Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-08
OUR WARES WANTED.
Unique Fields for Our Windmills
and Bicycles.
superior Workmanship OF American
sznde Machines Makes Them
Preferred in Foreign
Lands.

Austrian minister of commerce and ma
tional economy, as he is called, that
while other European nations are en-
larging the profitable scope of their for
eiyn trade, Austria among European
nations is falling backward, and suffer
ing from the effects Of competition
which the Vienna government does
nothing to counterfeit. Therefore it is
seriously proposed that the Austrian
minister OF commerce shall delegate to
various individuals the task Of repre-
senting Austrian interests abroad. and
10 serve as national "drummers" in aid
Of their expansion. 1t is pointed out
that there are abroad many profitable
fields for the investment Of Austrian
capital and the utilization Of Austrian
labor, and the bureau of foreign COM
lnerce at Vienna hopes soon to be en-
gagged in work connected with them.
Meanwhile, however, American rep
resentatives abro;S arc not idle in pro
posing methods whereby the interests
OF citlzen-subjects of Uncle Sam NAV
be promoted, and one such project
comes from classic Athens in the sur-
gestion conveyed 81 the American con
sui at the Greek metropolis to the state
department. that there is now a chance
OF introducing American windmills
into Greece. An Athenian firm has, it
appears, agreed to buy and erect one
windmill in a conspicuous location as a
sample and is confident that it can sell
others. The firm wishes to proceed
very carefully in its choice Of this sam
pie, in order to get the mill that will
work best under the conditions. The
members of the firm wish to deal with
an American establishment, because
they believe that the Americans excel
in the construction Of this article.
The islands and mainland Of Greece
possess innumerablc small farms, laid
out in vineyards, vegetable gardens and
orange and lemon groves. The soil is
rich, but the important question is that
81 water, which, when found, is near
the surface and supplied to the land by
means OF wells worked by machinery
with mule or horse power. Many Of the
land proprietors are we'll to do and
could afford windmills. Greece, it up
pears, is SO cut up by the sea that there
is hardly day in the year without a
breeze. During the seasons, July and
August in particular, the wind is
strong. A mill SO constructed that it
will work either in a light or strong
wind is needed. 1t would also be more
salable if it could perform services
other than the mere drawing of water,
such as grinding grain.
Another field for American industry.
it is pointed out in bulletin to the
state department, is in the island of
Madeira, where it appears that prac-
tcaily no wheeled vehicles are used.
The streets of Funchal are paved with
small, smooth stones brought from the
seashore. The ground is carefully pre-
pared, and the small stones are well
laid down, and when square is finished
it is pounded to a level with a heavy
maui. Some Of these pavcments have
been laid for more than 200 years and
are better to-day than when first laid
down. Time and use have made them
solid and smooth. They ride in Funchal
in sleds drawn by oxen, on horsesand
in hammocks and in carriages on run
ners. Every driver carries a rag or
coarse towel saturated with grease.
This, from time to time, he puts down
in front for the runners to pass over.
N summer, during the dry season, the
grease and friction make the pavements
almost as smooth as glass, and this
compels the buying Of Madcira-made
boots. The soles OF these boots are
spongy and cling to the pavement. The
claim is made that Madeira offers OBJ
portunltles for the investment of Amer
lean capital in bicycles.-N. Y. Sun.