The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-15

THE WEEKS TRANSFERS REACHED
THE sum OF s1sO,OOO.
work on the New Parry Manufacture
ing PIant-BuiIding Statistics
News of Interest.

week representing nearly $4,000. The
market was not strong, yet it was not dull.
as several large transfers were made. One
OF the important deals made last week was
the sale by Daniel II. Sullivan through the
Richie agency of a modern two-story frame
dwelling at 500 East Eleventh street to
Walter II. Sprankle for consideration OF
$500. 1t is the purpose of Mr.. Sprankle to
convert the building into a conservatory OF
Music. He Is d musician well known IN
this city.
Work has been begun on the Parry
manufacturing plant near the Vandalia
Railroad tracks west OF White river. The
plans for this mammoth structure were
prepared by Louis II. Gibson and provide
for a building 1S5 by 46S feet. comprising
dry-house ~ by 16S feet; boiler and engine
room, "a by 10 feet hub and spoke dry
house, ~ by loo feet; bending ana wheel de-
partment. ~ by so feet Inc building Will
be constructed or concrete and SLOW Durn-
ing material. Work will be hurried as
rapidly as possible and the building Will
probably be under roof by Nov. L.
Ida o. Stanley sold part Of the southwest
quarter OF Section "a. in Center township.
amounting to $40 acres, for 81, 30. The
purchaser was David +. swain.
x. s. Bridenbucher purchased Of G. Z.
Bridenbucher last week part of Sections 7
and s, amounting 10 ISL acres in Perry and
Decatur townships FOR $1,000.
William G.. Axt paid 1000 last week TO ].
Matzke for part OF Lot II, in ]. Woodss
subdivision of Outlot 80. corner of St Clair
and Alabama streets.
Ct
last week thirteen lots in Shelbys first SUBJ
division; also part OF the east quarter of
the northwest quarter or Section 70 in Cen
ter township. Tor $4,000. The Indianapolis
lots are located at the corner OF twenty
NTH street and Ethel avenue.
Lot 4. in Butler University first division.
on Bellefontaine street, near Thirteenth
street. was sold by Maria Love last week
10 George NJ. Kline for "a, 100.
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NJ. O'Connor last week purchased Of E.
III. Sturm part of Lot Z, Square 60, corner
New Jersey and Court streets. for $1,000.
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NJ. Drozdowitz paid TO E. G. Dickson
$500 last week for Lot 3. in Stewards sub
division OF Lots 1, and 3. on East street.
near Michigan street
Property on East street near Ohio,
known as Lot 2, in Goes subdivision of
Square Al, was sold last week by Amos D..
.hrewson TO George I. Randall for ST, 900.
XXX
An advance proof from Construction
News. OF Chicago. for Sept. II. on building
operations in twenty cities during August
says:
apparently the strike OF the steel work.
ers. contrary to the expectations Of many,
has resulted ia little or no i'll effect upon
try. Statistics. officially compiled for Con-
stItutlOn News, display healthy increase
during August over those for July OF this
year, and a still larger gain over the totals
of July, 1900. The increase over last month
was. in g. measure, expected, as during the
torrld spell during the month previous a
slight halt in BUILDING circles was apparent.
However, II was anticipated by some that
the Sumtotal or operations for last month
would suffer slump and that the factor
I'm the diminutiOn would be the steel strike.
Happily. this has not been the case in
general. 1t is admitted that the strike
has caused a lull In building operations in
Pittsburg. owing to the difficulty attendant
upon obtaining the iron and steel But re-
ports from nineteen other cities indicate
that the battle between the United States
Steel Corporation and its men has not mill
tated against the improvements planned
for those municipalities. Last month s
figures present a notable increase over
those of the corresponding period of last
year.
During August sos permits. involving
an outlay of 81. Sos. $50. were issued, as
against 4, 761 buildings that represented an
An increase OF AS structures and of the
sum OF 81 $50. 01O in their cost, or a general
increase OF IS per cent. Following are the
figures In detail: