The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-06
OUR BUSY MEN
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives of Industry.

James Roberts is now working in Mil
waukee, Wis.
Fred. Klemper is running planer at G.
f. Dumonts shop.
Billy Thomas is now in Dayton, o., carry
ing on the furniture business.
Workmen are busily engaged putting
down new track on Elm street.
Harvey Anderson has gone to Kansas
City, Mo-, TO assume charge OF the Union
Iron Works.
William Ludwig is clerking in John Gill
pins lumber yard office, corner OF Twelfth
and Plum streets.
Mr.. Ed. Miller, the present book-keeper
for NJ. Clements, was formerly boOk-keeper
for the Friend 4 Fox Paper Company.
The new railroad track running through
Mill Creek bottom, and connecting the
Cincinnati Southern and Short Line Roads,
will soon be completed.
The cylinders for the New Natchez are
thirty-tivc inches in diameter and ten feet
stroke. Pretty large OFFENDERS that. She
will have high pressure engines.
A large iive-story brick building is being
erected on Elan street, opposite Pearl, and
when finished will be occupied by William
L. Perkins & Co., in the Crate and Mantel
business
Mr.. c. Lane, now of the firm of Hoffing-
hofl & Lane, was for many years foreman
for Miles Greenwood, and served his time
in the moulding department under Mr.. 6, S
tuition.
The Phoenix Iron Foundry, on Wade
street, is turning out a vast quantity Of
patent bed fasteners every day They also
have a large contract for making the cast
ings for a safe and lock factory.
Messrs. Bettman & Sholl, wholesale deal
crs in hosiery and fancy goods, on Pearl
street, are receiving daily, from New York,
large lots of the finest goods. They expect
to do good, rushing business during the
Exposition.
One of the largest manufacturing compa-
nies in the city have only six molders at
work at the present time. This is always
their busiest season, but the yellow fever
i'll the South put damper on trade this
year with vengeance.
Messrs. Specker, Buddeke & Co., of West
Pearl street. had their old elevator replaced
by new one, but unfortunately for them
they changed for the worse instead Of the
Uetter theap holsters never Will operate
satisfactorily. Never? Well, hardly ever
Ever since the occupancy of tn cir new
store Messrs. Aims Il Doepke nave been do
ing an excellent business. They sell large
orders in their wholesale department TO
most all the houses in this and other States
and almost monopolize the Over-tle-Rhine
trade.
The Natchez was brought down to the
foot of Ludlow street to receive her boilers,
which were made by c. +. Dumont. When
rolling the first boiler on the forward part
of the boat, it caused such heavy strain to
that part that one Of her heavy hog chains
was broken. Ii is feared she will have to
be again docked to repair damage She will
have eight boilers.
Henry Keiber, an emplove in the turn
ing shop on the corner of Jones and Sixth
streets, while standing on ladder oiing
some siatting, had his shirt sleeve, which
was hanging loose about his arm, come in
contact with the quickly-revoving shaft
1t tore the sleeve and shirt from his body
and almost precipitated him to the floor.
He fortunately received no injuries.