The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-03

60 wide. light. and we'll arranged for the
purpose intended. The company will now
be able to fill it's orders with promptness.
In Hyde Park. north of the city. twenty
new houses are o under contract. all TO
be modern two-story houses. 1t 10 said
forty will be built in this suburb this y ear,
ard Q Methodist Church will be erected.
subscriptions to build one now being solic-
tied.
Dean Brothers are building for the
DePauw glass works at Alexandria two
steam Interpretation pumps with a ca
pacity to throw LOO gallons of water per
minute. They are built under the specifica-
tions of the d. writers who insure the
buildings.
The improvements to the HYDE block.
fectionery manufacturing house OF Daggett
IL Co.. are nearing completion. When
done this establishment Will have i've
floors. each of an area of $3.50 feet or q to-
tai OF 2.4OO square feet.
The indianapolis cabinet works now has
612 persons on its pay-ro!ls. John Roberts,
one of the founders OF these works. and for
some years it's president, has now gone ont
OF the manufacturing business entirely,
and Is turning his attention to raising
twelve miles of lndisnapolis, eight farms.
One of the busiest places in the city is
the machine shop and foundry of Ellis 81
Helfenberg. They are finding their pres
emit new quarters too limited, although
when they built two years ago IL was
thought TO be ample room for the business
they would do in the next ten years. Last
week the works shipped the fancy iron
fence they manufacture to ONO. Illinois,
Nebraska. New York, Dakota and Louis
lana.
The manufacturers on the South Side are
quite anxious that q hook and ladder truck
De placed atNo. 4 engine house, on Madison
avenue and Morris street. Close by are q
number OF the largest manufacturing IN
terests In the city. and as the buildings
are high. the need of a ladder truck there
Is very apparent. The city owns ground
enough TO enlarge the building at small
expense. and Chief Webster Is said to favor
such protection TO that part OF the city.
The indianapolis Natural Gas Company
viii this season extend It's main line on
south street from White river to Harding
street on the west side, then branch off in
the alley and Icy its pipes to furnish nat
ural gas where there are now no pipes. AS
both the indianapolis and the Manufactur-
ers' gas companiesare extending their lines
to within q short distance of the Belt road
It 10 hoped that steps will be taken to get
one or both of the companies TO extend
their mains along the Belt road and draw
manufactures on to the line of the Belt
road. A mandatory located on the Belt
road has great advantages over those on q
side track Of one railroad as there 10 no
discrimination In switching charges and no
one road or system of roads has any ad-
vantage over the other in getting the
business.
The Western Furniture Company is SO
pressed with orders that it has been obliged
to resume working over time. This estab-
llshment has built up . big Eastern trade.
Fully Is per cent. of its product goes to the
Eastern States. One of the firm states that
they are anxious to enlarge the works. but
are so limited in ground that it will have to
be done by putting two additional stories
to their present building. and this means q
shut down of the works for several weeks,
which they cannot afford to do. There is q
possibility of their purchasing the box
works adjoining their works on the south.
In such case they could enlarge without
shutting down. To enlarge with the West
ern Furniture Company means increasing
the boiler and engine capacity, as every
pound of steam which she present equip.
ment will furnish is utilized.