Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-04-08

area il Is small as compared with other
states of the We st containing 81 800
square mites Divided info niuetv-t,,o
countie. and in 1890 its ponulation
WINS . 1912 40t
II ia Il fertile and productive arricul-
turoI zfol. tho sfvtb +, incubation but
first in tltc. i,rnductfa,, Of ,,-aeat and nj her
agricultural staxl~3. The leading oceupa-
tiJu Of IT'S poop o is agriculture, for " hich
its rich prairie lBads are atmrably
adopted. The acre re IN the state under
cal. iya' on Tor 1885 -as= =, 8 Is, 2Jj, au in
e'r.-c ov Up 1879 of 3if. Cts Gcre-, producing
49,! ,SJ3 bushels If wheat; 7O6 I Is BUSH
u.5 OF c0yl; u&,H, !. G93 rs; harley, 80 Do;
rye. ia, SO; s1lata=a5, IL -. Pigs emu
mgr.sd WIRE 1-f5a e5a: hugs, t72 10;
size p, So IS; G.gus. 81 us; wool clip,
lC3l Gs3 pounds; horses, G92 911; mules,
G0,G75j mile co&s, 1G5, G9a; al ether cattle,
i95,0G6.
TIE product iFeaesB of Indiana is a
marvel TO one Who has spent his life in
New England, where climate and soil
are less favorable for raising the great
agricultural staples. The state has mines
OF coal, iron ore, fine fire clay deposits,
salt springs and natural gas, i'll the latter
surprising Ohio or Pennsylvania. 1t has
between 5000 and 1000 miles of railroads,
and is Il state of great Importance in its
products, population, prosperity, wealth,
and politically.
INDIANAPoLIs.
Indianapolis, the capital of the state
and its chief CITY, is situated in The centre
of the state, and within thirty-fve miles
of the centre of population of the whole
country in 1890 upon an extensive level
plain in Marion county, of which it is the
shire town. 1t is 1903 miles northwest of
Cincinnati, and 1875 south southeast of
Chicago, and contains an area of twenty
five square miles. 1t was first settled in
1919. 1t was laid out and became he state
capital in 1921, WAS chartered in 1886, be-
came city in 1Sf1, aud in 1890 contained
a population of 105, 1856, now claimed to be
10 900 to 80 0g0.
Its streets are wide, paved with asphalt,
with good broad sidewalks, end cross each
o, her at ri. ut angles. Il has trolley street
car service, water, sewage. natural gas for
all modern improvements, ana the streets
are models of cleanliness 1t is a great
railroad centre where seventeen different
roads converge. II is also Il great indus
trial centre " here it is said a Thousand
manufactures OF various sort. are located,
cmDloyiDe 250O0 hands. with an annual
output OF S6O,OO0.01O.
cover twelve acres, with an annual BUSH
hess of S25 ,O0O 900. The city being near
the centre of the great agricultural region
of the West makes 1t the natural market
of a wide area of territory, in wheat, -four,
corn. oats. cattle. hogs and farm products
of all kinds.
1t has fine buildings, among which are
of $1,000 900: court house. CITY hall. a
banking house modelled after the Bank of
England. many churches. library. state
and city public institutions. academy of
music, banks. chamber of commerce and
commercial club buildings. fine hotels
and other structures. and a monument
to the heroes of the revolution, war of
1912, Mexican war and the war of the
rebellion The monument is 26S feet
i'm height. the ton being reached nv an
elevator. from which an extensive view
is obtained of the level country. without
hill or elevation of any sort to Inherent
the boundary of the distant borizon.
7, ro,,i,daa ,s ~ a,,t,ool- t,o,,
~ Us Vi ali oue'ooh Aioii
ships masthead at sea, with this differ
ence: There one sees a world of water
with IN. ob;,, h.,.otb hin, bar. q vost
sup .'''' '"''
prairie, pouho'ess as the sea, with the
city radiating from the base of the mon
umeut. its streets and buildipss psinlv
.,,-,-, u,t; 900 49,,
ma Neu' Washington street, i-o iee'
wide, stretching the entire length OF the