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P. M. Noggle owns and runs a flouring mill in the northeast part of the town, and does a good custom business, as the writer is informed. This mill gives employment to three or four hands the year round.
An axe handle factory is run by Peter Knisely, and owing to the superior quality of the second-growth hickory in the vicinity, and the excellent work done by him, both in design and execu- tion, his helves are in great demand throughout the country. His establishment furnishes employment for five or six hands steadily, and a good market to the farmers in the vicinity for their timber. Many more such establishments should be run in the county.
A planing mill is owned and operated by the Bourbon Eleva- tor company. G. D. Ettinger is the business manager, and the establishment gives employment to three or four hands. The Bourbon Elevator company owns and operates the grain eleva- tor at this place, and owing to the excellent farming country around the town, does a good and paying business, Bourbon hav- ing only one railroad, and consequently there is no competition in buying.
The Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad runs through Bourbon township and town. The following is the number of miles of main and side track, rolling stock, personal property, etc., in the township, outside of the town of Bourbon, which is given separately, below, also telegraph and telephone property: Central Union Telephone Co .:
Personal property.
$85 00 =
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad:
Main track, 6.94 miles, at $28,000 per mile
$194,320 00
Side track, 1.233 miles, at $3,500 per mile 4,315 00
Rolling stock - proportion 45,110 00
Personal property. 70 00
Total in township outside of town $243,815 00
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Personal property ยท
$1,820 00
Total
$245,630 00
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BOURBON TOWNSHIP - CORPORATIONS.
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad Co .:
Personal property .
$70 00
Main track, .53 mile, at $27,000 per mile
14,840 00
Side track, .320 mile, at $3,500 per mile
1,120 00
Improvements on right of way
1,000 00
Rolling stock - proportion
3,445 00
Total
$20,475 00
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Poles, wires, etc.
$260 00
Central Union Telephone Co .:
Poles, wires, etc.
$10 00
American Bell Telephone Co .:
Hand transmitters, etc ..
$5 00
Recapitulation of Bourbon township and town: Bourbon township, total.
$245,635 00
Bourbon town:
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Railroad Co ..
$20,475 00
Western Union Telegraph Co.
260 00
Central Union Telephone Co
10 00
American Bell Telephone Co.
5 00
Total
$266,385 00
Tippecanoe township, No. 5, has no commercial interests of any note. Old Tippecanoe town, as stated elsewhere in this work, is virtually vacated and deserted, and nearly all the busi- ness and enterprise have been given to the village of Ilion, one mile south of the old town and located on the "Nickel Plate " railroad. Once there was a woolen factory in the old town, but that was burnt down years ago, by an incendiary, and the old flouring mill that used to do as much and as good work as any mill in the county, is now closed and there is no " sound of the grinding." It is doubtful whether it will ever again be repaired and set running. The village of Ilion has no factories or shops to give employment to hands. Mr. Hartsell runs a saw-mill in the place and has been doing a good business for some years in the timber and tie business, but timber is getting scarce and soon he will have to shut down for want of material to work upon. He gives employment to probably four or five hands in his mill. Mr. Patrick S. Mulligan owns and is using a grain elevator in Ilion, and owing to the fact that he is an honest, obliging and 29-B.
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affable gentleman he is doing a good business and it will doubt- less increase.
The " Nickel Plate" railroad runs through Tippecanoe town- . ship, nearly east and west, and the following is its length, val- uation, etc .:
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad:
Main track, 5.76 miles at $12,000 per mile
$69,120
Side track, 716 mile at $2,500 per mile. 1,790
Improvements on right of way 815
Rolling stock - proportion
20,160
Personal property
180
Total
$92,065
Western Union Telegraph Company: Personal property.
$1,585
Recapitulation of Railroad and Telephone: Total railroad.
$92,065
Total telegraph
1,585
Total railroad and telegraph
$93,650
German township, No. 6, located in the northeast corner of Marshall county, has no special commercial interests. There is but one town or trading place in the township, and that is at Bremen. It is one of the best towns in the county as a trading point, the business men being honest, prompt, painstaking and liberal in their dealings with their customers and patrons, and the farming district around the town is second to none in the county.
The compiler of this meager chapter is indebted to that court- eous gentleman and reliable business man, Mr. John W. Wright, of Bremen, for the following items of interest concern- ing the industrial interests of that place. Mr. Wright writes as follows:
" BREMEN, Marshall County, Ind., September 20, 1889.
" DEAR SIR :- My time has been so occupied that I have been unable to get any statistics of other manufacturing firms. In fact, they have existed and expired, and new concerns are in ex- istence, and yet not properly a lineal descent from the older ones which are now no more.
" We still have the two old grist-mills, and one good saw-mill. These three can trace their ancestry away back. Christian Schilt founded one saw-mill and one grist-mill, the grist-mill
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being conducted by his son, and in a very superior manner. The saw-mill also prospers in the hands of Jacob Carbiner and William Huff, Jr.
" We have also a custom planing mill, run by Volmer & Knopfle. They have been in business four or five years, and are very popular, accommodating, and are doing well.
Individually I am nobody's successor, yet have succeeded. My business had its birth, February, 1869, in what was then known as Huff & Walter's saw-mill, of Bremen. It was repeat- edly enlarged by my very munificent friends, Jacob Walter, now deceased, and William Huff, Sr., who still lives, and is as gener- ous and helpful as twenty years ago. This generosity grew with his years and wealth, and he, together with his brother Philip, contributed with their means, which included a friendly word in every direction which meant a good deal in those times for a poor lone Yankee in the midst of a whole township of earnest democrats who clanned together stronger than ancient Scotland could think of. The two brothers put their hearts together and built me what was then considered as fine a factory for the busi- ness as any in the state, with the kind words, "pay when you can." From an employment of two men it has increased at times to twenty-five and thirty, and the possibilities are twice that. At no time in its existence has it suffered for lack of profitable work. It still continues prosperous, and now with a younger leader, the business could be increased almost without limit.
" Very truly yours, JOHN J. WRIGHT."
The saw-mill run by Mr. Carbiner and Huff, employs on an average about eight or ten hands, and the grist-mills the usual number for mills of their capacity.
Mr. Wright is the manufacturer of bent wood for all kinds of vehicles and agricultural implements. By his energy, honesty and promptness, he has amassed quite a comfortable fortune, that he is very liberal with in all matters of charity and public enterprise.
The Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago railroad passes through German township, east and west, and outside of Bremen the tabulated statement is as follows:
Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad:
Main track, 8 28-100 miles at $10,500 per mile.
$86,940
Side track, 1 20-100 miles, at $2,500 per mile. 2,800
Rolling stock 14,905
Total railroad
$104,645
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Personal property
1,925
Total railroad and telegraph $106,570
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BREMEN TOWN IN GERMAN TOWNSHIP.
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Personal property .
$240
Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad:
Main track, 75-100 mile, at $10,500 per mile.
$7,875
Side track, 64-100 mile, at $2,500 per mile 1,600
Rolling stock .
1,350
Personal property.
15
Improvements on right of way
1,440
Total railroad
$12,275
Total telegraph
240
Total railroad and telegraph in town $12,515
Total railroad and telegraph in township 106,570
Grand total
$119,085
North township, No. 7, has no general commercial interests. There are four towns or villages in the township, the larger of which is La Paz, situated on the crossing of the B. & O. & C. railroad, and the Michigan road. A grain elevator is owned and run by W. S. Johnson, and a stave factory is operated almost the year round by Johnson, Myers & Co., which gives employ- ment for eight or ten hands, and furnishes a good market for timber in the neighborhood of the factory. The other trading places are East La Paz, situated three-fourths of a mile east of the original La Paz, Linksville and Harris station, which last place is situated on the Vandalia railroad about five miles north of Plymouth. It has a grain elevator and postoffice, but no in- dustrial interests or pursuits. Linkville is only a very small place and has nothing but a saw-mill, which is run only occasionally.
The following is the statement of the railroad valuations, etc., in this township:
Western Union Telegraph Company: Poles, wires, etc. $1,735 00
Lake Erie & Western Railroad Company:
Main track, .32 mile, at $6,500 per mile. $2,080 00
Rolling stock 640 00
Total $2,720 00
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Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad Company:
Personal property. .
$25 00
Main track, 5.99 miles, at $10,500 per mile.
62,895 00
Side track, .72 mile, at $2,500 per mile
1,800 00
Rolling stock - proportion
10,780 00
Improvements on right of way
380 00
Total
$75,880 00
Terre Haute & Longansport Railroad Company: Personal property. .
$10 00
Main track, 7.17 miles, at $4,500 per mile.
32,265 00
Side track, .33 mile, at $1,500 per mile.
495 00
Rolling stock - proportion.
10,040 00
Improvements on right of way
110 00
Total
$42,920 00
Recapitulation:
Western Union Telegraph - total. .
$1,735 00
Lake Erie & Western railroad - total
2,720 00
B. & O. & C. railroad - total.
75,880 00
Terre Haute & Logansport railroad - total
42,920 00
Grand total of railroads, etc.
$123,255 00
Polk township, No. 8, has two villages in it, Tyner City and Teegarden. Tyner City is located on the Lake Erie & Western railroad, about seven miles northwest of Plymouth. Although this place has a high sounding name, it is quite a quiet and small place, and is of no commercial or industrial importance whatever. Years ago, a large stave factory was in full blast in the village, but the timber has been consumed and the factory taken else- where. Recently, Mr. John W. Baugher, who has for many years run one of the very best saw-mills in the county, in West township, on the La Porte road, four miles west of Plymouth, has removed his mill to the southwest part of Polk township, or about two miles southwest of Tyner City. At this writing, Oc- tober, 1890, Mr. Baugher has not gotten his mill into operation, but soon will have, as he is one of the most energetic men and best machinists in the county, and allows nothing to lag on his hands nor run "out of line." He gives employment to ten or twelve hands, all the year round, and he and his business are valuable acquisitions to Polk township and a corresponding loss to West.
Teegarden is located on the Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago railroad, about four miles west of La Paz, on the Michigan road.
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It, like Tyner City, has no commercial importance, but has a good saw-mill and tiling factory, operated by Mr. Henry Ford, a very energetic and competent man. He employs on an average, prob- ably ten or twelve hands. There is also a warehouse large enough to meet the wants of the locality, and for many years, a charcoal pit has been run near the village, that furnished employ- ment for from twenty-five to forty men at least, during the fall and winter seasons.
The valuation of the two railroads running through this town- ship is as follows:
Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad:
Main track 6.13 miles at $10,500 per mile
$64,365 00
Side track .63 mile at $2,500 per mile 1,575 00
Improvements on right of way. 160 00
Rolling stock . 11,035 00
Total Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad $77,135 00
Lake Erie & Western Railroad:
Personal property.
$20 00
Main track 7.75 miles at $6,500 per mile
50,375 00
Side track .21 mile at $2,000 per mile. 420 00
Rolling stock
15,500 00
Total Lake Erie & Western Railroad $66,315 00
Western Union Telegraph Company: Poles, wires, etc.
$1,705 00
Recapitulation:
Total Baltimore & Ohio & Chicago Railroad
$77,135 00
Total Lake Erie & Western Railroad .. .
66,315 00
Total Western Union Telegraph Company 1,705 00
Total of corporations
$145,155 00
West township, No. 9, has but one small village in it - Donel- son, situated on the Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad, six miles west of Plymouth. It is a small place and has no gen- eral, commercial or industrial interests whatever. It is decidedly an agricultural township. There is a saw-mill near the above named station owned by Mr. John G. Lehrman, a very compe- tent engineer and practical saw-mill man, but timber is too scarce in that region to give steady employment to any considerable number of hands.
The railroad assessments for this township are as follows:
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Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne and Chicago Railroad:
Main track, 6.30 miles at $28,000 per mile
$176,400
Side track, 1.14) miles at $3,500 per mile.
40,015
Rolling stock ..
40,950
Personal property
65
Total
$257,430
Terre Haute & Logansport Railroad:
Main track, 3.13 miles at $4,500 per mile
$14,085
Rolling stock .
4,380
Total.
$18,465
Lake Erie & Western Railroad:
Main track, .37 mile at $6,500 per mile
$2,405
Rolling stock
740
Total
$3,145
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Poles, wires, etc.
$1,900
Recapitulation:
Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago railroad
$257,430
Terre Haute & Logansport railroad.
18,465
Lake Erie & Western railroad.
3,145
Western Union Telegraph Co.
1,900
Grand total
$280,930
Walnut, the tenth and last township as numbered on the rec- ords of the county, has two towns, trading places and postoffices in it, being Argos and Fredericksburg, commonly called "Walnut Station."
Argos is situated on the Michigan road eight miles south from Plymouth. The Lake Erie & Western railroad runs through the eastern part of the town, and the Nickel Plate railroad forms a junction with the Erie road in the south part of the place and runs through the southwestern part in a westerly direction. Argos is probably the most lively town in the county, and has had a very substantial "boom" since the completion of the "Nickel Plate railroad," and the boom appears to have come to stay, but it is, like all the other towns in the county, only a trad- ing place for the very excellent farming district that surrounds it, and her commercial interests are only of a local nature. Mr. Leonard Bock has for years run the flouring mill on the west side of the Michigan road, near the center of the town, and being a
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very competent miller and courteous gentleman, he has a good and paying patronage. He employs two or three hands only.
Mr. George Worthington and Elias Boyce Cach have wagon and carriage shops, in Argos, and employ three or four hands each.
Mr. D. E. Vanvactor has a planing mill, and runs some six hands in his establishment, and is doing a paying business.
The Harris Brothers own and run the only saw-mill in the place, and employ six or more hands generally.
Mr. David Boyce has a saw-mill located about three and a half miles southeast of Argos, and employs four or five hands when running his mill.
Mr. Charles Reddinger also has a saw-mill about four or five miles southeast of Argos, and employs the usual number of hands in a country saw-mill.
Walnut Station or Fredericksburgh, is located on the Lake Erie & Western railroad, and within a half mile of the Fulton county line.
Mr. Levi Erwin owns and runs a saw-mill on the edge of the village, and does a fair custom business.
Mr. James L. McCoy operates the grain elevator, and does a good business, being surrounded, as the station is, by a good farming district.
The valuation of the property of the two railroads that run through Walnut township is as follows:
New York, St. Louis & Chicago Railroad Co .:
Main track, 4.79 miles, at $12,000 per mile
$57,480
Side track, .530 mile, at $2,500 per mile 1,325
Rolling stock - proportion. 16,765
Improvements on right of way
30
Personal property
20
Total
$75,620
Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co .:
Main track, 6.55 miles, at $6,500 per mile.
$42,575
Side track, .39 mile, at $2,000 per mile. 780
Rolling stock.
13,100
Improvements on right of way
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Total
$56,465
Central Union Telephone Co .:
Personal property.
$30
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Poles, wires, etc.
$2,230
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Recapitulation outside of Argos:
New York, St. Louis & Chicago Railroad Co
$75,620
Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co.
56,465
Central Union Telephone Co.
30
Western Union Telegraph Co.
2,230
Total of Walnut outside Argos
$134,345
ARGOS TOWN, IN WALNUT TOWNSHIP.
New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co .:
Personal property.
$30
Main track, .61 mile, at $12,000 per mile
7,320
Side track, .688 mile, at $2,500 per mile
1,720
Rolling stock.
2,135
Improvements on right of way.
520
Total
$11,725
Lake Erie & Western Railroad Co .:
Personal property ..
$20
Main track, .96 mile, at $6,500 per mile.
6,240
Side track, .56 mile, at $2,000 per mile.
1,120
Rolling stock.
1,920
Improvements on right of way
265
Total
$9,565
Western Union Telegraph Co .:
Personal property.
$20
American Bell Telephone Co .:
Personal property.
$5
Central Union Telephone Co .:
Personal property.
$10
Recapitulation of township and town:
Total of Walnut township, outside of Argos $134,345
Total of N. Y. C. & St. L. railroad in Argos. 11,725
Total of L. E. & W. railroad in Argos. . 9,565
Total of Western Union Telegraph Co., in Argos .. .
20
Total of American Bell Telephone Co., in Argos .... 5
Total of Central Union Telephone Co., in Argos ...
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Total of township and town. $155,670
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Grand recapitulation of taxables in Marshall county, Ind., for the year 1890:
Total amount of taxables, less railroads, telegraph lines, telephones, etc .. $7,154,820
Union township, total railroads, etc ... . $156,505 Center tp. and Plymouth, total R. R., etc. 412,675
Green tp., total railroads, etc. 79,430
Bourbon tp. and towns, total R. R., etc. . 266,385
Tippecanoe tp., total R. R., etc.
93,650
German tp. and Bremen town, total R. R., etc.
119,085
North tp., total R. R., etc
123,255
Polk tp., total R. R., etc.
145,155
West tp., total R. R., etc.
280,930
Walnut tp. and Argos town
1 56,670
Total R. R., etc., in county. $1,833,740 $1,833,740
Grand total of taxables in county for 1890. $8,988,560
Thus it is seen that the railroads and other corporate associ- ations pay considerably over one-fifth of the taxes in our county, which is quite a relief to the resident tax-payers.
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