. Johnson's new universal cyclopaedia : a scientific and popular treasury of useful knowledge. mines of iron oreabound in the State. Five railroads in three hours runreach eoal-fields of nearly 8000 square miles. Excellentfor fuel, the block coal is unrivalled for working iron andsteel. Its manufacturing interests are specially representedby 2 rolling-mills, malleable-iron works, car-works, saw-factories, 18 or 20 foundries, maehiiic-shops, and shops forvarious branches of iron and brass work, numerous sawandjdaning mills, and sash, door, and blind factories, manu-iactories for agricultural im
. Johnson's new universal cyclopaedia : a scientific and popular treasury of useful knowledge. mines of iron oreabound in the State. Five railroads in three hours runreach eoal-fields of nearly 8000 square miles. Excellentfor fuel, the block coal is unrivalled for working iron andsteel. Its manufacturing interests are specially representedby 2 rolling-mills, malleable-iron works, car-works, saw-factories, 18 or 20 foundries, maehiiic-shops, and shops forvarious branches of iron and brass work, numerous sawandjdaning mills, and sash, door, and blind factories, manu-iactories for agricultural implements, carriages, sewing-machines, household furniture, school furniture, church andparlor organs, pianos, boots and shoes, cotton and woollengoods, glass, starch, glue,• Sarven wheels, step-ladders,and wooden ware, ami many others. There are 30 incor-porated manufacturing institutions. The entire manufac-turing capital invested is not less than $12,000,000. Thenumber of buildings erected in 1874 was 2900, in valuenearly $8,000,000. The Belt Railway now (1875) building around the city. Statu CapitoL, will more completely connect the various lines of railroad anil aid the transfer of freight, location of workshops, ware-biiuscs. stockyards, etc. The Central Canal, cutting a bendof White Uivcr, furnishes partial water-power for llouring-niills and factories. The tire dcjiartmcnt has 7 steam lire-engines, with 100 men, and an electric alarm is furnished by the Holly system, having 45 milesof pipe. The street has 18 miles of track, 50 carsan<i 150 men. There are G national, 10 private, and 2sa\ ings banks, with a united capital of about $5,000, manufaclurcrs and real estate exchange, meeting weekly ;a board of trade, meeting daily, exchanging products and Indianapolis. securing market reports from the great marts of trade; 7home insurance companies; 118 American and foreigncompanies represented here; numerous lodges of Masonsami Odd Fellows an
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