The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-20
Increase Shown Despite
Decline for the State
as a Whole.
MORE MINING ACTIVITY
Operations to Be Resumed
at Shaft Near Clinton;
Marion Plant Busy.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
state Editor. The Times

SLOWING down OF DullOlIlB OPERA
tons in Indiana is noted in a bust
ness and industrial survey of the
state for the week ended today.
However, during August five OF
eighteen cities covered by the sur
vey show building increases. These
are Elkhart, Hammond, Shelbyville,
Terre Haute and Vincennes.
Among twenty-five cities in the
United States reporting the largest
building volume during August,
Indianapolis ranks twenty-fourth-
Among twelve leading states on the
same basis, Indiana is eleventh. The
state total for the month this year
is S5,957, 400. For August, 1928, 1t
was S7,867.877.
Coal Industry Gains
In manufacturing lines, conditions
in Indiana during the week show
considerable gain. There is a sea-
sonaI increase in coal mining ac-
tivity, according to william Mitch,
secretary treasurer of District IL,
United Mine Workers of America.
He points out gains in production
through the summer. Operations
will be resumed Monday at Miami
Mine No. of the Miami Coal Com
pany, near Clinton, giving employ
ment to $50 to 200 men.
The following summary shows
conditions in various cities:
MariOn-The Case-Apex division
local unit of the United States Radio
and Television Corporation, is pro-
ducing 1900 radio sets daily, Arthur
z. Case, general manager announces,
and the 1000 employees are working
overtime. Steady work until Dec.
81 is being promised the force. Re-
cent orders include forty-two car
loads by the Simmons Hardware
Company. st. Louis, requiring
5000 sets
Terre Haute-The Indiana Con-
sumers Gas and By-Products Com
pany has signed contracts to supply
several Indiana and Illinois COM
munities with gas, necessitating ex-
penditure of 100000 for pipelines
and other equipment, to double
present output. Martinsville, Bloom
ington, Bedford, GreencaStle and
Clinton, and smaller points nearby
will be supplied in Indiana. Paris,
Charleston, Nation and Kansas in
Illinois have signed contracts.
The Chamber of Commerce an
nounceS acquisition of new in
dustry. a manufacturer of electrical
equipment fog hotels and restau-
rants, which will employ twenty-five
persons. Reorganization of the Vigo
Elevator Company has been per-
fected and the name changed to
Terre Haute Terminal Elevator
Company. John w. Jordan of New
Augusta is president.
Cabinet Makers Busy
Wabash-The Wabash Cabinet
Company Is employing a force of
$50 in manufacturing cabinets for
Philco radio sets. Three to four
carloads are shipped daily. Opera
tions are expected to begin Monday
on radio cabinet production at the
Spencer Cardinal plant, with force
of 100.
Newcastle-One of the busiest
winters in the history of the local
Chrysler automobile plant is fore
cast by E. S. Chaplain, manager.
He denies rumors that the plant has
dismissed large numbers of en-
pIoyes or intends to do so. About
$500 are now working at the plant.
Staunton-A test we'll Is being
drilled a mile and a half south of
here by the SioSi Oil Company,
which is said to hold leases on 1000
acres of land in the vicinity.
Laporte-The Rustic Hickory
Furniture Company has signed a
contract for erection Of a modern
paint shop as an addition to its
plant. The shop will be one story
high. 35 feet wide and so feet long.
BraziI-The Brazil Hollow Brick
and Tile Company has purchased
a site for an addition TO its yards.
BIuffton-An addition to the plant
Of the B. K. Settergren piano fac
tory will be ready for use Oct. l.,
in which it is planned to produce
six upright pianos daily. Ten grand
pianos are now being turned out
daily in the main factory. There
are 125 on the pay roll.
Peru-The city council has appro-
priated sI25.000 for erection of a
city hall. Bids will be received
Oct. 8.
Bunker HilI-Plans for installa-
ton of a $4,000 water system here
will be presented for ratification by
the town board at meeting Oct. 8.