The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-08-31
1.-THE ROSE CITY,"
Rev. Henry Wolf Writes Interestingly
Of His Visit Among Former
Fulton COnntianS.

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New Castle, Indiana is now called
the "Rose CITY,"
New Castle, Indiana, derived
It's name from New Castle, Henry
county, Kentucky. In 1922 some
public spirited citizens donated
100 acres of heavely timbered
land for a town site. The total
amount received for lots the first
year was 1854. In 1924 the pub
lie square was cleared and a
court house erected. In 1854 the
Cincinnati and Chicago railroad
was built through the town. The
census of 1900 showed a popula.
tion of 3,406. TC-day 1t is beyond
10000. One will ask How came
that aboutY First of all better
railroad facilities. The n ew
York Central and Pennsylvania
systems besides several other
smaller roads, also trolly roads
built through the town. Second;
the favorable location of the
town site; the high ground which
is easily trained, and the excel.
lent water supply which is fur
nlshed by steam water works
from deep never failing arteslan
wells. Thus the town Is the most
healthful in the State. Third: the
action of a wise and liberal town
council. AS these fine advant-
ages of this town could no longer
be ignored by business men and
capitalist, propositions were Of
fered and accepted in a most
gratifying way One of these Of.
fers came from the Maxwell-Bris
co Moter Company. The town
consented by voting them a bonus
Of Sl20,000.00. A factory was
built which covers three city
blocks and employs 2200 work.
men, with a weekly payroll of
$40, 500. Other factories were
established of which we can only
mention one or two for lack of
space, namely; the Kuell-French
Piano Company with 500 work.
men, the Hoosier Kitchen Cabinet
Company, $50 men, New Castle
Casket Company $50 men, and
others. The weekly pay roll of
New Castle is about $4,000.
"RosE CITY"
A gentleman named l.. A. Jen.
nlngs raised and cultivated roses
for pleasure only, his roses were
OF such high order, that they
took all the high prizes at all
the flower shows in the United
States. The success of Mr.. Jen.
nings induced florists of other
parts to locate in New Castle to
raise roses for the market and
had such success that at this |
time there are five hrms estab.
lished and employ $50 workmen |
and pay out weekly $500. AS
the New Castle roses excel IN
beauty all others in the United
States florists concluded that 1t
must surely be the New Castle
soil that work these wonders.
So many florists of the eastern
states send to New Castle for
rose soil to inoculate the soil of
their rose greenhouses.
New Castle Is the home of Mr..
W. Riley Wagner, brother of
Mr.. Abram Wagner of Knobs
vile. Mrs. Wagner was Katharin
Gress a sister of Adam Gress and
Mrs. Leonard Holman of our
town. Mr.. Wagner is a retired
farmer, lives in this beautiful
city in fine house OF his own,
and owns a large farm of 180
acres of the best land IN Henry
county, rated at $3.50 pei acre.
The writer spent some very hap.
py days here during his four
weeks visit In Indiana. We also
visited another sister of Mrs.
Wagner, Mrs. Sophia Smith
Sophia Gress) In Shelby county,
who lives on a farm of her own,
one of the largest and best in
those parts. rated at $3.50 per
acre. They are just completing
a new house, one of the largest
and finest farm houses we saw
anywhere. The house is receiv.
ING water SUNNY and electricitv