The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-20
State, as Whole, Reveals
Large Decrease From
November, 1928.
INDUSTRY MORE ACTIVE
New Quarters for Two
Plants; VincenneS Fac
tory Adds to Force.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
state Editor. The Times

Some encouraging factors in In
dustry are Offset by a severe slump
In building, a business survey Of In
diana for the week ended today
shows.
Building during November this
year was 81, 100000 below the total
for the same month in 1923, but this
condition is national in scope, the
loss during the month for the coun-
try as whole being approximately
s79,000,OJ0
Among twenty-one cities covered
In the survey, only five showed
mere building last month than in
November, 1928. They are Fl.
Wayne Hammond, Kokomo. Mar
ion and Shelbyville. Among those
in which decreases were heavy, were
Indianapolis, from $1,789766 to
$575,859 Anderson, from $1O1,115 to
40; Lafayette, $73,525 to So, 800,
and Terre Haute, from $59,893 to
S22,a76.
High Record Forecast
KokOmo showed heavy increase.
from $7,425 to $147,52O, and it is
predicted that 1929 building will
reach a total which has been ex-
ceeded in only two other years in
the city's history. The total pre-
dicted for the year is 81 100000.
Industrial and other conditions
over the state are shown in the fol-
lowing summary:
AndersOD-Fifty men are en-
ployed here on a Pennsylvania rail-
road improvement program, includ-
ing new switch track, at cost Of
$4,000. Sales and engineering Of
fees of the Guide Lamp Corpora
ton, subsidiary of General Motors,
will be moved here the first week
in January from Cleveland, o.
LebanOn-Ulen & Co. of Lebanon
has signed a contract to build
$4,000 canal in Maverick county
Texas. The canal will be used for
irrigation and electric power pur-
poses.
CrawfordSville-The Boss Manu-
featuring Company announces that
production during the fiscal year
ended in November was the greatest
In its history. Employment is also
at peak point.
POrtland-The Shelter Wood Rim
Company has been reorganized as
the Shelter Manufacturing Cor
poration. The corporation manufac-
lures hard rubber goods, including
an automobile steering wheel.
New Plant Being Built
ewcastle-Erection of a plant for
the Thomas Manufacturing Com
pany, which is to be moved here
from Aurora, H., in February, is in
progress.
Spencer-Operations in the $780,
600 Farm Life Publishing Company
plant will be resumed Jan. 2, Sam
uel Guard, who bought it at re-
ceiver's sale, announces.
Marion-A new $4,000 plant for
the Marion Craftsman Tool Com
pany is being erected. Completion
is set for Jan. Is.
Plymouth-A refrigerator body for
trucks, new product of the Plymouth
Body Works, will be shown at the
New York and Chicago automobile
shows. Bids will be opened Jan. 16
on a site for a new postoff1ce here.
Michigan City-A permit for the
new 100000 Cosmopolitan Health
and Happiness Club building to be
erected on the Dunes highway has
been issued here.
Vincenne%The Brown shoe fac
tory here will add fifty employees
about Jan. l to increase production
from $500 pairs daily to 5000.
MartinsviiIe-The Indiana Con-
sumers Gas and By-Product Com
pany announces completion of a
high pressure line connecting with
the Indiana Public Service Com
pany's facilities here.