The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-30

panies at San Bernardino and San Diego, Cal
A plant is being installed in the large Wholesale
establishment OF Oliver, Finnis & Co, Memphis,
Tenn.
The outlook is much more favorable for the
hominy mills. Two of the loc mills have all the
orders they promptly fill. and OF late prices
have i'm proved so much that there is some
money in the business.
Next week there will be meeting or the d.
rectors of the Indianapolis steel-rail mill to
decide what to do with She proposition to
change the mill into rolling mill for heavy iron
and steel structural work.
Express men report that their business the
last few days has improved remarkably. AS
feel an improvement in trade it argues well for
the business OF the coming month
Z. NJ Parry has just received letters patent
on machine for boring hubs for boxes. The
device hts the hub for the reception of the box
at the rate of eight wheels Per minute This is
equal to the work of dozen men.
The Byrkit Shesthing and Lath Company is
receiving orders much faster than it fill
them One Of the Indianapolis machine-shops
Is building fourteen machines for the company
TO DO delivered as quickly as possible.
c. A. Greenleaf will this week ship four iron
turntables to one of The Southern roads. Many
OF the roads IN that section CT thu country
putting on heavier locomotives aud that necessi-
tatss the giving up Of old-ssyle wooden turn
tables.
Notwithstanding close margins in four-mill
has secured contracts for tho erection OF four
teen douring-mills in Kentucky since the present
mill season began AL these mills are on the
roller process.
In the month of April the building of ninety
two cottages on the West Side was contracted
for, and fully one half of that number are now
well advanced. This statement includes the
new houses going up IN HauEhville as well as
the MeCarty ground
The United States encaussic ti.e-works were
last week awarded the contract to furnish the
thing for the floors OF new courthouse at
Findiay, O.. and for the floors of the Terre
Haute House at Terre Haute, which is under
going general repairs.
The machins-shops are full of work. Last
week one establishment shipped engines to
Maine, Newt Hampshire. California, Nebraska,
Texas and Tennessee. One saw-mil1 manufact-
urer shipped during the past month sawmlls
into eight different States.
Saturday last there were in Indianapolis ele-
vators 81, 366 bushels of wheat, against 40, $40
during the corresponding period Of 1887. OF
corn there were l25, 1855 bushels, against 20, 100
during the same period last year. and of oats
LA, I'll against %, 648 bushels.
The indianapolis car-works now have con-
tracts which will keep them busy for ninety
days. and have several good contracts in pros
pect President Willard thinks they will have
plenty OF work through the ysar. The idea of
removing the works to St. Paul has been aban-
doned.
New brick will be on the market this week
and will be sold at about Lass years prices. It
bou lOoAS 90 II Oul1Ol1k opcfztlOHS coulO 10 car
ried on in Indianapolis this season advan-
tageous terms as prevailed last year. The scare
about high prices for lumber. brick. lime, etc.,
has subsidized
G. Fl. Shower has received complimentary
letter from the chief of the fire department of
Evansville in which he says that the City
Council is SO well pleased with the four-wheeled
hose carts Mr.. Shower built for them that it will
order more soon, to take the place OF the two
whesled reels now in the service.
Tho Indianapolis Naturai-Ras Company is
now laying it's mains southwest On Kentucky
avenue, and will reach the manufactures on the
MArmon, the Standard OIL Company, the car
works and the Woodburn-Sarven wheel-works
will all place gas under their boilers as soon as
it is furnished on that side of the river.