The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-09-06
News from u. S. S. R

stead Of the originally projected rail-
way line Of 6 miles, several branches
will be constructed of about 30 kilo-
metres. The cost Of the works will
not exceed the originally planned ex-
penditure.
New Textile Factories.
Intensive work is in progress in
Central Asia in the construction of
new textile mills. In Fergen mills
are being re-equipped with capacity
Of 100000 pools Of raw material
per year. In Tajegestan, mills are
in construction with a capacity of
100000 pools
100000 Workers Engaged in Moscow
Construction Work.
Over 100000 workers are engaged
in construction work in Moscow this
year. $4,000 Of them are seasonal
workers.
Large Cold-Storage House in lula.
Work is beginning on the construc-
ton of a large cold storage house in
lula. $4,000 roubles have been as
signed for the work The storage
house will have a capacity for 10000
pools Of perishable goods.
Development of Honey.
Over 100000 pools Of honey and
325,000 pools of wax will be produced
in the bee industry this fiscal year.
In 1910 the production was 100000
pools Of honey and $4,000 pools Of
wax which shows that the pre-war
limit has already been surpassed.
Kuzbas Development.
The Kuzbas Trust is about to erect
an electric station with a capacity of
10000 kilowats. The station will
make it possible to electrify the whole
Angero-Sujenck district. The pro-
duction of coal will be electrified in
all its branches The station will
also supply power to Taiga and all
villages within radius of 30 versts.
A new coal deposit was found in
the district of the Yam river over
SO metres in depths. 1t is estimated
that the deposit contains at least
one million tons of anthracite. Steps
have already been taken to exploit
it and work will begin in October.
The geological committee did an
enormous amount of work in the last
ten years in the Kuzbas district which
has now been completed. Their re-
search revealed that there are over
g billion tons of anthracite in the
Angero- Sujensk district alone, and
altogether there are at least 400 bill
lion tons in the district
The coal output has tremendously
increased in Kuzbas during the last
few years. In 1924 the output in
Kuzbas was so million pools and now
the output of the Angero- Sujensk dis
trict is 81 million pools year, which
is so per cent above the pre-war level.
Living conditions in Kuzbas have
considerably improved The con-
struction of big reservoir has rec
emily been completed which will sup
ply the whole mining district with
water. A road for automobiles is now
in construction which will serve the
population in the mining district scat
tered over a territory of over 100
SQudIG VERSUS I8IeHSIFe UullQlNR TO
house workers is now in progress. In
addition to the large number of
houses completed, a new workers set
Element of 1 So. kilometre is now
being completed.
Meeting of Former Mensheviks.
At a meeting of former Mensheviks
held in Poti, Crimea, at which 600
people participated, a resolution was
adopted which emphatically condemns
the provocative work Of the former
Menshevik government of Jordania
and Ramishvili.
New Workers Faculties.
Eleven new workers faculties will
be opened within this year. They
will be located in Odessa, Dnieprope-
trovsk, Nikolaiev, Suma, Stalingrad,
Dugansk, Saporosha, Mariopol, Kri-
vorog, Zinovievsk and Artomovsk.