The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-03
Indussrial and Trade Notes.

The Atme mills last month turned out 1920
barrels of -four. 1t was the largest production
in any one month in the history Of the mills.
Chandler & Taylor on Saturday shipped a car
load of machinery. including engine, boiler and
eaw-mill complete, to Portland, Ore. They also
sent one to Memphis. Tenn.
Business with the box factories is booming.
One establishment, that of Deitz & Co., is man
ufacturine an average Of 5000 boxes a dayf
mostly for the canning companies.
The Woodburn-Sarven Wheel Company has
transferred all drying, saving and bending work
from the buildings on South Illinois street to
the new buildings on the West Side.
Through the month of August the Indisnapo-
lis Car Company averaged to turn ont twenty
four new cars per day. Beside this, The company
is doing a good deal Of repair work for fast
freight linee.
T.. G. Atkins & Co. and the Barry saw.works
report their trade as having improved hand
somely the last few days, and the former es-
Enlistment is re-employing the men who were
laid of a few weeks ago.
The Indianapolis bolt and machine-works are
building some very fine machinery for
which are being erected in Newport, KY. This
establishment is running day and night forces,
SO crowded is 1t with orders.
Coffin, Greenstreet & Fletcher are arranging
to increase. SO per cent. their output OF hog
products the coming season. Among other inn
p:ovements made is the introduction OF natural
gas all over the establishments
The Polk Canning Company lie experiencing o
great deal of trouble and considerable loss
through the corn swelling. Mr.. Polk has offered
81, 900 to any person who will state the cause Of
this trouble and tell him how to counterfeit it.
The advance in freight rates to Pacific coast
points. the tile manufacturers state, has prac-
tically shut them ont of that market. as goods
can be shipped to San Francisco from England
ct onethird the rates from Indianapolis to Cali
fornia.
Dean Bros. are making a large air compress to
20 to Jackson, Mich. 1t is automatic 10 it's
operation, being operated by a governor to main
tain a uniform pressure, and is used for aerating
petroleum fuel for burning it under boilers aud
in FORCES.
in the month Of July tho Parry Road-cart
Company turned out 3,042 carts, or an average
of III per day. This is said to be the largest ex-
clusively road-cart mandatory in the world,
and it is beginning to ship work to nearly oil
parts OF the world.
Wright & Wright are putting in the machine
~ for the new Parrot & Tsgeart bakery. This
establishment last week shipped an engine and
saw-mlll complete to Elkmont. Ala, and an en-
CINE and boiler to Knightstown, Ind, for
Churchs fouring-milL
The Indianapolis Veneering Company has its
new building about completed, and thirty days
from now will be turning out more veneering
than at any time before it was burned out 1t
Is placing In POSITION eome Very nue. Ndcniusry
of improved pattern.
The Eagle maebine-works have made an
Improvement on threshers which promises 70
greatly increase the efficiency Of these machines.
With no increase In power the threshers will do
more work than any now constructed, and at
the same time better work.
Since March l Indianapolis pscking-houees
have SLAUGHTERED lSl 900 hogs, against 1850
during the corresponding period of 1887. When
the light corn crop and the consequently lighter
hog crop are taken into consideration, the show
ing is considered q favorable one smoDg packers.
The business year with the Indianapolis glue
works ended Aug. 81, and one of the proprietors
states that they disposed of 40 per cent. larger
tonnage of glue in the year just closed than in
any former year. The company is preparing to
considerably increase its production the COM
ing year, starting mp again Oct l.
Messrs. F. c. Rutan, James Murison. and
William II. Turner have returned to Chicago
sftersthorouehly looking over the ground and
facilities afforded in Indianapolis. for the loca-
ton here of a plant to manufacture the Ameri-
can fre-proof steel car. While in the city they
visited Brightwood. North Indianapolis, and
West indianapolis. in search of q site. No site
was selected, but these gentlemen will return in
about ten days, at which time they viii probably
determine, definitely. when and where they will
1ocatA the plant