The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-25

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work. 80 much has il under contract.
The INDIANAPOLIS Grille and Novelty
q organized o short time ago for
the manufacture of fine grille and fret
work. has about outgrown lts present
quarters. and II is expected that very soon
other and larger quarters will be secured.
This new institution is turning out some
OF the finest work that can be made, and is
doing a very large business.
The Jenney Motor Company is crowded
with work. Notwithstanding the fact that
tits giving employment TO doublet the num-
Der of electricians it did a few months ago.
They are getting up = novel motor TO GO TO
Butte. Mont, TO run special machinery.
The electric plant recently sent by this
company to Detroit to be used in q sub
marine boat is a great success.
Haugh 81 Ketclam were awarded the
contract to do the iron-work for the new
BurfOrd block on Pearl street. 1t is not
fully decided how many stories high the
building will be. but If built as originally
proposed the lron-work on the building Will
amount TO nearly $4,000. Haugh. Ketcham
n Co. we're but s. lower in their bid than
an iron working firm of Canton. o.
The Emerson-MOore Desk Company has
decided to rebuild on the ground in Bright
wood where the works which were burned
stood. They will rebuild on an entirely
different plan han were the works burned.
The main building will front on Rural
street. having q frontage of seventy feet,
running back 80 feet. and will be but one
story high, bullt of brick, with all iron roof.
1t Is ex pected that the contract for the new
buildings will be let this week. The com
pany now owns Six acres OF ground In
Brightwood.
The Sinker-Davis Company was awarded
a contract this week. at Milwaukee, Wis,
for a complete line of Wiselogels patent
machines, to be used in taking care of the
garbage OF that city. Thu contract was
one of the largest placed for machinery of
this kind in the United States. and will
amount TO between $1,000 and $4,000.
This company, also has under contract ma
chimes of similar construction for the city
of 81. Louis. This system is being adopted
in oil Of the larger and more progress
i've cities, and must eventually be
adopted by all of the larger cities IN the
United States. These contracts alone Will
load more than twenty cars.
The Van Camp Hardware and Iron Com
paDy last week received it's third carload
of Tooting-tIn of American manufacture.
The company has been troubled to supply
the demand. SO popular is roofng-tin of
American manufacture with the roofing
men. The company have now made ar
rangements with a Pittsburg mandatory
to keep it supplied. The rOOferS BAY that
they much prefer it to rooting-tin of for
eign manufacture. 1t is 60 much softer and
more pliable to work. The bright tin-plate
which the establishments sells OF American
manufacture comes from Anderson, Ind,
but the demand for it 10 not as brisk as for
rooting-tin. The price of American roofing
tin is about the same as that of foreign
manufacture. Tanner n Sullivan. also.
have received five carloads of different
qualities of tin manufactured at Pittsburg.
Pa. and are finding ready sale for il. in
creasing orders fOrit as they become posted
as to It's qualities and the ease with which
it is worked.
Probably no class of travelling statesmen
cover as many miles in the course of q year
rs the representatives of the big mill.furn-
ishing-houses. and those travelling from
undoubtedly lead in this particular, the
orders they are sending in now averaging
one q day for complete plants for making
flour and fine corn goods. Among the or
ders received the past week is one for a 100
barrel mill at Mount Sterling. ILL.,, two in
Nebraska, one of one hundred barrels ca
paclty at Steinauer and one of twenty-five
barrels at Madrid. one at Adairsville. Ca,
q fine corn-gOOds plant at Geneva. n. Y, q
fOrty-barrel mill at Vasalia. KY. and one
of same capacity at Einora. Ind. Inquiries
are coming in so numerously that even
with their usual large force of travelling
men ii is difficult to meet the engagements
made for them through the office. The
number OF foreign inquiries received for
millinv plants Is gratifyingly large. and
the on preston of them all is that American
machinery is preferable to European. and
commands a better price. 1t is more ap-
parent every day that the amicable adjust
eDt of the difficulty with Chill was a
good stroke of business policy. as CHILEAN
buyers are numerous In the American mar
kets, especially for 1Ouring-milI ma
Chinery.