The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-12-19
100000 IN
ORDERS GIVEN
STATEP PLANTS
Automobile Parts and Stone
Contracted for in Past
Week.
EMPLOYMENT TO GAIN
Glass Factory at Muncie to
Give Work to IFS
Next Week.
3Y CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor. The Times


Orders booked by Indiana firms
for a total expenditure of $4,000, 900
was the outstanding development in
business and industry during the
last week a survey ended today
shows.
The Auburn Automobile Company
With plants at Auburn and Corners
vile, ordered $3,OOO,0OO worth of
products from Indiana plants, in
GLIDING the Schebler Carburetor
Company, Metal Auto Parts Com
pany, L. @. S. Devices Corporation,
Arrow Supply Company, Hide,
Leather and Betting Company, Ze-
mite Metal Company, Sweitzer,
Cummins & Co., and the Cakes
Company, all Of Indianapolis; Slant
Machine and Tool Company, Indi-
ana Lamp Company and Central
Manufacturing Company, all of
Conn r sville; Marion Malleable
Company, Marion; Delco Remy
Corporation, Anderson; Indiana
Pressed steel Company, Muncie;
Excel Curtain Company, Elkhart,
and Russ Gear and Tool Company,
Lafayette.
Deliveries in all instances are to
be started Jan. l.
S1,O0O,00O Stone Deal
The Indiana Limestone Company,
operating in the Bloomington-Bed-
ford district, has an order for
100000 worth of stone to be used
in construction of the Mellon In
stitute building at Pittsburgh. The
order, company officials announce,
will insure steady employment in its
plants for the remainder Of the
winter.
The Pullman Car Manufacturing
Company, Michigan City, has re-
ceived an order for 500 refrigerator
cars from the Santa Fe railroad, and
will have 800 men on its pay roll by
Jan. IS.
Sale of a new six-cylinder trac-
tor, a product of the Advance
Rulnely Company at La Porte, is
already in excess of the initial pro-
duction schedule set for compile
ton Feb. %.
Unemployment in Muncie will be
reduced next week when ITS men
viii go to work in the Hemingway
Glass Company plant.
Milling Plant to Operate
After being idle several weeks due
to lack of orders, the Noblesville
Milling Company plant, largest in
the state, has resumed operations.
It is said enough orders are on hand
to keep the mill running until
spring.
During the week reduction was
made in the force of the Monon
railroad shops at Lafayette. Tt is
Planned to resume operations Jan. 5.
Steady operation of the Delco-
Reny Corporation plants at Ander-
ION. with a prospect for better con-
ditions III January, are announced
by the president, F. G. Kruger.
The n. N. Smith Cigar Company
ct Frankfort has been purchased by
Tegge- Jackman Cigar Company of
Detroit, and operations will be
started Dec. 26 by the new owner,
which announces that by Feb. IS
it is probable 300 to $50 persons will
be employed.
$4,000 to Aid Industry
Business men Of Franklin have
subscribed a fund of $4,000 to asst
e. Vernon Knight, New Albany, "
recently bought the Franklin Man
featuring Company plant, in gettil
it in operation The plant is Franz
ms largest employer. 1t man
lectures desks. New machiner
which will increase production neal
lv 100 per cent, is being installed ]
she Lcuden Packing Company fac
tory at Terre Haute.
The E. G. Reece Canning Com
pany plant burned at Waldron with
a loss of $4,000 VII be rebuilt in the
spring, it is anncunced by E. G.
Reece.
Sugar beet growers in Adams and
surrounding counties are receiving
checks for a total of 100000 from
the Holland-St. Louis Company at
Decatur, representing 10 per cent OF
money due for beets delivered at the
company's plant. The remainder
viii be paid about Jan. Is.