The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-17
idle WORKERS
Being REDUCED
BY INDUSTRIES
Employment Of $500 at
Evansville Expected With
in Few Weeks.
ANDERSON PLANTS BUSY
One Increases Force From
70 Per Cent to Normal
and Two to Capacity.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
state Editor, The Times

state Editor. The Times
Improvement in employment con-
ditions in number Of Indiana
cities is the feature Of an industrial
and business survey of the state for
the week ended today.
During the week the Certainteed
Products plant at Anderson in
creased its force from 10 per cent
to normal. The Ames Shovel and
Tool factory is also employing a
full force, as is the Lynch Glass and
Machine Company. There has been
a Slight increase in employment at
the Delco-Remy and Guide Lamp
Corporation plants.
At Evansville Norman L. Kniese,
secretary of the Manufacturers and
Employers Association. predicts that
$500 men, now idle, will be working
within a few weeks. Servel, Inc,
with 1000 already on the pay roll,
expects to increase the force in Feb
ruary. The Bucyrus and Iglehart
plants are working on double sched-
ules.
Force viii Re 1000
Within the next few days 1000
men will be employed in the Ora
ham-Paige automobile body plant at
Evansville, where all bodies for the
light Car of that make will be man
ufactured this year. The present
force is 400 Executive and engineer
ing Offices of the General Imple-
ment Company are to move to
Evansville from Racine, Wis, it was
announced following a directors
meeting in New York.
A board OF directors has been
added to the personnel Of the free
employment bureau at Booming
ton With the intention of making 1t
a model of its kind. The Cham
Der of Commerce is considering a
campaign to induce more industries
to locate in the city.
The 1880 canning season in the
state holds prospects for better re-
suits than in 1929. The Shockley
Bros. Company. operating a factory
at Whiteland, is offering bonuses to
farmers growing tomatoes, making
possible a prize Of $3.50 a ton. Corn
will be bought for S14 a ton, 81
more than last year by the Nor
gan Packing Company, operating
plant in Columbus. The Falkland
Canning Company is a new Shelby
county concern. 1t is capitalized at
SIS 900 Signing of contracts for the
season is under way.
Columbus Seeks Tannery
Columbus business men are meet
ing with success in subscribing a
100000 stock issue to insure re-
tanning for the city the w. w.
Mooney 81 Sons tannery, founded
in 1887. control of which the Howes
Brothers Company, Boston, Mass,
plans to buy. 1t is proposed to en-
ploy 200 10 $50 men, with an an
nual pay roll of S25O,O00 to 100000.
Plans for erection of an eighty-rocna
hotel have been announced.
The following summary shows
conditions in various cities of the
state:
KOkomo-Oficials of the c. I.
Togstad Company, in announcing
that business for the first two weeks
Of January showed a considerable
increase. said it is planned to in
crease the sales force, which at
present is composed Of 2,199 can
wasting agents in all parts of the
country.
NewcastIe-The Burke ConStruc-
ton Company, whose field has been
bridge building. has added airplane
hangar construction to its activities.
It has adopted a standard steel type
in sizes from one to fifty-plane ca
pacity.
RichmOnd-The Atlas Underwear
Company here has been taken over
by the B. V. D. Company. Inc. New
York. The deal also includes the
Atlas plant at Piqua, o.
New Record Forecast
Michigan City-Oficials of Kar-
pen Brothers, furniture manufac-
turers. predict 1880 business will set
a new high mark. Plants here man
ufacture fiber furniture, Pullman
car, airplane and bus seats. The
c. A. Durham Company. heating
appliance manufacturer. for which
a new plant is being built. has pur-
chased the Dwyer Equipment Com
pany, Chicago.
Fl. Wayne-The Steinite Manu-
featuring Company, radio makers,
is being operated by a committee
representing creditors. following dis
miSsal of bankruptcy suit in federal
court. A reorganization is planned.
Representatives of the creditors an
nounced a belief that the company
can be made a profitable venture,
and cite a good demand for its
products as a result of a national
advertising campaign. The Fit.
Wayne Brass and Aluminium Found
dry Company, new concern, has
started production. Contracts for
remodeling and re-equipping the
Allen county jail at a cost Of S88. 900,
have been awarded.
vincennes-Erection Of a $4,000
building for the VincenneS Packing
Corporation has been started.
Gary-Manufacture of a new floor
inc material will be started in the