The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-09
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANlNGS
IL. c. TONER AND c. n. NEFF, AMBER
son EDITORS, IN THE CITY
They Talk ENTHUSIASTICALLY of Their
City-Dr. T.. Moraweck Talks of
Famous vienna Surgeon.

E. c. Toner and G. III. Neff, owners and
rublishers of the Anderson Herald, were
|at the Denison last evening. Messrs.
Toner and Neff are well known as agrees
hive newspaper men and the property they
how control Is said 10 be one of the best
.1n the State outside this city. Both are
Enthusiastic Andersonians and claim that
their city is the garden spot of Indiana.
Henderson has made a remarkable growth
during the year just closing" said Mr..
Toner to Journal representative. Every
line OF business is fiourishing and the city
Is IN better condition than it has ever
been. with exceedingly bright prospects for
the future.
zone of the things that makes materially
for Anderson's prosperity is the location
there OF the headquarters Of the Union
Fraction Company. This company has
spent hundreds OF thousands of dollars in
anderson. is spending thousands there
every month, and will spend a great deal
more within the next few years The CEN
frai power plant of the company is located
I'm Anderson. IL is a large concern. but Ii
Us to be enlarged to double It's present ca
pacity. When the improvements have been
made IL Is said that the plant will be large
enough TO furnish power for all the lines
OF the Union Traction Company and the
Dimes in Logansport, Kokomo and Indianap-
oils. It Is claimed that the company can
manufacture power sufficient for the In
dianapolis system and send IL TO this city
ut a less expense than the Indianapolis
company can supply the power from its
plant here.
THE company has but recently an
|nounced that il will build it's shops in An
derson, and IL has appropriated 100000 for
the erection OF the buildings and the first
Xequipmene. OF course. the shops will grow
from year to year, and ii is intimated that
the mer at the head of the company con-
template putting in plant for the building
Xof its own cars. The Cincinnati Traction
company manufactures Its own cars and
finds IL decidedly TO its advantage to do so,
and II Is argued that the Union Traction
company would find IL equally profitable.
With its great system. which is being ex-
tended rapidly, IL needs many cars, and l
SHOULD not be surprised II IL would prepare
10 build them within the next year or two.
"Of course, the company gives employ
Anderson, and with the building of the new
Snops still more Will be employed. All OF
(which adds TO the general business of the
cfty. The company has just recently
leased the entire top floor of a new six
6tory building that is being erected I'm our
city and will occupy fifty rooms with its
general Offices and headquarters. This will
also bring number of people to Anderson.
Henderson is now furnishing Indianap-
olis and Indiana with a Governor, and
when Indianapolis street cars are built In
-Anderson anG the indianapolis system is
Supplied with power from Anderson we
may come down here some fine day and
Xtake the Statehouse back with us. That
we Is not used editorially. understand. but
Xcollectively for the people of the best city
I'm Indiana"