Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-05-07


London, May 6.-Public attention has
again been directed TO Americas grow
ing competition with England in the
industrial markets by the announce
ment this week that the new English
trunk line, the Great Central Railway,
has ordered a batch of locomotives in
America, while advIces from abroad
show that the Americans are beating
the English right along the line. The
British consul at La Rochelle, France,
in report just submitted, says that
the Americans are fast taking the
agricultural machinery business in his
district from English firms. The lat
ter, it is pointed out by the consul,
would not conform TO the farmers de-
mand for light machinery, whereas the
Americans have adapted themselves to
circumstances and make machinery
that is exactly suited to the farmers
requirements.
The foregoing is only sample of the
tibutes which are now constantly found
in consular reports to American enter
prise and showing that American man
ufacturers are slowly elbowing their
English rivals out of markets. which
the British thought were their own
preserves. Articles on Anglo-American
Industrial and commercial rivalry,
which are very fattering to Americans,
constantly appear in the English press.
The Daily News in typical article this
week on American Engines-the
threatened INVASION" compares the
enormous progress in power and speed
OF American locomotives with the slight
improvements in English engines.
The Daily News says: 1T is trifle
humiliating, but still none the less a
fact, that our modern English engines,
both for passenger and goods trains,
have not increased in power faster than
trains in weight. On the other hand,
technical experts come back from
America with glowing accounts of great
Improvements in railway working
there"
The iron and steel institute held its AN
nual conference here this week, conflud
ing to-day with the reading of paper by
Bertram Summers, of Chicago The del
egates included Andrew Carnegie, captain
John Jacques, L. S. n, John ylatt. of
New York, and c. f. Hennery, Of Roches-
ter n Y. Captain Jacques, whS is on an
official mission to report Regarding new
developments in the forging oE armor and
heavy guns, informed the correspondent
here of the Associated Press that he had
visited continental centers lin pursuance
of his instructions. Everywhere in CONT
mental and English manufacturing centers
Captain Jacques said. he had found the
trend of thought directed to the immense
advantage of Americau labor-saving APP
pliances and since his last visit to Europe
there was an increased respect for Amer
lean competition.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press has had ans interview with Lord
Revelstoke' on the:subject of the latters
visit TO America from which he has just
I6luIHtt. 10 the pIeStul TucH
to form trusts md syndicates in America.
Lord Revelstoke, who is director of the
Bank of England and a member of the
banking house of Barring Brothers & Co.
Limited, SAID:
These combines appear 10 be of inn
mense advantage. Wild cat schemes will
undoubtedly be formulated from time to
time, but great organizations of industry
in America have, in my opinion, in most
cases, resulted in undoubted economy of
labor AID expense of management, and
have been beneficial in financial and other
results Engiishmen hardly yet appreci-
ate the force and potentiality of the pres
ent movement. but there VIII soon be
revuIs.on of public opinion in favor of
these combinations. America Is going for
ward by leaps and bounds, and will make
things extremely uncomfortable for Brit
ish industry il we Of England do not rec
ognize more fully that vast capital enter
prise as opposed to more limited individual
venture can only end in favor of the for
'mer, and that is where America is now
getting her pull
Lord Revelstoke concluded the interview
by saying that "a visit to America is an