The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-09-19
Three CITIES
OF STATE ADD
TO INDUSTRIES
Kokomo, Hartford City and
Vincennes Acquire New
Factories.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
state Editor. The Times
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Acquisition OF new industries oy
three Indiana cities, some scattered
instances Of improvement in en-
ployment conditions and a few
building projects for commercial use
we're noted in business survey of
the state for the week ended today.
An assembly plant for truck
bodies will be established at Koko-
mo by the York Commercial Body
Corporation of Philadelphia. A five
year lease has been taken on a
building to house the plant. The
York company makes so per cent OF
all commercial bodies for motor
chaSses manufactured in the coun-
try. About sixty men will be en-
ployed. It is planned to start OPP
erations Oct. /.
A new industry acquired at Hart
ford City is the CONGO Temperature
Control Company. Officials Of the
Chamber of Commerce who obtained
the industry believe it will be among
the leading factories of the city
within few years.
Cigar Factory Opened
A cigar factory has been estab-
lished at Vincennes by Samuel Gelb,
former manager of the local
branch of the Evansville Cigar
Company, which was closed several
months ago.
Instances of improvement in en-
ploynent are noted at Terre Haute,
where the Highland Iron and Steel
Company plant resumed full OPP
erations: Peru, where the Was
muth Goodrich Manufacturing
Company has employed night
force in radio cabinet production;
the United States Radio and Tele-
vision Corporation, Marion, is call
ing for 1000 additional workers and
plnas are being made to resume OPP
erations of the Dugger-Martin coal
mine, three miles north of Carlisle,
with force of sixty men.
Plant to Cost $25O,OOO
Building for business use includes
a $250,000 project near Greenwood,
the erection of a power plant and
pumping station by the Gulf Pipe
line Company of Pittsburgh. The
unit will be part of an oil pipeline
system from Tulsa, Okla, to Pitts
burgh, and which will cross Indiana.
An improvement program for the
Bearss hotel, Peru, will cost $4,000.
At Washington, a new plant for the
Coco Cola Bottling Company will be
built at a cost of $4,000.
The following summary shows
conditions in various cities of the
state:
Kckomo-The National Sign Cor
poration of Kokomo has been
merged with the Rowland Adver-
Using Corporation of Lagrange, and
the Kanney System, Inc, Michigan
City, has been acquired by purchase.
The Kingston Products Company
has perfected a locking system
which will make all doors of an
automobile secure by pressing but
ton on the cars instrument board,
or by turning a key in one front
door.
Industry Moved to Wabash
Wabash-All departments of the
Reliable Garment Company and its
main Office have been moved here.
In February, the company's plant
was brought here from Chicago and
this week the Office was moved to
Wabash from that city. Within less
than two weeks plants at Frances
vile and Monticello will be moved
here, and force of about $50 en-
ployed.
Muncie-When the Muncie unit
of the Delco-Reny Corporation re-
sumes operations Oct. 1 following a
five-day inventory taking period,
battery production will be carried
on at the rate of 1000 day, L. c.
Goad, general manager, announces.
He said the business outlook for
the next few months is good.
POrtland-A contract for making
steering wheels for Hudson auto
mobiles has been obtained by the
Shelter manufacturing Company
and production on the order will be
started early in October.
Elwood-The G. I. Sellers &
Sons Company plant is operating on
full schedule. Erection of a brick
building. 50x80 feet, which the COM
pany will use for display purposes,
is under way.