The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-22
HARMED BY FALSE RUM0RS
Elwood Citizens Insist that the New
Gas Town Is Doing Well.
Flint Glass Workers Close Their Marion Con-
VentiOn-Awful Death OF E. W. Tesgardner
by the Cars Near Muncie-State News.
SITUATION AT ELwOOD.

Not So Bad as Has Been Reported, and the
Young City Ia Prosperous.
To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journals
1.-TWO Thousand Men Idle and Hungry"
10 the caption of an article from your
special correspondent from this CITY. in
the Journal of the 10Th inst. Were it not
that the article is misleading IN the ex-
treme. and does our city very great in.
Justice. 1 would not think of troubling you
to set the matter right.
Ali glass workers except plate-glass men,
BY an arrangement of their OVID, take q six
weeks vacation during the heated term
each year. so that the McBeth lamp works.
the MoCloy chimney works. the Nivison
bottle works and the Elwood window glass
works are all closed at this particular time
on account of this. their own arrangement.
With full knowledge of it's coming year
ago they, of course. are all prepared for this
vacation and there is no distress on that
account. The American tin-plate works
closed a few weeks ago for repairs, and
will. no doubt. start MP again In the near
future. Tin plate men are as well or better
paid as any wage workers III the land, 80
that their brief shut down gives them no
special concern. Thus il will be seen that
the only shut down" here. which was not
glass works. That was unexpected. and
has thrown many men ont OF work. but as
plate 6 lass men. as rule are paid largo
wages. the frugal are well provided for any
emergency.
The truth is, a person coming to Elwood.
even now. who is not acquainted with it's
phenomenal growth and prosperity, would
be impressed with the fact that we are. at
this time, in tue midst OF great prosperity.
The Brentwood works, the iron foundry,
and
works. recently located here. are all In sue
cessful operations and the large steel forge
WORKS recently located is rising from the
ground day by day, and will soon be In sue
cessful Operation-the pride of our city.
and one of the best establishments In It.
Besides this there is large municipal i'm.
prOvement gong on. touether with hVe
large brick business blocks and between
seventy-tive and one hundred resideDce
properties, some of which would do honor
TO any city in the land. now in process eff
construction. The fact is. most cities
would rejoice greatly To enjoy such pros
perity as We are having. even In these
times of financial peril
IL is true We are having some distress
amc ng the poor, but what city Is not. even
In times OF greatest prosperity we are
setting about to care for them In proper
manner. If your special correspondent
would follow the scriptural injunction.
Nv hen thou doest aims, do not sound
trumpet" ETC.. our city would main
tain it's high standing among the
cities of the state, and he would have
nothing to regret ElwOod is caring Tor
her unfOrtunates. There have been no
business failures here. neither will there be.
Our banking establishments are the very
best. and within few weeks every factory
in Elwood, together with those in process
of construction will be in successful opera
ton. We have fallen on evil times as q
Nation. it 10 true. but that ElwOOd will
outride the storm and continue to lead
them all is as sure that the day follows
the night. The writer formerly lived In
southern Indiana. and is free to say that
he has never seen such prosperity any
where as is to be seen, even now, In the
city of ElwOod. u. w. Afford.
ELwoOD, Ind, July 81.