The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-11
THE FARMERS HAVE CASH
BANNER YEAR FOR THE SALE OF
HARVESTING MACHINERY.
Some Embellishments Unable to Fill
Orders--Canners Preparing for
Heavy Tomato Season.

Representatives Of the firms that build
threshers, separators, engines. ETC., say
that this is the best year for the sale of
these harvest implements in the last seven
years. In some cases the establishments
have been unable to fill all their orders, and
in several cases have sold what is called
their exhibition machine. Many of the
farmers prefer to pay cash for their thresh-
er and engine If they can get fair dis
count on the price usually paid in INSTALL
mentS.
The Nordyke & Marmon Company has the
largest force on it's pay rolls for number
of years past. Every department is working
full time, with full complement of OPP
eratives, and some departments have been
obliged to work overtime to keep up with
their orders. The foreman millwright,
Dolph Forelander. who has been in Mexico
for several months installing a number of
flour mills in different sections of that
country, writes from Guadalajara that the
consensus among the substantial business
element of that republic is to the effect that
the Spanish-American war will have de-
cided tendency to draw the American Re-
relationship. The prediction is freely made
that the next decade will see the United
American markets where to-day she is not
considered a serious factor, with the posi-
BILE exception Of in Mexico.
Never in the history Of the indianapolis
stock yards were as many cattle and hogs
handled at the yards the first week of July
as last week Receipts for several days
exceeded one hundred cars. On Saturday
the receipts reached 105 carloads, and the
outlook for business this month is very
promising, says President Rauh. One thing
which helps the Indianapolis yards is that
for several months past better prices have
been realized than at any other OF the west
ern markets.
Ac xyof Loo
much canned goods, but they are making
extensive preparations for canning large
quantities Of tomatoes One firm expects
to put up 100 900 cases OF tomatoes, and the
business of this season, 1t is expected, Will
exceed that of any former summer and fall
The Shower block, on East Market street,
is nearing completion, and is credit to
that part Of the city. 1t is four stories high,
one hundred feet long by eighty feet in
width. The basement story is cold stor-
age room and very complete in it's detail.
The ground floor above is to be occupied as
a daily market fitted up with stalls and all
conveniences for the purpose intended. Inc
next floor is to be occupied for offices. The
fourth floor has been fitted up with two
halls, the rooms being twenty-seven feet
high. The Grand Army of the Republic
takes one of the halls. The other is to be
occupied nightly by different lodges of the
various associations. The building Is
lighted by electricity throughout and has
an elevator and all modern conveniences
The house on the old Stoughton Fletcher
homestead, on East Ohio street. is being re-
modelled. This house was built in 1857, and
was at that time considered the finest house
in Indiana, and for that time was a very
fine residence 1t is now being enlarged,
and an expensive massive stone porch is
being built around it.
The Parry Manufacturing Company last
week received a letter from town in New
York ordering some vehicles. The writer of
the letter was careless in addressing it, but
it found it's place through the shrewdness
of the postal clerks The letter was adj
dressed to the Parry Manufacturing Com
pany, Parry, Ind. 1t was received the next
day after it was mailed and the order was
filled the second day.