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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912)
OLD LINE 46th YEAR
EQUITABLE LIFE -----. ---- Home Office Des Moines OF IOWA
Insurance Company
Admitted Assets January 1, 1912
$11,200,764.07
Liabilities - 9,608,374.38
Surplus to Policy Holders 1,592,389.69
561
Insurance in Force January 1, 1912 - $57,212,054,00
NEW AND STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES issued at reasonable rates, with annual dividends and all policies are secured by deposit of the full Reserve with the
STATE OF IOWA
Amount of such Deposit January 1, 1912
$10,030,124.40
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
Chas, A. Snyder, Assistant Secretary
F. C. Hubbell, Vice-President H. D. Thompson, Treasurer Mervyn Davis, Actuary
Fred L. Wells, Assistant Medical Director
TRUSTEES
Fred. C. Hubbell J.C. Cummins
Cyrus Kirk Robert Fullerton
Simon Casady
H. D. Thompson
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, Iowa
AN OLD LINE LEVEL PREMIUM . LIFE COMPANY
Organized by Iowa Men and Chartered under the Laws of Iowa, March 18, 1886
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OFFICERS:
FRANK D. JACKSON, President SIDNEY A. FOSTER, Secretary CARL B. PRAY, Treasurer N. M. HUBBARD, JR., Gen. Counsel. JAMES TAGGART PRIESTLEY, Medical Director
LARGEST CASH SETTLEMENTS
Agents Wanted.
Correspondence Solicited.
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912).
Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Insurance Company
. OF DES MOINES ORGANIZED 1865
The Largest and Strongest Insurance Company of wall
H. R. HOWELL, President C. S. HUNTER, Secretary
GEO. G. HUNTER, Vice-President R. S. HOWELL, Ass't Secretary
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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 Globe Indemnity Co. of New York
Fidelity and Surety Bonds of All Kinds
TELEPHONE: Walnut 1082
OFFICES: Des Moines Life Building, Des Moines, Iowa
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State Insurance Company 1865
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DES MOINES, IOWA
Fire . Lightning . Tornado
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ITS OFFICERS ARE
H. A. ELLIOTT, President
M. M. PRATT, Vice-President
WEBB M. ELLIOTT, Secretary FRED GREFE, Assistant Secretary
DIRECTORS
H. A. ELLIOTT
THEO. F. GREFE
H. UMFRID
C. B. WOODWARD
A. L. HAGER
M. M. PRATT
M. R. VOORHEES
WEBB M. ELLIOTT
J. B. SULLIVAN
W. B. WOODWARD
AN IOWA COMPANY WITH Forty - Eight Years Experience
Assets $429,723.75
Liabilities
264,001.85
Surplus to Policy Holders
165,721.90
Losses Paid Over $4,500,000.00
P. J. CLANCY & CO., Agents
Fleming Building
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912)
Citizens National Bank OF Des Moines, Iowa U. S. DEPOSITORY Corner of Sixth and Walnut Streets
Capital $200,000 Surplus - - $150,000
OFFICERS
J. G. ROUNDS, President
GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier
S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President
WM. W. MAISH, Asst. Cashier
DIRECTORS
C. L. Gilcrest
W. E. Coffin
B. A. Lockwood .
Geo. E. Pearsall J. G. Rounds Morris Mandelbaum SEE FRONT COVER
Samuel A. Merrill
Howard Clark
M. Strauss
State Savings Bank
OF - Des Moines, Iowa Corner Sixth and Walnut Sts.
Capital Surplus
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$50,000
$50,000
Does Only a Savings Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits
M. STRAUSS, President GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier
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S. A. Merrill
Ged, 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
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The
People's Savings Bank
Des Moines, lowa
Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $100,000.00
Other Profits $60,000.00 1
Deposits $2,500,000.00
Directors
L. Sheuerman Dr. D. W. Smouse Chas. H. Martin Frank P. Flynn
J. S. Carpenter R. J. Fleming H. D. Thompson
E. A. Slininger M. Mandelbaum
Officers
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CHAS. H. MARTIN, President FRANK P. FLYNN, Vice President GEO. V. HARRITT, Ass't Cashier
E. A. SLININGER, Cashier
See Backbone
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Des Moines National Bank
Southeast Corner Sixth and Walnut Streets Des Moines, Iowa
Cordially invites you to open either a checking or savings account, offering absolute security for your funds, and prompt, accurate and courteous treatment
4% 0
0 Interest on Saving Accounts
Finest Safe Deposit Vaults
Foreign Exchange and Travelers Cheques Sold
Depository for the United States. State of lowa. Polk County and City of Des Moines
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Resources (over) Seven Million Dollars
OFFICERS
ARTHUR REYNOLDS, President
J. H. BLAIR, Vice President
A. J. ZWART, Ass't Cashier
C. A. BARR, Cashier
A. M. REYNOLDS, Ass't Cashier
DIRECTORS
D. G. Edmundson G. M. Reynolds L. Sheuerman C. L. Herring
N. Frankel A. E. Hollingsworth C. W. Pitcairn
H. R. Howell Arthur Reynolds Chas. A. Rawson John H. Blair
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Central State Bank
Des Moines, - Iowa
Capital - Undivided Profits
$200,000.00
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$140,000.00
Officers
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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
. FRED S. RISSER R. T. WELLSLAGER
W. H. LANGAN
J. D. WHISENAND
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Accounts of Banks, Bankers, Corporations and Individuals Solicited
Collections a Specialty and Remitted on Day of Payment
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912)
ESTABLISHED 1872
Valley National Bank Des Moines, Iowa
Corner Walnut and Fourth Sts.
U. S. Depositary
W TE invite accounts, subject to check, from business firms and individuals and recom- mend the payment of your bills by check, thus preserving competent receipt.
4 per cent Interest Paid on Savings Accounts in the VALLEY SAVINGS BANK Under Same Management
Combined Capital
Combined Surplus and Profits
Combined Deposits
$350,000.00 300,000.00
4,000,000.00
OFFICERS
R. A. CRAWFORD, President D. S, CHAMBERLAIN, Vice President C. T. COLE, JR., Vice President W. E. BARRETT, Cashier
The Century Savings Bank
Of Des Moines, Iowa
With ample capital and facilities for the proper handling of every branch of a legitimate bank- ing business; solicits accounts from the right kind of people, promising every attention to de- tail that will insure pleasant and long continued relations.
Resources over One Million Dollars
L. E. 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
OFFICERS
Jesse O. Wells Jno. A. Cavanagh Jno. H. Hogan
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President Vice President Cashier
DIRECTORS
Jesse O. Wells
L. H. Kurtz -
H. B. Hawley
L. J. Klemm
Wm. M. Wilcoxen
L. C. Kurtz
Chas. H. Weitz Jerry B. Sullivan Jno. A. Cavanagh
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Lawyer Secretary-Treasurer L. H. Kurtz Company President Century Lumber Company Lawyer Vice President
lowa Trust and Savings Bank N. E. Corner E. Fifth and Locust Streets TEACHOUT BUILDING
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
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W. B. MARTIN, President A. O. HAUGE, Cashier
E. T. MEREDITH L. O. LARSON
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
G. S. GILBERTSON, Vice-President L. M. BARLOW, Ass't Cashier
A. C. HANGER B. H. THOMAS
J. C. SIMPSON O. K. OLSON
President Wells Livery and Auto Company President L. H. Kurtz Company President Great Western Accident Association Farmer
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912)
lowa Loan and Trust Company
Nos. 207, 209 and 211 Fifth Street Des Moines, Iowa (Incorporated 1872)
: $500,000.00
Capital Surplus and Undivided Earnings 700,000.00
G. B. HIPPEE
GEO. F. WALKER
SIMON CASADY
EDWIN HULT
President
Vice President Treasurer Secretary
Four per cent interest paid on Time Deposits and Savings Accounts.
Five per cent interest paid on funds invested in first mortgage debenture bonds.
Real Estate Mortgage Loans made at current rates. Mortgages purchased
Municipal and School Bonds bought and sold. Have for sale a list of Securities exempt from taxation in Iowa.
Accepts municipal or corporate trusts. Acts as Trustee under Mortgage for any cor- poration or individual and as Registrar and Transfer Agent for corporations.
Will hold any Real or Personal Estate on trusts created by agreement with any individual or corporation,
THIS DIRECTORY
Represents the City AND ITS BUSINESS INTERESTS
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ARE YOU DOING YOUR SHARE TO BUILD UP YOUR CITY
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(1912) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
H. H. Lantz & Co.
200 Youngerman Block Phone Walnut 1300
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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Kirkwood Hotel
Des Moines, Iowa
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EUROPEAN PLAN One Hundred and Fifty Rooms - Sixty-five with Bath RATES 75 CENTS TO $2.50 PER DAY
OPERATING Kirkwood Cafe and Grill Room
MOST POPULAR PLACES TO EAT IN DES MOINES. GRILL ROOM OPEN ALL NIGHT
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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Hotel Wellington
EUROPEAN DES MOINES, IOWA
Hot and cold running water and telephone in every room. Hotel centrally located and close to wholesale and retail district, public buildings and theatres. Three blocks from the Rock Island and Union Stations.
Our Elegant Cafe and Dutch Room
are spacious, beautiful and artistically decorated. The service is a la carte, and the cuisine of the highest standard and at popular prices.
200 ROOMS-50 WITH PRIVATE BATH
Single Rooms $1.00 Up. Rooms With Bath $1.50 Up.
H. C. HANSEN, Proprietor
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912)
lowa's Best Clothing House F
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Mark Johnson C 503-505 WALNUT ST.
FIRST FLOOR
Men's Clothing Department Men's Hat Department 5ª 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.
SALES OFFICE 213 NINTH STREET
PLANT PHONE WALNUT 1544 OFFICE PHONE WALNUT 4693
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MANUFACTURERS OF
Terra Cotta Brick, Impervious Facing Brick, Fire Brick Building Tile, Etc.
DES MOINES Rubber Stamp Works
Rubber Stamps and Supplies Notarial and Corporation Seals Stencils, Baggage Checks Metal Badges, Etc. -.
Numbering Machines
• 00 8 ГноятемRA . H. L. 230H2 3WE 27008 IVA IVORD ADATTOS JEST
ROBERT B. DRYSDALE Basement 202 Fifth Street
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1912)
Loetscher Jaeger Mfg. Co.
Sash, Doors, Moldings, Stair Work, Etc. 1 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
Madison Coal Company
COAL
For Domestic and Steam Use 1
MINERS and SHIPPERS Reliable Coal i
Mines 23d and Hickman Ave. -
Phone Walnut 868
305 West Seventh Street --
Des Moines, Iowa
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Des Moines Bridge and Iron Works
Main Office, Des Moines, Iowa Eastern Office, Pittsburg, Pa.
Steel Bridges Roof Trusses Building Steel Water Towers Fire Escapes Water Plants
See Side Lines
Shops
Des Moines, Iowa Pittsburg, Pa.
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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.
623 Grand Ave.
Phone Walnut 2212
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IT SAVES
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You to Pay Your Taxes
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Circulars Addressed Get Our Rates
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Adams Co., Bellingham, Chelan Co., Ellensburg, Everett,
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GEORGIA. Augusta, Brunswick, Columbus, Macon, Valdosta.
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Range Towns, Lima,
St. Paul, Stillwater.
MISSOURI. St. Joseph.
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Colo. City, Grand Jnct., Pueblo, Salida City, Trinidad.
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Bay City.
Boise,
Des Moines,
Ludington, Manistee; Marquette, Menominee,
Fort Benton, Great Falls, Helena, Kalispell, Lewistown, Livingston, Missoula.
Dallas City, Douglas Co. Eugene City, Portland, Salem, So. Oregon.
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Sioux City. Wheeling.
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The G. W. Parsons
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S DES MOINES CITY
And Valley Junction
DIRECTORY
FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING DECEMBER 1, 1912.
Volume XXI
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.
AND A COMPLETE
CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF DES MOINES
And an Improved Street and Avenue Guide and Directory of Householders of the City - PRICE EIGHT DOLLARS
COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY R. L. POLK & CO.
"The
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DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN
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Introductory
The twenty-first volume of R. L. Polk & Co.'s Des Moines and Valley Junction Directory is herewith presented. --
POPULATION OF GREATER DES MOINES.
In this volume there are 45,090 names of individuals who resided in Greater Des Moines at the time the information was taken. Multiply this number by 212-to allow for the names of women and children not included in the canvass-and we have a population.of 113,720.
DES MOINES TODAY.
Government .- The city is under the operation of the Des Moines Plan of municipal government. Under the Des Moines Plan the en- tire government 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 commissioner executive of
function of government is divided in five parts, each being the head of a department. The mayor is the the Department of Public Affairs by virtue of his office. The initiative, the referendum and the recall are combined with gov- ernment by commission in the Des Moines Plan. 1
Des Moines is the political and commercial capital of the greatest wealth producing section in the world ..
Area-55 square miles.
Assessed Valuation-$88,010,195.
Bonded Debt-$1,444,000.
Tax Rate-,-37.1.
Miles of Street-425.
Annual Cost of Street Cleaning-$40,000.
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Miles of Paying-96. -
Miles of Public Sewers-135.
Miles of Electric Street Railway-85.
Miles of Gas Mains-200. -
Parks and Parkways-17; acres, 717.
Water Works-150 miles of mains; value of plant, $1,450,000.
Fire Department-Men; 108; station houses, 15; horses, 52; extension ladder trucks, 2; chemical wagons, 3; automobiles, 1; hose; and ladder trucks, 3; hose cars, 14; value of apparatus, $100,000.
Police Department-Men, 83; stations, 1.
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Public Schools-66; teachers, 551; pupils, 17,659; value of buildings and lots, $3,435,484.
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Parochial Schools-7.
Colleges and Technical Schools-15; College population, 6,500. City Library-61,898 volumes. State Library-120,000 volumes. Historical Library-25,000 volumes.
Drake Carnegie Library-18,500.
Hospitals-15.
Hotels-34. Theatres and Vaudeville Houses-20. Banks-19.
Postoffice Receipts 1911-$804,943.49.
Building Permits 1911-816; value, $1,751,919.
Factories-412; operatives, 12,400; annual output valued at $35,000,000.
Transportation-Burlington Route; Chicago Great Western; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern; Iowa Central; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Northwestern Line; St. Paul & Des Moines and Wabash Roads. Five lines of interurban track reaching 60,000 of urban and 200,000 rural population.
Freight charges collected on shipments into Des Moines amount to. $10,000,000 annually.
Tonnage of outbound freight, 3,000,000 annually; inbound, 3,500,000. .
4,000 cars of grain are shipped out of the city annually.
9,000 cars of cattle are shipped into the city annually.
10,000 cars of brick and tile are annually shipped to surrounding points. 6,000 cars of sand are shipped out each year.
55,000 cars of way freight are shipped out of the city yearly.
Every railroad with over 100 miles of trackage operating in Iowa, ex- cept one, reaches Des Moines over its own rails.
Des Moines postoffice shows the largest receipts per capita of any city in the United States.
Over 150 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Over 175,000 visitors annually attend the State Fair.
130,000
Des Moines daily newspapers have a combined circulation of over copies.
Des Moines farm and agricultural papers have a combined circulation of over 700,000 copies.
Des Moines insures more people than any city west of New York.
Over 8,000,000 tons of good steam coal is produced in and around Des Moines annually and the manufacturer is enabled to put fuel into his coal bins at a nominal cost. -
Court house cost $800,000; finest interior marbles in the west.
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Fort Des Moines, only United States cavalry post in the country, lies five miles south of city and is connected by electric railway.
The state has here a capitol building costing $4,000,000; historical build- ing costing $500,000; state fair grounds, representing $2,500,000 invested; all the departments of the state government and headquarters for all the state institutions.
Advertising Des Moines-A copy of this Directory is placed by the pub- lishers 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 reference. The benefit to Des Moines from this country-wide publicity is obvious.
DIRECTORY LIBRARY.
A Directory Library, supplied with current issues of the directories of the principal cities of the United States and Canada, is maintained by the publishers at their offices in the Iowa Loan & Trust Building, for the free use of patrons. 1
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.
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Public Schools-66; teachers, 551; pupils, 17,659; value of buildings and lots, $3,435,484.
Parochial Schools-7.
Colleges and Technical Schools-15; College population, 6,500. City Library-61,898 volumes. State Library-120,000 volumes. Historical Library-25,000 volumes.
Drake Carnegie Library-18,500.
Hospitals-15. Hotels-34.
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Theatres and Vaudeville Houses-20. 1
Banks-19.
Postoffice Receipts 1911-$804,943.49.
Building Permits 1911-816; value, $1,751,919.
Factories-412; operatives, 12,400; annual output valued at $35,000,000.
Transportation-Burlington Route; Chicago Great Western; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern; Iowa Central; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Northwestern Line; St. Paul & Des Moines and Wabash Roads. Five lines of interurban track reaching 60,000 of urban and 200,000 rural population.
Freight charges collected on shipments into Des Moines amount to $10,000,000 annually.
Tonnage of outbound freight, 3,000,000 annually; inbound, 3,500,000. 4,000 cars of grain. are shipped out of the city annually.
9,000 cars of cattle are shipped into the city annually.
10,000 cars of brick and tile are annually shipped to surrounding points.
6,000 cars of sand are shipped out each year. -
55,000 cars of way freight are shipped out of the city yearly.
Every railroad with over 100 miles of trackage operating in Iowa, ex- cept one, reaches Des Moines over its own rails.
Des Moines postoffice shows the largest receipts per capita of any city in the United States.
Over 150 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Over 175,000 visitors annually attend the State Fair.
Des Moines daily newspapers have a combined circulation of over 130,000 copies.
Des Moines farm and agricultural papers have a combined circulation of over 700,000 copies.
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Des Moines insures more people than any city west of New York.
Over 8,000,000 tons of good steam coal is produced in and around Des Moines annually and the manufacturer is enabled to put fuel into his coal bins at a nominal cost.
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