The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-03-15

Muncse 10 the county seat ~ Delaware
county. one Of the sichest and beet cuiii-
vssrd counties IN the sssse.
Two years 40 Nuncic had : popula-
SIou az 7.OVQ. to-day II hss : population
81 $4,000. anf during the psst year oses
three h0ndred buiidings have been
orecgo6 aud hundreds ere n0w required
y gect the demands Of tenants.
1uncie has 8 paid Ore department.
0plendid wases-wosks. electric tights.
oehoo.s equal 10 any ia tre state. churches
OF slmOst every denomination. opera
house. pablo library. telephone. M, o.
aud couucil-
NATURAL Gas.
The power al natural xss IL such thai
one must zee. feei anil hear the effect H.
order 10 reslixr the pow~r ani capacity
Of this monarch OF Ill fuels A. hsa'
producer IL eXc-'s any thing aud every
thing yet knn~n u man. A. c0uvcn-
fence aud luxury il hes no equal. II J.
wonderful. mirscu!Ous. strange. W.
know not how il il made nor whence
comes We onl, know thsi u y obssi"
Cd By driving : sell s5O ieet aud tsppin>
the Trenton rock.
Tbeosie sud opinions are plenty. bu
knowsedge Of the facts concerning IL
origin Iesvrs u - much enveIvped 4
mystery to-day - we're the orienssis "
the dark ages when natural gas WAS hr.
discOgered il China
One thing We do know. sni tia IL il
u revolutionizing the manufacturing
industries OF the United States
Nuncie hes now shirty-tw0 natural ga
wells. capable Of producing OJUHO.UUv
eubic fees per dsy. equal Ia beating pow
o. 10 5000 tons Of coal. Estimating cos
ot - per ton. ihe thirty-twv wells will
produce $1,000 worth u The best kind OF
fuel every twenty -four hours. or over
- 00O.00o per year. But this j. not all
Center township. in which Muucie j.
located, will supply gss for over co.
wells, without one interfering with ths
other.
The first we'll was sunk in November.
1855, and Of the thirty-two wells d'ii.esi
not one has proved . failure. Gas Ia
this section il Of The fness quality. n.
oil or water hss ever been ksund. aud thu
field Il the highest part Of The form ssion
Of Trenton rock. thus guaranteeing
quantity aud quality for ages 70 cosne.
nASUEACTURISs INDUSTRIES.
The total number OF factories or sll|
kinds now located q Muncie are fifty-
two, and she total number Of hsnds EN-
ployed 773. Among she largest mss
b mentioned the following: Muuci.
nail works employ $40 honda Ilemin
gray els.s works employ ais hand
0uucie Pulp company employ 20sI
hAuds. Msriag. Hart + CO.. employ 55U|
hsnds. g. II. over. window-giss-. EN-
ploys l25 hands. Nunc;e Begging c..
employ 40 hssda J. II. Smith s c.
employ l35 hands
since the discovery n nsfursi gas two
years ago. Nuncie has secured seventeen
new factories. With : combined cspitss
81 ol.6OO.OO0. These have been secured
without the expenditure Of . dollar for
advertising.
Manufacturers must seek the gee belt
Or 60 out Of business No manufacturer
using coal 20 large extent csu compete |
with those who ne neutral gss-
In Muncie fuel costs nothing. Each
lhrtory can have its own well and con
troll its own supply.
The Nuncie Pulp company and Wnn~is !
Nail and Iron works each save &4OUO,I
yearly in fuel alone, certainly quite 81
profit in iteelf
Several large mann fscfurers are soon
% locate here. one Of hich will employ
about 3.70O men, aud IL looks q though
Quncie il destined 10 become = fsurish
Ing manufacturing city Of so O(D inhsbit-
ants within three yesrs. No city IN IT,
diane has the advantages OF railroad
facilities. natural ga, water aud location
Nuncie has.
The cost Of fuel and lights for medi-
om-siEed house here i Sc 20 SIC year
Here the poor man can enjoy the lux
uries Of life 1t nominal cost.
4 rwo-NrLLfox-DoLLAR COMPANY.
A party Of New York gentlemen. ex
periencsd in operating real estate. nav.
purchased about 900 acres Ct MuYcie
and will develop and improve By esfsb-
hshtng 0anuiaciories, building, rrDti.s
and selling houses. selling house Tote IN.
Supplying natural ga TO consumers.
The 6rst purchase Of over : million
dollar worth Of property. and The ~
esuixsii0u Of the Nuncie Natural G..
Land improvement Company IVES CON-
pleted It Nuncie Feb III. and the folIo~
Ing officers and directors we're elected .
the et0ckh0Iders' meeting Of that date /:
Ex-Gov- LION Abbott, OF New Jers~y.
president; William Hsrris. Union Civ.
Ind treasurer Jsmss n. Woods. gen
erAl manager; ;. &. Goshorn. Muncie.
Ind. secretary; w. 5. Hall. FindIsy. O. :
james E. Bishop, Cincinnati. u, aud N
Dinner, Dayton. o.. compose the bsIanc.
Of the board Of directors.
The land i being laid Oh IN building
ArxA
ner, with broad avenues and beautiful
drives.
"A mammoth hotel q soon 70 be erect.
Cd and sueet-esr line built. bringing
intO close communication every part a.
the city. Already III is life aud activity
and property u selling rapidly q iii,
prices. i d expected 10 more than
quAdrupIe 70 value 10 the next year.
i IL said tBst there 4 IN be another
Cabinet p0si'inu created 10 Be known n