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THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 20, 1902.
FIGHT BETWEEN MATCH COMPANIES WHICH1
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS WON
UNeLE SAM LIGHTS JOHN BULL'S PIPE
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LIVERPOOL., July 2. In the manu
facturing town of Seaforth, about
four miles from Liverpool, not far
from the banks of the Mersey, up "which
steam the greatest of our Atlantic liners,
stands one of the great fortifications of
the American Invasion. It Is a gigantic
building of gray brick, covering acres. It
has four stories and Is walled with win
dows. At one end Is a smokestack so
tall that It can be seen from, the sea and
over the country for miles around. High
above the xoof of the building aro two
signs, one marked, "Bryant & May," and
the other. "The Diamond Match Com
pany." The whole Is under one firm, and
It comprises one of the largest factories
of England. The building Is filled with
American machinery, it is operated chief
ly by American capital and It has a mo
nopoly of the match business of Great
Britain and Ireland. John Bull is the
greatest smoker on earth, but It is Un
cle Sam who furnishes tho tobacco and
makes the matches to light his pipe.
I have already written of tho struggle
between Bryant & May and the Ameri
can match trust. For years Bryant &
May had the monopoly of match-making
In Great Britain. No one attempted to
compete with them, and they had little
tfear of English opposition. Then the
American match trust came in. The Dia
mond Match Company, headed by Ohio
Columbus Barber, cast Its covetous eyes
on tho profits of the British monopoly,
And sent Its men hero to Investigate tho
trade. Their report was that the chances
"were excellent, the matches In use very
poor and the possibilities of the market
enormous. As a result tho Diamond
Match Company determined upon the
phosphoric invasion of England. They
built this factory and filled it with the
finest machinery.
Hott Ph.oapL.orns Feeds on Unman
Javrs,
Bryant & May had been working after
old methods. Tho most of their matches
were strong in phosphorus, and they had
to be dipped in such a way that tho phos
phorus came in contact with the skins of
the workmen. Now, phospnorus is ordi
narily very deleterious to those working
In it. It is especially so to the tooth. The
workman or workwoman for women are
chiefly employed in matchmaking who
has a decayed tooth soon finds that sho
lias a decayed Jaw, and. if she continues
to work, no Jaw at all. The phosphorus
gets Into her system. It eats its way
through the tooth to the bone, and the re
sult Is the terrible disease known as ne
crosis. Bryant & May had 1000 girls work
ing for them, and of these hundreds had
decayed teeth. All such were affected by
the phosphorus, but they worked on In de
spair, and dropped out when the disease
became so bad that they could not work.
The heads of the establishment tried to
keep these conditions a secret, but they
at last came to the knowledge of Hhe
public Much indignation was expressed.
Parliamentary investigation ordered, and
the Arm was notified that no more such
matches could bo made.
Hovr the Americans ainnaged It.
It was about this time that the Diamond
Match Company began Its business. It
made Its product by such machinery that
the hands of tho workmen did not come
in contact with the wet phosphorus, and
its goods were put on the market in com
petition with Bryant & May's. Before
beginning work the Diamond Match Com
pany had a careful examination made of
the teeth of Its employes. It filled those
that were decayed, and employed a regu
lar dentist todo nothing else but watch
the teeth of the people working in the
factory.
This Is the case today. There are about
1000 girls employed, and these girls have
perhaps the purest and sweetest mouths
of any 1000 girls you can find In any fac
tors' the world over. They are divided
Into corps and each corps is under the
liead of a matron, whose business it is to
watch tho girls, and to report at once If
there is anything tho matter with their
teeth. Tho girl that complains of a tooth
ache is sent at once to the dentist, and
the cavity filled or tho tooth taken out.
ZEvery so often the dentist makes a per
gonal examination -of each mouth, and so
aar there has been no necrosis whatever.
Tlarw American Machinery Conquered
While tho Bryant & May people were
in troublo about their diseased employes,
the Diamond Match Company began to
Hood Great Britain with Its products. Its
Snatches -were made by the finest of ma
chinery. For years Mr. Barber had been
(studying and experimenting. He had spent
ms much as $10,000 a year for match pat
ents and as high as $50,000 in experiments
tand the result was that he went into tho
business equipped with the latest Inven
tions. He had made a fortune of $3,000,000
for $10,000,000 by manufacturing matches
for the United States, his various works
kat Barborton, near Akron, employing
tabout 6000 people. He is also a thorough
(business man in every sense of tho word
hand lie brought both experience and
fbrains to aid his patents in working the
trade.
The English. Absorbed.
The Bryant & May people soon found
fthat it was Impossible to compete with
'the Americans. They sent their agents
,dl over the world for patents that they
imlght get new matchmaking machinery,
Rmt there were none to be had. Then they
tried making safety matches, but they
wild not understand the business, and the
matches were not a success. The heads
would come off or would fall to light, and
they proved generally unsatisfactory.
The English monopoly had been paying
dividends of 20 per cent, but under this
competition they saw their business rapid
ly dwindling. The dividends fell to 14 per
cent, and it was seen that in time there
would be no dividends whatever. Then
the heads of the American company
stepped in and held a conference with the
tnanagers of Bryant & May. The Ameri
cans showed them that they knew more
nbout the English match business than
the English themselves, and proved to
them that they could easily crowd them
out of the markets. They said they would
do this, but that it would bo cheaper to
buy them out or absorb them than to
light them, and they offered them the al
ternative. The Brj ant & May people gave
In, and the English monopoly was swal
lowed up by the American Arm. The busi
ness Is still carried on under tho two
names of "The Bryant & May" and "The
Diamond Match Company." It is now
nominally English, but it is really Amer
ican. Hovr the Yankees Mako Matches.
I went out to Seaforth this morning to
learn how tho Yankees make matches for
the English markets. There is a street
car, run bv the city, which for a fare of 4
cents takes j ou the four miles from Liver
pool to the factory. I had a seat on the
top. aiid could see something of the busi
ness of Liverpool as I rode. We passed
through miles of warehouses, by teams of
great Shire horses, hauling loads of from
five to 10 tons, through long streets of
two-story buildings, the homes of tho
worklngmen. by residences of the better
classes, and on out into tho country.
There were factories here and there along
the way and a thick smoke seemed to hang
over the city as we rode out of it. I
alighted at the wrong end of the factory,
end walked almost a mile in going about
the walls which surround tho grounds be
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spondent, and upon my assuring the man
ager that I was not In the match business
I was shown over the works.
American Machinery.
Nearly every bit of the machinery In the
factory Is American. The engines were
made by the Buckeye Engine Company, of
Salem, O., and the dynamos by tho Elec
trical Manufacturing Company, of Akron.
The boilers camo from Chicago, and the
match machines were put up by men from
Barberlon.
But I can give you a better idea of the
factory by describing my trip over it. I
was taken first to the top, whero w e found
hundreds of girls seated high above the
ground, about revolving tables, putting
the covers on match boxes filled by ma
chinery. The girls looked healthy and
well dressed, and in these respects "they
are superior to the average factory girls
A WEDDING BY CABLE
HOW ARCHIBALD GIDDINGS FELL IN LOVE WITH
A LADY'S MAID-BY HELEN T. WOOD.
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1L ARCHIBALD GIDDINGS was
an Englishman, but not of the
phlegmatic type, or this story
would never hae been written.
At the death of his parents he had been
taken by a male attendant to his only
living relative, an uncle, In Melbourne.
There he grew to manhood under the
watchful eyes of his Instructors and his
bachelor uncle.
At tho age of 20 the fair sex had played
no part in his life. His uncle spared neith
er time nor money to mako Archibald
Glddlngs education complete. He had the
best of Instructors, and only the best, in
art, in literature, in the sciences, was to
his attention. In horsemanship, hunting
and athletics he was trained by the most
skillful tutors. But women did not pass
within the domain of his uncle. He grew
up with a strange feeling of aversion for
the opposite sex. Having a great admira
tion for his uncle, and feeling suro that
his uncle's life had been saddened by a
woman, he resolved to remain a bachelor
to the end of his das.
Then things took a widely dlfferentnurn
In the life of Archibald Glddlngs. His
uncle died suddenly, leaving a will which
made the nephew sole heir to his Im
mense fortune on one condition only
that he, Archibald Glddlngs, confirmed
bachelor, marry within tho next six
months. It was sudden, startling and de
cidedly unthought of.
At least, there was six months to look
about In. certainly not for a wife, but
for what might be done at the end of the
six months when the income and all the
luxuries of life which he had so long en
Joyed should cease with him. A few weeks
were given to the settlement of his uncle's
affairs, and Archibald Glddlngs prepared
to bid good-bye to Melbourne.
j In packing his belongings he ran across
a copy of a New York newspaper which
had been among the last mail received by
his uncle. The bold headlines on the first
page caught his attention, and he read
an item of most peculiar interest.
A wonderful coincidence. A joung wom
an in New York City had been left a be
quest that was precisely similar. As In
his case, it amounted to millions. As in
his case also, the young woman was a con-
nrmea aiscipie or single blessedness.
Thfl Tinnftr wns fnnr Trnnt'h: 'nlflH
Archibald Glddlngs bethought a plan
to plan was to act. The young woman
In New York was immediately cabled
an offer of marriage, said marriage to
be performed by cable In the presence
of a sufficient number of witnesses at
both ends of the line. The entlro situa
tion was clearly explained In the mes
sage, and Archibald Glddlngs had only to
wait for the return cablegram.
The young woman In New York re
plied that she was still unmarried, and
that she would accept Mr. Glddlngs' pro
posal on the condition that the mar
riage should be held sacred "by both par
ties; that the understanding should bo
tThai'2Jhts UohjrJ3&& JFip2
of this country. They are far better
treated, and the effect is shown In their
general appearance. The shops are well
lighted and ventilated. Dining-rooms are
provided for the employes, and the Ameri
can capitalists give them three meals a
day gratis. They get a cup of hot tea
and a blsoult in tho morning, a bowl of
hot soup at noon, an'd at 4 P. M. they are
again served with tea and biscuit. Thero
are large kitchens In tho basement, and
the provisions supplied by the managers
are pieced' out with the food the employes
bring with them from homo or they can
buy their meals at cost price. A good
dinner is served for 6 cents, and single
dishes for 1 or 2 cents. The result Is that
the factory is a most desirable place of
emplojment. There is more than enough
good labor always on hand, and the best
workmen are secured.
The effect of tho treatment has been a
surprise to other emplojers of lubor about
that they would llvo their lives as they
were now doing, united only by lawful
ties.
Archibald Giddings was delighted. He
secured a verbose legal opinion from a
most learned Judge that suoh a wed
ding would bo perfectly lawful, and pre
parations were Immediately begun for a
wedding by cable.
Private wires were laid to the house
of the bride in New York and to tho
house of the groom in Melbourne from
the offices of the cable companies. A
corresponding date and hour was set for
the wedding to take place In both cities.
An eminent divine of Melbourne and an
equally eminent dl Ine of New York were
engaged to officiate at this novel cere
mony. The marriage was recorded In both
cities.
This accomplished, Archibald Glddlngs
came Into possession of his vast fortune
and assumed the air and bearing of a
benedict. His marriage vows were sacred,
and the understanding between himself
and wife was perfect neither should In
any way Interfere with the other; their
li03 should go on as before Ir. Gid
dings decided to travel extensively, but he
proposed to steer clear of New York.
Three jears later he left Boston for
LUerpool. The social duties on a fast
ocean liner would have bored him. so
to make sure of privacy and an oppor
tunity to enjoy himself and his books he
took passage on a slow- tramp. The cap
tain and owner of the tramp was a rare
type- of old sea dog, an excellent charac
ter and a man of few words. "I some
times take a few passengers," he told Mr.
Giddings, "but they must pay faro and
register on coming aboard."
Having come on board at night at the
moment of sailing, Mr. Giddings was un
able to register until morning. When ho
glanced at the book he wished that it was
possible to leave the ship, but she had al
ready sunk Highland Light in the horizon.
There before his eyes. In a fine, bold
feminine hand, were registered "Mrs.
Archibald Giddings, child and maid."
Archibald Glddlngs' presence of mind did
not forsake hlrrf; he signed the register
"Amos Grldley" and hurriedly left, the
cabin.
He must make the best of It. and, at
all events, his Identity need not be dis
covered. It was really quite a piece of
good fortune; he could meet and study
his wife without being known. The child
puzzled him. The maid called him "Ar
chie"; he was a fine little fellow, about 3
years old. presumably Mrs. Glddlngs had
adopted him. This appealed to Mr. Gld
dlngs as a piece of good Judgment.
At breakfast "Amos Grldlej" and Mrs.
Glddlngs were introduced, and also Miss
Eunice and Master Archibald. It sud
denly occurred to Archibald Glddlngs
(alias Grldley) that he had forgotten his
wife's given name. Mrs. Giddings was
well dressed and quiet, but neither par
ticularly beautiful nor what could be
called magnetic In fact, she was quite
plain; the child called her "mamma."
"Now. if It had been the maid! Eunice,
fine name." thought Archibald, Glddlngs;
but he promptly drowned the thought by
Joining the captain In abrandy and soda.
The captain took his straight.
Little Archie promptly attached himself
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Liverpool, and several of the large Eng
lish factories are adopting similar meth
ods. About Matches Xot Made in Heaven.
But come with mc and take a look at
the factory. I have called It a Yankee
Institution, and so it is In its machinery
and in the money that runs It. The most
of the employes are English, and the
matches are sold all over England under
the advertisement, "Made by British la
bor." It Is at the top of the great build
ing that the most of tho matches are
made. The room covers more than an
ere, and there are 16 machines In It
which take the blocks of cork plno from
the United States or Canada and cut them
Into matches. They dip the end of each
match In paraffin, coat It with the sulphur
and phosphorus, which makes the fire, and
then dry It. The machine Is automatic,
and it packs the maches Into boxes and
to the person of "Amos Grldley, Esq.," i
and the twain soon became bosom friends.
This necessitated frequent walks, talks
and games with the maid, who was ex
ceedingly bright, accomplished and attrac
tiveeven beautiful. Mrs. Glddlngs was a
very poor sailor and seldom left her cabin.
Miss Eunice was an excellent mariner In
both fair and foul weather. Father Nep
tune was dealing the cards.
When Archibald Giddings sought his
berth he was haunted by dreams of Eu
nice (he dropped the "Miss" In his
dreams). Archibald Giddings' mind had
found something new to work upon, and
was making the best of It. His blood
fairly boiled through unaccustomed and
delightfully new channels.
These sensations would have been ex
tremely pleasant to Archibald Glddlngs
had he not been tormented by his keen
sense of honor. It was not Mrs. Giddings,
his lawful wife, that Inspired this tumult
within him.
All voyages have an end. and on their
last night afloat Archibald Glddlngs found
himself promenading the deck alone with
Miss Eunice. The ship pitched heavily,
and Miss Eunice clung closely to his arm
for support as they paced the deck. Was
it possible that she cared for him?
He never knew how he told her all
about It or what he said or what he did.
Her answer burned itself Indelibly into
his bewildered brain and a "new world
seemed to open to him.
"I have known It all for three days,
dear. I found your name in one of your
books. I am not the- maid, but your legal
wife, Eunice. The real maid is my cous
in, the 'Mrs. Giddings,' you know. Yes,
it Is her child."
What followed Is not a matter for the
historian to record. Suffice It to say that
the following week the Melbourne-bound
Australian packet bore the following en
try on its passenger list:
"Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Glddlngs, maid
and child."
Life's voyage had made its real begin
ning. Violin Made of Porcelain.
"Violins and mandolins of porcelain aro
tho latest things "made In Germany." A
well-known manufacturer of the Messeln
okarinas and porcelain organs has Invent
ed a process for thei manufacture of vio
lins and mnndollns from clay. Some -ilo-11ns
have already been completed, and the
inventor has applied for letters patent in
different countries.
Under this process tho violins are cast,
and every violin Is guaranteed a success
and to be excellent for producing music.
The latter quality constitutes precisely
the chief value of this invention. The
porcelain body, it is claimed, is better able
to produce sound than a wooden one. since
It co-operates in the production of sound,
making the notes soft and full. The man
dolin, much plajed In Southern countries,
is also made of porcelain, and the musical
sound of this instrument Is likewise stated
to be Improved. In shape the porcelain
violin Is an exact imitation of the wooden
Instrument, but. as the porcelain violin Is
very suitable for decoration. It Is very
likely that costly Instruments of luxury
will be asked for, as Is the case with the
okarinas.
It Is asserted that the porcelain violins
possess the further advantage over the
wooden ones that they are totally Insensi
ble to the Influence of the weather. That
the porcelain violins arc liable to break
age and that they are heavy appears to
have been left unconsidered. They are
made in the earthenware factory at Sorne-
wlts.
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delivers them on the round revolving
tables, where girls sit and put the covers
on. In the whole process the girls' hands
are not In contact with the matches until
they are dry, and they are, therefore. In
no danger from the contact.
It Is wonderful how fast the machines
go. and what an enormous amount of work I
tney do. iiacn macnine cuis -ks maicnes
at a stroke, and the larger ones make
230 strokes a minute. As the matches are
cut they are automatically stuck In a
flexible cast-iron band, from which they
project like bristles. This band travels
over wheel after wheel, dipping the
matches and carrjlng them by ventilating
machines, until they are dry and ready
to pack. The machines are absolutely re
liable; they will not handle broken
matches, and the dust and the breakages
drop out and are carried down Into the
furnaces under the boilers. It takes about
12 hands to work one of these machines.
SENATOR HANNA'S CORNBEEF HASH
SIMPLE DISH, SERVED FOR BREAKFAST, THAT
EVERY GUEST ENJOYS
(Brooklyn Eagle.)
WASHINGTON. June 2S. In tho old
dajs of Sam Wurd and Larry Je
rome, statesmen conferred and big
legislative deals were arranged over cham
pagne and terrapin dinners at Chamber
lain's; today, statesmen are "persuaded"
after a breakfast of corned beef hash and
griddle cakes at Senator Mark Hanna's
old-fashioned home, facing Lafayette
Square; and It must be said that the
homely fare served by the latter to his
guests is quite as efficacious as the more
epicurean dishes that were formerly so
popular.
Joseph H. Manley; of Maine, who ha3
known Intimately nearly all of the fam
ous pollticlars of the last quarter of a
century, has attended the breakfasts at
Senator Hanna's house; so has J. Pler
pont Morgan, who came all the way over
from New York last Winter for the pur
pose of testing the Ohio leader's hash.
"I tell you," said Manley, smacking his
lipsi "those Sunday morning breakfasts at
Hanna's are great. It makes my mouth
water to think of them. The corned beef
hash Is the best I ever ate and the fried
Potomac white perch and corameal griddle
cakes with maple syrup can't be beat."
When asked whether the breakfast took
the place of a dinner and whether for
business purposes the former was as good
as the latter. Mr. Manley replied:
"Yes, I think more work can be accom
plished during and after a good breakfast
than after a dinner, for In the morning
the head Is clearer and men are more apt
to listen to a good sound argument; at
any rate, Senator Hanna seems to have
found the breakfast idea a good one."
Frank Bennett, the manager of the
Arlington Hotel, In this city, is a personal
friend of Senator Hanna and has had a
general supervision of nearly all of the
elaborate functions at which the Senator
has been the host since, his advent in
Washington. When asked whether he
knew the recipe for this now famous
corned beef hash, Mr. Bennett 6aid:
"Do I know how Senator Hanna's hash Is
made? Indeed, I do, and so does every
housewife and home cook in the land. It
is plain hash. Hash Just as mother
j made It, and there you are. For the
i benefit of those who never ate mother's
J hash I will give you the recipe. In the
first place. Senator Hannas cook corns
her own. beef. She selects good beef and
makes her brine of Rockbridge alum colt,
instead of the saltpeter generally used
by butchers who wish quick action rather
than eff ectl eness. In preparing the hash
she chops equal parts of corned beef and
boiled potatoes, puts them in a pan with
a little boiling water and butter, season
ing of course, with pepper and salt, and
when the mixture Is very hot it Is esrved.
No onions are used and no other seasoning
Two tort$ StrGer(33n& in JbtverpooL
nd each machine will turn out more than
4.000,000 matches In 10 hours.
MnUlnp: Wax Tapers.
Leaving this department, I went Into
the rooms where wax tapers and paper
matches are manufactured. The paper
lights are made of cardboard, being put
Into a machine which prints an advertise
ment on every match and cut3 It to the
proper length. Other machines dip the
matches and dry them. They also put
on the safety heads and arrange them In
boxes.
Wax matches have a basis of fine cot
ton. The start is with the thread, which
Is twisted and drawn through a bath of
heated paraffin wax, and then through a
die containing a number of holes. When
the paraffin coat has been put on the
threads look like white wires of about tho
thickness of a match. They are wound
on big drums, and tho rest of the process
than pepper and salt, and the hash is not
browned as has been erroneously stated.
Just the simplest, plainest, most whole
some hash that ever was. and It appeals
by reason of its simplicity most of all to
the epicure, to the man with the Jaded
appetite, Ju6t as a garden rose will ex
hale more sweetness and awaken more
real sentiment than the cultivated article
with less fragrance that has been raised
under glass."
The charm of Senator Hanna's home is
Its simplicity and cozlness; the rooms arc
spacious and comfortable; with flowers
everywhere. It le characteristic of the
man.
The dinners given by him since he has
been in Washington Illustrate well the
change that has taken place In dinner
giving here In late years. He serves good
things to eat and does not use his board
to enable a chef to exploit his mechanical
handiwork In the ornamentation of dishes
at the sacrifice, nearly always, of heat
and, frequently, of taste. His terrapin,
when he serves It as a course, is plainly
cooked, but It Is the finest that can be
bought and needs no art to make it ap
peal to one. It Is simply terrapin au
naturel.
Hanna is getting to occupy almost as
conspicuous a place In the gastronomic
world as did Sam Ward, and yet there
neer were two men more widely differ
ent. Ward was all for truffles, pate-de-foie
gras, and the highest of seasoning,
with a different wine for each course,
while Hanna affects the cimplest cooking
In the world, with never more than three
wines; generally two.
The Kind Policeman.
St. Nicholas. -i
"The nicest man I eer saw,"
Said little JCan to mo,
"Is the one who stands outside our school
"We we're let cut at three.
"He's dressed Just as the soldiers are;
He -wears gold buttons, too.
And he stands up so projd and straight.
The way the soldiers do.
"Ho always says, 'Come little "kids,
I'll take you 'cross the street.' and
I guess 'cause I'm the littlest girl
He always holds my hand.
"And all the cars and horses stop
He's so big they don't dare
To say 'Get up,' and drH e" 'em on.
Because he's standing there.
;He makes believe to chase the boys.
And shakes his fist, and then
He laughs and laughs, and they all come
A-scamperlng back again.
"Sometimes he pats me on the head
And says. 'Ho! little girl.
You going to wait till Christmas comes
To cut me off that curl?'
"And one time when It rained, the street
"Was muddy, and I cried;
He picked me up and carried me
Right to the other side.
"Thft nicest man I eer saw,"
Said little Nan to me,
"Is the one who stands outside our school
"When we're let out at three."
Yankees Crjvefree.pnner,&
IbejnJEiglish (Oorkmerif
13 much like tho making of the wooden
matches aboe described.
In other rooms the boxes are made by
boxmaking machinery, being turned out
by the millions a day. The boxe are of
all shapes anefsizes. The greatest number
are of pasteboard and paper, many of
brass and tin, and not a few of wood.
Some of tho straivboard box machines
will turn out 70 boxes a minute.
The total output of the factory runs
Into hundreds of millions Hof matches a
day. and it Is enough to keep these 43.
000,000 people In lights and to furnish an
enormous product for export to the Con
tinent. the colonies and other parts of the
world. The company Is, I am told, paying
good dividends, and its business is steadily
increasing.
Other American Plnntn.
I find that the Americans are doing a
great deal in many lines In Liverpool.
They handle much of tho cotton business,
they have established a steam laundry
which Is making money, and they have
recently got a contract to equip electric
ally the Mersey Railway, which runs
through the tunnel under the river from
Liverpool to Birkenhead. This road is
now operated by steam, and it gives about
as disagreeable a ride as you can And
anywhere. The tunnel Is badly lighted and
poorly ventilated, the cars are of tho
English pattern, and are filled with smoko
during the Journey. Tho British Westing
house Company contracted to make tho
change, and the machinery to be used
will probably come from the United
States, as tho new Westlnghouse shops
ha e but lately begun working.
There Is also an American cold-storago
plant here, and the Diamond Rubber Com
pany has erected factories to supply rub
ber to Great Britain. Americans are also
Interested In the mono-rail road from Liv
erpool to Manchester. The distance Is
about 35 miles, and the trains w 111 be ex
pected to cover It In 20 minutes. If they
do, the traffic will be enormous. Man
chester, with Its sister City of Salford. has
765,000 population, and Liverpool 6S5.000. At
present thero aro three steam railroads,
which cover tho distance In 45 minutes.
The new road will run at Intervals of 10
minutes, and Its speed will be HO miles an
hour. The system used is known as the
Behr system, electricity being tho mo
tive power. It Is really a five-rail line,
two rails being carried on each side of an
A framo and one on the top. Tho right
to build the railway has already been
secured from Parliament, and It Is be
lieved that the road can be successfully
operated. I understand that Cleveland
parties are Interested In It. If It is a suc
cess It will lead to tho construction of
mono-rail roads not only all over the
United Kingdom, but all over tho world.
Troubles of American Builders.
I have already written of some of tho
troubles of our railway-builders In Eng
land. Tho men who are putting up the
different factories have troubles as well.
One was complaining to me yesterday
about the difficulties he has had in get
ting good work out of English laborers.
Said he:
"I don't like the hours nor the breaks
in the working day that we have here.
The English hand begins labor w ithout his
breakfast. Ho brings his meals with him,
and It Is the usual thing for him to work
about two hours before he knocks off for
breakfast. My men first came at 7 and
dawdled over their work until 8:30. when
they stopped to eat. After breakfast it
took about half an hour to get Into
shape to do their best work, and the re
sult was that the morning was practical
ly spoiled. I called them together one
evening a few days ago and told them that
they must get their breakfast before they
left home. I said they had better come
a half hour later and bring their break
fast inside them. There were some objec
tions, but upon my telling them that they
must do this or stop work, they stayed.
"Another trouble is the holidays," this
man continued. "You only get half f. day
on Saturday, and as many of the men
drink, you often find jour force short on
Monday. After Easter and Whitsuntide
the w hole country stops for a week to loaf
and play, and there are other holidays.
I have also had considerable trouble to get
full work out of my men. The masons
will not lay more than 430 bricks a day
without ou push them, and it Is only by
offering extra wages that- I have suc-
t ceeded in getting as much as 900 or 1000
bricks per diem."
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
Copj righted, 1602.)