am indispths"o'
article OF food for the poorer ciaa.,' ~
this country thus arousing the 'p'
ton of German hog iai7''7 anu
sale butchers" ...,,.
In a stretch OF country I'm GERMANY
,,,,,t,fring six SQUARE miles. lWW" pfI7'''
..r, er,nlovod in making articles OF SIT '"'
IT,. is now. one of the important INDUSTRIES
80 tbc rmpiro Straw. that once 7eI'.N
only for fuel or fertiliine purpose ~
puf mo hv the people into oihain, '."'
and fantastic plates, dishes D"' 800
boyos tables. trunks. fans mats o"P,
mats. sc. and sent 20 all p"'' o'
"'''' STRAW GOODS.
c,r.,i Monaghan at Chemniz thinks
,b. ir1ustrv could Dee probably intro
d,,ceJ INTO the northen part of the co"n
t~,. MS description of the process ol
,,.rufacture Is very interesting.
zoe .be straw used" Doe says. inc n'7t
,o,,a from Tuscany. They are rye am"
,.bo4f sfraws. and are known "7 %,
-, ,,,arzuolo." or March gram 1T
so,,n i'm March. very thick. % prevent
Tho blades from growing TOO iaSl ol
strong. I'm June it has grown 10 a 4'A7..'
~ is or 20 inches and is ready TOT Vs.
mo rve and wheat is torn out by .nt
roots bound into small bundles e@pos.i
., tbo sun. but not 90 the RAM anu
g., tb.r laid aside for one or two years
e.,sonine. BEFORE being worked the
t,,lfes are spread ont Ike fans. exposed
,r~ee NIGHTS 10 the dew and three days
o., the sum. they arc then turned 20 OK
Nose the other side two nights 10 ln'
deu, and three days 10 the sun. In lhia
,,..,. the straw that was green becomes
beautiful yellow or golden Whlle. n'
cars and roots are now removed ana the
stems are sorted into twelve 20 twenty
different sizes
graduated from coarse openings 10 INC
o,os The straws are then arranged, ac-
pUrNfnG 10 ltNNNNf lltD itl TIC N-'N t--
fastened I'm bundles. which are STEPPED
I'm water. allowed 10 drip. and then placed
upright around a practically air-tight
room. i'm the middle OF which is brasier
FUN Of burning sulphur The sulphur Is
renewed each evening till the straw be-
comes a beautiful white. The sorting has
separated only the thick from the Thin
the short from the long: there remains
the difference I'm size between the top and
bottom OF each separate stem. To obvlate
this the stems are cut again twice. leav-
ing only about two or three inches or
the middle which has a uniform thick
ness. these are woven into the finest
hats The other ends are also woven into
hats. caps, etc.
WIDE INDUSTRY.
"rhis process prevails not only In Tus-
cany but in LOmbardy. Switzerland and
France: but the French or Swiss straw Is
said 10 be neither 50 strong nor 50 beau
uful as the Italian. In italy the straw
is worked up whole; In Switzerland ana
Germany. IL is split. In saxony the
straw pases through nine processes from
the moment 10 IS cut by the reapers. me
stems are first drawn through a rake or
toothed utensh till the ears. roots, and
projecting leaves are removed. The next
stem is the arranging OF the corn in
sheaves: the third consists IN removing
the knots and cutting the stems into three
lengths or pieces. The uper or thinnest
IS the most valuable part The straw Is
then dampened and placed Tor twenty
four or thirty hours IN the upper part OK
an anparatus. consisting OF two cOmpart-
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