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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1913)
OLD LINE 47th YEAR
EQUITABLE LIFE nsurance Company Home Office Des Moines OF IOWA
Admitted Assets January 1, 1913 Liabilities
Surplus to Policy Holders
$12,431,725.01 10,699,082.81 1,732,642.20
insurance in Force January 1, 1913 .- $67,326,327.00
NEW AND STRICTLY UP-TO-DATE LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES issued at reasonablerates, 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, 1913 - $11,031,302.75
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
. C. Cummins, President
Chas. A. Snyder, Secretary
H. D. Thompson, Treasurer
F. C. Hubbell, Vice-President H. S. Nollen, Vice-President Mervyn Davis, Actuary
Fred L. Wells, Medical Director
. C. Cummins
TRUSTEES F. M. Hubbell, Chairman F. C. Hubbell H. S. Nollen G. C. Hubbell
Robert. Fullerton H. D. Thompson
Homer A. Miller
Casady F. W. Hubbell
N. T. Guernsey Chas. A. Snyder
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In all that is good, Iowa affords the best.
Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company
Hippee Bldg. - Des Moines, Iowa
AN OLD LI'NE LEVEL PREMIUM LIFE COMPANY
Organized by Iowa Men and Chartered under the Laws of Iowa, March 18, 1886
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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ORGANIZED 1863
Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Insurance Department OF THE
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Des Moines, lowa
A Ten Million Dollar Company 1
Insures against Fire, Lightning, High Winds, Cyclones and Tornadoes; also Automobile against Fire, Lightning, Theft, Collision and Property Damage.
C. S. HUNTER, MANAGER. R. S. HOWELL, ASS'T MGR. 7
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, Employers' and Automobile 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 0
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DES MOINES, IOWA
Fire . Lightning . Tornado
ITS OFFICERS ARE
H. A. ELLIOTT, President JERRY B. SULLIVAN, Vice-President
: WEBB M. ELLIOTT, Secretary FRED GREFE, Assistant Secretary
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DIRECTORS
H. A. ELLIOTT THEO. F. GREFE
H. UMFRID ;
C. B. WOODWARD A. L. HAGER M. R. VOORHEES 1
WEBB M. ELLIOTT
J. B. SULLIVAN E. D. SHEARER
AN IOWA COMPANY WITH
Forty-Eight Years Experience
Losses Paid Over $4,500,000.00
P. J. CLANCY & CO., Agents
Fleming Building
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Citizens National Bank
OF Des Moines, Iowa
U. S. DEPOSITORY Corner of Sixth and Walnut Streets
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$300,000
Capital Surplus - $100,000
OFFICERS
S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President
GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier
DIRECTORS
C. L. Gilcrest
W. E. Coffin
Geo. E. Pearsall
Samuel A. Merrill
Howard J. Clark
J. G. Rounds.
Morris Mandelbaum
M. Shloss
SEE FRONT COVER
State Savings Bank
OF Des Moines, Iowa Corner Sixth and Walnut Sts.
Capital.
$100,000 .
Does Only a Savings Business Interest Paid on Time Deposits
J. G. ROUNDS, President GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier
S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President I. M. LIESER, Assistant Cashier
DIRECTORS
S. A. Merrill 1 Leon Strauss S. T. Slade Dr. D. W. Smouse
Geo. E. Pearsall
J. G. Rounds
W. E. Coffin
J. G. ROUNDS, President
WM. W. MAISH, Asst. Cashier
B, A. Lockwood
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The
People's Savings Bank
Des Moines, lowa
Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $100,000.00 Other Profits $65,000.00 Deposits $2,800,000.00
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
CHAS. H. MARTIN, President FRANK P. FLYNN, Vice President -
E. A. SLININGER, Cashier GEO. V. HARRITT, Ass't Cashier
CARL W. MESMER, Ass't Cashier
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L 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.
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4% 0 Interest on Savings Accounts
Finest Safe Deposit Vaults
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Foreign Exchange and Travelers Cheques Sold
Depository for the United States, State of Iowa, Polk County and City of Des Moines
Resources (over) Seven Million Dollars
OFFICERS
ARTHUR REYNOLDS, President J. H. BLAIR, Vice-President
C. A. BARR, Cashier A. J. ZWART, Ass't Cashier
DIRECTORS
Gardner Cowles G. M. Reynolds
N. Frankel
H. R. Howell Arthur Reynolds
L. Sheuerman C. L. Herring A. E. Hollingsworth Chas. A. Rawson John H. Blair
W. W. Sears
C. S. Walker
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German Savings Bank
DES MOINES, IOWA
Capital, - $100,000.00
OFFICERS
JOHN A. CAVANAGH President
L. C. KURTZ
Vice-President
CHAS. H. WEITZ Vice-President JOHN H. HOGAN Cashier
DIRECTORS
JOHN A. CAVANAGH, President.
L. H. KURTZ, President L. H. Kurtz Co. H. B. HAWLEY, President Great Western Accident Association. WM. M. WILCOXEN, Lawyer. L. O. KURTZ, Sec .- Treas. L. H. Kurtz Co. CHAS. H. WEITZ, President Century Lumber Co. JERRY B. SULLIVAN, Lawyer. JOHN H. HOGAN, Cashier.
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Four Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Compounded Semi- Annually.
Transacts a general banking business and solicits your patronage.
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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 1 Paid on Savings Accounts in the. VALLEY SAVINGS BANK Under Same Management
Combined Capital
$350,000.00
Combined Surplus and Profits 350,000.00
Combined Deposits
4,000,000.00
OFFICERS
R. A. CRAWFORD, President D. S. CHAMBERLAIN, Vice-President C. T. COLE, Jr., Vice-President W. E. BARRETT, Cashier
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.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT OUR . POLICY Progressive Yet Conservative AMPLE RESOURCES
WE ARE AT HOME EVERY DAY
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
W. B. MARTIN, Pres. L. M. BARLOW, Cashier
E. T. MEREDITH L. O. LARSON
A. C. HANGER B. H. THOMAS
A. O. HAUGE, Vice-Pres. G.S. GILBERTSON, Vice-Pres.
L, M. BARLOW O. K. OLSON
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THE OLDEST LOAN & TRUST CO. WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ORGANIZED IN 1872
G. B. HIPPEE, President D. H. McKEE, Vice-Prest.
SIMON CASADY, Treasurer EDWIN HULT, Secretary
lowa Loan & Trust Company
Capital, Surplus & Undivided Profits Over $1,200,000.00
Acts As
- Administrator, Executor and Trustee under Wills, Guardian, as Conservator, Receiver, Assignee and Trustee under Mortgages and Trust Deeds.
Accepts and Executes
Trusts of Every Description from Courts, Corporations and Individuals.
Makes and Negotiates Loans Upon Real Estate.
Buys and Sells Mortgages, Bonds, Warrants and other Securities.
Issues and Sells Its 5% Debenture Bonds secured by the Deposit of Real Estate first Mort- gages with Trustees.
Denominations $100 to $1000
Securities Issued by this Company are most Convenient and Desirable.
4 PER CENT COMPOUND INTEREST PAID ON SAVINGS AND TIME DEPOSITS OUR NEW HOME-210-212 6th AVE.
Safety Deposit Boxes For Rent
The Century Savings Of Des Moines, Iowa
Bank
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 J. M. CALLANDER, Vice-Pres. J. E. MORTON, Asst. Cashier
B. B. VORSE, Cashier
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And Send For One of Our Representatives
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers. 717-718 POLK BLDG.
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H. H. Lantz Co.
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
THE BEST ACCUMULATED ACCIDENT POLICY WRITTEN AGENTS AND SOLICITORS WANTED.
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Youngerman Block Corner 5th and Mulberry Sts. Des Moines, Iowa
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Kirkwood Hotel
Cor. 4th and Walnut Sts. Des Moines, Iowa
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 8
MATT KANE, Secretary and Treasurer
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Hotel Wellington
EUROPEAN DES MOINES, IOWA
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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
H. W. NESTING, Mgr.
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lowa's Best Clothing House
Mark Johnson 503-505 WALNUT ST.
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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
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Des Moines Bridge and Iron Works
Main Office, Des Moines, Iowa Eastern Office, Pittsburg, Pa.
Shops Des Moines, Iowa Pittsburg, Pa.
Steel Bridges Roof Trusses Building Steel Water Towers Fire Escapes Water Plants
See Side Lines
When You Buy
Glenwood Coal you get value received in every shovel full. It burns when you want it to, and holds a good fire all the time. 1
To save money you should fill your coal bin now with
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Glenwood Coal
Glenwood Coal Co.
623 Grand Ave.
Phone Walnut 2212
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Loetscher
& Burch Mfg. Co.
Sash, Doors, ; Mouldings, Stair Work, Etc. Makers of Everything in Millwork .. ..
Designers and Manufacturers of 1 Store, Bank and Office Fixtures. 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 a
For Domestic and Steam Use
MINERS and SHIPPERS Reliable Coal .
Mines 23d and Hickman Ave.
Phone Walnut 868 1
305 West Seventh Street
Des Moines, Iowa
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DES MOINES Rubber Stamp Works
: 05 8 SHORTEMAA . N. L
IVA TVONO 33ATTOD JUST
Rubber Stamps and Supplies Notarial and Corporation Seals Stencils, Baggage Checks Metal Badges, Etc. Numbering Machines
ROBERT B. DRYSDALE
Basement 202 Fifth Street
Jaeger Manufacturing Co.
General Mill Work
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Store Fixtures and Fronts, Cabinet Work, Office and Bank Furniture.
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Telephone Walnut 770
8th and Vine
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A Few Merits of Our Silo
We claim that the Interlocking Cement Stave Silo is the best -
BECAUSE it is air tight and water proof and will preserve the silage perfectly under all weather ? conditions.
It is a permanent silo, and grows stronger jwith age.
It cannot be destroyed by fire, and is strong enough to resist any wind except, a regular cyclone.
It is acid proof.
It will require no attention to keep it in perfect condition.
It carries its own life and fire insurance.
It will freeze as little as any Silo on the market.
It sells for less than a good wooden silo, and will last forever,
The first cost is the total cost; no expense for repairs, painting and attention of hoops.
THEREFORE if you want the best and, cheapest 'Silo made, get the Interlocking.
The Interlocking or Angle Joint Cement Stave
Interlocking Cement Stave Silo Co. Clapp Block Des Moines, Iowa
ON THE JOB
24 Hours a Day
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365 Days a Year
The City Directory
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers, 717-718 Polk Bldg.
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Showing Construction of Interlock! Jng Cement Stave Silo.
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DES MOINES Rubber Stamp Works
: CO 8 SHORTEMAA . H . L.
IVA JVONDEBATTOD ÁSA
Rubber Stamps and Supplies Notarial and Corporation Seals Stencils, Baggage Checks Metal Badges, Etc. Numbering Machines
ROBERT B. DRYSDALE Basement 202 Fifth Street
Jaeger Manufacturing Co.
General Mill Work
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Store Fixtures and Fronts, Cabinet Work, Office and Bank Furniture.
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Telephone Walnut 770
8th and Vine
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A Few Merits of Our Silo
We claim that the Interlocking Cement Stave Sito is the best -
BECAUSE it is air tight and water proof and will preserve the silage perfectly under all weather conditions.
"It is a permanent silo, and grows stronger with age.
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(It cannot be destroyed by fire, and is strong enough to resist any wind except a regular cyclone.
If is acid proof. .
It will require no attention to keep it in perfect condition.
{ carries its own life and fire insurance.
It will freeze as little as any Silo on the market,
It sells for less than a good wooden silo, and will last forever.
The first cost is the total cost; no expense for repairs, painting and attention of hoops.
THEREFORE if you want the best and cheapest Silo made, get the Interlocking.
The Interlocking or Angle Joint Cement Stave
Showing Construction of Interlock - Ing Cement Stave Silo. .
Interlocking Clapp Block
Cement Stave Silo Co. Des Moines, Iowa
ON THE JOB
24 Hours a Day
365 Days a Year
The City Directory
R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers, 717-718 Polk Bldg.
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T. J. KELLY, President M. J. KELLY, Vice-President
E. R. HOLMES, Secretary J. R. O'BRIEN, Treasurer
Kelly Shoe Company Successors to Bentley & Olmsted Company
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"THE SPECIALTY HOUSE" Agents Meyer & Jersey Rubber Footwear Wholesale Shoes and Rubbers
Long Distance Phone Walnut 108
411 Court Avenue Des Moines, Iowa
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"We carry a long line of the season's best sellers in men's and women's shoes. We carry the stock, the styles, the sizes and widths. The only house west of Chicago carrying the popular styles in stock, in widths.
" We carry and distri- bute a full line of Meyer and New Jersey rubber footwear. Best for wear, style and fit. " Costs the least."
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THAN 15 THOUSAND TIMES A DAY
Citizens and visitors consult { the pages of the city directory more than 15,000 times a day-someone is looking for you-it may be a customer and it is only ordinary busi- ness prudence that you see you and your business are fully represented -see that you are properly classified and place your sign in the city directory or you may be overlooked
Make Yourself Easy to Find R. L. POLK & GO., Publishers, 717-718 POLK BLDG.
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The G. W. Parsons
Company NEWTON, IOWA
MANUFACTURERS OF 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, Municipal Castings, Sewer Man Hole Tops, Meter Pit Tops, Catch Basin Grates, Lamp Posts-Gas and Electric
GEO. F. LAMBERT, President and Sales Manager, 685 20th Street. Tel. Drake Park 949.
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R. L. POLK & CO.'S DES MOINES
CITY
And Valley Junction 7.
DIRECTORY
FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING DECEMBER 1, 1913.
Volume XXII
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 Asseciations; 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.
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Copyright 1918 by R. L. Polk & Co.
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R. L. Polk & Co.'s twentysecond edition of the Des Moines and Valley Junction Directory, herewith presented, more completely represents the growth and resources of this community than any other medium. It. also keeps this record of material" facts continuously before the public,-our own people, strangers coming to the city and the people of the many other cities to which it goes-fas no other publication does or can.
POPULATION /OF GREATER DES MOINES.
In the present issue there are 46,814 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 rep- resented by heads of families- and we have an estimated population of 117,035 for the territory covered by the Directory.
FACTS ABOUT DES MOINES.
Area-55 square miles. Altitude-809 feet above sea level.
Assessed Valuation-$120,688,121.
- Bonded Debt-$1,563,500. Tax Rate-32.1.
Miles of Street-425:
Miles of Paving-101.34.
Miles of | Public Sewers-136,95.
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Miles of Gas Mains Laid-5 212.
Miles of Electric Street Railway-85.
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Parks and Parkways-17; adres, 716.89; playgrounds, 3; value, $994,000. 1 Water Works-Capacity, 32.000,000 gallons daily; daily average number of gallons pumped, 5,500,000 miles of water mains, 168; value of plant, $3,000,000.
Fire Department-Men, 184; station houses, 15; horses, 44; autos, 5; engines, 2; extension ladder trucks, 2; chemical wagons, 3; hook and lad- der trucks, 3; hose carts, 14, value of buildings and lots, $200,000; value of apparatus, $125,000.
Police Department-Men, 586; station houses, 1.
Public Schools-Buildingss 66; teachers, 582; pupils, 18,500; value of buildings and lots, $3,435,482.9 .
Parochial Schools-6. 1
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Miscellaneous Schools and Colleges-60.
Books in Public Library-69,960.
Postoffice Receipts Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1913, $921,938.05. Bank and Loan and Trust Companies-23.
Bank clearings, 1912-$234,266,878.97.
Theatres-3. Hospitals-4.
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Hotels-40.
Number of Real Estate Transfers 1912-2,000; value, $12,000,000 ...
Building Permits 1912-759; value, $4,800,000.
Manufacturing-Factories, 412; operatives, 12,000; wages paid annually, $6,000,000; value of annual output, $31,000,000.
Transportation-Burlington Route; Chicago Great Western; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & Southern; Minneapolis & St. Louis; Chicago & Northwestern Line; St. Paul & Kansas City Short Line and Wabash roads. Sixty elec- tric interurban trains in and out daily.
Des Moines rates 35th in population and 17th in postal receipts.
Over 110 conventions meet in Des Moines annually.
Over 183,000 visitors have attended the State Fair in one day.
Des Moines jobbing trade, 1912, exceeded $114,000,000.
Des Moines retail trade exceeds $30,000,000.
Des Moines is insurance headquarters for the state; 41 home compan- ies; 5,000 employees; pay roll, $3,750,000 annually.
Railroad payroll in Des Moines, $150,000 monthly.
Des Moines pays over $10,000,000 annually for freight charges. .
Tonnage of outbound freight, 3,000,000 annually; inbound, 3,500,000. 1
Des Moines ships 55,000 cars of way freight annually. 1 . Is largest coal producing district in State, producing 6,000,000 short tons per year; 3,700 employees; 29 railroad mines, 18 local mines.
Shipments of clay products-including underground electric conduits, fireproofing bricks, hollow wall tile, vitrified paving tile, floor wainscot- ing and roofing tile, fancy faced facial brick, etc .- over 18,000 cars per year.
Des Moines makes a quarter million brick daily.
Is the third largest shipping point for farm machinery in the United States.
Is the largest stave silo manufacturing point in the United States. Court House cost $800,000; finest interior marbles in the West.
Des Moines has the only regimental cavalry post in the United States.
Has the largest burial casket and hearse manufacturing plant in the United States. i
Has the largest independent cement plant in the United States.
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Has the largest plant for
manufacture of women's ready-to-wear wool garments in the United States.
Has the largest paving producing plant in the United States. V Has the largest egg desicating plant in the United States.
Has the largest roofing tile plants in the United States. Has the third largest millidary jobbing house in America.
Makes 3 per cent of the proprietary medicines made in the world. Over 70 per cent of the residents of Des Moines live in their own homes. Has installed the finest electrolier street lighting system in the country.
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Has the largest convention (building in Iowa and one of the largest in the West. The Coliseum had an arena with seating for 9,000 persons. This may be converted into am exhibit hall with a level and unobstructed floor 104x197 feet. There isa smaller assembly hall in the building seating 900 persons and thereare also several committee rooms.
Des Moines daily newspapers have a combined circulation of over 145,000.
Des Moines farm and agricultural papers have a circulation of 720,000. Des Moines is the capitol ! Iowa. The state has here a capitol cost- ing $3,000,000; historical building costing $500,000; state fair grounds representing $2,500,000 invested. All of the departments of the state government and headquarter of all the state institutions are in Des Moines. -
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Des Moines is governed bythe Des Moines Plan. Five commissioners are elected at large, are assigned to departments, and like the dirctory board of a bank, direct its affairs.
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7 Directory Library-A Directory Library supplied with current issues of the directories of the principal cities of the country is maintained by the publishers at their office in the Polk Building for the free use of the public. 7
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(1913) R. L. POLK & CO.'S
GENERAL INDEX
Abbreviations 77
Advertisements, Index to
31
Alphabetical list of names. . . 77-1147
Business Directory
1385-1631
Alterations, Removals, etc.
35
Miscellaneous. Information
37-76
Street and Avenue Guide. .. 1177-1384
Valley Junction Residence
and
Business Directory
.1148-1176
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INDEX TO MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION
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Alarm of Fire, Directions for
Giving
38
Asylums and Hospitals 53
Banks 54
Cemeteries
55
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Post Office
69
Public Schools, Officers, Inde- pendent School District. . . 39
Railroads
69
Rates or Fare for Public Car- riages
38
Schools
39
Secret Societies
70
State Board of Control. 52
State Board of Health. 52
State Board of Medical Examin- ers
53
State Boards of Commissioners. 52
State Officers 52 50 Town Assessors 50
Township Assessors
Township Clerks
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51
Hospitals and Asylums 53
Insurance Companies 62
Libraries 63
Medical Societies
64
Military Organizations 64
Miscellaneous Clubs and So- cieties 65
Missions 59
Newspapers and Publications. 67
Orchestras and Bands 69 Police Department 37
Chemical Engines, Location of. Churches
38
56
City Government 37
Clubs and Societies
65
Colleges and Schools
60
Combination Chemical Engines and Hose Carts, Location of.
38
50
County and Township Officers. Courts
61
Department of Health 37
Express Companies 61
Federal Officers 62
Fire Alarm Stations 37
Fire Department 37
Government of the State of Iowa 52
Grand Army of the Republic .. 65
Township Constables 51 51
Township Justices of the Peace.
Township Trustees 51
Voting Precincts
43
Ward Boundaries
42
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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1913)
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS
Pag
Adelman J D, left bottom cor cards and. . 1416 1550 and 1601
Aetna Life Ins Co of Hartford
Conn
152
Allward-Bowman Glass Wks.
148
Alverson & Montrose, front cover
American Advertising Co, left side lines
American Life Ins Co, right top cor cards
American Lithographing & Ptg Co,
left bottom lines and opp
Anchor Fire Ins Co, left top cor cards and
Anderson Mnfg Co, left side lines
and
Ankeney Linseed Co, right bottom cor cards.
Anthony Cycle Co
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