Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
OUR CITY'S GROWTH.
THE RESULT MANUFACTURING
INTERESTS.
Value Of Property Increased by Their
Influence More Factories Needed
Houses in Good Demand.

That the city of Plymouth has made
steady advances toward permanent
growth in population, and in the char
acter of its business enterprises Is a tact
SO apparent that it needs no utterance
to convince one of the fact. Looking
back over period of but seven years
this growth is remarkable for many
reasons.
About the year 1888 there had been
for number of months very large de-
population of the city; families who
had resided here for long time found
it impossible to longer maintain them
selves here ana the city OF Chicago and
other places were sought to give the
growing members of families an oppOr
tunity to earn livelihood About this
time there seemed to be an infusion Of
new blood INTO the veins Of the hereto
fore lifeless city, and ideas looking for
some possible escape from the reignlng
business depression began to assume
tangible form.
The first was water works, then cleo
trio lights, then came that which has
done more to start Plymouth on the
highway to prosperity than all else
the attempt to start some manufacture
ing in the city.
The nucleus Was the money sub
scribed for different OBJECTS until to
day We have the following institutions
Of merit, that are pride and credit to
the town, viz: The Plymouth Cycle
Mfg. Co., The Indiana Novelty Mfg.
Co., The Edgerton Mfg. Co., The c. l..
Morris Lumber Co, The III. J. Heinz
Picking Works, The Plymouth Steam
Laundry, The Plymouth Wagon Co.,
The Stein Bottling Works, The Swim
dell Packing Co, The Simons Electric
Light Plant, The Marshall County In
dustrial and Agricultural Association,
The Suit q Railsback Planning Mill.
The Plymouth Improvement Company,
and many smaller industries too numer-
Gus TO mention.
The larger of these institutions have
come to stay and are now furnishing
employment to large force of men.
The demand for homes has increased
by reason of the increase in population,
and to-day no empty houses are to be
found within the limits Of the city. The
prices of real estate have not doomed,
but at a good price, desirable realty
moves along at pace to gladden. the
heart of the broker and agent. There
is no wild speculation as will occasion
ally be found i'll city progressing
toward the 5000 population mark, but
A sure, silent, steady advancement. The
loyal citizen Is heard to say words of
praise and encouragement for his city,
where in times past he was unfortun-
ately too often guilty of condemning
and discouraging those who were try
ing 10 upbuild the town.
The thing for all to do now IS to
unite in getting more factories here y
factory town is always good town to
live in for those who enjoy the hum of
industry, the song of the whistle and
the music of engines, as they ceaselessly
run to the tune of hearts made glad by
having work to do.
From now on let everyone who be-
lieves in Plymouth do his utmost to get
more manufacturing institutions. When
we take into consideration that other
towns about us are bestirring them
selves, urged by our example, we must
not think that our supremacy in North
ern Indiana can be maintained without
| further effort.
What will he the next factory or in
dustry to settle among us? VIII they
come without aid, both substantial and
otherwise or not? The thing to do is
to have out our inducements at all
times to worthy concerns, offering such
as can make proper good faith show
ing, such money or grounds and fixtures
as will be better than they can obtain
elsewhere.
One thing that has had dampening
influence, and has discouraged some OF
our factories now operating is the at
tempt to fOist a wholly unjust assess
ment for taxation upon them. What
the industries need is the good will, the
most lenient assessment for taxes that
can with fairness be made and good
word for all the citizens who by
both capital and brains are attempting
to make a first class factory town out
of our superb little city,
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