Tipton County IN Archives History - Books .....County Drainage 1883
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Book Title: Counties Of Howard And Tipton, Indiana

COUNTY DRAINAGE.

   The length of county ditches and the amounts used in their construction are
told in large figures. As early as the latter part of the fifties, private
drainage companies began to be organized in the county, and since then not less
than twenty such companies have been organized with a membership varying from a
few to fifty-two. It is estimated that private companies and individuals have
expended in drainage not less than $200,000. There are about a dozen tile
factories in the county also, and thousands of rods are laid down in all parts
of the county annually. Within the last eight or ten years, there have been
constructed at county expense about 190 ditches, the aggregate length of which
is estimated at more than 100 miles, and the aggregate cost at more than
$200,000. This extraordinary activity, if continued, will render Tipton County
the garden spot of Indiana, as the soil is of the richest and most enduring
alluvial character. The future has wonderful results in store for the county.


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COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA.

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL.
ILLUSTRATED.

CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR.
CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO.
1883.


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