The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-01


working at night. We have a class of en-
ployes that seldom changes.
FORCE NEARLY DOUBLED.
indianapolis Glue Comparative employ
forty men. Two years ago we had twenty
five. Our business is ali right. No, we did
not have any applicants for work last
week.
indianapolis Light and Power Company
We employ only skilled men, mechanics
who have learned the trade Occasionally
we need roustabouts, but not frequently.
Our force Of men seldom changes. We have
men that have been employed with the firm
for years.
Cruise Brothers, Boiler Manufa cturers-
We never have many men at work. Our
force is now about as always. Our business
Moore & Company, Pork Packers-We
have done nothing for two months, put
that is no criterion as to business being
bad That stuff in the Sentinel is all poppy
cock" While shut down we have been max
ing good many extensive improvements
and expect to start UP tomorrow CIues-
day. with $50 men, the number we usually
employ.
ANOTHER INDIGNANT MAN.
An official of the Central Chair Company
was very indignant over what the Sentinel
published regarding its business. 1.-THE fact
isl said the official, I'VE are running sew
enty-eight hours week, and are behind IN
our orders employing more men than ever
before, and the outlook is even brighter"
One of the officials of the Sinker-Davis
Company, when the Journal reporter went
in yesterday, said "Have you come to our
funeral? According to the Sentinel we are
nearing the end, but the fact is that no one
interviewed us or even telephoned asking
the condition of business with u.s. Business
is better than at the corresponding time
last year, and we have several more men
on our pay rolls, and orders are quite sat
The Indianapolis Chain and Stamp Com
pany: mo one has called on the eSt2D-
lishment from the Sentinel. We are work
ing 325 people, quite a number more than
at the corresponding period last year, ana
we are selling more goods. The outlook Is
more promising than year ago..
The Parry Manufacturing Company mo
one has inquired from the Sentinel that we
know of about our business. We did smut
down yesterday 10 take an account or STOCK
and make repairs and as fast as an IN
ventory is taken of each department the de-
partment will be started up. We have been
two months trying to get a chance to stop
to take the annual inventory, but have been
too busy. BY the latter part OF the week all
cobu uie Lumber TaBI Company: I'VE have not
been questioned about our business by a
Sentinel man that we know, of. We are
now employing the same number of men as
at the corresponding period in years past,
and are running the same number OF
hours
The president of the Guedolhofer Wagon
Company said he did not know what the
Sentinel put in such stuff for, as it was
ter with u.s." he said eve have fifteen
more men employed than ever before, and
are arranging to enlarge our buildings and
further increase our force.
Swift Brothers: I'VE are not talking
about our business to anybody, Sentinel,
Journal or, any other reporter. we are
employing, however, as many unSkilled men
as ever, hey being mostly wagon drivers.
Our men who manage the company,s AFFAIRS
come from Chicago. We are only a branch.
Nelson Morris & Co.: I'VE have no rea-
SON to complain of our business. We are
employing two less men than year ago..
McElwaine, Richards & Co.: The stun
in the Sentinel was simply made up. No
one has been near us, and our business is
highly satisfactory"
sorts over the statement that they had but
three men employed, when their pay rolls
show over fifty men,, and they are pushing
as to turn out work faster.
The Home Cracker Company: "Our bust
ness is elegant. We have more people en-
ployed and are turning out more goods and
finding better sale with each month than
ever before, and the outlook is very en-
The superintendent of the Peter Bryce
Bakery said: 'Of course the Sentinel
knows more about our business than we
do But we are not furnishing the Sentinel
with stuff to manufacture Democrats. Our
business is quite satisfactory to u.s. and
we are the ones to be pleased, not the
r. L. Thompson, of the Central Chair
Comparative are using more help than we
have fol-, years and our business is good.
Russell & Co manufacturers of engines,
boilers etc 1.-THE statement of the Sentinel
in regard to business being dull with US is
all bosh. The establishment in this city is
only branch of the main concern at Mas
sillon, o. Our business this year is far ahead
Of what we expected. We have had pros
porous year and have sold everything that
the factory could make.
WANTS MEN NOW.
c. J. Gardner Wholesale and retail meats)
Our business is prospecting right along.
Anything that the Sentinel says to the con-
trary is lie. We have been trying to get
more men. For three weeks up to last Sat-
urday we have had an advertisement in one
of the city papers asking for men.
Ballweg e. Co. (box manufacturers)-
While it is true that we don't require more
help right at the present time, our business
is all right.
Nordyke e. Marmon-The fact that we
ara working short hours out here does not
mean financial depression. The men them
selves asked US TO shorten the working time.
1T the normal condition for our work to
nghten up this time of the year. This sea-
son our work has been very satisfactory in
volume.
Standard Wheel Comparative are work.
ing full-handed and running full time. We
are running about 300 men and in the firing
department. We have to run night and day
The wages we pay are good as are paid
IN any factory in town, Notwithstanding the
Sentinel says wages with us ARE a dollar
a day except on piece work" In 1896 we
We're working but 200 men. Our business in
the last year has been the biggest we have
ever had.
Metzger Bottling Works--Our business is
naturally lighter in the winter than in the
summer. Why shouldn't it be? We make
soda water and beer, and is it reasonable
to suppose that there would be the same
demand for our goods this time of the year
as there would be in the summer? Our BUSH
ness has been satisfactory
Indianapolis Handle Company-We started
in business in this city last April. Our bust
ness is small and we only require about
thirty men. Those men we do employ are
mostly skilled mechanics, and of course we
cannot employ every kind of workmen. The
most of the men who apply to us float
ers," and are only seeking two or three
days work at a time. We can't hire that
kind of men.
4. j. Christian Hardwood Lumber Com
pany-We are enjoying three times the
amount Of business we did in 1894, or even
in AoJ6 We have been putting on a few ex-
ira men Of late We have a good deal of
trouble in finding enough of dry lumber to
supply the demand
Cleveland Fence Company-At our place
the Sentinel is supposed to have met with
the reply: mo help wanted" Well, we are
running our establishment TO its full capaci-
ty and all our machines are in operation.
OF course, we could not put them to work
with. In 1894 we were running every other
day. Since the first of January this COM
pany has had the biggest business since
1892 Most of our men are skilled mechanics,
and even the laboring men we employ have
to know the business. We could not think
of hiring every man that came along even
if we had the machinery.
Michigan Lumber Company-Our business