The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-26
MAMMOIHSHOPS
TO Be OPENED
BY NEW YORK CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD SIX MILES FROM
INDIANAPOLIS.
T BEECH GROVE


More than a million dollars have
been spent thus far this summer IN
improvements ait the little town Of
Beech Grove. the new railroad center
being established by the New Yors
Central lines on the Big Four road ~
Cincinnati. about six miles southeast
OF indianapolis.
The erecting shop and the beiler-
house. the former TO cost $4,000
and the latter $500 GOO, are nearing
completion and the power plant be
inc reected at a cost of 100000, and
the forge shop. which will cost per-
haps $50. 900. are far under way,
In addition TO these improvements,
thirty houses and one Business block
have been bull. while a scsre or more
have been strted. and several squares
Of gravel street with curbing and
wide cement walks have been COM
pleted
Progress az the improvement work
was noted yesterday at ernoon, when
the Beech Grove improvement com
many took It's stockholders and q
number OF invited guests 10 the new
town in 4 special Big Four coach thar
they might see just what is being
done and what yet remains 70 be
completed. The forty or more per-
sons making the trip were astonishei
at the magnitude Of the undertaking.
Where last spring corn fields and pas
lures were undisturbed now have
been reared mammoth structures Of
steel and concrete which give the re
glon the appearance OF the site Of
some big exp sition.
Like ? Huge Hippodrome.
The buildings being erected by the
railroad company are of the bes con
strueuon possible The erecting shop
the largest structure OF the fifty
seven contained in the gro B-looks
like huge hippodrome. II is 521
feet long and $50 feet wide, while
the peak Of the roof is elghiy-two fe@t
above the ground The superstruc-
ture is of steel and the exterior Of
brick and glass-mostly glass. Il
seems. there being $4,000 panes in all,
Some ideal Of the buildings gigantic
size may be gained through knows
edge of the fact thai the cornice
alone. which goes around the bald
ing. contains $4,000 worth Of coppe-
Inside are ffty-two engine pits, each
pit TO contain nineteen men when the
work of building locomotives is be.
gun
The boilerhouse is even larger than
the erecting shop, being 5s5 feet I'M
length. but is not so wide. the width
being an even goo feet The struct-
ure has a riveing tower 100 feet
high. To the east Of this is the pow
er plant--being constructed Of rein
forced concrete throughout-with a
chimney 222 feet high. whose inside
diameter measures twelve feet
West Of the Glo acres bought hv
the railroad company az shop sites is
the new town. which Is springing up
much after The fashion Of mus1-
rooms. Main street has been laid ont
for its entire length and the gravel
roadway Is bordered by cement walks
eight feet wide Down in the center
Of the town. where Fifth avenue in
tersects Main street a substantial
tWostory brick store and office build
ing has just been about completed
and diaeoualiy opposite ground has
been broken f-r a large bank and Of
fee building. A square west the Cen
iral Union Telephone company has
cleared a site for an exchange build
ing.
Houses for Worknen.
The houses thar have been com
pleted are sabstan'is looking and a.
neat appearance. their cost rangine