The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-15
Booked for Indianapolis,
Marion, Wabash and
South Bend.
ACTIVITY AT COLUMBUS
Three Concerns Will Move
Into New Plant
Structures.
BY CHARLES C. STONE
State Editor, The Times

Placing of record breaking orders
with Indiana concerns affecting four
cities was the outstanding develop
1nent of the week ended today, a
business and industrial survey of
the state reveals.
An order for 10000 brakes, the
largest in the history of the Bendix
Brake Company of South Bend, will
result in new high production
mark during the first quarter of
1929, officials announce.
The United States Radio and
Television Corporation of Marion
has ordered 100000 radio sets, to
cost $12,000,000. The sets will be
produced at Indianapolis. Marion
and Wabash. This is said to be the
largest order of it's kind ever placed.
It exceeds in number of sets those
in use in japan and Argentina COM
bined.
Colin B. Kennedy, Inc, South
Bend, announces it will produce
10000 radio sets during 1929. Pro-
duction will start in thirty days.
$1,000 at Work
Other Developments at South
Bend, including a new high employ
ment mark by the Studebaker Cor
poration, which has 1900 persons
at work. Capacity of the corpora
+. tionS's body building plant has been
increased 100 per cent.
Conditions in other cities are
shown in the following summary:
Columbus-A new building is to
be erected for the Continental Sales
Corporation at a cost of $4,000. A
structure to replace a burned unit
of the Noblitt-SparkS Industries
Inc, plant will cost between $4,000
md $4,000. The Citizens Telephone
Company will spend $31 800 on i'm
provements. A new building for the
Joseph S. Adkins machine works
will cost $4,000. A five-story fac
tory structure will be built by the
H. G. Whitmer Company.
Kokomo--Excellent industrial con-
ditions here are reflected in reports
of real estate operators to the effect
that there are practically no vacant
residence properties of a desirable
nature. Six apartment buildings
are in course of construction and
more are planned.
Anderson Retains Plant
Anderson-Despite offers from
other cities, officials of the Wright
futile Aircraft Motors Corporation
announces its plant will remain
here.
Muncie-A gain in building Of
S18,360 in February over January is
shown in the report of Wayne M.
Davis, city building inspector.
ArIington-O H. Woodland, own
er of the Arlington canning factory,
announces plans for building an ao-
dition to the plant and installation
of more machinery.
ConnersviIIe-The Davis Bros.
Cleaning Company announces plans
for erection of a plant to cost
$4,000.
Decatur-An increase from 40 to
$50 in the working force of the De-
catur Castings Company is expected
to result from its lease of the four1-
dry department of the Decatur
Foundry, Furnace and Machine
Company, a move made necessary
to keep up with orders,
Books Ford Order
Seymour-Two carloads of ma
chinery are being installed in the
plant of the Noblitt-Sparks In
dustries Inc, here for production OF
mufflers and exhaust pipes for
Model-T Ford automobiles. Forty
more men will be added to the force.
Goshen-Tt1e Star Tank Company
has purchased a brick factory build
ing it has previously Occupied under
lease.
Washington Operation of the
Ingle coal mine east OF here is to
be started soon, H. G. Billings, A. j.
Miller and E. E. Briley, lessees, an
nounce. 1t has daily capacity OF
500 tons.
Terre Haute-The Packard Shirt
Company is being moved here from
Chicago. Sixty persons will be en-
ployed at the start, with the ex-
pectation that 125 will be on the
payroll before the end of the year.