The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-02
JOBS FOR 100
IN new PLANT
AT ANDERSON
American and Steel Wire
Company to Open New
Unit.
200 PUT ON PAY ROLL
Latest Hammond Industry
Begins Opera
tons.
200 PUT ON PAY ROLL
BY CHARLES c. STONE
State Editor of The Times

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an industrial and business survey
q Indiana for the week ended to-
day. The plant is a unit of the
American Steel and Wire Mill for
manufacture of steel used in rein
forced concrete construction Harry
O'Connor. superintendent, announces
all departments of the mill working
full time, with prospects that sched-
ule will be maintained indefinitely.
Prosperity is being enjoyed by an
other Anderson industry, the Pierce
Governor Company. which has
closed an option on the Wright
Shovel Company buildings and
grounds to which it will move i'm
mediately, and where an expansion
program will be put into effect. 1t
is understood new industry will
take over the old Pierce plant.
New Industry at South Bend
The Venus Brassiere Company, is
moving from Chicago to South
Bend. 1t will employ 100 persons.
Operations will begin Monday.
A new Hammond 1ndustry-the
Hammond Ball and Nut Company
has started operations with 200
persons on the pay roll.
An order for 1000 cars has been
placed with the Pullman Car and
Manufacturing Company, Michigan
City, by the Pacific Fruit Express
Company.
The first two months of 1925 have
been record ones for Gary in pub
lie improvement projects. Eight
street and two sewer projects al
ready under contract call for eX-
penditure of $500,000.
Construction of $750000 theater
at Evansville for the Orpheum-
Keith-Albee interests is being con-
sidered.
Contract to Local Firm
A contract for erection of a $751;
900 school building in Anderson
Township, Rush County, has been
awarded the NOR & Davis Co., In
dianapolis.
Conditions elsewhere il the State
as revealed by the weeks survey are
as follows:
PERU-The Peru Brass and Manu-
featuring Company has opened an
advertising campaign for its brass
plumbers supplies. The Standard
Cabinet Company is working on a
55-hour a week schedule to keep
abreast of orders.
MARION-Shipmen of radio sets
have been resumed by the Indiana
Manufacturing and Electric Com
pany following rehabilitation of its
plant wrecked by fire few months
ago.
TERRE HAUTE-A Chicago ligh-
ographing firm has leased for five
years a part of the idle Standard
Malleable Castings Company build
ing and will opens plant employing
forty persons.
BLOOMINGTON-B G. Hoad-
ley, who recently opened a new
quarry on a sixty-five-a acre Monroe
County tract announces high
grade of stone has been found and
plans to continue pr u C Il n
throughout the coming summer.
Penney to Enter Upton
TIPTON-The j. G. Penney Com
pany, chain store operator, has
signed ten-year lease on a build
ing here and plans opening Of a
store about April !.
COLUMBUS+Formationo of a
company to drill for oil, gas and
coal in Ohio Township, Bartholo-
NEW County, is being considered
here. A vein of coal was found on
farm recently in the township.
WABASH-E. Speaker and w. j.
Christman will open a soft drink
manufacturing establishment here
about April /, under the name OF
the Wabash Crystal Bottling Works
with a line of twenty different soft
drinks.
RICHMOND-The Dixon Burial
Case Company, Dixon, ILL.,, is con-
sidering establishment of casket
factory here in the buildings Of the
defunct Richmond Casket Company
Prosperity for KokomO
KOKOMO-This year will bring
considerable increase in prosperity X
this city, John E. Frederick, genera
manager of the Kokomo Steel anc
Wire Company, and chairman OF thu
Continental Steel Company Board
He points out that most of the
city's factory buildings are now II
use, with good prospects for location
here of new industries.
KENDALLVILLE - The loca
station Of the Breyer Ice Cream
Company, Philadelphia, Pa, is nov
handling $1,000 pounds of milk daily
from 800 patrons and is paying ou
$675 each business day, w. j. Keown
manager, announces.
CHARLOTTESVILLE - The loca
plant of the Mid-States Steel anC
Wire Company is to be put on al
increased production schedule ant
more men employed, officials an
nounce. The plant, formerly owned
by the Charlottesville Wire and Mai
Company, was taken over recent,
and merged with similar ones in An
derson. Ind, and Adrian, Mich.
WINDFALL - The town boar
will meet March IL to sign a con
tract with the Windfall Water Com
pany for construction of waite
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