Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1901 — Senator Hanna Buys Stone In Indiana. [ARTICLE]

Senator Hanna Buys Stone In Indiana.

Senator Marcus A. Hanna, of Ohio, knows a good thing when he sees it and has entered the oolitic stone belt of this state, at the head of.a company of Cleveland capitalists and invested over $200,000 in stone lands near Bedford, Ind. Over $200,000 more will be invested by the corporation, known as the American Quarry company. It will build a special stone belt road connecting with the B. & O. S. W. at Rivervale, Ind., and will build a road, with connection with the Monon at Leipsio*. The opening of tfiis field is a new venture, all of the other .noted quarries being located three miles north of Bedford. This property is southeast of Bedford. Steps were not taken toward buying land until after State Geologist Blatchley had made a special trip and investigated the quality of the stone in the locality. His report was satisfactory.