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The Freeman
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
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Special report from Marion, Ind., describes the town's industrial growth driven by natural gas, listing factories, railroads, public services, and the thriving Afro-American community of 400 residents who own homes, work in various labors, operate barber shops, and plan a co-operative store.
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A Thrifty Little Town-Thrifty Afro-Americans.
Marion, Ind., Special to The Freeman.
I shall not attempt at my first writing to say much of our little booming town of gas and industry. Our population is about 1,500. Of this number about 400 are Afro-Americans. The town being very scattering, covers a large area, and is known as North and South Marion, Pittsburg and Marion proper.
There are twelve gas wells here, making this a very desirable place for manufacturing, we have also a glass works, chalk factory, bending factory, malleable iron works, ceraline works, meat and skewer works, stove and cooking utensil works, two large hotels, Stubbins and Spencer House: a number of churches and school houses. The Soldiers Home which is situated two miles from town, also adds to the attraction of our city. Our water works, police and fire departments equal any in the country. We also have three rail roads, the Pan Handle, Clover Leaf and the Wabash.
The Afro-Americans here are industrious and the majority own their homes. They can be found in all avenues as laborers in the factories and saw mills and in fact in every avenue of labor as other nationalities. but the only legitimate business or enterprise that they control or are interested in is the barber shops. There are three here and all are first class. There has been some talk among the colored people, of having a co-operative mercantile store with a line of miscellaneous stock of merchandise, which we hope to materialize soon as it would be a success and a paying institution.
The colored Odd Fellows own their hall, which is situated on Washington street opposite Public Square, and is worth $500. The Freeman can be had and subscribed for at J. M. Nichol's tonsorial parlors and 916 Gallinton street, if you wish all the news and the best colored paper published subscribe for The Freeman.
JIMIME.
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Description of Marion, Ind., a booming town with 1,500 population including 400 Afro-Americans, featuring twelve gas wells, various factories including glass works, chalk factory, bending factory, malleable iron works, ceraline works, meat and skewer works, stove and cooking utensil works, two large hotels, churches, school houses, Soldiers Home nearby, water works, police and fire departments, and three railroads: Pan Handle, Clover Leaf, and Wabash. Afro-Americans are industrious, own homes, work in factories and saw mills, control three first-class barber shops, and discuss starting a co-operative mercantile store. Colored Odd Fellows own a hall worth $500 on Washington street. The Freeman available at J. M. Nichol's tonsorial parlors and 916 Gallinton street.