Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-14
SOME OF OUR INTERESTS
AGKICuLTuRAL IMPLEMENTS.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
The Furst & Bradley Msnufaotur'
Ing Company, Of Chicago, and the
Bo6nk & Loomis Manufacturing Com,
pany, of Iowa, have recently built .
large FIVE story building, which Ii
hardly yet completed, although occu'
pied by them. Their building is situ'
ated on the g., B. q Q road, on
lower Main street, and when they get
their platforms around the building
completed will have q platform ca
pacity Of twelve cars at n time. This
will give them big advantages for
shipping and transfer, as they will do
all that work with a large crane der
rick. They sreputting in a now style
of elevator, to reach from the base
ment to the .op floor, which will be
run By q gas engine. The large sup.
port posts, heavy cross timbers and
braces are white oak, and give an
idea Of the immense strer 9Th of the
building, all the other parts being In
proportion.
The Office Is large, commodious and
we'll lighted room with q northeast
front. The second floor will be their
sample or show room. Their rooms
are now well filled with all kinds Of
implements used on a farm, besides
corn shelters, feed mills and such class
of goods, yet their large and constant
ly increasing trade throughout the
northwest 10 running them short on
their orders for some goods, but they
will only be q few days behind as they
are daily receiving carload lots from
the different factories which they re
present. Mr.. Loomis, the clever gen.
tleman who has In charge OF this ex.
tensive business house says that there
IL no point In the west so favorably
situated and we'll provided with rail.
road facilities for supplying the con.
stantly growing demands Of the new
aud great northwestern country "a Is
Council Bluffs. This firm are general
western agents for the Furst & Brad
ley goods, Fish Brothers wagons rnd
carrisges, the Peoria corn planter, and
can supply customers on short notice
In lots to suit with anything In their
line from O harrow tooth to O steam
pillow or threshing machine.
COUNCIL BLUFFS IRON WORKS.
The proprietor and manager of this
extensive business il Mr.. Charles
Hendrle, who began operations here
in 1869, and has constantly increased
the reputation and capacity of the
works that he Is now obliged to move,
in order to get more ground for build
ing and yard purposes. He has sold
the ground where he now Is, Ut IL
rumored to an official Of the Wabash
line, and that they contemplate the
erection OF q largo passenger depot the
coming season. and has purchased
the ground formerly occupied by the
old Council Bluffs Agricultural works,
the building of which was destroyed
by fire some years since. Mr.. Hendrio
is now putting up q building on his
new location for the reception of the
machinery he now has, besides large
additions and improved machinery to
that which he now has. He has q
20 horsepower engine in his works,
and machinery and patterns to make
anything from o stove CRATE to an en-.
CINE. Mr.. Hendrie employs about
seventy five men to carry on his work,
and has now on hand over
eighty tons of iron. He Is
doing all the iron work
for the Water Works company here.
He runs q brass foundry in oonnec
ton with the establishment. Repair
Ing ID . feature to which special atten.
tion Ia given. The pattern shop con.
tains thousand upon thousand Of pat.
terms, costing probably not less than
10000. Mr.. Hendrie hopes to get
his new building completed and moved
into within the next three months.
The machine aad repair shop OF
John Gilbert Ii one Of the promising
and growing works Of this city. Mr..
Gilbert has q brass foundry In connec.
ton with his shop, go that he is always
prepared to do steam and brass fittings
of any kind on very short notice. Mr..
Gilbert does not employ as much help
as some other larger establishments,
buthe Is ready ut all timesto do repair.
Ing In q prompt and reliable way. His
place Of business Is on lower Main
street, and he will always be glad to
see you.