The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1898-12-23
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
lola has two splendid school build
ings, pictures of which are shown on
other pages of this paper, and her
schools have long borne reputation
for thoroughness and efficiency, the
graduates from our High School be-
ing admitted directly to the FRESH
man class of the State University.
CHURCHES.
The Presbyterian, Methodist, Bap-
fist, Christian, Reformed, Seventh
Day Adventist and Episcopal churches
all have fiourishing organizations in
lola, and all except the last named
have commodious buildings of their
own. The African branches of the
Baptist and Methodist churches are
also represented here, although the
eolored population Is small.
CHEAP FUEL AND LIGHTS.
What do you think of getting all the
gas you can burn in heater or cook
hNONt iOl a. IL every
hour If you desire, for one dOIlar?
What do you think CT getting gas
light for five cents q month? What do
you think of running gas engine for
less than one min per horse power per
hour? All those things are actual
facts i'm lola. The gas is furnished by
chartered corporation, The lola Gas
Company, and the prices for domestic
use are fixed by decree of the court, so
that all who come here may he assured
of fuel and lights at Il merely ominal
cost.
TELEPHONES.
lola has Il complete telephone sys.
TEN, and has telephone connection
also with all the surrounding towns.
Connection will be made shortly also
with Kansas City and the East
BANKING INSTITUTIONS.
This is one of the points which
stands prominently in lola's favor, for
her banking institutions at once place
the brand of stability on the COM
mmity. There are two such institu-
tions, both of them being managed by
men of shrewd judgment, and review
of their condition i'm other parts of this
issue shows the large degree of conf
dence reposed in them by our people
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
This is one of the strong points OF
our city, almost every fraternal order
being represented and having strong
membership.
FREE LIBRARY.
This is unother. feature of the enter.
prise of the people of lola. 1t origi
mated with the ladies of the city and
now contains over fifteen hundred
volumes.
INDUSTRIES.
This is where lola has made it,
greatest advancement. There has
been no boom, but its growth has com,
about from the utilization of its natur
al resources. The following are tn,
prominent plants now in operation
Robert LANNON'S Sons Zine smelling
Works, which employs two hundred
men. This firm has also another
smelter five miles east of lola employ
ing two hundred and fifty men. Tn,
w. d j. Lanyon Smelter, employing
one hundred and twenty-five men
the Nicholson Smelter, employing on'
hundred men; the lola Brick Com
pany, employing between thirty ant
forty men, and turning out 5O,OOI
brick per day; the lola Manufacturing
Company works, consisting of planning
mill, machine shop and foundry ant
employing thirty men; the lola Flour
ing mills, run by water from Neosh'
river; the lola Creamery, the Ioli
Crystal Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany.
In addition to this, there are II
course of erection in this field tn
works of the Cherokee-L anyon Smell
ter Company, which will employ tiv
hundred men, and the Prime Western
Smelter Company, employing abou
half that number
A large tract of land just south q
town has also recently been purchase,
by Detroit, Mich, capitalists who vii
establish cement and plaster works
employing five hundred men and put
ting out forty cars Of product daily
The Empire Zinc Company, one {
the largest zinc manufacturers in tn
world, has recently bought larg
tract of gas land, a1d will doubles
establish work here, giving employ
ment to several hundred men.
Other enterprises of like magnitud
are in contemplation, but the plan
cannot be made public. All of tbes
industries will not be within the cit
limits of lola but none of them will |