The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-19
AUTO MAKING
CONCERN TO
Be EXPANDED
ChrySIer- Dodge Program
for Evansville Is
Announced.
MOVES FROM MISSOURI
Vending Machine Company
Locates at Con-
nerSViIIe.
BY CHARLES STONE
State Editor, The Times.

Announcement of an expansion
program by the Chrysler-D Dodge
Corporation, automobile manufac-
turer. for its plant at Evansville, is
noteworthy in a business and in
dustrial survey of Indiana for the
week ended today.
K. T. Keller, a Chrysler-D Dodge
Vice-president, in a discussion of
the program, said plenty of money
is on hand to carry it through, and
that only details OF how best to
spend the money remain to be
worked out before activities begin.
The Graham Bros. truck plant in
Evansville, owned by the corpora
ton, is to be doubled in size, pos
sibly trebled, the corporations gen
eral sales manager, j. E. Field, said,
following the Keller announcement.
The Evansville Electric Brass
Works will handle the manufacture
of a new clasp for auto batteries,
the invention of Thomas Cotter and
EriggS. They have leased the patent
= rights to newly formed company,
a representative of which announces
chat he has interviewed Edsel Ford
and other men prominent in auto
mobile manufacture, regarding the
clamp.
Headquarters Of the Cycle Vender
Manufacturing Company, Mis-
souri, corporation, have been eStab-
lished in ConnerSville, and con-
tract for manufacture of its
product, vending machine for
bottled beverages, has been given
= the Rex Manufacturing Company.
Net Income Increases
Announcement of net income Of
the Reliance Manufacturing Com
pany for the fiscal year ended June
80 last show a gain of $236,214 over
the preceding year. The company
operates twenty plants, including
Michigan City, Bedford and Sey-
mour in Indiana.
Conditions elsewhere in the state
! are shown in the following sum-
mary:
Greensburg-Chamber Of Com
nerce has bought the building for
merly occupied by the United
Engineering Company and will re-
model it to NETT requirements of
any industry it succeeds in obtain
ing for the city.
SeymOur-Fifty persons have been
added to the force of Noblitt-Sparks
Industries, Inc, bringing the total
approximately 200. The plant is
manufacturing heaters for Ford
. autos, and officials announce that
1t is probable 10000 will be made.
Anderson = Aided by good
weather, construction is going for
ward rapidly on two additions to the
local Delco-Remy plants, a new
foundry and a flve-story office
building 1t is planned to have the
foundry in operation by Nov. Is.
KokOmO-One hundred machines
are being added to equipment of the
Mclaughlin Underwear Company
plant and will be .-eady for opera
ton by Nov. /. Officials announce
that the force of 100 now employed
will be increased gradually until 500
are on the pay roll.
Mine Merger Under Way
SulIivan-A law firm here is
engaged in completing a merger OF
mining companies to take over
twenty pits in Sullivan, Vigo and
Vermillion counties. The companies
involved have a total daily produc-
ton of 10000 tons.
Fl. Wayne-Fifty men have been
added to the car shops force of the
Pennsylvania railroad here and a
total Of 600 are now working. An in
: crease in employment is reported by
the local branch of the state EN-
ployment service for September, a
total of LOST persons having been
given work during the month. Six
acres of land have been purchased
by the Texas Oil Company as a site
for a distributing building.
Veedersburg-The new $4,000
plant Of the Indiana Condensed
Milk Company has been put in OPP
Grafton. The company first estab-
lished plant here five years ago. 1t
Is estimated that this year it will
pay 100000 to dairy COW owners.
Auburn-Twelve lots have been
bought by the Auburn Automobile
Company to provide room for plant
expansion.
CanneItOn-Erection of a $4,000
hotel has been started here and
completion is expected within three
months.
Gary-The General American
Tank Car Company has received
from the United States navy depart
ment an order for specially built
tank car to transport helium gas
used in airships.