The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-07-09

SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL evening.
LEAGUE observation-disclosures and Philadel.
phia, Athletic Park. Pm
BATTLE OF ATLANTA CYCLORAMA-Marke
street, between Illinois and Tennsssoe day and
evening.
Industrial and Trade Notes.
Work was begun on Thursday on the several
buildings on the West Side which C. H Gillette
Is TO erect.
The lounge factories are not doing much now.
but WILL within ten days, begin again with full
force of employees and full time.
Improvements at Hauehvills are still in
proerees Thus far this season seyenty-fye
new houses havs been erected.
A new street nearly mile In length ID to be
opened from Oliver avenue to tho Vandalis
tracks. The street 10 20 be graded and eraveled.
The Mccoy Manufacturing Company IL nego-
tiating for ground west OF the river on which to
erect building suitable for its requirements
The Indianapolis Cabinet Company Saturday
last made shipment Of desks to Japan, anoth-
er to Halifax, and the third. carload. to San
Francisco.
In June there were twenty-ssven new houses
erected IN West Indianapolis. and forty lots
were sold on which, before winter, houses will
be erected.
The Sisters of the Poor are erecting an addi-
ton to their home, corner Of East and Vermont
streeta It will be 60 by IS feet, and three
stories high.
The Central Chair Company is 80 pressed with
orders that it is not only running full time but
of late has increased its force. Michigan aud
Ohio merchants are among its best customers.
A. D. Streieht on Friday last sold to one Chi
cago party 1885, 700 feet Of cherry lumber. II
will be shipped from the different lumber for
ests which he owns in this State and Pennsyl-
vsnia.
Justus C. Adams, brick manufacturer, deliv-
cred. in June, for buildings IN process of erec-
ton in the city. 275,0O0 brick. This is the larg-
est delivery ever made in the city by any one
firm In one month.
Cones & Son. manufacturers Of clothing. have
stopped for two weeks to take account Of stock.
When they resume operations they expect to
give employment to nearly Ave hundred per-
sons, mostly women.
Indianapolis is one Of the largest excelsior
manufacturing points in the United States.
When the three factories are running full they
use thirty cords of linn wood daily, the produc-
ton being thirty tons OF excelsior.
The indianapolis Stove Company expects to
begin their new buildings which are to be erect
cd in place Of those burned short time ago,
within ten days They will be nearly twice the
size OF those burned and built of brick
The Acme Milling Company will this morning
start up both of its mills. of which has been
idle for some months. More life IL reported to
the -four trade. All the mills will begin to re-
titles
Thomas Tageart, who leased the restaurant
in the new Union railway station, last week
placed contracts for over FIVE thousand dollars
worth of furniture with home manufacturers.
He proposes to purchase all his silver ware and
crockery OF Indianapolis houses.
In the month of June there were delivered at
the Indianapolis car-works 100000 feet Of
lumber. about one-third OF it being oak. The
remainder was Southern pine. During the last
week of the month fifty-seven carloads OF lum-
Der were run into the compsny's yards
The lumber-dealsrs and plsnine-mill men re-
port business as still good, exceeding ia volume
that Of last year 1t the corresponding period.
Shipments Of dressed lumber to surrounding
towns are large beyond prsc sdent. showing that
there is good deal Of building going on oil over
the State.
The Indianapolis eray-iron foundry IL 50 full
Of business that IL will not shut down for the hot
weather a. usual The enlargement OF the
foundry is progressing finely. and when all i'm
provements contemplated are completed IL will
be one Of the largest and best equipped foun-
dries in the city.
PARROT & Tseeart expect to get into their
new building by Sept i. and will then have the
largest bakery in the State. AS soon as they
can vacats their present building IL will be torn
| down and the Mckee block will be extended to
the alley making it one Of tho largest and finest
buildings in the city or State.
d. +. Stone q Co.. manufacturers OF hno
desks and cabinet furniture are negotiating for
buildings. They hope to be in full operation
again within two months. Much of their
machinery which was burned was expensive
and difficult to duplicate. but they have already
placed orders for such machinery. to be delivered
as early as possible.
President Roberts, Of the Indianapolis cabi-
networks, has just returned from California,
where he went on business. He SAYS that the
merchants on the Pacific coast show dispo-
sition to buy only the goods they must have IN
til the freight rates between the East and the
Pacific coast are reduced to reasonable figures.
Manufacturers of furniture, lounges and desks
are more seriouay injured than anyone by the
| exorbitant rates.
The first roller mill to be erected in the south
| ern part Of Mexico is being built by Nordyke &
| Msrmon Company. at Tochimilco, Pueblo Il
| is located 1000 feet above the sea level, over
| sh.dowed by the snow-capped peak of Popocate-
| petl, and is blessed with temperature which
| varies but about ten degrees the year round.
| All sorts of tropical fruits raised there,
| several crops each year; blossoms and ripe fruit
| appearing on the same tree at the same time
| The coffee which the Yankee boys from Indian
| spois drink is raised in garden beside the
! mill The -four mill IL being located In an aban-
| doned monastery, erected $50 years ago. hand
| somely carved on the solid stone and over the
| doors and windows carved lintels OF white
and black onyx, stone seen in this country
| only In wealthy mems parlors and on dudes