Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-09

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located between Corsica and the coast
Of Tuscany, has an area Of Sc square
/, miles, a coast extension OF a miles
and population of 1882, according tb
the census Of 1911. It is separated
from the mainland Of Italy by the
strait Of Piombino, ten miles WIDE.
A aa,1 it belongs to the Tus-
iferruginous; generally fertile, and the
climate mild, varying from 40 to 80
degrees +. The vine, the orange, the
lemon, the olive and the mulberry
flourish. Wines famous for their con-
tent Of iron; wheat, Indian corn, vege-
tables and melons are the chief agrl-
cultural products. Sheep, goats. swine
and asses are found In large numbers,
but few horses and horned beasts.
Goats milk and butter are served at
the hotels Of Elba The sea yields a
great variety Of fish, OF which the
funny is the most valuable, which Is
now sent to Florence, where it is
sides agricultural and 9iuculture arc
ore mining, the production Of pig iron
and Of steel and the Quarrying Of
granite. s%3 81
Imports Are Few. ],
The island supplies nearly al the
needs OF the Inhabitants, the direct
in 1910, except coal, being as follows:
Building material. u tons; machienry,
355 tons; cereals, tons; iron and steel
goods, AZ tons; all other articles, 80
tons. Nearly all OF the building ma
terials, machinery and iron and steel
goods imported went to the local con-
steel. 3.]s Al. 81 .s .S 81, IN IS 5s S5
There. are no wholesale houses in
Elba. the retailers being supplied
chiefly from Leghorn and Genoa. Ger
man and Italian manufactures lead,
and American hardware, cutlery, ma
chine tools, and monographs are
| found on SALE "A large bakery and
macaroni factory has just been COM
pleted, equipped with the newest cleo
trical appliances and machinery. This
plant has daily capacity Of five tons
Of paste" The daily consumption OF
paste Is estimated at ten tons, and,
with the native vegetables, it forms
the principal article Of the peoples
food.
The principal ports are Portoferraio
on the north coast, with about 5000 In
habltants, and Portolongone. The har-
Dor Of Portoferraio Is, ono Of the best
on the Mediterranean, being vast,
deep inland bay, capable Of holding
One-haf on the navies Of the world,
and this harbor and Portolongone offer
safe anchorage to the largest vessels
all the year round. Rio Marina, Mar
ciana Marina, and Campo arc open
roadsteads, where ships may load and
unload from and to lighters nearly
every day in the year. Elba. Is reach
| ed from Rome or Leghorn by train to
Piombino, and thence. by daily packet
boat across the strait and twice
week from Leghorn by comfortable
steamers. There are no railways on
the island, and the few wagon roads
are not very good. Traffic is carried
on by water, the principal towns be-
Ing located on the shores.
Imports Are Few.
The island Of Elba is visited by
many botanists and ornithologists from
all over the world. Here are found I'M
Limited species Of plants, herbs and
wild flowers, some of which are not
end many of which, according to the
hotalnist, would not be expected to grow
| in that latitude or in the attitudes Of
the Ethan mountains where they are
found. The orntthologist finds rich
! field here for his labors. Many Of the
migratory birds travelling between
points south of the equator and the
! In their passages north and south. In
the Museum Demidon. close to the
villa once occupied by Napoleon Bona
parte. three miles from Portoferraio.
many specimens Of rare birds arc ON
exhibition. : ~.
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The iron and steel industries OF Italy
depend almost entirely ON the supply Of
iron ores on the island Of E1ba, the
IN ap italy ! prineipaiiy from Lombardy.
The iron mines on the Island Of En-
ba are the property OF the ltanan
state. They arc worked at present I'M
! der q lease granted by the government
- Elha gocieta. :Anonirna al Miniere a
- q 49, rra.f 49, +d,1..~ 49,. evr,1,,a~, q.
1928. The royalty IL $l.60 per metric
~ evn +h;.u i.Ie "a s. - a. Rio Narir. Rio
1Sl,,e eA4 virafnt. Tsr-eX Ners 1erd r.1a
hlDa, 6ia, g 9: ~ "a = s.Au
M ' metric tons 'per year u but bY con-
Wy Wy. ~ 49, 80 sAs 80
has been Increased to SOC, 600 tons. Tho