Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-02

lished later, when they may be OBJ
tanned by correspondence with the
United States consul at Tampico, who
urges that American firms become in
terested in the work.
1t is known that the bubonic plague
has Broken out in Bushire, Persia, al
though the authorities have en-
deavored to conceal the fact. Ameri-
cans are interested in this news in view
of the fact that the dates which grow
near Bushire are now being collected,
and quantities of these find their way
to the United States and other parts of
the world.
A revival of copper mining is just
now taking place in south Australia,
New South Wales, Tasmania and
Queensland, and the resulting output
will sooner or later have the effect Of
knocking down the present pre-
posterous price of copper If, the Aus
tralian mine owners argue, Americans
can secure fabulous dividends out of
ground that yields from 1 to per cent.
of metal, surely they can make some
thing out of ground that averages from
80 to so per cent.
| The Royal Portuguese Railway COM
pany will soon make extensive i'm
provements which will necessitate the
purchase of rails, track material and
rolling stock of modern type to replace
antiquated equipment The Portuguese
government has also authorized he
construction of a $35O,O0O bridge near
Figueira- the contracting par
ties for which could be reached through
London branches of many American
houses in London or Hamburg.
Prussian savings banks show de-
posits of $1,182, 384,0O in 1898, against
81, 107, 414,000 in 1897, a gain of nearly
$75,000,000. This increase of deposits,
most of which is made by working peo-
pie, indicates, as nothing else could,
the progress of the empire under the
''paternaI' and bureaucratic" govern
ment.
In lengthy report of a tour of in
vestigation in south Africa Consul Cen
eral Stowe mentions a visit to the
Kimberly diamond mines, saying that
he "was not surprised to find American
machinery here. The immense driving
gear of a pumping engine made in Eng
land had to be sent to Chicago to have
the cogs CUT The company operating
the mines has 10000 employees, of
whom $4,000 are blacks. 1t uses Is, 1000
pounds of mutton and 100000 pounds
of beef every month and 5000 tons of
coal a day. The product of the mines
in rough is 100000 carats of diamonds
a month.
Arrangements are being made for d
railway which will connect Matamoras
Mexico, with Monterey and Laredo
The project is important, because il
! will result in opening several new gulf
ports. A break water three miles long
will be one of the engineering features
of the road. Francisco Armendiaz OF
Monterey will contract for all the
needed material
The near approach of the cane-grind-
ing season in Cuba is responsible for
heavier orders from the island for
hardware, machinery and tools OF
every description. These purchases
will continue active for the next three
weeks, after which the purchases OF
provisions will again outstrip the ma
chinery demand
Dutry- Cobson, 10 Rue des Champs
Client, Belgium. one of the largest
hardware dealers in Flanders, is anx-
ious to receive at once descriptive cir
culars of lawn mowers and incubators.
The firm finds it impossible to fill it's
orders at home.
The municipal council of Sidney, N.
S. w., has been inviting bids for the
construction of a modern refuse de-
structOr, and has now extended the
time within which bids may be- made
to Nov in order that foreign firms
may compete. The destructor must
have capacity of sixty tons a day.
Representatives of LaSocieta del Bar
buro di Calico ed Applicazione Elec-
triche of Milan, Italy, will come to- this
country next November 10 make pur-
chases for plant which the company
is erecting. The company has a capt.
tai of 100000, and will probably make
extensive purchases.
1t is reported that several English
men and Americans will soon open the
iron mines of the Spanish Mediterran-
can coast, using electrical power to
transport the ore to the nearest rail-
way station.