Evening star., 1898-11-12

ton was performed by experts from the
United States
A much longer line is that now being
pushed by day AMI night to completion
from the Royal Exchange to oxford street,
under the heart of London. Il will he
nine miles in length when its latsrals are
complete. and ccst about f3,0oO.c0D for he
work now under way. There was datg,r
that the American electricians woull CAP
ture all the equipment contracIs by the
superiority of their materials. and by max
ing lower bids than the English could
reach; but a compromise was finally agreed
upon, by which the contracts are Row so
divided that English companies will get
about half of the work. Were it not that
English firms are constantly favored,
America would eventually drive out
81 eat deal of the home business. The con-
scrvative old underground companies are
beginning to realize that they must eouip
their lines with electricity or lose their
trade, and so they have appropriate al E2D-
600 for system of experiments with both
Enghsh and American equ p:nun's. So far
the London county council has not consent
ed to surface trolley llnes even in the
suburbs but permission has finally been
secured to allow trial IF electrical trac-
ton on the street grade outside the city
centers. all of which promises new and
profitable fields for American industry.
Invasion by American Cattle.
SO many American cattle come to the
islands that they must be disseminated
against by law for the protection of the
English stock rafsers. 1t is provided that
they shall be slaughtered at the port of
entry within ten days from arrival. Amer
lean cattle thus have not sufficient time to
recover from their long sea trip and the
rundown condition engendered by cCniine-
ment on ship. Yet the numbe- of beeves
arriving is steadily increasing in spite of
these handicaps. Detford, near London.
Liverpool and Colesgow are the ports of
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spectors ere stationed George Gould of
New York contemplateS putting new linz
of cattle ships between New Orleans aid
Southampton. delivering sDuti1erl and
western cattle into the Engi-h markets by
practically ali-waier route. 10 lessen the
present shipping expens 9. Laree week
consignments Of refrigerated. smoked. salt
ed and timed meats are made 10 England
by the packing companies of Chicago, and
so cheaply are the shipments made that
they underse.i homegrown meas. Many
butchers substitute at a large profit Amer
lean for English meats with their custom
ers, who rarely know the difference. Tie
cheaper grade of American side meat costs
but 3 pence pound, while Irish and other
choice homegrown bacons command
smiling. Many hog raiseIs IN the northern
provinces sell their fatted stock for cash
and then buy the cheaper American uork
for their own use.
Introducing Anthracite Coal.
Even American coal is looking to Eng
land, the land of carbon for new outlet
Henry S. Fleming of New York, secretary
of the anthracite coal combination of Penn
sylvsnia, is in England looking over the
field with view to putting on a line of
coal-carrying steamers between America
and this country. So frequent have been
the strikes of English coal operatives, and
SO great the inconvenience from this and
other causes, that 1T is thought there is a
good opening for foreign coal Anthracite
iS N har hi1t Co i1far xariA1
the English trade say 1t will rapidly grow
in popularity when once introduced
The English people are habituallv preju-
diced against foreign goods, until they have
proved them, when they take the best,
whatever its source and American produc-
tons are especially welcomed. A present
trouble with American foods is that such |
shippers thu California fruit dealers
usually send the second grade of canned |
goods to the foreign market, and the gen.
eral trade is severely injured. There is a |
large opening for green fruits, as California |
oranges sell for three pence, and other |
fruits are high in proportion. Even the |
New England doughnut has invaded old |
England. accompanied by fancy cakes aid |
sweets sold in number OF American |
stores. Candies of fine grades from the |
United States are steadily gaining the pat
rcnage of the rich
London is the supply center for the tre- |
mendous purchases of American agricul- |
tural machinery, being made by Russia, /
Germany and other states of Europe. Eng |
land has never been much of a market for |
the improved implements of husbandry, as |
they cost more than the clumsy domestic /
articles, and the lower price is what wins |
with the average agriculturist. A percept- |
BILE improvement is showing in English |
farming machinery, and many of the Amer |
lean implements are being copied, although /
imperfectly An American steel planning /
mill manufacturer found twenty models of |
his machines made in Berlin, but the large |
concern which had stolen the design told /
hi hot fhnxr hlrxrd I'm ha fu
ture, because they could not match either 1
the price or quality of the originals.
Chance for American Furntture.
There is a good opportunity here for |
American house and office furniture, 50 /
soon as western factories will learn that |
light-colored furnishings are not suited to
the smut of London. and that the English, /
for the present will have only the dark
finish. They are growing partial to the i
original and graceful transatlantic house !
and promptly buy whatever is Of 1
fered. If it suits their requirements.
The Prince of Wales, Duke of Cambridge /
and other notables witnessed the tests oc |
tories. made here lately, and the navy /
department is further investigating with n l
view to using this wood In all the new bat |
tie ships.
Next year will likely see the same kind /
OF slump in English bicycle prices as oc-
CURED last year In America. The United
Stdtes IS SerC1ng thousands or wheels here
to sell for fs and upward. while the high
grade domestic machines are still offered az
Ed. Factories for cheap wheels are also
sprlnsinS up by the score. and wheels of
service Will soon be as low in price in the
United States. The greatest present draw
back for American wheels is the difficulty |
OF getting repairs made for them by The in /
competent English shopmen.
Typewrifers and shoes
Something like 10000 American typewrit-
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