The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-26
AMONG THE INDUSTRIES
INDIANAPOLIS MANUFACTURERS SEE
VERY BUSY TIMES AHEAD.
Heavy Live Stock Shipments Report
ed-Marked Increase in Export
Business-IndustriaI Notes.

A. A. Barnes, proprietor of the Udell
woodenware works, says that in the last
ten days he has had more orders for the
goods they manufacture than in any two
months in the last two years. The works,
which employ nearly two hundred peoPIe,
are running on full time and full-handed.
The weekly pay rolls of the Parry Manu-
featuring Company are now the largest
since the works were established, and while
working the full complement of men and
in some departments overtime the company
is behind in filling orders.
The stone contractors are busicr this sea-
son than they have been for years, and it
is stated that so much stone work is in
progress on new buildings that it is furnish
ing employment to a larger number Of men
than in any former year.
The manufacturers of shirts, pants and
overalls report a marked improvement in
their business, and this means good deal,
as the five establishments in the city en-
ploy fully eight hundred people, mostly
women The Indianapolis manufacturers OF
this line of goods have built up an excellent
reputation and there is hardly State in
the Union that they do not ship goods to.
Not at any time in the last two years, says
one of their number, has the business been
so satisfactory now.
The Dugdale Can Company is now push
ing business, some days last week shipping
four or five carloads of cans. What this
means is shown by the, fact that cans are
now shipped in bulk. shippers putting $4,000
or more cans in car.
William K. lockwood, president Of the
lockwood Manufacturing Company Will
this morning start on an extended Southern
trip. This company has DulIt up an eX-
tensive business in the Southern states in
furnishing saWmills engines, etc.
The Interior Hard Wood Company has
come to be one of Indianapolis import
ant industries and each year is extending
the field in which it sells its products. The
company has recently filed orders sent
from the Eastern States.
G.. II. Shower last week received orders
for seven more of the big log wagons he
builds, to go to South America, making nine
in all sold in the last few days. These
wagons will hold up sixty tons. The last
order came from the Emorys, former In
dianapolitanS, who are cutting mahogany
and other woods on the mountains OF south
America. These wagons are used In hauling
the logs down the mountains
The last week three OF the larger local
flour mills have been turning out $500 bar
rels of flour day. The mlllers nave been
somewhat delayed in getting the wheat they
require, but it is now coming in more free
ly and one of the millers says that probably
this week the mills will turn out about 4,oO0
Seldom have the railways hauled more
loaded cars out of Indianapolis than at the
doing more business than is usual for them
in July, Kingan K Co. doing large export
and Southern business, and Coffin, FLETCHER
q Co. enjoying an unusually heavy business
in the Southern States. The AbattOir Com
pany has got We'll under way in its new
plant, and the shipments of the three estab-
liShmentS are well up to fifty carloads
day The Touring mills are doing more than
in many months and the shipments OF this
week will probably average thirty-tve car
loads day Then the cerealine mills, the
hominy mills and the starch works are con-
tributing their usual volume OF shipments,
gand among the industries named the rail-
roads are securing a very satisfactory bust
ness. About two-thirds of it is export
business.
Business at the Indianapolis stock yards
continues to show an improvement over last
year. Last week the railroads delivered at
the yards 534 carloads of stock, a decrease
as compared with the week ending July II.
But in the last three weeks 5000 more hogs
and 500 more head of cattle were received
than in the corresponding period for last
year. cp tuQ~
The Improvements on Elevator A are
about completed, and it now has the ca
pacty to hold 100000 bushels of grain.
Among the Improvements is the cOnstruc
ton OF two large iron tanks, each with
capacity for $4,000 bushels The new COM
pany has sought to make 1t modern ele-
Vator in every respect, and it is so equipped
as TO handle grain in the most eXpe-
dtious manner. In the remodelling ar
engagements have been made to protect
the elevator against fire which will greatly
lessen its liability to be burned, This week
the company Will Degn handing a good
deal of grain. One of the local mills has
already contracted for 900 bushels of
wheat for early delivery much of which will
go into this elevator temporarily.
The Indianapolis Harness Company last
week received a large order for its best
grade of harness from Mexico. This COM
pany has built up a good business in Mexico
and South America.
The j. B. Allfree Manufacturing Company
is shipping a complete roller mill outfit to
Rodriguez Gansales, of Saltillo, Mexico, to
be driven by an AllfPee compound engine.
and a similar mill to. .Clemente Cabello, of
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