The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-27
INDUSTRIES IN
STATE ADDING
TO QUARTERS
Ft. Wayne, Evansville and
Charlottesville Plants
Affected.
SOME BUILDING GAINS
Six Cities Ahead Despite
Decrease in Indiana
as Whole.
SOME BUILDING GAINS
BY CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor, The Times

by CHARLES e. STONE
State Editor, The Times
Expansion of quarters Of Indiana
industries and opening Of new fac
tories are noted in a survey of the
State for the week ended today.
A one-story addition 260x60 feet
will be built to the truck manufac-
turing plant Of the International
Harvester Company, Ft. Wayne.
More men will be added to the force
on completion of the building.
Work Is being rushed on $15,-
900 addition to the plant of Servel,
Inc, Evansville, to handle increas-
ing business. Addition to the work.
ing force is contemplated.
The Charlottesville plant Of the
Mid-States Steel and Wire Com
pany is to be enlarged. The city
council has issued a permit for va
cation of part of street to make
room for a large warehouse.
James A. Campbell, president of
the Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Company announces there is o pos
sibility Of its company adding to its
plant in the Calumet district of In
diana, which offers advantages in
freight rate and manufacturing
costs over youngstown, (Ohio) dis
trict.
Boosts Indiana Stone
The Indiana Cut Stone Associa-
ton is new concern at Blooming
ton, formed for the purpose OF fur
thering sales of Indiana limestone.
The association is affiliated with the
Stone Institute, Chicago, which
plans a $500,000 advertising cam
paign for the Hoosier product,
Production Of an electric water
heater will be started next week by
the Lange Electric and Manufacture
ing Company, new Kendallville in
duStry.
Construction of a cheese factory is
under way at Summitville. The
main building will be 80X110 feet,
Completion is set for May Is.
A new industry started operations
at Monticello this week. 1t is the
Monticello Rug Company, which in
addition to manufacture, will clean
rugs and carpets.
Opening of the new $1,250,000
waterfall transfer and yards of the
East Chicago Dock Terminal Com
pany is set for next week.
Richmond Plant Enlarged
A new ,O00-kilowatt turbine has
been added to the equipment Of the
city-owned light plant at Richmond.
Operators of Binkley Mine No. 8,
closed since April l, have signed
wage agreement and will reopen
the mine, giving employment to
several men living at Clinton.
High production continues at
works Of the Illinois Steel Company,
Gary. Stack No. IL has been put on
production, while Stack No. 5,
which produced slightly less pig
iron, will be closed temporarily for
refining.
A. w. Harris, manager of the Neal
Gravel Pits, Attica, announces pros
poets bright for excellent business
during the summer.
Twenty-Five men are to be added
to the 300 now on the payroll of the
United Paperboard Company, Wa
bash. Two additions to the plant
will be opened July l.
New Industries Active
Six new industries at South Bend
show increased activity. They are
Empire Box Company; M. B. Skin
ner Company, Sprayit Manufacture
ing Company, Venus BraSsiere Com
pany, Northern Indiana Brick Man.
ufacturing Company and Bantam
Ball Bearing Company.
Although building in Indiana for
March this year showed a decline Of
nearly a half over that of the same
month last year, increases were
shown by six Of twenty cities COW
cred in this survey. These cities
are East Chicago, Evansville, La
fayette, Nishawaka, Richmond and
Shelbyville.
Building activities in the State in
clude the following:
VALPARAISO-The gymnasium
building of Valparaiso University
destroyed by fire in January is to be
replaced.
DELPHT-Co Construction of a new
national guard armory is in pro-
gress.
MICHIGAN CITY-Building of a
$4,000 armory will be started with
in three weeks.
Nearly $50 at Work
EVANSVILLE - Construction of
$25O,OO0 warehouse for the Monitor
Realty Company is providing en-
pigment for nearly $50 men.
ANDERSON-W will begin i'm
mediately on construction of the
seven-story 100000 Gates Hotel
building.
PERU-A contract has been
signed for erection of a school build
ing at cost of 100000,
NEWCASTLE-A site has been
purchased and plans completed for
erection of a twelve-story Office and
theater building to cost between
100000 and 100000.
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