The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-19

The Wool and Cotton Reporter contains a
great many items about the price of wool
and the condition Of the woo.en manu-
facture which viii make the Hon. Warner
Miller more lonesome than ever m his de-
termination to restore the duty on wool.
The leading wool markets show firm or
rising prices December is always a dull
month in wooD and dealers generally look
for marked activity and higher figures in
January. At the same time the to-be-
ruined manufacturers are running night
and day to work off their lightweight
orders. and are holding off on heavy
weights only to see what the price Of i'm
ported goods is going to be after Jan. 1,
when they viii go in and underbid the
Bradford people. One manufacturer was
prepared to put ia a line Of kerseys on the
market al $3.50 a yard, with good profit,
but was tod by his agent that he might as
well ask s1.60 or $1.7O. No wonder that
manufacturer is ready TO rise up and call
Wilson blessed. One trader from England
AYERS that he could take certain line of
Americsn-made cheviots back to Bradford
and sci II there at profit. Thus does
free wool do its deadly work of cheapness.
New York Evening Post.
Owing to the rapidly increasing business
at the indianapolis cotton mil, the proprie-
tors have decided to bui.d an addition 10
the already massive establishment Work
Will begin IN a short time.
According to the Marine Review mine
teen ships Of an estimated value Of $3.50
600 are now either under contract in lake
ship yards, or negotiations for their con-
struction are so advanced. that IL Is quite
F#af Ffnla1
missions as early as possible next season. -
In this program are included thirteen
freight boats of 43. $50 net tons capacity
in all, six passenger boats and a harbOr
tug Among the large steel freight steam
ers to be constructed or under considera-
ton is one to have 400 feet keel As feet
beam and IS feet hold, with an estimated
capacity Of 5000 net tons. These additions
10 lake marine are in evidence of its an
ticipated increase in business, which Is
manifestly destined to employ the largest
fleet on inland waters to be found in any
country, ancient or mOdern.-The Age OF
Steel.
The magnificent new plant Of the Ohio
steel company, at Youngstown, o., is ex-
pected to be running within the next thirty
days. Their machinery is Of the finest
and the facilities enjoyed second to no
Like institution in the country.
The Cambria iron company Of Johns
town, Pa, are to erect coke ovens and
manufacture their own coke by the Ger
man process, the right Of using which they
have but recently purchased. Both home
and foreign coal will be tried, in order 10
secure the immense quantity of first-class
coke required by their plant.
Fires have been started in the furnaces
of the Watts steel plant at Aliddlesbord,
KY, and 500 men will be given employ
ment.
The Jeffrey manufacturing company OF
Columbus, o., are working a full force of
men sixty hours per week on orders. They
are increasing their capacity very largely
and have closed a contract with the Lodge
* Davis machine tool company of Cincin-
natl, o., for several Of their engine lathes
and drill presses.
The Bickford drill and tool company of
Cincinanu, o., announces a good run OF
work at its plant. One Of the largest size
of radial drills recently shipped to
London, and three additional large radial
drills are now on the way to South Africa.
Other foreign orders are pending with
every prospect Of securing them.
The Empire mower and reaper works,
Akron, O., are expected to be running by
the first of the year.
The Western brass manufacturing COM
| pany OF st. Louis has lately added an
other warehouse to their plant. 1t is one
story high, forty-five feet square, and will
| be used principally for the storage of pipe
and other heavy goods. Their business has
| Deen quite SATISFACTORY OF laIe, ana they
are closing up this year with bright ex-
pectations for trade at the opening Of next
| spring.
The st. Louis sash weight company COM
pleted the building of their new works on
the old site about two weeks ago, and have
run number OF ''hsats"-about a Dozen
| since that time. Sash weights have con-
stituted the smaller portion Of their work.
| novelty castings of various descriptions be-
| ing in the majority. The new works are
larger than the Old and better adapted in
| every way to meet the increasing require
ments of the company's business.-St.
| Louis Of Stee..
A Muncie special says: "The Leader
glass company, at West Muncie, will.
start their works Monday morning with
| 100 hands. Last February this company
| purchased the plant of the Patterson g,ass
| company. Since then the Leader glass
company have rebuilt the factory, pacing
| tanks in the place of pots. The force
of the factory is increased to about one
| hundred.
The Edison Illuminating company Of B0s-
ton viii vote on the 18th inst. to increase
their capital stock from $425,0OO to So
| 425.000.
The Post glass company has started It's
| factory at Muncie with seventy-five hands.
nearly a full force. They have been idle
| for months. The Nelson glass company is
| changing their product from fruit jars to
flint bottles and are preparing to start next
week with $50 hands. This is an increased
| force. as they worked but 100 last season.
| A KOkomo special to The Sentinel stated
| that KokOmo had secured three new fac
| tories in the past ten days a barrel hoop
| works. an artificial ice plant and canning
| factory. These will employ 500 people and
means a considerable addition to the pop
ulation of the place. A fund is being
raised to secure still other industries.
A Brazil special of the 18th says: "The
Excelsior clay company, recently incor-
porated broke ground for the location and
erection of its extensive and capacious
plant the site of which is on Otter creek.
| The Excelsior company will manufacture
| all kinds Of clay products from a paving
| brick to the largest sewer pipe. This will
be the fifth clay plant at Brazil, with still
several more on the tapis."