The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-21


rican, there will be considerable doubt
| whether the degree of intelligence in the
eastern mills is even equal TO that in the
southern factories. Mr.. F. NJ. Stillwell,
of the Selma cotton mills, offers aftirma-
tive evidence that the southern opera
tives are as good and as well paid as any.
He declares that the laborers in mis- mills
receive good wages, many of the young
women earning more than the female
clerks in the stores and offices Of Selma,
and that the operatives generally are
paid more than they earned as farmers
when cotton was selling at s cents.
SHORT LABOR NOTES.
It is no unusual thing for a vessel ply
ing between Japan and London to carry
1000, 900 fans of all kinds as a single item
of its cargo.
A mill which can turn out nearly 200
tons of steel ingots in "a hours is entitled,
says the Trades Journal, to be called a
worlds wonder. One of Carnegie's mills
does it.
Los Angeles, Cal, people think it
strange II jurymen were found who &C
cepted the unsupported statement OF a
Chinaman in preference to the testimony
of six policemen.
Maine spool factories use $1,000 cords
or Is, 25O 600 feet of birch wood each year,
the average price per cord being 81. This
wood makes 25O0 900 spools that will
hold 200 yards of thread
The Baltimore Herald received a tele-
phone message on Thursday from the
bottom of the Patapsco river, the man
ringing up that office standing in sub
marine boat beneath 10 feet of water.
The population of Central City, Colo,
has been increased fully % per cent. dur
ing the year just closed, and over 100 new
residences have been built. The output
from the mines was fully 100000 great
er than that of 1896.
1t is declared in London that the health
of employees on the underground railway
is better than on any line in England. The
atmosphere is said to have positively
cured cases Of quinsy and bronchitis
and to have benefited people with lung
troubles.
The Overland Cotton Mills, of Denver,
Colo, have secured a large contract with
Boston, Mass, parties for a large amount
of cotton goods to be delivered In Boston.
This is rather a long distance for goods to
go to a state that has so many good
mills.
The "City of Salt Mines" which is
situated several hundred feet below the
surface at Wielicska, Galicia, is wonder
full, subterranean city, with a popula-
ton of over 900 men, women and chill
dren, scores of whom have never seen
the light of day or the earth's surface.
There are 2o0, 100 visitors to Maine and
New Hampshire every summer" says the
Maine man, land they leave $40 each or
more. We secure 100000 a year from
them. Taking care of these people is the
largest industry in Maine at the present
time. 1t pays better than farming or lum-
bering or mining or fishing
The world, save the Locomotive Fire
mems Magazine, has no more inviting
spo tfor a colony of thrifty, well-to-do
farmers than may be found in the Re-
public of Venezuela. The cost of living
is high, most manufactured articles are
imported, and -four, lard. butter. po-
tatoes, rice and many other farm pro-
prices.
Some idea of the wealth Of the South
African diamond diggings may be formed
from the fact that in 26 years no less
than II tons of these precious stones have
been unearthed, aggregating in value
$375. 600 900; that the yearly output is now
about sl5 OOO, 900, and that as old fields be-
come less valuable new ones are being
discovered, which promise to meintain
the product.
New England cotton manufacturers adj
NIT that they cannot compete with south
ern mills, ard it is only a question of
time, says the Southern Industrial News,
when the south will be the seat of the
greatest cotton manufacturing indus
tries in the world. The fact is that cotton
goods ought to be manufactured more
cheaply and better where the cotton is
grown than anywhere.
Moscow is the center of the ribbon in
dustry in Russia and annually produces
ribbons to the value of nearly of half a
million dollars. Ferghane, Russian Turk
estan, is the seat of important cotton man
ufactories, wherein are engaged $4,000
girls. The looms in operation number 200
O0o In this section alone 100000 pounds
of cotton are raised each season, Il estab-
lishments being occupied in ginning and
cleaning it.
1t is conceded that American built To-
comotives are becoming the standard of
the world and are driving the engines Of
other countries out of competition for ex-
port. says Locomotive Engineering. Am
erican locomotive builders have been
steadily reducing the man-days necessary
to finish a locomotive. while British
builders have remained almost stationary
The large foreign orders that have come
70 American locomotive builders are the
beginning of the end that will drive Bri-
fish locomotive builders out of the for
eign market.
The municipal council Of Etampes.
France has decided to employ a phono-
graph instead of stenographer. II this
should be done at English public gather
ings the London Globe thinks something
like this might result: Mr.. Chairman,
shem. ladies and gentlemen. we are met
ahen on this ahem auspicious occasion
speak up old head up on this ahen aus
picious occasion out with ii to er let EN-
have ii go it ole brass lungs 20 er really
in the face of such interruption ] cannot
go on don't apologize on this auspie
occasion TO err" etc.
The employees of spinning mills in Japan
usually work nights by alternate turns Of
q week or ten days says Wades Fibre and
Fabric. Some Of the poorer classes Of
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