The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-10
SHIPMENTS OF
AUTOS REACH
RECORD MARKS
Auburn Sets New High,
While Studebaker Has
Best Month Since '29.
GLASS PLANTS TO OPEN
New Owner Takes Turner
Factories at Winchester
and Terre Haute.
BY CHARLES G. STONE
State Editor. The Times

Outstanding IN Indiana industry
and business for the week ended
today was the announcements Of
two automobile manufacturers,
Studebaker of South Bend and
Auburn of Auburn and Corners
Vile on shipments. President A. r.
Erskine of the former announced
that in March shipments were the
largest for any month since Sep
TENDER, 1929, being total of 7,011.
Auburn during March broke all it's
monthly records with shipment of
5,649 cars, 81 per cent of the total
for the year Of 1890.
Pay Roll Passes 100000
The heavy volume of Auburn bust
ness is reflected in the industrial
pay roll at Connersville, which now
exceeds 100000 weekly.
The Muncie Gear Company is
manufacturing free wheeling de-
vice for Ford automobiles, which is
being retailed through a. group of
$50 stores.
Federal court approval of a re-
ceiver's sale of Turner Glass Com
pany plants at Terre Haute and
Winchester was among interesting
developments of the week. The buy
er is the General Glass Company,
capitalized at $500,000 Plans are be-
ing made to resume operations at
an early date. At capacity, TOO per-
sons are employed in the Terre
Haute plant. Headquarters of the
company will be maintained at Win
chester.
Railroad Provides Work
Seventy-flve men will be en-
ployed by the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad next week for
track work in the vicinity Of Terre
Haute. With 275 men already en-
ployed, the Terre Haute Malleable
and Manufacturing Company plans
to start a second foundry to en-
ploy forty to fifty more. Steady
operations prevail at the Quaker
Maid plant with 400 on the pay roll.
Another encouraging event was
the signing Of a new wage agree
ment by Indiana coal miners and
operators. In that connection, j.
G. Applegath, manager of the
Princeton Mining Company, an
nounced prospects we're bright for
steady operation of it's Kings mine
through the summer.
The Rock Wool Products Com
pany, new Wabash concern, has
made it's first car load shipment.
The Bloomington stone district
may acquire five small mills as a
result of a decision of producers
to discontinue shipments of small
pieces. Companies which may be
affected are the James O'Meara
Stone Company, Baltimore, Md;
Southern Cut Stone Company,
Bowling Green, KY; Hoardley Cut
Stone Company, Columbus. O.;
Acme and Wolverine companies,
both of Detroit.
The city council of Peru will vote
April % on appropriating $150,00O
for building a new city water sys-
tenn.
Plant Being Enlarged
Two additions. are being built to
the plant of the Gaar Canning Com
pany at Redkey.
A $4,000 addition is being built to
the main office of American Sheet
and Tinplate Company at Gary.
TT. Wayne city officials and the
Nickel Plate railroad have reached
an agreement to replace six grade
crossings with overhead structures.
Production of Servel, Inc, Evans
vile, is far ahead of the same period
last year, officials announce, includ-
ing a so per cent gain in refrigerator
business. Local labor will be used
in construction Of a 100000 city IL
brary building.
Among the severe employment
curtailment announcements during
the week was that of the N1onon
railroad. Beginning Sunday, the car
department of the railroads shops
at Lafayette will be closed for an
indefinite period.