Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-10-08
STATE THIRD
IN ALL METAL
PRODUCTION
Ho0sier Capital Has
Immense Stock of
Steel. \
NEXT TO CHICAGO
1000 Local Plants
Have $500, 900,
Output.
BY ANDREW J. ALLEN,

Secretary of the Associated Employers of
indianapolis.
Some idea of the importance Of In
dianapolis as a steel and iron mard-
featuring and distributing center is
gained from the fact that while al
most one million wage earners in
thirty States have a vital interest in
steel production, the State Of Indiana
ranks third among them all IN normal
times. Pennsylvania comes first,
Ohio second, Illinois fourth, New
York fifth and New Jersey sixth.
A larger stock of iron and steel is car
ried in Indianapolis than in any other
city in the Central West outside of Chi
cago. The industries of indianapolis, in
both the metal and wood working lines,
are more diversified than any other city
twice its size In the United States. In
dianapolis- made products supply human
ity's needs through world markets, for
food, shelter, clothing, comfort, con-
yenience, necessities, education, health
and utility
Twelve hundred Indianapolis industries
manufacturing eight hundred different
products, with annual output of $500, 0O0,-
900. give employment to SO 169 wage earn
ers, with total annual pay roll Of $4,000
600 for an aggregate number of 146,3O2
gainful workers. The United States Cen
sus Bureau says that of the city's gainful
workers, SIS, $50, or 1876 per cent were en-
gagged in manufacturing or mechanical
pursuits In 1920: 1871, or per cent in
transportation; q, 534, or 154 per cent
in trade; 2, AS, or II per cent in public
service; S,5S1, or 50 per cent in profess
sional service; 15.6SS, or 10.7 per cent, in
domestic and personal service; 1S.405, or
1875 per cent, in clerical occupation; S45,
or per cent in all other occupations.
HoosIER PRODUCTS
EVERYWHERE.
Go where you will, from the most en-
lightened and progressive communities to
the remotest corners of the earth. and
you will find indianapolis made products.
Not long ago an Indianapolis manufactur-
er Of physicians supplies, described to
me how one of his statesmen, visiting in
South America, spied an Indianapolis
made engine in d saw mill and be ''patted
It on the steam chest for comrades sake.
It has been said that indianapolis lis
recognized from one end of the country
TO the other as one of the bright spots in
the nations business map. Indianapolis
is progressing very satisfactorily, re-
gardless of conditions in some other
cities or parts of the country That
fact is borne out by building statistics,
unemployment figures, postal receipts.
school enrolment and other conclusive
evidence of growth and business. Not
only is there comparatively little unem-
sployment here due largely to the
diversity Of our industries, but the city
is going ahead in no unmistakable way"
Recently local newspapers reported
that the postoffice receipts for August in
indiana polls were S234. 1857, compared
with S2z3 1851 in the Corresponding
month of 1920. That was an increase of
S105O0.06 or AGO per cent. Indianar oils
was twelfth in postal receipts last month,
y although it ranked as twenty first in
population among American cities in the
census of last year. The school en-
rollment is even more interesting than
the favorable showing reported by the
Postoffice Department. There were
no pupils enrolled in the grade and
high school on the opening day of school
this year. That is an increase OF 2,737
over the number last year.
SOUNDNESS OF
LOCAL INDUSTRIES.
striking illustration to substantiate
the soundness of indianapolis industries
is found in the fact that one of the local
heat, light and power companies says in
the October issue of its house organ,
just off the press, that during the first
eight months of 1921 the power generated
by this company was exactly 978 per
cent Of the power generated for the same