The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-13
TWELVE PAGES.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Is. 1893.
INDIANA,s IDLE INDUSTRIES.


1t must be very painful to the repub-
lican calamity howlers to note the way
In which the manufactures of the state
are starting to work Immediately after
the publication of the Wilson tariff bill.
notwithstanding the predictions Of Col.
X Conger and other manufacturers Of
politics that they would all be ruined.
our state dispatches Of recent date
were unusually striking in this respect.
From Muncie came the information that
the last Of the idle glass works started
Tuesday, and now the eight glass
factories of that place are working full
forces. The one which started up
Tuesday was the Nelson bottle works,
which employs $50 hands. At the same
time the news comes from Noblesville
that the glass works at Cicero have been
sold TO the Modes glass company of
Streator, III, which owns the patent
known as the Modes continuous tank
system" The new company will at once
commence work to double the capacity
OF the plant. and expects to be ready to
begin work in part by Feb. Is. and to be
in full operation by April 1. 1t will EN-
ploy 500 men.
Likewise comes from Anderson the an
= nouncement that the American wire nail
works OF that place will put on another
shift of forty men in their galvanizins
department on Jan. L. And what is
more significant is the fact that the
managers of the concern say that the
proposed tariff is Just what they want,
and that it will improve their branch
of trade 80 per cent" Evidently these
parties have cause to he satisfied with
the style of ruin that has been pre-
pared for them.
AS matter Of fact Indiana has com
paratively few industries that could in
any way be benefited by protective
tariff The principal manufactures of
the state. rs classified in statistical re-
turns. are -four and grist mills. meat
packing establishments. and saw mills.
These produce more than onc-third Of
ali the manufactured products" Of In
diana. and those products do not come
within the scope Of protective measures.
except as they are in some respects in
jured by hem. Meat packers, for ex-
ample. were handicapped by the duty on
salt. for they cannot use domestic salt
aGvantag eous'y. and dairymen have been
under the same disadvantage. This item
l. Of more Importance than may be i'm
agined by some The firm of Kingan &
Co. alone usually pays over $1,000 per
annum duty on salt imported for pack
ing. The leather industry of the state
has grown 10 be quite important, and it
viii be largely benefited by the removal
or the duty on the greases and oils used
in the preparation of leather. We may
reasonably anticipate much better bust
ness in manufacturing from this time
forward than formerly
The indianapolis industries show re-
vival of business similar to that else
where in the state. The Journal Of
Monday. in local trade review, shows
Improvement everywhere. The meat
packing establishments of the city
slaughtered $500 hogs in November.
against 3),S0O in November, 1892 The
large bakeries Of the city are employ
ang twelve more men than in November,
1892 Dean Brothers. steam pump manu-
facturers, increased their force from
twelve 10 nineteen in the past month.
Nordyke & Aiarmon, mill manufacturers,
have orders that insure the continuance
Of their present force through the winter
MendenhaH & Williams, manufacturers
OF sweat collars have resumed work
with sixty hands, and will increase the
number 10 100 this week. The White
river paper mill started up with a full
force last week. Chandler & Taylor
engine makers, have increased their
force from twenty TO fifty-four in the
past month. The Udeil wooden ware
company is working full-handed, and
running till 10 O'Clock at night five nights
in the week. The Belt road handled
s.394 car loads Of live stock. at the stock
yards, In November against 1872 car
loads in November, 1892, and 2, POS loaded
,cars on switches of manufactures,
against 1G0S in October. All that Is
necessary TO make Indiana's industries
hum is to go ahead and pass the Wilson
bill.