The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-05-08
OLD WORLD NEWS
American Manufacturers are
Reaping a Harvest.

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] London. May 6.-Public attention ha.
again been called to Americas CROWN.
competition with England in the indus
( trial markets by the announcement TINT.
week that the new English trunk LIN,
the Great Central railway has ordere,
a batch OF locomotives in America. whil,
ladvices from abroad show That the Am
leans are beating the English right
along the line The British consul al
| la Rochelle, France, in report just
submitted says that the Americans are
fast taking the agricultural machinery
business Ia his district from the English
firms The latter. it is pointed out by th,
consul. would not conform 20 the dema nd
Of the farmers for light machinery
whereas the Americans nave adapted
themselves to circumstance and made
machinery that is exactly suited To- the
farmers requirements.
The foregoing Is only a sample Of ths
tributes which are now constantly fouu
in consular reports TO American enter
prise and showing that American man
ufacturers are slowly elhowng the
English rivals out of markets which tle
British thought were their own preserves.
Articles on Anglo-American indus,t 'al
and commercial rivalry which are very
natterlng to the Americans constantly
appear IN the English press
The Daily News. I'm a typical article
this week on American cnEIncs-tNe
threatened INVASION" compares .ho
enormous progress In power and speed
OF American locomotives with tho slight
Daily News says
"Gt Is a trine humiiatng but sun u1.s
the less a fact, that our modern EnpUsh
engines. both for passenger and goods
trains have not increased in power
faster than trains In weight ON tie
other hand technical experts come olck
from America with glowing accounts OF
great Improvements I'm railway WORK
ing there
The article further declares that This
recently created superiorty which must
b, as~ribed TO thf latest developments
in the American locomotive in wh'cn
were combined spI Ied and power, has not
yet been realized in England
CHICAGO IN THE PUSH.
In connection with this commercial M
vasion OF the old World by Amercl o
Chicago engineeS named Bates, arrived
tn London this fweek Bates is PLAYING
an important pjt IN the Introduction OF
American ihlnery and methods.
Eighteen months ago the Russian gov
ernment requeIed Mr.. Bates 90 make
a study OF ths Iiver Volena with a view
to the improveient OF its navigation. AZ
a result the lbvernment has decided TO
adopt his methods for some 25JJ mlcs
Of river imprj Fement and has instructed
him TO consts suct the largest ana most
powerful dredging machine that could be
built The rfachine has ,us. boeH com
pleted In Be(lum II $ an electrically
self propelllng hydraulic dredgc OF G.aOO
horse power. 1t IS creating great deal OF
comment and speculation In engineering
and scientific circles.
Prince Hilkoff, the Russian minst -r
OF public works, and the Belgian minis
ter OF public works, together wi.h \
large company OF Belgian officials were
present at tests of the dredging macniae,
which were man on the river schcidt a
few days ago. Since those tests were
made committees representing the AUS
tralinn and l2dian governments have In
spected the sfnachine, as result Of
which Mr.. Bates today signed contracts
to furnish similar plants for India ana
Australia Committees from the Panama
and Suez canal. from South Africa, China
and Japan. besides several European
countries. are coming TO inspect the ma
chine while the last TO announce an in
tended visit are the king Of belgium and
Prince Albert son Of the heir apparent
TO the Belgian throne.
IRON AND STEEL
Regarding the general industrial situu-
tion. MT Bates said that the present
boom in iron and steel In the United
States had has the effect OF checking tho
expansion o6 the American trade IN
Europe. Up 10 a few months ago he had
been able to import a.. h.nds Of machin-
cry and material cheaper from America
than It could be bougt in Europe, hut
this Is now no longer the case.
The iron and steel Institute held its an
nual conference here this week. conclud-
ing today with IN reading OF a paper by
Bertram Summers Of Chicago Tho dele
gates included Andrew Carnegie, capt.
John Jacques, L S. N, John Plat o.
New and G. +. Hennery OF Rochester,
IN. Y Captain Jacques, who is on on
official mission TO upor- regarding tho
new developments I'm tho lorgin, 4 arr
NOR and heavy guns, informed the cor
respondent here of the Associate Press
nat he had visited continental centers In
pursuanc ~ his instructions. Everywhere
in oontr TAI and English manufacture
ing conters. Captain Jacques said. ho
had found the trend Of thought directed
TO the immense advantage Of American
labor and saving appliances ana since
his last visit to Europe. there was an In
creased respect for American competl-
ton.
RUSSIAN PEACE
Captain Crozler, the military member
OF the American delegation 10 the In
ternationRl peace conference. Is likewise
here making Inquiries at Woolwlch be-
fore ne goes 20 the continent. Captain
Crozlor carries credentials to French and
German military depots His mission in
Icludes investigation and report upon the
latest phases and developments in quick
firing field artillery.
| Douglass Coghnl. member OF the hous,
Iof commons from Stoke -On-Trent, vii
next week ash tho government whether
considering tho injury done our trade .!
tn present United States tarin, the for
leigh office viii enter specific negotiation
with the United States with view to OBJ
talnlng favorable treatment FOR British
manufacturer.
CHOAT SHOWS HIM
There was considerable excitement a
the dinner Of the Hardwieke society ol
Monday at which tho United stateg EN-
Dasaador. Joseph H. Ch0ate. waa a guesl