The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-25
OUR BUSY MEN.
Here and There Among the Cincinnati
Hives Of Industry.

Hives Of Industry.
The Bricklayers' Union donated $25 to
the striking cabnet-makers.
Every rolling-mill in Cincinnati, New
| port and Covington is making double turn.
So much for the iron boom.
On account of the press of business, Mr..
G. T. Dumont's machine shop is opened
untillO or IL o'clock every evening.
Mr.. Hach, Secretary of the Mechanics
Institute, has again got down to his office
duties after long siege Of clerical labor at
tue Exposition,
The fine, new, large building erected at
the corner of Race and Second streets, by
Mr.. Banning, has been rented bv the whole
sale grocery firm of Charles Flach q Bro.
There is we'll hole at the corner of
Lock and Fifth streets, fifty feet deep, at
the bottom of which are brick masons
making an arch over the old culvert that
passes through Lock street
Inability to get iron as fast as we want
it," is the common complaint with the
manipulators of that commodity. A boiler
maker said he had not experienced this diff
fculty before for five years.
The large six-story building on Rich
mond street, formerly occupied by the Gin
cinnati Coffin Company and now being
used as picture frame factory BY Bonte's
Sons, is being newly painted and presents
quite fresh appearance.
| All of our shoe factories are in full blast
and are kept unusually busy getting out
stock for the fall trade. A visit to any one
of these factories would astonish the
stranger to notice in what quick time hun
dreds of shoes are turned out.
Joseph r. PEBBLES Sons baving moved
into their new store on Fourth street. the
old building formerly occupied by them,
after undergoing course of repairs, will be
occupied by Daniels, COombs IL Co., mer-
chant tailors, about the 18th of November.
The old building formerly occupied by
the firm of Post Il Co. has been entirely re-
moved from the corner of Elm and Pearl
streets, and stone-masons are busily en-
gagged erecting foundation wall Tor the
new structure that is to occupy the same
site.
Strauss, Pritz & Co., liquor dealers have
established themselves in the new building
lately erected on Second street. near Race.
1t is fine, large store, built with all the
conveniences of light, and supplied with an
elevator for hosting goods to the upper
floors.
TIE iron-workers of Springfield, O., are
among the few that supplied themselves
with iron previous to the rise. Most of
the factories of the Champion City pur-
chased at $21 instead of now having to pay
$45. This will be of great advantage to
them in the immediate future.
Mr. Charles Biles, the boss brick-mason,
is soiourning at his home in Reading, Ohio,
but will commence work OH several untin-
isned houses on Mount Auburn about the
middle of next week; work on the walls
having to be suspended on account OF the
tardiners OF the carpenter work.
Mr.. Ancon L. Burke, who was once
book keeper for Miles Greenwood. has
opened an Office at No. II East Third
street, where he transacts the business of
general accountant and collector. He is
, also secretary of several prominent socie
r ties connected with the Masonic Order.
All the factories where steam is used fol
heating are repairing the pipes. removing
defective couplings, elbows and nipples
so as to have everything in good working
|
Steam is the safest and cheapest mode o.
heating where it is used for other pur
poses.
Mr.. Jack Innes, who formerly had charg'
, of the packing and shipping department o
the Greenwood Iron Works, is now workin,
in the same capacity at Post Il Co.'s estab
lishment. 1t is large and important de
! partment, but Jack fully understands hi
: business, having had good many years
: experience.
! The new school-house structure recent,
erected on the site of the old Browne resi-
!, dence, on Browne street, is fine larg
, building, we'll regulated, planned and ven
! tilated. Mr.. Godfrey Ludwig, the Superin
! tendent of School Buildings, deserves credi
. for the manner in which he pushes thes
! buildings to completion.
! The Emery Brothers new building, be
e ing erected at the corner of George ant
, Race Streets will soon be ready for tn
plastering. 1t will, when completed, b
e one of the finest buildings erected in tina
neighborhood. 1t is opposite the larg
e Shillito building, and will be another mon
nmept of architectural progress of tn
e western part of the city.
}, The progress toward completion of tn
t building being erected on the southwes
corner of Fifth and Race streets is yer
slow. and it is rather doubtful whether
will be finished before spring or not. Wor
has been suspended. The iron column
have lust been put up and the walls of tn
i first story have not been finished. If col
8 weather sets in, the brick -masons will b