, 1899-05-05
Industrial.

The capacity of the Exposition Cot
ton Mills, Atlanta, Ca, is to be
doubled.
Salt in large quantities is being x
ported from California to Russia and
Siberian ports for use in the fishing
industry.
We have now in this country over
n, 900 power looms for broad silk weaT-
ing, and 5000 power looms for ribbon
weaving.
OF cotton-piece goods Great Britain
shipped to the United States in Feb
ruary 9358, 759 worth against f277,l6U
in February, 1898.
The Canadian Dry Goods Review
says American manufacturers of silk
and felt la are cutting out the Eng
fish goods in the Dominion.
1t is estimated that the Great Salt
Lake, in Utah, contains 1885, 6O, 0OO, 0OO
pounds of sulphate of soda, and H.
$50, 339, 200, 900 pounds of salt.
Another ~shipbuilding company has
peer organized in Michigan, with a
capital of $1,450, 900. 1t is entitled the
Detroit Shipbuilding Company.
A charter has beer applied for for
the incorporation of a cotston mill at
JackSan1eeesisss with a ca6pAA Of $25O,7 :
negroes.
Al Cedartown. Ga, the Wahneta
Knitting mills and the Cedartown Coz
ton Mills are running day and night.
The Paragon mill, which has recently
started on hosiery yarns, Will COM
mence night work shortly.
American silk mills now supply Two
thirds of the home market. 1t is al
so safe to say that the American mills
now consume at least 20 per cent. an
nually of the entire worlds surplus
production of raw silk.
The new Norfolk (Va.) SILK Com
pany has built a weaving school IN
which - looms are now operating.
This is done so that the n can pe
taught their duties and be ready for
the same when the large mill is COM
pleted.
In japan many of the large class
IF persons formerly employed in spin
hing by hand are now engaged In WeaV-
ing textiles on hand looms. 1t mas
recently been computed that more
than 600, 900 hand looms are in use in
Japan, and it is stated that they employ
$780, 900 m and $4,000 men.
The total value of the silver raised
in New South Wales during the six
teen years ending December, 1897, is
estimated at 1921, 900, 900. According to
Mr.. Coghlan, the New South Wales
Government statistican, the annual
output of the colony represents one
twelfth of the worlds annual produc-
ton.
THE manufacturer of cotton. WOODEN,
linen and silk goods in the United
Kingdom are becoming greatly eXer-
eised over the large amount or macnl-
| merry for textile purposes that is pelnS
sent to other countries, where 1ts pro-
| 1ucts are supplanting and competing
With the goods at one time lilporteo
| from England.
The cows in Belgium wear earrings.
| This is in accordance with the law
: which DEGREES that every animal or the
| bovine species, when it has attained
/ the age of three months. must nave
! n it's ears a ring to which is attacfed
a metal tag bearing a number. the
I object is to preserve the exact NUMBER
IF animals raised each year.
The manufacture of wooden goods
Is a new industry in Japan, only Ia
Der cent of h goods used being made
in this country The four Japanese
WOODEN mills are located at Tokyo anG
| Osaka. One is owned by the Imperial
Government and makes supplies ioI
the army and avy A large proportion
! IF the wooden cloths are made on hand
looms.
The output of metals in Canada fol
1898 has been reported to the STATE
Department at Washington. The TO-
tai is put at $21, 622, COZ. The goie
amounted to $13, 700, 900, of which $40,
900, 900 came from the IuhoH uiotiiS'
silver came to about 50, 900, 900; copper
50. 1886; nickel, 81, 800, 1888; lead, ST.
2O6. 399, adm iron, 1852, $40. The produc'
ton of copper has increased consider.
ably, but hat of Lead has fallen OF
So has the output of silver and as
bestos.
The traffic over the opened part o
the trans-Siberian railroad assume
! larger proportions every day; there ar
already two trains de luxe every month
between Moscow and Tomsk, and the!
are well ~patronized.. Work on tn
road is pushed with the same energ!
as formerly; there are now, besides
the battalion of military engineers
about sixteen thousand laborers OF al
nations. mostly Italians. 1t is calcu
lated that, in order to complete tn
railroad. it will require 2S,O00,0 900 day
of labor. =