The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-27
New Bendix Plant and
Homes for Employees
Comprise Program.
HOME SHORTAGE CITED
Residences Declared Need
at Columbus by Chamber
of Commerce Chief.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
State Editor, The Times

AVlaJlOD corporation at SOubn BENZ
is outstanding in a business and in
dustrial survey Of Indiana for the
week ended today.
A huge plant. to be known as
Project No. l, is the major item in
the program. Employment will be
provided for 1000 to 1900 men.
The corporation also plans erec-
ton of homes on three blocks near
its factory. as residences for some
Of its employees. Included in this
part of the program is improvement
of five miles of streets in the vi
cinity.
Work on the plant is to start i'm
mediately, officials ofthe corporation
announce.
Fall Outlook Good
Business in Indiana entered the
fall season with nearly all lines at
a higher level than at this time
last year.
Conditions in various cities Of the
state are shown in the following
summary:
CoIumbus-Additions to forces of
industries here has created an
acute house shortage, L. J. Lehman,
managing director of the chamber
of commerce announces. He says
forty persons recently have failed to
find living quarters here. and there
are instances Of tents being used
as homes.
Anderson-Of1cials of the Delco-
Remy Corporation announce pro-
duction in local plants will be in
creased slightly during october.
BraziI-A force of men is working
at the Simpson Fire Brick Company
plant five miles north Of here pre-
paratory to resumption of opera
lions. The plant was purchased re-
Gently by the Lowther Clay Pro-
ducts Corporation Of Louisville.
Daily production of $4,000 bricks is
planned at the start. The Sentinel
Savings and Loan Association has
been Incorporated with a capital OF
$250,OOO.
BIoomington-A group of Pennsyl-
vania capitalists are developing a
coal mining industry nine miles
southwest Of here, and a strip plant
is already in operation. Operations
are in progress on the Coleman farm
of eighty acres for which the group
paid $4,000.
Indiana Stone for Alaska
Bedford-The Bedford Cut Stone
Company has received an order for
Twenty carloads of stone to be
Shipped to Juneau, Alaska, as ma
terial for new United States and
territorial building.
Marion-Work of erecting a gray
iron foundry as an addition to the
SouItz Brass Foundry Company has
been started. The iron plant Will
be placed in operation about Jan. !
! and will provide employment to
twenty-five men.
Terre Haute-Omcials Of the
Smith-Alsop Paint and Varnlsh
Company announce that start Will
be made at once on an expansion
program for doubling capacity OF
the factory. Increased demand for
its products has necessitated leasing
of more warehouse space by the
Stahl-Urban Company, manufactur-
ing workmen's clothing. The work
ing force will be increased 100
bringing the total on the pay roll
to 600.
Plant to be Dedicated
AIexandria-The new plant OF the
Aladdin Industries. Inc, will be
dedicated with a reception Satur-
day afternoon and evening.
Huntington-The Erie Stone Com
pany of Huntington has purchased
the LoganSport Stone and Lime
COMPANY. a s175,OO0 concern. The
new owner will increase capacity OF
the Logansport plant to fifty car
loads daily.
Monticello-The Reliable Garment
Company plant here. which has
|. been idle, will resume operations
I Tuesday with a force Of about 100
VaIparaiso-T he Pennsylvania
railroad will build a $4,000 bridge
work to begin within few weeks.
Laporte-Early in October the
Great Western Manufacturing Com
pany will begin moving the plant
of the Columbia Metal Products
Company here from Chicago. having
purchased 1t recently. w. j. Casey
vice-preSident Of the merged con-
Germ. announces the pay roll will be
around $4,000 weekly and that
S7OO 900 in orders have been booked
New Harmony Banks Unite
New Harmony-The First Ma
tionnl bank and New Harmony Bani
and Trust Company have merged
under the name Of First State Bank
of Harmony with a combined capt.
tai Of $4,000.
EIkhart-The force of the Time
O-Stat Controls Company nov
numbers $50, Of which 800 were
given employment in the last few
weeks. An addition to the plant !:
being erected.
Decatur-The plant Of the Hol-
Iand-St. Louis Sugar Company, only
factory of the kind in Indiana, vii
begin its fall run about Oct. IS
Beets from twenty counties are the
raw product.
Piymouth-The Northern Indians
Development Company has been in
eorporated TO engage In drilling fol
al and gas in the Plymouth terri.
tory. Il is capitalized at $4,000.