The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
HOPE FOR COOLER DAY
RAIN AGAIN FOLLOWS A TOP-yoTCH-
Err DISPLAY OF TORRIDITY.
Soda-Weter Business Dull, but Beer
Trade Picks Up-TeIegraph Wires
Blown Down.


some peculiar conditions in its varied
effects on the people and business interests
of the city. While almost without exception
the people have been depressed as a result
OF the excessive heat. business, in some
cases, has been stimulated in a manner
precedented for this time of year, and again,
business has fallen of in some lines. 1t
is generally supposed that on scorching days
the soda fountains do a tremendous business
and that people crowd around eager to in
vest In the fixing fluid. Such Is not the
case. however. according to many of the
druggists who were seen yesterday. None
of them reported any increase I'm business.
while several of the more prominent said
sales fell of. This they say always takes
place during an extremely hot spell, as
women and children, who furnish the
largest part OF the soda water patronage, do
not go out on torrid days. Temperate
weather. when women find it comfortable to
walk about and shop. is the best soda water
weather.
On the contrary. the breweries always do
q better business during extremely hot days.
When the manager Of the Indianapolis
Brewing Company was asked the reason for
this, he said 1t was probably because men
Usually have to be out and about their
As a result the sales to the saloons rise
above the normal. During the hot days of
this week the output from the breweries of
this city has been about % per cent. above
that Of average days of last week, but of
this increase practically none has beer to
homes. Several brewery agents whose
patronage TO large extent is among fami-
lies, report that home consumption seldom
changes with hot or cold weather. Most
men who order beer for their families have
standing order with their dealers and this
holds good winter or summer.
Inc Ice men were among those who are
Fronting by the scorching period. The
Holt CYld Storage and Ice Company, when
asked how the heat had affected Its bust
ness, said that consumption had increased
fully % per cent, but that exact figures were
not available, as large part of the demand
nad come from other cities where. for
various reasons, the supply was inadequate.
Ine opinion was expressed that probably
the same proportion OF increase in the con-
sumption OF Ice would hold good I'm this city.
but that most of IL went to the saloons
dairfes and such places and that the in
crease to families was hardly perceptible
In the dry-goods and millinery trades the
weather has been something of a setback.
as IL has deferred women from buying fall
crosses and mats, and at the same time
failed to create a demand for more season.
able goods At one retail store the state
ment was made that business had been hurt
sluggish demand for heavy wearing an.
parel. and most women realized that the
summer was about gone, and therefore re-
fused to invest in lawns and other light
dress goods which would be unreasonable
In few weeks
CLOSE TO IS DEGREES.
The hottest period yesterday was cooler
than Wednesday by 3 OF a degree the
thermometer at $50 in the afternoon regis
tering s7.7. At that time storm disturbed
the hitherto sluggish atmosphere and the
mercury began to fall rapidly. particularly
so when the rain came. No observations
were made at the weather bureau from 3
O'Clock until T. when the thermometer
marked ~ degrees. The automatic register
which does not always give a fair idea of
what the temperature really is, showed
tnat the changes had been many and randi
sometimes going above Is and sometimes
Deiow, according to the winds and the cloud
pressure. During the evening storm there
inch. ' nan
In the afternoon, when the heat was
nercest, harry Jones, living at 726 South
west street. was Frustrated at Meridian
and washington streets and was taken TO
MS nome In the city ambulance.
During Wednesday night there was
the weather bureau thermometer stood AT
I'll when the Office opened, at o'clock
About this time the sun came out however
and the mercury began to climb at once
The record by hours for the day was as