The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-31
New Structures at Anderson
Erected at Cost OF
$1,500,0O0.
STEEL COMPANY GROWS
Additions to Gary Works
Giving Employment to
1900 Men.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor, The Times

Building for industrial and other
business purposes was the most en-
couraging factor disclosed in a STR
vey of Indiana for the week ended
today.
The second unit Is to be built at
the State Line Generating Company
plant on the shore of Lake Michi-
gan, near Hammond, which will in
crease the capacity to ga 900 horse
power. From the start 1t was
planned that the station should
eventually be at least 10000 kilo-
watts. The new unit will bring the
output to nearly half that figure.
At Anderson several new business
buildings are near completion. The
structures represent an expenditure
of 81 500 900. The Anderson hotel
building is expected to be ready for
use about March l. Other structures
near completion include the new
home of the Anderson Herald and
the 100000 State theater. A $780,
900 addition to the postift1ce will
be ready March l.
Addition to Cost 100000
Final contracts have been award
ed for construction Of 100000 ad-
dition to the Capehart Corporation
plant at Fl. Wayne, with compile
ton set for March /.
More than $500 men are en-
ployed in improvement work at the
plants of the Illinois Steel Company
N Gary and this force will be in
creased to 5000 as the work reaches
a peak. With the firing of the sec
ond blast furnace in two weeks, the
company reached rs per cent of
normal production.
Spring is to bring thorough ex-
plOration of a new oil field meas
Terre Haute Leases for drilling
have been taken on 1000 acres of
land, mostly in Honey Creek town
ship. Drilling will start April 2.
Conditions in various cities of the
state are shown In the following
summary:
ArdersOn-The American Flay-
ground Device Company has added
floodlights to its production. The
lights are designed for use on ath-
letic fields, airports, amusement
parks and bill boards.
Newcastle Plants Busy
NewcastIe-The ChrySler automo-
bile plant has 1900 men at work and
every other Newcastle factory is re-
ported on a normal schedule.
ElwOOd-The American Tinplate
Company plant is near normal pro-
duction with all its twenty mills in
operation.
Edinburg-Two factories here, the
Amos and the Thompson veneer
mills, have suspended operations.
Officials announce large stock Is
on hand and that 1t Is not known
when operations will be resumed.
Terre Haute-ThiS city is planning
to bring the Donohue Publishing
Company here from Chicago, and
Mayor Wood PoSey will head q dele
CATION of citizens who will confer
with company officials regarding re-
moval The company employs be-
tween 400 and 500 persons.
Hartford City-The Citizens State
bank here has been affiliated with
the First and Tri-State National
Bank and Trust Company Of FIT.
Wayne. The two banks have assets
in excess of $50, 600, 900.
Output to Be Increased
Arcadia-The John Ridge Man
ufacutring Company plans an in
crease in daily production from 5000
to $4,000 units.
Mt. Yernon-The Mt. Vernon
Strawboard Company is shipping
five carloads of strawboard monthly
to the Ford Motor Company for use
In the process of manufacturing
glass used in Ford and Lincoln au-
tomobileS.
East Chicago-A request for bids
on a new postoffice and federal build
ing here. for which congress ap-
propriated $4,000. sets Feb. "A as
the last date on which proposals
will be received.