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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

gone through with in getting the coal from the
mine to the consumer OF NewYork City would
merit special article. A limited space per-,
mits only of mentioning the fact that the mill
hons of tons Of coal brought from the mines by
the railroads are dumped In trestles at South
Amboy, Port Reading and Liberty. N. j. Here
the coal is loaded on to barges. and thus brought
within the limits of the city In the world OF
railroads the Goa! question plays an important
part There are certain groups of roads known
anthracite coal roads and btuminous roads
Within a few years the dividends on some OF
these coal-carrying railroads have amounted TO
as high as Z per cent per annum During the
year 1898 there has been considerable complaint
In the general coal trade regarding prices. III
has been claimed that there was an overpro-
ducton. All through the summer months 1t
was claimed that certain o! the large com
panies were cutting rates, especially through
out the West Here in New-York prices were
fairly well maintained There have been nu,
merous meetings OF the presidents or the coal
roads during the summer. and the effort Was
made TO curtail production SO as more evenly TO
regulate the market.
The seven greatest coal-producing States In
the Union are: Pennsylvania. 80. lIiOS0 tons;
Illinois, l210i,272 tons; Ohio. 9.9IG,'Sl tons;
Yves; Virginia, 623l $50 tons; Iowa, 4c9J,c1S
tons; Alabama 3,512, 1888 tons. ard Maryland,
2939715 tons annual output The bulk of this
coal finds it's way to tidewater. The coal field
which surrounds Pittsburg is 15,Ooo square miles
in extent and covers area of SOOO.oo0 acres
OF ground. The upper seam is estimated 10
contain 53 2l6 1000 tons of Goals.
The total output of coke in the United States
is over 100000 tons a year, and the total OK
port $500 tons
There are $4,000 persons employed in the
coal-Inining industry in this country. and O4o,-
ego in Great Britain. The difference in num-
bers is due to the machinery in use here
The coal trade of the New-York canals is
computed to be 747 0G3 tons per annum.
or the total annual output in America OF
1IOOOOOOO tons of coal. 12S.162. 1875 tons Is
bituminous and the balance is anthracite coal.
This total annual output compares favorabiy
with that OF the countries of Central Europe eoo
Germany, 7OOOO0OO0 tons: France, 25,WOOOO
tons, and Belgium. 20000OoO tons.
The yearly production in other countries IS;
Great Britain 1SS000O00 tons: Austria-Hun-
gary 100000 tons; Russia 6,2J0OUl tons ms
Australasia. 100000 tons; Japan .oooVl
tons: Spain, 100000 tons; Italy. 3OOOoo tons
and Sweden 100000 tons 1t is not at all I'M
likely that before this century closes the pro
duction in the United states will entite II 10 the
first position in the coal producing countries o.
The world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

the borough Of Manhattan Is not far from five
hundred thousand while in Brooklyn and Inc
other boroughs the number will be fully one
half OF this number The bill OF the city CT New
York for all kinds OF lighting, including gas ano
electric Is a large one amounting 10 sum
greatly In excess Of $1,000 600 The hlg bi1oh
equals that OF the largest New-f YORK COMPANY
The gas manufacturers of New-fork are
proud of the quality of the gas they pro1uIe.
They claim 1t is the best gas made or sou III
the world. It's standard candle-power ~ ~
while that of London is 1913. and Paris only 10
The price OF gas in London Is only oo GEMS CEN,
per 1000 cubic feet. and in Paris ii 10 Ior olo
nary use and 81 cents for public use per l,VVo
cubic feet
The manufacture OF gas has brought into &C
tive employment gas engineers gas-purnei Iiah-
ers, makers of gas ranges, gas filters, gas MIXTURE
makers, gaspipe and gas machine monuiao'-
urers.
In Ncw-York City and vicinity about five hun
dred concerns are engaged in building sas az
paratus burners, retorts and other gaswoTks
or construction work used in the manufacture
and distribution OF gas. These dlferent niins
and manufacturers have as rule very iaI &c
capital in use The building OF gas works IN
wolves the expenditure OF large sums OF money,
and the manufacturer undertaking THESE CON
tracts must be provided with ample capitai ioi
properly carrying on the work. -
There are several different processes OF Hahu-
featuring gas The coal gas and the water gas
are the two most Important ones The water
gas is the superior quality. 1t has an i'll mi
mating power of twenty-four candles, or one
third more than the coal gas, which is only
eighteen candle power. Many hundreds OF tnou-
sands Of tons of coal are annually consumed III
the manufacture OF gas in this city IL is esu-
mated that one ton of btumincus coal Is re,
uuired to make 10000 cubic feet or coal gas ana
much more to make similar quantity or wafer
gas. over 100000 tons OF coal would theI n
fore be required to manufacture the loooo.U-
600 cubic feet Of gas consumed in New-IorK
CITY during 1896. The industry gives employ
mcnt to many thousands Of citizens
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
pHONOGRAPHIC WONDERS.
JEC-T IN THOUSANDS OF HOMES
ITS COMMERCIAL USE

The talking machine. few years ago an awe
inspiring scientific mystery with which the pup
lie occasionally came IN contact in exhibition
halls is now in the form OF the graphophone,
familiar object in Thousands of homes. The inn
provements that distinguish the perfected
sraphophone from the earlier forms Of talking
machines are in The way of simplifcation and
consequent reduction in cost and increased case
of operation, and at the same time in nearer
approach to absolute naturalness in recording
and reproducing sound The eraphophone Is so
free from mechanical intricacies that mo-
ments study .rfices 10 master it. When the
graphophones matchless powers of entertain
ment are considered. its value is great. me
graphophone is both the ear and the voice. 1t
has a tympanun or diaphragm that. IKE tne
tympanum OF the car, vihratcs in unison with
the sound waves that beat against it, but does
more than the ears ty'npanum, for II makes
permanent record of what il hears.
Like the voice, the graphophone sets in mo-
ton the waves Of sound. but Il is not limited as
the voice is. to the production Of a comparative
ly few sound waves as the graphophone rules
over the whole realm Of sound Thus every
musical tone, simple complicated, from the
most delicate thread of sound OF single instru-
ment to the melodous crash of a great military
band can lie recrea ted by the graphophone.
In homes remote from the pleasures or the
city one having graphophone may without
trouble and at small expense listen at VIII 10
the latest music Of the opera-ho or concert
hall. as rendered by the greatest artists, or hear
the voices OF famous comedians in laughter
provoking nonologCes.
An interesting and important use OF the
yra phophone is that OF language teaching
graphophore cylinder on which an exercise in e
foreign language has been recorded by teacher
becomes so to speak. living textbook that
! talks to the pupl-a patient instructor that re-
peats words and sentences uncomplaining,y as
often as desired. In this way the ear and
tongue quickly acquire faniliar'tS with foreign
| words they spoken
The value of the graphophone AS mechanical
| amanuensis and substitute for the stenoEraphef
cannot be overestimated The absolute accu-
! racy. the constant readiness and the economy OF
! the mechanical compared with human arnan-
uenses have brought il into favor and use IN the
largest business establishments.
/ The graphoohone has been adopted by many
hAnges having large correspondence. because
J with it's aid business can be dispatched more
/ easily quickly and accurately than with human
ananuenses.
J C;raphophones for Office work made with
! olockwork motors that will run continuously
! about an hour at one winding.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
MASONS Supplies.

The building trade, like all others has felt The
Improvement in business. and reports are en-
couraging and satisfactory IN that line Al
though the business of supplying masOns build
ing material is practically local one there are
some eighteen concerns engaged in it who do in
the course of a year between SS,0O0,0UO and
$40 600 600 worth OF business.
Notwithstanding the many firms who bid for
this local patronage, the general condition is AT
present such that al! OF them seem to have
plenty TO do. The business includes the handling
OF brick lime lath, mortar, cement and hair.
The dealers in most cases buy these articles
direct from the manufacturers, though a few OF
them are themselves Interested in the brick
manufacturing industry.
There has been a decided growth in the trade
during the last year. and present Indications
point Ia q volume of business far in advance OF
any preceding season
The large number OF new buildings including
residences and business houses, for which CON
tracts are now being given out. and the pros
pect If generally improved times. which will
give An impetus to building, have created a Dr.
mand for building nateria! 10 anticipate future
needs The business ~ supplying building rra-
rcrial is one which affords means OF employ
ment 20 many Persons and ii Is estimated that
come Two thousand men are engaged by the
local firms as agents. truckmen and clerks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

H. Macdonald. and represent the Very furthest
Advance In the talking machine art. The Amer
lean Graphophone Company that OWLS and
operates these patents established itself as a
manufacturing concern in Bridgeport not long
after the first patents were issued to Messrs.
Bell and fainter in 1857 II is only in recent
years however. that the company has engaged
extensively IN actual manufacturing, and now
its plant is the leading establishment in the
world for goods Of this class. The companys
prosperity began with the inauguration Of the
became its president and the Columbia Phono-
rraph co,npsny. a concern organized by Mr..
Easton in the early days OF the talking machine,
became the sole sales agent Of the manufacture
ing company Thus it is that to the general
public the Columbia Phonograph Company is
perhaps better known than the American
Graphophone Company, for the product OF the
latter is advertised and handled exclusively by
the Columbia monograph Company.
The factory Of the American Graph"phone
Company occupies a large building, or rather
series Of buildings in Railroad-ave.. Bridge
port. fronting the ~ Y, y n. and H. X. r.,
where Il is "a conspicuous object 10 the pas
sengers or the express trains flying between
New-York aud Boston. The buildings consist OF
two louc structures each 40 feet wide by 400
In length connected by an l. or wing, and "A
detached mower house These buildings ahord
considerably over 10000 square feet OF hoor
space given up to the manufacture OF Erapho-
phones ana accessories. The MOS, interesting
processes employed in the factory are those
peculiar TO the GraphOph"ne-that H. the max
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
LARGE INCREASE IN THE OUTPUT OF THE AMEh1cA'
GRAPHOPHONE COMPANY


ing OF the recorders and reproducers the fash
ionng OF the wax cylinders used to receive
sound records and the making OF the music
records sold for entertainment purposes. Other
parts of the Graphophone, the metal frame, the
mandrel and the motor. are manufactured JUST
other metal contrivances are made and there
is nothing especially novel about their produc-
ton. A Graphophone consists of a motor, OF
mandrel revolved by the motor. and which car
res the wax cylinder. and recorder or repro
ducer that rests upon the cylinder and is moved
to and fro by means Of a feed screw. The re-
corder or reproducer is about the smallest part
of the machine, but it is in this tina, all its
virtue lies The recorders used are made OF
aluminu n. glass and sapphire. The diaphragm
is round disc of ll-plate glass, and it is held
In place in case made of aluminium. At
tached to the diaphragm is small chisei-
shaped point OF sapphire. which, as 1t impinges
upon the revolving wax cylinder. engraves
sound-record. An interesting part OF the factory
is that where the sapphire points are made. Tie
sapphire comes to the factory In rough luInbs'
which are sawed up first into slabs then into
thin sticks, which again cut into little cubes.
These cubes are ground and polished until they
assume the shape desired. The ball attached to
n reproducing diaphragm. like the chisei or
stylus of a recorder, is made OF sapphire. Sap
phre is used because it is the hardest OF mill
erals, excepting the diamond In its spiral
journey around a cylinder the recording knife
or the reproducing ball, travels about 2oo feet,
an experience which will, after one or two repe-
titions. so wear and blunt steel stylus or BAH
AS to render it useless. At times it has been so
difficult to secure in the market a sufficient
quantity OF sapphire that could be worked as TO
seriously interfere with the industry.
The demand for talking machines has in
creased wonderfully during the last year. fact
:hat has accounted for the rapid extension ot
the Graphophone factory. which year ago
occupied less than One-sixth Of the space now
used About one thousand men are now en-
ployed in the factory, and the output is expected
soon to reach 1000 GraphODhones day INC
great majority Of these Graphophones are of The
tyne used for amusement purposes, but the Ma-
chimes intended for debating purposes are '""-
ing RAPIDLY TO the front and form now ''ry
re:pec.able part of the daily product
Through the Columbia Phonograph company
tho American Graphophone Company Is now
represented by handsome executive OFFICES III 'ne
Bowling Green Building and sales departments
at Tw.nty-reventh-s, and Broadway ana az
Ijberty-st and broadway. and In Chicago, II.
Louis Philadelphia Washington. Baltimore
Buffalo and Sar Francisco 10y attractive ana
spacious salesrooms Tie company mas ih'""'"
Europe and established transatlantic head'
quarters on the Boulevard des Italiens. ib Paris
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

The invention OF .:he talking machine gave
birth to an industry which has reached sur
nr;sipp nronortIons One of the largest manu-
featuring plants in the city of Bridgeport, Conn.,
is devoted to the fabrication OF Graphophones-
Graphophones manufactured under patents
granted to Alexander Graham Bell, Charles
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26
PER CENT PATRIOTS.

The house passed bill providing
for the issue OF 500, 900, 600 OF
gold bonds for war purposes. The
Senate committee took it up and
knocked Off the gold bond business
and provided for the ra,singo $3.50
600, 600 war money by tax on corpo-
rations, inheritances, articles of con
sumption, coinage Of silver seniorage,
issue OF treasury notes, ETC., without
any gold bonds; whereat the money
sharks and sharpers are greatly hor-
rihed, proving that they care not for
the matter OF raising war funds, but
care simply for the manufacture OF
bonds in which they can invest and
have the whole 20, 900 people Of the
country guarantee to them their TWEEN
ty years interest and the return OF
the capital
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

great deal of it's revenues, it neces-
sarily requires large population
an extensive business field and a
strong commercial center to yield
sufficient newspaper business to keep
up strong, high class journal; any
shortcomings in these lines, the
more reason for concentrating what
newspaper business there is, and a
place with barely enough business for
one fair paper should not have two
or three scrubby sheets. Too aggra-
waited a division of this business only
tears down good papers without bet
tering the poor ones, as the latter is
impossible, This is the lesson Idaho
must learn if she is to have press
of which the whole state can be
proud.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26
SOMEWHAT vARIEGATED.

Amid the whole whirligig of rail
way activity. we can keep pretty
steady until Brother Nelson touches
the button and makes us diz, The
SIGNAL is 80 used to plugging along
with the claim that up the Wclser
river is the only way to open and de-
velop the matchless resources Of this
wonderful little empire, that modern
innovations rather upset us. Per-
haps after all there is nothing like
variety in railroading or any other
class Of journalistic work. Our Sal
uoria friend was first to assure us that
the Mormons would build from Ba.
ker to Seven Devils and thence on
east to Salt Lake, and until this bril-
liant feat was accomplished this
country could have no hope tor the
opening Of stagnant resources, but
the mormons were the boys who had
the money, energy and who would do
1t If anybody on earth did. Next
the Snake river comedy was the road
to glory, certain and sure, and the
only daylight possible was up the
kleinschmidt grade, aud the day
steamer sailed onto the Peacock
would solve the problem of a Wash
ington county road These were then
cruelty given the marble heart and
few weeks ago Brother Nelson told
us that Bates was the Moses to lead
us out Of the wilderness, Weiser
river was straight goods and all 9th.
err schemes were rotten to The core
Alasl the last Issue of our contem
porary gathers the Snake once more
TO Its bosom and solmenmlv declares
all past variegatcd arguments we're
not ''founded on rock, " his "wind
blew" only through his whiskers, and
really the Snake fasco is actually the
''only salvation" Of the country
Rather superinduces buzzlng Of the
brain pan. Really, brother, don't
any longer work up editorials out Of
The words of the last man to visit
Saiubria, as those who pass along
asvc opinions u,o diversified To keep
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

No-To- lac for Eifsy Cents.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure makes weak
zen strong, bloou pure Doc. 81. All druggists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26
Furniture bargains at Cordelle's.

Carpets for cottage or mansion at
Cordelle's.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

up with. Stick to your own judg-
ment, brother, and Citizen wisdom
won't travel aIoug quite so bnnpty
bumpv
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

France and England are having
little quarrel over African possessions
and are liable TO come TO blows. The
prominence Of the United States
Spanish contention has kept the Eu-
ropean imbrolio in the rearward OF
public attention.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

Hats at 81 and upward at Mrs
Curtis. More new goods arriving.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

~ " ~ II - - " ~
Mrs. JONES will keep fresh bread
and cakes this summer.
A. Sears is up the Weiser repairing
the interior of A. b. Anderson's
hacienda
Tom Westlake is having painting
done on the interior of the Westlake
House.
Strawbcrries-Lea your orders
for box or crate at Mines. Johnston
and Drake.
Morris Sommers and John Rose
are slated to erect new dwellings in
the near future.
The first hay man putting in an
load of alfalfa.
The Supreme Judge Cigar factory
will soon turn out another brand
called ssThe Seal of State"
We're now found in new quarters
on Commercial street, next to Drug
Store-with a full line of new bar
gains.
G. c. Wing, one of Minerals old
timers, now of Alameda County,
Cal. surprised Weiser acquaintance
with a call this week.
Geo. Logan, OF Indian valley, cal
led on the SIGNAL this week to order
the paper for his mother, Mrs. l., NJ
Price.
Hill & Wyatt will shortly open n
saloon at Warren. Mr. Hill is now
in Weiser on his way to Boise to pur-
chase complete liquor stock.
The ladies of the Congregational
church hold and Ice Cream and
Strawberry Festival in the Masonic
Hall, Friday evening, May 9th.
Gus Sears, accompanied by Misses
Minnie and Fannie, went to Salubria
Tuesday to attend the wedding of
Mr. John Sears and Miss Nettie
James.
James Patton has secured con-
tracts to erect 25x120 brick for D.
Wilson at Ontario, and an 80x4O
brick for Alberson & Duffey, Hunt
ington.
New subscribers since last issue
are James Benell, Granite, Colorado;
Mrs. l.. M. Price, Indian valley; Hill
& Wyatt, Warren. Renewals, John
Salubria; VIM. Black, Re-
public, Wash.
Ira Hardy, at Taylor Tompson's
sheep camp, while bombarding coy
otes with Winchester, shot of one
Of his own toes. He is now rusti-
eating at the Hotel Weiser and sport
ing crutches. \
Caldwell, the insurance man. is in
Weiser selling dandy fire extin-
yuisher. Notwithstanding disastrous
,onfiagrations in the past, Weiser
las absolutely no fire protection.
Tin pals with no water to fill them
S our only fire department.
j. r. b. Carroll and family arrived
n Weiser last week direct from
ialesburg, Kentucky, and has rented
owen Kerln's newly finished cottage.
Ir. Carroll was in the grocery and
lumber business at Galesburg and
old out to come here, where he
Expects to go into business. Mrs.
,arroll is a cousin of E. Nj. Barton.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

Educate Your Bowels With C..enreta
Candy Cathnrtic, cnre constitution forever
soc. &c. II c. c. c. fail. druggists refund money
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

Don't fail to call on Gentry Bros
when you are in town if you want a
set OF team harness or buggy har-
ness. We also carry large stock
of mems and ladies' saddles and q
general stock of saddlery goods.
GENTRY Bros, Weiser, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

Dyspepsia Cured. Shiloh's Vitalizer
Immediately relieves Sour Stomach, Com
ing up OF Food Distress. and is the great
kidney and liver remedy Sold by Wei
ser Pharmacv
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

Mines Johnston and Drake ar,
selling their spring and summer
goods at re duced prices.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26

RANCH For SALE A fine farm OF
100 acres on Mann creek, improve
ments, orchard, alfalfa meadow, etc. ;,
at bargain. Call at this office or
write.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-05-26
An Endless Line

OF Canned Goods, Fancy and
Staple Groceries, as well as high-grade
but reasonable-priced Table Delicacies,
may be found at our store
The volume of our business enables us
to carry complete stock always, and to
sell at prices which yield very little profit
on each sale, but in the aggregate make
a very respectable showing.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-08

Reported over private wire by Fl. G.
Friedman & Co., Bankers and Brokers, 10
Wall street, N. Y, and 763 Chapel street,
Room 2 ard 3, New Haven. N. A. Tanner
Manager OF Local Branch.
GnNnI.lr Eiuhast Clnsa