South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-24
LAPORTE CONCERN
TO MOVE TO CITY
Bastian-Morley to Locate here
if Financing is Accom-
plished.

oo,ortpnity for South Bend 70 an
ny sn,ther industrial organization
~ recognized worth as an asset 70
.bo rffv became known "Wednesday
mon q was learned the Basian-
Df,rlev Co. OF Iarorte. plan 70 re-
move their plant for manufacture OF
Rot water heaters 20 this city.
The firm has been located In La
r,4rfe since 1915 and their present
business IS xix times as great as
was when they began operations IN
the neighboring city. The total value
Of their equipment has jumped IN
SIX wears from S74. 900 20 $4,000.
CfHcials Of the Chamber OF Com
ulerce. recently given an Opportun-
ftv 10 investigate the firm. engaged
two engineers. c. VI Johnson. or the
Northern Indiana Gas and Electric
60 and John Ferguson, CHIEF en-
c.oeer Of the Indiana & Michigan
Electric CO Several conferences
were held with the engineers to-
rsfher with study OF the manage
mcnt. production and financing OF
tho Iaporto concern The result or
tho investigation entirely satisfied
reic.als Of the Chamber OF Com
merce that the company mas goou
product and f. well managed.
To Make New Product.
Al Dresent the concern contem-
mates a new product in the nature
or an insulated gas heater to be sold
los the gas companies. This IS 10
h. manufactured in combination
with their other product Contem-
MATED expansion will open up
vide field and present crowded rae
Hitics mt Lapo~te have convinced OF
fcrrs Of the company new ana
lar.cr plant must be procured.
The Bastian- Morley Co. presents
one OF the rare instances where the
chamber of Commerce has fully
and unqaulifiedly endorsed the pro-
posal Much OF the financing OF
tine concern. ID is stated, has already
been pledged I'm South Bend and
the Chamber Of Commerce has given
its qualified endorsement TO the pro-
ject
Officials of the Chamber Of Com
merce declared Wednesday that
several sites have been looked al
but no definite place for the pro-
posed plant has been decided upon
as yet. although they expect the
Iaporte concern to come here.
Representative I'm City.
!. Z. Graves. representing the
Bastian-Morley Co. was in confer
ence wednesday with Manager
Frank ] Green OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. Mr.. Graves stated the
company has been on a dividend
basis for the past four years He
said the esta blishment OF the firm
I'm South Bend would mean the ad-
dition of a large number OF new
employees and removal Of the pres
ent working force of 100 men to
South Bend. The manufacture OF
the new heater. he said. would
mean creation OF new departments.
The firm has one plant at Los
Angeles. Calf. and another at Con-
shohocken. Penn. and a controlling
interest in the Toronto. Can, branch.
Mr.. Graves stated that several
other cities have endeavored TO in
fluence the company to locate in
their communities but the officers
or the firm prefer South Bend if tho
proposal can be financed here.
Help Finance Concern.
Frank J. Green, manager OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. speaking
for that organization said: Local
people instead Of putting their money
into wild-ca schemes would do good
Tor South Bend by putting their sur
plus money into the financing of
firm Of this kind. which will have
payroll - approximately $4,000
10 100000 a year at the beginning
Manager Green declared there are
no strings on the proposal. only the
contingency OF south Bend financ-
ing. upon which the future action
of The organization depends.
}. b Morley partner in the firm
is a former South Bend man, and re-
S.ded here for several years