The record-union., 1899-04-09
The Fact That Americans Have 81
cured Contracts Abroad
Causing Great Concern and Hearlhurnlng III
Engineering Circles.
Attempt to Explain Americas sue
cess by Glut of Work in Great
Britain Not in Harmony With
Complaints From English Firms
That Have Not Received Orders
Which Have Been Sent to the
United States.

United States.
Copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press }
LONDON, April S.-America's sue
cessful competition in the industrial
market, where she is beating the Brit
ishers on their own market, is undoubt-
edly causing great concern and heart
burning in British engineering circles
The acrimonious protests of British
hrms respecting the awarding of the
Atbara bridge contract to a Phfladel-
phia firm brought out this feeling
clearly, and the attempts to explain
Americas success by glut of work here
does not harmonize with the complaints
from English firms who have not re-
celved orders which have been sent to
America. AS the st. James Gazette
puts it: IF the British manufactur urers
have SO much work that they cannot
accept contracts they are to be con-
graduated. But, in that case, it is diff
ficult to see why they are complaining ;"
The fact is that industrial circles here
recognize that these contracts mean
more than mere evanescent competi-
ton, as in the case of the American en-
gines the railroad authorities there have
conceived the very highest opinion of
American work. This is borne out by
the statement of Manager Smell of tha
locomotive department of the Great
Northern Railway, which recently or
dered engines from America. He said
to representative of the Associated
Press:
Apart from the fact that American
a la n lxc
delivery than the English, there is no
doubt whatever that American engines
are of the highest excellence, and that
their present features and improve
ments are of such utility as to attract
the custom of English companies
The Daily Mail" taking up the ques-
tion, urges a system of profit sharing,
with the Introduction of the newest and
best machinery, as the method where
by America can be fought and worsted, .
though the paper adds: I'VE must own
that the nation is in some degree suf-
fering' from lack of strenuousness, both
in employers and employed
The Secretary of the Engineers Soci-
ETY. said to the Associated Press: I'VE
certainly regret the transferrence of
work essentially belonging to our mar
ket, and it would be affectation to deny
that there is Indignation and much conn.,
ment on the state of affairs. We hope
it will prove only temporary transfer
renee. but you know the danger"
Inquiries made by a representative of
the Associated Press regarding the Bel
gian syndicate which is about to send
party of engineers to study the con-
struction of railroad between Manila
n, of ha Of AZ
Mia. show that the district has already
been surveyed five times. The work
was considered impracticable under the
Spanish regime.
The Spanish Government made offers
to the Manila Railroad Company for
the construction of the line, but there
was no response from any quarter as
the petty exactions and interference of
the Spanish authorities rendered the en-
terprise most difficult The prospects
for the road naturally have changed
under the American regime. and the
Manila Railroad Company has been
partly promised that the United States
authorities would take over the exist
ing railroads and exploit them on the
German State system. In any case, the
railroad company expects to. be fully
Unidentified for its losses in consequence
of the war, since an enormous leap in
business is inevitable as soon as tran
guilty is restored.
Queen Victoria is enjoying remark
able health on the Riviera She is i'm
proving in strength daily, drives out
nearly every afternoon, and often, when
seeing picturesque spot along the
route. alights for the purpose of talk
ing tea in the open air.
Joseph II. Choate, the United States
Embassador. 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 emigrant season to the United
States opened this week with the usual
rush Steamers have steerage passage
booked several weeks ahead. and 1t is
calculated that the Irish exodus will ap-
proach that of recent summers. The
Teutonic Canada, Ultonia aud Cam
pania. sailing within four days, take
altogether 1000 Irish emigrants. The
Teutonic's contingent is 800, and even
then she will have to leave sixty be-
hind, as there are no berths available
for them.
The Casino at Monte Carlo wound up.
its financial year of March 31st with a
total income of Fl, ,104,OcO, being an in
crease of 100000 over 1S9S The tables
have been exceptionally fortunate.
There have been few lucky players The
revenue will be absorbed by the pay
ment to the Prince of Monaco of $780,
600. and the expenses of the principality
and the maintenance of the Casino,
s., 600, while the remaining $780,
600 is going to the shareholders as in
terest. The Prince of Monaco is now
estimated to be worth $10.OOO,O0O.
though the house of Monaco was prac-
tically penniless when Baron Blanc first
arrived there from Hamburg with the
idea of establishing a 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 frs.
number Both of them will present a
brilliant array of contributors. The
Sunday "MaiP' will have articles by
General Lord Kitchener on Khartoum;
by Hall Caine; by the Earl Of Roslyn,
on his reasons for becoming an actor,
by Ranjitsinhji the famous Anglo