Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

Oe"O vi cauClon Is 10 De exercised q
all times, and by so doing there is n
more danger than in burning wood o
coal.
Before leaving the description of tn
gas-it is we'll to state that the ga
supply seems inexhaustible. Peopl,
who saw the first wells drilled 6 YEAR
ago-tell me that the pressure of the
gas is just as strong now as then, in tn,
same wells.
There are two electric light plants
here, one is owned by the city-whicE
furnishes lights for the streets. The
other is owned By a Stock company
furnishes lights for private dwellings
and stores,-as some of the larger
places of business as we'll as some
dwellings are lighted by electricity in.
stead of gas.
The city water is furnished from big
artesian wells from which the water is
pumped by immense engines. I am
not able to state the capacity of the
large wells. The water works svstem
Is really perfect, the water being pure.
fresh and cool all the time.
Marion is known to have one of the
oest fire departments in the West, its
system being faultless. There have
Oeen lnnumerable fire alarms sent in
out there have been but two fires that
have gained any headway whatever in
Uhe last six months. Owing to the
number of factories constantly in
operation, some of them both day and
hlght, aud the carelessness of people in
the handling of the gas, there is hard
~ day passed, that there is not an
alarm of fire sounded.
Besides its various ward schools
Marion has two high schools, one of
which was completed about 3 wears
ago at a cost of $75, 900. The other one
was completed about months ago at
a cost of $4,000. There are also
fine Normal College, aud a thorough
Business College, where, besides other
branches, complete course of finstruct.
ION is given i'll type writing and steno-
graphy.
The moral principles are we'll cared
for here, every denomination being
well represented. The Methodist
seem to oulnumber the others. the
membership at the First NJ. E. Church
being 1000 You will find some verv
line church buildings here.
One would be surprised at the num-
Der OF Eastern people found here. the
majority coming from Pennsylvania
and New York, while Delaware has
her full quota
There are two electric street Car
Companies, The Queen City," and |
The Marion" making the car service
perfect, as one is able to reach anv
part of the city or the suburban exten.
'lons OF the city in a very short time.
The Queen City Co." has Just com.
1leted the extension of its tracks To
'onesboro and Gas City, two new
owns, about 5 miles south of Marion
1t being the intention of the COMPANY
o run cars between these points every
lalt hour, this will be a great gain
or Marion especially it's merchants
'ut loss to the other two towns. as
people can and will come here to do
helr shopping and return, the fare
'oth ways costing but 2Oc. Russell
harrison, son OF exPresident Harrison.
the President of the Queen Citv
company" Every line in the mercan.
lie business is we'll represented here.
ur merchants being very prosperous.
There are two nice large groves, one
the western suburb and the other in
he northern suburb, for the improve
lent OF which the City Council has an
roprlated money, it being the intent.
IN to create them into beautiful Sum- ,
Ter parks. A wide boulevard leading
one has been opened and is being
raded aud put in fine condition, which
hen finished, will make a most bean. :
ful drive.
Ii there is any one thing of which .
larlon can boast, it is her nice streets.
hey are wide and well cared for. and
ley compare very favorably with those :
any of the Eastern cities.
There are three very large first class .
Otels here, besides dozens of smaller :,
'tels and public boarding houses. q
ou Will always find the hotels well
led.
One of the greatest institutions here =
any where in the county-is the :,
ational SOldies's Home, which is 10. }
ted sn the southern suburb. The citv ,
Tered the government as an induce. u
ent TO locate this home here-1OO acres 1t
land and agreed to furnsh-gratis. all
8 for the whole institution. Naturally o.
is kind offer was accepted by the gov v
ment, aud to-day the Home is one N
The finest institutions in the country. "
ne cost of construction was $4,000 900 W
d the government is to spend $780,. "
D more on it before it is entirely COM
eted. So you can judge somewhat as
the magnitude of the institution.
arion is deriving the benefit as eyerv tb
nslon day you can see the old "blue th
ats" coming into town, and manv it al
that go back to the home, without a ~ ~
my OF their pension left. am sorry ev
say that most of them are imbibers XII
the red wine." There are at this ct
le about 1900 of them at the home 70 70
Q government 4th regiment band is Il
toned at the home and it gives con- be
Us on the lawn from 7.SO to $50 ag
lock which are largely attended eyerv u,
'ning, as the band is recognized to a.
one Of the best bands in the West. I'M
larion has withstood the tide of Fl. We
lcial distress nobly: while failures n,
re noted in all parts of the country, tn,
merchants and other business men ca
re bowling for more business and en-
re money, things were going on here o. o.
before the approach of the monev eal
nc, and not one failure of any kind the
been chronicled here, nor have we CIT