The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-16
Industrial Notes.

The Parry manufacturing Company gives
employment TO eighty women largely in
the carriage trimming department.
Business is improving with the J. Il
Allfree Company, which is increasing its
force and number CT working hours
The Commercial Electric Company re-
ports business steadily improving. Last
week the company shipped several large
plants.
Since March l. the beginning of the sum-
m h packing season. indianapolis packing
zoo for corresponding period, 1898.
G. II. Shower has struck good thing in
the manufacture of what is called the low
down" milk wagon. One dairyman re-
Gently purchased four of these wagons
The Enterprise boiler works are con-
structing Il tank for the Crystal Ice Com
Pany fitty-nine feet long by twenty-three
feet in width, the iron weighing 1900
pounds.
The Brown-Ketcham iron works were
awarded, last week, the contract for the
in Duluth. The Contract Calls for eight
HUNDRED tons of ironworK.
The commission houses handled at In
dianapolis last month 54429 bushels of Irish
potatoes. This includes both receipts and
shipments, the latter exceeding any March
shipments of any former year.
Otto Stechhan states that there has been
marked Improvement with the lounge
has about one hundred men at work, near
~ the usual force. on full time.
The Standard Dry Kiln Company is new
concern just starting up here. The parties
come from Louisville. KY 1t is their in
tentiOn TO largely increase their business
over what it has been heretofore
The Reliable Edge Tool Company reports
business improving: Last week it received
good orders from Boston, Chicago and st
Paul. The company is preparing to build
new works on more extensive scale
One of the new business interests here is
that of c. f. Miller & Co. manufacturers
and Jobbers in grocers' specalties. They
will manufacture largely baking powder
washing compounds, blueing and extracts.
The Polar Artificial Ice Company is max
Ing extensive improvements 10 its plant,
doubling its capacity, making eighty tons
OF ice u day. The company is now sinking
well three hundred feet to get pure
water.
indianapolis elevators on Saturday con-
tanned 225, 40 bushels of wheat, against 49,
sos at a corresponding date. 1898; $3.50 bush
els of corn. against 1873, 4li bushels last
year; 1880 bushels of oats, against 1880
bushels last year
The Indianapolis Stove Company is now
working full time with one hundred men
at work, about twO-thirds its usual force
President Bennett states that there is no
rush of orders. but enough come in to keep
matters moving at the present pace.
A. Greenleaf. of this city. who had sew
eral iron turntables on exhibition at the
worlds fair last week shipped one of them
TO the Georgia Central road to be put in
ct Savannah, and sold another TO the BaIti-
more K Ohio Southwestern 10 go TO Gin
cinnau.
Kokomo has one OF the largest stone
crushing plants in the State and some Of
the Indiana polls contractors are purchasin,
their broken stone from the KOkomo works
This company furnishes all the broken
stone used IS foundation In the streets OF
the world fair grounds.
President Mendenhal OF the Hoosier Col
lar COMPANY states that orders continue
TO come IN freely Last week he filed an
other large order for Austraila.s lie says It