The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-24

reductions run from 10 to 80 Per cent.
The estimated per cent. Of factory men
getting IS or less is 10 per cent
The Moreland tin plate works at Jones'
boro which was shut down ten days ago
on account of a strike of the workers
who refused to accept less wages. re-
sumed Wednesday, The strikers were
victorious, but the company announces
that they will be unable to keep the plant
in operation. and will close down as soon
as their orders are filled.
The American wire nail works pay off
Saturday. Their payroll amounts 70
$4,000 every two weeks. The company
announces that business is fair During
the coming week they Will occupy their
new galvanlzing room, thus increasing
their capacity. Seven hundred men are
on the payroll.
Messrs. Phil Matter and William Dor
ner returned from the East Thursday
where they have been to purchase the
machinery for the National tin plate
works. which are now under course of
construction in North Anderson. 1t is
to be the largest tin plate plant in the
United States, is to have a terne plate
and rolling mill combined, and will fur
nish employment to 700 men. The main
building is to be $50 by 81 feet.
In selling the Porter corrugated iron
works to Messrs. Fred. Bert and w. F..
Gedge, Mr.. w. II. Porter is let out again.
He Is now on a dcker to erect another
corrugated iron works in this city. Mr.
Porter came to this city from Cincinnati
KnIghtstOwn.
Generally speaking business in this city
is very good. In all lines and avenues
Of trade there appears TO be an active
revival, and from all the factories come
favorable reports. All the mills are run
ninG, with the exception of two or three.
The finding Of oil here has put renewed
life into the hearts of the business men,
and has inspired the laborer with new
vigor, and all alike now view the situa-
ton as a hopeful one. and we are in at
ticipatiOn of Knightstown becoming
known an oil fed, and one Of the
best. Eastern capitalists are taking hold
of the matter pertaining TO the oil field,
and shortly the wheels of prosperity will
commence to revolve in earnest.
The sucker-rod factory is one Of the
recent accessions 20 the business industry
Of the place. The factory turns out
sucker-rods and handles. From twelve to
fifteen carloads of material are about
their monthly output. They give EN-
ployment 70 a large number Of hands.
One Of the best known and paying in
stitutions to be found in KnightstOwn is
the paper mill owned by the Columbia
paper company. The mill is run day and
night and gives constant employment to
seventy-five hands. The paper is of good
quality for the kind, and finds a ready
sale. Three to four carloads are shipped
from the mills weekly.
FranIxtOn.
The Quick City window glass factory is
running five shops at the present time,
but hopes to be able to have the whole
number OF shops in operation by the first
Of November. The Clyde factory has not
yet resumed operations, and while no
definite date has been set for it to resume,
it will likely do so in a very short time
1t is rumored that the old Clyde factory
will resume next Monday, and that the
new one will start up Monday week, but
the rumor can not be confirmed.
Work on the plant of the new iron
foundry and machine shops will begin
next week, as the preliminaries are all
about arranged, and the foundation will
be laid as soon as the ground is broken
for the buildings. This will furnish en-
ployment for large number Of men, and
the mechanics Of Frankton are enjoying
a boom.
Orestes.
Fifty additional men were put on at the
United window glass factory, and this in
dustry is making things hum day and
night. Over five hundred men are en-
ployed here, and even with this large
force the factory is behind with orders,
which are coming in rapidly. At the
other factories the situation remains ma
terially unchanged, and the prospects for
a busy winter are excellent.