The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-19
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| fall in pleasant places, may receive the home-care and attention so need full to them in their declining years. This Is the Marion branch, National first stop of the trip was made. The party was met by Col. George w. Steele. Governor of the Home, who, with the members of his staff, Mrs. were present to extend the honors of the Home to the visitors. A hearty well come was extended and the members of the party were given every oppor- tunity to view the wonderful system which obtains in the care of the men who became disabled in the Federal Army. It was dinner time, and the visitors could not help observing that so far as the inner man Is concerned the veterans were bountifully cared for. Here Is a sample days bill-of-fare taken at random from a fortnight's bill submitted by J. W. Sanderson. quarter master and commissary of subsistence: Breakfast-Stewed liver with bacon and onions, boiled potatoes, bread, but ter and coffee.
 Dinner--Mutton stew with dump lings, pickled beets, canned apricot pie, bread. butter and coffee.
 Supper-Cheese, cookies, stewed fruit. bread, butter and tea.
 The visitors were, naturally greatly impressed with all they saw at this ! admirable institution.
 The City of Marion.
 l Marion was the next stop A visit was made to the public library and art exhibit. The party was then re- ceived at the Commercial Club by members of the club and ladies of Ma rion, and a splendid luncheon was served. Colonel Steele, Mayor Covert, Judge Hiram Brownlee and E. P. Mo- to which President Screws, Secretary Ashbrook, Colonel Dymond and B. E. Herbert responded.
 Marion people do not believe in mere important matter of population. They are explicit To the committee the declaration was made that Marion has | a population of 29,087; something over ing about 4,500 people, and four banks | with combined capital of about two millions. Besides the manufacturing interests Marion has quite an oil terri lines; two interurban lines, Une being built and two others for which the right-of-way has been secured. The National Military Home pays out in pensions about $40,000 each quarter. This is in addition to the cost of main- tenance and Improvements on the home. Marion's churches represent almost ev- | cry denomination, several of which have fine edifces. There is also a beautiful s50,OOo by Andrew Carnegie. Their school system, they think, Is second to none in the State, there being about 4,600 pupils enrolled in one high school building and ten ward schools. The Marion Normal College has an aver age attendance of about 1,600 pupils, and the business college has an aver | age attendance of 400. The government has just purchased a site costing $25,000 upon which to erect Government building, and an appropriation of not less than $100.000 is expected from this session of Congress. The Marion Commercial Club has a wideawake manufacturing committee which has just located a starch plant that will employ 250 hands and use daily not less than 5000 bushels of corn, whose buildings will cost over $300,000 and will cover about ten acres of ground. The City of Anderson.
 The editors left Marion at 1:30 and arrived at Anderson at 3:30. At Alex ! andria they>wer met by a deputation of Anderson citizens, accompanied by quartet, which sang You Are as Welcome as the Flowers in May" After visiting the immense power house of the Indiana Union Traction Company the visitors were entertained at the Elks Lodge rooms, where a large dele citizens improved the time to add to their guests growing appreciation of the beautiful city.
 Anderson has four railroads, the Pan Handle, the Big Four, the Indiana Mid land, and the Michigan division of the Big Four. There are seventy-five in- terurban trains arriving and depart ! ing from the city every twenty-four hours. When natural gas was discov- cred in 1877 Anderson became the field ] of large operations in the manufactur- | ing world. The city grew like magic from an unimportant inland town to a city of 30.000 people. Anderson is the owner of its electric lighting plant and water-works system. These utilities
 have been constructed by the city at a cost of $250, 900 and are self-sustain- ing Anderson has $13,000, 900 of taxa ble property a fine school system ele- miles of paved streets, one of the finest sanitary sewerage systems in the coun- f tidy, many large and commodious hotels and a magnificent opera house. com , mercial club of '60O members and a merchants association of equal num- bers. The press is ably represented by three daily publications-The News, Bulletin and The Herald-all of which are up to date and always on the alert for news for the good of Anderson. The banking facilities are ample, be- ing represented by three banks and two trust companies, having combined as-
 The City of MuncIe.
 From Anderson the party proceeded
 to Muncie. where the members were greeted by the president of the Com | mercial Club, the mayor and Mir. F. D. Haimbauh of The Muncie Herald, and others. A splendid repast was furnished the editors at the Commer- | cial Club and the entertainment | brought out resolution of thanks from the visitors. Muncie lays claim to being the metropolis of the Natural | Gas Belt and now the center of a large and growing oil industry It's tax du- l plicate shows assessments of about l $12 200O000, with a population of 34,- 900; four miles of asphalt streets | forty-two miles cement sidewalks and l ninety miles macadam streets; | electric light plant; the only fire de- partment in the State that is 10 per | cent above requirements of insurance | companies; eleven modern and commo- l dious school buildings, employing 130 | teachers; a complete sewerage system i; | a $75,00 public library, containing 25,- 900 volumes; three daily and three
 weekly newspapers; two business col l leges; all leading church denomina-
 tions have commodious church homes; | a $250,00O court house; a $100,000 col
 lege building; $50,000 commercial club
 building; six steam roads and three in l terurban lines.
 At S:10 p. m. the editorial party left l Huncie. arriving in Indianapolis in
 time to catch" the night trains out.
 and thus two memorable days were 1 passed.
 It may be said in conclusion that Indiana wants the meeting of the Ma | tional Editorial Association in 1906
 or 1907, and if the two days entertain
 ments furnish the executive commit
 tee may be accepted as a sample" the members of the association may rest ! assured that nothing will be left un-