The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-25
WORK begun
At MUNCIE ON
SCHOOL HALL
Ball Teachers College to
Spend $4,000 for
New Building.
WATERWORK is PLANNED
Municipal Plant viii Be
Erected at Evansville
for 1852, 900.
BY CHARLES C. STONE
State Fditnr- The Times

State Editor, The Times
Building activity in Muncie fea-
tured the business and industrial
survey of Indiana for the week
ended today
Warner Gear Company has taken
a permit to erect a factory unit at
Muncie at an expenditure of $50, 900.
An, adjoining garage will cost $1,000,
Ball Teachers College has started
its new training school building to
cost $4,000.
Evansville is planning a water
works plant to cost 100000, while
the municipal plant at Bloomington
was completed at an expenditure of
$4,000.
Hotel, Theater Started
Excavation work has been COM
pleted for erection of a seven-story
hotel and theater building at
Anderson. Work was delayed several
days until permission was granted
to eXcavate under the sidewalks for
recreation rooms.
Bids for the new Lake County
Superior Court house at Gary were
called for The building will cost
about $1,000000. Commissioners
are expected to decide between In
diana limestone and Benedict stone
for the building after the bids arc
received.
The Kokomo Chamber of Com
merce sponsored this weeks cam
paign for $4,000 to bring the
Hamilton-Ross Company to that
city. The company manufactures
lamps and lamp shades. Two-thirds
of the goal had been raised today.
Move to Mishawaka
Main offices of the Northern In
diana Brick Company will be
opened in Mishawaka June l. The
plant has been moved there from
Michigan City and the last week
spent in installing new equipment
and machinery. The plant will turn
out 100000 bricks each year.
Issuance of bonds was being con-
sidered at South Bend for building
the municipal plaza opposite that
city's new $1,o0O,000 Union Station
which was completed recently.
Preliminary steps have been taken
at FIT. Wayne for financing new
S175,D00 Lutheran Hospital. Work
also was started in that city in
building new home for the H. A.
Percy Baking Company at cost
of $4,000.
Mines Resume Work
Conditions in other cities are:
RICHMOND-The Coble Casket
Company filed articles of incorpora-
ton for $4,000 The company'S
new building is near completion.
TERRE HAUTE-The jackson
Hill Coal Company and the Glen
Ayr Coal Company signed the
Jacksonville wage agreement and
their mines resumed operation.
About 300 men were affected.
FIT. WAYNE Contract for dredg-
ing at the Three Rivers Park was
let for $4,000.
Peru GrOcers Organize
VINCENNES- Art Products
Company, only concern of its kind,
has filed articles of Incorporation
The company sells its products to
florists.
PERU-Twenty- -four independent
grocers have formed an association
to give them greater purchasing
power in their drive to compete with
chain stores.
BRAZIL-The William Tegge
Cigar Company's new factory has
been opened following the installa-
ton of new equipment.
PRINCETON-The King Station
mine, closed here for extensive
repairs, has been reopened. About
200 men are employed.
Takes 3O-Year Lease
NEW ALBANY-The S. S. Kresge
Company has leased one Of the
citv's largest business blocks for
thirty years at a consideration of
$4,000. It's stores will be opened
here next year.
hOhOUO - Arrangements 14ebNC
been made for headquarters of the
northwest division of the Shell
American Petroleum Company to be
located here. Merger of the Kokomo
Brass Works, the Byrne Kingston
and Company and the Kokomo Elec-
trio Company has been completed.
Another 100 persons are expected to
be added to the TOO now employed
in the plant.
EVANSVILLE-W. D. Lambert Of
Henderson, KY, has arranged to
locate one CT his Front Cash and
Carry stores here.
InstalIs New Sprinkler
HARTFORD CITY-The Over
head Door Corporation is install
ing new sprinkler system through
out its plant. 1t will have a capacity
of $4,000 gallons.
WASHINGTON-Mr and Mrs.
Claud Altman have opened their
new Jersey milk plant two miles
north of here.
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