The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-18
Anderson General Motors
Factories Have Nearly
10000 on Rolls.
STUDEBAKER is ON BOOM
Other Indiana Industries
Show Marked Boost in
Last Week.
BY CHARLES G.. STONE
Times State Editor

Announcement that a new en-
ployment peak has been reached at
the General Motors plants at An
derson and that the Studebaker
Motor Car Corporation at South
Bend will surpass all previous jan
uary production records this month
featured business news from over
Indiana this week.
A total of 1861 persons were en-
ployed at the two Anderson General
Motor plants Jan. /, it was an
nounced. General Motors officials
have predicted 10000 will be at work
in the plants by March l. The
Delco-Remy Corporation listed
1919 employees and the Guide Lamp
Corporation 682.
Enthusiastic reception of the new
Studebaker models at the New York
auto show prompted the announce
ment of increased production at
South Bend, by A. R. Erskine,
Studebaker president.
Many thousands of feet of addi-
tional floor space recently were add
ed to the Studebaker plant and in
dications are that maximum pro-
duction will be maintained during
1929, it was stated. The Studebaker
Corporation sold 10000 cars in
1925, compared to 10000 in 1927.
Announcement that the Anderson
plant of the Certain-teed Products
Corporation will be operating on full
schedule by March / was another
optimistic report from that city. The
plant suspended operations for ten
days to permit repairs. Since re-
opening Jan. l, it has been operating
on a two-thirds schedule.
A survey of business conditions
from other Indiana cities include:
EvansvilIe-The American Pack
ing Corporation is to double its pres
ent capacity with erection of new
buildings. One hundred fifty more
persons will be given employment.
twenty-five thousand acres of to-
matoes will be grown in Wander
burgh, Warrick, and Spencer coun-
ties for the factory's use.
Muncie-Purchase of the Pine
Glass Company plant at Okmulgee,
Okla, by the Ball Brothers Com
pany was announced. The Ball
company in addition to it's plant at
Muncie, also operates manufactur-
ing units at Wichita Falls, Tex;
Sapulpa, Okla; Hillsboro, Ill, and
Huntington, W. Va.
BIuffton-The Morris company
has awarded a contract for con-
struction of it's thirty-fourth sand
10 cent to 81 store at Winchester,
to Jesse l.. Reiff, Bluffton.
Terre Haute-The Sullivan Brush
Company, employing forty men, has
leased quarters here and will move
its plant next week.
Brazil-The Pawley Lumber Com
pany has. purchased the building
and plant of the N. T. Keasey Lum-
Der Company and is charging it. A
new lumber storage shed and a
shed and a building to store cement,
shingles, lime, and plaster are being
erected.
East Chicago-The Empire Com
panies of Bartlesville, Okla, have
announced plans for the erection of
an oil refinery in the East Chicago
district.
Marion-Va1ue of the annual pro-
duction of Marion manufactured
products has increased from $685.
100000 in 1925 to $50, 407 900, accord
ing to figures of the Association of
Commerce. There are 100 concerns
engaged in industrial activities COM
pared to eighty-tw in 1925. Number
of employees has increased 80 per
cent in that period.
officials of the Per-
feet Circle Company, piston ring
manufacturers, announce that its
plants here and at Upton s-'ad New
castle are operating twenty-four
hours a day. A record business for
1929 is predicted.
AIexandria-Sale of the two Alex
andria plants of the Bannerrock
Products Company to the Johns
Manville Corporation of New York,
for a reported consideration of
81, 100000, has been approved by
stockholders of the Bannerrock
company.