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RESULTS Of AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
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Th special report on the beet § ugar Indusj
try in the United States submitted to the
proM'lnnt by the aecretar ? of agriculture ,
h. Hon. June * Wilson , on Marco 25 , and
rin < mltted to congress by the president on
M h 31 , has Just been published. The
< , summarized by the New York Sun ,
embraced In a volume of 240 pages and
tbo Qrst attempt made by the United
Stairs government to place before the people
a more or less comprehensive history of the
Ixct sugar Industry In the United Slates.
The information contained In the report Is
not ouly of Interest to those engaged or
about to engage In the culture of sugar
brou , but U brings before the general pub-
(
li matters connected with the Industry
which , under approved conditions and car-
rlcd on on a scientific basis , must result In
profit to those engaged In It , add great
wraith to the country and give employment
to thousands of laborers. In bis letter ac
companying the report transmitted to the < i ,
P resident Secretary Wilson says. !
I
"During the past flvo years the people of
the United Stitns hi\p paM to foreign producers - j i
ducers over JoOO.000,000 for imported sugar.
The total domestic product for 1897 was
3rif > ; > 6 tons , the total refined product of
beet sugar 1,7M.607 ) tons , making the total
consumption for that year 2,095,163 tons.
Of the total consumption of sugar In the
United States In 1S97 , 45 per cent was beet
sugar. As the production of _ beet sugar In
the t'nltcd States In 1S97 was barely 124
per cent of the total domestic product it
follows that the percentage ef beet sugar
Imported last year to the entire sugar Un
ions must have been over 43.
"Inasmuch as the total amount of sugar
now imported Into the United States can be
produced upon 1,000,000 acres devoted to the
sugar crops , It Is manifestly of the first
importance that the selection of localities
for the production of sugar beets should be
room carefully and Judiciously made. To do
this requires that the ec' ' tlons of the countr >
best adapted , to the growth of this valuable
crop should bo definitely determined. This
dt termination I conceive a duty clearly de
volving upon the department.
Money mill Tlnu * Well "pent.
"Tho facts and figures , as briefly pre
sented to your attention , eminently justify ,
in my opinion , the devotion of lira" , money
and talents on the part of this department
to the development of this Important indus
try. They also explain the widespread pop
ular Interest in this subject , expression i of
which reach us from every side .ind from
all quarters of the country. The demand for
a farmers' bulletin on the subject of the
sugar beet , prepared last year uy the chem
ists of the department , both from members
of congress for distribution to their con
stituents and from correspondents of the
department , has been such as to severely
tax our limited appropriation for this class
of publication. Nearly 130,000 copies of this
bulletin have already been distributed and
the demand appears to bo unabated. Thesu
farts , I believe , warrant the recommenda
tion I have the honor o make In regard lo
this report , namely , that it be printed ly
order of congress in an edition sufficient to
afford this department , for Its own dlstubu-
tlon , at least 2U.OOO copies , apart frjni ihe
allotment which congress may , In Its wis
dom , make for the use of Its own member * . "
U seems , according to the report , that the
Investigations conducted by the Department
of Agriculture for many years in the study
of sugar-producing plants and the methods
of manufacturing sugar In the United
States were suspended by order of Secretary
Morton In 1893. When Secretary Wilson
took charge of the Department , of Agricul
ture , with the Inauguration of President
McKlnley , his attention was called to the
Importance of carrying on further Invest !
gallons In reference to the culture of sugar
bouts and the manufacture of sugar Irom
thorn. Secretary Wilson was not willing to
take anybody's word on the subject , so he
made a careful Investigation himself. As
n result ho directed that the investigation
into the subject bo Immediately resumed and
prosecuted under the most approved scien
tific Information on the subject. Thereupou
arrangements were made with a suga. beet
company to accept a quantity of sugar beet
seeds for the purpose of carrying on experi
ments. As rapidly as possible the- seeds
were sent to different parts of the Uu'tcJ
States Interested In the subject , special at
tention being given < o distributing the seed
In those locations where the theoretical
conditions for the production of sugar were
tbo best.
Package * were tent directly to the ad-
dreracs of pvreona in different partt , of the
country and large quantities of seed were
dls'rlbuted through 'he media of agricultural
btatlons , boanlti of trade , business men's as-
toctatlons and others particularly Interested
In tro culture. So far as was DOssibU the
co-operation of the agricultural exoerlmen
station was secured. It being deemed ad
visable to conduct the experiment In each
state under the direct auspices of the state
authorities. According to the report it was
on'y ' when such co-ooeratlon could not bo
obtained , or where preference was shown
for direct communication with the Depart
ment of Agriculture , that the experiments
were conducted directly under the auspices
of tbo department.
lluimiTfi to Honlilril. .
H seem ? that one of the great dangers to
he avoided in the sugar beet industry U the
formation of hasty conclusions In regard to
the proper localities for the production of
the sugar beet. Often , without any stud }
whatever of the climatic conditions or 01
the character of the soil , efforts are made
to build large and expensive factories
which , as often as not , have to be Aban
doned on account of having been wrongly
located. The studies which have been
made heretofore In regard to the climatic
conditions have been of such a nature as
to locate. In a general way , the areas In the
1'nltcd States suitable for the culture of the
sugar beet.
U has been found , In general , that th
roast valleys of Tallfornla and larso area
In Oregon and Washington , certain part
of the Dakota and Nebraska. loMlittes 1
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parts of northern Illinois , Indiana , hlo IQI |
New York , prwent favorable conl'tlons for
tugar b t culture Ilut In the rc ioni thus
broadly Intimated there are cer'am r < -
strlcted areas most suitable to 'he fjnr
b * t , and It Is only these restricted areas
to which we must look for success. The
fact that In one locality , for instance , the
report says coed eugar beut can bo pro
duced would be no warrant whatever for
assuming that all parts of that state were
equally suitable for this purpose. What Is
true of one state may be applied to every
one of the states mentioned.
Sugar beets have also been raised In other
sections of the United States , notably In
Ne\v \ KnglanJ , New Jersey , Delaware and
Kansas. j While there may be areas In the
New England states where beets can be
successfully grown , U appears that 'ha
states just named stand in the second rank
of beet sugar pro-luring localities. In Kan *
eas , for Instance , sugar beets have been
grown and a considerable quantity of sugar
manufactured therefrom. This , howexcr ,
docs not show that Kansas will be able to
compete with more favorable states la the
production of beet sugar In connection with
this point the report states :
"It the sugar beet Industry should suc
ceed In the country , the success must come
from , sharp competition with the same in
dustry In older countries , where Its condi
tions ( are better understood and where the
localities , suited to it have been selected by
,
Ion ? and often costly experience. It must
also compete with the sugarcane Industry ,
,
both of this country and of tropical coun-
tries. For this reason we can only expect
It to survive in thoae regions where soil
and climatic conditions , proximity to fuel ,
cheapness of labor and other favorable en
vironments are found.
"It is to houed that the mistakes which
have so Ions threatened the sorghum sugar
Industry with destruction may bo atolded
with the sugar beet. Calm Judgment and
sober reason must not give way to enthusi
asm and extravagant expectations. All con
ditions of success must be carefully studied ,
all the difficulties in the way of success
must be Intimately Investigated and sur
mounted , and ample capital , coupled with
judicious perseverance , must be enlisted in
its behalf For the proper erection and
completion of a beet sugar factory not less
than twcUo months should be allowed , and
ven in this time It can only be accora-
llshcd under experienced technical con-
rol. "
Viiriatlnn * In Itcniilt * ,
From the Information gathered from varl-
us sources by the department It was learned
hat the chief variation In the results ob-
alned was accounted for In the way the
oil was prepared for the season. In > cry
w cases was a sub-soil plough used and
most or the beets which were eUdently
rown In soil of Insufficient depth. In some
ases where the exact directions for cultl-
atlon were carried out the character of the
eets received by the department chemist ,
Dr. H. W. Wiley , showed in marked con-
rast to the others and also showed the ab-
olutu necessity of employing the best meth-
ds of agriculture for their product on Dr.
Vlley says that he is accustomed o look
* ith suspicion upon the report of any yield
f sugar beets which exceeds twenty-five
ois per acre. He adds that , while it Is not
mposslble to secure a higher yield and of
:
eets of good saccharine quality , yet it U
o rare as to throw doubt upon mlscellane-
us data showing an excess of that yield.
The report sets forth that lucre Is prob
ably not a state or territory In the United
Slates which is not capable of growing a
air article of sugar beets. E\en in the
ar south bc-ets having a fair amount of
ugar have been produced and with good
onnage , but when the competition of the
sorld Is to bo met only those parts of the
ountry where the soil and climate are es
pecially favorable can be expected to com-
iet8 successfully with the beet sugar Indus-
ry already established In older countries.
This is especially true * hen the price of
lugar Is low.
In speaking of the effect of climate upon
he growth and culture of sugar beets , the
report says : "It Is evident that one of the
Ir&t things to be considered , after the soil
tself , In connection with the sugar beet In
dustry Is the climate. The sugar beet Is a
plant susceptible to climatic conditions. At
the beginning of Its growth tbo beet plant
s particularly helpless. U cannot lift , In
passing from the germ to the new plant
: be lightest clod. A rain which packs the
surface of the soil immediately after germ-
nation will sometimes prevent the plant
from reaching the light. After the plant is
established it requires a considerable quan
tity of water for Its proper growth , and this
water rnuat bo supplied either by the rain
fall of the locality , by Irrigation or by sub
soil. High temperatures , extending over
long periods of time , are peculiarly Injuri
ous to the storing of sugar In the tuber
While the high temperatures may not di
minish the tonnage yielded by a field nor
apparently produce any Injurious effects in
sofar as the external appearance of the ma
ture plant Is concerned , It will be found
as n rule that planU grown under such con
ditions of temperature are less rich In sugar
than others grown In a milder climate.
"Since the production of sugar In the leaf
of a plant is a joint function of the chloro
phyll cells and sunlight , It is found that
the high northern latitudes , where the sum
mer days are exceptionally long and the
nights are corresponding short , tend to
produce , other conditions being the same
a beet rich In sugar. The climatic condi
tions of this country are so different from
those of Europe aa to render of little value
th < ) general conclusions which experience :
has drawn from the effect of climate In the
beet sugar producing countries of Europe on
the sugar content of the beet Itself. Never
theless , It is seen that in Europe the great
centers of the beet bugar Industry are In
regions far to the north In fact , so far
north as to maXe it Impracticable e\er tc
expect in this country to establish the cen
ters of industry on the same parallels of
latitude "
llccuiiiiueiiilcil liy u Prominent Mctli-
uillat Mllllxtor.
H affords me much pleasure to recom
mend Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera and Ul-
arrhoea Remedy , " sa > s Rev. J M Ylng-
ling , pastor Uedford St. Methodist Protest
ant church , Cumberland , Md. "I have used
it and known others who have done so.
have ner known it to fall. It is a sun
cure when taken in time. "
Itnplil ( iriMitu of nlnton.
The number o ! marked salmon capture
this season , savs the Portland Oregonlan , I
much larger than Is generally known. The
were hatch.J in the fall of 1S35 and aft cyr
being marked by cutting off the adipose In.of
were turnen Into the rivers In the spring o
mo The fact of their capture pro > es tha >
some of the Faluion at least return to tb
n\er where they were hatched In lesa tha
four jears , the time in which scientific mei
nho have made a study of this matter ay
that it takes salmon to matutc. As he
marked llsh were turned out in the yprin
of iS'ifi those caught this season ha\e bee
at large only a little over two years. Th
first one taught weighed only ten pouudt
tui the most of the e caught since Js.Rh
o r twenty pounJ- and one weighed fifty
* t" on pound ! It seuik almost inc-idibl
that a fnlnon snould grew to this size i
Ice ; thrn two years and a half , but theie c
be no dfibt that the marked rUli caught ar
f.inu' of tmw- which wen ? turned out in th
gprlug of Ib.'b
Mr. flu-.lcrllelcl' . Uitu Vlrni.
Chicago Po < t. ' What do you coasiJp
wouuus most charming age ? " sb < 5 avkcd.
"Th ago at which a woman Is Mt
charming , " he promptly replied.
"And what Is that age ? " sh # pe rUted.
"Th * age of the woman who aaks tb
question. " he ansvtertit.
Thus it h.ipi > x'iu > d that she alwa > s mi ste :
be was a lotely maa. '
'THE ' FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
i
i 1 Utility of Storage Batteries in Distributing
1 Electric Power ,
MARKED REDUCTION IN OPERATING COST
Iiiorpn 'il t iof KliM'trlelty on AVnr
> lilli UleotrlC Motors Sol lutr
rhiK Problems
on tin' Alps ,
An Interesting artlcre on the use of
storage battortea by electric railroad com-
i panies , printed la the Railroad Gazette ,
i throws considerable light on a compara-
i tlvtly new feature of electric motive power-
1
U says :
"Accordins to figures collected by Mr.
Joseph Appleton in 1S97 the plates of the
storage batteries used in this country
I weighed about 3.C07.300 pounds , in 1M 6 this
i figure was 2,315,3uO pounds , and this In
' turn was an Increase over 1S95 of 1,202,500
pounds. In 1S91 the weight was about
one-third only of the weight of the plates
used In 1S95. On this basis , which is a
fair ono from which comparisons may be
drawn , the storage battery Industry Is
steadily on the Increase.
"At the Niagara Kails power plant the
eJectrlcal energy la sold at a certain rate
per horse power per year and this ls J10 ,
< nero or less , according to the amount
taken. The power , however Is available
for twenty-four hours each day , so that
if a man requires e\cry day but ten hears
It costs him 2.1 times as mui.h to run his
machlnerj as It would If he were able to
use It twenty-four hours a day , but by
using a storage battery In connection with
the power thus supplied he would be able
to get along with probably half the amount.
For example , if a company requires 300
horse power for ten hours a day , he roust
necessarily pay for 300 horse power for
twenty-four hours , or 7,200 horse power
hours , while ho can use but 3,000 horse
power hours , and his average will probabi'y
be less than this , with a storage battery
capable of storing 150-horse power for ten i
hours he will need to pay only about one-
half the average amount required , ns the
battery will furnish approximately the re
maining half. The battery , of course , will
be charged during the hours when the ma
chinery is not being used
"Tho Buffalo Street Railway company re
cently completed a plant to run on very
much the same principle as outlined aoo\e.
This company rues practically all the cars
within the city and has a steam plant
capable of delivering about 7.000 electric
horsepower and 2,000 steam horsepower In
two-phase rotary transformers. These aie
supplied with high-tension alternating cur
rent from the Niagara Falls plant. The
storage battery plant has a capacity of
1 200 horsepower for ono hour , but the cells
are made so that the capacity can bo in
creased 2,000 horsepower for an hour. This
was dons by means of Increasing the size of
the cells so that plates can bo added to absorb
serb the additional power. This plant
works in connection with a booster which
compounds the current to any drsired ex-
tent. The battery takes care of all the
fluctuations and peaks. The rapid fluctua
tions cannot be se n on the slide , as the
curve was plotted from observations taken
every fifteen minutes , which will not sho. ,
the rapid variations. It Is alternately
charging and discharging during the day-
time , as the load varies , but receives its full
charge at night from the converters. It U
apparent how large a proportion of the load
has been transformed from the steam plant
to the- rotary concerters , by means of the
battery , thereby greatly Increasing the average
erage- power obtained from them.
"As yet the battery plant has not been
running sufficiently long to ascertain the
actual saving , but so far the coal consump
tion Is believed to hav been reduced some
25 per cent and the working force has been
reduced by five men. "
Electricity on War Milpn.
As a result of the naval battle at San
tiago , electricity will hereafter be used by
the Navy department as the motive power
for turrets , ammunition hoists and all auxil
iary machines on board ship not in the en
, gine room.
Chief Naval Constructor Hlchborn has
tried for several years to secure the adop '
tion of electricity for these purposes , and
at last he has succeeded. Some of the tur
rets and ammunition hoists on the Brooklyn
and Iowa are operated by electricity and
the others by steam , and the Kearsarge u-id
the Kentucky are to be equipped entirely
with electricity. IJut in the battleships
electricity has not been adopted for all of
the auxiliaries.
In view of the favorable report made on
electricity by Admiral Schley , the captain
of the Brooklyn and the turret officers , It
is probable that the department will direct
that It bo used on the latter ships. Admiral
Schley , in an official report to the depart
ment , says that "in the battle of July 3 the
turrets controlled by electricity did better
and quicker work and were not as hot aa
those moved by steam. I would heartily
recommend the use of electricity as a mo
tive cower for all turrets , ammunition
hoists and all auxiliary machines on board
ship , not In the engine rooms. The use ol
, steam for operating the turrets produces
almost Insupportable heat In tbo handling
room ; with electricity this Is avoided and
greater celerity Is accomplished. "
Captain Cook states that from the experi
ence of his ship with electric motors be is
"strongly in favor of them for the move
ment of turrets , ammunition hoists and all
machines where leaky pipes can bo dis
pensed with and quick work U required.
Reliability Is the only element which has
entered into the discussion of electricity ver
sus steam and ia this ship the use ol
electric motors for the turrets at drill aad
actual combat has proved more reliable. "
A board appointed by Captain Cook to re
- port upon the relative efficiency of steaic
and electrically controlled turrets In th
light of the experience of July 3 report
- that It "begged to reiterate Us unqualified
- approval of electricity aa the power far th
turrets. To any one who has turned lurrei
guns upon a target by electricity and wh
has afterward attempted to do it ban
other means , the contrast Is too striking
ever to be forgotten. The electric motoi
and controller give perfect control am
* flnt-sso of train to an Ideal degree "
Is The Importance of having a safe mete
; power for tbo auxiliaries of a ship is rec
r ognlzed not only In the United States , bu
. abroad , where electricity Is being generall'
of adopted. Lieutenant W. R. Rush of th
at Brooklyn , In a repo-t , stated that wit
steam there U danger of death to everybod
in the handling room for a shell cutting
I steam lead. A cut wire can be quickly p-
paired , while the cutting of a steam pipe i
action would be a more serious matter.
: iicctrlelt > for l'lou .
. The use of electricity to operate plows I
propcted and may become a feature o
y- twentieth century agriculture. The gysten I
suggested Is not greatly different from tha
for steam plowing , which has been tried I
rt , though It may not be said to be In extensiv
he use. In the case of steam plowing a gam
of plows is drawn across the Held by mean :
of a cable operated by a portable engine
whereas In the electric sybtera the motor i
mounted on the plow and travels with It
The motor nets upon a chain fattened a
each end to traveling anchorages at th i
boundaries of the Qeld and th chain paw
over a sprocket wheel geared to the mete
heed
of the plow. After a furrow has bee '
ed plowed the anrhoragt-g are mo\ed forwar
and the plow ret ami making a new furrow
fhi' . . -rent if * 11 ( il | to tt , -m Mr tiv t i
r.i i rruil j rp < h fl l I 01 euhrr die
wf the plow In < ntait with trollr * wheel *
V svttem of tMl-d described at ' lmplo '
ex'enln artund the boundaries of the farm
\
and nple ! < the rvirrent from a central
power i home . < ii'l anchor iars are provided
with reels of wire , no that the machinery
i cn be empo ! > ed In any Held ,
'
UU'i'trio 1'iiMtT on the Alp * .
From Geneva a railroad already extends
In a southeasterly direction , up the valley of
the Ar\e , through Pluses to St. Oervals. a
distance of about thirty-five miles. ThU
I line Is now being carried on to Chamounl ,
' A dozen miles farther. M. lisartler , a
French enittucer , has in contemplation three
other schemes for the benefit of tourists.
The Brst Is , to a great extent , Independent
of the remaining two , and la likely to be
carried Into Immediate execution. It Is
( p oposed to build a "funicular road" from
i Les Houches , a station on the line just
i mentioned , and up the sloping side of Mont
Diane , to a plateau commanding a magnifi
cent view of the valley. The starting point
Is about three mliVs from Chamounl , and
the road will be 6.&S8 feet long consider
ably over a mile. The grade will be steep.
Les Houches Is only about 3,400 feet above
tea level , and the other terminus Of the
funicular road Is to have an altitude of
| 6.88s feet. The term funtular Is usually
applied to roads operated by a cable ; but
this particular one Is to resemble that which
climbs Mount Washington , where a buss
gear-wheel on the locomotive fits Into a
i rack bolted to the tics. The engine on
Mont Ulanc , though , will be driven by elec
tric power , and not by steam , one of the
waterfalls of the upper Arve being utilized
for that purpose. M Isiartler's other plant
are to run a tunnel into the side of the
mountain , starting from the plateau on
which his funicular road ends and reaching
Inward to a point directly under the sum
mit , and then to cut a vertical elevator
shaft to the top. The tunnel would bo
very nearly horizontal , rising only about COO
feet In a distance of three and a half miles
1S.S64 feet , to bo exact. This part of the
work would present no novel features , and
could be performed easily. Hut the elevator
shaft Is a very different matter. The sum
mit of Mont Bfanc , allowing for the re
moval of over 100 feet of snow , Is 15,700
fco tabovo sea level. The tunnel Is ex
pected to terminate 7.SOO feet above the sea.
The vertical shaft which M. Issartler has in
view , therefore , would ha\c a length of
5,200 feet , or more than a mile and a half
The operation of an elevator In such a shaft
would be a tremendous undertaking. It Is
by no means certain that It could be done ,
entirely aside from that question , however ,
the engineers would be compelled to sof.e
other and more serious problems. Hun
dreds of perpendicular shafts have been
sunk , for mining and other pu-poses , In the
past ; and fven though this one were to be
" onslilerably deeper. Us construction would
be easy enough but for one fact. All of
he Others were dug from the top , M. Issar-
tler's must be excavated from below !
I'lcctrlctly mill tin * Art of tooUlnt ; .
A well known New York restaurateur Is
quoted as expressing the opinion that If
electric kitchens become numerous cooks
will have to learn over again. He says-
'They have learned to a nicety Just how
many minutes are required to cook prop
erly , by means of coal or gas ranges , any
dish ordered , but the use of electric heat
brings up new and strange problems. Cooks
apparently ore In awe of a heat produced
xvltbout coals or blaze the mystery of the
thing puzzles them and disturbs that peace
of mind and evenness of movement so
necessary for the artist. If electricity
largely Invades the domain of the kitchen
cooks w ill have to study the profession from
an entirely new point of vi w to realize the
moat refined results of present day
methods " Whllo tliU view of the Impend
ing change in coofiiris methods U true. It
covers only half the bltuation Cooks who
learned their art in conjunction with the
manipulation of coal or gas heat will , at
first , naturally bo embarrassed by the nov
elty of electric heat. Hut the discomfiture
will only be temporary. They will soon
find that of the two methods the new one
is infinitely superior in every respect. It
gives an accuracy of calculation and a cer
tainty of results never before possible. All I
rula of thumb and guesswork Is eliminated ;
the process becomes btrictly scientific. The
degree and quantity of heat needed , say , for
roasting a Joint of a certain size , are known
absolutely , subject to nicely balanced modi
fications , based on differences of texture of
tlesh and other conditions , and the results
are Invariably uniform. There Is no heating
up and foul-scenting of the kitchen , no
burning or charring. The habits of the
cook may be uncertain , but the electric stove
never goes wrong. It Is adjusted to cook
the Joint or dish it contains within a par
ticular time and when the hour arrives the
current Is shut off automatically and the
ringing of a boll gives warning that the
cooking Is completed. Moreover , meats
cooked by electricity have a flavor and a
distinction which is said to bo impossible to
attain by any other method.
I2tiflii < 'crlii ; I'rolilrniH.
A correspondent of Invention supplies
these details of the proposed procedure : A
.
room will be cut in the rock ten feet wide
and twelve feet long.Vlthln this will
be placed a movable car , or "rising cham
ber , " from which the work of driving the
,
shaft upwards will be carried on. This
chamber will bo built of strong steel plats ,
and will be In two stories , each cf whiei
will ho divided Into two compartments by
strong steel deere , and bo nearly seven feel
in height. Upon the upper floor will be '
placed the rock-boring machinery , which
will be driven by compressed air and pierce
a great many holes in the rock In a very
short time. These bores will bo charged
with dynamite , to bo exploded In the usual
manner. Here Is one of the first difficul I-
. ties. It would take up too much t < mo Iif
the c-omber had to bo lowered out of the
way every time a blast was made , and leg
if It were lowered the danger from falling
fragments of rock from over a mile In
height would be terrible and unavoidable.
To overcome this , the engineer proposes
that the rock-boring machinery should .vor&
< on only one side at a time. After a suffi l-
: cient number of holes had been driven the
boring machine would bo moved over IBo :
< the other side of the P't , being placed upcr
wheels so as to bo slid ea ily The d
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* 11 dmir wo.l ! -Ii-n br m < < ! i. > | ' '
. 'rum tl me IMUM of roi k In .T n t i
fr.iKnunts blown out l > v the bla t a v i M
of i Mronff ( tret gratings would be ralf'd it
imglrs of about 4J iloftrus. u'l. h woull
allow : th * futts from the etplo ! on
to ps through , but retain all the pier ? * cf
rock. The grating * would b * pro'.o.-tsd r/r
fascines of brushwood. All being redy , the
workmen would retire Into the lowr-r cam- '
partment of the chamber , an < l the "stuti" !
'
would b fired. As teen aa tht noxious
gates had been dispelled by a blast from |
the compres ed air pipe tha workmen would
return to the upper story. One gantc would
go on with the rock boring , and another ,
would act to work to POJS the rock Just
detached Into the lower story. Hero will
be fixed a set of machinery which will
break t a the rock In small Pieces end
finely pulverize them. As the material Is
reduced to powder it will be thrown Into
a tube about twehe Inches in diam
eter , down which It will fall to the bottom
of the pit. At toe loner cxtreml y of this
pipe U villl fall into a watercourt * cat In
the floor of the tunnel , and a stream of
water will be forced by centrifugal pumps
continually through this channel at a rate
sufficiently rapid to carry the material , now
like One sand , to the outer end of the tunnel
In each corner of the pit will be fixed a
heavy steel rack. Into which will gear
strong pinions on the angles of the "rising
chamber. " These pinions will be turned
by electric motors when necessary , and
raise the chamber , which , with Its machin
ery , will weigh about thirty tons , and
sustain It at the working face. During the
course of the work light messenger hoists
conveying the workmen and material will
travel up and down the shaft by means of
pinions working In the racks driven by
electric motors , and when the shaft Is com
pleted a similar method will be used for
raising and lowering the passenger cars. A
special steel framing will be necessary to
support the racks when the enow Is reached
at the top , and also to support the summit
station.
MANILA HI1.1. 1)1' ) PAKK.
A Place \\lierf l.lvlim l I heap , Imt
Nut \ < T > 'IVin | ll Inc.
Writing in the Medical News. Joseph
Karle Stevens slves an idea of the bill of
fare the sojourner in the Philippines has to
put up with. The chief advantage of dining
there , he says , is the overwhelming pleasure
one experiences when once tnoro getting
freeh celery , good beef , new peas and pie.
Cottlo don't thrive in the Philippines.
Sheep are not found there. Potatoes don t
grow In the archipelago. Vegetables nro
everywhere scarce , BO it seems , and the peas
and asparagus ono gets coine mostly fioni
Franco or Germany. In peaceful times ,
gone by , to be sure , the industrious China-
rann In his little garden raised delicacies for
the tables of foreigners , but now that most
of these almond-eyed Celestials have retired
with their dollars to China , tomatoes , let
tuce , beans and corn are probably scarcer.
Chicken and eggs are two great Philippine
standbys , and always seem to form a
groundwork to every ratal. Deef from poor
wornout bullocks , shipped up from Aus
tralia , likewise has Its usual bright place to
fill , but mutton and potatoes have to come
over from China. Fruits Manila has la
plenty , and what with mangoes , mangos-
teens , oranges , bananas , pineapples , grape
fruits and melons selling for a ions , the
market Is well supplied.
All meat In Manila and other parts of the
Islands Is eaten fresh killed , since le fail *
to preserve fish , flesh or fowl , and game and
fowl are always sold at the markets alive
It Is not to be denied that the tough , stringy
taste to this portion of the menu is far from
desirable , but necessity seems to know no
law , and one must accustom himself almost
I to seeing the chickens for bis fourth course
j wandering around in the kitchen half-
plucked ns he begins his feast.
Living was very cheap In Manila during
my stay , and our cook got but 40 cents
with which to provide the dinner for four
people. And we would have such dishes as
soup , fish , chops and peas , roast chicken
with potatoes , beans and corn , salad des
sert and fruit quite a repast for so small
a sum.
The milk available In the Philippines
rarely comes from the Jersey cow , but Is a
product of the "carabao. " or water buffalo ,
and tastes somewhat oily. Oatmeal and
cream are things unknown and the former
Is now said to be too heating for a hot
climate diet. Chocolate seems to come
under the same category and even mangoe
the fruit with the smooth , turpentln
taste have to be eschewed by him who suf
fers from prickly-heat. Bread , too. Is no
eaten so much as toast and the foreigne
almost always Insists on getting his "i an
tostada" In order that any lurking microbe
which the bread may have absorbed during
the process of manufacture in the little Chi
nese bakery may bo destroyed.
As the Manila water supply was good
had no hesitation In drinl.lng plenty o
Adam's ale and never found it disagree
with me. In fact , some of the old stagtr
say a long glass of water just after one get
up In tbo morning doeth good like a medicine
cine , and suffice It to say , It seemed to wor
like a charm In my case.
In conclusion , as to food , it must be sail
that In peaceful times Manila faro Is no
bad , though it lacks variety , and such artl
cleg as one gets In the ordinary menu at th
club or in the restaurants seem amply tc
' supply the demands made on the new arrh- !
by the climate. Heavy or heating foods
such as oatmeal , baked beans , plum puddings -
dings , chocolate and the like are best left
alone , and In my mind the less alcohol one
takes the better. Claret and seltzer make
ono of tbo cleanest drinks to bo imagined
and ono better than a brandy and t > oda 01
something of the same strong makeup.
To MnU - \ < inr Wlfilo c Von
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able to Jo n-.tne.v any nadlnj ! TV mi-
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many vcirs past I hue hi > n In HIH habii
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