The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-29
MINING
OF STATE WILL
Be DEVELOPED
Buyer of Pike County
Holdings Prepares for
Production.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
state Editor, The Times


State Editor, The Times
Activity in strip mining of indiana
coal and industrial progress in the
northern part of the State, includ-
ing the Calumet district, are import
ant points in a survey Of the State
for the week ended today.
The New York Electric Shovel
Company has purchased holdings Of
the Ingle Coal Company in Pike
County, and is preparing to begin
strip mining. The purchaser has
access to more than 1000 acres of
coal in two townships, Monroe and
Patoka. A railroad switch is being
built to handle the coal. The tipple
of the Arthur No. mine is being re-
modelled for use in stripping. Pos
sible production is from 5000 to
1000 tons daily.
Leasing Coal Land
In addition to the shovel COM
pany's activity, leases are being
taken for coal stripping in the vi
cinity of Cato, where 5000 acres are
available. Leasing is also under way
in Logan township south of Peters
burg.
A new concern, the Square Deal
Coal Company, has been organized
to operate the old White company
mine near Cannelburg. This will be
q deep mining operation, giving en-
ployment to seventy-five men.
Northern Indiana and Calumet
district Developments Of the week
include a million dollar addition to
the Major Bros Packing Company
plant at NIishawaka and a new gen.
eral office building for the Independ-
ent Tank Line Inc, to cost S65,OOO.
officials of Bendix Corporation,
South Bend, announce that earnings
for the second quarter OF 1928 are
expected to exceed those OF the tlrst
three months. The corporation
manufactures brakes for many we'll
known makes OF automobiles.
Gary Experts Benefit
The largest steel plant in the
world, the Gary works Of the United
States Steel Corporation, is one OF
the units which that corporation
and the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
ton will use in a combined program
to combat competition from abroad.
Expansion of the plant at Gary IS
expected to result.
Conditions elsewhere in the State
are as follows:
KOKOIO-SiX hundred men
would be given employment in a
new unit of the Continental Steel
Corporation which probably will be
established soon.
EVANSVILLE-Plans are being
made to incorporate the Evans
vile Overall Company, a new con-
Germ, which would give employment
to $50. 1t is proposed to begin OPP
erations this summer with a start
ing force of 100.
DERSON-Painting Of 10000
gallon water tank at the Seton
Manufacturing Company plant and
plans for building $4,000 tank are
announced in advance of a meeting
of the company's statesmen to be
held here July 9 to IL.
Rebuilds Burned Plant
PORTLAND-Good progress is
being made in erection of the Port
land Drain Tile Company's new
plant, following a fire which de-
stroyed the old factory. Officials
hope to begin production in time
to take care Of 1929 business.
NEW CAS I'll E=A three-story
building will be remodeled here for
use as general Offices for the
Eastern Indiana Gas Company and
ether utilities owned by A. 3. AyTes,
president of the company.
MUNCIE-The Ward Stilsop
Company, dress manufacturers at
Anderson, have opened a retail
store here.
BRAZIL-Products of clay man
ufacturing plants of this city and
vicinity will be brought to attention
with cooperative display to be
placed at a conspicuous point OH
the much travelled National Rd.,
which forms the main street here.
MONTPELIER - The Hubbard
Shovel Company plant is operating
on full schedule with a force Of
1875.
Button Plant Re- Opened
BLUFFTON-The plant Of the H.
G. Bay Piano Company has been
reopened after being closed follow
ing receivership proceedings. 1t is
planned to increase the working
force as rapidly as business war
rants.
PLYMOUTH-Enough orders are
on hand to assure operation Of the
Plymouth Body Works until Sep
TENDER, officials announce, these not
including school bus body business,
which does not begin on al large
scale until late in the summer.
LA PORTE-Deliveries of DOM
bines, harvesting machines MANU-
featured by the Advance Runlley
Company here, have been the great
est in history in the Kansas terri
tory, j. M. Ulen, manager Of the
Wichita sales branch, advises COM
pany officials.