The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-10-24
BUILDING GAIN
MADE IN ONLY
Three CITIES
is Others in State Show
Less Than September
Total Last Year.
COAL INDUSTRY BETTER
Pike County Strip Mines
Operate Steadily With
Larger Forces.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
state Editor. The Times

state Editor. The Times
Continued depression in building
and a few instances of betterment
in industry was noted in a business
survey Of Indiana for the week end
ed today.
Building in the state during Sep
TENDER reached a total of s1,958OO
compared to $4,9OO,OOO for the same
month in 1929 and $2,544,OOO for
August of this year. During Sep
TENDER only three cities Of eighteen
covered in the survey showed gains
over the month last year. They are
Logansport, Terre Haute and Vim
cennes. However, eight had more
building during the month than in
August, these being Anderson, Elk
hart, Ft. Wayne, Hammond, Indi-
annapolis, Logansport, Muncie and
Terre Haute.
Coal Company Spends $4,000
In the industrial field, improve
ment was noted in Pike county coal
fields. Practically stripping plants
are operating and deep mines are
providing work three to five days a
week. A $4,000 tipple is being COM
pleted for the Ingle Coal Company
near Titles. The company is en-
deayoring to reduce the cost of deep
mining to a point where it can COM
pete with stripping method.
Of1cials of Servel, Inc, Evansville,
announce that 100000 will be
spent in advertising new type of
electric refrigerator, production of
which will be started Dec. l.
In the Calumet region, the oil
refining industry is operating
steadily, the general business de-
preston affecting it little. The in
dustry is providing employment for
1000 persons.
Business conditions in various
cities are shown in the following
summary:
Expansion of the Reiss
Manufacturing Company plant here,
recently merged here with the Mas
ter Electric Company of Dayton,
o.. is contemplated, according to
Bert H. Welchel, newly appointed
superintendent. About seventy-five
persons now are employed and it
is expected the force will be in
creased after Jan. l.
RedFord plant In Omen
neutrality-suspicious. will be re-
sumed Nov. in the plant of the
Reliance Manufacturing Company,
which has been idle three months,
Earl " Tolen, production manager,
announces
BIufftOn-The plant of the Me,
mann Furniture Company is OPP
Grating again after an idleness of a
few days with indications that it
will provide steady employment un-
til at least Jan. l. The force is 20
per cent below normal, but is ex-
pected twenty-five or thirty per-
sons will be employed soon.
AIexandria-Two mineral wool
plants here are enjoying a steadily
increasing volume of business. One
days shipment reached a total Of
eight carloads.
Huntington - Purity Creamery
Products, Inc, New York, has
opened a modern cheese factory
here. It is planned to concentrate
manufacture here, Closing some
plants in the eastern section of the
country.
Near Full Production
PerII-A survey of industries here
shows the Ariel Cabinet Company
near full production, and with the
Redmon basket factory and Was
muth- Goodrich plant increasing
forces. The Cotton Specialties Com
pany plant is operating on a twen-
ty-four-hour d day basis. The Tri-
pick Heating Specially Company is
a new concern here. the fourth
heating equipment manufacturing
enterprise in Peru. 1t is operating
on an overtime schedule.
Fl. Wayne-The Wayne hotel is
being remodeled at a cost of SOS, 900.
1t will be ready for use late. in De-
cember.
Terre Haute-One of the citys
new industries, the American Can
Company, is planning to start oper-
ations by Jan. /. in a plant which is
under construction. Employment
will be given 500 persons.
La POrte-Branch offices of the
Advance-Rumely Company at Bat
tie Greek, Mich, and Indianapolis
will be moved here and consolidated
about Nov. l.