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3,200 2,600 5,000
one-cutting ardi
firing beds a
Ling fresses ( xchisiye of furni
houses)
125,000: #30,000 15,0000 07,5001 3,000 57,000 5,000
10,000 5.100
nos, stencils, seals. 0 spaiders
101X000)
Shears
entleny
1,5009
2,800 1,500 3.560 146,000 64.300
roast es
ware
321,000 1,117/100
100.000 1 16,000 40,000 .
Krint furnishings, ett Mill nery, for jobbaigitra le
1,000 10,000 13,000 40.000 110,000 75.000) 100,000 150,000 7,500 100,000) 250.000 7,000 1,500
1,000 12,000
212.300 3,500 94,000 25,000. 71.000 225.000 40,000 300,000
18,000
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Bicycle work!
80.000
15,009
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proffce and spices.
SOS
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DES MOINES- WHOLESALE INTERESTS! JOBBING TRADE.
Trunks
A mount! 3 8,000
Vinegar, pickles, etc Washing machines Woolen goods
65.000 4,000 150,000 3,000
Wood carving (exclusive of White Bronze monumental
houses
1,000. 200001
Total
$5.950 $1.012 850-
Wholesale Interests
Next to our manufacturing interests! the wholesale business is most important to the : wohnjercial growth of the city, and that ibes Moines has group into prominence af one
the= leading commerciali cities of the West. is largely due to her wholesale trade; As a busi Jess center, no city in the State can are with her, fastevilleneed the statistics of business for compared with other office . The city directory of Des Hobbies shoots that she also has wholesale houses than any other cityof lowal Yet there is still
well as her capitalists manufacture
for others in most lines skilled workmer. The cure cht facilities for the distribution chandise in every dirfish. blake this a desirable place for the
as well as the nampulaet rer.
Des Moines Jobbing Trade 1888.
Agricultural implements Med rol and liquors (estimated) Barbed wire
Books and stationery Promos independently
Boots, shoes and
Fatter, cheese and
Clothing
and China. queensware Crackers Coffees sport --
300000
Gigas's
Commission
Coal hard and Soft. indel
Coat from mints in excess loc Candies and infectiondry Dental and barber supplic
205,000 75.000
Electrical ap Essences. ote
210,000
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____ Farthenware
100.000
Feed : ?
----... Flour
Furniture
Frames. mouldingsiete
"Groceries. .
Harness, sadilles, collars. at
45.000 50,000 352,900 350,000 18.000 3,296,000 267,500)
1 21
Drugs and chou jeals
Dry goods, sta
buses)
10,000 155.000 005.000 12.000 120,000 300.000
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work
DES MOINES+ JOBBING TRADE.
25
Increase.
Hardware. Hay'
150,000
fides and ta low
260,000
10,000
Jewelry.
1525.000 110.000
25,000
- Leather und findings
20.000
Lumber
665.000
Wine. cement, etc. fjin furnishings:
160,000
230,000! 40.000
20.00) ·60.000
710.000 35,000
210.0x) 30,0001
25.000
25,000'
Mils. Thbricating an
500.000 .. 200,000
200.000. 100,0002
140.000)
831.000. + 45.000
115.000
$7.0004
@Alds)
28,500
ubserption books rel Scrap hon and Istee
$15,000. 10).008 7.000 $0,00 80,000
200,000
200000
spring bels and mattresses
jugar. bickles. eto
--- odle
pods
15.000
18,6001 32,199500) $20
have for the your 1988 the following figures giving the
increase
over the previous year!
Manufactain't products
9,185,950.00 20,3487150.00 .1.2840192.00 $75.331100
#1. 02.050.00 1 ; 2:15.500).(0) 202.200.00
sura Coal frain bushess Postonice frece S isbumsette nts
Pension
Internal revenue receipts
Electric light doimaids i
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Electric light companies as-light receipts
( x )
Nages
26,000.00 90.000.00 2,700,00,00 : 12,840013173 1075.010,001 636.300.00
Aggregate salaries aunt Real estate transfers Buildings feree il Public im prov fi it$1
movements of 1889 were rapidta fansit lines, as
Among follows; Belt line mnot East and west motor liel Electric street hailiya
miles. 6 ilds. 12 ilfiles. Several miles of extension are now under way on each of these fines, as well as on the horse far lines, which have seventeen miles of
package ..
Amount. $150,000)
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Medicines, proprietary (not included in drugs). Millingry and finch goods (not inghilfig notions) Notions and furnish
ils. Enseed .. Facket ments hte! glass ant på ttographers sup it uspen los.
compressed
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1.634.73
3.368.582.00 35,142.00
.DES MOINES ---- BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
Persons Employed and Wages Paid,
There are employed ; by the' manufacturing industries, wii lesale prpaties, and legal companies of Des Moines, 4_
housesq insurance clerks accountants. cavolode salesbien! tomatants mechanids. valboots auties. formule
follows:
325 1.408 582
5,315
Total! The salaries and wage;
these
turated in. 1880
ma of 82.7003 00.
Business Directory:
`of : houses engaged fin . the
and professions.
The following table gives the mini various branches of business trales Abstrfiets of Title Agricultural Implements.
Architects
Broom folders (mifts) Brooms (mmfrs) Business College offers' Blocks
Art Rooms Artist
'arpets and Olleloths .
5
Automatic Boi Bakeries
Carriage Painters
10
Cattle ( Bitte Stock) `ement Paving
Batbeis
Barinas Bath B.
!
B
Bee Room
Betting
Bievele Ridi 1
Coal :
rsr 1
Nieveles and Traveles.
1
Coke
minfrs)
Bill Bosters.
Billiard Halls
Commission Merchants
Confectionery (mmfrs)
Hank Books (mintis)'
Confectionery (dealers)
Boarding and Feed Stables
Constables
Boarding House's
Boat Houses
l'onsulutes Entractors and Builders 59
Boilert Confess :
Bonne Bleacheries ..
Books and Stationary
Book Binders
Book Publishers:
Boots find Shoes. Battling Works
Brass Works
3
Brick Machines Imufrs
1
Bricks (jonfrs)
20)
Bridge Builders
Brokers
i
Bronze
Statuary (units)
Drugs and Medicines W 3
:
Baking Powder Baled! ILay Banky
'hemists '(mufg)
'hina. Glass and Qu censware
Chords (mmtrs). 1.
`igars and Tob
3
1 k'loth
Koal
I's
18 28
collection :Agencies
Contractors (Grading. Paying 5
Coopers 2
Cotton Mills 1 Crackers ( m) (rs);
Cutlery Grindi 3 Dairies 20
Dental Su
Dentists
Directory Publishers 1 District Telegraph .( 1 i)ress Makers Of 35
Artitilal Lin h:
mutter and Eggs
Carpet Weavers 'arridges (mpfrs)
8
HES MOINES-
-BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
7
Leather (wholesale) Leather atd Rubber Belting Lime, fair and Gement
DVHI Works
Erlario Comp ahi
Comp: níie
Lithographers.
Liverand Feed Stables
(1
Electrotypers Elevator
3
Phoenitionist$ (schools):
Engray
5
Meat Markets.
Fredidal Colleges
Medical Institute
Medical Dispensaries Mercantile Agencies Merchandise Brokers. Merchant Tailors! Metal Sky Lights
FloristSti Flour i + Bolesal
Dour and Feel Flouring Mills
Romaichies and Machine Shops ui s a vim lesaley
Calvanizet Iron do hier as Constantes. ent's Formnishitig, Good Jass (weblosale) rain Deflers _. frocers | fholesal
1.
=
New's Depois.[
Newspaper Folders ( mni'ts).
Newspapers and Publications Notions (wholesale)
Notions huid Faniey Goods. 2
Nurseries : At Meal Mills bulists .. :
jis, mumjnathnig # id ating
(wholesale).
Omnibus Eines
pera Houses
tinting and Paper Ilanging
hints (marfrs) hints (dealers)
16
apier Mache ( ifrs).
aper (wholesale)
japer Boxis (mnfrs)
Intentar Offices
jeanut Roasters (mnfrs).
jension' Offices.
Thoto-Engravers
15 Photographers
11
ushranice Compa
Injes (Home)
mange Compalfes (agencie digefee Offic 's
nvest men Companies :
ovelers ( \ holesale)
eveters (ofefail) _] olbers Associations
1
justices of the Peace (a sundries
La Bank Publishers
av very
35 allows (mijfrs)
6 1 3 17 1
des. J'elts and Funs ofre Thil Ifolders ofrs) ospita.
d Registers o 'rs)
ist Movers.
train and Ouster Parlors 1'S
't Dra
gent
'Photographers' Dry Plates (minff's) Photographic -supplies
Physicians
17 1
Bianos and Organs (hinfrs) I fanos and Organs (dealers) Fiano Repairers and Tuners Pickles (minfrs).
5
Pictures and Frames
1 :
12 Planing Mills
1 1 Plating Works
Millinery and Fahey Goods (fe Monumental Statuary
Mouldings :+ 3
Music Dealers
3
Maisid Schools and Halls
Music TeachersI
25
3 9
ropers afetail)! un and Locksmit init Goods
3
press ind . Saddlery!
d Sadd Fry
S
Is
Fast
Linseed Off Mills
Efratrie Motp
Loans Agents! Ljutier! Malt (mitrs)
Maritdis and Grates
Mit furnishers :. Millinery and Fancy Goods I (sale).
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Plumbing, Gas and Steam Fitting
Starch Works
Pop Com Stands
Stationery ( Wholesale)
Pork, Packers
3 Steamship Agencies
L'otteries
3 Stenographer
Preserving Compan it's
1
Hereot ypers
Printing Presses and Mach
Stock Yards
Printing Houses.
Stone : orks
Proprietary Medicines
storage stores (mpfes)
Pulleys and Shafting
Stoves (dealers)
Hays and Old Metals.
et Ballway Compani
Railroad Agencies
Subscription Books Suspenders (ifrs);
Railroads
Thiloist.
Hangok mir):
Taxidentists
Bendeting Works
Restaurants
Telephone
Roofing
Tents und
Bubbel Goods
DS
1 Ticket Boxers
Saddlery : and
! (wholesale)
Tild and frick Machi Tiling'sEncaustic Tinwart
Saddleut and (Hetfil .
Toys du holes Thys (Detail)
Sanitary and ('
Transfer Com mills Trunks (mafrs)
School supplies
Typewriters (ager
Seals trumps and Stearils
Undertakers
second Hand Goods 21 Upholstering
Variety Stores
Veterinary Surgeons
Vinegar Factories
Wagon mhhfrs)
Wall Paper ( whole
Wall Papers otai Washing. Ma
Vater Works
Sidewalks iment
el Diggers
in
Sign Writers
Silver auld Plaited Ware Ocheles
Window Burgh ito thom 15 vod Deal
in Mills
Spring Bleds and. s
Stained Glass Stamping and ter 15
Koological Ki
Paving, Sewerage. Water, Gas, Electric Light, Etc.
Cedar block and brick paving. 20 miles: stone piron and concrete curbing 25 miles : 'water mains EN. Des Moines G. m.) 0 miles sepers. 25 miles gas mains 85 miles: are electric lights, about Bu incandescent electric lights. about 3,700; wagtin bridges, 9,jejich 60 feet long: milwat bridges. F. each 600 feet long. Between ten and fifteen huiles of paving and an equal fitlenge f Curbing and sewerage have been: bidered for the present season
.
Spicy Mills
Sewer Pipes Sewing Machines antis Sewing Machines (agencies! Shirt Factories Shot Findings wholes Shoemakers Show Cases (putts)
Tent fatty. jenin $ ideale $
Sate and Lock 0}
Scalesminutes
Tra Stores Telegra
Railroad Contractors
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DES MOINESHI-PLAYS, GANDE.
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summer of 1889 ), The gas and water mains aro being extended, and Everal miles of sudditional electric railway fare in process of con- tru tion. ¿ Extensions are also Being made to motor lines, and some re boiss equipped with the latest improved motive powers., A costly ind net is also to be built by the several railroads for the convenience avel to and from the south part of the city. Two new wagon leach aver 600 feet long, will be Built during 1889.
Des Toihes is a chispafatively new city and hi rapidly growip opening, salling, and paying of streets, building of an L other improvements necessitate largeoutlay. Clays.
The days found in the hills is and about the city, add no small e to the industries of Des Moines, as evidenced byour extensive k vards, and the buildings off bour city, small | and great, demin- thethe excellence and stability of their product. . Not only is chy for the rutinfacture of common blick abbildant, but the finest quality white of " Milwaukee i brick my be maddi in, out |sieinits | Fire allows in connection with our coal deposits, as well as the best i most valuable of coal measure class - potter's day | |which is 1 markets hundreds of miles away. ) superior quality, and the products of our extensive potferfies je have the largest drain tile the state, and their product is greatly appreciated by farmers direction, and this is absoltrue ofour artifical stone and sower- mannfactories. | Clays have been tested which proved mex- for the manufacture of mineral paints. Actual experiment bas that all around omr city, near the ssurface of the ground, there Kkeellent play, suitable for the finer grades of brick and terra' manufacture.
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Parties who have made a study of the ceramic arts for years, in interest of terra cotta manufacture, and have visited the leading istiments jof Euone, where clay ishhanimulated for manufactur! purposes; declare that our plays ar peculiarly fitted for this work, test prove them of alquality equal to the European class, colsome ocalities imported to manufacture the finer giales of pressed brick, erfa colta and fancy pottery wards! | hi fact there are more than six. ren distinct varieties of day suitable for the manufacture of all varieties of vare from the finest to the courser and rougher, and these theds have been barely touchent, but lio awaiting the development which will ugh como fo |them in the future. a
Sands.
Anfextensive deposit of sil cious sand' of excellent quality exists wear| Des Moines which Has been proven, by factual test, capable of making glass of superior whiteness and brilliancy, equal to that made
DES MOINES:
POSTORFICE.
from sand brought from other States.
The fact that the quality hiexcelled and the quantity inexhaustible should be sufficient indue bent for the establishment of a future, which we believe will be
arge jglass factory here; in an accomplished : fact before anot he Var from the correspondence we have had with partios contempl lying in bank along onn the
pojehangpfof location. The
stensively used in the i Dufacture of artificial stone, anla il
: Post Office !!
The United States Gourtil se and Post Office is a fine structure and basement and is occupied by th States Courts and all Governand
Built of Joliet H · stories post office department and Unit officials residing here the transactions of the post office are a von of a gity and the showing in the grat Ing.
this index to the general busines annual statement is certainly tory The following report from 1 if the Des Moines post office for
aster Merritt shows the Bush
$107.3998
Total
F108.
Postmaster's :
1
Raj ay postal clerk's pas posts received from o
it: money
%
tal
1.3
ign
88.119.61 103.60 ).).
Total
599.3125
ID.
$7.048 Domestic mondy orders
at homestic money ofders it BGB9 Postal whites 23% D'ostal notes repal :
11 ter
4 to 1 tter
#1123
Total 2 to Foreign notes Total
8476.1523 15.3515.
Deposits received fromn other offft
5412.8533 503.
$481,507,8 726,403:1
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DES MOINES-FRANKS; HOME INSURANCE COMPANIES.
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Number of pieces registered Numberfa pieces received in transit Xminber of pieces received for city delivery
23.489
25.608
4.
241
Total.
DISPATCHED.
.1 proximate.
6.126.135
of letters disputesel nbir of postal cards dishaitiel bey of piedes off mershands
1.099.370
i cellaneous matter. 545.040
7.713.815
ett pounds of newspapers received from publishers (exact)
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THELIVERED .A NIEOFTOFFICE.
ND BY ROXIMATH
Newspa
trs.
Banks.
There is no more accurate criterion of prosperity of the reverse in city than the degree of activity shown in the freports of the clear- house so closely related to gs are the banking facilities. i advance of any city of the camp
itsi produchig anth distributing indns- Comparative statements ranklus far in population in the West in number, and an antiof surphis deposits. 9 The banks of Des Moines dinw from thel. pipicip ) thorcantile and corporate institutions throughout western and, nonthere . Towa, and, furnish a safe deposit for the bankers and mer-li chants in the counties of central lova. |They are as follows: Citizens National: Lord Nationale Des Moines National Vallet Nations: Capital Cityel ant the Des Moines, Polk County, andl Amer- icant Savings Banks. Il Besides these, there are several Doan and Trust Comxuijes, as follows | | Jowa Loan and Trust Company, New England Ipan jatil Trust Company,/Central Loans and Trust Company, Security Ian affil Trust Company. Des Moines Loan and |Trust Company, and the Continental Low fod Trust Company.
Home Insurance Companies.
[] Des Moines is frequently and justly styled the "Hartford of the West" from the aimfiber hand ? character of the insurance companies established horo.
: These companies, including 'fire, life, live |stock, and accident. have done much for Des Moines land as their settlements'rhave been promptly and literally made, confidence on the part of the public has been established;
REGISTRY | BUSINESS.
DES MOINES -REAL ESTATE;,
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These companies give employment not including officer or. igents, to about three hundred people and their total assorted are $3,000.000. They are as follows:
Fire. the Hawkeye State Des Moines, Capital, Fidelity, Mer-
chants and Bankers, and Mall-Owners Mutual.
The life companies
are the Equitable Life of Loway Roval Union Mutual, Bankers Life, - Des Moines Life Association. Western Mutual Aid Society, Security! Mutual. Farmers Muthal. Accident, the National Masonic Accident Association: and the North vester live Stock Association.
Real Estate.
City property is ty ally for business or man- afacturing purposes which be obtained at reasonable rates and in Desirable locations. So of jofr |real estate dealers. are offering Special inducements to parti es desiring to establish factories in; some cases donating the grounds for this Se, while others are joffring land in most desirable lo ties, jat very low rates. There are many inviting sites adjacent to jor il ttance of taxes; for five Bears, to
ent railroads. The indenements offered In our city. in give
1 factories employing. Nul bet of operatives, is worthy of special note. 1.
There are numberless inviting sites for residences, surrounded by native groves, and overlooking the portion of the city. and cosilence lots. though in good
adjacent country and the business deman !! cần bẻ obtained at reasonable rates as well as lots for business or manufac- turing purposes.
The activity in real estate is not confined to property intended for large business houses fond ofice buildings
on for magnificent resi- dences, but the demand is great foul ingoufacturing sites For smaller' business houses for homes for tradesmen and: artisans, and for the necessities of a constantly growing population. New additions are being laid out. which. while sufficiently ficar to the biisiness center to. be easily reached by our files of rapid transit, are sold at prices which offer unsurpassed inducements to those of modest means -working men. clerks and those doing business upon a small capital, to secure. homes at a comparative economy of costland which will increase in
value from year to year: "The confidened of its residents in the future of the city is evinced by the general delund on the part of those able to invest for a site for a business house hva home. The advantages of Des Moines are being extensively advertised, and the consequence is a rapid increase in population, as well asfin manufacturing establish- monts .. This of course creates a corresponding activity in real estate; and while the appreciation of values in real estate has been steady, it has never passed beyond a reasonable limit. The recent purchase of
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re tracts by scullicated and repitalists indicates the confidence! ed in the flestifly of the city hy men of soundl judgment and bust fiind real estate transfers for 1888 amounted to the
perignep. $12.849.07 .90.
Churches.
fixer fifty [dhw
they are located in Des Moines and many of the is are flegput and imposing. Several new and handsome hinh edifices are now being created which when finished, will be. Bl ist dinchiding the finest in the West. | Theklonominations represented fire the Swedish and Afbean ), Catholic ( including German ) Christian. Congregational, Bp sebpil, Evangelical ( in hiding ferman and Swedish]. Fifiends, Hebrew, butheran ( including German and. Suplial). Method At Episcopal ( including) Germtn, Swedish Norwe-
Danish and |Africans, Presbyterian Seventh-Das | Adventists, '-
Intaban ant I'mitell Brethren.
Young Men's Christian Association.
"Des Moines pas a large and flourishhig branch of; the Young! Mers Christian Associlition. \\ This is an 'organization, whose efforts for good jare iknowi and approdiate throughout the civilized world, and : those membership is 'mumberdarbe hundreds of thoustids. | The Des Moines Y! M. C All hast now innebarse of erection la shrgo anti hand -: : Some building, which will be fully equipped with reading rooms, par- lors library, music hall, gymnasium, chatbs, etc. ] and frequent social il' literary entertainments me igiren. Their rooms are always open dung mien to bisit, and to spend their evenings or leisure hours and assistance of my kill; that can be furnished is 1
during the . a
oert
Educational |Advantages.
It is fortunate for Des Moines that the controlling minds, in the in policy of the city have been in favor of liberal measures for casing bill perfecting her educational facilities, which are a matter e and ideasare to lour citizens, and with our three, collliges, our xcollent system of public schools, our commercial, lay medicii music ut Schools, it would seem that one might obtain an education Iwould fit him for almost any department of business or profes- life is question is the corner stone upon which: Iowa has built stjer fructiire,that she ranks fifth in the Union in number of
sjonal such' schoot houses wind teachers om ployed, and this without respect of popu- lation. In proportion to population she is first.] She is also first in smallest per centaire of illiteracy. Her school system is the admira- tion of the world and in no portion of the State ture the educational facilities so varied and complete is in our city. 3
DES MOINES-
ES. PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Colleges.
Des Moines College is : having theen established in! under the auspices of the
the post of our
collegiate institutions,
logo as the University of Des Moines.
Ba ist mination. It peuples fine, large grounds on Ninth street. The curriculum of this schoolem- braces a full collegiate colore : it ; to keep pace with the scientific methods of modern instructions fits corps of instructors is cheretic fand ambitious, and full alive to the denuits of the State and The age. The past year has been the most successful in its history. in
the : future of this collegejin it's me blation is most encouraging.
Callanan College which was formerly an independent school. is
now one of the colleges of diversity. It owes its existence to
the liberality of Mr. Jau or whom it is pamed. The ole-
gant college building at ant and Eleventh streets was recently ttobuilt and will be leads for
destroyed by five, but is bethy
beenpandy in a few weeks H are located the ral. musical and commercial departments of Brake University. If The grounds of Callanan College are admirabl adapted for the purposes of the school. and connuand one of the most beautiful views about the city
Drake University is under the auspices of the Christian demping- > nation. It is located in a beautiful grove in the extreme northwestern portion of the city, the collest. building is a andsome structure and the college campus contaduy eight acres on a slight knoll. beautifully diversified with magnificent forest trees. The plan/off the institution lawy business, theological, formal art and lis on an excellent financial embraces literary, medical. musical courses of study. Thisj school | basis, and has about two hundred and twenty-five students, h Lfurge and commotions buildings cheap boarding, home-like surroundings, i moral and Christian influences, netive literary societies. railroad con- nections with all sections of the State and other States, court Sessions ! bt all grades, legislative assemblies fall secure to the student of Drake University excellent advantages.
There is now being built at'il cost of $100.000 another fine du- cational structure to be known as Highland Park College. The plans for the curriculum of study are not yet fully matured, but it is wieder- stood that it is to be an industrial as well as theoretical institution
Public Schools
The public schools of This Moldes are a matter of pride and grati- fication to all hier citizens. . No more worthy on better qualified corps of teachers are to be found in the United States than in our schools. The curriculum of study is very thorough and gomprehensive, and the. per cent of attendance and punctuality is excellent. "The kindergarten' was made a part of the school system of our city in 1883, being the
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second city in the west to introduce it, and five years in allvince of ostonlast Thiladsshit. | If it is true las has been said that) } The ! light School is the frowning glory of the public school system's it is| just as true that The Kindbegreten is the enchanted entrance to the The Des lothes Public Schools ison a bronze Philadelph Work :
diploma jat New Orleans in) 1885. occupy twenty two ho me; and ' compo tidas Buildings | ig the finest High School in the Stato, erected Just yoaf at al -five thousand dollars.
J. Ireland
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The number of teachers employed I fifteen, whose salaries rangp frois Sis to jsi 5 mer! also in confection with the public schools a school, be training of young ladies in the theory and practice of teaching of this school Have given excellent satisfaction where
htes have beendeployed as tohellers. Hisigles ; (the sublio schools; lparochial schools are maintained by , Catholics und Hebrews. St. Joseph's Academy is af school for gladies, under the auspices of the Catholics, and they also conduct, minhtional schools, difiore are also several excellent private'
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