The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-26
Industrlal and Trade Notes.

G. H Shower will this week ship two new
four wheeled hose carts to the Evansville fre
department.
The Parry Cart Company last week made
large shipments of carts to Idaho, Utah, Dakota,
Montana and Arkansas.
The Central Chair Company Is pressed with
orders. It disposes of almost its entire produe-
ton in this State and Illinois
Sinker, Davis & Co. last week shipped nest
of boilers to Gutenb burg, Ia. snd complete
saw mill outfit to Jasper. Fla
Taggart 6 Parrott in turning out 200 barrels
of crackers and producing other articl es, use
$50 barrels of -four per week.
Carriage men speak of trade as starting Ia
briskly til is spring, SIS a good many phaetons
and fine carriages are being sold.
VIM. Terrell, Of this city, has been awarded
the contract for the mantels and tile floors in a
new hotel building at Lexington, Ky.
The Eagle machine-works last week shipped
q saw-mil complete. to Greenville, O.. another
to Columbia City and third to Vandalia, I'll.
The Indianapolis Stove Company is at present
employing full force OF workmen Il Is in
creasinR its stock for the first tina in many
months.
Hetherington s. Berner have enough contracts
to furnish iron for new buildings TO be erected
in this city within the next few months to keep
their works busy for four months to come.
E. G. Atkins & Co. crowded with orders
that they are running portion of their saw
works until Il o'clock p NJ There is OF late
great demand for large circular and band saws.
The Byrkit Lath and Sheathing Company is
making large sales of machines this spring, and
has placed orders with two machine shops with
in the last few days TO furnish a large number
The hide dealers blue set of men. Hides
are now selling at the lowest figures within the
last thirty years, while twenty carloads are
handled in this market against one thirty years
ago
Byram & Cornelius contemplate making an
extensive addition the east of the dry goods
house they leased to Erwin & Co. When COM
pleted il will be one of the largest dry goods
houses in the West
The Indianapolis Steel Pulley Company has
nearly its entire force employed in manufactur
ing supplies for the aatnral-gas companies in
this city, and at other points where natural gas
has been introduced.
The successful sale here OF horses. the past
week. has added to Indianapolis's reputation
q horse market Dealers look for big spring
trade, as there is already great demand for
good driving and saddle horses
The Indiana Manufacturing and Supply Com
pany last week shipped a Touring mill of sew
enty-fye barrels capacity to Lafayette, another
to Charlottesville and two to points in Tennes-
see of 100 barrels capacity EACH
The Indianapolis bolt and machine-works
have been awarded contracts to build several
bridges. This is one of the special features of
the work turned out by this establishment.
which is working overtime to fill orders.
The large inquiry early in the season for
prices aud terms on which threshers, mowers
and respers be furnished leads manufact-
urers and dealers to believe that there are to
DC istt 80 SAFES Oh buSeo p1omcuOS VulS year
The American Paper Pulley Company is
pressed with orders. Last week it filed
order for n ST. Louis mandatory for 200
pulieys; another for PittsburR establishment
for 70, and large number to go to
Canada.
Indianapolis promises to become as we'll known
for the manufacture OF milk shaking machines as
it was at one time for the manufacture of roller
skates, two manufactures maxim the ma
chimes and each shipping 100 more week.
Orders are coming in from nearly every State
In the Union. An Indianapolis the
first to place this mik-shake drink on the mar
ket.
NJ. Clume manufacturer of lounges has his
new plant on Meridian street completed There
is hardly State in the Union into which his
product does not 60 In the manufacture of
lounges he uses annually several hundred rolls
combined clothes press AND folding bed 1t
makes handsome as well as useful piece of
furniture.
Three years ago A. d. Streight and Others of
this city, purchased 3. 600 acres OF timber land,
largely cherry. in Pennsylvania, which they
have been clearing. The present winter has
been so favorable for logging that they have
piled up at their mills the line of the Buffalo,
Rochester 81 Pittsburg road 81, 400 logs. the
most of which when cut up into lumber will be
shipped West. Some of it will to Indian
apols but the greater part is to 60 to Chicago.
One firm in Chicago last year purchased of this
company 1.400. 900 feet of cherry lumber.
One of the leading manufacturers of this city
is seriously thinking of making eight hours a
0ay Work anu WORKING Two sS6S Oh uhuuS. ono
commencing at A. NJ and continuing until
noon and the other of men who will work from
IL to o'clock p. NJ. When crowded with orders
men working fourteen hours after few days,
become so wearied that they accomplish no
more than they would ordinarily in ten hours
The manufacturer thinks that the eight-hour
plan will yield better results. He has found it
impractic to work an all day and an all
night force.
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This Weeks Amusements.
Neither the Grand nor Englsh's will be open
the first part of the week. At the first named,
on Thursday evening, the famous Duff Opera
Company will appear for the remainder of the