The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-25
7 CITIES SHOW
BUILDING GAINS
IN SEPTEMBER
One third of Those Covered
by Survey Exceed
1923 Figures.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
STATE Editor. The Times


Seven Indiana cities of twenty
one reporting showed gains in
building for September this year
over the same month in 1923, bust
ness and industrial survey of the
state for the week ended today re-
veals.
AS a whole building declined in
the state approximately Sl,250,000
during September in comparison
with that month last year. The
cities showing gains were Kokomo,
Elkhart. Gary, Michigan City. Mish-
awake, Richmond and Shelbyyille.
Among the twenty-five cities Of the
nation showing the largest volume
for the month, Indianapolis ranked
twenty-fourth.
The following summary shows
conditions in various cities OF the
state:
MISUNDERSTANDING of an adj
dition to the Haynes-Stellite plant
here is under way. The new struc-
ture will be used in manufacturing
hastelloy. a metal product recently
added to the company's production
The first output of the metal is
expected about Jan. ].
Toy Maker Busy
Observation-Disclosures Apex Stamp
ing Company, a new industry here
now in its second month of opera
ton. expects an output Of 25O,OO0
toys for October.
ConnerNvilIe-Cons Of a
plant here by the German Aircraft
CORPORATION. for manufacture OF
planes will be started within a few
weeks. The city of Connersville has
been offered a municipal airport by
the corporation, adjoining the plant
site. providing the city will spend
$4,000 on the work. Decision on
the matter is to be made on or be-
fore Dec. l.
Hartford City-The Chicago Gar
ment Company has purchased the
plant of the None-Retter Manufac-
turing Comapny and plans to have
it in operation next week, starting
with a force of forty which it ex-
poets to increase to 125. An addt-
ton is being built to the plant OF
the Overhead Door Corporation.
BIoomington-P roducti on has
reached forty tons daily at strip
coal mine eleven miles south OF here,
the operating company being COM
posed of local men headed by Mayor
John Hetherington.
More to Resume Operations
Clinton-The Big Springs strip
coal mine south of here will be OPP
Grated on a full time basis begin
ming about Nov. 10, when thirty-flve
to forty men will be employed The
mine has been idle several weeks.
Jasper-Two additions and re-
modelling of the HooSier Desk Works
are covered in contracts recently
awarded. Work is to begin at once
HiIlsdaie-The local plant OF the
National Drain Tile Company, idle
two years, is to be reopened soon,
with a force of seventy-five to
eighty men. L. r. Whitney, general
manager announces.
PIymouth-The Plymouth Body
Works, largest manufacturer OF
bakery truck bodies in the country,
announces that production of new
type refrigerator truck body, the
first of It's kind. will be started soon.
The body provides electrical refrig-
Grafton.
Railroad to Spend Million
vaIparaiso-The Grand Trunk
railroad is preparing to spend
sI.OO0O00 in rerouting its tracks
through Valparaiso. The work will
include elimination of grade. cross
ings and curves and a viaduct over
the Nickel Plate lines west of here.
EvansviIle-The Cadick theater
property is to be the site Of an eight
story office building. Albert w.
Funkhouser, chairman of trustees
for owners Of the property an
nounces.@
South Bend-The Colin B. Ken
nedy Company, local radio manu-
facturer, has established an aff1lia-
ton with the Marvin Radio Tube
Corporation of Irvington, N. Y,
through purchase of an interest IN
it by George NJ. Studebaker and
Fred NJ. Wellington. both of South
Bend. and who are among financial