The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-05
Indrs rial Notes.

The Dugdale Can Manufacturing Com
pany, in the month of August turned out
100000 cans. working 40 people and using
American tin. W
Thus far four million hard brick for
street-pavlnR have been shipped In here,
and it will require enother million to COM
plete the contracts now out.
indianapolis packing-houses since the be-
ginning of the summer packing season
have slaughtered 2s7, 900 hogs. against 2l5.-
600 the corresponding period 1891.
The Indianapolis maize-mills. which be-
pressed with orders that they are running
day and night. For 3 new concern this is ra-
markable.
G. H. Shower on Saturday shipped six
l~og.trucks to South America on a contract
to furnish thirteen. These trucks are used
for hauling logs from the mountain.s:des
and will carry twenty tons. so substantially
are they built.
The Eaglesfeld %Planing-mill Company is
enlarglng its buildings located on Perm and
Ninth streets and will soon be manufactur-
ing door, sash, blinds and other finishing
work for houses.
The Atlas engine-works are again full of
orders and working 405 men. They are
building for the Indian apolis water-works
q battery of four boilers. each boiler being
twenty-four feet long by ffty-four inches
In diameter.
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has secured one contract for cars, but
General Mana ger Fortiner says he does
not want to begin operations until he is
sure of work TO keep the car works in Oper-
alton steadily.
The cerealine. works company has three
of It's large buildings up and under roof.
and to-day commences laying the founda-
ton for the f0urth building. and the fats
which workmen will occupy as tenements
are we'll dvanced.
An official of the lockwood Manufacture.
ing Company states that not IN years rave
the works been so full of orders. Last
week twelve complete saw-mills wore
shipped from the works, which are now
employing sixty men.
The Indianapolis Chain and Stamping
force. This is the only exclusIvely bicycle
chain mandatory in this country and
will turn Oat this year fifty thousand feet
OF bicycle chain per month.
1t is stated that laet month more -four
was turned out by the indianapolis mills
than In any month In their history. all
running day and night through the month
TO their fullest capacity. The Acme mills
averaged 2.40O barrels a day.
The Standard Manufacturing Company
is making repairs and putting in new ma
chinery for the coming years worK. Its
bicycle. the Planet. has given such good
satisfaction that 1t - making extensive
preparations for next seasons trade.
Duthie Il Daggett. manufacturers of fine
tools. have taken the second story IN
the building they occupy on south Me-
ridian street. in which they will place their
lighter tools, reserving.t the lower floor for
some new heavy machinery they will soon
put in.
The Indianapolis Cabinet Company last
week shipped nine carloads of goods. one
No.; one TO San Francisco, CAL; one to
Pittsbnrg. Pa: one TO St. Paul, Mimi; one
to Fort Worth. Tex; one to New York
city: one to London, England, and one to
the City of Mexico.
The Indianapolis Chair Com pany is
%equlpping it's entire plant with automatic
sprinklers, there being O sprinkler every
eight feet. To do this requires 200, 600 lineaI
feet Of pipe, varying in size from one to
eight inches. As q result OF this improves.
ment the company cuts down its insurance
expenses 66 per cent
The business year with manufacturers of
thresbers and scparators ended with Sept.
], and inquiry among the general agents
located here shows that seldom are the
harvesting implements.of this character so
we'll closed ont as this year. Most of the
establishments will begin the year with no
accumulated stock, and indications now
are for another good year..
A few months ago Ellis * Helfenb berg
moved into the company's new buildings.
OH South Mississippi street. their old quar-
ters being too limited. hut business has in
created so that the present buildings are
hardly adequate to do their work in. The
works manufacture extensively iron picket
fence. and havea fine trade In the Suuth
and IN the Northwestern States. In the
foundry men are making overtime.
For the first time since starting, in Nav,
1881. the polishing department at VIM. II.
Armstrong a. Co.'s surgical-instrument
shops had To shut down for a few days last
week. The stoppage was caused by an
electric motar. which was overloaded, be-
ing burned out. A larger and more power
ful motor has been put In. and work wao
resumed with full force on Wednesday.