The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-04-04
Stone Mill to Cost $4,000
Will Be New Industry
at Bloomington.
ACTIVITY IN OIL FIELD
Trenton Sand Developments
Interest Operators in
Vigo- Sullivan Area.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
state Editor. The Times

Encouraging developments are
noted in a business and industrial
survey OF Indiana for the week
ended today, including announce
ment by the state highway commits
sion that S18,O00.0O0 will be spent
this season as the pay roll in road
and bridge construction, providing
employment for a large number Of
men directly and aiding concerns
which manufacture products to be
used in the work.
J. Mason Hoadley, Inc, a new
company, announces 1t will erect
s150,000 stone mill near Blooming
ton. The plant will compare in
size with that of Hoadley-C Cline and
the Indiana Limestone Company, at
present the largest in the Indiana
stone belt.
A business block at Anderson,
owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bonser. is to be enlarged and re-
modelled at a cost of $4,000.
Work has started on a $4,000
building at Terre Haute to house
the Hardware Supply Company, Inc.
The Good VIII Industry will erect
a $4,000 building to house its four
factories now in separate quarters.
Terminal to Cost S15O,OOO
officials of the Ohio and Miss
iSsippi River Transit Company an
nounce work will be started by MAY
l Of erecting a S150,000 river
terminal at Evansville Handling OF
coal will be the chief business Of
the terminal.
In about TWO months a $970,000
program will be inaugurated at
South Bend. consisting Of railroad
track elevation in the western part
of the city. Lines involved in the
work are Grand Trunk Western,
New York Central and New Jersey,
Indiana and Illinois.
Spring has brought an increase OF
activities in the IL fields of Vigo
and Sullivan counties. Drilling to
Trenton sand has aroused new
interest in the section. One well in
this sand is said to be producing 400
barrels daily.
The following summary shows
conditions In various cities of In
diana.
Engine Company Formed
CoIumbus-The Cummins Avia-
ton Diesel Engine Corporation has
been formed here. Incorporators of
the new concern include Clessie L.
Cummins, who recently attracted
nationwide attention with an auto
mobile powered by a Diesel engine.
BlufftOn-With las persons en-
ployed and orders on hand to as
sure steady operation for two
months and a half, the Niemann
Furniture Manufacturing Company,
which recently moved here from
Chicago to the plant Of the defunct
Il. c. Bay Piano Company, made its
drst shipment this week.
MariOn-The Indiana Truck Cor
poration has booked an order for
s125O 900 worth of trucks from the
Georgia state highway commission.
The corporation has $50 persons on
its pay roll. Officials are optimistic
for steady operation throughout the
year.
Franklin May Lose Plant
Franklin-Citizens here are much
concerned over the possibility that
operations will be stopped at the
Franklin Manufacturing Company
plant. largest employer in the city
and largest concern Of its kind in
the nation. April 10 has been set as
final date for settlement with
creditors under a receivership. and
unless some plan is adopted to take
over the plant, it is expected opera
tons will cease soon after that date
Efforts are being made to sell $780,
GOO IN bonds to guarantee continu-
ance OF the business.
LOganSpOrt-PlantS of Associated
Apparels, Inc, at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
and Belvidere, H., are to be moved
TO Sl50000 plant in process of
construction here. and some of the
machinery in a plant at Elkhart will
also be moved to LoganSport. From
400 to 600 persons will be employed.
la Porte-A report of operations
OF the Advance-Rumely Company
plant here for 1929, announced BY
Finley P. Mount. president, shows a
net loss of $685., 503.67. A poor
wheat crop in Canada last year.
causing a reduced demand for
tractors and other farm imple-
mentS produced by the company.
are blamed by Mount for the slump
in business.
Peru-Arthur v. Sampsel. in
ventor Of simplified stoker. an
nounces that a company capitalized
for at least 100000 will be formed
here to produce and market the
machine.