The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-07-11

Bloomington Bedford Area
Profits by Revival of
Industry.
ORDER FROM LOUISVILLE
Shawnee Company Material
for New Telephone
Building.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
state Editor. The Times

BY CHARLES &. STONE
state Editor. The Times
Improvement in the Indiana stone
industry. conferred in Bedford and
Bloomington, was encouraging fac
tors noted in a business survey OF
Indiana for the week ended today.
The Indiana Limestone Company
IS opening mills and quarries which
have been idle for varying periods,
and other operators are taking like
action. Other units which have
been on part time schedules will re-
sumo full operations. Among those
placed in operation are the Dugan
and A. W. mills and the Old Blue
Hole quarry and mill is expected to
be in production soon.
Announcing that a contract has
been obtained TO provide material
for a new Office and exchange
building Of the Southeastern Bell
Telephone Company at Louisville,
Ky, officials Of the Shawnee Stone
Company, Bloomington. state there
has been a marked improvement in
the industry.
Wabash Outlook Better
Manufacturers Mt Wabash de-
clare business depression in that
city is near an enc and that book
ing Of orders has reached a volume
not equalled since the fall Of 1929.
The Bastian-NIorley Company,
- D1-f- Aor haon ourordaI q
United States government contract
for 500 automatic gas water heaters.
Delivery is to be made before
July 80.
Conditions in various Indiana
cities are shown in the following
summary:
BlOOmington-A site is being
cleared for a new $4,000 Lutheran
church. Stone will be the material.
Crawfordsville-Al departments
of the Mid-States Steel and Wire
Company are again in operation
after several days idleness for in
ventory. 1t is expected the plant
will be at capacity production by
fall.
BraziI-Interests of w. j. Nc
Cloud in Brazil Minerals, Inc, have
been sold to other stockholders.
The company is engaged in strip
mining with three products@hale,
coal and clay.
$4,000 Building Planned
Terre Haute-The Good Will In
dustry has purchased a site on
which a $4,000 building will be
erected.
Gas City-The Owens-Illinois
Gls IS Company, which has a plant
here. has purchased the Berney-
Bond Glass Company of Clarion.
Pa. second largest manufacturer Of
milk bottles in the United States.
EIkhart-The Williams Brothers
brass foundry of this city has pur-
chased the Stanley Foundry Com
pany, Grand Rapids, Mich. officials
OF the Williams concern announce
the purchase will permit production
Of a wider variety of articles.
Green6eld-Installation of ma
chinery has been started in a new
garment factory.
Muncie-A plant ready for use
his been placed in the hands OF the
Chamber of Commerce industrial
committee for lease or sale. The
factory was formerly occupied by
the Bell Piano Company.
Mine Operating
RfIey-Operations have been re-
sumed in part at the McClellano
coal mine near here.
RushvilIe-The plant of the de-
funct Innis-Pearce & Co., furniture
manufacturers. will be offered fol
sale at public auction at 10 a. m.
July %.
Newcastle - A receivers sale Of
property Of the Charde Lathe Com
pany will be held at 2 p. m. July II
East ChicagO-The local plant Of
The American Tank Car Company Is
operating near capacity, with 1,2OC
mel employed five days a week. The
General American Company ha:
about 500 more men on its pay rol
than at any time since June, 1929.
Evansville - The Family welfare
Society announces a slight increase
in employment is evidenced here
: through fewer calls for aid.
Washington-A contract for dredg-
ing Prairie creek from the Big Foul
railroad north of here to the stream
scource in northeastern Davies
county. has been given to Morgan
& Willis on a bid Of s61 600.
..Decatur.-.The Decatur CaStinE
Company plant will resume op-
erations Monday after the annua'
,nr,finr shnfdnun Of q week.