Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-08-29

eliminated in the facts specially related
in the book of Genesis, when the re-
verse movement began aud cleared q
space near Mount Ararst on which the
ark could rest, and where the race oonlo
make new start under more favorable
conditions. F"
MATCHES
Results of an Ingenious Machinery-Aspen
the Favorite Wood Used.
New York Sun.
1t was found a few years ago that
each of the inhabitants OF Great
Britain consumed on an average eight
matches day. The CONSUMPTION in
this country per capita is considerably
larger, though exact statistics cannot
be given because Treasury returns of
the imports of matches convey no idea
of the number brought into the country,
which is certainly large The foreign
matches arc not so cheap as ours, but
for one reason or another there ia a
considerable demand for them.
IL We figure on the British basis OF
eight matches per capita day tho home
consumption il 610, 427, 096 matches a
day. This enormous figure may be
accepted as approximately the home
addition to the foreign matches that
are found in all of our markets, but 1t
by no means represents our total out.
put. for a considerable quantity of
American matches are sold in Euro.
pean and other countries. R
Success in matchmaking at the
present time ia largely a question of
machinery. Matches are sold at a
price SO exceedingly small that the
manufacture ia controlling the best
machinery for eliminating hand labor
and producing excellent matches at n
minimum cost have q great advantage
in trade, 1t is next to impossible for
one match factory to compete with
another unless it's machinery is equally
efficient 1t cannot buy the machinery
used in rival factories, for 1t is almost
invariably the case that a manu.
featuring concern absolutely controls
the PATENTS it has thought 1t ad-
vantageous to employ. In order to
compete successfully in the match in.
dustry nowadays it is practically
essential to own machinery that is at
least as perfect as any used by rival
establishments.
"a merioan matchmaking machines are
the hest in the world, which accounts
for the success of the American con-
Germ in England the othsr day in
absorbing the rlant and business Of the
largest British establishment. In the
meeting held for the purpose of voting
upon the proposal to amaigamate the
two concerns the president OF the
American company, addressing the
shareholders of the British compauy.
told them plainly that though the
American enterprise had occupied the
British field only a few years, it was
competing successfully with their own
industry on their own ground, largely
for the reason that A mericHn ma
chinery was superior to that of British
invention.
Our public il paying for matches to-
day less than half what 1t Iaid 20
years ago, though they were then re.
garded as very oheap. Elderly persons
can remember the time when matches
were husbanded with considerable care,
for 1t did not take very many Of them
to represent the value of cent. But
now, thanks to machinery and i'm
proved processes, nobody cares very
much how many matches he wastes
trying to light his piIe Oh windy |
day. In fact, mtohes are SO cheup that |
the cost of supplying a great country |
with all the matches it wants does not |
reach an impressive figure. The total |
product of all our match factories is |
sold for less than $40, 600, 200 year,
which cuts very small figure when 1t |
is remembered that the value of the
machines of all kinds that are produced
in this country every year is alone
about $500, 100000. Match manufac.
turing is small industry after all.
Not many establishments are required |
TO turn out the matches this county
needs. Over in New Jersey, only few
miles from this city, there are two
factories with capacity together OF
10, 600, 600 matches day. The largest
factory in the country, at Berberton,
D., can turn out 100, 000, 600 matches a
lay, probably seventh of the entire
This country has great advantage
n the abundance OF aspen, which tree
8 superior to all other timber for
match making, on account of its natural
qualities and the ease with which It is
worked. IL is light, spongy and splints
EASILY, and though pine, linden, birch
md other woods are also used in this
md other countries, aspen is preferred
u them ails European match manu- |
acturers have been engaged in
cramble for years past to secure a
uthoient quantity OF aspen. Germany
t importing from Russia every year
bout 3, 800, 900 cubic feet OF aspen to
Implement her own supplies.
while ago the German manu-
acturers petitioned the Minister OF
agriculture and Forestry to cause the
oresters in tie districts where match
actories are situated TO give more
ttention to raising the nsren. "a
imilar appeal has been made to their
oyernment by the matobmakers OF
rance. Russian manufacturers have +,
cen opposed to the wholesale depletion !.
their forssts by foreign matchmakers !,
nd have not been SLOW to appeal to
heir government to stop the ex-
ortation Of aspen. Fortunately for
UT matchmakers the home supply OF !
spen is very large and tho wood is :
title used for other manufacturing pur- !
uses. !
Mahomet's Celestial Niaidens. @
The Koran describes the bellies OF the e
ussulinan Paradise as most dplec!able q
eatures made of milk and musk, but we