The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-04-21
BOTHERS BRITISHERS.
Steady Growth Noted In the Sale
Of Locomotives, Stationary
Enkines, Etc.

Steady Growth Noted In the Sale
Of Locomotives, Stationary
Engines, Etc. -.5 49,
London, April S.-America's successful
competition in the Industrial market,
where she Is beating the Britishers on
their own ground, Is undoubtedly causing
deep concern and heart-burnings In Brit
ish engineering circles. The acrimonious
protests of English firms respecting the
awarding Of the Atbara bridge contract
to Philadelphia firm brought out clear
~ this feeling and the attempts to OK
plain Americas success by glut of work
here do not harmonize with the COM
plaints from English firms who have not
received orders which have been sent to
America. AS the st. james GAzette puts
1t; IF the British manufacturers have
SO much work that they cannot accept
contracts they are to be congratulated.
But, i'll that case, it is difficult to sec
why they are complaining"
Praise Americ Locomotives.
The fnct is that industrial circles here
recognize that these contracts mean
more than mere evanescent competition,
ns. in the case Of American engines the
railroad authorities here have conceived
the very highest opinion Of American
work. This is borne out by the state
ment Of Manager Smell of the locomotive
department OF the Great Northern rail
way, which recently ordered engines
from America; He said to representa-
tive of the Associated press: APART
| from the fact that American builders are
able to ma Ike more speedy delivery than
the English, there is no doubt whatever
that American engines are of the highest
excellence and that their present feat
ures and improvements are of such util-
lty as to attract the custom of English
| companies"
The Daily Mail, taking up the cues
ton, urges system Of profit sharing,
with the introduction Of the newest and
best machinery, as the method whereby
America can be fought and worsted,
though" the paper adds, 1--WE must own
that the nation is in some degree suffer-
ing from lack Of strenuousness both in
employers and employed"
The secretary of the engineers society
said to the Associated press: I'VE Ger
talnly regret the transference of work
essentially belonging to our market and
1T would be affectation to deny there is
Indignation and much comment on the
state of affairs. We hope it will prove
only temporary transference; but, you
know the danger"
Build Railroads in Philippines.
Inquiries made by a representative of
gian syndicate which is about to send Il
party of engineers to study the construc-
ton of railroad between Manila and
BatangaS, south of the Bay Of Manila,
show the district has already been sur
veyed five times. The work was con-
sidered impracticable under the Spanish
regime. The Spanish government made
offers for the construction of the line,
but there was no response from any
reference of the Spanish authorities rem
dered the enterprise most difficult. The
prospects, naturally, have changed under
the American administration, and the
Manila Railroad company has been part
ly promised that the United States au-
thorities would take over the existing
railroads and exploit them on the Ger
man state system. In any case the rail
road company expects to be fully indem-
nifed for it's losses in consequence of
the war, though an enormous leap in
business is inevitable as soon as tran
Quillity is restored.
Queen Victoria is enjoying remarkable
health OH the Riviera. She is improving
i'll strength daily, drives out nearly ev-
cry afternoon and often. when seeing a
picturesque spot along the route, alights
for the purpose of taking tea in the open
air.
Joseph II. Choatc, the United States
ambassador. has accepted an invitation
to dine with the Benchers of Lincoln s
Inn, on the grand night of the Easter
term. about the end of the month.
The cmigrant season to the United
States opened this week with the usual
rush. The steamers have steerage pas
SengerS booked several weeks ahead and
it is calculated that the Irish exodus will
approach that of recent summers. The
Ieutonic, Canada, Ultonia and Campa-
gethe 1000 irish emigrants. The TeU-
tonic's contingent is 800, and even then
she will have to leave sixty behind, as
there are no berths available for them.
Monte Carlos Enormous Profits.
The Casino at Monte Carlo wound I'M
its financial year of March 81 with a to-
tai income of FL, 1910 ($5,52O,OOW. be-
ing an increase of f4O, 900 $500, 0OO} over
1923: Inc tables a,1 have been exceptionally
fortunate: There have been few lucky
players. The revenue will be absorbed
by the payment to the prince of Monaco
of 10000 and the expenses of the Drin-
cipality and the maintenance of the Ca
sino-$2, 100000. The remaining s., 3OO,-
OUO is gong TO the shareholders as inter-
est. The Prince of Monaco is now es-
timated to be worth $1O,0OO,OOO. The
house of Monaco was practically penni-
less IN 1856 when Baron Blanc arrived
from Hamburg with the idea of estab-
fishing casino.
The battle of the Sunday papers will
begin tomorrow, when both the Daily
Mail and the Daily Telegraph will try
to outvie each other with their first num-
Der: Both of them vii. present brill
lant array of contributors. The Sunday
Mail will have articles by Gen. Lord
kitchener on Khartoum; Hall Caine, the
Earl of Roslyn on his reasons for becom-
ing an actor; Ranjitsinbji, the famous
A5anglo-Indian cricketer, and Clement
Scott, who has finally severed his con
nection with the Daily Telegraph. On
the other hand the Sunday Telegraph
has enlisted Sir Edwin Arnold, #. r.
0Connor. Miss Braddon, B. D. Trail,
William l.. Courtney and Bennett Bur
leigh. In the meanwhile there have been
numerous protests from country town
councils and religious bodies against
Sunday labor.