The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-12
INDUSTRY
KOKOMO WILL
Be EXPANDED
Hamilton Ross Company
Buys Two Chicago
Concerns.
INDIANA STONE IN LEAD
Bloomington Bedford Area
Produces Most of
U. S. Output.
BY CHARLES C. STONE
State Editor, The Times


is among outstanding Developments
noted in a survey of business and
industry in Indiana for. the week
ended today.
The companies bought are the U.
S. Mirror and Novelty and the
Crystal Light and Mirror, both OF
Chicago. The Hamilton-RosS Com
pany is adding approximately fifty
persons weekly to its pay roll and
officials expect that a force of 100
will be working within a few
months. They expect to do a
$1,250,000 business in 1929.
Employment in Kokomo indus
tries as a whole is normal to above
normal. Among industries most
active are the Dirigold Corporation
with some departments working
overtime; the Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Company, operating steadily
with LOO employed, and the Hill
Standard Company, on a normal
schedule.
Busy at Bloomington
Bloomington is another city with
industries running on full time. A
report by the Department of Com
year, just issued, shows more than
two-thirdS came from the Bloom
ington- Bedford district. The Atlas
Plywood Corporation, which has a
plant in Bloomington and in numer-
~ oiffAc IN Tanodo
nounces a strong demand for its
products. The Bloomington plant
supplies Showers Bros. with ply
wood packing cases for furniture.
Activity continues in Oil and gas
drilling. The Arco Oil and Gas
Company, Cleveland, Ohio, has been
Incorporated to drill for gas near
Plymouth. In the Gibson County
field, five oil companies are ac-
tive.
The following summary shows
conditions in other cities;
Muncie- Machines made by the
Dry Wood Bending Company of
Muncie are bending all wood mold
ing being used in the new line 81
Buick autos. The machines are
operated by the Fisher Body Cor
poration, Plant IA, Detroit, Mich.
RichmOnd-J. G. Belden, preSi-
dent of the Belden Manufacturing
Co. announces that plans are being
made for an early start on erection
of another unit at the plant. 1t
would be half the size of the pres
ent quarters.
Works Two Shifts
Greensburg-The Cyclone Fence
Company plant is being operated
day and night, with 1872 persons
employed.
Terre Haute-Gains in employ
n1ent here include addition of sixty
men to the force of the American
Car Company and hiring of all
molders and grinders obtainable by
the Terre Haute Malleable Com
pany.
Wabash-The Wabash Coating
Mills are planning plant additions
to cost $250,000, work to begin in
less than two months. A machine
room equipped with 108 driers is in
Guided in the expansion program,
completion of which will enable the
company to add binder board to it's
production, the board used for book
7 backs. The monthly pay roll is
$4,000.
Lebanon-Plans have been COM
pleted for erection of a general Of
flee building for Ulen & Co., engi-
neering and financing company
operating on a national scale, head
quarters of which are to be moved
here from New York.
VaIparaiso-The Chamber Of Com
merce announces that five industries
now located in the congested Chi
cago district will make surveys here
with the possibility that they may
be moved.
COnnerSville-The Indiana Lamp
Company here is to be merged with
two other concerns under the name
of the Allied Products Corporation.
The other companies are the Rick
ard Brothers Die Works and Vic
tor Peninsular Company, Chicago
Lafayette - Belief is expressed
here that the Wabash Railroad will
erect shops on site of sixty-three
acres recently purchased. The land
is at the north city limits.
Railroad to Spend $75O,OOO
EvansviIIe-The Chicago g. East
ern Illinois Railroad announces
$7500OO will be spent on freight
yard expansion here. Charles LEIGH
g. Co., wholesale druggist, announce
that fifteen retail drug stores are
to be established within a radius
of 100 miles of Evansville. coinci-
dent with plans to issue $250,000 in
stock.
TT. Wayne-The Wayne Com
pai1y, pump manufacturers of this
city. have bought the Boyle Dayton
Company, Los Angeles, CAL. in a
$1,000 900 deal. The transaction will
give the local company q Pacific
coast contract.
Gary-Increase in capital stock
from $150.000 to 100000 and in
crease in common stock by $500
shares is announced by the Ander-
4 son Manufacturing Company, in
connection with an expansion pro-
gram. The company manufactures
several auto accessories, timers for
Ford cars being one of the largest
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