Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1900 — Brief News Items. [ARTICLE]

Brief News Items.

It has been determined that light is an important factor in sugar production, recent investigations showing that the sugar content of the plant is dependent on Hhe amount of direct sunlight received. A Lehigh Valley Railroad engine recently accomplished the feat of hauling a train consisting of thirty-three steel cars of 100,000 pounds capacity and thirtyseven wooden cars of 80,000 pounds «a-. pacity, each fully loaded with anthracite coal. The total weight of the seventy cars was 4,567 tons