The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-07-28
OUR BUSY MEN
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives of Industry.

Messrs. Lane e. Bodley are building the
Exposition engines.
kreiger, Burkhardt & Co. have a contract
for large building to be erected at Aurora,
Indiana.
Mr.. Thomas Hargis. President of the
Paper-hangers Union, is now in st. Louis
on pleasure trip.
Mr.. James Robinson, machinist, is dele
gate to the Republican Convention, that
meets at Music Hall to-day.
Dr. NJ. NJ. Eaton, of West Seventh street,
will occupy DIR. Bartholow's office the lat.
ter having gone East with his family.
| Mr.. William Cummins, formerly an EN-.
| rlOye of John Chapan, and now residing in
Washington City, is visiting his friends in
this city.
! Mr.. Tom Dill, resident of Carthage and
| formerly a Principal Of one of our District
Schools, is now employed in the County
Auditors Office.
| The MoSler Safe Company have erected Il
fine, large building on Elm street, opposite
Pearl street, and will occupy it on the Isl
of August next.
The counting-room formerly occupied by
| the Gazette having been neatly fitted up, is
now the office of the Panhandle and Penn
| sNlvania Railroads.
1t is rumored that the Robinson Wagor
Company contemplate erecting large fac
tory in the vicinity of Eighth street anG
the Southern Railroad.
There is no eXcavating required in the
erection OF houses in the Mill Creek bot
toms. the necessary filling in the construc
ton of streets being the cause.
On Saturday evening last one of our large
manufacturing firms was compelled, in con
sequence Of the depression of business, to
discharge twenty-five of their employees.
The railroad buses and hacks that await
! the arrival of trains at the Southern Rail
road Depot are very poorly patroniacd, as
| the Eighth-street cars catch the majority ol
the passengers.
The Home Circle Club" give picnic at
the Highland House on Thursday evening
next. This is a club composed OF well-to-
do mechanics, and We hope the picnic will
be well attended.
Workmen are busly engaged on the
much need repairs on Second street. be-
tween Race and Elm. This square was in
a bad condition and made it very inconve-
nent for heavy hauling.
Messrs. H. ]. Reedy & Co., of this city,
have been awarded the contract for the six
elevators to be built in the indianapolis
Lunatic Asylum. Eastern competition was
very strong, as many large firms were repre-
sented in the bids. But Cincinnati got
away with all of them.
few days ago, a company was formed
| for the manufacture of patent mouse
trap, styled the Fifteenth Amendment
Mouse Trap Company. The trap is move
device and will undoubtedly be successful
in catching the Troublesome little creatures
A patent combined water-cooler and fiji
ter is to be seen on Fifth street near Plum
1t is so arranged that the muddest water
after having passed through certain cham
bers, can be drawn from the cooler as clea
as any spring water, the absence of gri
and mud adding greatly to the taste.
The elevator at Mitchell & Rammelsberg'
fell one day last week and injured a coupl
of the employees who were on it at the time
They Immediately contracted for a Safet
attachment that is undoubtedly reliabl
and will be finished in few days. Custo
mers will hereafter have nothing 10 fea
when riding on the elevator.
Messrs. Simpson & Gault, manufacturer
OF flour-mill machinery, in this city, hay
within the last few days received letter
from parties in Smyrna Asia Minor, an,
Auckland, New Zealand, asking for tn
privilege of representing their goods il
those countries, also stating that they fint
there steady demand for American goods
This speaks well for the enterprise of tn
manufacturers Of our city.