New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-26

4 Wisconsin paper mill that had been trying 20
export Us product, ~ China. bv way Of san Fran
cisco. aaI been bothered by the high freight tarT
o. some ~ the through railway lines. But it has
lust made arrangements with the 500" road 20
ship carload hr way ~ The Canadian Facitc ~ so
low rate that the manufacturer hopes TO max
little money.
The conduit system q electric roads in Washing
,or p. g.. is tlc -ame a. that in service in me
METROPOLIS And Tie capital had much more snow
than Nea-Ycrk Iil early in he month. " lie
49, ~ ha -,..-4rn rs nus demonstrated under
more trying conditions than were experience Cd here
The ,raa. manager 81 he Illinois Central In
Nev-Or,ea1- = toastne Of the increased e1por'a-
zion ~ wheat from that city. and says that In
snort time bis road will also Re handling iot ~
~ packinr-hol.c products. Fears have been en-
,e-raineI that meats could not be- transshlppei az
New-Orleans with safety. owing 20 tho heat AMI
delays in handling Blt the agent In question
SIRE dispatch and the prevention of spoiine New.
Orleans a9pes r ine 20 g. a lot ~ Dish-,- si'
4 monopoly was granted ty the Canadian authori-
ties a few years aso 20 The Canadian Niagara
Power Company but & was stipulated that GER
tain amount ~ work should be done before No
vember = l.ga lnasmurh a. these p-e.iminaries
have not been attended -. ne charter VII. l.'.-
ably oe forfeited next f9ll Pressure Is "Io,Em' 20
lrg can tc dore ~ present except - "arn ne
company - The impending 'aN'"Iia'l'h ~ IFS P'"-
icges.
4 good deal o. trouble has been experienced nj
the pouer-house al the Lach!ne Rapids from anc"'F
ice t5ls winter The ice has coggei the intake 10
s,cb an extent as 10 threaten 20 shut OF the sup
nlv - water Moreover. the high water In the
river has blocked mp In he tail race thus materially
essening the head ~ water acting on me turphes'
80 thoroughly satisfactory way has been iouna We;
o. o0vate these difficulties ana ti' r"sies's IT,, ~
steady power from that plant III the WINTER uihe
are not so good as they were
Rather than buy TOO literally from the enete
Eos, many Western ci,ies are starting manu-
factories o. all sorts OF goods. Some OF them are
prosoerous and some - them are not. ne ITO"
Age sounds a note 81 warning on THIS subject IN
its last issue II points out 10 'ne a'NtH'''0"'
yI-es,e-n man that he sell only In his own
,.i,o,o -.,ghborhood whereas the Eastern man
90, seu both Az home and az considerable distance
=. 80 res, - him stress is laid 10y this periodical
,,-on the extraordinarily low freight rates when
IN, railroads are giving 10 the r'9nnfactuT'r ~ ,n'
East thus enabling nm 10 c,odrso5 h ensseng in
Western rival. DH"'''" j.
frontier enterprises
r.. ~.,,u dealers Of Chicago have suffered SO
- ron the department stores that they have
o-qanizea for a campaign. 20 be- begun IN me Legs
,a,,,re % Illinois The hli which the retailers nope
20 have passed provide That IN cities having d
,,,,,ion exceeding 300 it shall pot BE- nwfa1 10
1esI In NOR than one kind ~ merchandise under
single roof.
- ..,e,,l wear. there have been attempts 10
sa.,i,r,a che roller bearing for The ball bearing
80 ,be former would present NOR" surface 20 I'D.
,.eiebt ,o D.. borne AND thus avoid The wearing OF
crooyes I'm axle- and hubs But the roller bearing
has its own drawbacks. H. Rightly prevents d"
equalization o. pressures al times. ana mus ~.
,',ge,s the roller Itself John W Hyatt mas just
-a'@,,ea from the Franklin Institute. OF Phii"heI-
,h,a q gold medal FOR his invention Of an impro.el
roller bearing The essential feaisre o. ., me Of
-, 4, T. a closely c0i!cf -pfhs Hlrt,iu -.
i Iii, The elasticity thus secured ei,ao.ss
s 81 'heoring 10 10 It's work much more eHiciehS
than the old one does