The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-31


banquet viii be one of the features OF
the day and evening. The Whi,eley
malleable castings plant embraces about
twelve acres Of ground. The buildings
contain over four acres of floor space.
equipped with the very latest improved
clusively by natural gas and electric
equipments. Col Burt II. Whitley. pres
ident of the company. will give his per-
sonal attention TO the entertainment of
his guests. He VIII be assisted Ly MS
brother. Mr.. Elmer Z. Whitley. Who is
secretary Of the company, and the other
officers.
Anderson.
The destruction Of the Michigan divi-
sion Big -Four shops a Wabash by fire
Wednesday night means a great 1eal for
Anderson. This city being the largest on
the division at the junction of the IN
dianapOlis division, and able 10 provide
the cheapest and best Of fuel, will come
in for careful consideration in the re-
building. An organized effort on the part
of the citizens will be made 10 plant the
concern in this city. 1t is thought hat
800 900 will be necessary, and in case II
comes TO a push the company VIII he
offered that. Wabash has already raised
$4,000 TO retain the concern, and besides
the cash offers a good site. the Total be-
ing equivalent 10 $4,000 NJ. Phil Mat
ter is at the head of the movement in this
city and il Is thought VIII be able 10
locate them in North Anderson, where
they would have ample room for I'll pur-
poses.
The new Wright shovel works, n North
Anderson, will be ready for occupancy on
the LIST of the month. The buildings are
being pushed and the machinery IS al
ready on the road 1t will have working
force OF 125 men. all of whom must be eX-
perienced as nothing but the best S"ace
shovel is turned out.
The Arcade file company Of this city
today announces that IL Will begin the
first of the month upon a two-story brlck,
SSX60 feet addition 10 their already large
plant which has doubled capacity within
the past year. They are rushed with or
ders and are running full force, full
time.
Elder W r. Covert. the Raub lOcomo-
tive repTesen, alive, has been in The CITY
for the past week comforting with real
estate men in an effort TO engineer a
deal through whereby he would get con-
troll Of a large tract of land cas-, OF the
city. He proposes 10 buy il outright II
the price can be arranged. 10 build his
p!ans that will employ 5000 men, and
build an Independent city or MS own.
Contracts Were let this week and work
begun upon the new Riverview agricult-
tural implements company's new factory
buildings in IrOndale Work Is progress
ing finely on the new National tin-plate
cry has all been ordered and Mr.. Matter
claims that the plant will be put in OPP
Grafton by the first of the year. The
Buckeye manufacturing company is oc-
cupying its new buildings in Evalyn, and
will START their plant on the LIST Of No
Vcmber.
All of the Frankton window-glass
houses are i'm operation. Manager Brake
man is advertising for men and boys.
The 4. +. & NJ works will increase its
oq O. Of odd 2 hai
buildings The foundry. with the new
addition and improvements, will have a
daily output IF fourteen tons.
The American wire nail works is kept
running night and day with a full force.
The company announces that they are
pressed for goods much faster than they
can turn them out.
Ground was broken Thursday for the
new coil hoop factory. II will be located
in the southern part Of the city, will be
ready for occupancy by the first Of the
year, and will employ at the start fifty
70 seVenty-fiVe hands.