The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-28
ELECTRIC HEADLIGHT
GEORGE PYLE HAS REDUCED THE
WEIGHT GOO POUNDS.
ID. VI. Parry Secs n Brighter Prospect
I'm the Future and Hopes for
Revival.


which he thinks win entirely eradicate the
many objections heretofore existing which
has prevented it's general adoption on the
railroads. His new engine for driving the
dynamos is compound steam turbine and
capable of very high speed. 1t is exceed
ingly simple, compact and light and there
is nothing to get out of order about it, nor
Is there anything to wear out except the
bearings and they run in oil. The force of
the steam is used over and over again, some
five or six times before it is exhausted into
the atmosphere; in fact the expansive force
of the steam is used to its utmost limit. The
dynamos and the engine are cast together
and the armature is mounted directly on
the engine shaft, which runs at 1900 revo-
lutions per minute. The design OF the plant
is very ingenious and neat and forms
very compact piece of mechanism 1t is
eighteen inches long, fourteen inches vide
and fifteen inches high and the combined
weight is only 200 pounds, about 600 pounds
lighter than the plant now in use.
Mr.. Pyle thinks his new lamp Is the
climax of perfection for locomotive use. He
feeds the carbon in a now and novel man
ner, having no gears nor clutches about it.
This and the reflector will be mounte on an
independent base which will be secured to
the sliding lamp board, allowing the lamp
thus removing the possibility of the rays of
light crossing before striking the track, a
using tho light. A company will be organ
lied at once to place the light the
market Mr.: Pyle was offered inducements
new plant. but he decided 20 remain here,
thinking this the best location for such an
enterprise.
Business Prospects Brighter.
d. NJ. Parry, president of the Parry
Manufacturing Company, has just returned
from an extended Western trip. For fifteen
years past he has been in the habit of
visiting Western business centers and TAX
ing soundings of business. He says when
he left home he had been reading the Dun
and Bradstreet reports, and felt a little
shaky about the future of trade. At Kan
sas City he met five hundred more man
ufacturers in convention, and he says the
ing than he had looked for. Manufacturers,
whom he met last year, when asked about
business, would answer that it was about
as bad az could be. This year the same
manufacturers would smile and say the
sky is clearing and prospects Frightening,
ana, while none claimed that their bus
mess would equal that of 1890, 1891 and 1892,
almost without exception they said it was
an Improvement over 1893 and early 1894.
These remarks were based on the manner
in which orders for future delivery are COM
ing In. As to his own business Mr.. Parry
stat snat ms h now row has q per
last week in January, 1894.
Indianapolis Cabinet Works.
John t. Dickson, president of the Indian
apolis cabinet works. is one of the busiest
men in the city. He is determined to have
the business Of these works reach its old
time volume He has now employed one
hundred and forty-fve men and is receiving
orders from all parts of the country for
desks and is greatly encouraged over the
outlook. There are no desk works in the
country which has as extensive advertise
ment as this establishment. 1t is literally
true that there is hardly a government on
the earth which has no desks manufactured
by the indianapolis cabinet works. These
works have quite an advantage in that they
ere the best equipped in the way of modern
again in purchasing the stock of lumber
from the old works the new company Sc
cured some of the choicest that is cut and in
q perfect condition. Mr. Dickson says they
are feeling their way cautiously and by the
time Business assumes its old time volume
ment runnlr & at the fullest capacity.
Loss of Reciprocity Treaties.
Nordye g. Marmon Company has about
the usual force at work, but are not so
sanguine of a revival of business in their
line had been hoped, a few months ago,
the first of the new year would warrant.
Some few orders are being secured, and
there is some business in sight which may
develop favorably as spring opens up. The
ahrogation OF the reciprocity treaties is
would have been exported by the large
mills is being thrown on the home market,
b fne rs eiit being that those who would
pect unfavorable, and even those mills in
operation which would have been improved,
cut off. are running along with as little
outlay for repairs as possible.
Growth OF Mante1 building.
M. S. Huey & Son five years ago began
the manufacture of wooden mantels on
limited scale, employing a few men who
were competent an designers and finishers,
and from this small beginning have built
up one of the most prosperous of this city's
industries. They now have sixty-fve men
at work. and expect to increase the number
handsomely has their business increased in
the last three months. Some of their de-
Huey says there is hardly a State in the
Union to which they ara not shipping
mantels, and eventually this promises to
featuring interests.
Must Have More Room.
President Conduit of the Indiana Coffee
Company, says their business has reached
such volume that they must have more
room. and that undoubtedly at the annual
meeting of the stockholders in April steps
will be taken to at once erect a building
suitable for their purpose. He SAYS that
each year their business doubles in volume
A. M. MeCieary, general manager. is push
ing theoretically every department. and the
goods are aow handled by every wholesale
grocer of note. Some idea of the business
they are doing may be formed in the fact
that since the LIST of January they have inn
ported $4,000 worth Of coffees.
Dean Brothers Encouraged.
Dean Brothers are now well settled in
their new shops. corner of First street and
the Big Four tracks, and are working a
force of about $50 men. The last few days
they have received a number of good orders
and last week shipped three of their new
pattern of ammonia pumps to New York
city and one to White Plains. n. Y Among
other shipments last week were two duplex
pumps for quairies TO Waterly. r. L. and
a large duplex water supply pump to Man
chester, n. H.
Industrial Notes.
During the recent six days of good sleigh
ing one firm in this city sold los sleighs.
The starch works are running to their
fun capacity. converting four thousand
bushels of corn per day into starch. Cen
eral Manager Peii reports a decided i'm
provement in export orders
Fisher q Co, of Racine, Wis., large man.
ufacturCrS of wagons. have eSta biished a