Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1910 — PROGRESS AND INDUSTRY. [ARTICLE]

PROGRESS AND INDUSTRY.

England’s high roads cost $4,000 a mile to construct. The use of trackless trolleys is rapidly extending in Europe. The annual wheat crop of Great bushels am ° Unts to about 400,000,000 The number of horses in the United 000,o e o S o ary *’ 190 °’ was nearly 14> - India’s revenue from the opium trade ast year amounted to about $23,079,oUU. The 652 registered trade unions of oHmX'" h ‘ ve a

About 5,200 trade marks are registered during the course of the year at the patent office. John Bull’s diet is not exclusively one of beef. At last accounts Great Britain had 1,500,000 turkeys. The value of automobiles entering the world’s markets in 1909 exceeded $50,000,000, against $9,000,000 in 1902. In New York proposed extensions of the subway are contemplated which represent an expenditure of $100,009000. The Carnegie Steel Company pays about one-seventh of the entire taxes collected by the city of Youngstown, Ohio, The grand total of all federal employes at present is 370,065, as against 306,141 in 1907, an increase in two years of about 64,000 persons, or about 25 per cent. In the newest type of telephone for use on shipboard the induction coil, condenser and bell of the instrument are inclosed In a small white enamel box, and the switch hook, which projects from one side, is provided with a special retaining device to prevent the receiver from being knocked off by the motion of the ship. As a result of the compulsory adoption of safety devices by railroads a great saving of life among railroad employes is shown. In 1893 one out of every 349 men employed in car coupling was killed aud one in 13 was injured ; whereas, in 1908, one out of 983 was killed and one out of 62 was injured—an increase in the factor cf safety against death of 181.6 and against injury of 377.