The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-20
Two MUNCIE
PLANTS WILL
Be EXPANDED
One Acquires $4,000 Feet
of Floor Space; Another
Gets $4,000.
100000 STORE DEAL
Kroger Company Adds 70
i in Indiana to Large
ChainA
100000 STORE DEAL
BY CHARLES C. STONE
State Editor The Times


Muncie industries, made necessary
by increasing business, and $780,
600 chain store deal, feature a bust
ness survey of Indiana for the week
ended today.
The Thomas Auto Top Com
pany, Muncie, which under that
name manufactures auto tops and
seat covers, and as the Thomas
Furniture Company, produce novel
ties, has bought the former T. w.
Warner plant, which had been idle
more than a year. The Thomas
concern acquires $4,000 feet Of floor
space in the deal, and its officials
announce it will be enabled to
double present production. 1t en-
ploys ESQ.
= In the other transaction at Mum
Gle the Excel Electric Company took
over a former chair factory with
$4,000 feet floor space. 1t now has
$50 persons on its pay roll, man
ufacturing electric devices, includ-
ing cookers. officials say between
so and 100 persons will be given
employment.
Buys 70 Stores
Seventy three stores operating in
twenty-seven northern Indiana
cities and towns have been taken
over the Kroger Grocery and Bak-
ing Company, already the owner of
more than $500 stores. The Hoosier
Stores Corporation operated the
stores sold. They will retain their
present organization with head
quarters at FIT. Wayne with the
probability that present warehouse
facilities will be enlarged.
The Hubbard Products Company,
Kokomo, has bought the property
in which it's plant is located. The
company manufactures ventilating
: caves for closed auto bodies. From
the beginning of operations four
years ago, the companys product
has had national distribution and
recently distribution was extended
to England, France, Philippine
Islands, South America, South
Africa and Canada.
Works Day and Night
A night force recently put to
work at the Newcastle plant man
ufacturing Chrysler automobiles is
to be enlarged soon and it is prob
> able additions will be built to the
factory.
Increasing business has made a
new plant necessary for the Fibroc
Insulation Company, Valparaiso,
and it has bought a site for a
building.
Companies operating three coal
mines near Sullivan have signed
wage agreements, heralding resum-
ton of operations. These make
fifteen mines affected by signing the
agreement since suspension OF
operations, April l.
Conditions elsewhere in the State
are noted as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Vermilya
Medicine Company, new business
here has started marketing of its
products. The Monon railroad is
installing a 10000 gallon tank at
the McDoel yards and new boilers
are being installed in the round
house. The Curry Lumber Company
has been sold for $4,000 to Joseph
Black, Princeton; Thomas Black,
Sullivan, and Roy Metzger, Lebanon.
Increases Force at Marion
MARION-The Superior Body
; Corporation has increased its work
ing force 25 per cent and the plant
is running day and night. The
company recently had an order from
Chile. South America. Permits have
been issued for rebuilding the
burned Case Manufacturing Com
pany plant at a cost of $4,000.
ANDERSON - Automatic wind
shield wipers for automobiles are to
be added at once to the products of
I the local Delco-Remy plants. There
are now 6,700 persons on the Delco-
Renly pay roll, 1000 more than at
the same period last year. L. E.
Roos and Joseph Stiefler have
formed a corporation for operating
five jewelry stores in Indiana. The
first will be established at Marion
where tifteen-year lease has been
signed on business building.
FIT. manufactured have
signed for a $15200O building pro-
gram for the city schools. Frank
Rahe Furniture Company plans
erection of three-story building as
it's new business home. 1t will have
a frontage of $50 feet A new
Catholic school proposed for Forest
Park, a suburb, would cost $4,000
New Clothing Factory
SOUTH WHITLEY = The Fit-U-
Clothing Company, composed of To-
cal men, will open a plant here soon
with daily capacity of 200 suits.
TRANSPORTATION have been
started by the Mikesell plant, a
new industry here. Fifty persons
are now on the pay roll and fiji
teen more will probably be added
soon. The plant manufactures brake
/ lining. One recent order was large
: enough to assure months produc-
ton. The idle Waterloo Milling
Company plant has been purchased
by Pliny Gratz, Ashley, who plans to
reopen it for operation as soon as
it is put in condition.
CLOVERDALE-Ac here in
dictate progress toward building of a
100000 power dam in Eel River
by the Eel River Power Company
Apparently the company is certain
the Indiana public service commits
sion will approve It's project, as sew
eral of its employees have located
haze and are doing work prelimi-