Des Moines and Polk County, Iowa, City Directory 1914, Part 1

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EQUITABLE LIFE Home Office Des Moines OF IOWA

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

OLD LINE 48th YEAR.

Insurance Company

Admitted Assets January 1, 1914 Liabilities -

Surplus to Policy Holders

$14,119,274.91 12,174,500.20 1,944,774.71

Insurance in Force January 1, 1914 - $77,367,096.00

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, 1914 1

$12,700,911.90

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

J. C. Cummins, President

Chas. A. Snyder, Secretary

F. C. Hubbell, Vice-President H. S. Nollen, Vice-President Mervyn Davis, Actuary

F. W. Hubbell, Treasurer Fred L. Wells, Medical Director

TRUSTEES F. M. Hubbell, Chairman

J. C. Cummins

F. C. Hubbell H. S. Nollen G. C. Hubbell

Robert Fullerton H. D. Thompson

Homer A. Miller

`S. Casady F. W. Hubbell

N. T. Guernsey

Chas. A. Snyder ..

(1914)

R. L. POLK & CO.'S

In all that is good, Iowa affords the best

Royal Union Mutual Life Insurance Company

Hippee Building

Des Moines, Iowa *1

AN OLD LINE 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

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

ORGANIZED 1863

Hawkeye and Des Moines Fire Insurance Department OF THE

Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Des Moines, Iowa

A Ten Million Dollar Company

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.

Willcox - Howell - Hopkins Co. CITY AGENTS

Representing

The Strongest Line of Stock Companies

Insuring against Fire, Lightning, High Winds, Plate Glass and Rents 11

Personal Accident, Employers' and Automobile Liability Globe Indemnity Co. of New York

Fidelity and Surety Bonds of All Kinds

TELEPHONE: Walnut 1082

OFFICES: Central Life Building, Des Moines, Iowa

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

ESTABLISHED 1847

Penn Mutual Life of Philadelphia

( Issues all forms of Life Insurance Pol- icies, including Partnership, Corpor- ation and Monthly Income Policies.

----

Compare our rates and values with those of any other company.

A ( Specimen policies showing cost, values and privileges furnished on request, without any obligation on your part.

" Send us the date of your birth.

q Over $8,000,000 carried by citizens of Des Moines, Iowa.

ANY INFORMATION DESIRED WILL BE GIVEN BY

Rumsey Brothers

General Agents ESTABLISHED 1892

408-411 Crocker Building Des Moines, Iowa

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

Citizens National Bank OF

Des Moines, Iowa U. S. DEPOSITORY Corner of Sixth and Walnut Streets

Capital Surplus

$300,000

:$100,000

OFFICERS

J. G. ROUNDS, President GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier

S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President WM. W. MAISH, Asst. Cashier JAS. BURSON, Aest. Cashier

DIRECTORS

C. L. Gilcrest

Geo. E. Pearsall J. G. Rounds

Samuel A. Merrill

W. E. Coffin

Howard J. Clark

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

1 J. G. ROUNDS, President S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier I. M. LIESER, Assistant Cashier

DIRECTORS

S. A. Merrill .

Leon Strauss S. T. Slade

Geo. . E, Pearsall

J. G. Rounds

Dr. D. W. Smouse W. E. Coffin ..

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

ESTABLISHED 1847

Penn Mutual Life of Philadelphia

[ Issues all forms of Life Insurance Pol- icies, including Partnership, Corpor- ation and Monthly Income Policies.

Compare our rates and values with those of any other company

[ Specimen policies showing cost, values and privileges furnished on request, without any obligation on your part.

" Send us the date of your birth.

I Over $8,000,000 carried by citizens of Des Moines, Iowa.

ANY INFORMATION. DESIRED WILL BE GIVEN BY

Rumsey Brothers 1

General Agents ESTABLISHED 1892

408-411 Crocker Building

Des Moines, Iowa

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

Citizens National Bank 1

Des Moines, Iowa U. S. DEPOSITORY Corner of Sixth and Walnut Streets

Capital Surplus

$300,000

- $100,000

OFFICERS

. J. G. ROUNDS, President

GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier

S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President WM. W. MAISH, Asst. Cashier JAS. BURSON, Asst. Cashier

DIRECTORS

C. L. Gilcrest

Geo. E. Pearsall

W. E. Coffin

J. G. Rounds

Samuel A. Merrill

Howard J. Clark

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 S. A. MERRILL, Vice-President GEO. E. PEARSALL, Cashier . I. M. LIESER, Assistant Cashier

DIRECTORS

S. A. Merrill

Leon Strauss S. T. Slade Dr. D. W. Smouse

Geo. E. Pearsall J. G. Rounds W. E. Coffin

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

The

People's Savings Bank

Des Moines, lowa

Capital $100,000.00 Surplus $150,000.00 Other Profits $30,000.000 Deposits $2,400,000.00

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

See Backbone

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

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% Interest on Savings Accounts

Finest Safe Deposit Vaults

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

W. W. Sears

L. Sheuerman C. L. Herring A. E. Hollingsworth

Chas. A. Rawson

John H. Blair

C. S. Walker

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

German Savings Bank

DES MOINES, IOWA

Capital

$100,000.00

OFFICERS

JOHN A. CAVANAGH

President

L. C. KURTZ .

CHAS. H. WEITZ

JOHN H. HOGAN

. Vice-President Vice-President Cashier

DIRECTORS

JOHN 'A. CAVANAGH, President

L. H. KURTZ, President L. H. Kurtz Co.

H. B. HAWLEY, President Great Western Accident Company WM. M. WILCOXEN, Lawyer

L. C. KURTZ, Sec .- Treas. L. H. Kurtz Co.

Co.

CHAS. H. WEITZ, President Century Lumber JERRY B. SULLIVAN, Lawyer JOHN H. HOGAN, Cashier

Four Per Cent Interest Paid on Savings Accounts Compounded Semi-Annually

Transacts a General Banking Business and Solicits Your Patronage

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

ESTABLISHED 1872

Valley National

Bank

DES MOINES, IOWA

Corner Walnut and Fourth Sts.

U. S. Depositary

WE 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 . $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

Iowa 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

1 A. C. HANGER

A. O. HAUGE, Vice-Pres. JOHN A. BENSON, Vice-Pres. C. B. HEXTELL O. K. OLSON

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

THE OLDEST LOAN & TRUST CO. WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. ORGANIZED IN 1872

G. B. HIPPEE, President D. H. McKEE, Vice-Pres.

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 HIPPEE BUILDING-210-212 6th Ave.

Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent

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.

f Resources over One Million Dollars

LEO E. STEVENS, President B. B. VORSE, Cashier

J. M. CALLANDER, Vice-Pres. J. E. MORTON, Asst. Cashier

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

CENTRAL TRUST COMPANY of DES MOINES 312-314 FIFTH STREET Cash Capital $200,000.00

Deals in First Mortgages and Investment Bonds. Acts as Executor, Administrator, Guardian and Trustee

J. D. WHISENAND, President J. S. RAWSON, Vice-President E. E. CLARK, Vice-President SIMON CASADY, Treasurer L. B. BARTHOLOMEW, Secretary

DIRECTORS

R. T. Wellslager, H. S. Nollen, J. D. Whisenand, H. B. Hedge, Simon Casady, E. E. Clark, H. E. Rumsey, L. B. Bartholomew, |J. S. Rawson

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chas. L. Gilcrest, H. R. Howell, D. P. Reinking, Chas. A. Rawson, W. E. Tone

The Sign Over Your Door

Is a good thing, isn't it? You would not think of doing business without it.

But it is only seen by those who pass your way.

If you could put a sign where everyone could see it, would it interest you? 1

THE CITY DIRECTORY

Is where people look for you when they want to do business. You should make it easy for them to find you by putting such information as a buyer wants, in the Directory prop- erly indexed under all classifications where he might look for you.

To be properly registered costs less than to be left out.

- It will pay you to send for the City Directory Advertis- ing Man.

R. L. POLK & CO.

717-718 POLK BLDG.

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

H. H. LANTZ CO.

Youngerman Blk. : Des Moines PHONE, WALNUT 1300

INSURANCE-All Branches REAL ESTATE LOANS

GENERAL AGENTS

New Jersey Fidelity and Plate Glass Insurance Co AND

Standard Accident Insurance Co., Detroit

Writing

Compensation, Liability, Automo-

bile, Plate Glass, Burglary, Personal Accident and Health

Agents and Solicitors Wanted for Some Good Territory in Iowa

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

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

H. W. NESTING, Mgr.

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

Iowa's Best Clothing House

Mark Johnson C 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

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

Kirkwood Hotel

Corner Fourth and Walnut Streets Des Moines, Iowa

EUROPEAN PLAN

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 A. C. LLOYD, MANAGER

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

Des Moines Bridge and

Iron Works

Main Office, Des Moines, Iowa Eastern Office, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Shops

Des Moines, Iowa Pittsburgh, Pa.

Steel Bridges

Roof Trusses

Building Steel

Concrete Steel

Water Towers

Fire Escapes

Water Plants

See Side Lines L.

Madison Coal Company

COAL

For Domestic and Steam Use

Mines 23rd and Hickman Ave.

305 West Seventh Street

Phone Walnut 868

Des Moines, Iowa

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DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

Loetscher & Burch Mfg. Co.

Formerly LOETSCHER-JAEGER MFG. CO.

SASH, DOORS, MOULDINGS, STAIR WORK, ETC.

MANUFACTURERS AND DESIGNERS OF

STORE, BANK, AND OFFICE FIXTURES

MANUFACTURERS

AND JOBBERS OF

EVERYTHING INMILL WORK

High Grade Hardwood Interior Finish a Specialty

OFFICE COR. E. FOURTH and VINE STS.

TELEPHONE MAPLE 250-251

(1914) R. L. POLK & Co.'S

DES MOINES Rubber Stamp Works

. 00 & JHORTEMAA . N.L.

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

Store Fixtures and Fronts, Cabinet Work, Office and Bank Furniture.

Telephone Walnut 770

8th and Vine

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

A Few Merits of Our Silo

Showing Construction of Inter- locking Cement Stave 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 with age.

silo, and grows stronger

It cannot be destroyed by fire, and is strong enough to resist any wind.

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 cheap- est Silo made, get the Interlocking.

The Interlocking or Angle Joint Cement Stave

INTERLOCKING CEMENT Flynn Bldg. Telephone 374 Walnut

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.

(1914) R. L. POLK & Co.'S

Stability Al Permanency

Do you realize that a City Directory advertisement is a testimonial to the per- manency, the stability, of the advertiser?

That's the sort of concern all of us want to patronize, because we know when they sell us merchandise they are behind it in every way, today, tomorrow, and for the years to' come.

"Fly-by-night," "fire-sale" and other temporary of "get-rich-quick" concerns rarely appear in the City Direc- tory.

And it is a noteworthy fact that the concerns which advertise one year in the city directory are there again next year. 90% of directory advertising is renewed.

Directory advertising, is profitable. In connection with the class- ifod business headings it is doubly effective.

May we explain how and why it will pay you?

The Publishers of this Directory

DES MOINES CITY DIRECTORY (1914)

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....

Detroit Dire.tory Library- Every Directory Ofi.e is a Branch

HOW DIRECTORY

LIBRARIES ARE USED

He Wanted to Buy a Home

"Who sells ready-cut houses?" said a man to us the other day. "There is nobody listed under that heading in the Detroit City Directory, but I know there is some concern out in the State which sells them."

Reference to the Michigan State Gazet- teer (State Business Directory) soon told him that the concern he wished was the North American Construction Company, of Bay City, Mich .. "I will write and order what I want at once." was his parting remark.

Where one instance of this sort comes to our attention, the same things are happen- ing over and over again wherever a City Directory is to be found.

If you will trace back new customers to find out how they found you, City Direct- ory classified lists will receive their share of the credit.

A $50,000.00 Order

A traveling man from St. Louis called on a wholesale dry goods house in St. Paul, to sell salvage goods. They did not deal in that class of goods.

Later the firm dissolved. One partner decided to engage in that line of trade and wanted to buy a complete stock, amounting to about $50,000.00.

He called at our office and examined the St. Louis Directory to find the name of the house the agent represented. The class- ification "Salvage Goods" did not show it.

We, being more familiar with the class- ifications in a Directory, found it under "Bankrupt Stocks," much to the delight of the jobber, and a tremendous order was placed with the salvage house.

The classified section of the City Directory is the greatest buyers' guide on earth., Any one classification may secure the largest order and the best customer, any. or every day in the year, and its omission may lose a large order at any time.

Every day, all over the country, thousands of people are consulting Polk's Directory , Libraries. We offer you the free use of our directories for single reference.

Many Directories of various cities are bought by progressive concerns, who desire up- to-date mailing lists, classified by trades and otherwise.

Ask for a free copy of our "Directory of Directories," or for our "List of Mailing Lists."

R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers of over 400 Directories

Home Office

DETROIT, MICH.

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

The G. W. Parsons

Company NEWTON, IOWA

MANUFACTURERS OF Trench Excavating Machinery

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.

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

The G. W. Parsons

Company NEWTON, IOWA

MANUFACTURERS OF

Trench Excavating Machinery

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.

R. L. POLK & CO.'S DES MOINES CITY And Valley Junction

DIRECTORY

FOR THE YEAR COMMENCING DECEMBER 1, 1914

Volume XXIII

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 DIRECTORY IS THE COMMON INTERMEDIARY BETWEEN

BUYER .- SELLER."

717-718 POLK BLDG. DES MOINES, IOWA Member Association of American Directory Publishers

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 imprisonment 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

This is the twenty-third edition of R. L. Polk and Co's., Des Moines and Valley Junction Directory. Few people realize the enormous volume of work incident to the canvass, compilation and printing of the book. In the territory covered, each dwelling, office and factory has been visited by one of our representatives- often several visits are necessary to verify im- perfectly given information. Infinite pains are required in sorting and compiling these names after they have been secured, because people will move both their residence and their business location and some even move more than once. This makes necssary many "Dispatches." Dispatching is continued until the printing is complete, as we are ever willing to register a change in location up to the time of printing the name for which the new location is given.

The Directory, which contains an answer to almost every question which may be asked about the City is placed by the publishers in the Directory Libraries in all the important Cities of the Country, where it stands as an indisputable testimonial of the progressiveness of the City and its people. It has been said that the Directory represents the City and its business interests, and live, up-to-date business men appreciating this fact are glad to avail themselves of the opportunity of taking space in the Directory, not only for the benefits which they personally derive, but in a spirit of pat- riotism and a view of boosting their City.

The Index to Information contained in the Directory will be found im- mediately following this introductory.

POPULATION OF GREATER DES MOINES.

In the present issue there are 47,686 names of individuals who resided in Greater Des Moines at the time the information was taken. Multiply this number by 21%-to allow for the names of women and children not in- cluded in the canvass,-and we have an estimated population of 119,215 for the territory covered by the Directory.

SHIPPING FACILITIES.

(From Chamber of Commerce Journal, Des Moines, November, 1914.) In Iowa, all intra state shipments, either by express or by freight, are governed by the Iowa distance tariffs.

Under this tariff, which fixes the maximum rates by classes of freights or by commodities, that the roads are permitted to charge by a series of five-mile unit rates, the city with the central location and the city with the largest number of railroads has the advantage over competitors on all intra state business.

This for the reason the rates are built on the theory of a continuous shipment over the rails of a single company with the initial rates for the first few five-mile units built high to cover cost of originating, loading and billing freights, there is, however, a provision for shipments over con- necting lines. For this service the sum of the locals over each of the two Mnes is arrived at and the rate fixed at 80 per cent of this sum. This means that because of the fact the rates are fixed high for the first two

(1914) R. L. POLK & CO.'S

units, the 80 per cent combination rate must of illustrate: The first class rate is 28 cents for 125

necessity be high. To miles. If the shipment was to be made 100 miles over rails of one company and 25 miles over those of another, the sum of the two locals at 24 cents for 100 miles and 17 cents for 25 miles, or 41 cents, would be taken and the combination rate would be 32.3 cents or 4.8 cents higher than over the rails of the one company.

Exactly the same rule applies to shipments by freight, except that ex- press companies are permitted to meet short line mileage to competitive points while the railroads are not.

Now Des Moines is fortunate in that it is the only city near the center of the state with enough railroads to make it an important shipping point. In short, every railroad in Iowa operating over 100 miles of road comes into this city over its own rails with the single exception of the Illinois Central. However, we reach with Des Moines roads 51 of the Illinois Cen- tral stations in Iowa, which is over 50 per cent and includes every im- portant point on this system.

In short, over 90 per cent of the stations in Iowa are reached by Des Moines roads and over 85 per cent are reached by the 164 package cars loaded at Des Moines depots with first 24-hour deliveries.

Every express company doing business in Iowa operates out of Des Moines except the Northern and it reaches but eleven stations in Iowa.

This ought to establish the fact beyond argument that Des Moines is the logical and the economical point from which to reach the trade of this state.

Iowa's per capita wealth last year was $1,839. This is the largest of any state in the Union. This year the increase in crop values compared to a year ago is $18 per capita of the population. We have the largest per capita purchasing power of any state in the Union and Des Moines is the point from which to take advantage of this.

FACTS ABOUT DES MOINES.

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, and Wabash roads. Sixty electric interurban trains in and out daily.

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