The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-13
Buildings Program for New
Year Ready at Ft. Wayne
and South Bend.
INDUSTRIES TO EXPAND
Trade Elevation Utility and
industrial Growth In
cIUded in Projects.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
State Editor. The Times

Plans for public improvements,
utility and industrial expansion pro-
grams calling for expenditure of
100000 in two Indiana cities, Fl.
Wayne and South Bend, form the
outstanding development of the
past week in business and industry
of the state.
Approximately 100000 will be
required to carry out a program
planned at Ft. Wayne. The con-
Germs affected and the amounts each
will spend are: Home Telephone
and Telegraph Company, 1881 900;
city light plant, 100000; Indiana
Service Corporation, $1,3100O0;
Northern Indiana Public Service
Company, 1921, 900; Wayne Knitting
Mills, 100000; Joslyn Manufac-
turing Company, 100000; Inca Com
pany 100000, and General Electric
Company. $267,OOO.
Projects at South Bend, which
will cost about $2,OO0,OO0, include
that of the Bendix Aviation Cor
poration, which will spend 81 ,000,O
and track elevation program by
five railroads, to cost another mil
lion.
Newcastle Gets Plant
NewcastIe-The Thomas Manu-
featuring Company will open a plant
here within a few days, with a floor
space of $4,000 square feet. The
company recently bought the Au-
rOra Door Hanger and Speciality
Company, Aurora, Ill, and it will be
merged with the Thomas concern III
the plant here. The concern manu-
facturerS builders heavy hardware
and steel products.
MOntpelier-The Montpelier Man
ufacturing Company has started OPP
erationS in manufacture Of a cup
used by oil we'll drillers.
AndersOn-Guidel lamp division of
the General Motors Corporation has
received contracts to manufacture
lamps for OldSmobileS and for fen
der lamps for REQ cars.
South Bend-SiX hundred persons
will be employed in two merged
publishing plants here, the l.. P.
Hardy Company, which has been in
business here thirty years, and the
John Baumgarth Company, Chicago,
which is to be moved here. A new
plant will be occupied by the merged
companies.
Foreign Branches Planned
Mishawaka-The American Foun-
dry Equipment Company announces
plans for establishment of branches
in the principal cities of England,
France and Germany. Nearly one
thousand men are on the company's
pay roll.
Mt. VernOn-The local plant of
the overall Corporation of America
is operating steadily, with prospects
good Tor continuing work for force
OF $50
Valparaiso - The Pennsylvania
railroad plans to replace a wood
river bridge here with a steel and
concrete span
EvanSvilIe-The Owens-IllinoiS
Gass Company assures city Officials
that if permitted to have private
natura gas line, it will add $50 men
to its force The permission was
granted subject to approval of the
city attorney
Foundry to Be Reopened
Michigan City-Officials of the
Haskell & Barker plant of the Pull
man Car and Manufacturing Com.
pany do not deny a report that the
Haskell & Barker brass foundry,
idle for almost ten years, is to be
leased and will soon be in operation.
Fl. Wayne-The Citizens Trust
Company announces purchase of the
Tri-State building, an option to buy
the Bass building, and an increase
of capital stock from 100000 to
100000.
Terre Haute-The D. & S. Gar
ment factory. employing from sixty
to ninety persons is to be moved
here from Chicago, the sixth indus
try brought to the city this year by
the Chamber of Commerce.
Indiana Harbor-Indiana's lake
port here had an increase in bust
ness this year over 1928, amounting
to more than a million tons in bulk
cargoeS.