272 TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



Chemical works 3 



Men employed 72 



Nitrate soda used — tons 2,500 



Sulphur used — tons 3,000 



Flour sulphur refined 400 



Sulphuric acid and nitric acid — tons 6,500 



Sulphate of copper made — tons 200 



Aggregate value of products $600,000 



Carriage and ■wagon manufactories 44 



Men employed 300 



Carriages, wagons, etc., made annually 2,000 



Eailroad and street cars ^ 55 



Horse-power of engines 200 



Aggregate value in all their branches $1,000,000 



Coifee and spice mills 15 



Men employed 116 



Coffee ground and roasted annually — pounds 4,000,000 



Chocolate made annually — pounds 317,000 



Spices ground — pounds 500,000 



Horse-power of engines 200 



Aggregate value $1,500,000 



Corset manufactories 1 



Men, women, and boys employed 20 



Aggregate value $15,000 



Coffee manufactories 12 



Number of men employed 50 



Aggregate value $150,000 



Cordage and rope manufactories 1 



Men employed 100 



Hemp rope manufactured — tons 2,500 



Horse-power of steam engines 150 



Aggregate value $500,000 



Carriage spring manufactories 1 



Men employed 15 



Springs made — tons 100 



Value $50,000 



Cutlery factories 2 



Men employed 37 



Value of manufactures $48,000 



Dry docks — floating 2 



Men employed 15 



Capacity of docks — one of 1,800 tons and one of 800 tons 2,600 



Dry docks — stone 1 



Length of excavation in solid rock — feet 450 



Width at top — feet 120 



Depth — feet 30 



Width at entrance — feet 90 



Capacity of length — -feet ■ 425 



Capacity of drawing — feet 22 



Capacity of pumps for clearing, per hour — cubic feet 325,368 



Tubular boilers of four-inch tubes 4 



Dimensions of each boiler — diameter, inches 25 



Dimensions of each boiler — length, feet 16 



Fire surface of boilers— square feet 3,800 



Men employed 6 



Total cost of work $675,000 



Electrical machinery works 1 



Men employed 40 



Capital employed $120,000 



