The weekly Republican., November 30, 1911, INDUSTRIAL NUMBER, SECTION FOUR, Image 28

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THE TOWN OF
BOURBON
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Bourbon is one of the larger towns
of Marshall county, its population,
according to the last census being
1163. It is the center of what
is considered the best farming lands
in the county. While there are good
lands all over the county, the Gov
ernment geological survey shows
that the best of them lie in the east
ern third of the county.
Surrounded thus by such rich
farming lands Bourton is a very
prosperous town. Here the E. E.
Delp Grain Co. ,does an elevator
business of from $30.000 to $40,000
monthly. There are extensive coal
and lumber yards, saw mill, co
operative creamery, two banks, many
stores, three churches, Presbyterian,
U. B. and Methodist, fraternal
societies of Masons, I. O. O. F., Red
Men and Knights of Pythias. A
good newspaper, the News-Mirror,
upholds the best in and for the com
munity. Some of the best of the Bourbon
institutions are represented in this
edition, which shows how enterpris
ing and up-to-date they are.
The Bourbon Fair, held every
fall, is one of the greatest attrac
tions of northern Indiana. On the
biggest days the attendance usually
reaches to eight or ten thousand.
Fruit growing, which is given much
attention in this vicinity, is always
well represented at these fairs.
The Heinz company has a salting
station here also and many pickles
are grown. Four of the chief grow
ers are Otto Ames, who from a half
acre cleaned up $94.87; Conrad
Hand, who made $136.82 on one
acre; Jos. Hurford, who had out 1
1-2 acre and got $149.76 from it;
and Fred Lemler, who took in $227.89
from two acres.
That Bourbon is a good center for
farming and live stock raising, is
evident from the large number of
farrrers in the district who feed and
ship their own cattle and hogs. It
is a fact that more live stock is
shipped by rail out of Bourbon than
is the case at any point between Ft
Wayne and Chicago.
The following figures showing the
numler of cars of live stock, that
have left Bourbon during the past
eisrht vears will be of interest:
Neu1. Keller
Hardware (& Implements
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135
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The figures for this year are, of
course, incomplete, but the railway
officials at Bourbon expect them to
equal those of 1909.
Onion Growing at Bourbon
The cniou crop in the vicinity of
Bourbon is cultivated to a consider
able extent, and with a success
which is surprising especially to the
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Successors to
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accorded by the old company, and will find us wita a full line of Lumber,
Shingle-., Glass, Sash, Doors Mouldings, Columns, Newel Posts, and in
fact everything that is required to make up a first-class Lumber Yard
We have a Planing Mill in connection and are prepared to get out alL kinds of Interior
Finish, in a way that is pleasing to the builder, also odd size sash, storm sash, screen doors
and band saw work.
Should you contemplate building, we believe it would be fo your interest to
can and inspect the quality of our Lumber, Finishings and Mill Work. Cement, Wood and
Steel Posts always on hand, and a high grade Wabash Portland Cement, Fisback. Hard
Wall Plaster and Hydraded Lime.
For Hard and Soft Coal, we are pleasing the most exacting
We oelieve a personal call would be to your interest.
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"The Remembrance of quality re
mains long after the price is forgotten."
TO CONSISTENTLY LIVE
up to this idea, we exercise the
greatest possible care in the
selection of our lines of
HARDWARE AMD IMPLEMENTS
Oliver Plows DeLaval Separators
John Deere Implements
Birdsell and Studebaker Wagons
Plymouth Twine
Round Oak Furnaces
Stoves and Ranges
Favorite Stoves and Ranges
Globe Stoves and Ranges
Keenv Kutter and O. V. B.
Edge-tools, are recognized standards
and are always in our stock. We
solicit your business, referring you .
to our many customers for our recommendation.
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Hardware and Implements
Bowriboini, Iinidlisunisi
layman. The industry lias
amazinsly in this part of Marshall
county, and provides something
more than a ood living t.o those
I in the business. The soil in these
parts is peculiarly adapted to the
successful raising of this particulai
vegetable.
Over 200 acres around Bourbon,
are yearly planted out, and usually
the yield is good and pays the far
mer well. This year, however, it was
only 60 per cent of 'the normal
yield.
It is five years since the industry
was started round Uourbon, and,
during that time it has assumed
large proportions. A considerable
number of men are employed, es
pecially in the weeding season. The
onions from Bourbon are shipped to
all parts of the country, Boston tak
ing large quantities for export pur
poses. Quantities are also sent to
New Orleans for export to Panama.
Most cf the crop, however, is sent to
the south and southwest.
F. F. Fribley, who is one of the
pioneers in the business, and who
has made a success of it from the
very start, owns two large storage
houses in Bourbon, from which he
ships.
In conversation with a repre
sentative of the Republican he in
stanced the case of George Gouchen-
our who owns five acres of onion
soil, and who, this year, made a net
profit of $1000. Another man clean
ed up $125 on one acre this year,
while still another, Emanuel Coon,
with 12 acres, had a net profit of
$1920.
'As showing how the value of onion
lands has increased, it may be men
tioned that a very few years ago,
they were considered almost worth
less, and went begging at from $5
to $10 per. a?re. Today these same
land are held firmly at from $100
to $123 an acre with improvements.
Mr. F. F. Fribley is an enthusiast
on onion raising, and has done well
in the business. lie is of the opinion
that the industry will soon develop
into one of the most important and
remunerative in the county.
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