The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-04
OUR BUSY MEN.
Here and There Among Our Hives oi
Industry.

Workmen will soon begin to replace the
valve now operating the hydraulic eleva-
tor in the old Gazette building, with larger
one, having five-inch opening so as to
give it more speed.
Charley McReynolds, an old machinist
OF this city, will soon leave for Denver, Col
orado, where he intends establishing Job
bing shop. His friends all wish him success
in his undertaking.
Messrs. Stanton Il Dewlre, the black
smiths, are again doing some heavy forging
! Tor steamboats, They have an extra large
| shop, and one which is also suitable for
forging large shafts, as it is provided with q
strong crane and large forges.
Since the resumr ton OF navigation on
the Ohio River our owners of transfer
wagons and drays have been kept excessive
~ busy hauling freight to and from the
river, and Public Landing has again as
sumed lively aspect. Coal still continues
| to arrive.
The blacksmith shop connected with the
! city street car stables is the busiest shop
OF that kind in the city; as fast as one horse
| is shod and taken away another is brought
up for shoeing, and there being so many
| horses to receive attention the shop is kept
in operation OH Sunday.
| NJ. Clements workmen are putting the
hnlshlng touches on the iron work of the
new Virgins building. on the corner OF
Fifth and Vine street. and Messrs l. & e.
Greenwald are doing the steam pipe fitting
dhls building when completed, will be as
fine one as is in the vicinity.
Mr.. James Regan is building a new addi.
ton to his already spacious feed store in
the West End, and intends to hereafter
purchase grain and feed by the car load, in
stead OF by the wagon load. Mr.. Regan
has done pretty good business since start
Ing some two or three years ago, as the new
improvement he has made will attest
The large distilleries situated on Gest
street, near Mill Creek, are running night
and day, and are turning out very large
quantities of whisky, thus keeping the
numerous teams they employ constantly
OH the 60 transferring it from the distillery
to the warehouse. The hauling is much
better on Gest street this fall than it was
asst, as the street has been newly paved.
novel enterprise, in the way of bicycle
school, has been established on the second
floor of Power Hall of the Exposition
building. The school is open all day, and
is patronized by q refined class of Young
men who feel the need of exercise, being
connected with some business that Is con-
6ning The benefit, however is mutual.
as the proprietor strengthens his purse,
while the amateur bicyclist is strengthen.
ing his muscles.
Mr.. Mike Dennedy, the gentleman,v
agent for one of the smoke consumers ex-
hibited at the Exposition, is negotiating
for the sale of several Of his machines to
the city, to be placed on the boilers at The
pumping houses. The consumers stood a
rigid test at the establishment of Messrs.
Lane & Bodley, and have for some time
been permanently attached to the boilers
of the Blymyer Manufacturing Company's
works, where they are giving general salts
faction.
Messrs. J. A. Fay & Co. still continue to
make and ship to Australia, New Zealand
and other countries their fine wood working
machinery. Thev haze established agen-
cies in those countries, and have exhibited
an enterprise that is worthy example to
few more of our city's manufacturing
firms as Cincinnati stands second to none
in that line to-day. There are great many
more orders for Cincinnati manufactures
received than is known of, the matter being
kept secret on account OF business competi-
ton.
The Fifteenth Amendment Mouse
Trap Company, whose factory is situated on
the corner of Second street and Central
avenue, are turning out large number of
traps daily. These traps are made of tin,
and the front of it has the impression of a
negro head, the mouth of which is the
entrance. The tongue is hung on a piv.t,
and when the mouse runs in on top of the
tongue it tps and drops the animal down
the negro's throat, as it were, thus imitat-
ing the swallowing process. 1t is a very
neat and clever device, is gotten. up cheap,
and hundreds are being sold all over the
United States.