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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1911)
OLD LINE 45th YEAR
EQUITABLE LIFE Home Ofice Des Moines OF IOWA
Insurance Company
Admitted Assets January 1, 1911
$9,941,907.11
Liabilities Surplus to Policy Holders .
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8,503,642.03
1,438,265.08
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Insurance in Force January 1, 1911
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$50,619,300
NEW AND STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES issued at reasonable rates, with annual dividends and all poli- cies are secured by deposit of the full Reserve with the
STATE OF IOWA
Amount of such Deposit January 1, 1911 $8,862,264
If you WANT THE BEST life insurance, or an agency for the company which sells it, or TO BORROW MONEY on your farm-write us.
OFFICERS
Cyrus Kirk, President J. C. Cummins, Secretary
F. C. Hubbell, Vice-President
Chas. A. Snyder, Asst. Sec.
H. D. Thompson, Treasurer G. S. Nollen, Actuary G. P. Hanawalt, Medical Director
Fred C. Hubbell
TRUSTEES Cyrus Kirk Robert Fullerton H. D. Thompson
Simon Casady
J. C. Cummins
F. M. Hubbell Homer A. Miller
G. C. Hubbell N. T. Guernsey
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IN ALL THAT IS GOOD, IOWA AFFORDS THE BEST
Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Des Moines, lowa
An Old Line Level Premium
Life Company
Organized by Iowa Men and Chartered under the Laws of Iowa, March 18, 1886
Officers 1
FRANK D. JACKSON, President SIDNEY A. FOSTER, Secretary CARL B. PRAY, Treasurer JAMES TAGGART PRIESTLEY, Medical Director
Largest Cash Settlements
Agents Wanted
Correspondence Solicited
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DIRECTORY (1911)
DES MOINES CITY
Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Insurance Company
OF DES MOINES
ORGANIZED 1865
The Largest and Strongest Insurance Company
of lowa
. H. R. HOWELL, President GEO. G. HUNTER, Vice-President
W. D. SKINNER, Treasurer : C. S. HUNTER, Secretary
R. S. HOWELL, Ass't Secretary
Willcox - Howell - Hopkins Co.
CITY AGENTS
REPRESENTING
The Strongest Line of Stock Companies Insuring against Fire, Lightning, High Winds, Plate Glass and Rents
Personal Accident and Employers' Liability Royal Indemnity Co. of New York Aetna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford
Fidelity and Surety Bonds of All Kinds
TELEPHONES: 1082 2080
6.
Walnut
OFFICES: Des Moines Life Building Des Moines, Iowa
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(1911) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
State surance Br&Company
1865
-of- DES MOINES, TOWA
Fire . Lightning
Tornado
ITS OFFICERS
ARE
H. A. ELLIOTT, President
M. M. PRATT, Vice-President
WEBB M. ELLIOTT, Secretary FRED GREFE, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS 1
T. F. GREFE
H. E. RUMSEY A. L. HAGER
H. A. ELLIOTT
J. B. SULLIVAN
H. UMFRID
WEBB M. ELLIOTT
M. M. PRATT D. W. SMOUSE M. R. VOORHEES
AN IOWA COMPANY WITH
FORTY-SIX YEARS EXPERIENCE
Assets
Liabilities Surplus to Policy Holders
$426,462.82 261,904.99 164,557.83
Losses Paid Over $4,450,000.00
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W. C. BALLARD, Agent
322 Sixth Avenue
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DIRECTORY (1911)
DES MOINES CITY
National Bank
OF
Des Moines, Iowa
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U. S. DEPOSITORY
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Corner of Sixth and Walnut Streets
Capital Surplus
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$200,000 $100,000
OFFICERS
J. G. ROUNDS, President GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier
S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President WM. W. MAISH, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS·
Geo. E. Pearsall'
Samuel A. Merrill
G. E. King
W. E. Coffin B. A. Lockwood
M. Strauss Morris Mandelbaum
ISEE FRONT COVER
STATE SAVINGS BANK
OF
Des Moines, Iowa Corner Sixth and Walnut Sts.
Capital Surplus
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- $50,000
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$50,000
Does Only a Savings Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits
M. STRAUSS, President . GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier;
S. A. Merrill Geo. E. Pearsall
J. G. ROUNDS, Vice-President I. M. LIESER, Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS
M. Strauss S. T. Slade
J. G. Rounds
Dr. D. W. Smouse W. E. Coffin
Citizens
. C. L. Gilcrest
J. G. Rounds
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The
People's Savings Bank
Des Moines, lowa
Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $100,000.00 Other Profits $40,000.00 Deposits $2,300,000.00
Directors
L. Sheuerman Dr. D. W. Smouse Chas. H. Martin Frank P. Flynn
J. S. Carpenter R. J. Fleming . O. H. Perkins
E. A. Slininger
M. Mandelbaum
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Officers
CHAS. H. MARTIN, President FRANK P. FLYNN, Vice President
E. A. SLININGER, Cashier GEO. V. HARRITT, Ass't Cashier
See Backbone
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ARTHUR REYNOLDS, President J. H. BLAIR, Vice-President
C. A. BARR, Cashier A. J. ZWART, Asst. Cashier
UNITED STATES DEPOSITORY
DES MOINES NATIONAL BANK /
DES MOINES, IOWA
Resources (over) Five and a Half Million Dollars
Safety Vaults
Boxes from $2.50 to $30.00 per Annum
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Unsurpassed Facilities for Handling Your Business 4 Per Cent Interest on Savings Accounts
DIRECTORS
Arthur Reynolds
D. G. Edmundson W. S. Regur Geo. M. Reynolds
Carroll Wright H. R. Howell C. W. Pitcairn John H. Blair
Charles A. Rawson L. Sheuerman
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N. Frankel
See Front Cover
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(1911) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
The Central State Bank
Des Moines, Iowa
Capital . Undivided Profits
$200,000.00 112,736.32
Officers
SIMON CASADY, President
H. B. HEDGE, Vice Pres.
J. D. WHISENAND, Vice Pres. FRED S. RISSER, Cashier
Directors
SIMON CASADY H. B. HEDGE
HENRY S. NOLLEN
J. G. OLMSTED
J. W. HILL CYRUS KIRK W. H. LANGAN
FRED S. RISSER
R. T. WELLSLAGER J. D. WHISENAND
Accounts of Banks, Bankers, Corporations and Individuals Solicited
Collections a Specialty and Remitted on Day of Payment
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Valley National Bank
ESTABLISHED 1872
DES MOINES
Corner Walnut and Fourth Sts.
U. S. Depository
W TE invite accounts, subject to check, from) busi- ness firms and individuals and recommend the payment of your bills by check, thus preserving com- petent receipt.
4 per cent Interest
Paid on Savings Accounts in the Valley Savings Bank Under Same Management
Combined Capital, - $350,000.00
Combined Surplus & Profits, 250,000.00 Combined Deposits, - 3,600,000.00
OFFICERS. R. A. CRAWFORD, President. D. $. CHAMBERLAIN, Vice Pr. C. T. COLE, JR., Vice Pr. W. E. BARRETT, Cashier.
The
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Century Savings Bank OF DES MOINES
With ample capital and facilities for the proper hand- ling of every branch of a legitimate banking business; 1 solicits accounts from the right kind of people, promis- ing every attention to detail that will insure pleasant and long continued relations.
Liberal Terms and Courteous Treatment
LE. STEVENS, President. B. B. VORSE, Cashier.
L. E. HARBACH, Vice-President. J. E. MORTON, Asst. Cashier.
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German Savings Bank
Des Moines,
Iowa
Capital, -
$100,000.00
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OFFICERS
J. O. Wells J. C. O Donnell John H. Hogan
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President Vice-President Cashier
DIRECTORS
Jesse Q. Wells -
L. H. Kurtz
C. Huttenlocher, Wm. M. Wilcoxen
H. B. Hawley Jerry B. Sullivan Louis C. Kurtz L. J. Klemm J. C. C'Donnell
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President L. J. Wells Livery Co. President L. H. Kurtz Co. Capitalist Attorney at Law
Pres. Great Western Accident Ass'n Attorney at Law Secretary L. H. Kurtz Co. Farmer Vice President
lowa Trust and Savings Bank N .- E. Cor. E. Fifth and Locust Sts.
WE DO A COMMERCIAL AND SAVINGS
BUSINESS
WE PAY
4% Interest Compounded Semi-annually on Savings Accounts.
OUR POLICY
Progressive Yet Conservative. AMPLE RESOURCES
WE ARE AT HOME EVERY DAY
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
B. MARTIN, President 0. HAUGE, Cashier
G. S. GILBERTSON, Vice-President L. M. BARLOW, Ass't Cashier
A. C. HANGER B. H. THOMAS
J. C. SIMPSON O. K. OLSON
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W E. T. MEREDITH L. O. LARSON
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1911)
lowa Loan and Trust Company
Nos. 207, 209 and 211 Fifth Street Des Moines, Iowa (((Incorporated 1872)
Capital -
Surplus and Undivided Earnings
. $600,000,00 685,000.00 1
W. E. COFFIN
President
Gro. F. WALKER
C. W. GRAY
EDWIN Holt
Vico-Igenident Trensutor Secretary
Four por cent. Interest paid for Time Deposts and Savings Accounts. Five per cent. interest paid of funds inventod in debentures.
Real Estate Mortgage Loans iado at current ratey.
Mortgages purchased.
Municipal and School Bond bought and sold. Have for sale a list of Securities exempt from taxation in Iowa.
Accepts any municipal or corgorato trust not inconsistent with the laws of lowa. Acts as Trustee under Mortgage foti any corporation or individual and as Registrar and Transfer Agent for corporations.
Will hold any Real or Personal Estate on trusts created by agreement with any ndividual or corporation. Y
We Prove Our Statements
Irrigated lands in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, near Mission and McAllen, Texas, where you can make from $50.00 to $100.00 per acre each year on staple crops and from $100.00 to $500.00 per acre each year on citrus fruits and winter vegetables. Three crops per year on the same land. Alfalfa seven to nine cuttings per year, soil that cannot be beat in productiveness, plenty of water for irrigation purposes, ideal climate, and cheap labor. Write us for our booklet. If we fail to make good the statements made in our printed matter we will make the trip to you free. We also refund the expense of the trip if you buy land.
STAR LAND COMPANY, Inc. 201-2-3-4 Commercial Bldg. DES MOINES, IOWA
Branch Office: McAllen, Texas
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H. H. Lantz & Co.
200 Youngerman Block Phone Walnut 1300
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Insurance, Bonds,
Real Estate,
Loans
Business Transacted Anywhere
GENERAL AGENTS
New Jersey Fidelity & Plate Glass Ins. Co.
Plate Glass, Burglary and Personal Accident WRITE US FOR PROPOSITIONS +
200 Youngerman Block Corner 5th and Mulberry Sts.
Des Moines, Iowa
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1911)
KIRKWOOD HOTEL
DES MOINES, IOWA
EUROPEAN PLAN
One Hundred and Fifty Rooms Sixty-five with Bath
Rates 75 Conts to $2.50 Per Day
OPERATING
KIRKWOOD CAFE AND GRILL ROOM
Most Popular Places to Eat in Des Moines. Grill Room Open All Night.
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KIRKWOOD BAR
All the Leading Brands of Whiskey, Imported and Domestic Wines, Liquors and Cigars.
KIRKWOOD HOTEL COMPANY
T. E. VEITCH, President and Manager: MATT KANE, Secretary and Treasurer.
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The WELLINGTON
EUROPEAN DES MOINES
New and Absolutely Modern
200 Rooms, 50 with private baths. Long distance 'phone in every room. Large, Well Lighted Sample Rooms close to wholesale and retail district, public buildings and theatres. Three blocks from Rock Island and Union Stations Elegant Cafe in Building
VISIT OUR DUTCH ROOM The Most Beautiful and Romantic in the City
The Cafe is Unsurpassed in beauty of decoration, and the service both a la carte and table d'hote, is in entire harmony with the elegant sur- roundings. The cuisine is of the highest class and is offered at popular prices.
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1911)
lowa's Best Clothing House
Mark Johnson 503-505 WALNUT ST.
FIRST FLOOR
Men's Clothing Department -
Men's Hat Department Men's Furnishing Department
Boys' Clothing and
Furnishing Department
BASEMENT
Receiving Department
Reserve Stock Department
Trunk and Traveling Bag Dept.
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(1911) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
The WELLINGTON
EUROPEAN DES MOINES
New and Absolutely Modern
200 Rooms, 50 with private baths. Long distance 'phone in every room. Large, Well Lighted Sample Rooms close to wholesale and retail district, public buildings and theatres. Three blocks from Rock Island and Union Station's - Elegant Cafe in Building --
VISIT OUR DUTCH ROOM The Most Beautiful and Romantic in the City
The Cafe is Unsurpassed in beauty of decoration, and the service both a la carte and table d'hote, is in entire harmony with the elegant sur- roundings. The cuisine is of the highest class and is offered at popular prices -
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1911)
owa's Best Clothing House
Mark Johnson Co 503-505 WALNUT ST.
FIR T FLOOR
Men's Clothing Department Men's Hat Department Men's Furnishing Department
Boys' Clothing and
Furnishing Department
BASEMENT
Receiving Department
Reserve Stock Department
Trunk and Traveling Bag Dept.
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The Des Moines Clay Manufacturing Co. PHONE WALNUT 4693
213. NINTH STREET
Terra
MANUFACTURERS OF
Cotta Brick, Pressed Brick, Plastic Clay Facing Brick, Fire Brick, Building Tile, Etc.
An Advertisement in the DIRECTORY
is as necessary as the sign be- for your place of business It keeps your name
Prominently and Constantly Before the Buying Public
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DES MOINES CITY. DIRECTORY (1911)
JAS. MAINE; Pres. H. A. MAINE, V-Pres. and Gen'l Mgd. O. E. MAINE, Sec .. Treas. K. J. MAINE, B. M. E. H. E. MAINE, B. Mi. B.
JAMES MAINE & SONS CO.
General Contractors
Superintendent furnished for all classes of work. Jobbing of all kinds promptly attended to. ALSO
Manufacturers of Sand Brick
Yards East Twenty-first and Maury Streets
: Office 119 Eighth Street, Des Moines, Iowa Marsh Place Building, Waterloo, Iowa
PHONE WALNUT 804
See Right Side Lines
J. W. TURNER, President
PAUL V. REILLY, Secretary
J. W. Turner Improvement
Company
: Engineering and : :
General Contracting
Underground Conduits and Cable In- stallation a Specialty. Electrical Plants Civil and Electrical Engineering, Pav- ing, Water Works, Dams, Sewers, Bridges and Heavy Foundation Work
309
YOUNGERMAN BLOCK 309
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LOETSCHER JAEGER MFG. CO.
Sash, Doors, Moldings, Stair Work, Etc. Makers of Everything in Millwork
DESIGNERS AND MANUFACTURERS OF
Store, Bank and Office Furniture Show Cases, Counters and Shelving
HIGH GRADE HARDWOOD INTERIOR FINISH A SPECIALTY
Office Cor. E. 4th and Vine Sts.
Telephone Maple 250-251
Des Moines Rubber Stamp Works
Rubber Stamps and Supplies Notarial and Corporation Seals Stencils, Baggage Checks Metal Badges, Etc.
Numbering Machines
. 03 8 ноятамяа . н. С. ?JOH 2 3EA 2TO08 IVA JVORD ADATTO> JEST!
ROBERT B. DRYSDALE Basement 202 Fifth Street
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Des Moines Bridge and Iron
Works
Main Office, Des Moines, lowd' Eastern Office, Pittsburg, Pa.
Shops
Des Moines, Iowa Pittsburg, Pa.
Bridges Roofs
Buildings Water Towers Fire Escapes
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See Side Lines
MADISON COAL CO.
COAL
For Domestic and Steam Use
MINER'S AND SHIPPERS
RELIABLE COAL
Mines 23d and Hickman Ave
Phone Walnut 868
305 West Seventh Street
DES MOINES, IOWA
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GLENWOOD
LUMP
WHEN YOU BUY
Glenwood Coal you get value received in every shovel full to the ton. It burns when you want it to, and holds a good fire all the time.
To save money you should fill your coal bin now with Glenwood Coal
GLENWOOD COAL CO.
414 Eighth Street
Phone Walnut 2212
Standard Glass and Paint Co.
WHOLESALE AND. RETAIL
Paints, Oil, Varnishes Plate and Window Glass
For Every Purpose
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Phone Walnut 909
915-917 Walnut
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Like the Sturdy Oak
rom the Acorn bas rown Polk's Lumber Directory
Contains 2,000 pages replete with valuable information of interest to all connected with the lumber industry.
Complete lists of lumber manufacturers, wholesale and retail dealers. ' Also special lists of large con- sumers of lumber. 1
Price $10 per Copy
PUBLISHED BY
R.L.POLK ESTABLISHED 11070
For further information address
R. L. POLK & CO. DETROIT HICH.
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The G. W. Parsons Company
NEWTON,
IOWA
Manufacturers Trench Excavating Machinery
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Crucible Steel Castings Manganese Steel Castings Automobile Steel Castings Steel Castings of any size and weight.
Grey Iron Foundry, Mun- icipal Castings, Sewer Man Hole Tops, Meter Pit Tops Catch Basin Grates, Lamp Posts-Gas and Electric.
GEO. F. LAMBERT - SALES MANAGER
RESIDENCE, 685 20TH PHONE, DRAKE PARK 949 DES MOINES, IOWA
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S DES MOINES
CITY
And Valley Junction
DIRECTORY
FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING DECEMBER 1, 1911
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Volume XX
Containing an Alphabetical List of Business Firms and Private Citizens, a Directory of the City and County Officers, Terms of Courts, Churches, Colleges, Public and Private Schools, Benevolent, Literary and other Associations, Buildings, Banks, Etc.
COMPLETE
Classified Business Directory of Des Moines And an Improved Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders of the Ctiy PRICE EIGHT DOLLARS
COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY R. L. POLK & CO.
717-718 IOWA LOAN AND TRUST BLDG., DES MOINES, IOWA Member Associating of American Directory Publishers FOR LIST OF PUBLICATIONS SEE PAGE 36
Copyright 1911 by R. L. POLK & Co.
SECTION 28 COPYRIGHT LAW IN FORCE JULY 1, 1911
That any person who willfully and for profit shall infringe any copyright secured by this Act, or who shall knowingly and willfully aid or abet such infringement, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by im- prisonment for not exceeding one year, or by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than one thousand dollars, or both, at the discretion of the court.
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INTRODUCTORY
The twentieth volume of R. L. Polk & Co.'s Des Moines and Valley Junction Directory is Herewith presented, with the assurance of the publishers that it will be found even more complete and useful than any of its predecessors, and | in all essential respects equal to any directory published.
POPULATION OF GREATER DES MOINES. -
In the present volume there are 44,486 names of individuals who resided in Greater Des Moines at the time the information was secured. Multiply this number biff -to allow for the names of women and children represented by fends of families- and we have a population of 111,465.
DES MOINES AT A GLANCE.
Political and commercial area in the world.
capital of the greatest wealth-producing
Government-The city is under the operation of the Des Moines Plan : of Municipal Governmenter Under the Des Moines Plan the entire gov- ernment of the city is vested in a commission of five. One of this number is the mayor and the entire body constitutes the Council. Each member is elected from the city at large upon a non-partisan ticket. The function of government is divided into five parts, each commissioner being the head of the department. The mayor is the executive of the Department of Public Affairs by virtue of his office, The initiative, the referendum and the recallare combined with government by commission in the Des Moines Plan. Area-55 square miles !!
: Tax Rate-37.1.
Assessed Valuation-$81.290,559.
. Actual Valuation-$85-182,236.
Property Exempt from Taxation-United States, $800,000; State Property, $4,300,000; Por County, $1,125,000; City of Des Moines, $15,924,721.18.
Bonded Debt-General Bonds, $898,000; Special Bonds, $478,000.
· Unimproved Streets-400 miles.
Miles of Paving-88.6
Annual Cost of Street Cleaning-$40,000.
Miles of Sewerage -12802.
Miles of Gas Mains-182 "(Ninety cent gas).
Miles-of Electric Street |Railway -- 82; Fare 5 cents with universal transfers.
Parks -19: acres, 715.5% value, $750,000.
Annual Cost of Health Department- - $11,700.
Number of' Street Lights: 2,326; total cost, $75,000; cost: arcs, $6.5 per year, all night schedules; electroliers, 300; $69.50 per year (burn until 12:00 p. m.)
Water Works-148 milesiot mains; 1,500 fire hydrants.
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Fire Department- Men, 108; station houses, 15; horses, 51; com- bination hose and chemical wagons, 5; hook and ladder trucks, 5; hose carts, 12; chemical wagons, 3; automobiles, 1; hose (all kinds) 25,000 feet; value of apparatus, $41,037; value of real estate and buildings, $201,833.18; value of fire alarm system, $37,830; cost of maintenance 1910, $129,961.
Police Department-87 men; salaries, $86,000; total| expenditures annually, $89,700 plus special appropriations.
Public Schools-63; teachers, 525; total enrollment,| 17,134; high school enrollment, 2,122; value of school buildings, $1,943,434.09; total property valued at $2,827,751.49. 2 Parochial Schools-7.
Colleges and Technical Schools-15; college population, 6,200.
City Library-41,000 volumes; cards in force, 11,651.
State Library-120,000 volumes.
. Historical Library-24,033 volumes.
Drake-Carnegie Library-18,000 volumes.
Churches-108.
: Asylums and Hospitals-15.
- One Telephone System-The Iowa Company, with its state head- quarters here, operates about 32,000 miles of wire with 26,000 instru- ments.
Transportation-Burlington Route; Chicago Great Western; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern; Iowa Central; Minneapolis & St. Louis; North- western line; St. Paul & Des Moines and Wabash Roads. Five lines. of interurban track embracing over 180 miles of track and reaching
- 60,000 of urban and 200,000 rural population.
The freight charges collected on shipments into Des Moines amount to $10,000,000 annually.
Tonnage of outbound freight is 2,500,000 tons annually.
Inbound freight, 3,000,000 tons annually.
4,000 cars of grain are shipped out of the city annually.
9,000 cars of cattle are shipped into the city annually, most of which are shipped out in dressed beef.
9,500 cars of brick and tile are annually shipped to surrounding points.
6,000 cars of merchandise are shipped in and out by wholesale, grocers.
1,500,000 tons of steam and lump coal are shipped out of the city yearly.
Hardware dealers use 6,500 cars yearly for their business.
Des Moines being the third largest shipping point in the world for' machinery and farm implements, uses 3,600 cars per year.
6,000 cars of sand are shipped out each year.
An average of 9,000 cars of merchandise are received by retail mer- chants each year.
$5,000,000 worth of sugar is shipped in and out of Des Moines yearly.
54,500 cars of way freight are shipped out of the city yearly.
Every railroad with over 100 miles of trackage operating in Iowa, except one, reaches Des Moines over its own rails.
Banks-19.
Bank deposits of Des Moines amount to over $34,000,000. City shows yearly increase in bank clearings over $41,000,000.
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The Des Moines postoice shows the largest receipts per capita of any city in the United states.
Des Moines has an immense Coliseum, seating 10,000 people,
150 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Over 175,000 visitorsiannually attend the State Fair.
Has 34 hotels. In the first ten are 1,940 guest rooms.
Des Moines' four daily newspapers have a combined circulation of over 130,000 copies.
Des Moines' farm and agricultural papers have a combined, circula- 1 tion of over 700,000 copies.
One of 18 of the United States Pension Agencies is here, and is the sixth largest, having 49, 507 pensioners to whom was paid for the year ending June 30, 1911, 8,834,201,05.
Postoffice receipts for fiscal year ending June 30, 1911, $804,407.79; increase over 1910, $40 858.96.
Has 148 jobbing houses, doing an annual business of $103,000,000.
Has 312 factories, making $30,000,000 worth of goods annually.
Has the largest cement plant in the West; capacity, 5,500 barrels daily.
Its Retail Business exceeds $30,000,000.
Is the home of 44 Insurance Companies, having 6,000 employes and a combined premium income of over $12,000,000. To find "Who's Who" the business life of the city turn to the In- dex to Advertisements.
Coal -- 8,000,000 tons of good steam coal are produced in and around Des Moines annually, and the manufacturer is enabled to put fuel into his coal bins at a nominal cost.
Fort Des Moines-Five miles south of city and connected by electric railway. Only United States regimental cavalry post in the country. Court House- Cost, $ 00,000; finest interior marbles in the West. Directory Library-A Directory Library, supplied with annual issues of the Directories of the leading cities of the United States and Canada is maintained by the publishers at their offices in the Iowa Loan and Trust Building, for the tiee use of patrons.
The State has here a Capitol Building costing $4,000,000; Historical Building costing $500,000 State Fair Grounds representing $2,500,000 invested, All the departments of the State government and head- quarters for all the State Institutions.
Circulating the Directory-A copy of this Directory is placed by the publishers in the Directory Libraries of the principal cities throughout the country, whereby all the information contained in the work is placed at the disposal of the people of these cities for immediate refer- ence. The vast benefit to Des Moines is obvious.
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GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations 75 (
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Advertisement, Index to 31 Alphabetical list of names. . 75-1125 Business Directory ... 1347-1573 Alterations, Removals, etc .... 35
Miscellaneous Information. .. . 37-76 Street and Avenue Guide. 1151-1345 Valley Junction Residence and Business Directory. . ... 1127-1150
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INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
Alarm of Fire, Directions for .
ing
38
Newspapers and Publications.
Orchestras and Bands
Police Department
Post Office
Chemical Engines, Location of .. 38
Churches .
56
City Government
37
Railroads
Clubs and Societies . Colleges and Schools. .
60
Combination Chemical Engines and Hose Carts, Location of. 38
County and Township Officers .. Courts
61
State Board of Health.
State Board of Medical Examin- ers
Express Companies
61
Federal Officers 61
Fire Alarm Stations 38
Fire Department 37
Government of the State of Iowa 53
Grand Army of the Republic 65
Hospitals and Asylums 54
Insurance Companies 62
Libraries 64
64
United States Army
64 43
Voting Precincts
Ward Boundaries
59 68 69 37 69
39 39 71 53 53
53 53 53 50 51 51 51 51 51
Township Justices of the Peace. Township Trustees.
Medical Societies
Medical Colleges 64
Military Organizations 64
Miscellaneous Clubs and Societies 66
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