El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-05-20
Ell PAso DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY MAY 20. 1899.
Industrial and
Commercial.

y Commercial. I
5000 ~~~~6
Thare are 1900 ocean cables.
England buys sl4,OOo,OOO of tobacco
q year.
There are over 1000 mirror makers in
A merica.
1t Is said that the Germans spend
81 900, 900 daily for liquor.
United mine workers at Chatts
nooga have adopted uniform scale.
Chicago is to have plant for the
construction of steel freight cars on a
large scale.
Capitalists are negotiating for the
purchase of q large number of cotton
mills in and near Fall River, Mass.
It Is expected that the collections of
revenue at Havana will amount this
fiscal year to 800, 100000, q gratifying
eXhibit.-Ex.
During the years 1896. 1897, 1898 and
1899 more than $40, 600, 900 worth of
bicycles were SHIPPED from America
to foreign countries and sold .---Albu-
querque Citizen.
A recent incorporation at Trenton is
the National Electric company with
1926, O0O, 900 capital. q concern authorlz-
ed to make coke, coal gas, electricity
and compressed air.
This year 5000 miles of new railway
will be built in this country, Nearly
of this mileage will be in the west.
New Mexico is getting q share of the
new road.-Sants Fee New Mexican.
Ten thousand tons of Bessemer pig
were few days ago at SIC ton, an
advance of 81 over the price fixed by
the association last week. The new
price will stop all exportat.on OF steel.
Three corporations in the city of
Pittsburg, employing not less fthan 2,
600 men, increase all wages voluntari-
ly. This is the record that gladdens
the hearts of the republican party
Deuison Herald.
The Commercial Cable company's
steamer Britannia has arrived at the
Azores and will start this week to
make soundings for laying the strand
which is to connect Germany with the
United States.-Exch.
The Waltham and Elgin companies
in the United States refuse to enter
the Consolidated Watch & Clock COM
pany which starts with New Jersey
charter and o., OOO, 900 capital, to be in
creased later on to IS, OOO, OUO.-Ex-
change.
News comes from Anderson, Ind,
says $50, 900, 900 window glass trust is
a certainty. Leases have been closed
uctive facilities of the country under
the control of the new combine.-Aus-
tin Tribune.
About sixty operators for Texas the
weaving department of the Sherman |
cotton mills have arrived from Nash
Vile, Tenn. A test start of the mill
was made and the machinery will all |
be put In motion Thursday morning.
Houston Post.
The Houston and Magnolia Park |
company has been organized;
capital stock 81, 600. This road has
been Overhauled and put in fine condi-
lion. Jonathan Frost is president. It
will be equipped with electric service
Worth Telegram.
The Banana Trust, or New United
Fruit company. of the United States,
has been capitalized at $40, 600, 600. 1t
the leading fruit and tropical
companies dealing with
Jamaica, Cuba and Honduras, the bulk
If the business being in bananas
Mexican Herald.
Lockhart, Texas, is to have a public
library and the town council has issued
ponds and will put in waterwOrks that
will cost 3d. 900, and her citizens are
over her growth that is
aking place. No town in this section
seems to be doing more building just
,ow.-Fort Worth Register.
The Chicago Union Traction COM
,any will be the name of the corpora
ion to be formed by the syndicate
ngs of Chas. T. Yerkes. The corpor-
.tion will be organized under the laws
# the State of Illinois and it will have
capital of 1892, 600, 600, of which S12,
zoe, 900 will be preferred and $40, 00O,
90 common. The papers will be sent
o Springfield within few days
Houston Post.
The gross earnings of thirty roads
or the first week in May were 81 ,O73,-
Al. against SO 1882, OILS for the first week
u May, 1898, an increase of S241, 229.
twenty -four roads show increases and
tx decreases. Since Jan. the roads
eferred to above earned $40, 1875, 22S, an
Increase of s. ,14I, 219 over the 81, 054,
90 reported for the corresponding
,eriod of 1898. For the longer period
2 show increases and eight decreases.
States Investor.
Attorney General Monnet of Ohio, in
peskipg of the Standard Oil trust,
ays that all was profit over cents a
.allon on refined oil and that the gross
'eceipts from Ohio alone were $780,
100000. He placed the value of the
of the company as greater
han the value of all the farm products
# Ohio. From this it would seem
h at the earth, ss far as Ohio is con-
and the fulness thereof, was
Tohn D. s-Exchange.