The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-30
STRUCK BY GOOD TIMES
LOCAL IRON INDUSTRIES FEEL THE
COMING OF PROSPERITY.
FOundries and Machine Shops Doing
Full Volume of Business and
Employing Many Men.

lupIONtQ COHullOnS WHICH arc udiIy bS-
coming more apparent, what the heads of
the local industries of this character have
to say becomes a matter of interest. One
of the members of the firm of Haugh,
Noeltke & Co. states that they are very
busy, have 1876 men at work just double the
number of one year ago, and are working
full time. The works are just completing
a large dome to go on a government build
ing at Kansas City, and have nearly COM
pleted the iron structural work for the new
buildings the Catholics are erecting at ST.
Marys of the Woods. They have secured
enough contracts to keep them busy for
some weeks to come.
A member of the firm of Hetherington &
Berner says that they have got their pay
roll back to almost good-times figures ard
have in their employ as many men as at
any time in the last four years. Ihe OUT
look for business is very promising. Ihey
have a number of iron fronts in TINS city
to furnish, among them the Granting bullu-
ing and the Mansur building. So much
of success is their railroad asphalt plant
proving that indications are that the works
are to have their hands full in build
ing these plants. Every one yet put IN
operation has exceeded the expectations OF
Frederic Hetherington, the inventor rms
establishment has a good deal OF work In
furnishing iron fronts for new buildings
going up at several of the larger cities and
towns in the State.
KirkhOff Bros, steam-heating and VEN
tilating engineers, state that not in years
has their business been as good. They now
have thirty-two men employed, against
twenty one year ago, and have many or
ders on hand. Among the buildings they
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ventilating work for are the English Ho-
tel and the new Journal building. They
have just completed the work of this
character on the Park Theater and nave
a number of houses and Hats to equip
within the next few weeks. OF late they
are securing q good deal Of out-ot-tOWn
work.
The American Buncher Manufacturing
Company has thirty men at work, just
twice the number of one year ago, and are
running all day and part of the night, this
states that the outlook for their business
has never been more favorable and that
they are perceptibly feeling the improve
ment in the times.
Ellis & Helfenberger state that their bust
ness has been rather quiet until the last
few days, when there has been much more
inquiry for their line of work, and they eX-
pect on the first of the month to have
about their good-timeS number of men en-
ployed. These works will in q few days
complete the contract to furnish $500 feet
of heavy iron fence surrounding the ceme-
terry at Ann Arbor and are furnishing sew
eral hundred feet Of heavy fence to sur
round the cemetery of the odd Fellows at
Client, KY OF late orders for fences for
yards have begun to come in much more
satisfactorily
The proprietor of the NJ E. Hanson ma
chine works says they work but few men,
but with them are very busy, while last
year at this time they were practically
idle. Their speciality is the building of up
right stationary engines and repairing
threshing-machine engines, etc.
works business is steadily improving. While
they are not pressed with work, they
year ago, and have twenty more men at
the lathes and in the foundry at work.
Just now the works are constructing a
large number of fire escapes for buildings
in this city which the factory inspector has
ordered provided with fire escapes. Then,
they are selling bolts by the carload of late,
against few hundred pounds one year
ago.
Chandler & Taylor admit that they are
doing much more business than one year
ago. They have their full complement Of
men employed, 40, and are running full
time. AS to what jobs they have on hand
they are not disposed to impart any IN
forma ton, but the fact that they are each
week loading a number of cars with en-
gines and boilers to go to the Southwestern
States, Mexico and South America is evil
dence that their business is nearing it's
maximum volume
works states that they can see a decided
Improvement in their business. They now
have six furnaces in operation to their
full capacity and in every department are
running full time and have $50 men en-
ployed at the works. Their goods are
shipped to nearly all parts of the United
States and the works have an excellent
reputation for quality, They are buster now
than at any time in the last five years.
For the Sinker-Davis Company President
Hooker reports the works to be as busy as
at any time in the many years ne mas peen
connected with the works. They are now
running full time and WORKING "a. as many
aXv0J zero b.
lishment. This company has a large trade
in the lumber regions of the Southern
States in furnishing engines, boilers and
saw mills The starting up OF mills and
factories of all kinds in this state and IL
liros has greatly improved their business
especially in the way of repairs. A number
of manufacturers. now that times are so
promising are contemplating putting in
pew engines and boilers and purchasing
the improved saw mills and engines thus
Mr.. Hooker thinks the outlook Tor thelr
works to be exceedingly promising.
The Atlas engine works are again employ
ing their full complement of men and run
ming full time and are now quite busy Wlth
prospects of getting orders that Will Keep
them busy for some months. Lhey are
handling on their private switch about
forty loaded cars per month OF raw ma
terial brought in and in engines ana pollers
shipped. The Atlas engine has OF late been
so improved to attract the attentlon OF
EXPERT mechanics. The works now have
about five hundred men at work.
Brown & Ketchum are Wo 9 zoV men men
numbers fifty more men than at the
corresponding period last year. The works
are about completing couple or large
Jobs for the government and nave OF late
secured a number of good contracts 10 Iut-
nish iron structural work Tor pulldlhgs IN
different parts of the country.
President Bennett, of the Indianapolis
Stove Company, says that their business
is rapidly reaching its good times volume
and their trade. which is Wholesale Is
largely in excess of the corresponding
period last year, while the collections are
work on the additions to the new plant;
the former Indianapolis CABINET WORKS ana
will this week commence moving from their
old stove foundry to the new plant, but not
stopping work materially, so great Is the
demand for stoves. AT their new plant
everything will! practcaIly De new so 'n tb
it is possible for them to continue III the
old foundry, where $50 men are at work,
until about ready to move
The Van Camp Hardware and iron Com
panv report their business as the best in
some years. They are selling more goods,
prices are hardening and plls are pelng
met with more promptness than for years.
The W. ]. Holiday Iron Company report
their business as very satisfactory. 1t has
been improving for the last ninety days
and i'm the last thirty days it has reached
such a. volume as to keep them very busy
They report collections as much easier and
the outlook for their fall trade could not
well be more promising
The Dean Brothers are very BUSY and
are running overtime. Among recent orders
are the following: Three l2X3JX24 air pumps
and condensers for the Consolidated Steel
and Wire Company, PlttsburS, Pa. The
combined weight of these three pumps is
air pumps and cOndensers for the Indian
anolis Natural Gas Company works new