El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-01
Industrial and
Commercial.

Strike in the factories at Soane Ell
Loire, France lets out 1000 hands.
Swift e. Co. secure the army beei
contract for supply of Cuba and Porto
Rice.
Egyptian railways place orders In
the United States for 2OO more steel
freight carr
Automobile company to control the
CITY of New York, is asserted organic
ed with 5000, COO, 900 capital.
Uncle Sam receives the Reina Mer-
cedes from the wrecking company
paying $4,000 in full of all de-
mRnds.
At the present rate of increase the
population of Edinburgh (now 292,-
628) will reach the 300, 900 mark in less
than two years.
The bunting manufacturers bless the
name Of Dewey. New York will use
5000, 900 yards decorating for the
great admira].-Ex.
The Colorado calamity howlers are
Temporarily stunned by the raise in
wages of ZOO employees OF the steel
works at Pueblo.-Ex.
Australia is highest in the list as
of 276 pounds per inhabitant per year.
Great Britain coming next, with llS
pounds.
Alta recent book sale in London q
remarkably fine copy Of the hrsc ed1-
ton eff Sir Wa't-r Scott's "Waverley."
1914, uncut and in the original gray
boards fetched $3.50.
The cost of the worlds wars since
the Crimesn war mas been S12.263, OOO,-
600, or enough to give couple OF
sovereigns to every man, woman and
child on the globe.
April treasury receipts for 1899 were
about 50, GOO, 900 greater than for 1888
but the Expenditures for April, 1899,
increased S21. 700, 900 because OF the
payment to Spain.--Ex.
With a tariff 81 per cent less, Cen
e. al Brooke in Havana is collecting 20
per cent more revenue than was taken
under Spanish rule. No wonder the
Spaniards didn't want to go.-Ex.
The Mutual Life Insurance company
il one of the biggest things in the
United States Since March 81 that
company has been issuing insurance
above the billion dollar mark.-Ex.
.JMsnila rope made in the United
States has large sale in Paraguay.
The price is II to Is cents pound.
American cotton Irvine and fishing
lines are also sold at from 80 to 40
cents.
The total length of electric tram
ways and railways in Switzerland Is
los miles, of which forty-seven miles
were opened last year. The power OF
nearly one-half of the lines is obtained
from waterfalls.-EX.
The number of patents applied for at
the German patent Office during the
year 1898 was 20,3 showing an in
crease of IL per cent over the previous
year. OF these applications only 5,77O
were successful. -Albuquerque Clti-
ZEE.
The bieness of London is shown in
the appropriations for local improve
ments, nearly 81, GOO, 900 in gold being |
voted for the new tunnel under the
Thanes A colossal undertaking |
worthy of colossal city.--Mexican |
Her aid.
Sugar sells in Germany for four
cents, in New York for five cents, and
ia New Mexico for seven to eight cents
q pound. Surely that is margin suffi-
cieut to make a beet sugar factory in
Santa Fe big dividend payer.-New
Mexican.
The available area of the coal fields
Of the principal countries of the world
is estimated as follows: China and
Japan leading, with 100000 square
miles, followed next by the United
States, with 1874. 900 square miles.-Al-
buquerque CitlzeD.
According to report from the
United States consul general at st.
the RuSsi an government
proposes to spend $40. 600, 600 during
the next few years in the development
Of traffic over the great Siberian rail-
way.-Roswell Record.
In the City of New York above u.s.
BOO, 900 of cigars are annually consum-
I'd, and the tobacco used costs more
han SO, 000, O00 1t has been found
I'd at the tobacco used in the fourth dis
,rict of Michigan cost the consunners
ca pays annually for its religion, S40,-
BOO 600, and 5000, 000, 900 for its tobacco.
The we'll known New York Con-
densed Milk Co., of New York City.
has just been recrganized and incor-
porated as Borden's Condensed Milk
company. The incorDorators are b.
Lee Borden. Joseph Milbank, William
J. Rogers, Albert J. Milbank and Isaac
Milbsnk. The entire amount OF stock
was taken by the stockholders of the
old company. except portion which
was set aside to be sold to some of the |
prominent and most valued employees
of the company. Bor6en's Condensed |
Milk company is st the present time |
the largest manufacturers of proprie- |
tary food products in the world.
Receipts OF cotton at all United States |
ports laat season aggregated s, 769, 800 |
bsles. Receipts thus far this season |
aggregate little more than 5000, 900 !
bales. During the last half of May and |
the three remaining months of the last |
seasoc receipts at the ports footed up |