The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-05-22
Painting by the Acre.

Under ordinary circumstances the
ships of the largest and most care
fully managed lines are painted at
the end of every voyage. Every time
a }Cunarder, for instance, arrives in
port she is repaintei. This is no light
task, for every inch of the vessels
outside area above the water linc
from stem to stern is carefully gone
over by an army of painters. The
area thus covered is about two and
a half acres.
Curiously enough, the tunnels are
regarded as the most important item
of the whole undertaking, as these
great pipes are susceptible to injury
and must be carefully handled. On
no account is any hammering or
pounding allowed and the men must
work from stagings suspended from
a rail on the top of the mouth of
the hugh funnel. The old paint
and dirt are carefully scraped. and
scaled off before the actual painting
begins.
There are now 100 large passenger
ships constantly crossing the Allan
tic. Assuming that the average area
Of each ship is two and a quarter
acres, and that each vessel is painted
say ten times in one season, we have
an area to be covered with paint Of
200 acres eve year. Such a job
requiring the services of nearly 1vO.
men working steadily would ost
about$25O,,0O 90. Although this seems
an immense sum to spend upon paint.
alone, it is ~essentia. to keep the yes
sells in spick and span condition.
Peru's Forests.
The excessive cost of imported
mine timber has caused Peru to turn
for supplies to it's own hitherto UNI
touched forests east of the Andes
mountains. That IS the chief pur-
pose of the Peruvian government in
building a railroad, now projected
from the summit of the mountains
down the eastern slope, nearly $50
miles, to the Ucayalia river, a navi-
gable tributary Of the Amazon.
The Cerro de Paseo coal mines are
rapidly developing, and like coal
mines everywhere, they need enor-
nous quantities of timber for props.
Oregon and Washington have their
sources of supply, but prices have
risen. The long distance which tim
Der must travel by land and sea adds
to the cost and a cheaper supply must
be had.
Peru has extensive forests but they
are at present inaccessible to the lum-
bermen. Like other countries which
have in the past drawn upon the
United States for timber, Peru is
now beginning to discover that as
wood becomes scarcer she cannot
bid against the American market
but must depend upon her W for
est resources for a future timber sup
ply.
Opportunities in the Mining Field
To learn how to make money ole
must first learn how to spend it. Pro
gressiveness is a characteristic of
the American peple and few are sat
isfed with an inactive life. The s1c
cessful man likes to venture, not
blindly, but unaer the: guidance o
his best judgment. based upon tbs
most reliable information obtainable
Quick action and small profits is 9
good motto, but quick action az
large profits is a much better oEe
provided good judgment is used II
the action.
The greatest opportunities
speculation and the best chances TO,
quick and large profits are affordet
in the mining field, 9 y Butte g
per Age. At the same time the
ment Of chance stands out M
prominently in mining investmt
than In any other speculation tha
not purely gambling, Every klne Y
business has to do with gamblfna {
greater or less degree. Chss