The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-22
PLENTY OF TIMBER is LEFT
Indiana Is Able to Supply Fer Facto-
ries for Several Generations.
VIII Build aNtw Factoiy-Machine Shops and
FOundries-Haughville's Two Big Con-
cerns-Ii du ,trial Notes.

Last week tho lumber buyer of the Indi.
annapolis cabinet works was in the city.
For ten years past ne has bought the
greater part of the lumber the works use.
aud largely in the southern part of the
State. Last week he purchased for this es-
Establishments q tract of timber land, for
which he paid $4,000 cash. In speaking of
this he, did not look upon it az q very big
purchase. "Why," said he. II have bought
in the last ten years for tho Indianapolis
cabinet works, in the southern part OF In.
diana, 100. 600 acres of timber land, cleared
it of the tint Der and then sold the land. so
that to-day We have not over two thousand
acres of unsold land of this large acreage
purchased" This company has eight saw
mills running constantly. When one tract
of land is cleared the mills are removed to
another tract. When asked IL the timber
was not becoming exhausted, he answered;
mo. The growth In the southern part Of
Indiana of walnut and hardwood lumber
keeps fully apace with the timber cut" He
then named number OF counties where
o-dav there is much moro desirable lumber
for manufaotnIing purposes than ever De-
running out of timber during this gener-
alton or the next two to come.
One of Haughviiie's Prosperous Industries.
Brown g. Ketoham have fully recovered
from the effects of the fire few months
ago. and now have one of the most COM
pIete iron plants in the country, most OF
the m achinery being new and of the most
modern type. This company is employing
800 men. A new 200 horse power Atlas en-
gIne furnishes the power for dynamos
motors, etc. For each important machine
Is O separate motor. while in the smaller
machines one motor runs o group. and the
electric power for running the lathes. etc.
IS doing very satisfactory. One OF the
specialties of this establishment Is gove m
ment work of q heavy character. and so
extensive Is its business that 1t constantly
employs six large gangs setting it's produc {
in position. For the last few years some of
the heaviest and most difficult iron work.
in the buildings of the government at
Washington. Philadelphia, st. Paul. Bos-
ton and other points has been done at tho
Brown-ketcbam iron works.
.a1 Among the Foundries
The proprietors of the machine shops and
foundrIes are complaining somewhat Of q
falling of in business However. ell are
employing their usual number Of men, but
are not pushed as they have been in years
past ut this season of the year, and they
complain of the difficulty In making col.
lections The general belief is that few
weeks will overcome the slackness ana
the tight times in money matters. While
the above is true, nearly all the works
have more men employed than last year at
this time. and nearly double as many as
- bar
on their pay rolls, Nordyke & Marmon are
employing 455 mon. Chandler Il Tay lor
about two hundred, the Sinker-Davis Com
papy about one hundred and fifty, and the
less pretentious Establishments have their
usual complement of men. and their orders
just about keep them running.
VIII Build a New Factory.
The Ewart Manufacturing Company finds
its present buildings too limited to do Its
business in. The works now occupy q
building 325 feet long by go wide. two
| stories high. and employ 100 men. The com.
psny has purchased ground on the street
opposite the present works. and on il pro-
poses to erect another building 200 feet long
by 100 wide. three stories high. The plans
for the new building, which will be con-
structed of brick, resting on stone founda-
ton, were completed last week and the
contract will DO let in few days. When
the new building is ND the company will
double it's present force OF men. The works
manufacture iron links. belting and cham
which 10 used so extensively In Agricultural
| and harvest implements, elevators. etc.,
making all sizes known to the trade.
NIaIIeabie Iron Works New Buildings
The National Malleable iron works have
completed their new buildings. and twelve
| acres of the fifteen acres the company
owns in Haughville are now covered with
one and two.story buildings. Within the
last six months the company has put uT
three additional buildings, one l6S by 50
| two stories high, another 100 feet square
] and third 3Sl feet long by lC7 wide. The
last two bu lldinRs mentioned are but one
story high. The company's pay rolls show
| si7 men employed, and their product goe.
| TO all parts of this country and the Can
adas. 1t is said to be one of Indiauapolis'i
most prosperous industries.
Industrial Notes.
Dean Brothers last week shipped compile
OF their largest capacity steam pun ps e
Villa Brothers, Cardenas, Cuba
The Home bakery will begin operations
! this morning. employing about thirty peo-
ple. expecting 10 largely increase its force
| in the near future.
The United States encaustio tile work,
n
thing for the now Library Building which
will require about six thousand square
| feet.
| Hendricks * Cooper have moved into the
! remodeled Morris Block, on South Meridian
street. and now have one of the hand
soonest double-room wholesale houses on
| the street.
! The material which Is to 90 into the Sec
| ond series OF mile which the Cereallne
| Works Company IL TO erect 10 on the ground.
| and the contracts will soon be let to supply
| the plant with machinery.
Chicago capitalists have purcha sed
ground In the vicinity of the cere nj ne
| works on which they propose to erect a
| large lounge mandatory. The grading
| of the ground where the building Is to be
erected has been commenced.
The Indiana Vencering ana Lumber Com.
| pany. which recently erected plant In the
north part of the city on the Aonon road,
Is getting into good running order. This
establishment cuts veneering with sey~-