New Britain herald., 1918-11-09

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The director of industries in Mysore
reports that the Mysore Tannery is
now getting hides from several parts
of India. He proposes an expert
mental factory, modernly equipped,
as a means of holding attention to
what may be accom- lished in this
industry by India.
Jutc Manufacture.
India has practical monopoly of
jute production. and jute mills have
been long established. The war has
had an accelerating effect here also.
The number of mills at work has in
creased from 60 in 1913-14 to "A in
1917-18. During the same period the
number Of looms has Increased from
500 to $4,000 and the number of
spindles from 691,S0O to 824,3OO. The
export of gunny bags has increased
from 339, 100000 to sos, 100000 and
of gunny cloths from 100000, 900
yards to 1,230,1OO,O0O yards. The
value Of these manufactured exports
has more than doubled in the last
four years. A sign of the times is
that the Britannia Engineering Works
at Titaghur is now making jute mill
machinery Of a high class and is
making u special effort toward
standardization The report of the
British committee on commercial and
Industrial policy after the war calls
attention to the severe competition
of the India jute manufacturers. The
report says that the committee is
studying howe to prevent too much
of midas raw jute crop from going
to Germany and how to secure a
sufficient supply to keep the mills of
England and Scotland going.
Cotton Weaving.
In a recent report Findlay Shirras,
director of statistics, states that q
marked expansion of the cotton
weaving industry of India took place
during the fiscal year ended last
March. Production rose by more
than 500,00o,000 yards, or nearly
500 above the pre-War average,
while imports by sea fell by 1876
100000 yards, or 41R6, to 1,055,O00,-
600 yards. AS compared with the
pre-War average the number of looms
in 1861 rose from $500 to no.
500, or by $500. In the twelve
months from April, 1917. to March.
1918, the quantity of cotton goods
produced in indian mills was 500
676,000 pounds of yarn and 381, 404,-
600 pounds of woven goods. This
was a decrease by 1919, 900 pounds
in yarn and an increase by 29,1 900
pounds in woven goods, the decrease
in yarn production being in part ac-
counted for by the scarcity of freight
The fact that coarse yarns decreased
is regarded as noteworthy by those
on the alert for any improvement in
Indian manufacturers. The cotton
industry in India dates from 1851,
when the first mill was started. Fifty
years later there were 100000 hand
loom. Weavers and only $50, 900
workers in cotton mills. All Indian
cotton is of the short staple variety
and this has tended to restrict weav-
ing to coarser grades. of cloth, but
American long staple cotton is now
being introduced with promise of
some success
Electric Supply installations.
The development of electrical
<ertakings in India has been very
slow, but a number Of projects Of
unusual size and Importance are
now under way. There are now only
% public electric supply undertake
ings with an aggregate capacity of
104,270 kilowatts. There are only 80
miles of single TRACK electric road in
the country, which is half the size
of the United States Of private in
stallations there are los with a capac-
ity Of 200 kilowatts or more, and 397
with Il less capacity.
Numerous projects are afoot for a
greater use of electric power. A pro-
position to supply electric energy in
karachi has taken definite shape.
The plant will cost about 1892, 900. A
building has already been erected at
Ahmadabad for the installation of