Tigners factory is not operating co-operative, they are producing insulators with a non-union crew

The Outlook at Fairmount.

FAIRMOUNT, IND., Sept. 25. — Fairmount, the Quaker City of the gas belt, is up in arms against the establishment of a licensed saloon to sell liquor by retail. The excitement has been high here for the last few weeks, and meetings are held opposing the granting of license. There were six applicants for license before the county commissioners, but all of the applicants were defeated. There are two quart shops here which would be a disgrace to the alums of some larger city, let alone the moral town of Fairmount. Drinking is done openly in the public streets and alleys by all classes of the community. After dark it is impossible for respectable people to pass without being insulted by drunken and disorderly persons. The evil of the quart shops, as they are called, is now appreciated in Fairmount. We also have four drug stores where all kinds of liquor is sold either by the glass or bulk to any amount required. Taking into consideration that all the other doctors of this place put up their own prescriptions it is easily seen that the largest percentage of their business is derived from the liquor they sell. Their business is not in the least molested by our crusaders who wish to rid this community of the demon drink.

Fairmount is like Gas City in regard to prices of living and house rent; has also got more of the "hog" than any other class of people. Home rents are from $10 to $15 for shanties without any conveniences whatever, and they hardly pass through a good rain without leaking or a wind without shaking to pieces. Gas City is more fortunate than this place in having two men in their community who show the least desire to give the working people cheap living. The business men of this place have two prices for all goods, the old timers pay the low price and the new comers pay up to the highest notch. There is only one house which is an exception to the above which is standing by the working people in regard to necessities of life.

The bank of Fairmount failed some time ago; too much syndicate.

There is not at present the least indication of any of the factories resuming operations. Both factories are carrying large stocks of Mason and standard jars. They are moving very slowly and the outlook is very bad. One of the factories may start January 1, but it is rumored that the other will not start this season. Charles Tigner's factory, which was noted in a former issue of this paper as about to start co-operative, must have fallen under, for the works are now being operated by a non-union crew making insulators.

All the repairs are completed at the Big Four window glass factory. We cannot find out when a start will be made, but are living in hopes that we will be able to pull through the good old Democratic days. The boys are ready and patiently waiting for a start to be made or something to turn up whereby they may live.

Two bottle blowers, formerly of the Dillon glass works by the names of John Coyle and Barney Burns, each with his family, have shaken the dust off their feet and gone to Streator to work.

On Monday, September 11, a son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Carmody. John Carmody has been working with the Dillon Glass Co. for several seasons. He has the congratulations of his many friends here.