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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
EXHAUST FUMES
KILL OFFICIAL
Daughter Finds o. J. DeRousse
LifelesS; Was Assistant to
President Rea

Philadelphia, Jan. 2. - While at
taching a 1917 license tag to the rear
of his machine, Oswald ]. De Rouse,
aged 40 years, assistant to President
samuel ,Rea. of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, and one of the best known rail-
road officials in the country, was over
come by petrol fumes from the eX-
haust of his machine and dropped
dead late yesterday afternoon in his
private garage in this city. He was
preparing to drive his wife and
daughter to a New Year reception.
The engine of the De Rousse motor
car still was running when the body
OF Its owner was discovered by his
daughter, Miss Jennie De Rouse. He
was lying on the oily concrete floor
on his back. one end of the license
tag was strapped to the rear spring,
and the other dangled freely with the
pounding of the motor.
Held Many Offices
Besides being assistant to President
Rea, Mr. De Rousse was secretary
of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt
Line Railroad company, a Pennsyl-
Nanla subsidiary, and many other
companies. President Rea was greatly
shocked when he learned the news
last night
Mr.. De Rousse entered the service
pany on July is, 1884. as a telegraph
operator in "PO" Office. at Philadel-
phia. On June %, 1885. he was trans
ferred to the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk Railroad company, in the
office of A. J. Cassatt, then president
where he remained until March, 1897,
when he was elected secretary of that
company.
Upon the election of Mr.. Cassatt to
the presidency of the Pennsylvania
Railroad company on June 8, 1899.
Mr.. De Rousse was transferred to
Broad Street Station and appointed
chief clerk to the president, serving
chief clerk to the president, serving
in that capacity through Mr.. Cassatt's
administration, and also that of his
successor, James McCrea. on Mr..
Crea's retirement, on January 1, 1913,
and the election as president Of Mr..
Rea, he was appointed general as
sistant in the office of tae president.
MIR. De Rouse was appointed assist
ant to the president on September 80,
1915
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
MORE p. II. II. PROMOTIONS

Pittsburgh, Pa, Jan. Additional
promotions growing out of the recent
consolidation of the Vandalia Rail-
road Company and the Pennsylvania
were announced here to-day. P. f.
Smith, general superintendent of mo-
tive power of the central system. with
headquarters at Toledo was appointed
general superintendent of motive
power of the Pennsylvania Lines,
West, and Oliver z. Reese, assistant
general superintendent of motive
power of the lines west, was appointed
general superintendent of motive
power for the central system.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
PAYING DIVIDEND

An annual dividend of 1855 is be-
ing paid to each of the members of
the Clerical and Professional Relief
Association. H. c. Deik, treasurer of
the Steelton National Bank, is paying
out the dividend. The following of
ficers have been elected for the COM
ing year: President, Harry Glass; vice.
president, Benjamin G. Black; cor
responding secretary George w. Neff;
financial secretary, C. L. George; treas
urer, II. c. Deik: directors, S. c. Rudy,
Ed. Gault, George S. Bolton, ]. Elmer
George, II. Russell Rupp and A. j.
Calhoun.
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SEND OUT INVITATIONS
TO HEAR MARBURG

Invitations were sent out to-day by
the Harrisburg Chamber of Commerce
for the luncheon meeting TO be held
on Thursday in the Board of Trade
Tall. when Theodore Marburg, of Bal
timore. former minister to Belgium,
will speak. The luncheon meetings
have been changed from Wednesday
to Thursday to permit officials OF the
Bethlehem Steel Company to attend,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
LARGE OPEN HOUSE

All records for New Year attend
ance at the P. X. r. Y. NJ. c. A. were
broken yesterday. During the open
house period from 10 o'clock in the
morning till 10:39 at night, ]. 500 per-
sons called. Last night in the audi
torium. nearly 1000 enjoyed an inter-
esting program. The musical features
included selections by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Glee Club, one of Har-
risburg's popular organizations. There
were moving pictures. gymnasium
exercises and addresses by officials.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
GEORGE NJ. BAKER BURIED

West Fairview, Pa, Jan. q
Funeral services for George NJ. Baker
were held on Monday evening at 8
o'clock at the home ON Enola road,
the Rev. ]. +. B. Rice. pastor of Grace
United Brethren Church, officiating.
Mr. Baker was 81 years old and an
employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company for a number of years. He
is survived by his wife, two sons,
Charles and Calvin. and one daughter,
Miss Edna Baker, all of whom live
here.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
NEW BAND OFFICERS

The Commonwealth Band. with
headquarters In the Wyeth building
announces the election of the follow
ing officersl President, III. IT, Etter;
president, M. r. Hoffmani secre-
tary, Elmer EshenourI treasurer. Cor
nelius b. Shopel leader, w, Fred
Weber: manager. Elmer Eshenouri
trustees, Charles III, Pentz willard
Loeser and George Heberlig, The an
nual meeting of the Musicians Union
of Harrisburg will be held Sunday,
January %,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
MRS. MCPHERSON BURIED

New Bloomfield, Pa, Jan. 2.-Mrs.
Elizabeth Mcpherson died Sunday
evening. She was a member of the
Presbyterian Church and is survived
by the following children: Robert f.
Mcpherson, Miss Stella h. Mcpherson,
of Harrisburg; Mary H., Mrs. j. Steel.
of Penn township, and Benjamin d.
Mcpherson. Funeral services were
held this morning, the Rev. l. Potter
Hayes officiating.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02

HARRISBUR GSIDE
PhiIndeIphIn DiNISiOn-I14 crew first

PhtladeIphta DiyisiOR-l14 crew first
Fireman for ia.
Brakemen for ia. 123 (two), 11S.
Engineers up: Epeas, Yeater. Sober
Hogentogler.
Firemen up: W. ]. Miller, Everhart
Brymesser. Walkage, Shandler, Cook
Powers. Peters, Kugle. Eckman.
Conductors CO.. up; Horning' Thomas.
Brakemen up: Dougherty, McNaugh-
ton, Beale, Gillett
Middle Division-242 crew first to &c
after, 4 p. m: 2Ss, 2S6, u. 20, is. II, So
Engineer for II.
Firemen for 20. II.
Flagmen for l5, 26.
Brakemen for 80, 10, 81 (two).
Engineers up: Tettemer, I. w. Cook
Blizzard, Kline, Albright, Ascper, How
ard
Firemen up Mcdonald, Biting, Gray
Sellers, Peters, Tippery. Jr Pensyl
Newhouser. Bretz. Trout. Orr.
Conductor up: Coup.
Flagman up: Anderson.
Brakemen up: Beers, Seeblist Wright
G. w. Campbell.
Enginaeeers. for 2, second s, 1s. IS,
Firemen for 6. third s. first "a. S6, ss,
10. 81.
Engineers up: Harling. sayford. Mat
son, Beckwith. Gibbons, Cless, Ewing,
Yinger, Starper. Morrison. Beatty, Feas.
Firemen up: 0tstot, Bryan. Lawrence,
4
Richter. keiser. six, Cain, Warner, My
ers, Hardy. Wilhelm, Walters.
ENOLA SIDE
philadelphia DlyiaiOn-203 crew first
to go after 3:45 p. M: 22S, PA, 202 2ag,
213, 22S. 24s, 207, 225. 20s, 222, 2S0, 22O'
21S.
Engineers for II, 202, 213.
Firemen for 203. 202.
Conductors for 10, IA, "a. 25, 2s.
Flagmen for q, 81.
Brakemen for 2. q 20. 20, 2s.
Seabolt, Wilmington, Gayman,
Middle Divisl0u-229 crew first TO e.,
after . p. M: 233. 102 Ill, 119, 11S.
Flagman for 102,
Brakeman for 101.
Yard Crews
Engineers for second 124. is4, third
124,
Firemen for first 1os, second fes.
12t. 1913. third 126, third 12i. ia, second
1Oa'
Engineers upi Hill, Boyer, Anspach.
Killing, Smith, Branyon, Brets
neEcr Flrsmen G,,isa, HP Waih B39E hiGhei-
Clark, Nj. s. Hall, Bickhart,
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THE YEAR,s FTRsT BRIDE

To Mike Knoll and Anna Sinkovich
goes the honor of being the first bride
and groom of 1917 in Dauphin county
so far as application for q marriage
license is concerned. They got their
license late yesterday afternoon while
the office was open for few minutes
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
PRESIDENT GRACE ENrERrA1Ns

Bethlehem, Pa. Jan. 2.-E. G. Grace,
president of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany, to-day held his annual New
Years reception for representatives of
the foreign governments stationed here
and officials of the Bethlehem Steel
Company.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
KREsGE JOINS MoyEMENT

Announcement was made to-day
that the Kresge and 1O-cent store
has Joined the movement started by
the big department stores and that be-
ginning to-day employees will not re-
port in the morning until $3.50 O'Clock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
MANUFACTURERS MAKE EXHIBIT

Lancaster, Pa. Jan. 2.-The manu-
facturers of Lancaster city and coun-
ty have again combined in Trade
at-Home" exhibit at the Y. NJ. c. A.
building, which opened yesterday and
was attended by several thousand per-
sons. There are seventy industrial es-
adjustments represented in TIE ex-
hibits, which represent many lines of
manufactures.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
TO INsTALL OFFICERs

Officers of oPst So. Grand Army of
the Republic, will be installed on Fri
day evening of this week at the post
rooms, 81 North Third street, p, X,
Ployer, of Post 416, will have charge
of the ceremonies.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
MAY LOSE EYESIGHT

Edward Ford, aged "a, may lose
the sight of his right eye from the
effects of a burn received while at
work at the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany plant here this morning. He was
treated at the Harrisburg hospital.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
RECORDS FIRST DEED

The first deed recorded for 1917 was
entered to-day by ex-Recorder OF
Deeds William L. McIlhenny, now
warden of the Dauphin county jail.
Mr.. McIlhenny sold No 71O North
Eighteenth street, to Ethel r. Miller
for $1,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
RAILROAD RUMBLES
ENGINEER DIES;
MLSHORT TIME
William II. Filling Victim of
Uraemic Poison; Member
of ElkS

William Henry Filling, aged 65
years, retired passenger engineer of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, whose
home is at 1895 North Sixth street,
died yesterday at the keystone Hos
pital. Engineer Filling had been ill
for nearly month. Death was due
TO uraemic poison.
The survivors are two sons. William
and Harry, one daughter, Mrs. Bertha
NJ. Gross; two grandchildren, Ray
mond Filling and Catherine Kellar,
and the following brothers and sisters:
Henry, Charles, George and Augustus.
of Palmyra, n. j., and John W., Har-
risburg, and Mrs. Elizabeth Bowers,
Cologne, n. j. The funeral will take
place Thursday afternoon at 9 O'Clock.
services will be conducted at the home
at z o'clock by the Rev. Henry w. A.
Hanson, pastor of Messiah Lutheran
Church. Burial will be made in East
harrisburg cemetery.
Retired Last September
William II. Filling was retired last
September by his own request. He
was one of the best known engineers
on the Middle Division, having charge
of through trains. He was a son OF
the late Lewis Filling, for many years
a resident of Harrisburg and one of
the early city supervisors. The father,
who was q charter member of the
Good VIII Fire Company had his son.
William, elected a member at the age
of s years. The latter was an active
member up to the time of his illness
He was also affiliated with Harrisburg
Division No. "A, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, Harrisburg Lodge
No. II, B. p. o. Elks, Middle Division
Veteran Employees Association, and
Pennsylvania Relief Department.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
OBERLIN NOTES

AT the annual election of officers
at Salem Lutheran Sunday school
Sunday morning, the following officers
for 1917 were elected: Supt. p. T
Brehm; assistant superintendent, w
I. Eshenaur; secretary, George Sheaf-
fer; treasurer, John Reed, warden
Edwin Cassell; assistant wardens, Ear
Brehm and Christian Gluntz; pianist
Miss Eva Lingle; assistant pianist
Miss Edna Cassell; superintendent
primary department, Mrs. William
Landes. The Christian Endeavor So
ciety held election of officers at Gao
p. IN. and the following officers were
elected for the coming year: Presi-
dent, w. /. Eshenaur; president,
John Reed; recording secretary, Miss
Rena Brehm; corresponding secretary
Miss Minerva Zoll; treasurer. Mrs.
John Reed; pianist. Miss Helen
Brehm; assistant pianist, Miss Edna
Cassell.
The Woman'S Home and Foreign
Missionary Society of Salem Lutheran
church, will meet Saturday afternoon
at o'clock at the home of Mrs. Jesse
Frysinger, Reading street, Steelton.
Miss Minerva Zoll, Highland street,
has returned after several days visit
with friends at Weatherly, Pa.
Miss Catherine Brehm, of Carlisle,
is visiting with relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. David Keammerer
and son David are the guests of the
formers father, John Keammerer,
Chambers street.
Miss Olivia Stengle spent the week.
end with her sister. Mrs. John Yetter,
at York.
Earl and Luther Brehm, Chambers
street, spent Sunday at Allentown.
Miss Miriam Yetter, of Shippens-
burg, has returned home after spend
ing the holidays with her aunt, Mrs.
Frank Chambers, Harrisburg street.
William Whitley of Atlantic City was
a caller in town, New Years Day.
John Salt of Reading was enter
tanned over the weekend by William
Yeager, Second street.
Milton Wise and sons William and
Frank visited relatives at Halifax over
Sunday.
Mrs Thomas Beats and son
Thomas of Liverpool, are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Espenshade.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02

about $4,000, stored in the basement.
was totally destroyed. together with a
large store of shipping cases valued
at $1,000. The yarn is very valuable
on account of its high cost and
scarcity.
The finishing department occupied
the first floor. The knitting and loop
ing department was on the second
floor, and a knitting department on
the third. The basement was used
for storage.
The mill is one of four owned by
the II. A. Romberger Manufacturing
Company of Philadelphia. Mr.. Rom
berger is expected late to-day
Other plants are situated at Phila-
delphia, Newport and Lykens. The
Lykens plant has just opened and it is
likely that some of the local employees
Will be given work there.
According to Superintendent Kohr
this morning, no plans for temporary
quarters have been made. He said
that he believed much of the goods
produced by this plant could be manu-
factured in the other company plants.
He was not positive whether Mr.. Rom
berger would rebuild.
The firm has been located here for
about twenty years and is one of the
largest industries in the borough.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-02
GOVERNOR SAYS
CONTESTS OVER
Refuses to Discuss Rumors
That There Will Be Number
of Dismissals

Governor Brum.
baugh's only COM
ment on the result
of the Republican
C a u c u s for the
speakersL.ip of the
House was made
soon after his ar
rival at his office.
1t was THE contest
is over and we're
going right on to
attend to our pub
lie duties"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20

what was formerly ranked as the
most dangerous of all our industries.
The average number of tons of coal
mined in the United States per
fatal injury during the last forty
years was one hundred and eighty
thousand six hundred and seventy
tons. Last year this figure was re-
duced to one fatality to two hundred
and twepty-eight thousand six hun
dred tons. and this. too, in spite of
the great increase of non English
speaking men in the mining indus
try.
"The same spirit of preparedness
has invoded building operations.
With the advent of modern steel
construction and the piling of story
on story till the newspapers, for
want of better exprsion coined the
sky-scraper phrase. safety of the
workmen for time became a by
word. DO you remember the banner
of the structural iron workers in
their Labor Day parade: I'VE don't
die. We get killed Well that does't
hold good any longer. An iron
worker has about the same chance
to die from pneumonia. scarlet fever,
or other contagious diseases these
days .as he has from industrial acci-
dents.
"In the industries we find intelli-
gent preparedness lengthening the
life of the worker an average of nine
years. in some of the more confin-
ing trades. to ten years in trades
such as cigar making and printing,
| while in others where dust. poor
sanitation. and occupational hazard
was the rule. rather than the excep
tion. | believe twelve and fifteen
years have been added to the life OF
the average worker.
Preparedness has been the watch
word in the shops and factories. in
the mines. and on the railroads fol-
a decade. For a time the employer
was sadly put to il to convince his
workmen that he should take heed
of his very life. Day In and day
l out the fight against carelessness
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20

the people all over these United
States ever made aware of the fact
that this mail-order house was sell
ms soods at low prices? By means
of printers ink, or advertising, was
it not? Were it not for the extern
siye use of advertising, all these big
mail-order houses would soon be
forced to close their doors. And yet,
we meet an occasional merchant who
says, What's the use of advertising,
anyhow? | can't see that it is of
Iany benefit. The trouble is that he
does not use it enough Such a mer-
Chant reminds one of the Indian who
heard that feathers make a fine bed.
so he got him feather and slept on
it, Next morning he awoke, and
rubbing his aching shins, ex-
claimed; White man say feathers
make fine bed lnjun nc like um. .
II advertising is not profitable. then
thousands of the biggest firms in the
country are deluding themselves an
nually in the belief that 1t is helping
their business, but they keep ever
las'ingly at it and employ sufficient
advertising space to bring results -
Estero Eagle
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20

had to be waged. trip through a
shop would show a scrap of discard
ed rag carelessly tied around an in
jured finger, or maybe, a 'chaw' of
tobacco doing duty as an antiseptic.
Today the bulletin board with its
Take your scratched finger to the
doctor is the rule. Your eyes are
the windows of your soul. wear your
goggles; the company furnishes them
without charge is posted in ten
thousand shops.
"An accident in this shop is Sc
rious reflection on the foreman in
charge of the work" drives home to
the men on the job that the man
agement is in earnest. BE careful,
think safety. If safety interferes
with production explain your trou-
bles to the Safety Committee and
your work will be made safe "A
box car can be rebuilt in thirty days,
but it takes twenty-one years to
make man." is the message of one
railroad corporation to its men. These
and score of similar messages
from employers to employees EN-.
phasize the new order of things.
"The preparedness spirit is illus
trated in hundred ways. The Won
derful growth of savin gaccounts in
our banks. the AIDED thousands of
policy holders in insurance compan-
les, tn emiles of cottages in our SUI
burbs. the increased attendance in
our public schools. or. if you desire
an illustration in every city block,
the displays in the show windows OF
our stores.
IF you prefer consider another
phase of preparedness. Five people
can swim today to one of a dozen
years ago. every vacant lot is base
ball field in the summer months, the
suburban sidewalks are roller rinks
for our children. the churches and
schoos are used as part-time gymna
Sums. and field days and dancing
classes are the rules rather thar
the exceptions.
This country need no worry over
preparedness. Our people are living
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20
PREPAREDNESS HAS REAL
HOLD ON THE NATION
Our People Living Safer, Saner and
More Healthful than Ever
Before

I'VE read a great deal these days
as to National preparedness, and, if
we believe al of the calamity how
lers, we are on the broad road to
perdition," writes William II. Cam
eron. general manager of the Nation
al Safety Council. in an industrial
publication.
"As a matter of fact, never before
in the history of the world has real
preparedness taken such a hold upon
nation as has the preparedness
idea of today Not that mean that
thousands and hundreds of thous-
ands of our young men are becoming
experts with sixteen-inch guns. or
daily becoming letter-perfect in the
manual of arms. but | refer to pre-
paredness' in truer sense.
"A dozen years ago l you met a
railroad man of lesser rank than
that of a general manager, you in
bldHttu ct W
count the remaining fingers. didn't
you? Well, today it is different. If
a railroad train of one hundreds cars
could be run nine times around the
world, it's an even chance that on
the completion of the ninth trip
not one employe of the successive
crews operating the train would
have met with a fatal accident. Isn't
that real preparedness?
"You could operate a trans-conti
mental limited train between Sar
Francisco and New York for a gener
ton without fatal injury to a pas
senger In the last five years only
one passenger was killed in a traiI
accident each year out of every three
hundred and fifty-five million passen
gers carried one mile.
"Nor does the preparedness idei
stop with the railroads, wonderful a
has been the success of the idea o
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20
SEARS. ROEBUCK G. COMPANY
CLEARS $15,OOO,OOO IN 1916

The following, which is quoted by
the Tampa Times from a prominent
fnencial journal, conveys some idea
OF the tremendous business done by
one of the many biz mail-order
houses during the year 1916:
The total sales of Sears, Roebuck
& Company for 1916 will be approx
imately $l46.000. 900. as against
Sl12,665. .720 in 1915, with net
profit for the year of between s14,-
ic00, 900 and $l5.00O,000, as against
net profit of $40, 100, ,3S7.63 for
,i9t5. This is based on the sales for
the year SO far and forecast of the
total for December
"The ratio of net profit on the
business OF the company is apprcXi-
mately 10 per cent. but this year it
may be a little in excess of that
amount. because of the increase in
Ivulume.
"A total net profit CT SIS, ,000.0 GOO
is equivalent to the requirement of
S55u.000 on the outstanding SS.-
O00.00O preferred stock. leaving
s14.44O.000 or trifle ever "a per
cent. on the s60.oOO,O0 stock. This.
too. in a year of high prices of raw
materials and general increase in
wages and salaries, with consequent
difficulty in getting sufficient help to
handle the business. The most sig
nificent feature of it all is that this
is not war bribe. but staple line
of domestic merchandise
Vow how do you suppose that
Sears, Roebuck & Company were
ever enabled to build up business
OF such magnitude as to make it pos
sible for them to clear a profit OF
nearly s15.0OO.000 during the past
year? "Oh, because of their low
prices" you say. Yes. but how were
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20
RECORD PRICE FOR STAMP
New York Man Pays $500 for One
of First United States Issue

Stamp collectors are much inter
es;ed in the sale for 5000 of a Unit
ed States postage stamp of the first
series issued by the postoffice de-
partment. A New York capitals.
was the purchaser and the price was
a record.
The stamp was found recently
among package of dusty documents
IN the government archives at Wash
inston. 1t was issued in 1S47. after
the discontinuance of the practice of
individual postmasters printing their
own ranking labels. and is a 1O-cent
blne' on blush paper, bearing a nor
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-20

With 1850 tons of crude asphalt
the schooner Samuel w. Hathaway
reached Tampa recently from Trini-
dad for the Florida Asphalt Block
Paving Company, successors to the
Proudfoot Bros. It is the first crude
asphalt imported to this por; ana
marks the beginning of an asphalt
refining industry that bids fair y
expand into one of the citys mos'
important sustaining industries