The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-07
THE rD1AnAroIls JOURNAL, MONDAY. NAY l. 1858.

and indicates that In some parts Of the country
they arc taxing the place OF circular SAWS 70
large extsnt.
The Indianapolis Cabinet Company last week
shipped carload Of desks to Los Angeles,
Cal. one to Austin Tex, another to Colorado,
And three TO New York to I'LL export orders
c. A. Potts a Co., manufacturers OF clay ma
chinerv, last week received orders for mills
from SIX different States This year promises
to be the busiest one in the history of the works
The waser-works, when running by steam.
uss about twelve tons OF coal per day. As
soon az natural gas Is available 1t the works it
will be introduced aud viii cut down the cost OF
furnishing water largely.
Dean Bros are making for the Lady Ensley
furnace, Shefheld. Ala, the largest duplex pump
that they have turned out 1t VIII deliver a
twelve-inch stream Of water, and has capacity
OF 2. 900 gallons per minute.
II 10 expected that the new clip Of wool will
begin 10 come on to the market this week. Un-
washed WOOL In good condition, will bring 20 TO
% cents per pound, which 10 TO cents under
prices at the opening of the season in 1887.
The United States wire-nail mills expect to
begin work on new buildings By the 10th of
this month. In the present establishment 400
kegs OF nails per day are turned out 1t is con-
templated to increase the output TO 1000 kegs
per dav.
The Salisbury paper mill Is running to its
full capacity. About 60 per cent. of its prod
net goes to Texas and Florida, and the bal
anee Of IL to Northws points. Three
nished by this mill
The Consolidated Tank-line Company is max
ing improvement to its establishment which
will cost e.. 900 or more This has become an
important distributing point for oils. and the
discovery Of natural gas, it 10 thought, will not
In the least curtail tho demand for them.
The Indianapolis cotton mill ID hereafter to be
known 40 the Indiana warp-mill 1t IL now
producing forty warps per day, large per cent.
OF which so to Southern cotton mills Indianap-
oils is credited with having one of the finest
mills Of this description west Of the Alleghenes.
The fouring-mills are running only about one
half their capacity. There 10 q good demand
now for flour, especially for export. but milIers
find IL very difficult to Get wheat to keep them
running the supply being the liehtest in many
years. The Acme Company Is running bat one
mill.
The Parry Cart Company has just completed
nj ADDITION 70 It's works 100 feet in length by
80 in width, which 10 70 be used a. a painting
and vanishing room. In this department
alone 56 men are employed. A gentleman from
Montana was here last week. who thinks IL the
company will furnish him the carts he can dis
pose Of one-third it's annual product in that
part Of the country.
G. H. Gillette, bent-wood and wagon material
manufacturer. who now occupies tho old Shaw
carriaee-works bmilding. on Shelby street: has
purchased several acres OF ground cn the West
Side. near Elevator B. on which he will erect
building. three stories high, $50 feet in length
by go in width. He now gives employment to
$50 men. bat when he gets his new buildings up,
proposes to work 200 or more.
The Indianapolis Boil. and Machine Company
Is building q machine for cutting out box ma
~so1 IL sill he ho~ - I'D
ed for . cigar-box to that for box eight feet
square. The machine will cost in the neighbor
hood Of $12, 000 and il 10 expected that il will
cut OUT material sufficient To make $4,000 boxes
a day or more. 1t is especially adapted to cut
ting thin material, such as vensering
The Indianapolis Bolt and Machine Company.
which few months ago started on rather a linn
tied scale. has become one of the most active
industries. 1t already gives employment TO
sixty-fve men. Last week IL shipped q couple
Of carloads of large bolts to WAvsrly. on the
Lake Erie q Western road. to be used in large
bridge that railway company 10 building across
one Of the most troublesome streams on tho line.
Mr.. @. Delano. who was Secretary of the In
terror under the Grant administration, Is living
a quiet life on . model farm near Mourt Vernon,
o. His place 10 known far ard near as an ex-
tremely beautiful one. being kept in degree Of
style only possible with large meaus He 10 at
present erecting . model roller-process Touring
MILL, Tue machinery OF Wnicn ID being maze Tor
him at the Nordyks s. harmon works, Of this
city.
Fletcher & Thomas report things rushing in
their line. They are now loading Eve complete
heavy steam Quaker brick-machins outfits for
shipment to different points. three going to Cali
fornia- Within the past two weeks they have
completed the equipment and starting of three
large brick-yards with the most approved ma
chinery-one at Norfolk. Va, one near Decatur,
Ala, and one at Big Stone Gap, Wand since
starting one of these parties has ordered a
second complete outfit