The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-31

The Moore packing house is being run to
Its full capacity the first time since built.
The Indianapolis Abattoir Company has
under contemplation still further enlarging
its plant the coming summer.
The Ben-Hur bicycle plant last week was
removed from this city to Marion, Ind.
where the company received a subsidy. The
last of the machinery was shipped on FRI
day last.
The Standard wheel works are preparing
TO do large business this year. The COM
pany is now getting in material to manu-
facture hubs spokes and felIies at the rate
OF ten to twelve carloads a day.
Alexander Taggart of the firm of Parrot
q Taggart, who has been Ill for some
nesa Meeks co Is Improyipg On account of his i'll
plant have been delayed.
The c. H. Black Company is arranging
10 manufacture motor wagons on a larger
scale Thus far they have sold seven motor
wagons and last week contracted to furnish
TWO more, one a two-seated motor TO go
to III. Deible & Co., Cleveland, %.
The Indiana cotton mill is running fifty
eight hours week, full handed. Mr. Love-
one of the firm, says the business has not
been affected by the troubles of the cot
ton mills East. The mill has now over four
hundred people on its pay rolls.
The new plant on Morris street for the
manufacture or line caSketS is nearly ready
TO begin work on an extensive scale. Some
very expensive and modern machir cry has
Deen put In position in the last few days
and the concern will manufacture the high
est grade of casket known to the trade.
General Manager Byram, of the Cleave-
Iand renee company and general foundry
states that his business is highly satisfac-
tory, exceeding in volume that of January.
1871, 1uIly 90 per cent. This establishment
man manufactures the Cleayeland fence and
does general foundry work, the latter busi-
ness having been recently added.
The Eli Lilly Company, manufacturer
OF pharmaceutical chemicals has added to
IT'S plant some. expensive machinery for the
nj " OrpI loft
Secretary Lilly says its business is excel
lent there having been a marked improve
ent ment IN the last few months. This concern
women. '- anu
Patterson & Busby. manufacturers of the
patent slack barrel hoop, report their busi-
concern turned out over 100000 hoops,
Snlpplng them to twenty-three different
states. The hoops are manufactured en-
tirely from elm wood, and the establish
ment gives steady employment to about
thirty men.
Assistant Superintendent w. G.. Pierce of
the Northern Pacific, has arrived at Seat
tie from st. Paul and taken charge of the
Seattle & International, his title being that
OF agent OF the president in which official
capacity he will represent c. S. Mellen
president of the Northern Pacific. who was
on Friday elected chairman of the board
q International.
j. w. Smith, secretary of the Board of
Irade, thinks one of the best evidences of
an Improvement in business is in the fact
that one year ago there were nine vacant
rooms in the Board of Trade building, ev-
cry room in the first and second floor now
pelng occupied with two empty rooms on
tne thlrd. The activity among the occupants
IS very striking, when compared with that
of January one year ago
The Consolidated INDIANAPOLIS Harness
company and Gordon & Kurtz expect to
get INTO their new building by the middle
IN length by 90 in width, fronting on South
MERIDIAN street and running back to the
alley, 1t will be five stories high. The In
dlanapoliS Harness Company now EMPLOYS
aoo9t one hundred men and will double
us Iorce' Ihe seamless horse collar plant
Last week the Indianapolis Harness Com
pany snipped carload of harness to the
south, the first full carload ever made
from this point on one shipment
The Interior Hard Wood Company has
mace good progress of late in getting its
new new plant on the Belt road. just east of
Sneloy street, ready to largely increase bus
mess; It's quarters on Massachusetts avenue
not being sufficiently commodious to in
crease the business. The Interior Hard
Wood Company, of which Chas. Latham is
president, has built up an excellent reputa-
work. Ihe company has built up a large
trace outside of the city and in fact in adj
Joining states. In the construction of the
new plant new flooring was introduced
Following Boston specifications 10 600
square feet was laid directly on the eround
with three inches Of tar and ptch c6norete crse'
having dove-tail strngers laid therein to
which is nailed the top flooring of oak
SeVen-elghts Of an inch in thickness. THE
whole, 1t is stated, including the oak floor
ing did not cost over $3.50 per square, MAX
some floor