The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-16
Industrial and Trade Notes.


Indianapolis now has III drug stores. The
number was increased fifteen last year.
w B Barry has made a favorable conpro-
mise with bis creditors. aud has resumed bust
ness.
The stockholders of thu Brykir SheathIng an
Lath Company hold their annual meeting in
this city tomorrow.
The "C' Spring Cart Company last week ship
ped a carload of their carriages to San Bernardo
no. CAL, and one TO st. Louis.
Peter Bryce is negotiating for ground on the
South Side, which erect new buildings and
largely increase the production of his bakery
G. Fl. Shower is building for the Evansville
fire departments two hose carriages similar TO
those IN service by the Indianapolis department.
Dean Brothers last week shipped pumps to
seven different States. They new employ more
men than at any time since they commenced
business.
The year opens brsk1y with Redwood New
comb G Co. Last week they shipped large mills
to three points in this State, and to Minnie
apolis, MINI.
The Evans linseed cil-mill is running but
about one-thrd its capacity, SO difficult Is it to
get fiaxseed, which is another crop that was in
jured by the drought
Holiday 81 Wyon, whose business was more
proftabls in 1887 than during any previous year.
have decided to largely increase the capacity or
their harness manufactorY.
The terra cotta-works are full of orders, last
week receiving large order from Louisville,
KY, and one from Minneapolis MINI. They
give employment TO forty men.
South Side gentlemen negotiating for
what IS known as the Emerson planning mill, on
West Market street, and propose, If they gets
to start it up in the spring full handed
Tucker & Dorsey have their new machinery
in position in their new and com nodious build
ings and within ten days will be turning out
work as rapidly as prior to their burning out.
The Indianapolis Belt Road and Stockyar6s
Company will join hands with the citizens of the
West Side and erect an engine house in which to
chemical n
paratus.
In this market, last year. 325, 600 hides
handled 10 per cent. more than in former
year. Fifteen years ago if 5000 hides we're
handled here IN year it was considered good
business.
The Indianapolis rolling-nill has commenced
manufacturing rails and has work sufficient to
keep the mill busy for some weeks. The COM
pany has nearly $175, 900 worth of steel ingots
on hand and is now in shape to push work in
the mill.
The growth of the hay-baling industry in In
dianapoiis is shown in the fact that dealers last
year handled 1000 carloads, against fifty car
loads in 1888 j. r. Ryan, one of the leading
dealers in baed hay. last year shipped 9sS car
loads to other n arkets
In the year 1887 there were 3,540 carloads OF
lumber delivered to the Indianapolis car-works
These works last year used in the construc-
ton of cars in round numbers 1000, 900 feet of
hard wood, 1000, 900 feet of yellow pine, and
5000 900 feet of white pine
All danger of coal famine in Indiana is
passed. If no moro anthracite coal should be
received here from the East in the ne xt month,
there would be ample supply. Side-tracks
here and at other points are filed with cars
loaded with Indiana and Ohio COAL
Before the 1st of March the street-railway
company is to receive from the carworks at
Troy, N. Y, ten more,cars of the same pattern
as the two recently placed on the Massachu-
setts-avenue line. which are said % be the
finest cars run on Western street railways
e. c. Atkins s. Co. have just turned out q
circular saw lightweight inches in diameter,
twelve gauge. or 7-64 of inch thick. This is
the thinnest saw of such great diameter that
has ever been tested, and the result of its work
ings is a matter of interest among saw-miil
men.
The Lumbermens National Association holds
its annual meeting in Cincinnati tomorrow.
Twenty Indiana firms, most of them from this
Gig. VIII be represented at the meeting After
the sessions close the party go to New Orleans
on q pleasure trip over the Queen 81 Crescent
route.
Chandler & Taylor have about completed the
improvements to their plant. They have put in
several new lathes. new cupola, steam power
hammer, and are now prepared to increase their
output very materially. During the past week
they have taken orders for engines to go to
Augusta, Ky, Brownsburg, Ind, Morristown,
Ind. St Louis, Mo-, and have shipped car
load of engines and boilers to Port Huron,
Mich.