The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24
OUR BUSY MEN.
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives of Industry.

Mr., John Tetlrow, of Newport, KY, one
of the Oldest Cincinnati mOulders, is now
working at the foundry of |. and E. Green
wald Il Co.
VIM. C. Davis & Co. are laying in several
tons of pig iron. The men are all hard at
work, and the parties abr ad who have con-
tracted for stoves will soon receive them.
Mr. Dan. Thomas is still clerk in the
Recorders Office. Dan. is a good molder,
however and when he gets discharged from
his position he can go 10 work at his trade.
Mr.. George Elstun is so much pushed
in his orders for canned fruit that he IS
again compelled to enlarge his places, one
of which is situated on Eighth street, the
other on Sycamore.
Mr. Fl. NJ. Davis, of this city, has been ap-
pointed special agent and correspondent Tor
Chattanooga (Tenn.) Daily Times, Chatta-
nooga (Tenn.) Weekly Times, and South
Pittsburg irenn. independent
Mr. Archie Bowie superintends the set
ting of the boilers in the Virgins building,
on the corner of Vine and Fifth streets. lie
has worked for the last twenty-three years
for Messrs |. & T.. Grecnwald e. Co.
VIM. Sullivan, an old machinist of this
city, but now resident farmer of Missouri,
is in the city visiting his mother who re-
sides on laurel street. He has not seen her
since he left for Missouri, ten years ago.
The Cincinnati and Newport Iron and
Pine Company, are pitching into that Gin
cinnati contract for pipes, and about one
half Of them will be cast in very short
time. 1t is safe to say thot when they are
hey will stand the sworn test.
Mr. A. II. Carig, an old machinist of this
city. has inver ted an Arrangement known
as hatch closer. This has been one of the
greatest difficulties to overcome, and if this
device can be used simultaneously it will
reap fortune for the inventor.
Mr.. Chas B. Ross, of Chicago, has taken
the agency for the sale of hydraulic eleva-
tors for Cincinnati firm. Mr.. Ross is the
cashier of one of the most substantial firms
of Chicago, Known as the Chicago Type
Foundry. He is a thorough business man,
and we'll versed in machinery.
Several machinists of this city. now EN-
ploved in the locomotive shops at Vim
cennes, Indiana, are here on visit, and if
this article should be seen by any of the
Old hands, they are rcques ed to call at the
corner nf Sixth and Hoadly streets and see
their friends.
| One of the finest loads of corn that has
been brought to this CITY for the last five
years was a load Of yellow corn sold at one
of the Ffth-street auction stables yester
day by Clermont farmer by the name of
Brown. The ears were ten inches in length
and at least three incnes in diameter.
George Reynolds, one of the Oldest ma
chinists of this city, arrived here Yesterday
afternoon fir m Atchison, Mo-, where he
has been living and carrying on the found
ry and machine business for over five years.
George looks well and hearty, and says that
business there is very brisk. He likes his
Western home.
Mr.. joseph Honhorst and Mr.. P. Conncl-
lly have embarked in business together un-
der the firm name of Hnnhorst & Co. They
manufacture steamboat chimneys, breech-
ings, escape pipes. and all kinds of iron
work for mills and land engines at Nos. l21
and 1913 East Front street. Mr.. Connolly is
one of the best sheet-iron workers in this
city.
Mr.. Robert D. Moore, one OF the Oldest
and most experienced machine molders OF
this city, has been appointed to the posi-
ton of foreman Of Messrs l. e. f. Green
wad's foundry. There are also working in
the foundry Mr.. John Tedrow, of Newport
Kv., and Mr.. Murray, of this city. boil
formerly emploved at the Blymyer Manu-
featuring Co.'S foundry.
George Humphreys, the well-known ma
chinst, who made such record for fas
shaft turning some ten years ago, arrivec
in the CITY Yesterday on the l2 o'clock trair
from Houston, Texas. He says that he il