The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-09
OUR BUSY MEN.
Here and There Among Our Hives Of
Industry.

There was rush at Alden's Yesterday
and three people were made happy by tn,
remark. mo charge, sir, you are numbe
thirty"
WinshelPs tinware factory on McLear
avenue is running full time. Forty hand
are on the payroll and a large amount o.
work ahead.
Workmen broke ground Yesterday fol
the foundation Of large steam planine
mill to be erected on the corner of Ninth
and Broadway.
Meunier & Co. have Just finished piping
for gas for twenty-five houses for the Emery
| Brothers in Covington and are doing the
plumbing for ten more for the same parties.
R W. Smith, Of Bellefontaine, O., will
henceiorth make a speciality of custom
work in goods in his line. His place, one
door north of the National Bank on Main
street, is central and Is attracting q very
lively trade.
The Anchor Soapstone Works have
Just put in large gang saw for the pur-
pose OF saving slabs for stoves, stationary
wash.tuhs, sinks, &c. Soapstone is coming
largely into use for these purposes in first
S'eAco ACoIuCuC6Ss
John o. Moore, Of Sixth street, is doing
very large trade in fruit this season. The
banana trade is just commencing, and in
this line this house holds the leading pnsl-
ton In the city. They are now receiving
shipments from Aspinwall of very fine
fruit
A new factory for the making of carriage
springs is being built in the west part of
tine city. A large amount of capital is
being invested in the operation and the
works will be quite extensive and COM
plete 1t is expected to be able to send out
goods by April lst.
PEBBLES Foulds & Co. have nearly com.
pleted the remodeing of tneir -four mill.
They have put in large amount Of new
machinery, and added three rim of stone,
making it now six-stone mill. They were
obliged to increase their capacity in order
to meet the increasing demand for their
-four.
Roux 4 Co is the title of a new house in
the hardware commission merchant and
manufacturers' agents line, soon to be
opened at No. 66 Walnut street. Mr.. w.
S. Roux is well known to the trade, having
been connected with Miles Greenwood &
Co.'S house for several years. They will
open with very large and complete stock
of general heavy hardware, including iron
seats, vases, etc, for gardens, lawns etc.
also, iron pumps and pump curbs, car
riage malleables, etc.
At Milwaukee, Wis, bids for new fire.
engine for the citv's Use were opened by
the Chief of tie Fire Department ON the 81
inst The Ahrens COmpanys of Cjncin- |
natl, bid was "a, ,900i Hanneman. OF Boston,
81, 500; the La France Company, of New |
York, "A 500; Clapp, jones h Co., Hudson,
N. Y, 81 800; Button Sons Company, Bos.
ton, $4,000. After u careful inquiry intn
the merits of each, the Ahrens engine of
Cincinnati was acknowledged the best and
the contract awarded. although all the rest
of the engines could have been purchased
cheaper.
The Bonte Rope Walk at Dayton, KY,
Of which VIM. HassoE is manager, Las COM
pleted the rebuilding Of the rear portion of |
their rope walk. The main buildings and
front portion of the concern was it will be
destroyed br fire some time
since and rebuilt. The old rope walk struc-
,ure extending from this several hundred
eet in the rear, was not burned'nor rebuilt
when the main buildings were. As this
vas becoming dilapidated to some extent,
ne whole was recently torn away and re-
,uiit, aud now presents a symmetrical ap-
oearance suited to their extensive business
We believe they employ something over
hands at their works and
make the longest heavy cables for steam.
boats in the West.