The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-13
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
All Kinds of Devices Are Now Being
Largely Manufactured in This City.
The Electric Head Light Coming Into Gen.
tral USe-Big Lumber Train-The Many
Industries of Indianapolis.

Indianapolis bids fair to become as noted
for the manufacture of electrical appli-
ances as for the manufacture of lounges
MES manufac turing electrical apparatus of
various kinds, and all are highly prosper
ous and two more companies are being or
ganized. The Jenny Electric-motor Com
pany finds it's present productive capacity
far short of meeting the demands. The
works now occupy room 100 feet In
length by seventy-ive in width. On the
lower floor has been placed some very
heavy and fine new machinery. The conf
pany now proposes to take the second
floor of the same size, in which will be
placed the lighter machinery, and in which
the lighter motors and dynamos Will be
manufactured. One of the officials of the
company saws that orders are piling
in on their in such numbers as to
dispose of double the amount of electric
appliances that can be turned out with
their present capacity. This con Germ,
which started three years ago, with two or
three lathes and other pieces OF machinery,
on an unpretentious scale, has increased
SO rapidly and buils for itself so good
reputation that within the next twelve
months but few works in the country of
this character will be employing so large
number of men.
K. b. T. Peirce, President of the National
Electric Headlight Company, Is much en-
couraged over the outlookfO this valuable
device Orders are comm Z in such numbers
that the company will be obliged to
increase its manufacturing capacity.
Like all devices of real value. the electric
headlight for locomotives has met with
good deal opposition in Its introduction.
But they are now in use on several roads.
and are giving perfect satisfaction. The
electric headlight is really an Indianapolis
mechanics invention, who had To struggle
for years to get any road to adopt it. The
Indianapolis Decatur q Western road first
put it In service. At first there were found
TO be Imperfections. which one by one have
been overcome. until now the light is no
more trou blesome to use than the ordinary
oil-burning headlight which does not give
one-hundredth part the light of the electric
headlight. The Nandalia has fourteen
now in use, the Cincinnati Hamilton 81
Dayton eight the Chesapeake N Ohio six,
the Queen X Crescent six and has ordered
six more recently, and erything points
to Its coming into general use.
A Big Train Of Lumbe-
On Saturday last there WEI shipped
East, over the Lake Erie & Westo. n Inter
state Dispatch), twenty-one carloads of
lumber in one train. The shipper was NJ.
Murray n Co.. OF this city. The cars were
aII new OUe5, lOdueu WITH tlOutaUQ
pounds of Quartered oak lumber to the car
and consigned TO Wilson. Adams x Co..
New York city. On each car was q large
placard giving the name of the shipper,
that of the line over which il is shipped
and the name of the consignees. This was
the largest shipment of lumber ever made
East In one train by an Indianapolis firm.
Industrial Notes
Irwin Robbins Il Co. shipped one of their
fine phaetons to Bristol. England, last
week.
Work on the Moore packing. house is be-
ing pushed. The jobhing- house was the
first built, and ia so ( ar advanced that the
company expects TO commence business
within thirty days.
The Indianapolis terra Gotta orks have
been awarded the contract to furnish the
terra Gotta work and clay shingle roof for
two court houses-one now building at
Blue Island, Mimi, another near Dallas.
Tex.
The walls for the new coffin works at
North Indianapolis are nearly ready for the
roof. The building Is 125 feet in length by
90 in width. and tour stories IN height. The
company expects TO begin operations by
Aug. /.
Hethering ton X Berner are removing two
houses from the piece of ground the CON-
pany recently purchased on South Illinois