The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19
GROWTH OF AN INDUSTRY
The Central Chair Company, Founded
by Col. a. D. Streight, to Be Enlarged.
Manufacturers Shipments During November
Many Factories Crowded with Orders
NOTES from the Shops.

The Central Chair Company finds its
present buildings too limited to work men
enough to keep up with its orders, and
probably in the early spring will consider
ably enlarge the plant. This plant was
founded by Colonel A. ID. Streight and two
or three men then in his employ, in 1882, In
q part of his old saw and pianing-mill
building. In 1887 the building was de-
stroyed By fire and the present buildings
were at once erected, with the exception
of q few less important structures, which
have been added In the last three years.
The main building is 160 feet long by %
wide. four stories high. Then there are dry
kilns. engine n boiler-house, the capacity
of the two kilns being forty thousand feet
Of lumber or dimension stuff. Since the
death of Colonel A. ID. Streight. L. L.
Thompson has been elected president, y.
/. Worner vice president. ana Dr..
Schmidt secretary and treasurer: MIS-.
StreIgnt still retains the STOCK In tho COM
pany which the Colonel held. In 1852 about
twenty men were employed In the estab-
lishment; now there IFS men.
shipments for November.
Below are given a few figures showing
what our more important industries are
doing: In the month of November the
mills which manufacture corn products
shipped 10000 pounds OF hominy and
meal; the starch-worBs 2.125.3 $50 pounds OF
starch: poultry Shippers s14.033 pounds of
poultry; Indianapolis packinR-houses ship
ped 1,6O1. 800 pounds of hog products; the
hide men shipped 1888. 500 pounds of hides
and 40, 200 pounds of tallow: the paoking
houses shipped meats in bulk, 10,24l. l46
pounds. 956 barrels of pork and 2.S33 tierces
of lard; there were shipped 25.600 hogs TO
In miscellaneous freights 1854. liz pounds
were shipped; in merchandise. 53.S20,01l
pounds. There were scores of other articles
shipped IN less quantities which swell the
grand total to an immense volume.
Industrial Notes.
The Indianapolis Brass-works Company
has been reorgsnized. and will at once
double It's capacity for business.
The National Electric Headlight Com
pany has received an order for ten OF Its
lights from the Southern Pacific road.
The new cerealine-works now rave in
store in their own and city elevators 10000
bushels of corn and 20,0O0 more In transit.
Since the beginning of the season, Nov. I,
Indianapolis pac~kIng-houses have killed
but sc, 600 hogs, against 162, 900 during the
corresponding six weeks OF 1891.
The Atkins saw-works Will shut down
to-day, and the employees will attend the
perintendent of the works. in Q body.
The Indiana cotton-mill has just put in
operation its electric-Iight plant. which
furnishes five hundred incandescent ligh Is
for the mill and ten arc lights for Its sur
~roundings.
The Huntington Seed Company has leased
the block which belongs to John M. Butler,
No. &c East Washington street, for q term
Of years. The block will be entirely re-
modelled before they move into it,
The Western Furniture Company. on
Madison avenue. 10 so pressed with orders
that the men are working overtime. Fol-
several years this establishment has run
without o shutdown for want of orders.
For some weeks past Daggett & Messick
have been manufacturing $4,000 pounds of
confectioneries per week. MI. Daggett be-
gan business here In 1852. and then $1,000
pounds q ear woul have been considered
extra good work.
Hetherin gton & Berner last week CON-
pleted the removing OF the Burford book
binding and printing establishments into the
new Burford Block. This company put up
the shaftiDg and removed all the equip.
ments and set them up.
The Tucker Il Dorsey Manufacturing
Company. Is well supplied with orders.
The works have recently received from
Germany and other foreign countries q
number Of large orders for the ca~sh-draweI
they manufacture and last week shipped q
car load to go to Germany.
o. S. Gillette * Co. have purchased the
Boston branch store of the American Wheel
Company, and are aving an immense
trade in New ENGLAND. Their works at
Brightwood are now running full-handed
and full time. Some large orders from
Australia have lately been filed.
The Indianapolis Harness Company has
just closed its second yea in its present
quarters, and Is now employing eighty
business is TO be so good the coming year
that an increase or the present number of
employees will become necessary.
The woolen-mills are running only to fill
orders. The proprietors of each of them
say they will not follow their usual custom
of stocking up ahead when orders are slow
In coming in so uncertain is the future of
the wool and the wooden goods markets
since the result of the fall election.
The Commercial Electric Company is
getting into business shape. 1t last week
received two carloads of forgings for fifty
of it's motors and dynamos. This com.
pany now has representatives in Boston,
New York. Philadelphia. Buffalo, Cincln.
nari. Cleveland, st. Louis, Chicago and
Minneapolis.
The Deitz box factory has increased it's
force To nearly one hundred men. This
establishment has secured the contract for
furnishing Kingan 81 Go. with boxes to ship
provisions across the water and to Eastern
and Western markets. which has largely
increased the volume of work this factory
must turn out.
Parties are negotiating for the piece of
ground opposite the Reaume building. on
West Maryland street. running through to
Kentucky avenue, on which it is proposed
TO build on important industry. The only
delay IN perfecting the deal isl TO whether
Q switch can be laid TO the ground from the
Big -Four tracks.
Charles Lewis. secretary aud treasurer
of the Lewis-Porter Cabinet Company.
states that the business during the last
few months has been highly satisfactory
and the outlook is favorable for the comina
year. This Is one OF the West Sides youno
industries and 1t now gives employment to
some eighty men.
The f~ourlng-milIs are slowing down in
thcir production. The Acme Milling Com
pauy Is now running but one of its mills
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