The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-07-05
INDUSTRIES At
KOkOMO KEEP
! FORCES BUSY
Plant Employing 300 Re-
ports Outlook Best in
Its History,
USUAL SLUMP LACKING
Evansville Factories to Add
Workers Despite Sum-
mer Season.
By CHARLES c. STONE
state Editor. The Times

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state Editor. II. Times
Busv factories at Kokomo are
outstanding in a business and m
dustrial survey of Indiana for the
ueek ended today. Among indus
trial leaders commenting on excel
Isn't conditions is W. s. Toomer'
vice-president Of the Globe Stove
and Range factory. who says:
In more than twenty years eX-
perience while connected with my
company. We have never In my
opinion. occupied a better position
with reference to both the present
and future outlook.
Three hundred men are employed
At the plant on a steady Scheoule'
u-hile tire enameling department.
force is working overtime.
Output Doubled
Production at the Dirigold Cor
,ooration is twice the volume Oh tne
same period last year. The Z. l.
Togstad Company announces pur-
chase Of $500 sic for erection OF
a nlant addition. Seventy-f1ve work
ers are busy at the Hill Standard
C,ompanv factory. At the koKomo
Malleable Iron Works, 225 men are
working steadily. producing iOO IONS
of castings monthly.
The Kokomo Rubber Company
announces discontinuance OF tire
manufacture. the plant being deYoI-
cd TO making various rubber auto
accessories. The force numbers
about $50.
Conditions in other cities OF the
state are shown in the following
summary,
Anderson-A contract has been
awarded by the Central Indiana Gas
Company here to carry out SlVo'-
600 expansion program.
Greensburg-An increase OF pro-
auction facilities of the Reliance
Manufacturing Company viii result
an addition to thirty-tlYe 10 1orty
girls 10 the working force.
Building to Cost $4,000
sevmour-The Southern Indiana
rrelenhone ond Telegraph Company
has let a contract for construction
nj a $50 900 building here. The com
many operates 10000 phones ana us
monthly pay roll is $4,000.
ebanon-A 190-acre farm ten
lilies east of here has been bought
nv the Mt. Forest Rabbitries OF De
troit as a site for a model RABBIT
raising center. Between flIy anu
sixty men will be employed.
Peru-The city council has EN-
Moved an architect to draw plans
for a new city hall at proposed
cost of $4,000.
Observation-Disclosures gains mere
.~e rejected in a report OF post
office receipts for June showing 81
S,,o~eaee of s8.87l over the same
month last year.
EvarSville-The usual summer
.,rr,n in industry is lacking mere
Ioodere of various businesses declare.
TL,~,7it,,re manufacturers announce
+feir working forces VIII De IN
creased within few days cls"l
MAKERS report business gooo anu q
steadv schedule is being nlalllVdnleu
- automobile and truck plants:
Sol INC. announces signing u
Contracts for production OF conllneI
cial bodies for Hudson ana E'SSeA
automobile GLASSES.
Terre Haute-Harvey WORK, u
-.otor If the state free employlieLlC
t go here. predicts that by lale
J the demand for skilled laool
; Suls ILL iii he in excess of the supply.
aS-eod,, the Terre Haute Malleaole
I n,or has been unable to OBTAIN
r,achinists without applying ou'Si0'
the city.
Plant Books Order
9Th Rend-The Bantam ban
Rearing Company announces leIIIpC
Z" a., order for 10000 thrust collars
800 - ~ an automobile manutacturer-
mr. r-s company has completed snip
,nsnt of the largest raolal 80
hearings made. weighing 4oU pou T,1o
each to a Detroit cum o.!
Tit,s webb Manufacturing COMPANY
a D.rS new machinery is 10 De
;-stslIed for a one-third increase III
production. .,. =,
Columbia City-The Northern IN
s,sna Public Service Company an
nounces that gas service WIZ DC %
avsilsbIe here early in the IAN
Seventeen miles of four-ncn pipe
viii be laid between here ana ~
Wavne for the service.
Michigan City-Day and nlgnu
3 forces are engaged in excavation 1or
+be new $1,000. 600 electric generating
,,Iant 70 be erected on dunes lano
here The night work is being car
.ried on with the aid OF battery OF
5Oo-watt electric lights,
Gary-The Pennsylvania Railroao
will erect a passenger station here al
a cost of $4,000.
Hammond - The South Shore
Railroad has purchased a ninety
acre tract at the eastern edge OF the
CITY for $4,000 to be used Tor sid
inrs and yard space.