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Indiana as a great manufacturing state with strong growth
The article credits protective tariff policies for Indiana’s industrial rise, noting population and wage growth from 1890 to 1900 and substantial gains in manufacturing, glass, iron and steel, and car production. It highlights five major cities, including Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, and argues industrial expansion supports farmers by near markets and overall state prosperity.
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