The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-20
PREPARING TO MOVE.
The Oliver Chilled Plow Works Look
ing az indianapolis for
Location

Some two weeks ago two representatives
of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, OF South
Bend, called upon a leading railroad and
business man Of this city, and stated that
their firm had decided to move their works
IL favorable location could be found. A
meeting OF the Indianapolis Board OF Trade
WIS held, by whom an invitation Was ex-
tended 10 tie Msssrs. Oliver to visit lodi
annapolis and investigate the advantages here
afforded.
This resulted in bringing Messrs. James
ID. and Joseph Oliver, who spent yesterday
in our city. They came 70 see what eligible
grounds could be had for the site OF their
shops, what the railroad facilities and rates
OF freight to De secured upon the raw ma
teTlals they use most largely-cosi, lum Der
sLd iron-snd for the distribution of their
manufactured implements. Also to inves-
tigste the matter OF taxes, the workings of
the police system Of indianapolis, aud TO
learn semethlr of the laboring asses here,
auc v neither ally Socialism prevails among
them.
A rsthsr impromptu trip over the Belt
Railroad was hastily arranged yesterday
morning, the trails starting fro tue Union
Depot at IL O'Clock with some sixty or sew.
enty of our leading manufacturers and busi-
as an escort and 20 point out 20 the Messrs.
o liver the objects OF interest along the Belt,
particularly the dc sireole locations for man
ufacturiDg establishments aud also to im-
pant any information the visitors sought.
Among the passengers We noticed General
Manager Henderson. of the b. and w.
Colonel White, OF the Bee Line; Supecin-
tendent Tnrner, of the l. and V aud other
railroad men; Judge L. B. Martindale. sIsy-
or McNastsr Colonel /. ". Gordon, Nicho
las McCarIY and many other representative
citizens
The party were in charge of Vice
President Malott and Colonel Whitcomb
OF the Belt the latter gentleman oticiating
as conductor quite salts factorlly-a passeD-
ger conductor on tae Belt Railroad being
decided novelty.
stop was 7. sde at the Stock Yards, where
lunch and Refreshments were served, after
which the journey wss continued aud visit
u the Rolling Mills made, the excursion not
being completed until nearly o'clock D. m.
The trip was thoroughly enjoyed by ALL and
proved one of pleasure as we'll as business
The working capital OF the Oliver Chilled
Plow Works is $500 600, and the reserve fund
500 coo To move from South Bend, pat up
new buildings and start elsewhere, would
cost $500, coo, Mr.. Oliver says and they want
from forty TO sixty acres Of land for their
shops Site
Whether or not bonus is expected or will
be asked of our citizens could not be learned
but the Messrs Oliver were we'll pleased with
the many advantages Indianapolis has to
offer manufacturers, and think any oae oil
several locations which can be secured would
do for their works.
This firm at present employs nearly SOC
men, and have sometimes worked as many
as l 500 hands. Their monthly payroll is
about 10000, and they ship annually from
1000 to 6 COO car loads OF raw material aud
manufactured goods. These figures speak
for themselves, and need no comment
to prove what an addition this en-
terprise would be to indianapolis il the
Messrs Oliver decide 20 locate here. That
they will move from South Bend is said &c
be a determined point