The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-29

week ended today, Despite a con-
struction decrease in the country
generally. February this year has
brought the highest building total
for that month in Indiana's history.
The February total was $l0,975, 500,
CT which $1,574,200 was in Indian
aycli3 This was more than double
TIC January total and 80 per cent
aocre the February, 1923, total. AS
moro springlike weather approaches,
q stil greater impetus is expected
to be given construction work.
Several Cities Gain
Indiana cities showing a building
gain for February this year over the
same months in 1928, include An
derson, East Chicago, Ft. Wayne,
Huntington, Logansport, Michigan
City, Muncie, ShelbyVille and South
Bend.
Passage of an ordinance by the
East Chicago council clears the way
for erection of a $10,000,000 plant
by the Empire Oil and Refining
Company, and it has already closed
a deal for a 372-acre site and let
a contract for $4,000 tons of steel.
The Southern Indiana Telephone
and Telegraph Company plans cree
ton of q $4,000 building at Sey-
mour.
The first of three new plant units
for the United States Radio and
Television Corporation at Marion
will be occupied Monday. Work is
going forward rapidly on the others.
Building in progress or contem-
plated at Peru aggregates between
100000 and 100000. This includes
a new wing for the Miami County
hospital $121 ,000;> four-story store
and Office building, $4,000; auto
\ mobile service station, $4,000, and
Chesapeake g. Ohio railroad freight
depot and other Improvements,
$112,500.
Building to House Store
A two-story building is to be
erected at La Porte as quarters for
q branch store of Montgomery,
Ward 81 Co., Chicago. 1t will be
leased on long term basis to yield
a rental of $4,000.
Erection of 100000 Office build
ing for the Inland Steel Company
at Indiana Harbor will be started
late in April.
A three-story building will be
erected at Gary for occupancy by
a Sears, Roebuck & Co. branch
store. 1t will cost 100000.
A three-story addition to the Gen
eral Insulating and Manufacturing
Company plant at Alexandria is
nearing completion.
Columbus, Seymour and Green
wood were interested in the an
nouncement this week of the pro-
posed merger of Noblitt-Sparks In
duStries, Inc, with the Borg-W Warner
Corporation of Chicago. 1t is the be-
lief that the merger will have
beneficial effect on the three cities
where Noblitt-Sparks plants are
located.
Other business and industrial
conditions in various Indiana cities
are shown in the following sum-
mary:
Anderson - Increased demands
have caused seven plants here to
adopt a Seyen-da y-a-week working
schedule.
Marion-Increase in the working
force from 800 to 1000 and in the
weekly pay roll from $4,000 to Sac
900 is predicted for the United
States Radio and Television Cor
poration plant here, Arthur E. Case
vice president. A production goal
of 5000 radio sets daily is expected
to be reached when the 1000 force
is at work.
Industry Expands
Alexandria-The Mutual Products
Company, manufacturing automo-
bile parts, has expanded by taking
over the plant of the Zeigler Manu-
featuring Company. which has not
been in operation for five years.
The General Insulating and Manu-
featuring Company has perfected a
new rock wool product which is
finding a ready market for use in
talking motion picture studios as a
sound insulating material.
Peru-The Wabash and Chesa-
,,eage & Ohio Railroads will build
an interchange switch line here at
cost of $4,000. Twenty-Five clerks
employed here by the latter road
have been given wage increases.
The Hite Brothers Milling Company
is being operated fifteen hours daily
to keep production up with orders.
TerTe Establishment of a
100000 plant of the Quaker Maid
Company here was practically as
sured through passage by the city
council of an ordinance exempting
the company from paying taxes for
twenty-five years and to build
sewer at cost Of $4,000. The plant
viii employ between four hundred
and Ave hundred men and women.
Nu-Art Displays. Inc. is a new con-
Germ here. It is engaged in manu-.
facture OF window displays.
Lehanon-The S. L. Demars Com
pany. capitalized at 100000. has
been formed here to engage in the
manufacture e food products and