El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-11-30
Industrial and
Commercial.
The Cotton Crop.

The Cotton Crop.
Henry r. Murray, agent of the
American Manufacturing company.
aich supplies 80 per cent OF the cotton
bsgging used in the United atates. was
asked this morning what would be the
size of the Texas crop. 1t may
be explained that no better idea of
the size of the crop can be had than
through. the sales of cotton bagging.
get at the facts" said Mr.. Murray,
Hand have been in communication
with our ST, Louis agency in regard to
the subject. By reason of the war and
the interference with cosstwise COM
merce our ST. Louis house has played
larger part in supplying the Texas
trade this season than heretofore, and
the Galveston agency has not had
such q direct and cloae connection with
formation get from our st. Louis peo-
pie and from the figures have at my
command 1 would say the Texas crop
by that, of course, l mean Texas and
the Indian Territory-will not
exceed 100000 bales, if it
will reach that total. Then
the general estimates of $4,000
and 100000 and 1000, 900
are much ,d too 90 ,na,h high NY NY
not appear that enough bagging has
been shipped into the state for a 3, $780,
900 crop. While we expect some
others between now and the end of the
season, the business of this year is now
practically over. Houston Post.
Martin G. Gavin, a member of the
Georgia legislature, has introduced q
bill designed to overcome the only
reasonable objections to the encour-
agement of Industrial enterprises by
the state. The contention has been
raised that exemption OF such under
takings by counties, cities or towns
is unconstitutional. Mr.. Calvin's bill
proposes to amend the constitution so
that the general assembly may author
ize the authorities of any county. city
or town to remit the taxes assessed for
all county and municipal purposes on
the buildings and the machinery used
in factories for the spinning of thread
and yarns and the waving of cloth and
other fabrics of cotton and wool and
the lands on which the factories may
be built for a period not exceeding ten
years from the date of the iRcorpora-
ton of the company. This is a step in
the right direction. Liberal!ty on
the part of communities in this d.
rection cannot fail to have q beneficial
effect upon the state as a whole. The
matter Is under the provision Of the
bill, regulated to the local authorities
as it should be, thus preventing the
possibilities of injustice to industries
already established. The bringing Of
new industries to q community will In
the end broaden the basis of taxation
in that community, increase its reve-
nues and at the same time tighten the
burdens of ll.-Manufacturers' Re
cord.
The dealers in hides and wool In st.
Louis have perfected an organization,
the object being to regulate prices and
packing. The Republic says: More
wool, hides and furs were handled in
ST, Louis last year than ever before
in the city's history, and the sales this
year promise to be even larger than
last. The wool trade especially
shows wonderful growth, last
years shipments reaching the enorm-
Gus total of 81, 300, 700 pounds, an in
crease in one yesr of more than 100 per
cent. and the value of the wool handl-
ed in st. Louis during 1897 was nearly
$40, 600, 900. The shipments of hides
from ST. Louis in 1897 reached the en-
ormous total Of sS,9OS, 100 pounds, and
at conservative estimate were valued
at least SO, 900, 900. The value of furs
range in prices is SO wide, but it is safe
OOo, 900 worth of furs were
handled in St. Louis during the year
1897. The fur business of ST. Louis
has increased more than 40 per cent
in the last ten years. Dealers who
have become members of the new as
ISOLATION declare that the organization
is not in the nature of a trust or COM
I'M h1f ia al nj
benefit and protection.
It is estimated that the total num-
Der of telephone subscribers Of the
600. The United States stands at the
top with 10000 Then follow Ger
many, with 100000 subscribers; En-
gland with $4,000; Switzerland, with
SO 900; France, with $4,000; Austria
Hungary, with $1,000; the vast Rus.
sian empire, with only $4,000; Scan
dinavia, 10000: Denmark, with 49,
500; Italy, $4,000; Holland and Spain,
each II, 900; Belgium, 1000; Japan,
$500; Portugal, Luxembourg, Aus
tralia, each 1000; Roumania, 400; Bull
garia, 300. It will be seen that there
is still plenty of room for extension.
There are many countries where the
telephone Is still quite unknown.-San
Antonio Light.
The North German Lloyd Line
steamship Crefeld, from Bremen, via
Baltimore, arrived at Galveston this
morning, being about twenty-five days
out. She carried list of 16O cabin
passengers, all of whom were discharg-
ed after being examined by w. L..
Levy, immigrant inspector. The Gre
fields passengers are destined for va
rious points in Texas and the North
west and there was great scramble
between the city ticket agents of the
different railroads to capture the bust
ness. George Turner came down from
Houston to assist Ioe MorroM in patt-