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* of a proposed hiU-cUmblngr conon Michigan hill. Motor manufaca came here from all over the try to wltneM the teats and parite in the grueling grind. A car regarded great stuff that could the hill without staggering. And
has been gone for many years, having road was the most inlportant northfailed to stand up under the heavy and and-south thoroughfare in the state in constantly increasing strain of travel pioneer days and was traveled by etag.3over the Michigan road. The Michigan coaches and the old transport wagon, road is an important chapter in the Today the same highway has motor transportation history of Indiana In cars speeding along it and airplanes . 1821 the Pottawattamie tribe of Indians flying above it.
if It could carry four or five passengers ceded land in northern Indiana to the The rapid growth of Indianapolis is It was a wonder. Gradually the government for the purpose of road well illustrated by another NorthwestStrength of the motors was developed, building. The land ceded made possible era avenue picture shown here. It is of until today no car even heal- a roadway IDO feet wide In many com- the old covered bridge that spanned
tates in ascending Michigan hlU. The munltleg.
end of the old bridge was the starting Route of the Road, point for the “hill climbs” and many a? The route of the road, fixed by the groaning monster had struggled across Indiana legislature in 11128, was from a the long levee from the edge of the point on Trail creek on Lake Michigan, only to die when nearly ovtfr the'easterly to the southern bend of the Then It had to be cleverly backed St. Joseph river, thence southward to tha hill and get another trial or the Wabash river. Crossing the Wabe withdrawn. ; bash it proceeds southward to IndlanaThe predecessor of the present struc- polls, thence southeast to Greensburg, ture was a covered bridge of wood. It thence south again to Madison. This
Fall creek at Northwestern oivenue. A atone and coitcrete bridge occupies the same place today. Then North Inoianapoils was a village unto itself and few there were who ever a reamed that the main city would leap the creek and
reach far into the north. The Moat Historic.
Of course the most historic of all Indianapolis bridges was the old covered bridge that spanned White river at
Washington street This vanished in 1902 to make way for a more modern structure which, however, did not stand the storms and floods as.did its historic predecesson . The new bridge gave way under flood pressure a few years later and only recently was replaced by a bridge of greater bight and strength. It was in March. 1831, that the state legislature appropriated 175,000 for opening and grading the National road to the river and for the building of a bridge across Jhe stream. Indianapolis waa then only ten years old and the pioneer residents used a ferryboat to cross White riyer. Work on the new bridge did not begin until 1832 and the work was not completed until a year later. Amos Hanway, a pioneer, described the building of the bridge In his memHe said the National road bridge
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was built of poplar timber, which was cut down at a place about eight miles up river. Floated Down River. There It was whipsawed into timbers of various sizes, some of it three feet square, some only a foot square. It was rafted down the river and pulled out on the bank opposite the place where the bridge was to be built. A frame was built out from the shore and the timbers were whipsawed into place there. Hanway recalled, too. that the National road was graded from East street to Eagle creek In 1832 and some years later was macadamized. The macadam was laid in three layers of three inches each. The road was regarded a good one and the work was to have been extended, but both Presidents Jackson and yan Buren vetoed National road bills in the congress and
the improvement languished for era! years. Finally the state took It over and a plank road company was organised with a state charter. This served to keep the citizens out of the mud fbr some time, but the boards warped and rotted after a few hard winters and the highway became almost impassable. Later road building enterprises resulted In the improvement of
the National road.
Served Many Years.
The old National road bridge did not occupy the same position as the present bridge at Washington street. It spanned White river from Washington street to Washington avenue, the latter being a short side street that runs off Washington street at Blackford street. The old bridge lived through a long period of service, in fact It saw stage coaches go and automobiles come.
Benjamin 8. Parker, In his remtetocences, recalled scenes along the National road when he was a boy. Ho told of the long caravans that moved along the National road, crossed the bridge and went on Into the west. In those days armies of pioneers moved Into the west in search of the same gold we pursue today. “From morning till night there waa a continual rumble of wheels,” wrote Mr. Parker, ”and when the rash waa greatest there was never a minute when wagons were not in sight One company of wagons was followed closely by an-
other.
Tha Great Stagecoach.
"But the greatest wonder and delight of all waa the stagecoach radiant in new paint and drawn by Ita four matched horses in their showy harness, and filled inside and on top with welldressed people. I think yet that there has never been a more graceful or handsome turnout than one of those fine old stagecoaches drawn by a splendid team ot matched horsea. and driven by such drivers as used to handle the ribbons between Richmond and Indianapolis. Wo could hear the driver playing his bugle a« he approached the little town, and It all seemed too grand and fine to be other than a dream." Instead of the stagecoach * driver’s bugle today we have the tumultuous
horn of the motor car. ,
The old National road’s covered bridge and its contemporaries have given way to a chain of beautiful stone and con-
Y crete bridges that are among the show
things of Indianapolis. The splendid new bridge across the river at Washington street is of distinct contrast to Its ancient predecessor. The beautiful river bridges In Riverside park at Thirtieth street and in Emrich&vllle are types that the citizens of Indianapolis point to with pride. The susper Be ^" bridge, in the heart of Riverside was for years a favorite with mans who found happiness and recrea-
tion In Journeys over it.
The bridges over Fall creek also;$ra of the new construction. They replied old-fashioned iron bridges that etere regarded as towers of strength in t^etr day. It is a good sight for the viajtor to Indianapolis to look up and dpkrn Fall creek and see the pleasing atj#iltectural effects of the bridges at Thirtieth street. College avenue. Central avenue, Meridian street, Illinois street, Capitol avenue and Northwestern avenue. After many yeafs of battld the residents of Senate avenue have a new bridge on the way at that thoroughfare. In the city parks, too, are several fine types of modern bridges that have added beauty to the playgrounds of In-
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PROGRESS SHOWN IN THE BUILDING OF THE NORDYKE A MARMON NO. 3 PLANT.
portunity to keep pace with the large demand which it has not been able to meet during the last two years. Explains Need of More Room. In speaking of the expansion, Walter C. Marmon. president of the company,
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“Our expansion was made necessafY partly by the Increased facilities which we had taken over from the government
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___ very large machine facilities, but altogether insufficient body and woodworking facilities to balance the large plant which had been used in the production of
government aviation motors.
“Increased capacity and facilities for the making of bodies had to be provid-
Nordyke & Marmon Company’s new
No. 3 plant, conaiating of a flve-story
body shop 600 feat long, a one-story
final assembly budding 900 feet long
and a power plant and other buildings, bids for which were let June 22, is rapidly being rushed to completion. The photograph, taken August 25.
apeed with which the new plant is being rushed to completion. The plant is in Morris street west of Kentucky
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and extends to the Belt line.
This new addition to the Nordyke &
production of government aviation motors, will make the plant one of the
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mer and fail of 1917. a one-story build-
aHfejjpproxinnately 600 f
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be devoted entirely to machine shop work on Marmon motor car engines and
Wins Distinction.
It was this plant which turned out the first aviation engines produced by any motor car manufacturer fbr the United States during the war, which also had the distinction of producing two entirely distinct types of aviation motors, and of winning the first Champion Liberty Motor Builders’ pennant awarded for production during the month of October, 1918, in relation to th“ quota established by the United States bureau of aircraft
production. -
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The faeUStiM _ HRPiRHRVHHH verted into the .Marmon motor car en-
wlll re-establish the manufacturing bal ance for, which the Nordyke & Marmon Company has long been eminent. According to the latest plans, part of the plant expansion will be completed during the early fall and will be placed in production shortly after completion, giving the company faculties which will enable It to double Ita output of Marmon motor cars and will give It an op-
CITY’S GARDENERS.
M. M. Dexter, 2824 Meredith street, la gardening the first lot west of his home. This fa a aod lot and waa not assigned to hint until May 2. There waa aneh a heavy growth of weeda that the saea had to ssow the lot before they eowld break it. Deopite these difficulties the following crop has been produced: -i * « Green Beans.™All a family of thirteea wishes to nse, besides those sold to the neighbors. Lima Beano—Jast beginning to hesur. Tomatoes- - To ase gad begta»t»g tO Q«s-
aad taraipa sown la that apaee. Plowing and seed cost 94.50. No definite account haw been kept of the amount of each article bar™ vested, hat Mrs. Dexter aays the garden has already paid for Itself assay times.
ed, we found, or we would be in a position of having an unbalanced plant. Another factor which impelled us to the expansion policy was that the officials ot the company felt it a splendid time to insure our financial and industrial position for the future and to enable us to occupy the position in the industry which we appeared destined to fill.
Wtll Make Closed Bodies.
“There will be an aggregate of more than 300,000 square feet of floor space in the new buildings and the body plant will house a very complete body manufacturing plant. Five floors of the building, 600 feet long, will be used for this purpose, and the facilities will enable the company in the future to manufacture all of its cwn closed bodies, as well as the bodies for the open cars, to the making of which the company has
confined itself in the past.”
It is thought that these additions will take care of the rapidly expanding business of the company for some years to /xune. The buildings are of modern flreprdof construction, the body plant being a poured reinforced concrete building, while the long final assembly plant is steel and brick structure, with
cement floors.
The Nordyke A Marmon Com
Ihe Nordyxe * Marmon company, aa generally known, was established in il for the manufacture of flour mill
machinery. Production of automobiles on a marketing basis was started in 1904. although the company began to build cars in 1902. The new buildings and facilities will make it easy to double the plant’s motor car production, which is
planned for the company year.
Rules War Doesn’t Cover Up Past. WASHINGTON, August XL-Loyal service in the army during the recent war can not be considered as wiping
out a soldier's past, the Judge-advocate-general has ruled. An adverse opinion
was rendered on the question of whether a man possessing a criminal record before entering the army could be re-
enlisted at this time.
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SENATE,
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VOTE APPROVES NOMINATION.
FRELINGHUYSEN UNHEEDED
WASHINGTON, August 30.—The senate last night. In an executive session which lasted two and one-half hours, confirmed without a record vote the nomination of A. Mitchell Palmer to be attorney-general of the United
States.
The confirmation terminated a fight which began last session and which grew out of criticisms of his administration of the office of alien property custodian. Opposition to his nomination resulted in blocking action at the close of the last session, but when the present session convened. President Wilson again sent the nomination to the senate. At the request of Senator Frelinghuysen, Republican, New Jersey, it was referred to the Judiciary committee which appointed a subcommittee which held extensive hearings and later by unani-
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mous vote favorably reported the nom
exonerated the attorney-
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general of any wrong-doing In connection with the office of alien property
custodian.
At the executive session last night, most of the time, it was understood, was taken up by Senator Frelinghuysen in an attack on Mr. Palmer, during which the New Jersey senator read extensively from testimony taJcen at the hearings In an effort to show that Mr. Palmer
was unfitted for the position.
Senators Sterling, South Dakota, and
Mexico, both Republicans, r. Palmer, and explained that
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defended Mr. _
the committee's report was unanimous and absolved him of the accusations made before it by the New Jersey sena-
tor.
This is the second confirmation of the attorney-general. Several days ago the senate acted favorably on the nomination, but it waa announced that it went through by mistake with a batch of postmasters.
INDIANA RURAL LETTER CARRIERS OPEN SESSION
Annual State Meeting Begins at Crawfordaville—Monday to
Be the Big Day.
(Special to The Indianapolis News] CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind., August 30. —The seventeenth annual state convention of the Indiana Rural Letter Carriers' Association opened here this afternoon and will continue tomorrow and Monday. The executive session of the association waa held this afternoon in the headquarters at the Crawford hotel, and committees were appointed and miscellaneous business transacted. Tomorrow will be given over entirely to social features. M v The convention proper win meet at 8:30 o’clock Monday morning at Masonic temple. F. D. Spann, of Wirt, president of the state association, will preside. The address of welcome will be delivered by Dumont Kennedy, mayor of Crawfordaville, while Win a Johnston, postmaster of Crawfordaville,
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SAFE1Y BOARD PUNS H NEW SECRETARY
OFFICIAL WOULD BE BIG HELP, IT 18 SAID.
WILLIAMS SLATED FOR JOB
extant, and his characterisation of this part has made the opera a potent factor in the Metropolitan repertory. With the privilege of taking this opera into other fields, a permission the director
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and advisory board of the Metropolitan Opera Company were happy to accord the great artist who has been a faithful ally of all that was for the good and promotion of opera at the Metropolitan, Scotti has created a new phase in the operatic history of America. Perhaps it was a surprise to the man himself that he had the fortitude to give eighteen performances in twenty-three days outside his appearances at Atlanta with the Metropolitan Opera Company last
spring.
In addition to the performance of the opera, “L’Oracolo.’* October 27, in the
subscription series, there will be the annual May Music Festival, on May 3, 4
and 6, with three evening concerts and one matinee. The festival will open
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with a program of more than usual in terest, presenting the Russian Symphony Orchestra, Modest Altschuler, conductor; soloists Adolf Bolm Adolph,
From the general interest and enthu- who ili''be*' M. ^ohm’s^daneffig pextsiasm shown the predictions are that ner throughout the season. GabrieHa
the musical season under the direction
of the Ona B. Talbot Fine Arts Association will be the best in the history of musical affairs in the state for many seasons. The season sale of tickets continues at the office of Ona B. Talbot in the Hume-Mansur building, and from the large numbers of subscriptions, it is evident that the music lovers of the entire state are fully ©ware of the advantage gained by becoming season sub-
scribers for the forthcoming
_ series
which includes grand opera orchestras , and world renowned artists. music of his fellow-countryman, Chopin. During the present era of opera the Tha festival will close with two splendid
Besanzoni, the Italian mezzo-contralto, who will appear hi Joint recital with Arthur Rubinstein, Polish pianist, has definitely announced her debut with the Metroplltan Opera Company early In November. The opera. “Samson and Delilah,” has been choeen for this occasion. and from all records of her successes. promises to be one of the musical sensations. Arthur Rubenstetn, also one of the sensational musical celebrities, is making a tour of America. He is recognized as one of the world’s leading Interpreters of the
■■P _ . . . MU opei _ _ mere mention of Scarpia brought forth orchestral programs by the Minneapolis the picture of Scotti, but In “L’Ora- Symphony Orchestra, Emil Oberhoffer, colo,” Pucctnfs “Tosca” hag a danger- conductor. The soloist for the evening ous rival so far as Bcotti is concerned, concert will he Rafael Diaz, leading because Chim-Fang has given the artist tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Corn-
opportunities that exist in no other role pany.
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will also welcome the visiting carriers sistant Postmaster Blackeslee, of Wsshtr. the city. Mr. Spann will make thejington, D. C.. will deliver the principal response i address at the morning session. 8amBnsiness on Monday’s program in- uel Reynolds will epeak In the afterciudes the roll call of officers, report of noon. Election of officers, selection of the credentials committee, reports of delegates to the national convention and the officers of the association, the ex- the selection of the place of next meet
other *
In seeking to create the position of executive secretary of the board of public safety, provision for which to made in the 1920 budget and the general salary ordinance, the board to planning to facilitate the work of its department by having an executive officer in constant touch with ail details of the various departments under the board's control. A. L. Taggart, president of the board, has announced that George Williams, the present clerk of the board, will be made executive secretary If the position is authorized. The position of clerk will be retained and another man appointed to the place now held by Mr. Williams, Mr. Taggart said that the executive secretary would bear much of the same relation to the board of safety aa does the superintendent of the park board and the secretary of the city health
board.
The need for an executive officer In the work of the board has been felt in many instances where the volume of the work to be done has pot left the board free to devote the time It desired to consider larger questions of policy. In such matters as those connected with the management of the city market, it to pointed out, the executive
secretary would be in a position to act as the direct agent of the board.
PHHHHHpB m Recommendations that the board may adopt concerning the market, which waa investigated by the market advisory committee appointed by the board recently. could be effectively handled bv an executive secretary co-operating with the market master. The executive secretary would also ksep in closa touch with the work of the police and Tire departments. The position would carry a
salary of J2.000 a year.
Concert* at Falrview
The Indianapolis Military Band will play at Falrview park Sunday afternoon and evening. W. S. Mitchell, conductor, announces the following programs: Afternoon.
March—“Occidental” Ovcrtura—"Faatival”
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March—“Rifle Regiment” Selection from •Sybil". •■nr*t Heart Throbs” ... a rand National «-'■
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