The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-12-02

James NJ. Swank, Secretary of the
American Iron and Steel Association,
contributes 10 the State Sentinel, the
following interesting statistics:
AT indianapolis, the capital and
chief city, we discover a degree of
manufacturing activity which is as
tonisAing. The proximity of the
great block coal fields Of Indiana,
which are estimated to be as extern
sive a. the whole coal area of Great
Britain, gives this city a supply of
cheap and excellent fuel, and the vast
railroad system, Of which it is the
center, affords it an outlet in every
direction for whatever goods it may
see proper to make. The population
of the city is about 1OO, 900, and of this
number 10000 are skilled workmen
employed in its various factories and
work shops. Iron is a leading article
of manufacture. In 1873 there werc
produced So, 1900, 600 worth of miscell.
aneous iron products, employing l 500
men, and requiring $2,NO,OOO worth
Of capital. The city is also a great
lumber market, while coopers' stock,
sashes and blinds, agricultural imple-
ments, wagons and carriages, sewing
machines. furniture, railroad cars and
other timber products are largely pro-
duced. There are also many other
prosperous industries, the yearly pro-
duct of starch being 81 600, 900; of
clothing, 500, 900; of oils, $3.50, 600; Of
cottons, $500, 600; of woolens, $3.50 600.
The city has an extensive grain and
pork trade, but it is as manufacture
ing center that it has mainly attained
it, prominence among western cities.
Terre Haute is another city of In
diana which has given prominent at
tentiOn to manufactures. The ''Terre
Haute Association for the Promotion
of Manufactures" is composed of lead
ing citizens who see in manufactures
= basis Of enduring prosperity. As a
result of the spirit of liberality to
which this association gives partial
expression. the city is growing rapidly,
and now contains a population of 25,.
600. Its facilities for the manufacture
of iron are superior, and have not been
neglected-Terre Haute pig and bar
iron, nails. steam engines, mill and
mine machinery, railroad castings and
railroad cars having a reputation for
excellence that is coextensive with
the country. At Evansville. New
Albany, and other points the iron ill.,
dustry has also been firmly established.
At New Albany there is also manu-
factured upon an extensive scale the
finest quality of plate glass, equal to
the best that is imported. At Elk
hart there are various mechanical in-
dustries, prominent among which 10
the manufacture of paper, starch and
furniture. Laporte is a city of 10,0OO
inhabitants. in Northern Indiana,
which possesses a great variety OF
manufactures. There is a chair fac
tory there which produces annually
over $4,000 worth of Of chairs; two
woolen mills which produce annually
about 100000 worth of fannels
blankets, cassimeres, jeans and yarn
file factory, large broom factory, q
bedstead factory, an extensive cal
factory, and various establishments fol
the manufacture of wagons, carriages
agricultural implements and mill ma.
chinery. South Bend wagons are {
popular specially of the thriving city
Of that name. So are agricultural i'm.
plements at Richmond. Fort Wayne
is an Indiana city of 5000 inhabi
tants, which derives much of its i'm
portance from its railroad connections
but it is also manufacturing city o
no mean pretentions. As many as l "a
passenger and freight cars have beel
built there in a year, and there is
car-wheel factory there which has
capacity of 25O wheels day. Ca
wheels made in Fort Wayne are run
ming to-day from the Gulf to st. Paul
and from the Atlantic ocean to tn
Pacific. Wagons and carriages, steau
engines and boilers, mill and othe
heavy machiner. lumber and wooden
ware, furniture, saws and woole
goods are made there. About 1900
pounds of wool are made annually in
to cloths, cassimeres, satinets, tweeds
Hannels, blankets, etc. At Valparais
is manufactory of pins, employing
capital of $3.50, 900; shoddy mill,
carriage factory, planning mills an
sash factories, etc. AT Lafayette,
city of Is, 600 inhabitants, $4,000 case
of boots and shoes are annually manu-
! factured, and one firm alone make
100000 IRON bound barrels annual!
There are other towns and cities
the State which are largely devoted I
manufactures. 1t may safely be prt
dicted that Indiana will soon riv.
Massachusetts, itself in the extent an
J variety Of its industrial products.