The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-01


be built at the Worthington plant of the
International Steam Pump Company. a
New York The electrical equipment
! including more than 100 motors. will he
Of Westinghouse manufacture.
Mexican advices state that American
capitalists are Interested in project to
establish a large boot and shoe factory
and tannory in the city OF Monterey
. Ohio men are primarily interested in the
scheme The construction and equipment
Of the plant viii cost nearly 81 .00o eco.
The Western Electric Company. of
Philadelphia, has been awarded thu
yearly contract for supplies. etc. for
the Liverpool municipal electric light
ing system.
More than $4,000 tons Of agricultural
machinery were exported from the port
Of New York last week to various parts
Of the world. These shipments repre-
sent q considerably larger total ton
mage Of such freight than has ever left
New York during a similar period The
machinery was consigned to Baltic and
French ports principally. and was
shipped from the various divisions Of
the International Harvester Company
OF Observation-Disclosures Deering. Plano
and Milwaukee plants. Several Of the
independent manufacturers Of agricuI-
tuTaI machinery also shipped large or
dcrs. Fifteen thousand tons went direct
TO ports on The Baltic Sea and the re-
mainder to France
Wales Follows Suit.
Another Welsh steel plant is 10 be re-
modelled practically on American lines.
The Morewood Works DaneIIy. South
Wales. viii install new engines. includ-
ing a reversing engine and 30-fnch bar
mills which equipment will he capable
Of taking care OF an output OF 200 tons
per week An electric plant Will also
be Installed for operating the charging
machine, and three furnaces Of forty
tons capacity each are TO be erected
The South African General Electric
Company, which represents American
interests, has taken the contract for the
installation of over $50 motors in Tie
Natal government railway shops. The
contracts for the engines. dynamos and
other plants necessary for the operation
Of the shops by electricity viii be Allied
BY the British representatives of the
General Electric Company.
H. c, Baker. traffic manager Of The
Milwaukee division of the International
Harvester Company Of America. is max
ing arrangements for further exports Of
agricultural machinery. Nearly 300 cars
from the Western plant Of the company
are awaiting shipment to Russian ports
James Deitrick who was recently
granted concessions by the Nicaraguan
government 10 develop extensive gold
and other mineral properties il Mica
ragua. is now in this country for the
purpose Of purchasing equipment. He
is at present in PittsburE. Some eight
cen months ago he placed contracts ag-
gregatius $3.50 $50 with American firms
for equipment for the Monaghan and
ManChuTian mines. for which he was
acting as chief examiner for the Rus
sian owners Of these undertakings.
The Norristown Covering Company, OF
EoTristown. has increased its capital
stock from $50 geo 10 500 Gee and viii
enlarge its plant to accommodate the
rapidly Increasing business Of the firm.
due. It is said 10 the untiring efforts
OF General Manager Charles S Plat
The hoard of directors Of the company
were all reelected