Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . on, and sees a120-ton electric crane pick a locomotive off itstrucks and place it where desired, he realizesthat he is among the latest and greatest achieve-ments in .seientific machinerv. Tn addition tothis the Blacksmith ShoD. 154x30 feet: theBoiler Shop, 12(!x.)(M feet: the Store and Of-fice Building, 7()\241 feet and three storiohigh; and the Power House, 10 feet, haveliecn completed. In addition to these there are14 other shops in the jilanned works, the snntll-est, a ])aint sho
Greater Indianapolis ;the history, the industries, the institutions, and the people of a city of homes . on, and sees a120-ton electric crane pick a locomotive off itstrucks and place it where desired, he realizesthat he is among the latest and greatest achieve-ments in .seientific machinerv. Tn addition tothis the Blacksmith ShoD. 154x30 feet: theBoiler Shop, 12(!x.)(M feet: the Store and Of-fice Building, 7()\241 feet and three storiohigh; and the Power House, 10 feet, haveliecn completed. In addition to these there are14 other shops in the jilanned works, the snntll-est, a ])aint shop, .?)8x()0; with round botises amiother minor btiildings. and yards with switurcbase III ai res of land for these shops; 448 HISTORY OF GREATER >J <;a z a <z < z H18T0UV OF (iUKAlKi; I X DI ANA 443 and tlicv alno took opt ; on soiuc iu-rcsadditional, and adjai-ent, and organized theHeci;-ii CiroNc I ni|irniont Company, t<i liandirit. with $;J00.()0() of prcfunvd stock and .$;i()().-(100 of common stock. Tlie main part, orSection A. was platted on November ].3,];»(!(): with additions known as Section B. onViigust (i. liiOT, and Section C, on ]!)(»:. On June 7. IDOtl, Louis McMainsand y2 otiicrs filed their ])etition for the in-corjjoration of acres as the town ofBeech (irove. The petition showed that tluicwere TM residents of the tract, of whom (ilwere heads of families. The county commis-sioners ordered tjie election to he hchl at theresidence of John Tacoma. on Sherman June 1!. A part of the residents werefarmers wlio had iiivcn options on their landwithout heing told of the proposed location ofthe shojis—there were SO farms, large andsmall, include
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