The Indianapolis journal., 1891-12-21
INDUSIR AL NOTES.
What Is Going On Among indianapolis Manu-
factories Many Evidences of Prosperity.

what Is G0ing On among indianapolis manu-
factories Many Evidences of Prosperity.
The ITdell woodenware- works. not having
| city fire protection. is putting in power
ful Dean pump.
The Atlas engine-works are putting in
| three large boilers and a l25-horse-power en-
| glne at tho Udell woOdenware-works.
The Indianapolis Premier stcel-works
| has contracted to furnish large quantity
of muck-bar to manufactures in Du!nth.
| Mimi.
The woolen-mills arc running full time
and full-handed and find ready salos for
| their product although it Is in excess of
| any former year.
The Indianapolis starch works are now
converting $500 bushels of corn daily into
| starch. Fully 90 per cent. of their present
| pr OductiOn is exported.
Dean Brothers are building i number of
oondensers to go to Detroit to be used in
| the new whaleback vessels which are build
| ing to ply Oh Lake Erie.
capsule manufactory is among the
| latest additions to Indianapolis manufac-
| tories. When in full operation it will give
employment to a Large number of girls.
The packing. houses are still slaughtering
7CO0 hogs day. and since the season COM
menced, Nov. l, they have killed $1,000 more
| hogs than In the corresponding seven
weeks in $780,
The snath and cradle works. North Indl-
annapolis are now shnt down. this being
between seasons with them. During tho
| past season they have had large business
| IN the Northwest.
Lowe Carey is purchasing the material
| for the erection of new mill in the early
| spring on the Michigan road. near Fall
| creek. The corn products which he manu-
| features are readily sold.
| The United states Encaustio tile works
| nj Tad mn ~
| can run seventeen kilns, making tue ca
| pacity of the works tho largest of any of
this character in this country.
| The National PlayIng.card Company is
one of the busy manufactures of the city,
and the largest of the kind in this country,
| employing l2) men and women. Their
sales are not confined to this country
| The Van Camp Packing Company has the
walls of Its new building up and ready for
the roof. The piles of canned goods which.
| for some weeks since the fire. have been un-
| housed, have been put III the cellar and
| first floor of the building.
The furniture manufactures are unusu-
| ally busy. The Western furniture-wOrks
and the Central Chair Company have been
| for several weeks working until 10 p. VI.
| five days of the week. and th en- find it i'm
posslbs to fill their orders.
The Dugdale Can Company, which was
| burned out few weeks ago. has its now
building nearly ready for occupancy. re-
| building on moro extensive scale than
| were the old works, increasing their an
| nual capacity several million cans
| After very busy season, the planning.
mills and door. blind and sash factories are
working but part of the time, but after the
| holidays they will resume work. getting
| stock ahead for next season. IN they now
have bnt little surplus stock in store.
The Lewis-Porter Cabinet Company,
which commenced operations little over
| ayear ago. finds that its goods are so we'll
| thought of that the coming year it will be
obliged to enlarge its establishment. 1t
now gives employment to seventy five men.
Receiver Butler. of the American wheel
| works is rapidly STRENGTHENING out the
! affairs of the company. The works at the
| different points are in full operation, and
then cannot fill the orders and an carly
adjustment of the financial affairs of the
company IS very promising.
Councilman Olsen has invented q bolt
making machine which will greatly facili-
tate the manufacture and lessen the cost of
bolts. By .his machine four bolts can be
headed and finished. except emitting the
thread. where but one can be with any
other machine yet invented.
The best evidence that the lounge manu-
factories are prospering Is the fact that two
of them are arranging TO put mp extensive
additions next srrlng. doubling their ca
pacity. There Gre now seven lounge man.
ufactOrics i'll the city, and they give en-
ployment to eight hundred men.
The II. LIeber Manufacturing Company
Is Just completing secong large building
| on Madison avenue. the building being fOur
stories high. two hundred feet long by one
hundred vide. they propose to 60 into the
manufacture OF holdings, picture frames.
etc.. on n much more extensive scale than
heretofore.
Asa result of the J. b. Allfree Company
Michigan road. over forty houses have been
erected in the first four months within a
fourth OF mile of the works. The houses
arc modern and attractive In style OF
architecture. They are mostly occupied
by employees In that establishments.
The fonring-mils of the city. which
have capacity of $500 barrels of flour a
day. are now turning out but about . 700 a
day. There Is good demand for flour but
1t is almost impossible for the millers al
this point 10 get the wheat to keep them
running even with tho decreased produc.
tion. scarce are ears To bring i. in.
After seven years of anxiety and hard
work the National Electric Headlgh,
Company has succeeded In perfectIng it's
light. and is much encouraged over the
outlook for this device which is now In use
and giving satisfaction on twelve ALWAYS
This is now taking the position of one o
lndianapolis's most important Industries
At most of the machine-shops they are
quite busy and will not. as usnal. shut
down holiday week. shutting down only or
Christmas and New Years days. The ma
chine-shops which build portable engine,
and saw-mills are unusually busy. With
the improvements in business all over the
country there is an increased demand fol
mills.
Brick manufacturers complaining e.
and osv g has been n poor season with
them So many brick manufacturers from
the outside have been shipping in here tha,
it t.oke prices badly. and brick have beer
sold lower this year than in any year in
the pact decade. prices ranging from S5.5
TO 80 per Thousand. while for years proceed.
ing they have ranged from 81 to c3 pei
thousand.
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