The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-03
LARGE ORDERS
TAKEN BY TWO
STATE PLANTS
Bedford Company viii Pro-
vide so Carloads of Stone
for Building.
U. S. SPENDS 100000
Nearly 500 RefrigeratorS
Bought From Factory
at Evansville.
BY CHARLES &. STONE
state Editor, The Times

Booking of two large orders by two
Indiana companies was noted In a
business survey of the state for the
week ended today.
The Bedford Cut Stone Company
will provide fifty carloads of stone
to be used in construction Of a
100000 federal building at Tulsa,
Okla. Theodore Pentzer, president
of the company, in announcing the
order, said it would insure full OPP
Grafton of his company through the
winter.
An order for nearly 500 refrigera-
tors, with a value of 100000 has
been given Servel, Lie, at Evansville
by the War department. The
refrigerators will be placed at army
posts in various parts Of the country.
Force to Be Increased
Oficials of the Capehart Corpora
ton. TT. Wayne, announce that a
present force of $50 will be increased
to about 500 within the next six
weeks, as radio set production is in
creased. 1t is expected the larger
number of employees will be kept on
the pay roll for several months.
Conditions in various Indiana
cities are shown in the following
summary:
AndersOn-Rumors that the Ger
tain teed Products plant here would
be moved has brought denial from
officials. Recently operations ceased
at the plant. P. ]. McGasSin, Chi
cago, district manager, during a
visit here said operations may not
be resumed until spring.
Newcastle-The 160-acre Camp
bell farm near here will be the site
of a new substation Of the Indiana
Electric Corporation, an insult
owned concern. Construction will
probably be started early next year.
TT. Wayne-Following a reorgani-
cation, capital of the Heit-Miller~
Lau Company, candy manufacturer,
will be increased to $250,000. Con-
struction of $4,000 addition to the
Boston furniture store is under way.
Store Enlarged
Shelbyville--Another floor is be-
ing added to the building occupied
by the Montgomery, Ward store.
Hartford City-The Franklin Sc
curity Company, with main offices
here, announces opening of branches
at Auburn and Angola.
Greencastle - The Greencastle
hatchery has been sold to Charles
E. Records, who also operates
hatcheries at Bloomington, Mar
tinsville and Spencer.
Bluffton - Elevators and real
estate owned by the Studebaker
Grain and Seed Company, which is
in receivership, have been sold for
S41.e5O to the Hoosier Grain and
Supply Company. The property
affected is located here, at Key
stone, Van Buren, and Yoder.
Peru-ReceiptS of the postoftlce
here for the first nine months this
year we're S1,868.54 less than in the
same period Of 1929.
Brazil-G. E. Luce. inventor of
closet equipment, including an
adjustable shelf, is planning to be-
gin manufacture of the devices in
the plant of the Brazil Novelty
works.
EvansviIle-Bids will be received
here Monday for erection of a new
building at st. Nfeinrad's abbey, ST.
Meinrad. estimated to cost $4,000.
Terre Haute-Placing of ma
chinery in the new plant of the
American Can Company will start
Nov. 1. officials announce.
Princeton-Glass Glow. Inc, new
est industry here, has started OPP
erations in manufacturing polishes.
South Bend-A. r. Erskine. presi-
dent of the Studebaker Corporation,
announces that on Oct. 81 Class A
stock of the Pierce-Arrow Motor
Car Company, a Studebaker sub
sidiarv which has not been paying
dividends, will be placed on a 81 a
year dividend basis.
CanneIburg-A new shaft of the
Csnnelburg Coal Company has
reached a halfway point to the first
vein of coal.