Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-01-02
MORE THAN 100
REFORMATORY
SITES OFFERED
Relocation Secretary Has Pro-
p0sals From All
Directions.

More than 100 proposed sites for the
relocation of. the State reformatory now
at Jacksonville have been offered NJ. E.
Foley, secretary of the relocation com
mittee said today.
Many sites of less than 1000 acres
have been received by the commissions
secretary but it Is the desire of the COM
mission to have the new reformatory
large enough so that 1t will pay for its
self IL the future and not depend entirely
on the State for support.
Among the new sites roopsed to the
commission are:
Decatur County, two miles south OF
Greensburg, 1,24O acres which can be
obtained at from $500 to $3.50 an acres
owned by Elmer NJ Bull,
Vigo County, extending into Clay
County, fifteen miles from Terre Haute
/ 100 acres which can be obtained al
from $3.50 to 5000 an acre, owned By
W. A McBeth.
Miami County, 1900 acres, price moi
mentioned, owned by William II. West.
Martin County, 1920 acres, one mile
firm Shoals, can be purchased for S10t
an acre, owned by John B. Knee.
Putnam e. mtg, 1855 acres, ten mile!
southwest q Greencastle, owned by tn,
Pivot Realty Company, can be purchased
/ for $125 an acre.
Parke and Montgomery Counties-Twc
miles west Of Waveland; 1,4O0 acres
averaging $15S an acre; A. ]. Windel ant
| Howard F. Demaree.
/ Putnam County-Near Hamrick station
one mile from Putnamville; five miles
I
an acre; George S. Harvey, secretary o.
/ Greencastle Chamber Of Commerce.
| Greene County-Near Freedom, thre'
miles from Farmers flag station, sever
miles from Washington; 1000 acres
/ price not given. 2. 3. ogden Of Terri
1 Haute.
/ Boone County-Just west OF louisville
] 100 acres, averaging $500 an acre; Ceci
! NJ Weber.
/ Owen County-Two and one half mile
north Of GospOrt; $50 acres, averaging
/ $125 an acre; 3. L. Williamson, GospOrt
! Owen County-One mile northwest o
/ Gosport; 1896 acres at prices ranging
/ from $G5 to S175 an acre; T. r. Gray.
! Allen County-Jus northeast Of Hun
/ tertown, twelve miles north Of Fl. Wayne
six miles south Of Garrett, eleven mile
south Of Auburn; 40 acres. averagin:
/ e1AF} an dfEFs MIS-. tAdiuE l. ~ est
! Madison CouLty-One-h half mile east o
Anderson; LII acres, averaging $3.50 al
acre; Grant HuEhel.
Morgan County-Near Centertown; 60
acres. price not given; Fred Barnard an'
( O.. +. Naxfeld.
Several sites which were submitted
viii he thrown out by the commission
when Il meets Il is believed, because the,
are not in the central part OF the State
The sites which were submitted and ar
not in the central part Of the State are il
ST. Joseph County six and q half mile
southwest OF South Bend. 1900 acres
Miami County, two miles south of Peru
coo acres. st. Joseph County. near Souti
Ben. $500 acres; Vigo County, thre,
miles south Of Terre Haute. $40 acres.
/ Many other persons have informed tn
commission that they are making survey
Of property IN communities and in tn
hope that they Will be able to submit som,
proposals.
! Few IF any, Of the proposed sites hav,
B enough water to supply the 10000 gal
+ Ions a day required by the institution
/ A number however have water within
radius Of two miles which would NOR
/ than supply the needs Of the institution
/ The submission Of many proposed site
in Putnam County is regarded as a sur
/ prise TO some OF the officials Of the com
mission in view OF the protests whicl
were made by the residents Of Greencas