The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-12
Indu.trial and Trade Notes.

The Atlas eneine-works are putting IN two
large boilers and l35-horse-power engine for
the Coleman stave-works.
Within the last sixty DAVIS over two hundred
carloads of natural-gas pine have been shipped
from Pittsburg to indianapolis.
The Parry Carr Company asst week received
orders for their carts from Mexico and one
large order from the West Indies.
The current number Of Iron. published in
London, England, contains illustrations and de-
scriptions OF che Dean steam pump
Rock wood, Newcomb & Co. last week shipped
two saw mills complete TO Michigan. and the
number to lumber regions of Tennessee.
Sinker Davis 6 Co. will this week ship to
Cox 81 Co.. pulp manufacturers at Marion, three
of the largest boilers ever placed IN position IN
this State.
The indianapolis Strset-railway Company is
receiving from Pennsylvania rolliug-miil sew
eral car loads of ct" rails to be used in their
proposed extensions
w. Fl. Coleman has put up additional build
ings his Veedersburg branch, and is
pioying 500 men in turning out slaves at his In
diananolis establishment and branches at other
points set !
The buildings which were burned few months
ago at the Sellers farm are being rebuilt New
boilers are TO be put In and watts erece ed and
other improvements made for disposing of dead
animals. S
O. S. Gillette, manufacturer of bent woods
and wagon material, is pushed with orders His
trade Is largely in New England, 60 which
points be ships car. load OF supplies daily and
often more This establishment gives employ.
ment 10 100
The terra Gotta works company uses twelve
tons of clay day and carload of plaster paris.
ITO barrels per month. in the manufacture OF
it's goods. II secures several descriptions of
clay in this State which is said to have the best
clay in this. country for such purposes.
The American Paper-pulley Company is
pressed with orders One shipment was made
of seVenty-four Dulleys TO Atlanta, Ga. last
week, and one of iftyfwo pulleys to the West
inghouse Air brake Company. The company
ha nwda ia Okz frnr fnr fxx-eh
different points. sAs@
The Evans Linseed-oil Company is now using
1900 bushels of fax seed daily. So light was
the crop in this State last year that the com.
pany is obliged to get large per cent. of seed
from Nebraska. 1t is again making large ship :.
ments of oil meal across the water, the demand
in England having largely increased of late
The managers of the encaustic tile-works are
more than pleased with the working of natural
gas under their burning kins. They of tho
opinion that the small wastage in tiles as com
narad with tha proinct whan the kilns are
heated with coal will pay for The gas The heat
can be much better controlled. and is more
even
When the brick-makers get natural gas to cir
yards they look for a revolution in tho manufact-
of brick, klns be burned quicker
and much smaller per cent. of the product will
be of poor quality. One brick-maker thinks that
it will enable the makers to make as much profit
they now do and sell brick at 81 Thousand
lower.
1t is thought that Indianapolis will this
spring again take It's pOSitlCn as one or the lead
ing horse markets of the West-fhe large sale
of horses the latter part OF this month and the
fact that there is disease epidemic among
horses prevailing as last year being the reasons
which they predict the improvement in this
market
A. A Barnes. proprietor of the Udell wooden
ware-worke, who has been in California for
couple of months a pleasure and business
trip. has returned. bringing with him large or
ders for goods. During his absence the works
have been crowded with orders nome.
and for some time past have been running a
night well as day force sag
Building here is likely to be delayed until new
brick be had There is plenty carried over
acme seven million, IL is ststed-but the makers.
thinking there Is to BE- a great demand, have
advanced prices some kinds OF bricks 81 and
others even &c. One party. who is. TO erect 4
block South Meridian street, went out. of the
city to purchase his brick, or, at least portion
of what he needs
Matters again drag at the Indi annapolis steel
mill. owing to the low price offered for rails,
and 1T 10 highly probable that the mill will be
converted from stee-rail mill to rolling mill
for the manufacture Of heavy iron structural
work. such as eirdars for buildings and bridge
structures. Mr.. Mcintosh, who holds The stock 4
of the late W c. DePauw. has sngaeed as
yet in any capacity in the active work of the
company. i