The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-24
EIWood Tin Mill Shows rs
Per Cent Operating
Increase.
STONE BUSINESS GOOD
Untitled Orders of Indiana
Company Announced
as Largest.
BY CHARLES c. STONE.
State Editor, The Times


improvement in industrial condi-
tions and rather discouraging pros
poets in building are noted in a
survey of Indiana for the week end
ed today.
A IS per cent increase in opera
tons of the Elwood plant of the
American Sheet and Tinplate Com
pany will become effective Monday.
Officials announce the outlook for
the industry is good. Efforts are
being made to raise SIS, 600 to in
sure location of the Monticello
Manufacturing Company in Elwood.
Columbus is assured of retaining
the tannery of w. w. Mooney &
Sons as a result Of subscribing a
100000 fund which will be fac
tor in purchase of the plant by
Howes Brothers of Boston.
Finley P. Mount, president of the
Advance-Rumely Company at La
porte, which failed to make a profit
in 1929, announces better things are
in store for the company this year,
and cites booking of orders for till
age equipment.
More OH Pay Roll
A slight addition has been made
to the force of the Anes Shovel
and Tool Corporation at Anderson
through Shift in operations involv-
ing assembly work formerly done at
the plant in st. Louis.
Employment conditions in Indiana
have improved, according to Profess
sor G. w. Starr of the Indiana uni
versity school of. commerce.
November's slump continued
through December, but the recession
rate decreased, Starr reports.
For the state as a whole, there
was a decrease of nearly $1,000 900
in building during 1929 as compared
with 1928. However, building In
December, 1929, was nearly $780,
coo greater than during the same
month of 1923. During the month,
eight of nineteen cities showed
building gains, including East Chi
cago, Fit. Wayne, Hammond, Michi-
gan City, Muncie, Richmond, South
6eno ana Whltlng.
An optimistic view Of the build
ing outlook, however, is expressed
by Lawrence Whiting, chairman of
the board Of the Indiana Limestone
Company. He announces untitled
orders Of the company at present
are the largest in history.
Work on Lawrence county's new
100000 courthouse at Bedford will
De started early in February. The
contract has been signed and bonds
sold
Utility to Spend S65O,OOO
The Southern Indiana Gas and
Electric Company plans to spend
more than $650,000 this year for
additions and other improvements.
it is announced by Frank ] Haas
general manager.
The following summary shows
conditions in various cities of the
state:
Spencer-Employment conditions
here have been improved by the
opening of the Midland Press. for
merly the Farm Life Publishing
Company.
Goshen - Commissioner, Inc.
manufacturer of automatic gtokers
which has assets in excess of $780,
600, will be moved here from Cicero.
Ill., and vii begin operations In
April Fifty men will be EMPLOYED.
Laporte - The LaMode Garment
company plans to move its plant
here to Chicago.
Plant to Be Enlarged
Kokomo-An addition to the new
sheet mill Of the Continental Steel
Corporation is being erected. The
=. Q. jenkins Glass Company fac
tory is operating on full time
basis, and a large increase in pro-
duction over 1929 is predicted bv
Addison jenkins, general manager
There are $50 men on the paw roll
Elkhart-Oficials of the Tim-O-
stat Controls Company announce
an addition to its plant will be built
within ninety days. c. @, Conn.
Ltd, musical instrument manufac-
turer, has effected an arrangement
Tor sale Of the Soprani accordion.
an Italian product, in this country
South Bend-The Bendix Aviation
Corporation has booked one of the
largest orderS for airplane parts
and accessories in the history of the
aviation industry. The order was
placed by the Stinson Aircraft Cor
poration and includes 500 magnetos.
500 carhuretors, 300 starters and
300 sets of Instruments.
Wabash Gets Industry
Wabash-The Reliable Garment
Manufacturing Company is a new
industry here which is expected to
begin operations within q few days
with q goal of 200 employees. The
first years pay roll is expected to be
about 100000. The Mir -olis-
Honeywell Regulator Comm has
purchased property here pr iinlrsr
to putting its entire pla 1nd1
one roof, and building will Sc sa
ed as soon as the weather "a use
Portland-Work of cree ap the
new Hines theater has beer riaa.
ADMINISTRATION at m AIDE
burn Automobile Company 1lsn s.
running ahead of the san "a
last year, according to E. + a-
ner, vice-president.