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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1908
Page
9
A feature on Logansport’s mercantile growth explains how pioneers’ little general stores evolved into a wide modern trade. Railroads and electric interurban lines boost local shopping, linking Logansport to national markets and reducing reliance on mail order houses.
Logansport markets itself as a city of industries with numerous small and large factories supplying goods worldwide. It highlights strong infrastructure, affordable power, streetcar reach, parks, theaters, and modern schools as incentives for firms to relocate. Mutual benefits between firms and the city are emphasized.
Logansport merchants report strong trade as railroads and interurban lines drive daily shopping, with freight from foreign origins arriving in original packaging. The interurban aids local business with lower fares and heavy passenger flow, while railroad facilities enable direct seaports and steady factory growth supported by active local businessmen.
A fragment discusses eggshells used as gas mantles, noting the idea originated in Germany. It mentions the mantles being drawn or blown out at the ends and the bod of the shell neatly cut off as part of the preparation.
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