The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-10

with which Japan hopes to become in- dependent of the outside world.
 The steel employed here comes from the Moji mines, Kinshire, in the south ernmost island of Japan. To meet the increasing demands of these and other works. a great iron foundry is being developed at wakomatsu. expected soon to reach a shelter capacity or 100000 tons, employing between l5'ooo and 10000 men.
 The shipyard at Yokosuka, near To- kohama, has been likewise extended. A torpedo factory has been established there, along with the factory for en- zines and boilers, in addition to the great shlpbuilding plant. At this yard 1t Is estimated 10000 men are em- ployed.
 A second new torpedo factory has been established at the shipyard of Maidzurn, near Shimonosiki. third factory is being established at the yard at Nagasaka.
 The government yard at sasebo, near Eagasaka. has been developed into great repair and docking, centre. With powerful Notifications, to be the base and the refuge for the fleets operating on the coast of China and In the waters of the Philippines.
 The two big private shipyards at Kovosaki, Kobe and Mitsui, Nagasaka. with their giant drydocks have been arranged to be ready for government use upon twenty-four hours notice.
 shipyard iS being established in Formosa for coaling and repairing, clearly intended as the outlying base for the fleets operating in the waters of the Philippines
 In all of these naval establishments feverish activity reigns, the force working overtime night and day.
 A similar activity exists in the vari- ous. military establishments. which have been enormously expanded. Five new factories have been built for man ufacturing small arms. Three of these are now located at Tokio and employ | 5000 to 10000 men, Two are located at Tokonoki, Kinshin. The older fac- tories have been enlarged. The gun factory at Osaka thas been enormously enlarged, likewise the solder arsenal at | Tolio and Nagoya and the four powder l and shell factories at Kotsuki. Itabana, 1 mi-Kagahama and Nara. The exten- l sion at Osaka includes a factory for high explosives, with an improved form | of cordite. The older powder factory | at Ugima has been enlarged, including 1 the plant for manufacturing Shimose, I the powerful Japanese explosive used l with such deadly effect against the l Russian ships Similar enlargements 1 have been made in the fuse factories, l saddleries, pioneer, arsenals and in all f.the factories for auxiliary materials. | Cloth factories are being established | in all the military posts. so the regi- | ments can make their own uniforms.
 In all of these military works acc | tivity is as great as in war times. In | two arsenals alone 50,000 men are working night and day.
 The two small arms factories at and near Tolxio and the factory at Nogoza together turn out 500 stand4 Of small arms every day. The pro1ectile fac- tory at Tokio alone turns out 600 shell and shrapnel daily.
 While the Japanese are fast ap- preaching the position where they will be independent of the outside world and, while they exhibit a great desire to reduce to a minimum purchases from abroad, nevertheless they have recently placed heavy orders witr l European factories. From hrupp
 they have ordered 2.000 steel forgingi
 for artillery which are being shipped
 to Japan and rebaeted and bored a Osaka, also vast quantity Of steel
 roads. Bessemer silver steel for smai
 arms. which are being bored at Osaka
 It is reported that Krupp's Is alst
 buiIding a number of large 12-incf
 guns for the battlesships building II 1 Japan. ,.-
 It is reported that an order has beer
 pIaced at Armstrong's works and al
 the Italian works at Plume for $5,OOo'
 900 worth of Whitehead torpeooes