Operation of the King City Glass Works is of benefit to the Quaker city

WILL RESUME MONDAY

EVANS GLASS HOUSE WILL

Begin Operations — Grand Opera

House Nearing Completion

— Improvement Notes.

One more glass scale has been signed. In Pittsburg Thursday night the manufacturers of lamp chimneys and the committee representing the workmen reached an agreement. All houses in this branch of the glass trade will be in operation within a few days. The Evans Co., the only factory in Marion in this branch, will begin operations Monday. One furnace will be started, giving employment to 300 people. The Mon­day following another furnace will be added and about 470 employes will be on the pay roll. From present indications the season will be a prosperous one with the Evans Co. The starting of this factory means much for South Marion. Nearly all the Evans workmen reside in the southern part of the city. The plant has been closed twelve weeks and during the vacation many improvements have been made. The water supply, which until this season has been inadequate, has been greatly enlarged. For protection against fire the supply of water is inexhaustive, and the facili­ties are of the best, Supt. Schnelbach has looked after the comfort of his employes in many ways, and the improvements have been to their interests as well as the company's. There is probably no better arranged or more commodious glass manufactory in the country than the Thomas Evans.

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

The work on the new Grand opera house is progressing rapidly, house will be completed not later than Oct. 5. The carpenters will finish their work next week. The Kinnear-Gager Co. of Columbus, steel contractors, have the ceiling of the auditorium, the steel work about the balcony and the proscenium arch on. Downard & Co., decorators, have several men at work. They will complete their contract Oct. 1. The decoration is in water color and eight colors are used. The prevailing color is drab and makes a handsome effect. There will be 300 incandescent electric lights. More than 10,000 feet of wire will be used when the work is finished. In the footlights are 36 globes. There will be 12 red, 12 white and 12 green lights. The footlights, each of the three borders and the auditorium will have a separate dimmer. The footlights are in colors to give either tableau or morning scenes. Mead & Co. of Marion have the electric contract; Electrician Ed Middleton is superintending the work. At the front of the house a balcony extending to the edge of the curb, and 16 feet wide will give the house a handsome front appearance. In the balcony 28 electric lights in three colors will brilliantly illuminate the pavement. The new theater will seat 928 people.

KING CITY FACTORY RUNNING.

The starting of the King City Glass factory at Fairmount is of material benefit to the Quaker City. About fifty people are employed and good wages paid. Barring accidents the factory will be in continuous operation seven months. Wilson & McCulloch of the Marion Fruit Jar Co. are proprietors of the King City factory.

NEW JONES BLOCK.

The Jones block on West Fourth street will be completed Nov. 1. It will be a handsome and substantial building. The front is of Milwaukee pressed brick trimmed in Bedford stone. On the first floor in a business room 100 feet long and 24 feet wide. The second floor will contain four suits of two rooms each. On this floor Dr. Jones will have his office. Architect French will occupy nearly the entire third floor with his office. The new block will add much to the appearance of West Fourth street.