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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-26
Los progresses de la |nduStria
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ElOcuentes datOs

TOdos nuestroS fabricantes
estan al tanto de los adelantos
modernos en- este ramo, G imitan
d las fabriCas de igual indole de
los Estados Unidos Y de la Eu-
ropa continental.
NueStTOS leCtOres eStan infOr-
mados de las vicisitudes pOrque
ha atravesado en- el ano ultimo
la industria del henequen. V de
los estuerzoS que Sc han hecho,
hasta por parte del Gobierno. a
fin de evitar la ruina de unO de
los productos de mayor impor-
tanCia de la industria nacional.
La Association de Agriculto-
res de Coma, Mexicanos. Sc reu-
Mo en- una convention en- 1907.
con el fin de idear el me ior me-
dio de estimular la production
de este articulo en- todos los am
bitos de la Republica
NO ObStante que nuestro pals
tue el primer lugar de America
donde los eurOpeos encontraron
este producto, todavia no ocu-
pamos el puestO que nos CORES
ponde en- Ell mercado internacio-
nal, en- 10 que a este articulo Sc
refere
La extension de terrenos des-
tinada al cultivo de la gonna, es
solamente de $4,000 acres.
RI arbusto del guayule. que
Sc emplea EN- las fabricas del
pals, solo creCe en- una area Ii
mitada de Mexico.
FL alto preCio que ofrecen las
fabrlcas pOr este prOducto. hizo
ult1mamente que st recogieran
las plantas que no esta ban toda-
via en- saxon, por 10 cual no Sc
obtuvo la cantidad de gonna que
Sc deseaba. Los perItos calcu-
Ian Ell 5000 acres ell terren0|
destinado al cultivo de esta
planta. Dichos terren0s perte-
necen d Ia parte N0rte de los
EstadOs de Zacatecas V San
Luis POtosi la parte oriental dc
Durango. V, especialmente, La
parte Sur de Coahuila. FL qua
yule Sc encuentra tambien en-
NuevO Leon y chihuahua.
La existencia actual de este
producto, Sc calcula tn 375oooI
toneladas, sObre la base de un
promedio de production. que
varia de 500 a 500 kilogramos
pOr heCtarea.
Ell promedio del rendimiento
de una planta desarrollada, es
de 8 a II por ciento. AlgunosI
perltos Green que, mejorando Ell |
procedimiento, Sc podria obte-
ner hasta ell I8 por ciento.
Sc han tornado ricas compa-
Mas para la exploitation de esta
1ndustria, en- la parte norte de
la rep1blica. Existen en- la &C
diez companies que
tienen ounce fabricas en- pro-
ducci6n, y varias en- Was de
establecerse, y en- las que estan
algunos prominen-
tes capitalists americanos.
La principal fabrica, estable-
cida en- Torreon, cuenta con
una fuerza motriz de $4,000 ca
ballos, y una maquinaria bas-
tante capaz para una produc-
cion de 100 toneladas diarias de
materia prima.
FL capital alenan tambien sc
halla representado en- la indus
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-26

tria del guayule, Y Sc dice que
el Banco de Dresner Y la casa
Krupp, han invertido gruesas
sumas en- este negocio.
La industria del tabaco, toda-
via no adquiere la estabilidad
que hubiera de desearse, por
varias Causas, entire elias, la
competencia cubana, que, como
es sabido es de gran importan-
Cia.
Sc estan hacienda grandes es-
tuerZos por estimular la pro-
ducci6n de este articulo. espe-
cialmente Ell China, donde va
rios de nuestros consules han
tratado de averiguar ell exito
que tendria la production del
tabaco mexicano en- aquel i'm
perio. En- 1907. la production
de este articulo para la expor
tacion, assemble a 1872, ,s42 Ii
bras de tabaco en- rama, V como
a 100000 libras la de puros CT
garroS, habiendose hecho algu-
nos embarques de importancia
para Cuba.
FL Ministerio de Fomento ex-
pidio en- 1907, 463a titulos de
propledad, que comprendian
1882 hectareas. Sc hicieron
81 conceslones para utllizar las
aguas que estan sujetas a la ju-
rlsdiccion federal, Y Sc expidie
ron, aSlmismo, s. titulos, entire
los que Sc contaban algunos nue.,
vos, y otros relatives a antiguas
concesiones, con el fin de rati-
hcar derechos adquiridos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-26

Todos nuestros fabricantes
estan al tanto de los adelantos
mOdernos en- este ramo, { imitan
d las fabricas de igual indole de
los Estados Unidos Y de la Eu-
ropa continental.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-09-26


La industrial minera ha obte-
mao lguaimente' en- ell ultimo
ano' notable desarrollo' pues la
mlsma oecretaria de tstado ex'
pidlo 5000 tituloo para la explo-
.1~'on u ,onnoS ' lA1'll0ioo' ooh-
ea..;Ina 90 i dl'O 80 - loi
A. Ios ,1 a,5nl - ,a>oaao o<od1~ 10 N0 "
Ad0hhoo oe Id Cohocldd rlque-
10 ue hueo IdS lhlhaS de oro y
;,as da ~ohra - r'',l'i' tm4. iIo ~ . 30
n,,hl;ra ne estaa 800 l;. - ~
pertanacan - FStado'dnf 'lI,''1S, f-i..I 5oz
r5 Sonnra : ,d,,is a. 11loco'
81 Ia Ra;a CoI,2farn;n 80 '-DO' 80 Cti CILii
b,abua ~ nnra,,e. 49,. ',,e', - = : u !
~ deea r2raIta - = ~ !, 1'' 1a111 &o, ),
carbon de- n;adras .ip ~ = 'I9 1od iiillias +f ue
c;aneI nara nhtsnh, 100 p1i ,.a1 - q
han ,,;c;a1a 80 - . p~tI t1. -
,1na ara da nraloar;aI go >Ji'''plioa, :
con,arr; - ~ nr5rt;do ,('au, on ol
dice one bav rantae e1, +, @ee1~oi J. ) oe
Les da toralsdae A. -, asf.,t 50 ~ ~ :
lbs D;str;toe de- tarnnioa aSn"r'9, en
MN '"''' p'0oS } oA
Ia dellailda de este ultlmo
pl oduC1o Se aumenta cada dla.
oll ~-' ' al 100 oeloheS oei pals y Sc
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
ECONOMY IN ITALY.

During the greater part OF the year
we have only the servants that are
necessary; my husbands valet, one
butler, the porter who stands at the
entrance to the palace. and a general
utility country boy who in the after
noon puts o. a livery and acts as foot
man. The women servants are a cook,
a sculleTy maid, a laundress. and two
maids besi1es my own personal one.
This list is not as eXtravagant as the
same would be IN America
Wages are nothing by comparison:
one can get a good lady's maid for so
a month. 2 competent butler for SO,
cook for SO, a chambermaid for IS.
Their fare would seem coarse to the
spoiled servant Of America, consisting.
as It does, chiefly of bread. soup, mac
aroni, and fruit, with tea and coffee Of
an inferior grade, and fresh meat once
a week. We spend nothing that we can
possibly help until the Roman season.
Then we have enough surplus to get an
additional number of maids and q long
row Of footmen (these for the mos.
part young women and men from the
Village OF our own estate), and both
IN our country villa and IN our Roman
palace we open all the rooms that for
eight months have been closed, and for
four months live in luzury--Exchange-
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
HURLEY AND REDWOOD
WIN SCHOOL DEBATE

John :. Hurley, Of Oklahoma, and
Charles z. Redwood. OF Texas. carried
OF the hOnors in the first debate Of
series OF seni-dnaIs held last evening
al the National University The Ques-
ton ives Resolved. That the Postmaster
General should not be given the right
10 exclude publications from the mails
at his discretion, because they are OF
anarchisJic tendency" The question was
decided In favor OF the negative
Those taking part in the discussion
were Charles E Redwood. OF Texas.
Dodge H Hemming. OF Kansas. and
Patrick J. Hurley, 90 Oklahoma, for the
affirmative. and e Albert Turner. Of
Maryland. Victor P Hammer, Of North
Carolina, and John P Tarbox, Of South
Carolina, for the negative
The judges were Inters,at Commerce
Commissioner Charles A PrOury. Lev
erett +. Englesby. and J. Miller Kenyon.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
HAS RIVAL
IN ALLEGANY MAN
John w. Young May Be
Candidate of the Dem
OCTatS.

CUMBERLAND. Nd, April &-The
Democrats OF AlleEany county think
they have found a man who would
make strong fight against Repre-
sentative George - Pearre this fall
he is John ". Young. clerk Of the cir
cult court, whose popularity IS IN
doubted, for he has carried AlIegany
county twice, defeating two Of the most
popular RepUbhcans-John J. Bell and
Lloyd L Shaner, the latter by Go Al
the election last November.
The Democratic nomination for Con-
gress in the Sixth Maryland district has
practically gone begging for years. The
Democrats think they can induce MI.
Young to accept, with hope that he win
win the race. ccIating upon Republican
dissatisfaction alleged 10 exist IN Ale
gany county.
Mr.. Young is prominent in the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, and the Y N. c.
A. he is superintendent OF the Sunday
school Of Centre Street Church. He is
prominent IN secret orders. and Is past
grand warden OF the Grand Lodge OF
Maryland, Independent Order OF Odd
Fellows. He is president OF the Com
merciaI Savings Bank. Cumberland
and one Of the owners OF the Maryland
Shoe Company. which has a large
wholesale establishment in Cumber-
land.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
RARE ATHENlAN DIE
OF ANCIENT DATE

Prof X. ZengeIis. writing IN the
Chemiker. Zeitung. calls attention 70
what IS probably the only genuine an
tiQue die used for coinage that has been
preserved II was found IN Egypt IN
lsO4. but is now IN the Museum Of
Athens. It consists Of bronze, and is
engraved with the owl that was stamp
ed on Athenian tetadrachama pieces.
which contained about as much silver
as Shree quarter-dolIars. The die is Of
high scientific interest on account OF
the evidence IL gives Of the skill CT the
ancients, three or four hundred wears
before Christ in metallurgy. Il contains
about Z2}z per cent OF tin. and nearly
20 per cent Of copper It is extremely
hard but az the same time possesses a
certain malleability due 10 the great
purity Of the copper and tin. which
were carefully freed from all traces
OF lead and zinc to preserve the hard
ness, and from arsenic and anthony to
avoid brittleness.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
BIG CHARITY BALL
TUESDAY EVENING
Society Will Turn Out for
Knights of Columbus
Function.

Beauty and chivalry, genius. wealth.
and aristocracy are IN readiness to at
tend the Charity Bali OF the knights
Of Columbus Of Washington, 10 be held
at the New Willard Hotel, Tuesday
night
The ball is scheduled TO begin at s
o'clock, with a promenade concert OF an
hours duration by a band A varied
program has been arranged for this.
and the subsequent promenade and
dance numbers. Eighty musicians Will
occupy the two musicians stands In the
Willard ballroom Each dance number
} will be followed by a promenade
The management OF the New Willard
has set aside one Of the large banquet
halls in the hots! for the accommoda-
ton Of the guests Of the ball. Il has
also been suggested by the -anagement
that in view OF the large attendance
expected. that those patrons who can do
50 conveniently, should use the north,
or T street, entrance TO the hotel, In
order that convenient access may be
had TO the cloak rooms and bathrooms,
and 20 prevent Oyercrowding.
In order 10 accommodate the public
demand for tickets for the function
they have placed On sale at the Office
OF 7. Arthur Smith, 1E11 F street north
west, and at the willard Hotel news
stand.
That the social leaders Of the National
Capital have not been unmindfuI OF the
Efforts Of the Knights IN the cause of
charity. IS manifested in the notable
list Of patrons and patronesses for the
bali. This list is headed by Cardinal
Gibbons, the primate Of the Catholic
Churcn In this country, and by Mrs.
charles Warren Fairbanks, the wife OF
the Vice President Of the United States,
foAoWed by a long list OF representatives
OF the diplomatic and Congressional cir
cles.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
.LIMA'S BELLIES
HAVE HAT HABIT

As the visitors from the American
beet went about IN Lima. one change,
national in character, impressed itself
upon them Immediately. Every writer
on Peru has commented on the fact
that the headdress Of the women, worn
universally. is the black nanta- II IS
said that 1t is a relic that has come
down from the Incas when they put on
mourning for the-- great chief Alta
hualpa- Rich and poor have worn that
headdress on the street for centuries.
II was an established institution.
Well, II is going. About one-half OF
the women, some OF them in good cir
cumstsnces evidently. wore mantas on
the streets. but as for the rest-welI, a
man has no business 20 write about
womeu's hats. All that this man can
say is that he never saw more dazzling
specimens OF flower gardens than those
bobbing around over the graceful dap
cry with which the Peruvian women
adorn themselves.
Thus does fashion war successfully
upon established custom. The Peruvian
woman loves q beautiful hat just as
much as any other woman on earth.
Moreover. what IS said about her sur
passing beauty is true. Given great
beauty and the love OF a hat on the
part Of a woman-what chance has
q black manta got? The manta has got
to go and is going. Truly this is n
world IF change ard there are those
who viii say il is one OF decay. but let
no one breathe that IN a fashionable
millinery chop IN Lima--New York Sun.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
n CARREN TRICKS
TANMANY LEADER
Gets Friends Proxy in Com
mittee, and Threatens
Trouble.

NEW YORK, April ls.-The Democrat
&c national convention at Denver IS
going TO see the biggest display Of DO
Nucal fireworks that has been let OF
In years when Senator Patrick H Nc
Carren, OF Brooklyn, oUsted from the
State convention and read out of the
party on Wednesday, gets there to fight
for the seating of his Kings county
delegation This was the declaration OF
McCarTen's friends today.
A trick McCarren turned this after
noon on State Chairman Corners and
Leader Murphy, Of Tammany Hail, has
caused those sstute politicians 20 pay
more attention to the Brooklyn mans
threats.
After being oUsted from the State
committee and told he would never be
allowed to sit in that body again, Nc
Carren Is tonight back on the 100, hav-
ing induced Conrad Haszenfug. the only
McCarren man left in the committee,
TO give him his proxy during the re-
mainder OF his term
That another State convention VIII be
called 10 send a cOntesting delegation
now seems almost certain McCarren
declared positively. however, that ire
spective Of this. he viii take the Brook
ly2 contest to Denver, and said his men
either would be seated or there would
be a muss that would startle the con-
vention
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
ROSCOE CONKLING
LOVED A CLIMAX

Roscoe Conkling was very fond Of
spectacular effects. On the night before
the nominating speeches were TO be
made IN the Republican convention in
Chicago IN 1880 he let a runor circulate
to the effect that he had changed from
Grant to some other candidate This he
did to heighten the effect Of his per-
Torrance on the following day. When
the roll was called and when Conkling' s
chance arrived. everyone was tense
with suppressed excitement TO see just
what the New York leader was about
to do.
What he did was very characteristic
OF the man. Instead Of going quietly to
the platform, he staggered down the
aisle. and then suddenly leaped upon
the table assigned to newspaper cor
respondents. upSetting their ink bottles
and scattering their copy" over the
floor. They cursed him loudly, but their
voices were drowned In the shouting.
Then Conkling wheeled about, and.
facing the convention, acclaimed dra-
maucally q bit OF doggerel by Charles
Graham Halpine-better known as
Miles O'Reilly''-which he had picked
UP from some one on the evening be-
fore:
When asked what State he halls from,
Our sole reply shall be:
He comes from Appomatox
And its famous apple tree
Some have said that he did not quote
this verse bot the present writer makes
ator Hoar, who presided over that con-
vention, and of Mr.. COnkling's own
nephew and biographer.-MunSey' s Mag
azine.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
MARCoNI NOT FIRST
TO BUILD WIRELESS

Justin AcCaTthy's A Short History
Of Our own Times" wh4ch the Harpers
have recently issued IN revised and ex-
tended form. is exceedingly condensed ;
yet the scope Of its comment. and the
novelty OF some Of its statements con
corning recent history, are quite re-
markable- II may surprise some read
ers to learn, for instance, that wireless
telegraphy was not the exclusive inven-
ton OF one man. Sir W. H Preece had.
IN 1879, made known TO the Royal In
stitution a system OF his own device for
the purpose OF signalling through space
without wires by means OF eleCJrO-maS-
nerfC waves OF low frequency and par
alIel circuits established on each bank
Of a river. This system had already
been put in practice by Sir William
Preece in telegraphing across some or
orr harbors- Il was one OF those VINO
at once understood and encouraged the
exDeriments OF PlRrconi when the young
italian came over 20 try his chances in
England
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
FENCE TELEPHONES
USED IN SOUTHWEST

In the West and Southwest. where
there are long stretches Of IN
broken wire fences, they are frequently
used 10 convey telephone messages from
one point to another. In some iocali-
ties the fence wires are converted into
regular telephone lines with permanent
equipment. These lines are often from
ten to thirty miles long, and are a
great convenience TO the people OF the
ranches.
The United States Army Signal Corps
Is well trained IN the use Of wire fences
for telephone purposes. In the military
naneuvers that take place IN the ranch
region the Signal Corps plays an fmpoT~
tant part in directing the movement Of
the troops by improvised telephones. In
some localities where the country IS
rough or heavily wooded it Is impossible
to convey the signals from one point to
another by The usual method Of flags
II is then that the telephone is brought
into play Each detachment Of signal
corps men is equipped with n field teIe-
phone attachment. It requires the work
of but a minute or two to connect this
attachment with a fence wire. and TO
get in direct communication with head
quarters
The use of the fence wires for tele-
phone communication obviates the ne
cessity OF constructing temporary field
telerhone lines by the signal corps. It
sometimes happens that there Is diff
Guilty in using the wires on account OF
some obstruction, but II usually does
not take long 20 discover and remove
the cause Of the trouble. On some Of
the big ranches straight lines OF wire
fences fifty to seventy-flve mileslong fire.
duently are found and these afford a
fine opportunity for good military field
telephone service. As a matter OF ne
cessity all ranch fences must be kept
in good repair. To do this fence riders
are constantly MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
PENSION FOR CLERKS
WILL Be ADVOCATED

Herbert D. Brown and others interest
I'd In the proposed legislation to create
q retirement fund for superannUated
employees in the civil service. hope to
be heard this week before the subcOm-
mittee Of the Senate Committee on Civil
Service and Retrenchment, which has
charge of this matter. The subCOmmit-
tee IS headed by Senator Brown Of
Nebraska, and the other members are
Senators La B'Ollette. Elkins. and Ray
ner. 1t Is expected that in addition to
Mr.. Brown the subco mnnittee Of the
Keep Commission. headed by Arthur p.
Davis, viii appear and urge the legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Brown hopes for an early report
In favor Of the bill from the House Com
nnittee on Reform in the Civil Service.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
LOCKED IN HA'NTED JAIL
PRISONERS BEG RELIEF

ASHEVILLE, y. c., April 1s.-Declar-
ing that the Asheville county tail is
haunted, the prisoners have Joined in n
petition to the sheriff for protection
from evil spirits.
Both Sheriff Hunter and JaIler Mitch
ell agree that they have themselves
heard queer noises about the prison.
Lest night, however, was a record
breaker The prisoners say an evil spIr-
it swung to and fro along the iron
grating of the cages for two hours,
frightening two of the ceptives 50 badly
that they tainted.
Another story is that nearly every
night the crash Is heard OF the trap in
the gallows on which a negro was re-
Gently hanged.
The sheriff promises to move his
charges TO the new jail az soon as It is
finished.
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
Diplomatic Seruce Bill Passed
But Ambassadors Are RfdicuLed

After poking all manner of fun at
the homes of the United States ambas-
sailors abroad and ridiculing some OF
the men in the diplomatic service, the
House late yesterday afternoon passed
the bill making appropriations for the
diplomatic and consular service.
There was a good deal Of speaking,
but it did not change the makeup OF
the bill. Representative Burton Harri-
son, Of New York, compared one OF
Americas leading diplomats 70 a white
rabbit .>cuttling the drawing-roOms OF
royalty, and Representative LOngworth
drew a gloomy picture OF how some of
the ambassadors viii soon be living in
flats and trying to demonstrate that a
family of many or few children can live
on nothing a year.
Mr.. Harrison was grieved that Ameri-
can secretaries ARE chosen because
their mothers are members of the four
hundred" and can eat without dropping
the least morsel from their lips. lie
pointed to the secretary at London as
an example.
Ambassadors Toys Shocking.
He was shocked at the reports that
Ambassador White at Paris had been
wearing short pants and other court
toys Of late. Harrison recommended
that the ambassador read the statutes
which prohibit diplomatic representa-
tives from wearing costumes not ap-
proved by Congress
Ambassador White was defended by
Representative Hitchcock OF Nebraska.
as a humble. Woodworking diplomat.
I am not a member Of the four hum
dred, and my colleague, Mr.. Harrison.
Is. and he ought to know" said Repre-
sentative Bennett Of New York, yet 1
have travelled abroad and I contend his
criticism OF the secretaries are unjust"
The secretary at London, Mr.. Har-
rison said. was very amiable. but one
was irresistably reminded by him Of
The Washington times., 1908-04-19

the white rabbit in "AIice in Wonder
land, and '-as he scuttles through the
drawing rooms of London, ora can al
most hear him say oh, the duchess,
the duchess; my furs and w,hskers. I
shall be later -
Pointing TO the humilfating experience
of this nation as the result of the re-
cent Berlin Enthusiastically gossip,
Representative Nicholas Longworth
pleaded with the House to purchase
embassies in foreign capitals.
He said the situation is that the next
ambassador to Germany must be fur
nished a residence by the Government
or live in a fat.
Embassy Reflects on Incumbent.
rs this a condition that we can con-
tinue much longer to view with stolid
equanimity?" asked the Ohio man. Us
II truly democratic that the American
embassy should invariably reflect in a
way apparent TO the eyes Of all the
amount of worldly goods with which the
particular incumbent happens to be
bIessed?'
The entire membership gave Mr.
Longworth's remarks loud applause.
An office-hOlding aristocracy is bad
enough in any country when based on
birth and blood, but when based on
wealth It is infinitely worse, particular
ly in republic he added. he made
1t plain that he was not talking about
any of the present ambassadors.
He said money should not be a bar
from Office holding, but offered the sug-
gestion that 20 say II would BE a quail
ihcation for Office would be "arrant
hunkeyism.'
1T is the right Of the American peo-
pie to be represented by man and not
q pocketbood," he exclaimed. When
the man is found who is qualified BY
learning and ability and patriotism to
represent them II ought TO make no
difference whether his pocketbOOk be
fat or lean"
The Washington times., 1908-04-19
USEFUL CoNTRTYANcE.

Mrs De Flat-Can you show me any
thing new IN folding beds2
Dealer-Only this. madam, and II
really Is quite a success. On arising IN
the morning YOU touch a. spring and II
turns into a Washstand and oathtuo-
After your bath you touch another
spring and x becomes q dressing case
with a French plate mirror II you
breakfast IN your room. q slight pres
sure Will transform II into an extension
table. After breakfast you press these
three buttons at once and you have an
upright piano That's all II VIII DO. eX-
cept that when you die II can be
changed into a rosewood cof7n.-Inde-
pendent