The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-06-02

operated ny ~ nanuS, WHICH nuu IL Dcen Ill
New York or Pennsylvania, would have
taken 40 tons OF coal per day.
All this expense was saved by using gas,
which cost nothing in Marion. OF course
all that is saved by the use OF gas is taken
OFF the price of the articles manufactured,
which puts them beyond competition by
Eastern manufacturers. This is so much
gain to Marion. Then. again, Marion Is
particularly fortunate In her location, rs
TO surrounding markets. Within u radius
of 500 miles OF Marion there is a popula-
tion Of rs 000, 900 people, over one-fourth
the population of the United States, and
containing I000,0 900 more people than can
be found within radius OF 800 miles OF
New York, which includes, besides New
York. Brooklyn Albany. Jersey City, Ho.
boken. Newark, Trenton. Philadelphia,
Reading, Lancaster, Wilmington and Bal
timore.
Is 1t any wonder that Marion is outstrlp.
ping all competitors? No wonder that IT
has become the grand Mecca for all kinds
OF manufactures. Only think OF IL, from
practically nothing in 1855 to 81 manu-
factories in 1892, and still they are coming
from all directions by the free factory
sites given away by the international
Trust Company, and by FREQ gas for mo.
tive power, and heating and lighting pur-
poses.
THE EI4YsIUM OF woRKINGBIEN.
Advantageous as Marion Ia to manu-
fncturers, sho holds out no loss fiattering
Inducements to tho workingmen and
workingwomen OF the country. Eighty
four large manufactures must have OPP
orators. The glass works tten of them,1
the lrick works, the wooden pulp works,
the straw pulp works, the wagon works,
the bicycle works, tho iron works OF va
rious kinds, the cracker works, the hub
and block curing works. md indeed all
the works must have operatives or they
cannot get along. Between 1000 and 5000
OF the population are now engaged in tho
manufactures of Marion and still mGre
are needed. The wages are above the ay-
eruge of eastern cities, and the cost OF
board and living much less. Large com.
Portable houses ront from iive to eight
dollars per month.
II II mechanic has little start he can
purchase II lot and build his own house
for from $500 to $50 anG $1,000. All that
it costs housekeeners for tue! and light IS
50 cents Per month, and then they have
no trouble making fires. and are rot pes
tered with dirt. smoke,ashes and sulphur.
ALI they lave to do to make fire Is TO
turn a screw and up tho flame goes When
new houses are finished the pieces of
boards. blocks and shavings. arc put into
pile and burned to get them out OF the
road. Storekeepers do the same with
| their boxes over 400 new houses were
| under way on tho occasion OF the editors
| visit and 400 will be under way tho year
| round. This great influx OF worhingmen
| in the factories creates demGnd for
| houses that cannot bo met fast enough,
aud carpenters are in great demand.
They got 81 so and 50 per day and are
never idle Unsklled labor is $3.50 per
| day. Encouraging to the WORKING men
| also Is the very fine school System that
! exists the year round, except couple OF
| months for II summer vacation. Churches
also OF various denominations are Keep
| Ing pace with the population. WORKING
! men here have chance to commence on
n small scale and grow into larger busl-
| ness as the city grows
| THE INTERSTATE TRUST COMPANY.
Though there are others who are boom
| ing Marion, 1t is the Interstate lrhSt Com
pany that has given to II tho wonderful
business impetus tnat is carrying II for
ward to an unexsmpled career OF pros
| perlty and wealth. This Is olicered by
GEORGE l.. Mason. President; Frederick 4.
| Mason, Treasurer; William IL. Wiley, sec.
retary; and Thad. Butter. General agent.
The company is capitalized mt 81 OOO,-
| 600 anu its eastern Office IL III rooms Nos
70f and 1O5. No. 9!5 Chestnut street, fhll-
adelphia Pa. These gentlemen know eX-
| actly how to boom up city that has any
chance Of natural development. They
struck rich mine when they took hold
of Marion. They run excursions every
month from Philadelphia. to this western
bonanza taking out from 20 to 25 business
men at time free OF expense to show the
advantages of Marion. The last excur'
|
of Delaware and Eastern Shore Md edi'
tors and SO farofably impressed were
these editors with Marion'S business ad
vnntages that before they got homo thoS
showed their faith by their works, by or
ganizlnG syndicate and purchasing a
lot apiece.
This Inter State Trust Company offers {
choice OF some ono thousand lots, rnng
Ing In price from 800 to $1,000, and {
choice of largo number OF handsome
,f,,t, tVtlI ENnar falD Rnt faT
tho investment, The company sells OF
it's houses rapidly to keen on building
more. They are an absolute necessity, ,as
factories cannot be run without workm eI
and workmen must have homes.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,
Question: kind OF water Is thert
in Ainrion2
Answer -Arteslan we'll water, clear a,
crystal, bubblIng from the earth cold u
ice. The city is supplied by eleven ulte
Sian wells the water rents ranging from
IS TO sS per house according to Size. Their
Is no pollution in this water.
Question-"Are the popie intelligentt'
Answer Yes, above tho average. Th
most Intelligent people arc those VIII
! emigrate from home to better their con
dltion
Question-Is the place we'll supplies
Answer Yes, there are four Tho Mari
: on Chronicle, Republican; the Mario
Leader, Detaocrat; Temperance pare
und II Farmers Alliance puper Tho tw
first arc dalies and are unusually enter
prising, racy, spicy and newsy.
Quc5tion--Is the land malshy?
: AHswer-No. The oldest part of Mario
is on rolling ground, tho new part is tabl
D land but two years ago swathad in luXu
lions crops of timothy and clover.
8 1t ID now laid out in squares with spa
!, cious avenues and with fall of 70 feet L
= the Alisslssnewa river
. Question is the place healthy2
= Answer-lt is. The death rate Is far be
: low the average and contagious and ma
t artous diseases are practically unknown
. The government located the soldier
1 home here on account OF the heaithfu
o ness Of the place.
/ Question-hre taxes high?
n Answer No. A tax rate OF rs cents o
Q 500 pays all taxes. Some eastern take
Y are double and three times that much.
It Question -ilow Is police protection?
Answer Ample lorevery purpose. Iher
are go few rogues here that there is yer
little need for police, The city has a May
| an a i'ttt t'nInpIi and "a ~