The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-19

the demand having Stacked off somewhat
Tor fioar. In the month Of November these
same mills turned out AIS barrels OF
hour, about forty thousand barrels or
which Was exported.
The Parry Manufacturing Company is so
crowded with work that 1t will cot shut
down two weeks for the holidays rs In past
years. ID. NJ. Parry. president of the COM
pany. states that the last year the works
have turned out 50. 6iS road carts and 1920
four-wheeled vehicles. and the outlook for
Its business was never more promising.
H~etherinRton Il Hibben. camera manu-
facturers, are pressed with work and are
working overtime. Mr.. Hetherlngton. last
week received q letter from j. W. Cal
bralth. Erie, Pa, rho has been travelling
in Japan for somo months. He took with
him one of these cameras. and he writes he
has several hundred scenes In Japan pho
tographed which will make a picturesque
and interesting collection.
The Indianapolis Grill and Novelty Com
pany. manufacturing fine grill ana fret
work, Is working night and day to keep M
with its orders. lt has just furnished
the elegant new house of A. II. Blanton, on
lifting up the residence OF Ex-Governor
Porter. of North Tennessee street. 1t is
shipping its goods to other large cities, and
is fast building MP . very large trade.
The manufacturers of Cycles and bicycles
report the outlook for their business the
HI our ~ very pEOullSlUK. LaEkc II
ders are coming in for next years delivery.
The Standard works has one-half OF its
production next year now sold, and the
same 10 true of the Central Cycle Company.
One of the new fields opened Is Mexico.
Several large orders have been received
from that country in the last few days.
Dean Brothers are running their shops
until v =. NJ. trying to catch mp with the
orders they now have Some months ago
mention was made that they had con-
structed a steam air.pump condenser to be
used In submarine boats. The pump has
proven so much of q success that last week
an order for twenty of them was sent from
the builders of these boats at Detroit, being
one OF the largest contracts the Dean
Brothers have filled In the way OF pumps of
any description.
The Indiana Car and Foundry Company
IS still increasing Its force. now having
three hundred men on it's pay-rolls. Gen.
eral Manager F%ortiner Is pushing matters
In all directions to get the works running
to their fullest capacity. At the meeting
of directors last Thursday he was encour-
aged to do his best to have oil departments
In full blast by the first week In January.
It is expected that within tho next ten
days additional contracts will be secured
to justify him in largely increasing the
force.
Hervey Bates is pushing the improve
ments to his hominy mills. which. when
completed. will make it the model mill of
the West for manufacturing products from
corn. Among other things he Is putting in
q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS engine with
but eighty pounds of steam. and If neces-
sary its power can be increased to six-hun-
dred-horse-power, making it tho largest
stationary engine In any mandatory IN
the city. aside from the Premier steel-mills.
The engine was built at Providence. X. J.,
and 10 q very fine piece of machinery.
The Electric Light and Power Company
10 receiving the equipment for lts new
plant. and it IS being placed in position az
the heavy brick walls go up. Blu few per.
sons comprehend the amount of machinery,
boilers. ETC., which so large q plant requires.
Already ten carloads of the equipment have
arrived. Among other things are two i'm.
mense dynamos. from Syracuse. which
made q carload. Thirty-six large drums
which are connected by four-lnch pipes
form the the SIX boilers for the concern
These are now being placed in position.
The gas and crude-oil burner for station
airy boilers and locomotives, which was the
invention ofC. w. Clay bourne. q passenger
conductor on the Monon. Is not only te
make him rich but those he has associated
with him. so great q success Is it proving
The company cannot now fill its order fol
burners. One of the best features of the
burner is that 1t Is to solve the smoke
nuisance problem. as when properly ad.
smoke Is produced. Then no SCOT arises and
NO sparks are emitted to set fire to build
lngs and dry fields as the locomotive
runs through the country.
Architects say that the building which
George Rhodius is erecting on North Ten.
nessee street. just north of Washington,
will be the iinest building, when completed
In the city, and the most substantial in il.
construction. The building will be 2l5 fee
long, 60 feet wide and five stories high.
The two lower stories are already rented
and q temporary roof 10 being put on that
they may be occupied. The walls will al.
NIT OF making 1t seven stories if the builder
finds hat such a number of stories will
pay. The front. ON Tennessee street, is be-
ing constructed of red sandstone, and pre-.
sents q bold and rich appearance.