The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-01-28
STATISTICAL REPORT OF MARSHALL -
COUNTY SHOWS INTERESTING FIGURES
State Bureau Gives Data Concerning Industries
of Plymouth, Bremen, Bourbon, Argos,
Culver and Lapaz.

The twelfth biennial report of the
Indiana Bureau of statistics has just
come off the press and among other
features it contains an industrial re-
port of each county and their leading
towns, in the state. For the benefit
of our readers, the reports for Mar
shall county and the towns thereof
are here produced:
Marshall County.
Marshall county is located in the
north central portion OF the state,
population (19OO)) 25,119; area, 44O
square miles farm area, 226,759 acres;
improved farm area, 19s,37s acres;
average value of taxable property in
county, S17,316,54O; valus of farm
lands and improvements, $7,739,930;
| Maxinkuckee and numerous smaller
| lakes are located in this county This
is splendid agricultural region, gen
orally level a diversified soil, princi-
pally black and sandy loan, with
some clay; peculiarly adapted to the
production of onions, potatoes, and
tomatoes in addition to the staples
corn, wheat and oats; stock raising is
very profitable particularly hogs, cat
tie and sheep; at one town in the
county in 1903 the shipment of hogs
| averaged two car loads weekly; in
1907 the average had increased to
almost four cars week. Apples,
peaches, cherries and small fruits
yield abundantly This county has ex-
tensive deposits of mari and with the
| splendid transportation facilities
would make an excellent location for
cement plant
Plymouth.
Plymouth. county seat city, popu-
| lation 1000; second-class postoffice,
rural routes, receipts S11 ,357.4O; P.
| Fl. w & G. and Vandalia division
Penna.. L. +. & w division of n Y
C. Lines, 90 passenger trains daily;
Adams and American Express; West
ern Union Telegraph; B II and indie
| pendent phones; 2 daily, weekly
newspapers; private electric light
plant; municipal water works, 10
miles of mains, supply deep wells; 10
miles of sewer; paid fire department,
chemicals and direct pressure; miles
brick street; 40 miles cement walks;
1 national, l state bank and 1 trust
company; drug, 10 grocery, 3 hard
ware, department, shoe and 2 dry
goods stores; 1 laundry, 3 hotels and
3 bakeries; IL lawyers, 9 physicians,
6 dentists, 2 veterinarians; public
schools, employing Is teachers;
Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian,
Christian. Episcopal. Catholic, Unit
ed Brethren, Wesleyan Methodist
Reformed German Lutheran and Ad-
ventists churches. The factories pro-
duce emery tools and grinders, bask-
cts. steel wagons, binder Stats, cast
ings school wagons, carriages, wag-
ons. brooms. emery -four; also novel
ty works and planning mill, employing
300 men, with an average weekly
pay roll of about $4,000. New in
dustries would be welcome and hnan-
| cial aid rendered.
Argos.
| Argos, town, in the southern part
OF the county, population 1900; asses
sed valuation, $416,95O; third class
postcfice receipts s6,s5O, S rural
routes; on the N Y. St /. & c.
and L. E. and w. divisions of the N.
Y. c. lines, IL passenger trains daily ;
| American and National Express;
Central Union and Independent
phones; one weekly newspaper; mu-
nicipal electric light and water plants,
water supplied from deep wells; ten
miles cement walks; / state and
private bank; drug, grocery, 2
hardware, l department. shoe and 2
drv goods stores; laundry 2 hotels
and bakeries; 1 lawyer, physicians,
veterinarian; public school, en-
blowing teachers: Methodist Episco-
pal. Christian and Adventist chdrches.
The town has large catalogue print
| ing establishment, extension AMI h
brary table and porch column fac
tories, all Of which employ 60 men
and Is women whose weekly pay roll
is 5000 Pub ic sentiment is favor
able to location of industries. free
sites will be given and financial aid
extended to legitimate concerns.
Bourbon.
Bourbon, town, population 1884;
assessed valuation S460,755; third
class postofice. three rural routes,
receipts s3565; p, Fl. w. and c. rail-
road, passenger trains daily; Adams
Express; Bell phone; Western Union
Telegraph; one weekly newspaper;
private water works. Eight miles
mains, supply deep wells; incomplete
sewer system; volunteer fire depart
ment, direct pressure; % miles &C.
ment walk; state banks; 2 drug, 3
grocery, 2 hardware, department, 1
shoe and general stores; hotel,
bakery; / lawyer, physicians, dem
fists, 2 veterinarians; 2 public schools,
o teachers; Methodist Episcopal,
Presbyterian, and United Brethren
churches. The factory products are: