The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-01-02
1000 Will GO
BACK TO WORK
IN FOUR MINES
Pits in Sullivan Field win
Resume Operations at
Early Date.
SALES PLAN EVOLVED
Columbus Company'S Prod
uCtS to Get Attention
of 10000 Stores.
BY CHARLES G. STONE,
State Editor. The Times

The outstanding development in
Indiana industry and business for
the week ended today was an
nouncement that 1000 men will be
given employment through reopen
ing of four coal mines in the Sulh-
van field, and that a sales plan
has been developed for the Carl II.
Becker Company of Columbus bv
which its products will be called
to the attention of 10000 stores
throughout the United States.
Mines to resume operations arc
the Glendora, Baker, Peerless and
Ebbw Vale. The first three named
had been operating on a curtailed
scale due to labor differences. but
these have been settled. The other
pit had been idle about one month.
The Becker company, manufac-
turing enamel, floor paint and ton
dressing is expected to greatly in
crease its business through the ma
tlonal hook up with the stores, ac-
cordlng to Carl H. Becker, president.
who said it is possible that his fac
tory may become the leading indus
try of Columbus.
NobIesvilIe Factory Busy
Full time operation of the Union
sanitary Manufacturing Company
factory at Noblesville will be start.
cd soon, Albert Ludlum, manager
announces. He says orders on hand
assured steady work until spring at
least. 81
Anderson's newest industry, the
HanSon-Van Wrinkle Manning Com
pany will begin operations nsxt
week. 1t manufactures polishing
equipment.
w. Z. Redmon, head basket and
furniture factories at Peru. expresses
confidence that steady operation Of
the plants will continue.
employment for 200 men in the
Union City Body Company plant
was assured with booking of an Or
der from the Chevrolet assembly
factory at Indianapolis. 1t is he
lleved the order will assure work
Tor the next six months.
work of extending undergroInd
cables OF the Indiana Bell Telp-
phone Company in Marion. a $25
600 project, will be started soon
and aid in relieving unemplov-
ment. p'os
Bedford Provides Jobs
Several men are being employed
In erection of a new pumping STA
ton at Bedfords municipal water
plant. The contract price WIS
$13,170.
Muncle business leaders are omit
mlStic for better conditions DURING
1881. They express a belief that
no buyers strike exists but that
curtailed purchasing is due to lack
of money.
Full time operation of the Wood
Products Company has been r..
sumed at Spencer, with fifty per-
sons employed. 1t had been idle
since fall.
City officials at Ft. Wayne are
Planning a program of public work
which would cost nearly $4,000 000.
The work proposed is a new Ultra
ton plant, combination storm
and sanitary sewer and grade cross
ing separations. An Improvement
program being carried out at the
TT. Wayne plant of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Corporation win
cost nearly $4,000.
Bank Buys Industry
BuiloingSkand stock of the Great
western Manufacturing Company at
Laporte have been purchased by the
Indiana Harbor National bank act-
ing Tor mortgage holders. In the
stock sold were 1904 dish washing
made to sell at SIS each.
which brought only 40 cents each.
They will be converted into watering
troughs, as they we're not success
1ul tor their original purpose. The
bank paid $116,175 for tie companys
property.
The park board of South Bend
plans 100000 bond issue for z
park expansion program.
Practically all Vincennes factories
are operating on full time, incIud-
ing those of the Vincennes Bridge
Company, Blackboard Window Glass
Company, Indiana Board and Filler
and Corrugated Paper Company and
the Brown Shoe Company. Work
OF clearing the site for the George
Rogers Clark memorial is under
way.