The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-09-14
: 12-Story Office Structure
Will Top Others; Post
office Planned.
MILLS AT GARY BUSY
Kokomo Reports Shortage
in Labor; Factories at
CAPACITIES.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor. The Times

Plans for new poStoffice and H.
story office building and reports of
heavy increases in orders by South
Bend plants featured the business
and industrial survey of Indiana for
the week ended today.
Construction will be started with
in d few days on the new 100000
structure in the heart of South
Bends business district 1t will be
the tallest building in the city,
reaching the maximum set by the
city building code.
Site will be selected within three
weeks for the new $1,000,000 post
office for which 100000 already has
been made available.
Gary Mills Busy
The Bendix Brake Corporation of
South Bend has been forced to
crowd it's production facilities to
meet the new orders received this
month. Work also is progressing
on the new station and Armory
builGi
c. not far behind in re-
flee prosperity Of the Calu-
met General business in
the Il has reacted favorably
to the stimulation of United States
Steels rapid rise on the stock ex-
change.
Output OF the mills is ahead Of
last year, with trading increasing in
pigiron and steel. A recent order
was for $4,000 tons of pipe line. The
plants report a surprisingly large
number of small orders from wide
ly diversified sources.
Sign Electric Contracts
Three big orders have been signed
by the Falls City Electric Company
of Jeffersonville. The one now be-
ing filled is for the new Harrison
County courthouse at Corydon. The
others call for material for new
school buildings at Henryville and
Memphis.
other business and industrial ac-
tivitieS include:
EVAN VILL E-Steps toward
service from Evansville to New
Orleans and eventually to Pitts
burgh have been taken. The Ohio
and Mississippi Transit Company is
preparing to open it's new service
using oil burning tow boats. If the
100 bargss ordered, fifteen are being
sent to Evansville.
The company now is transporting
10000 tons of coal daily from the
Green River region and hopes to
increase that to $4,000 tons by
winter.
Labor Shortage at KOkomO
KOKOMO-The city reports no
unemployment and decided short
age in some lines of labor. Paul
Johnson, head of the Kingston
Products Corporation, says their
plant is the busiest it has been since
the World War with some depart
ments working as much as twenty
hours day.
The company's three factories
now are employing 1900 men. Pro-
duction is expected to be increased
to fill new orders from Ford, Chew
rolet, Chrysler, Dodge, Nash, Chand-
Ter and Stutz motor car companies.
The Haynes Stellite plant is
breaking all production records. The
Continental Steel Corporation, OPP
Grating on a part time schedule for
repairs, reports business increasing.
The Mclaughlin Manufacturing
Company is moving 100 sewing ma
chimes from Indianapolis to its
Kokomo plant to handle increasing
orders.
TERRE HAUTE-Work will start
in a few day on Indiana State Nor
mails new $4,000 dormitory for
women.
MISHAWAKA-- Contracts have
been awarded fora new fire station
in the East section of the city.
- GREENSBURG - Southern In
diana towns are much concerned
over the proposal of Carroliton, KY,
to build a $1,300,000 bridge over the
Ohio River to Lamb, Ind. Indiana
counties are seeking to have the
bridge located at Madison as new
gateway between North and South.
CONVICTION - Anticipating the
rush in supplying eastern markets
with dressed fowls, the Fountain
Produce Company at Veedersburg is
erecting a building to be used for
scalding and picking.
Canning Plant Rushed
NEW HAVEN-Complete rear
rangement and rewriting of the New
Haven exchange of the Home Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company has
s started with installation of auto
AyQatic equipment.
SEYMOUR-Mo than $50 tons
each of tomatoes and corn is being
weighed in daily for canning at the
Vincennes Packing Company. More
than $50 extra men and womer
have been added for the rush sea-
ANDERSON - Ninety-f1ve per
cent of the employees of the Delco-
Remy Corporation have taken out
group insurance valued at $l5,-
100000.
BLOOMINGTON-Work has been
started on the new $250,O00 store
building being erected for Mont
gomery Ward & Co.
MUNCIE-Plans have been start
ed for street viaducts at the rail-
.z.S o,.o.e;,ooc in the industrial