The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-22
Thirteen Others Show Loss
in 0Ctober-State Total
Declines.
AVIATION FIRM THRIVES
Bendix of South Bend viii
Add 1900 Men to
Working Force.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor, The Times

Aside from seasonal recesSions,
business and industry in Indiana,
with the exception of building, are
maintaining a fairly active status,
a survey of the state for the week
ended today reveals.
During October, building in the
state showed a decrease of ap-
ploEimately S1,74O,00O 40 compared
with The same month last year.
or twenty-one cities reporting,
eien, showed building gains for the
month over October, 1928. Those
cities are East Chicago, Elkhart,
Evansville, Ft. Wayne, Kokomo,
Richmond, Terre Haute and Vim
cenneS.
In the Industrial field the out
standing event of the week was
announcement of an expansion
program by the BendiX Aviation
Corporation including addition of
$500 men to the working force.
1900 to be employed in present
plant units and the remainder in
a new plane wheel and brake fac
tory to be moved from Dayton, o.
Anderson Plants Running
In Anderson industries there are
8 few instances where october and
November business was below ex-
pectations, but in more it was bet
ter than anticipated. Six thousand
persons are on the pay roll of the
Delco-Remy Corporation as COM
pared with 10000 a few months
ago officials indicate that no more
radical reductions of the force are
likely.
Among Anderson industries re-
porting normal business or better
Is the Lynch Glass Machine Com
pany, Howe Fire Apparatus CHM
panv Dean-Hill Pump Company,
American Stell and Wire Company,
Nicholson File Company, National
Tile Company. Ward-StilSon Com
pany, Forse Manufacturing Com
pany and Certainteed Products
Company
The following summary shows
conditions in various Indiana cities:
EIwood-The old plant and
ground of the Ames Shovel and
Tool Company has been purchased
by the Western Indiana Gravel
Company of Lafayette, and a re-
modelling program has been started.
1t is planned to employ 100 men
in manufacturing of gravel equip
ment.
South Bend-The Huswich Iron
Company plant, recently destroyed
bv fire. is to be rebuilt at a cost
of $4,000.
Peru Annexation Planned
Peru-An ordinance has been in
troduced in the city council pro-
viding for annexation of 200 acres
to the city, including Wallace
Heights, new city park and reser-
voir.
Kokomo-With a production of
nearly 1000 lamps daily, necessitat-
ing a night shift. the Ham IN
Ross Company Is taking adva- tage
Of Christmas demand. Between $50
and 275 persons are employed.
Ncwcastle-Off1cials of the local
Chrysler automobile plant declare
there is every indication that the
low point in employment has
passed. but admit that business
conditions are such that increasing
of the force will be slow.
Observation-Disclosures Of
kix tv-acre addition as a select resi-
dental section is being planned by
Anthony Locke.
Jasper-The plant Of the new
Indiana Chair Company, built at
b cost of 100000, started opera
tions this week At capacity, the
plant will employ $50 men.
NIonticellO-E. w. Sparkman of
Indianapolis announces that devel-
opment Of Ideal beach on Lake
Eohaefer will include new pavil-
Son for dancing. enlargement OF
The picnic pavilion and improving
Of the bathhouse.
Sixty Out of Work
Mt. Vernon-The Naomi Poultry
Ind Egg Company. employing sixty
persons, mas C6dSSQ OpGAdN4OAAor NuC
TO unfavorable market conditions.
Petersburg-A survey is being
made by New York Central railroad
eroineers preliminary to building
five miles of track in Pike county
connecting with several strip coal
mining centerS.
Ft. Wayne-An addition is being
built to the plant of the JoSlyn
Manufacturing and Supply Com
paHy. and one is planned by the
Irca Manufacturing Company. The
Grayson Shops. operating chain
Of women's apparel stores, will open
store here next week. A ten
year lease for a total rental OF
$4,000 has been taken on quarters
which are being remodeled at a
cost OF S25 600.
Evansvil'e-Work has started on
having a 100000 pipeline, begin
ming at Francisco, to carry natural