The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-09-17
IndustriaI and Trade Notes.


Dean Brothers are constructing an uprient
pump for distillery in Louisville KY, which
will throw !, 500 600 gallons OF water day.
Business is improving with the furniture man.
ufacturers The Western Furniture Company
las SO many orders that it Is working until
o'clock every night
Th. j. B. Afree Company last week received
orders for iouring-mills from three points In
Iowa Two mills complete were shipped TO
towns in Ohio last week.
The Jenney Electric Co., has sold the Coshoc-
ton Ohio Gas Co. q IL, 600 electric lighting plant
A 2O-lieht arc and 200-light incandescent outfit
has been sold to VIM Peters. Of Counbiaville,
Mich.
One of Indianapolis new industries is q man.
ufactory of straw goods. 1t occupies the whole
of the large building on South Tennessee street
formerly occupied by the A. A. Heller carriage
works.
knight g. Jillson last week contracted to put
in 0 natural gas plant at Shelbyvile, Ind, which
will require 200 tons of pipe. 1t will require
fifteen cars to transport the pipe and attach
ments.
Holiday e Wyon manufacturers OF harness,
are securing q large trade in Kansas and several
other Western States. Within the last twelve
months they have doubled their productive Ca
pacity.
tanned 449 1886 bushels of grain, against 304, lSo
for corresponding date last year. There is a
greater amount of wheat and oats and less corn
than last year.
r. G. Harseirn last week turned out 5000
campaign coats and 5000 hats. This Is new
industry in Indians polls. but is booming. He
has orders for about 4. 600 campaign coats, and
as many hats for this week.
Cones & Sons manufacturers OF overslls and
shirts, within the last thirty days shipped their
goods into twenty one different States They
are now manufacturing 1000 garments DAY,
fba DofOre
raised by the Meridian street fire.
The Hadley Shoe Company, which began in a
small way two years ago, has come 10 be one OF
Indian apolis's best industries. Fifty raen and
women are employed, aud twenty-five sewing
machines are Kept steadily going. The company
is making large shipments OF goods into Kansas.
Potts & Co., OF this city, have sold their
patents on their disnteerator and other brick
manufacturing machinery for handsome sum
to Enelishmen who will introduce them In Eng
land They received, last week. orders for the
patent machines they manufacture, amounting
to IS 000
The Indianapolis pottery Is so pressed with
orders that the force has been increased The
pottery is turning out 10, 600 gallons OF jars
and other vessels per week, and the supply IL
taken as fact as produced. IL 10 probable that
next year the company will increase It's product
i've capacity.
The c., T., ST. L. & c., which hauls = large
per cent. Of the stone used in foundations Tor
buildings sidewalks and other work OF that
kind has brought TO Indianapolis. this year,
nearly 400 more car loads of stone than In tho
corresponding months of 1887. The company's
billing shows nearly q train load q day brought
in here
A mechanic Of this city has invented an i'm
proved naturai-gas burner. which bids fair TO be
a success. Sinker, Davis Co. have Just
placed seven Of these burners under the boilers
at the water-works, three az the Indianapolis
Veneeriug works. and Two at the Brush Electric
Light Compauy's plants. They have orders for
several more.
The carriage dealers will make a large display
at the State fair this week, but unfortunately.
says one OF their number, but few or the JOBS
exhibited will be OF home production. as most
of the dealers will exhibit carriages built at
Amesbury, Mass, Columbus or Cincinnati. U.
He added that there was not better location
for a large carriage manufactory in this country
than at Indianapolis
The brick makers IN and about the city have
thus far this season made 1000, 900 brick. and
the supply has. 10 large extent, been taken.
Several OF the manufacturers arc now 70 aking
brick to hold over until next spring, there al
WAYS being scarcity at that time. when they
can realize better prices Brick are DOW seiing
here at s2 below prices Of last March and April.
The weather the past summer has been 40 good
for building purposes that the demand has oeen
large and the brick men have mace some