The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-27

Company. says the immense sheds covering
the cattle pens must be renewed. 1t is six
teen years since these roofs were put on.
There is by actual measurement thirty
acres of roof, and to repair the roof Will cost
fully $4,000
A SOuth-side manufacturer has proposed
to Frank Dell that If he will erect build
ing on East Georgia street one hundred feet
long. having frontage OF thirty feet on
years, the building to be three stories high
above the basement. 1t Is highly probable
that Mr.. Dell will erect the building.
The Kniokerbocker Gas-regulator Com
pany last week put in seven-ton gas reRu-
lator at the DePauw Dlate.glass works In
Alexandra. and n three-ton regulator at
the window-glass works. These works
have received a number of orders from
Eastern cities. encroaching on territory
heretofore supplied BY Eastern works.
A. A. Barnes, proprietor of the Udell
Woodenware Works. is working the en-
plOyes over time. go pressed is he with
orders. The burning of his warehouse at
st. Louis destroyed large quantity of the
articles the works manufacture, and to re-
place this stock requires much additional
work to fill the current orders, which are
now the largest since the works were estab-
lished.
Chandler e. Taylor last week shipped q
observation-disclosures power engine to Kings
Mills and large engine and boiler to the
Mecca FIGURING Mills Company. They re-
port general revival of man ufacturing in
dustries over the State and disposition
among manufacturers to purchase more
modern machinery, more especially in the
way of stationary engines. on which in the
last ten years great improvements have
been made.
John Pierson was on Saturday awarded
the contract to build the new block on
Market street. adjoining the Franklin
building on the east. The building is to be
put up by the Maus Brewing Company. and
will be los feet long. having o frontage on
Market street of sixty five feet. The build
ing will be constructed of brick, resting on
q stone foundation and four stories high.
The building. it is said, will be occupied
by Carton IL Hollenbeck.
The Van Camp Hardware Company,
which now owns the Union Block fronting
on Maryland street, has under cOntempla-
ton connecting 1t up with the now severn
story building they erected In 1891, using
the lower rooms as Offices for the company
and the upper rooms for store rooms of the
finer goods they deal in. Although the
company now occupies two large buildings.
with a very large floor capacity, it Is
cramped for room, and necessarily must
enlarge it's floor capacity.
The American Locomotive Electric
Headlight Company. of this city, last
lights to the Southern Pacific road. an
electrician going out to place them on
the engines and instruct the engineers as
to their use. The Evansville 81 Terre
Haute management are so well pleased
with the use of the electric lights on five of
their engines that the management will
order several more engines so equipped.
The Peter f. Bryce Bakery Company is
making extensive improvements to its
plant on South street preparatory to in
creasing largely it's producing capacity.
The firm is also building large warehouse
and a large brick stable adjoining In which
to keep the cOmpany's horses and wagons
Mr. Bryce. ST., says that after the worlds
fair is over he Will probably return to In
dianapolis. His venture in Chicago how.
ever. is now getting on to paying basis.
j. A. Everitt last week moved his SEED
store to his new building on West Wash
inRton street. This building is five stories
high and basement story. Each floor is
1876 feet in length by 23l9 in width. 1t is
built In q very substantial manner and has
an Otto gas engine of twenty. horse power,
a very complete electric-liRht plant and is
tended. every department being very COM
plete and well systematized. The base
ment story Is occupied chiefly to manu-
facture the Everitt man weight farm and
garden tools which are sent to all parts of
the world. the export trade fully eqaaling
the home trade. The first floor IL used as
the retail store. The second floor is devoted
to private offices and correspondent ts'
rooms. the third floor is the general mail
are used for storage purposes. Here are
stored thousands of bushels of bulk seeds.
On the fifth floor is an immense tank.
which furnishes the water supply for the
building, and In case of fire is available in
| any part of the building.