The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-10-07
INDUSTRIES OF
Indiana AWAIT
GOOD winter
Outlook in Limestone In
dustry Especially Bright
All Mills Busy.
376 NEW BUSINESSES
Forty Concerns in State
Were Expanded During
September. :

Indiana industry and business in
general appears assured OF pros
porous winter on the basis OF sur
yey of the State today. Especially
encouraging is the outlook in the
limestone industry of Lawrence and
Monroe Counties, according to data
made public by A. E. Dickinson,
president of the Indiana Limestone
Company, who has just completed a
trip over the two counties. Eight
million feet of stone are stacked at
milling plants awaiting processing
during the winter, Dickinson an
nounces. He states all departments
in all mills of this district are work.
ing on full schedule and will SO con-
tinue.
During September, 376 new bust
nesses were started in the State, OF
which 200 were in Indianapolis
Forty businesses were expanded
during the month, twenty-nine
changed ownership and f1tty-1ve
changed locations.
A survey by cities follows:
FIT. WAYNE-The record LOT
number of freight cars handled by
the Ft. Wayne division of the Penn
svlyania railroad was broken Mon
day of this week the number being
5,601. Building permits issued IN
September were Sal 900 above the
August total. A contract has been
awarded for erection of an addition
to the plant of the General Electric
Company, giving 10000 square feet
more floor space.
$500 at Work
ANDERSON-T Delco Remy
plants are working force of $500.
Companies reporting operations on
full schedules with good prospects
for the future, include Anes Shovel
and Tool, Howe Fire Apparatus,
Forse Manufacturing and Gedge
Brothers.
.LEBANON-The recently incor-
porated Boone Realty Company has
started business with paid up cap
ital of $4,000. Approximately $780,
600 will be paid farmers of Boone
County for milk supplied this year
to the plant of the Indiana Con-
densed Milk Company.
RICHMOND-Th Belden Man
ufacturing Company, newest indus
trial acquisition here, will have its
plant in operation in December, r.
F. Johnston, general superintendent
announces. The Dickinson Trust
Company has just returned to a
dividend paying basis after five
years and half on non-dividend
basis.
Large Plant for KOkomO
KOKOMO-The Crescent Manu-
featuring Company, claiming to be
the nations largest maker of basket,
reed and fiber furniture, will locate
here, the Kokomo Chamber of Com
MERGE announces. Thus far in 1927,
local freight business has run 400
cars ahead of last year.
TERRE HAUTE-The Siosi Oil
Company, with eight producing
wells in this territory, plans to es-
tablish a gasoline manufacturing
plant here.
RUSHVILLE-The Rushville Co
operative Telephone Company has
signed a contract for expenditure
of $4,000 for installation Of new
equipment.
BLOOMFIELD-An addition with
$1,000 square 1eeC OF moor space Is
being built at the local plant Of
Showers Brothers, furniture manu-
facturers.
&GOSHEN--A survey by the local
Chamber OF Commerce shows 1881
persons at work in plants with no
idle factory buildings in the city.
CRAWFORDSVILLE-Th The plant
of the j. @. Clark Company here
has been purchased by the Oaks
Manufacturing Company, Upton. 1t
is understood the new owner will
put the plant into operation follow
ing an idle period due to insolvency
of the prior owner.
MISUNDERSTANDING per cent
of local industries are operating on
full time schedules with none shut