The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-21
Indiana as Whole Below
Construction Figure OF
Same Month in 1928.
S125,OO0,0OO INVOLVED
Auburn Auto President An
nounCeS Formation of
State Concern.
BY CHARLES c. STONE.
state Editor. The Times

Despite q decrease in building in
Indiana as a whole during May this
YEAR as compared with the same
month last year, six cities show
larger totals among twenty-one, a
business and industrial survey OF the
state for the week ended today
shows. The cities with gains are
Elkhart. Kokomo. Lafayette, Michl-
can City. South Bend and Whiting.
A report of the department OF
commerce shows the value OF export
merchandise from Indiana IN 1923
was approximately $2,250,0OO less
han in 1927.
Among the interesting develop
rnents of the week was announce
nent by f. L. Cord, president OF the
Auburn Automobile Company, OPP
Grating plants at Auburn and Con
rersville of formation Of the Cord
CORPORATION capitalized at Sl25OOO'-
mn He announced the objects oil
the corporation include concentra-
ton of stock holdings OF himself ana
associates in the Auburn company
and affording an opportunity to en-
moves to become stockholders.
Full Time Operation Resumed
The following summary shows
conditions in a number OF Indiana
cities.
Noblesville-The D. C. jenkins
glass plant is now on a full Tune me
onerating basis after running nan
tir7e for several months. Enough
orders are on hand to assure Steaoy
work through the summer ana most
Of the fall. On mn
Observation-Disclosures on 5O'OOo
acres of Monroe county land nave
heen obtained by the Petroleum Elk
liberation Company Of West Nlr-
oinia and drilling of test holes 1or
ri will be started within month
Twentv-six companies, with MY
Mills and uuarries are now operat-
ING in the Bloomington stone as
trict.
ACCOMMODATIONS industries here
report production at a larger vol
une than is customary during the
carly summer. These include the
Hoosier Iron Works, Kokomo Stamp
Metal Company, Kokomo Sanitary
pottery and Kingston Products.
Twenty realtors have pledged aid
In the Continental Steel Corpora
ton in housing the 200 men to be
odded IN its force on completion of
a new sheet mill.
Anderson - Overtime working
schedules are in effect in industry
here in order to meet an increasing
demand Tor various products. Plants
Oh an overtime basis include those
of the American Steel and Wire
Company. Certain-teed Products
and Lynch Glass Machine Company.
Factory Fund Sought
GreenfieId-The Chamber OF
Commerce is nearing completion OF
a fund raising campaign to bring an
underwear manufacturing plant to
the city. Nearly IS per cent Of a
$4,000 fund has been raised.
Decatur-The Decatur Castings
Company is using an 80x180 addi-
ton to its plant. construction OF
which required but nineteen and
one-half days.
Hartford City-A store is to be es-
tabished here by the J. j. New
berry Company, New York operat-
ing a chain of 258 stores. A build
ing to house the store has been pur-
chased at a cost of $4,000.
South Bend-A new concern, the
Grand Trunk Terminal Warehouse
Company, has been established here,
to be operated in cooperation with
a chain OF warehouses throughout
the middle west. The Bendix Brake
Corporation has bought all Stin-
son brake control mechanics pat
ents owned by the Stinson Aircraft
Corporation of Wayne, Mich.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Lee
vev Brothers Soap Company an
nounce that work on the 100000
plant il will erect here will start be-
fore July l.
Michigan City-A 91,0O0-horse
mower electric generating plant is to
be built here by the Northern In
diana Public Service Company
Completion is expected early in 1881
Five thousand tons Of steel will be
used in the structure.
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