Smyrna times., 1893-09-06

part of the city you chance to 90.
Building can be done very moderately
here, as all the building material is
near at hand. There are some very
large lumber yards here, which sell
lumber very cheap, compared to East.
ern prices, and we have, as 1 have
stated, an immense brick yard, with
another one under construction. And
also very large quarries, from which
Is picked the finest building stone.
Houses are not built in blocks or
rows of several houses, as is found in
Eastern cities, but each house is Luilt
on seperate lots, usually 66x132ft
thereby giving nice front, back and side
yards. The rent ranges from $1,000 TO
S55.OO per Notwithstanding to the
size, convenience and location of the
property.
Very desirable and s room houses
rent for $4,000 or $4,000 per month.
The demand for houses is much great.
er tnan the supply, and l venture to
say that there are, at this time from so
to 100 families who are compelled to
take rooms at hotels or boarding bouses
until they can secure houses. 1t is al
most an impOssibility to rent a house
such is the demand. Houses are rented
as soon as the foundation is com.
menced. They never let house get
cold; as soon as family moves OUT.
there Is one ready to move in.
70 give your readers an idea of the
many inducements offered to manufac-
lures to locate their plants here, I will
give as near as | can-the negotiations
entered into between a local land com.
pany and the ThOs. Evans Glass Com.
pany OF Pittsburg, who wanted to locate
IN some town or city in the gas belt.
The city always gives the manufac.
turers good subsidy. Wanamaker
OF Philadelphia, Ex.-U. S. Treasurer
Nebeker, and ex-Gov. Steele of Ok.
lahoma = now of Marion formed a
syndicate, and bought tract of land
of several hundred acres in the soutb-
ern suburb of Marion, and had the
whole tract laid off into streets. build
ng lots and factory sites.
Their desire was to locate some lar
plant on the their land.
'ne that would employ large number
'f hands, and thereby open for mar
Iet their building lots. They succeeded
n closing negotiations with the Evans
company, who desired to locate an i'm
nense glass factory-one which when
will be the largest glass
liant in operation.
The inducements were, that the land
company would give the glass company 6
U acres of land on which to build. Law I
helr switch, &c, sink them two gas ]
Vells, and by subscription, raise a sub. t
ldy of $22,OOO-making it all about G
2o,OOO for the location of their plant
The glass company is in return to
bligate themselves to give employ
lent to at least 800 laborers.
The plant is under construction now
nd is expected to be in operation bv =
Iovember. You can readily see the \
ollcy of the land company. 1t is that a
lose laborers who have families, will .
out there and buy lot and build in T
fder to be near the factory. There is q
$50 at this time large hotel under 6
instruction on this tract of land. :,
Marion is a great bicycle CITY," the 4
cycle works being one of the best q
aging industries. think l can safe .
say that there are at least 1000 per- ST
ms here who ride the wheel. The f
ty offers such fine inducements to h
ders IN the way offne level streets. h.
Your correspondent" became an en-. q,
usiast in the sport, and had to fall in II
le, and invest in light roadster. k
lslness both professional and mercan- B
Q Is attended to on the wheel. Every m
le rides here, men, women, young C.
ID old; we have bicycle club here F
lth large m embership.
Marion is quite railroad centre.
llroads running through here. The
lover Leaf"--running from Toledo W
st. Louis and Kansas City. The E' F'
Sig Four" one of the largest western
stems, and the Pan Handle branch J..
the Penna., system running from he
ttsOurg to Chicago. DI
The amount of freight-the product bv
various factOries-carried from here W
enormous. l am unable to state the TC
lOunt in tons. vi
lhere is a great deal of wealth in all
lrlon. You will see some as fine IN,
idences with well kept lawns-as 75
will find anywhere. In society I(
i will find less formality than in
East. A stranger is made to
! at home. "a
n conclusion I would suggest to anv am
VINO contemplates a trip to the tn,
'rld's Fair, to come by the wav of 90,
rion--and stop of-and take in the clo
lous manufacturing industries-as ski
Il as other sights of live growing fin
stern city. ERG aMn M