The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-16
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INDIANA'S IDLE
MADE IN WEEK
Employment UpturnS Noted
at MunCie, Newcastle
and Other Cities.
ORDERS BEING BOOKED
ConnerSyilIe Company Gets
Largest in History From
Eastern Firm.
BY CHARLES C. STONE
State Editor. The Times

Gains in employment are out
standing in business and indus
trial survey of Indiana for the week
ended today.
At Muncie, the three plants of the
Warner Gear Company have forces
go per cent larger than in January
year ago, and Is per cent more
than in that month Of 1929, pros
porous year. John M. Simpson,
general manager, declares 1.-THE fu-
tllre looks encouraging" There are
638 more men employed now than
in January, $780, The company
manufactures automobile parts,
principally transrnissio1s. Among
orders on hand is one for parts
used in making the Mathis automo-
bile, a French product.
Increased production is under way
at the Chrysler automobile plant in
Newcastle, with several hundred
men employed OH five-day week
basis. S. E. WEIGH, factory manager,
announces that production Sched-
uled for January is the largest in
many months. A new steam line is
to be built at the plant at a cost of
$4,000.
New Products Announced
Another Newcastle industry pre-
pairing for better business is the
Jesse French & Sons Piano Com
palny, which has added a small
radio set and combination
radio and photograph to its lines.
Fl. Edgar French expresses a belief
that the volume will be from so to
100 per cent higher than in 1890.
The Huntington Asbestos Manu-
featuring Company plant is run
ming at capacity, with enough
orders to insure steady operation
until March /.
Fourteen statesmen have been
added to the staff of the Hunting
ton Shoe and Leather Company,
which is providing steady enjoy
ment to ITS persons.
Full time operations will be re-
stunned Monday by the Keck- Con-
herman foundry at Mt. Vernon,
giving work to $50 men.
1000 at Work
In the Showers Bros. furniture
plant at Bloomington 1000 persons
are now on the pay roll. Seventy
five men have been laid off tempo
rarily in the Monon railroad shops.
S. j. Rosentllal, Chicago, an
nounces that the factory of the
Greencastle Garment Company,
which is in receiYership, will be
placed in operation soon and line
of brushes added to production. The
plant employs a force of about 100.
Fourteen of thirty-five new cars
ordered by the Indiana railroad will
be made in the American Car and
Foundry Company plant at Jeffer-
sonville.
Connersville is among cities of the
state showing a healthy business re-
viyal- The Rex. Manufacturing
Company has obtained the largest
contract in its history, covering re-
frigerator cabinets to be made for
the Westinghouse Electrical Man
ufacturing Company of Pittsburgh.
The Auburn Automobile Company,
the city's largest industry, will have
the busiest year in it's history, com
pany officials predict. During week
OF the automobile show in New York
this year, distributor and dealer Or
ders called for $500 cars against Or
ders for 1880 placed during the
1880 show. Full production in the
near future is expected by officials
of the McQuay Morris Manufacture
ing Company. Increasing business
is reported by the Connersville
Cabinet Company, Stacey Engineer
ing Company, Boots Company and
Indiana Lamp Company.
Plant May Be Re -Opened
It is expected that shortly before
Feb. l, the Majestic Furniture Com
pany plant at Warsaw, now in re-
ownership, will resume operations.
The Monticello Manufacturing
Company of Elwood announces it
will establish a sales Office and dis
play room in Chicago. It's plant
has been operating steadily since
July. Another branch may be estab-
lished in Cleveland.
Among orders booked by the
Franklin Desk Company during the
January furniture show at Chicago
were two each calling for car load
lots.
The annual report Of Servel, Inc,
Evansville, to stockholders, shows
a profit of $1,O23, 1893 in ten months.
Preparing for heavier volume OF
business, conveyor system is be-
ing installed to permit handling OF
500 to 300 units daily, instead of the
present so to 100.
Printing of Breeders Gazette,
leading livestock publication, will
be done henceforth by the Midland
Press at Spencer, removal from Chi
caro- having heoY1 efFecfed