The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-05-17
CONSULAR REPORTS.
Submitted by the Scranton Board of Trade.

Submitted by the Scranton Board of Trade.
sPAIN-Beni Fl. Ridgley, consul to Malaga,
writes: "As matter Of interest to American
builders and projectors Of electric railways in
Europe. would report that meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Orense and Vigo Railway
/ company will shortly bo held, to discuss plan
for applying electrical tracttn not only to the
| line (so@ miles in lengthy from vigo 10 ur.
tense, but 10 all the various lines OF the import.
| ant province Of Gaicia. There is large water.
fall in the midst oi these lines, and it is proposed
| to utilize this for producing power. beginning
| Grst on the line connecting the important seaport
| Of Vigo with the large interior town OF Orense.
| This proposition would seem to suggest an oppor.
| tunity for American electrical railway coutrac-
tors, as well as for manufacturers OF electrical
| railway machinery, devices, and rolling stock
| IL may be said incidentally that there is strong
| feeling in Spain in favor OF the American sys.
TEN OF electrical traction, we'll OF American
rolling stock. and If it should be decided to m
| troduce electrical traction as widely as is pro
posed, it seems to Inc that Americans interested
! in such ventures would do we'll TO look into the
| matter
FENEZUELA-Consul Goldschmdt sends the
| following data from La Guayra. "There are three
| electric plants run by water in venezuela; the
| principal one is located at Ell Encantada. ten
! miles from Caracas During the rainy season it
develops 400 horsepower, but from December to
| April this is reduced to 100 or less, as in the
dry months the water sused for irrigating the
adjoining lands. This enterprise was organized in
1867 with capital Of about 100000 gold Three
vertical turbines are employed, and the generators
are alternating current, and develop power OF
5000 volts. Most Of the apparatus is of Swiss
manufacture: the wires canlc from Italy. The
power developed is used by small corn mills;
also by printing offices, coffec-inilLs, ETC. At
iS c1 ia ioLf D
per horsepower per right being paid for this
purpose The other industrial concerns pay from
80 TO 30 cents per horse-powe per day of ten
hours. The. company is now erecting new plant,
IA miles farther away, at point where there
, is waterfall of 500 feet. When this new station
ia finished, the company expects to obtain 1,5OO
horsepower. Another enterprise Is at Merida
(Sate OF Los Andes). This was established about
two years ago, to light the city; only about 15o
horsepower is developed. All the machinery is
Of American make, and direct current"
RUssIA-w. R. Holloway, consul general at St.
Petersburg. writes: ""The Russian government
has appointed commission to investigate agri.
cultural methods and the condition OF the peas.
aatry in Russia, with n view to improving both.
For years past, the efforts of the minister Of
finance have. been directed to the development OF
manufacturing industries; hut the results, owing
to lack of experience in management as we'll 90
to the dearth Of skilled labor, have failed to meet
expectations. The present strngency in the
money market and the depression in all classes
OF business, combined with continued failure ci
crops in many provinces and the resulting fam
inc, have induced Russian authorities to turn
their attention to the study OF means for i'm.
proving and developing the millions Of acres Of
land upon which subsist 81 per cent. OF the
12s 000, 900 people Of the Empire The powers &C.
corded the commission arc the widest, and it is
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