Indianapolis, Indiana city directory, 1894, Part 1

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Stanton THE Scott

Provident Life and Trust Co.§

OF PHILADELPHIA.

Int everything which contributes to the SECURITY and CHEAPNESS OF LIFE INSURANCE this Company stands unrivaled.

Issues Life, Endowment, Term and Partnership Policies. See Particulars opposite Page 315.

D. W. EDWARDS, Gen'l Agent,

TELEPHONE 350. 44 Vance Block, INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

KREGELO, SON & IRVIN, UNDERTAKERS

97 N. ILLINOIS ST. TEL. 1154.

SEE OUR CROWN HILL MAP OPP. PAGE 498.

INDIANAPOLIS Business University

BRYANT & STRATT- ¿. IND'P'L'S BUSINESS COLLEGE ESTAB. 1850 WH LOCK, N. PENN. ST., OPP. P. O. LEADING BUSINESS, SHORTHAND AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL. :00 STUDENTS ANNUALLY FROM MANY STATES. ELEVATOR DAY AND NIGHT. 10.000 Former Students in Good Situ. tions. Elegant Catalogue Free. TEL -499. E. J. HEEB, Pres't. SEE PAGE 4. BOTTOM LINE3, ETC.

INDIANA SCREEN FACTORY, * Central Ave., Near 14th St. TELEPHONE 1128.

Estimates and Refer- ences Furnished Promptly.

SCREENS

DOOR AND WINDOW

Inside or Ont- side Sliding or Stationary Window Ser eens and screen Doors, Equal to any and Superior to most other manufacturers.

W. A. Scott & Sons. TELEPHONE 1128.

PATTERN AND MODEL MAKER, Will & Or Any Takcor 96 S. Deleware Su

HI THOMAS NESOM,

Gc 977.202 In3p 1894 1358768

SCHAAF, President.

FRED. SCHMID, Secretary.

INDIANAPOLIS GENEALOGY COLLECTION

CIUM ANDET VENTERS UN

INDIANA POLIS MANUFACTURERS AND CARPENTRAS UNION

PLANING MIL

MANUFACTURERS'

AND CARPENTERS'

DIRECTORS:

FRED. DIEKMANN.

CHARLES LAUER.

CHRIST KARLE.

HENRY PAULI.

FRED. PRANGE.

UNION

Manufacturers of Doors, Sash, Blinds, Door and Window Frames, Brackets, Mouldings, etc., Flooring, Ceiling, Rough and Dressed Pine, Poplar and Ash Lumber, Flooring Worked, Lumber Sawed and Dressed to Order. Also Dealers in

FRAME LUMBER, SHINGLES AND LATH, NEWELS, BALUSTERS, AND JOB TURNING.

Telephone 590

Estimates Furnished.

FACTORY AND OFFICE, 38, 40 AND 42 SOUTH NEW JERSEY STREET. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

CHAS. A. WEBB, PRESIDENT.

ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

3 1833 02335 694 9

MRS. IDA BRYANT, SEC'Y AND TREAS.

WALTER JAMESON, SUPERINTENDENT.

THE WEBB -JAMESON COMPANY

EBB. JAMESON & OU MOUSE MOVERS

BUILDING -AND SAFE MOVERS

WOOD AND BRICK BUILDINGS, SAFES AND SMOKESTACKS MOVED AND RAISED.

COAL, WOOD AND KINDLINGS.

222, 252, 254 S. Meridian St., 105 N. Delaware St. INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

TELEPHONE 356.

Orders by Mail or Telephone Promptly Attended to.

ESTABLISHED 1850.

500 STUDENTS ANNUALLY.

OPEN ALL YEAR.

Book-keeping, Banking, Business Practice, Arithmetic, Commercial Law,

\POLIS BUSINESS UNIVERSITY

Penmanship, Preparatory, Elocution.

WHEN IGLEITHING STORE . WHEN

Shorthand, Typewriting, Spelling, Grammar, Correspondence, Office Work, Civics, Lectures, Etc.

When Block, N. Penn. St., Opp. P. O. Elevator Day and Night.

INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS UNIVERSITY, ( Bryant & Stratton and Indianapolis Business Colleges, Consolidated 1885.)

Acknowledged the Leading Business, Shorthand and Preparatory School.

The University supports its claim to superiority by the extent and thoroughness of its course of study and the success of its graduates in the different avenues of life. It has the facilities it advertises, and meets the expectation of Its patrons by the honest fulfillment of every promise.

Business Education pays. It bestows aelf-rellance, ensures profitable employment, assiats capital, builds fortunes, establishes independence and leada to distinction. Success de- pends most on the ability to do. Education and skill are the universal requirements. The youth and men of to-day who come to the front must have strong heada and trained hands. Opportuni- ties come to him who is prepared to act. Get ready ; there is important work for you. The young people of to-day must soon hold the affairs of the business world in their hands. Those who are the best prepared will be found in the bigbeat places. The Business University has the confi- dence and patronage of men who employ skilled help.

Shorthand and Typewriting have become indispensable factors in the daily opera- tiona of every line of trade and enterprise. Constant and remunerative employment and direct linea of promotion are open to persons who have this akill. Shorthand as taught at the Business University can be learned by any person who has energy, ambition and a fair knowledge of correct pronunciation and spelling. Young ladies are specially adapted to thia line of work, and there is certainly no more agreeable or profitable employment for girls who, from choice or necesalty. bave to earn a living. This qualification ia not utilized in business housea alone. but lawyers, editors, authors, railroad officiala, bankers and others appreciate the necessity and value of the atenogra- pher, and the call for competent help of this character la greater than the supply. There is also a growing demand for stenographers who understand book-keeping and have a general business education. For Type-writer practice the Institution is well equipped with the leading machines.

The Writing Classes are under the direction of akillful penmen and most successful teachers. Our success in this specialty is attested by hundreds of students whom we have taught to write a rapid business hand.

Attend the Best. Waste no time in a "cheap school." Such places make weak students. If you would grow atrong and prepare yourself for the best positions, attend au inatitution that commands the reapect and confidence of the hest husineaa men. The Business University is pro- gressive and prosperous, and has the best facilitles known to businesa educators.

Terms of Admisston. No entrance examination is required. Students enter any time for Selected Branches or Full Diploma course, receive class and individual instruction alx houra dally and advance independently in their work. The time and expense for a complete course depends upon the education, aptitude and application of the student.

We extend our hearty thanks to the students and friends of the University wbo have kindly alded ua in securing patronage hy their generous endorsement and faithful represen- tation of our work. We shall contione with steadfast effort to promote the welfare of every stu- dent, hoping to receive a still larger patronage from those who desire to obtain a sound bualness education for themselves or their frienda.

Visitors always Welcome. Everybody is cordially invited to call and examine our course of study and superior facilities for thorough hualness training. After a vielt to the institution we are confident you will place a higher estimate on business education and take a deeper interest in the work and success of the Indianapolis Business Univeralty.

For terms And full information call at Office. Take Elevator at Entrance of When Block. Telephone 499 or write.

Beautiful 64 page Catalogue and 12 page Commercial Current Free.

DAY AND NIGHT SCHOOL. E. J. HEEB, President.

This Institution does what it promises.

DEAN BROS. STEAM PUMP WORKS

Office and Works, Cor. Madison Ave. and Ray St.

MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM PUMPING MACHINERY FOR ALL PURPOSES.

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BOILER FEEDERS, FIRE PUMPS, DUPLEX PUMPS, DISTILLERY PUMPS, AIR PUMPS, VACUUM PUMPS, BREWERY PUMPS.

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE.

AVING had more than seventeen years' auccessful experience in securing Letters Patent, and having also a thorough knowledge of Mechanics as well as Patent Law, we continue to offer our services to Inventors and Owners of Patent Property, confi- dent of our ability to give entire satisfaction to those who desire the best protection available for their inventions.

TELEPHONE NO. 168

We not only procure Patents, Trade Marks, Designa, Copyrights, Labels, and all forms of Protection granted by the United States and other Governments on works of Iu- vention and Authorship, but we act as Counsel and Expertsin litigated cases, or where litigation is expected or threatened. We also make investi- gations, when a determination of the validity or scope of any ex- isting Patent is desired, upon which to base a purchase of such Patent, or a de- cision as to whether the manufacture or sale of the invention (SUCCESSORS TO C. BRADFORD) described in it can be safely undertaken.

ERNEST W. BRADFORD.

'I'he leading Inventors and Manufacturers

of Indianapolis and vicinity are now and have been for years regular clients, aa well as many from other por- tions of Indiana and other States, north, west and south. One member of our firm spends a considerable portion of his time in Washington, D. C., and we thus have unaurpassed facilities for trans- 14 AND 16 HUBBARD BLOCK, Cor. Washington and Meridian Sts. acting our business. Thia arrangement gives our clients in this portion of the coun- try the advantage of personal consultationa with their attorneys, and also the advantage of the personal attendance of their attorneys a the Patent Office in the prosecution of their cases. We refer to the banks, express companies, mer- cantile agencies and leading manufacturera of Indiana- polis. Inventors will find it to their interest to con- sult ua. Promptness and efficiency guaranteed. Call or write for pamphlet. Chargea always reasonable.

CHESTER BRADFORD.

ESTABLISHED 1876

C. & E. W. BRADFORD,

Solicitors of American and Foreign ** PATENTS **

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

R. L. POLK & CO.'S INDIANAPOLIS

CITY DIRECTORY

For 1894.

EMBRACING A COMPLETE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF BUSINESS FIRMS PRIVATE CITIZENS, A DIRECTORY OF THE CITY AND COUNTY OFFICERS, CHURCHES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, BENEVOLENT, LITERARY AND OTHER ASSOCIATIONS, BANKS, INCOR- PORATED INSTITUTIONS, INDIANA STATE GOVERN- MENT, ETC., ALSO A COMPLETE DIRECTORY OF MT. JACKSON, BRIGHTWOOD, HAUGH- VILLE, IRVINGTON, NORTH INDIANAP- OLIS AND WEST INDIANAPOLIS.

TO WHICH IS ADDED

A REVISED MAP OF THE CITY AND SUBURBS WITH STREET GUIDE

ALSO

A COMPLETE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Volume XL.

NDI

OF CORPORATE

LIS

SEAL

INDIANAPOLIS: COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY R. L. POLK & CO. CABLON & HOLLENBECK, PRINTEES AND BINDERS. 1894.

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1894, by R. L. Polk & Co., in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, D. C.

ALLIED PRINTING JUNIO TRADES ( TO) COUNCIL INDIANAPOLIS

FORTIETH VOLUME. 1358768

INTRODUCTORY.

In presenting this, the fortieth volume of the Directory of the City of Indianap- olis, the publishers, with some degree of pride and satisfaction, call attention to the handy size of the volume and its clear, compact, artistio and beautiful typograph- ical appearance. The city has had a sur- prisingly vigorous growth during the past twelve months and the effort of the pub- lishers has been to make in this volume a full showing of all names that belong to a work of this character, and at the same time to keep the greatly augmented list from making a book too bulky for con- venient reference. This volume for 1894 will show for itself how successfully this has been done.

POPULATION.

Notwithstanding the business depression of the last half of 1893 the population of Indianapolis again shows a satisfactory in- crease. This is accounted for by the fact that the ill effects of the financial strin- gency touched this city more lightly than elsewhere. The number of the unemployed was never in as large proportion to the population as in other cities of the country, while the cost of living-food, rent and fuel-has always been low.

The Directory of 1893 contained 55,025 names; this Directory contalns 57,598, an increase of 2,573 names. Allowing two and a half in population to the name, which is a very conservative estimate, and one which in past years has been found to tally closely with the census-the increase for the year has been 6,422, and the population as shown by the Directory of 1894 is 143,995, or, in round figures, 144,000. This includes, of course, the immediate suburbs of Indi-' anapolis, which are as much a part of it as if they were under the same municipal government, as they should be, as they de- pend upon Indianapolis for their existence.

At the present rate of increase it is plain- ly to be seen that the population of this city less than six years hence, at the be- ginning of the year 1900, will be more than 200,000. It is, however, not unlikely that

this figure will be greatly exceeded, the rapid development of Indiana as a manu- facturing State being of direct benefit to this city, with its superior advantages in cheap living, abundance of common labor, central location and admirable facilities as a shipping point.

"THE CITY OF HOMES."

A few years ago the name of "The City of Concentric Circles" was given to Indi- anapolis. Before this it had been long known as the "Raliroad City;" but for sev- eral years the name most frequently ap- plied to it, especially by visitors, is "The City of Homes," a designation it is pre- eminently entitled to wear. In no city of the Union is wealth more evenly distributed than here. The extremes of great wealth and pinching poverty do not present them- selves in this community. There are not three millionaires in the population, but there are thousands in comfortable and prosperous circumstances, and nearly sev- enty-five per cent. of mechanics and em- ployes own their homes and are putting by money in building associations. There is almost an entire absence of class dis- tinctions, owing, doubtless, to the fact that the population stands so nearly on the same financial level. The even distribution of wealth gives to the population a perma- nence and stability possessed by no other large city, and has insured to Indianapolis a peaceful and law-abiding community which has made her greatly envied by other cities. Popular disturbances, usual to large American cities, are here infre- quent and have been free from the blood- shed that accompanies them elsewhere.

A GREAT RAILROAD CENTER.

Indianapolis is the city nearest the center of population in the United States and near- est the center of the great railroad and commercial systems. It has for years been a convenient and popular meeting-place for organizations of an inter-state and national nature. The hospitable character of its citizens has done much to bring such gath-

INTRODUCTORY.

erings here, but the greatly increased hotel accomodations will insure even more ex- tended recognition in the future. The pres- ent hotei equipment of this city is of mag- nificent proportions, giving capacity to en- tertain any gathering that is likely to be called together in this country for many years to come. Previous to 1893 there was doubt as to whether this city could enter- tain a national convention of one of the dominant political parties, but the manner in which the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic was cared for last September whoily dispelled all doubt on that score. The maintaining of the hotels of this city is not dependent upon great gatherings of people at this point, numerous as they may be, but on every-day commercial patronage which naturally

comes here by reason of its location as a railroad center.

Fifteen completed lines of railroad enter this city, and these connect with nearly one hundred lines within the State and near its borders. These fifteen lines ali bring their passengers into the new Union Station, the handsomest and best arranged structure for the purpose ever erected. From this sta- tion one hundred and twenty-five passenger trains arrive and depart every twenty-four hours, carrying a daily average of twenty- five thousand passengers and making tbis station a scene of perpetual bustle. It is worthy of note that this great throng of people is so well looked after by the offic- ers chosen for that duty that years go by without the sightest accident to a single passenger.

MANUFACTURES AND MERCHANDISE

It is estimated that a popuation exceed- ing two milions is directly dependent upon and tributary to the trade of this city. The wholesale bouses here are known far and wide for their solid and conservative character and their thorough business in- tegrity. Indianapolis is known everywhere as an honest market for both buyers and sellers. No other city can show so few faiures among jobbers during the past twenty-five years, the period in which the wholesale trade of Indianapolis has been built up. There are now over three hun- dred wholesale houses, with sales aggre- gating sixty millions a year. Retail houses in the various lines of merchandis- ing number about 1,100. The country tribu- tary to the trade of this city has, during the past ten years, greaty increased in wealth and the county towns have become active, thriving cities, with multiplied wants which this city is called upon to fiil. This is not alone true of the natural gas region, the growth of which has been most extraordinary, but of nearly all the terri- tory in which this city is interested.

Over one thousand factories, great and smaii, are in operation in this city and its suburbs. Their output is distributed ali

over the United States and territories, while no inconsiderable quantity is shipped to far-off foreign lands. Many of these fac- tories, by the use of natural gas, not only save money on their fuel bills but obtain a superior product to that produced by coal fuei. This is specially noticed in a number of steei products.

The manufactories located in the gas field must necessarily look to this city for most of their supplies and facilities for shipment of their output. While gas fuel is made free in many parts of the gas field, that fact does not overcome the disadvantages under which they do business. Many of them have found it a mistake to have located away from poiice and fire protection, where com- mon labor is often difficult to obtain and where there is a heavy additional cost in transportation.

THE WELFARE OF THE CITY.

The merchants, manufacturers, bankers and business men of the city support two organizations which are generous rivals in working for the benefit of the city and ad- vertising its advantages far and wide. These are the Board of Trade and the Com- mercial Club, the last named occupying a new eight-storied stone front building, which is not only an architectural triumph in appearance but is a model of business comfort and convenience. This building was erected by the Club and is owned by it. The Board of Trade also occupies its own building and both organizations are on a solid financial footing.

Years ago it was seen that with the great number of railroads centering here and the constantly increasing freight traffic that it would be necessary to have a belt road to transfer cars fiom one line to another and to carry them around instead of through the city. All the roads are connected with the Belt, which connects also with the Union tracks and the Union Stock Yards. Over five thousand freight cars pass daily over this Beit and from three to five hundred car-loads of stock are handled daily at these yards.

A great number of large manufacturing enterprises are located on the Belt and find the finest tracking facilities afforded in the country.

STREET RAILROAD FACILITIES.

Visitors never fail to notice the street rail- road facilities here and the comparisons that follow are always complimentary to the Indianapolis lines. The Citizen's Street Railroad Company's lines extend to every part of the city and to the following sub- urbs: Brightwood, Mapieton, North Indi- anapolis, Haughville, Mount Jackson, West Indianapolis and Irvington. The entire population of the city and its suburbs is brought in direct and speedy connection with the wholesale and retail and manufac- turing precincts.

INTRODUCTORY.

On January 1, 1894, the company had eighty-one miles of electric road and six- teen miles of animal power. On January 1, 1893, there were twenty-five miles of elec- trically equipped road and fifty miles of anlmai power. The difference between in- dlcates the great work that has been done in twelve months. The equipment of the lines Is rapidly being brought up to the best standard known in street railway art. Fifty new vestibule cars were put on early in 1894. The property is bonded at four millions of dollars and capitallzed at five millions. The total number of men on the pay-roll varles, ranging from seven hun- dred to eight hundred, including extras. During the past year the company was the largest employer of labor in the city, em- ploying, in addition to the car-running force, over 1,500 men, the latter In construc- tion alone.

The present transfer ticket is the most llberal in use in the United States, except the one used in Rochester, N Y., which is exactly like it, and allows transfer from every Ilne to every line. This llberal sys- tem of transfer extends to the suburban lines. During the present year the sys- tem will be made electric throughout and when this is done there will be no city in the world with as comulete a system of street railway lines and so admirably adapted to the needs of the community lt serves as Indianapolis.

MATERIAL IMPROVEMENT.

Notwithstanding that 1893 was everywhere held to be a year of depression, this city went forward in its course of material improvement, its progress being · marked both by great public and private enterprises. Many miles of new streets and sewers were made, the work belng continued far into the winter when such work usually is suspended. Many miles of handsome concrete sidewalks were laid, while others for the present year were planned sufficient to make this, when the work is completed, the best furnished in beautiful and durable sidewalks of any city in the West. Several large and expensive buildings have been completed during the past year. Among these may be mentioned the new City Library, an example of pure classic architecture that is greatly admired and is embeillshed by a bronze group which adds yet more to its beauty; the handsome buiding of the Socialer Turn- Verein, on Michigan street near New Jer- sey, and the County Prison, on South Ala- bama street. Among the handsome busi- ness blocks erected during the year may be mentioned W. B. Burford's block on Pearl street and the Cordova building on West Washington street. The number of busi- ness blocks and private residences erected while not up to the standard of the pre- vious year, was in every way creditabie to the push and enterprise of the city. It

should be remarked that Indianapolis, un- ilke most cities, depends but littie on for- elgn capital In making her business build- Ings, and her business property, like the residence property, is owned here and Is not numbered among the assets of torelgn loaning associations.

HEALTH, BEAUTY, CONVENIENCE.

Indianapolis is a city of health, beauty and convenience. The broad streets lined with magnificent shade trees are the ad- miration of all visitors. The pure atmos- phere, clear and smokeless because of the almost universal use of natural gas fuel, is also a matter of frequent favorable com- ment. Pure water, pure air and an entire absence of the tenement house system usual to large cities combine to cut down the percentage of deaths to a remarkable low figure. Its school system is acknowl- edged everywhere and by the highest au- thorities to be the best in the United States. The school buildings are all modern, con- veniently located and arranged, and of sub- stantial character. There are two high schools, thirty-slx buildings for the lower grades, 375 teachers and 21,200 enrolled scholars. The maintalning of these schools costs $400,000 a year. Butler University, at Irvington, connected with the city by elec- trio railroad, is an Institution of which the State may well be proud. Its corps of pro- fessors and tutors is complete and em- braces the highest educational talent. Irv- ington is the most attractive suburb of the city and the spaclous grounds about the University are beautlfui. Irvington is noted for its handsome residences, well shaded avenues and picturesque drives.

Indianapolls has long been known as a city of churches and several new ones have been built during the past year. The churches now number 152, representing an investment of over $10,000,000, with a mem- bership of 40,000 and a Sunday-school at- tendance of 35,000.

The fuel supply of the city and its sub- urbs Is unsurpassed. Indianapolis, the me- tropolis of the State, the political, financial and social center of Indiana, stands on the border of the largest continuous district of gas-bearing land in the world, comprising over twenty thousand square miles, an area that has been tested by thousands of gas wells, the tests giving ample demonstration

that the supply is inexhaustible. Three lines penetrate this wonderful field from this city-the Consumers' Trust, the In- dianapolis Natural Gas Company and the Manufacturers' Natural Gas Company, the last named being, as Its name Indicates, for supplying manufacturing enterprises exclusively. The saving to private consum- ers by the use of this fuel is not less than a million dollars a year, while the cleanli- ness and convenlence experienced in Its use are beyond computation in dollars and cents.

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Indianapolis, Indiana city directory, 1894, Part 1

Author: Publication date: 1855 Publisher: Polk Number of Pages: 916

Author:
Publication date: 1855
Publisher: Polk
Number of Pages: 916