The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-08-12


mark at this season of the year, be-
ing an increase of 1904 cars over
the corresponding week in 1926,
which marked the previous high
loadings for this period OF the year.
1t also was an increase of 66,735
cars compared with the same week
last year and an increase OF 56,364
cars over the same period in 1927.
Compared with the preceding
week this year, the total for the
week of July q was an increase OF
22.366 cars. with increases being
reported in the total loadings OF all
commodities.
july production of cars and trucks
by member companies of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber OF Com
merce was 327,650, estimated from
factory shipping reports announced
BIZ the Chamber today. This brings
the total for the seven months 10
2 $50 LOG, or 7 per cent above laSC
wear. The grand total for July IN
Guiding the lowest priced manutac-
turer is expected to exceed 5oo,ouo'
The Lincoln National Life Insurance
Company of Fit. Wayne announces
peak record of written business for the
month of July, 1929. SS1,503, 1873. TINS
is an increase of SlO,061,512 over July
For the first seven months the LIN
coin National wrote 21O,10O,0QO OF IN
surance, an increase of more than $780,
1923. The Lincoln National Life is now
past the 500, 100000 of insurance IN
force mark, and has achieved this PRO- PRO-
eompany has ever made it. It will not
In commemoration of its twenty fifth
s4oO. 900 addition to it Home. office
building; it will unveil its new ManShlp
statute of 1.-The young man Lincoln.
and will held a national conventlon al
the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec.
Al. Sylvester, formerly head of num-
Der of leading tobacco conpahIlssS;r i mas
sfeTes eleS6 ouanV Sylvester rstired from
active active busienss on Dec 81, 1928, after hay
ing been for over twenty years proIniLenL.
Tobacco Company, president of the Amer
lean Cigar Company and the Cuban To-
bacco Company. and chairman OF The
board of Henry Clay and BOOK q Co.
The entire stock of Tru-pe-dic
Shoe Store, II North Pennsylvania
street, has been bought by George
]. Marott's Shoe Store, Is East
street.
The stock of 1882 pairs OF shoes
for men and women has been re-
moved to the Marott store. The
lease on the Pennsylvania store is
about to expire and the company
decided to discontinue the local
branch.
Charles E. Thomas has become
associated with Folds, Buck & Co.
as Indiana representative. Thomas
is widely known in investment
circles of that state, having been
formerly connected with the Peo-
pies State bank of Indianapolis in
it's investment department. He will
cover the central part of the state,
out of the Chicago office
of Folds, Buck & Co., according to
the announcement from the latter
company.
The New York BurIap and Jute
Exchange, which will open next
month for futures trading in jute,
burlap, sugar bags and kindred
products, has adopted temporary
trading and delivery rules cover
ing tenderable grades of burlap,
price differentials and a standard
form of contract to govern trad
announced today.
Chicago, it was announced to-
day, will be one of the first cities
to be served by the f1y-it-yourself
aeroplane system just established by
the Saunders Drive-It-Yourself
Company. Representatives of the
company have been inspecting the
various landing fields around Chi
cago to determine which one is best
adapted to the needs of the worlds
first fly-it-yourself system. Among
the available fields are Municipal
field, Reynolds Curtis field, Sky
Harbor and Pal-wau-Kee field.
In order to take care of the normal
increase in business in September, October
and November, Electric Household Utilities
Corporatior Will start night shift this
E todav NSh H M6EEy Sr a4t M said
employment OF about fifty men, and will
be gradually increased until full force
OF about l,200 are working.
Henry II. Brigham, president of the
North American Car Corporation, said
today that the company had purchased
year and they are now operating a total
of 6,501 GERS. While c few of the new
cars were In operation in May and June,
the majority of them will be placed in
operation during the next three months.
At directors meeting held yesterday
afternoon. ". g. Heron, formerly vice
president Of sBoeing Air Transport, Inc.
was elected vice-preSident of Air Investors,
Incorporated In his work with Boeing.
Harron, had charge Of the development Of
the Chicago-San Francisco air mail route
He was chairman of the national traffic
committee OF the American Transport AS
ISOLATION, which was organized to promote
mail contractors and air transport
operators. Heron is now secretary and
treasurer of the American Air Transport
board of governors of the National
Aeronautics Association representing the
state of Arizona.
Fifteen years will have elapsed on
Aug. IS since the opening of the Panama
Canal While government figures are
not vet available on the amount of
tonnage passing through the canal
during the fiscal yaer ending June 80.
1929 indications are that the total will
surpaSs that Of any previous year.
DETROIT. Mich.-Predictine that the
sale OF commercial aircraft in the United
States in 1929 will exceed any year in
ayisSn aiS t6s EdWaId stinSon
ton of Wayne, Mich. in a statement is
sued here. declared that orders for planes
received during July exceeded by wide
margin orders entered during any previ-
GUS month in the history of the company.
Increasing interest In its products in
foreign countries has prompted the
Super Maid Corporation of Chicago,
manufacturers of cast aluminium kitchen
ware. to launch survey to ascertain il