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William Aikman built and ran the steam roller mills, known then as the Marion Roller Mills. Continue reading
The Marion Cider Mill was located at 1210 N. Monroe Street in 1904. This would have placed it at the fringe of city limits in this time.
Absolutely nothing is known about this business or its owners other than this single photo published in the 1905 Souvenir History of the county and one Marion business directory listing.
Whether the cider they produced was “hard” or just regular apple cider is up for debate at this time until more is discovered.
(Photo from 1905 Souvenir History, WCHS; Marion City Directory; compiled by Sam Lattuca on 04/12/2013)
Marion Steam Marble Works was inaugurated on September, 1903, several minor establishments being absorbed and a corporation formed with $10,000 capital.
They began work in 1904 and had under contract and in preparation about $5,000 worth of work to be delivered in the spring of 1904. They employed about five hands steadily at that time. Continue reading
The New Process Laundry does not appear to be a long lived business. Very little has been found on the business other than it appears to have functioned right at the turn of the century and was still functional during the writing of the 1905 Souvenir History book when information was gathered together in 1904. Continue reading