The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... manufacture and use of gas in remote and inacces- sible places , have with some exceptions as yet prevented its adoption at light - house stations , but it has been suc- cessfully used at many harbor - lights . Oil and Paraffine . - The ...
... manufacture and use of gas in remote and inacces- sible places , have with some exceptions as yet prevented its adoption at light - house stations , but it has been suc- cessfully used at many harbor - lights . Oil and Paraffine . - The ...
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... manufactures ; and under his direction Chinese capitalists studied and practiced the methods of western finance as applied to industry . In 1894 he used his efforts to avert war with Japan over Korean relations , but his advice was not ...
... manufactures ; and under his direction Chinese capitalists studied and practiced the methods of western finance as applied to industry . In 1894 he used his efforts to avert war with Japan over Korean relations , but his advice was not ...
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... manufactures . The goods principally manufactured are linen , hosiery , gloves , blankets , lace , Lille ( or Lisle ) thread , and tulle . The town contains many spinning - mills , bleach - fields , sugar - refineries , dis- tilleries ...
... manufactures . The goods principally manufactured are linen , hosiery , gloves , blankets , lace , Lille ( or Lisle ) thread , and tulle . The town contains many spinning - mills , bleach - fields , sugar - refineries , dis- tilleries ...
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... manufactures furniture , railroad equipments , and miners ' and edged tools . This city is one of the prominent shipping - points for petroleum . Pop . ( 1870 ) 4,500 ; ( 1880 ) 7,569 ; ( 1890 ) 15,981 . LIMA , le mâ : capital of the ...
... manufactures furniture , railroad equipments , and miners ' and edged tools . This city is one of the prominent shipping - points for petroleum . Pop . ( 1870 ) 4,500 ; ( 1880 ) 7,569 ; ( 1890 ) 15,981 . LIMA , le mâ : capital of the ...
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... good arable land . There is excellent pasturage along the banks of the Meuse , and large herds of cattle and swine are here reared . The manufactures include soap , salt , pottery , LIMBURG - LIMBUS . paper , tobacco , straw -
... good arable land . There is excellent pasturage along the banks of the Meuse , and large herds of cattle and swine are here reared . The manufactures include soap , salt , pottery , LIMBURG - LIMBUS . paper , tobacco , straw -
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