Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 120, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1911 — Mars HID Project at State Capital Abandoned After Big Sale. [ARTICLE]

Mars HID Project at State Capital Abandoned After Big Sale.

Marion Chronicle. ;T ’-' •' j| According to a story the rounds of high financial circles the big Mars Hill boom for Indianapolis has been dropped for the presen*, largely because of the dynamite outrages that were uncovered here a few days ago by Wm. J. Burns, the noted detective, and his assistants. Mars Hill was advertised as ,the greatest suburb Indianapolis would ever have. TJie company promoting the project was composed of some of the leading men of Indianapolis and they succeeded in working up a great Jeal of interest, not only in Indianapolis, but throughout the state. More than $2,000,000 worth of lota were sold. Twelve large factories signed contracts to locate at Mars Hill. They were to have employed 10,000 men as a starter. It was estimated that Mars Hill would add 50,000 people to the population of Indianapolis at one jump. Hundreds of public spirited men took a deep interest in the movement, but the required number of lots to put the deal through successfully wa3 not sold. Right at the time the deal was in the balance crime the disclosures. ;— ■— Whether or not they actually had anything to do with putting an end to the boom has not oeen demonstrated beyond doubt, but in financial circles the story is being repeated that the fact that four or five buildings were dynamited in Indianapolis undoubtedly hurt the plan to establisu a large city to be known as Mars Hill. It is not known whether there will be ap attempt to revive the proposition. Labor leaders hoot at the story that the dynamite troubles ended Mars Hill boom. They insist that the dynamite outrages here occurred more than a year ago and that the arrest of the McNamaras could not have had anything to do with defeating the proposition.