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included wagon and carriage manufacturing ; cabinet making ; the <br /> manufacturing of excelsior , wood shavings used in matress stuf- <br /> fing and merchandise packing ; and oaken pork barrels , for which <br /> there was a great demand in Chicago . The industry died around <br /> the turn of the century as the forests were depleted , 12 <br /> The Animal By-Products Corporation is the oldest industry <br /> still operating in town . Founded in 1910 as a slaughterhouse , the <br /> company has been under the direction of the Locquyt family since <br /> 1951 . Today the Animal By-Products Corporation , which supplies <br /> animal fats in the form of proteins and tallow to the soap , chemi - <br /> cal and animal feed industries , also provides hide to the leather <br /> industry . 12a <br /> By 1875 , New Carlisle was considered the commercial , indus - <br /> trial , and cultural center of Olive Township . The town had be- <br /> come a regular stop on the stage coach route between Chicago and <br /> Detroit . Passengers could be accommodated at the hotel , which <br /> also housed a casino , saloon , and monument works . 13 An Opera <br /> House had been built , and the town ' s population of over 550 en- <br /> joyed the benefits of two doctors , two drug stores , several try <br /> goods shops , a grocery and a hardware store , and a harness and <br /> upholstery shop as well as various clothiers and booteries . 14 <br /> By this time , too , several town newspapers had been published <br /> since Charles Drapier ' s pioneer attempt in 1856 . Begun as a po- <br /> litical enterprise by Drapier , New Carlisle ' s first newspaper was <br /> soon replaced by the New Carlisle Recorder . In 1880 , a third paper , <br /> the New Carlisle Gazette , took its place and for twenty years <br /> R4bl-i—s-Ke-r George Fountain k-& - he town informed . A number of <br /> 3 <br />