South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-10

features anything IN custom wood
work. producing screen windows.
screen doors. combination inter
changeable glass and screen doors,
French doors. cupbOards. buffets.
storm doors and windows and Mon
arch metal weather strips. The
company also does calking on old
and new buildings and encloscs
pOrches in both glass and screen.
The factory is installed with indI-
vidual motor driven wood working
machinery and is working 10 the
limit of its capacity. The plant Will
do approximately $4,000 worth Of
business this year.
Plans for a second story 70 the
plant are being completed and work
will begin on the building within a
short time. New equipment 20 be
installed and the Improvements now
being planned Will probably total a
$500 expenditure and will triple
the capacity Of the concern.
Acme Machine Company.
Improvements tOtalling $4,000
are in the process Of completion
at the Acme Machine and Tool Co.
AIS South Main St, and are expect
ed 10 he completed about August l.
The concern was incorporated June
1 with a capitalization of $4,000
and is considered as one Of Misha
waka's most exclusive and progress
i've Industries.
The company was started three
years ago by the present Manager
+. r. Smith as a small repair shop
but the concern has grown until it
has become necessary 10 eliminate
repairing altogether and devote the
entire capacity OF the organization
10 the making and salvaging of
tools, die. fixtures and jigs. The
new addition and equipment being
added will enlarge the plant from
a present Is man shop to a % or
30 man organization. New machin-
cry and heat treating equipment is
being installed that viii make 1t
possible TO treat all kinds Of high
speed steel. New lathes. milling
machines. five Norton tool room
grinders. two shapers. two Gishait
tool grinders anG surface grinder
/ each equipped with magnetic chucks
VIII be included In the new equip
ment.
All Kinds of Tools.
The concern at the present time
makes all types and kinds OF new
| tools and salvages obsolete and worn
out tools. The tools are made for
/ local and foreign automobile con-
Germs according 10 their blue print
/ specifications. The company is said
/ 20 be the only salyagins plant in
/ this part Of the state and according
I 10 present indications will do more
/ than $4,000 worth of business this
+ year. orders are coming in from
automobile concerns all over the
| country and with the installation of
7 the new equipment It is expected
! that the concern will practically
/ double the present output.
/ Frank r. Smith is the presen mt
manager Of the company and the
incorporates named in the recent
/ incorporation include besides Mr..
/ smith; Mrs. A. X. Smith and Glen
I a. Granger, president of the Manu-
/ facturer's Tool and Supply Co. Of
/ South Bend
Birdscye View of Factory.
one OF AIishawaHa's oldest indust-
ries has begun again to thrive like
I the days Of old and IL IS expected
+ that IL VIII help in the upbuilding
/ Of that city 90 a great extent. This
/ industry is the Perkins Corporation.
The corporation is operated by c.
= Ea~TfeTa ~t,o
/ of directors; G. A Carlisle. Jr.
president and +. II. Williams. Sc
cretary and treasurer.
F. L. Hunt who became associat-
ed with the concern IN 1897 as er-
rand boy. is still with the concerl
and IS now its superintendent. Mr.
/ Hunts - years Of experience in the
windmill field is a very valuable as
+ set 20 the buisenss
r. II. Williams Is general mana
ger and takes care OF the produc-
ton.
I Q. a. Carlisle. r. is president and
assists ]. A. Sarena with sales. and
also looks after the company's fin
ancing
Normally the company will en-
pioy over 100 men and a great fut-
ure is expected for this company. In
I this way. II viii help build Misha-
7 waka 20 a greater city.
CIark's Metal Last Co.
Despite OF the fact that the months
from June 20 september are custo-
msrily the slump season the George
! L. Clark Metal Last company. 1907
and iii y Main st. is doing a
T plant capacity business. The COM
ps-v is employing Is men and pro-
ducing 500 pair OF lasts per day.
NHshaYvaiSa Wooden Manufacturing
Co.
The Mishawaka Wooden Mfg CO.
+ is at present employing $500 men
( including the Office force. All indica-
lions are that business with this old