Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1908-02-27

about $12 the president nag, winch
is the largest made, being SO feet
long and 10 feet wide. More than
10000 flags were turned out last
year, which required about 10000
yards and more than $4,000 worth
of bunting.
WASHINGTON.-The navy depart
ment has decided to send two subma-
rines to the Pacific coast. They will
be loaded aboard naval collier at
New York and be taken around South
America to San Francisco within the
next few months. The submarines
selected for the purpose are the Por-
poise and the Shark. The collier
which will transport them to the
Pacific will probably be the Caesar,
which will leave New York about
March 1.
WASHINGTON is the present
intention of President Roosevelt to
retire absolutely from public life
when he leaves the White House on
March a, 1909. He has abandoned
all idea of being a senator from New
York. Mr.. Roosevelt has never had
any intention of making a tour of
the world, after the fashion set by
Grant after the close of his admins
tration. He has not made up his mind
what he will do the first year after
he leaves the White House. He may
go on bear hunt in Alaska Just
after the inauguration of his success
sor, and later go to Hawaii. To some
OF his friends he has voiced desire
to make an extended big game hunt
in Central Africa. However, the last
is but visionary planning.
SALT LAKE.-In building the
Westward Pacific, railroad from
Salt Lake, Utah, the engineers en-
countered huge salt beds, said by the
engineers to be eight miles in width
and forty miles long. There isn't,
they declare, another such deposit in
the world. Its true depth is as yet
unknown, as 1t has only been pene-
trated from six to eight feet in
blasting holes for telegraph poles.
But in sinking these holes it was
seldom that the bottom of the salt
ped was reached. The salt is said to
be 9S per cent pure. Taking into
consideration the enormous quantity.
It's commercial value is almost beyond
computation. These salt beds are
situated near the west end of the
Great Desert, about 100 miles west
OF salt Lake City.
:, MlLWAUKIn.-To the United
o.ases steel Corporation falls the
credit OF installing the most powerful
engine ever built for use in any coun-
try IN the world. This machine
which has a capacity of $4,000 horse
power, or nearly double the size of
JUS nearest rival, was erected COM
plete IN tn engine building shops of
the Allis-Chambers Company, at West
Ais near Milwaukee. 1t will he
sent TO the Carnegie Steel Company
az south Sharon, Pa. Some idea of
tne size of this monster NAV he
gained from the fact that two of the
castings for it weighed after mach;n-
ing l1S tons. The engine az n
whole weighs $50 tons. It is CON
troile das easily as a sewing machina
ana requires the services of only ono
engineer. 1t is horizontal, twjne
tanoem rolling mill engine.
81. LOUIS.-Construct of .ho
81 Louis and Oklahoma railroad is
10 De at once resumed. The raiIroa =
Is 10 De 800 miles long, and decrea 90
che distance between st. Louis 40
1outnern Oklahoma, Texas and MO-
ico more than 100 miles. M
NEW YORK.-About the middle
of March the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany, which is building the new
Blackwell's Island bridge, will award
cash prize of $4,000 to the work
men who are first to complete the
coupling of the overhang to the mid
die section which rises above the
island. About the same amount OF
work is yet to be done on each over
hang, so that the gangs on the Man.
haitian and Long Island shores have
nearly equal chances for the money
There are $50 men in each gang.
NEW YORK--During January 49,.
432 immigrants arrived at this mort
58,767 alien steerage passengers
went away, In the corresponding
period last year there were twice as
many arrivals as departures.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passenge,
rates to the upper lakes will be ad
vanced at the opening of the cominf
season. Fare from Detroit and Lake
Erie ports will be emasured soc eact
way. Rates to Duluth will be adj
vanced 10 per cent. This year meal,
and berths will be charged separated,
from transportation fare on nearly
all the lines.
MELENA, MONT.-The Nationa