The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-10

the spindles are idle. About 500 Oo0, 600
are now invested in Japanese cotton mills.
The following figures show how silk, cot
ton and other textile manufactures have
increased: 1886, $14. 240. 900; 1896. $50. 49,
900; 1897, $50, 955, 200; 1898, ST. So, 500;
1899, $S5, ass, 800.
Although China IS the original home~of
lacquer work, Japan now eXcelS in this
art and has driven out Chinese wares
from many Of the worlds markets. In 1899
the value Of the output Of lacquer goods
amounted to ESQ, ia. japanese porcelain
has also brought wealth to the island en-
pre- and the value Of this product in
1899 was nearly So, O00, 000 The Japanese
are also dexterous in working in metals,
and especially In bronze, and in 1899 the
bronze and copper product was $691. S75.
The manufacture of paper employs
greater proportion of the Japanese people
than it does in any other country. Japan
csc paper has proved superior to that
Of many countries of a far older knowl-
edge of it's manufacture, and the So, ga
paper establishments of Japan IN 1899
turned out product worth SS,272,754.
The mineral deposits Of Japan are not
especially rich. Coal beds have been found
sufficient to supply the Japanese them
selves for centuries to come The best
coal is from Takashima, Karatsu, Mike
and in other places on the island of
Kiushiu. The coal output in 1899 amount
ed to $500, 600 tons. From the iron mines
in the same year 81 900, 600 pounds were
taken. Copper. gold and lead are also
found, but in no great quantities.
European Russia produces two-thirds
the oats and one-haf the rye Of Europe.
The chief crops of cereals in bushels for
the entire empire average annually as
follows: Wheat $4,000, 600; rye, S02,OO0,-
GEO; oats, 500. 0000 600; barley, 252, 000, 900.
The beet sugar industry is being rapid
ly developed and 100000 acres are now
under cultivation in connection with this
industry. Four fifths of the flax tow of
the world is supplied by Russia, and in
1899 4. 900 goo acres yielded 357 900 tons OF
fiber and 1890, 600 pounds of linseed. In
Russian TurkeStan and the Caucasus. the
cotton fields yield about S00 900, 600 pounds
a year. Russia produces about 100. 900
pounds of tobacco a year from Bessara-
bian plantations. Russia exports timber
worth $50, 900, 600 a year. Cattle raising is
carried on extensively, and it is esti-
mated that in the whole empire there
are 26. 600, 600 horses, 43, GOO, 600 head or
cattle 20, 500, 600 sheep and goats, and a.
600, 900 hogs. Russia produces more wool
than any European nation except Great
Britain.
In minerals Russia is one Of the rich
est nations Of the world. Her mines are
still largely undeveloped, although they
contain great quantities of gold, silver,
iron, copper. platinum, zinc salt and coal.
Iron and coal are found together in Po-
land and the Donetz coal basin. There are
also iron mines near Moscow, in Fin
land and in the Ural mountains. Pig iron
is produced to the amount of 100000
tons a year. In 1899 the production OF
steel amounted to 1,S1S,000 tons. The coal
in European Russia is laid in horizontal
strata that are hard to work. and al
though the mines produced 100000 tons
in 1899 Russia is compelled to buy coal
from her neighbors. Gold is found chiefly
in Siberia.