The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-15
GOOD TIMES RETURNING
INCREASE IN LOCAL INDUSTRIAL AC-
TIvITY INDICATION OF THIS.
Dean Brothers Have the Largest Num-
Der of Men Ever EmpIoyed-Atkins
a. Co.'s Force Up to 400 Men.

Since the Inauguration of President Nc
Kinley the Industrial outlook in Indianap-
oils has grown very promising. and the re-
ports from plants to their present opera
tions, together with numerous inquiries
which betoken the approach of . good bust
ness. makes a very hopeful prospect for
the year 1884,
The l.. G. Atkins saw works have again
got their force up TO four hundred men, and
of late some Of the time have been so
pushed with orders that in some depart
ments a night force has been employed.
One of the members of the firm states that
the demand seems to be for all kinds of
saws and from all parts of the country,
which is indicative that business generally
is improving.
Mr. Hetherington, off Hetherington q
Berner says il begins TO look like old times
with the iron structural work men. and if
jobs come from one-half the letters of in
quiry or visits OF persons intending TO build
the coming summer it will be busy season
with this class of manufacturers. Last
week they closed the contract to furnish
the iron structural work for the new build
ing of the pottery company at Kokomo.
there being 200 worth of iron work in
its construction, and they expect to close
days Recently they have received in
quiries as to the cost and how soon they
could furnish the portable asphalt plants
manufactured only by this establishment
Dean Brothers are running full time and
giving employment 10 the largest number
of men ever employed by the works. They
have recently made contracts for pumping
and condenSing machinery with Ship-build-
ing firms at Buffalo, Erie, Cleveland, De-
troit. Bay City, Chicago and Duluth. These
pumps and condensers required for the new
steamers now building at lake ports.
Mr.. Madden, OF Thomas Madden * Son,
says that business has improved with them.
Lounges are in much better demand, and
i'm their parlor furniture department they
are behind their orders. The company has
about one hundred men at work, and, Judg-
ing from INQUIRIES as to prices and when
the opinion that they are TO have busy
season. This establishment has built up an
excellent reputation on the parlor furniture
manufactured. The improvements to the
building are about completed and consider
able new machinery has been added in the
last few weeks to the plant.
There is again a good deal OF activity at
the Indiana car and foundry works. Cen
fortunate in securing good deal OF work,
largely in the way of repairing equipment,
and the works are said to now be doing
more than any other works in the
country in that line The works are now
rebuilding four hundred cars for the West
ern Car Company and two hundred for the
North and South Rolling Stock Company
of ST. Louis. Last week the company
shipped four cars Of a new design to the
Special Horse Equipment Company and has
Just built two cars for the transportation of
the Dolan horse and pony show. Besides
this the works are doing good deal in re-
pairing cars of the fast freight lines. and.
| in fact, now buster than at any time in
| the last two years.