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PAGE SEVENTY-FIVE
LINDENWOOD CEMETERY
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associa- tion con- trolling Fort Wayne's most beautiful cemetery was organized. As a place of sepulcher, Lindenwood is most eminentiy fitting, en- hanced as it is by nature's own beauty. The landscape gard- ening of the cemetery has been carried out
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admirably. Most of the natural growth of woods has been undisturbed except for the making of roadways. The entrance to Lindenwood is conceded by many to be the most beautiful of any in this part of the country. Its park-like appearance gives one the feeling of security and peaceful rest. Lindenwood is open to all who wish to make it the burial place of their dead. Lots in this cemetery may be purchased for future use by a small cash payment and the balance in installments. Lots are platted in sizes to meet the demands of any family. In con- nection with the cem- etery, there is a well appointed crematory. There is also a fine receiving vault. The articles of Ass- ociation state that no profits can ever ac- crue to any of the corporafors. They only ask a concurring in the plan to insure a perpetual improve- ment of the grounds dedicated to the pub- lie till the end of time.
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NIEZERRICO COAL
NIEZER AND COMPANY-MAIN OFFICE AND COAL YARDS
N IEZER and Company deal extensively in grain, hay, straw, seeds, wool, live stock and coal. The main office is at 1320 Hayden Street, with large coal yards adjacent. The firm's grain elevators are located at Convoy, O. and at Monroeville, Indiana, with a capacity of one hundred thousand bushels of grain. Twenty-eight ex- perienced men are employed. All orders carefully executed. The offi- cers of the company are George B. Niezer, president, Frank .A. Krooff, vice president and Maurice C. Niezer, secretary and treasurer.
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BASH FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY (See page 112)
HIE Grace Construction Company, organized and incorporated in 1912 with fifty thousand dollars capitalization, is one of Fort Wayne's most important industries. The business consists of all kinds of paving. Since its inception the company has met with sure and well deserved success. The increase in business done for the past two years is shown by the company's books which state that in 1912, two hundred and forty thousand dollars worth of business was done and in the present year the contracts completed amount to about two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. The company's plant, which occupies about one and one- half acres of ground space, is adequately equipped with the latest improved models of machinery. Three hundred skilled workmen are employed, who are thoroughly experienced in this line of work. The monthly pay roll averages fifteen thousand dollars. One hundred thousand tons of raw material are used each year for completing the work. These materials are always selected with the utmost care and are given the most severe tests and thorough preparation possible to insure their fitness and stability and thus reduce deterioration to a minimum. The bricks, gravel, cement and other materials are of the best grades obtainable and no pains are spared in their treatment to conserve their durability under the severest use probable. The Board of Public Works of Fort Wayne has kept pace with the rapid growth of the city in the amount of new pavements laid and much of this recent work has been done by the Grace Construction Company. The visitor to the city remarks upon the extent of paved streets and wonders at the public spirit of a community which makes such public improve- ment possible. When Fort Wayne builds, it builds well, and this statement applies to the character of its permanent road making. The city of Fort Wayne has been fortunate in the choosing of a competent concern to build its pavements. Along this line, hundreds of thou- sands of dollars have been expended in the last few years and at this time Fort Wayne can take pride in being a well paved city. There is doubtless no other Feature of a city that appeals more strongly to the outside observer than the appearance of a city's streets.
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FORT WAYNE TESTING LABORATORY
T HIS company was established and incorporated in 1908, with a capital stock of ten thousand dollars. The company includes departments of industrial chemistry, technical chemistry, mining and assaying and drug and good analysis. The firm is equipped to make fuel tests, showing the exact heat producing value of the coal, coke or fuel oil. The equipment includes machines for testing erment and asphalt. The company's stall includes a practical mining engineer who is qualified not only to make assays of mineral ore, but to furnish estimates and give advice of practical value to those con- templating the purchase of prospects or paying mines. The company tests water for drinking and for factory purposes, tests wine, beer. sugar, honey, butter, milk, cream, oils, paints, dyes, fats, fertilizers, lubricating oils, drugs, etc. The company is located in the Hofman Building, where prices will be given upon application. The officers are G. Max Hofman, president, Lothar Hofman, vice president, C. J. Schwehn, treasurer, and Eugene Troendle, secretary and manager.
PAUL E. WOLF BEDDING COMPANY
S SINCE the year 1873, the Paul E. Wolf Bedding Company has been engaged in the manufacture of mattresses, awnings and tents. In 1910 the firm was incorporated with twenty-five thousand dollars capital stock. In addition to the other lines, the business consists of upho'stering, carpet cleaning and feather renovating. The mat- tresses put out by this firm rank among the best on the market as to wearing qualities, comfort, materials used and workmanship. The awnings are made to measurements accurately taken and are casily adjustable. Upholstering of all kinds is done in a most satisfactory manner and at moderate rates. The workmen in this department are especially skillful and are experienced in this line of work. The firm carries a fine selection of tapestries, reps, velours and other fabrics so that upholstering may be done to harmonize with other furnishings or carry out certain color schemes. Through its forty years' exper- ience, the firm has acquired the best methods for conducting its various departments. Twenty-five workmen of superior skill are employed.
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FORT WAYNE FOUNDRY AND MACHINE COMPANY (See Page 112) .
THE GLOBE MILLS
O NE of the long established concerns which has entered substanti- ally into making Fort Wayne an industrial centre, is the Globe Mills, which have been a prominent feature of the business life of the city for thirty-five years. This industry consists of milling, grinding spices, grinding and roasting coffee and grinding mustard. The firm conducts a wholesale and a retail department. The plant is modern in its equipment and is amply supplied with the latest improved machinery and apparatus of the newest type. Each process is carried on with great precaution and careful attention to details. The nine people employed have a thorough understanding of the work. Every connoisseur knows that flavor of coffee depends very largely upon the method employed in roasting it. The Globe Mills have succeeded in evolving a process of roasting that brings out the richest flavor in the coffee. Through long and valuable experience the buyer of this concern has acquainted himself with the most desirable coffee and spice markets and the brands chosen are unexcelled.
FORT WAYNE ART GLASS CO.
THIE Fort Wayne Art Glass Company occupies a distinctive position in the city's roster of manufacturers. The firm was established sixteen years ago and in 1908 was incorporated for five thousand dollars. The business, which is conveniently located at 317 East Columbia Street, employs ten people who bring training and experience to the work. Two thousand square feet of the plant are devoted to working space. Though not one of the largest industries of Fort Wayne, yet the importance of such a business must be felt in a city of active construction work and it is the only one of its kind located here. The demand for this firm's goods has greatly increased as the possibilities of the use of art glass in modern building have been recognized by the architect, the builder and the decorator. Art glass is widely used in the artistic finishing of the well designed home. church and public building. Many of the homes and buildings of this city contain beautiful examples of this firm's work. The design- ing of art glass work is the key note of its beauty and worth.
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AMERICAN ROAD MACHINERY COL
AMERICAN ROAD MACHINERY COMPANY
THIS concern was originally organized in 1892 as the Indiana Road Machine Company. In 1913 it was taken over by the American Road Machinery Company. The concern is incorporated for four million dollars. The Fort Wayne plant employs ninety expert work- men who receive in annual wages sixty thousand dollars. The plant occupies a ground space of two acres and devotes seventy-five thou- sand square feet to working space. The road building and rock crushing machinery constructed by this company is modern in design and made of the very best materials throughout. The list includes the Fort Wayne Steel Frame Rock Crusher, a portable crusher with elevator, revolving screens, portable stone bins, the National Reversible Road Machine, the Indiana Reversible Road Machine, the "Little Winner" Road Machine, the Indiana Reversible Road Roller, the Keystone Steel Street Sweeper, the Indiana Lever Road Drag, National Dump Wagon and National Elevating Grader.
WAYNE OIL TANK AND PUMP CO.
THE Wayne Oil Tank and Pump Company, among the larger plants of Fort Wayne, was founded twenty-six years ago and nineteen years later, in 1906, was incorporated for three hundred thousand dollars. The output of the concern consists of oil and gasoline storage and distributing systems. These modern devices are widely known and used extensively. The firm's plant is located at the intersection of Canal Street and the Nickel Plaie Railroad. This location gives ample railroad facilities to the door of the factory and affords case in obtaining raw material and in shipping the com- pleted product without unnecessary handling. The plant is fully equipped, has ample space and keeps ahead of the demands of the business that it may at no time be found lacking. The company's ollicers, all well known men of Fort Wayne, are II. C. Berghoff, president, M. A. Mason, vice president, C. O. Griffin, secretary, R. I. Speer, treasurer and R. F. Diserens, general manager.
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MOSSMAN, YARNELLE AND COMPANY
F OR nearly thirty-five years, the firm of Mossman, Yarnelle and Company have occupied a leading position among the wholesalers of the country of iron and steel, heavy hardware, and vehicle supplies. Fort Wayne has been put on the map with the wagon, carriage and automobile manufacturers of the country because of the location of this firm. Mossman, Yarnelle and Company has its representatives in every part of the United States. Its trade is with the blacksmith and wagon manufacturer, the foundry and machine shop, the buggy and carriage builder, and, keeping a- breast of the times, with thegreatest industry of the age, the automo- bile manufacturer. The firm car- ries large stocks of iron and steel.
RAPP AND ZOLLINGER ELECTRIC COMPANY
The Rapp and Zollinger Elect- ric Company do all kinds of electri- cal repair work. A specialty is made of new and second hand motors, wiring, armature rewind- ing, field coils, installation of mo- tors and machine work of all kinds. The business was established in 1910, since which time it has had a rapid and substantial growth. At present the out of town business extends over a radius of five hun- dred miles. Four expert mechan- ies are employed at the shop which is located at 451 East Columbia Street. The members of this firm have a familiar knowledge of all kinds of electrical machinery, and are in a position to fill all orders promptly and with complete satisfaction.
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DEISTER CONCENTRATOR COMPANY
THE Deister Concentrator Company manufactures concentrat- ing tables for every purpose of improved types. The company is located at the foot of Fairmount Place, and employs twenty-five men who are skilled in this particular line of work. The firm was organ- ized and incorporated in May of the year 1906, and is capitalized at two hundred thousand dollars. Since its inception, the firm has met with pronounced success and there is a steadily increasing de- mand for its output. The officers of the company are: J. R. MeCul- loch, president; F. G. Coggin, first vice president; E. J. O'Connell, second vice president, and William 11. Bensman, secretary, treasurer and manager.
AL .. HAZZARD -- CIGAR MANUFACTURER
The Cigar factory owned and operated by Mr. A. Hazzard, forms one of the substantial and rapidly increasing industries of Fort Wayne. For twenty-one years, this factory has supplied a large trade extend- ing to towns within a radius of sixty miles of Fort Wayne as well as a large city trade with an unfailing quality of cigars. Thirty-five skill- ed workers receiving thousands of dollars in yearly wages find em- ployment in this factory. None but the choicest and most carefully selected tobaccos enter into the Hazzard brands of cigars. The "Uni- vocos" a popular ten cent cigar, "Gold Seal" and "Novel," five cent grades are leading brands. Choice smoking tobaccos are also sold.
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PRINTING - BLANK BOOK
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TOHT WAYNE PRINTING CO.
FORT WAYNE PRINTING COMPANY
THE name of Fort Wayne is being carried afar, even into Africa by products from the Fort Wayne Printing Company. This concern has the best equipped plant in the state of Indiana engaged in general printing, lithographing and furnishing office supplies. The firm was organized and first incorporated in 1902. Nine years later, in 1911. it was reincorporated for one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The business requires one hundred eighty skilled employes to carry forward the work. These receive one hundred thousand dollars in yearly wages. Approximately, twenty-five hundred tons of raw material are annually used in turning out two thousand tons of the finished product, the value of which is three hundred twenty -five thousand dollars. This finely equipped plant affords forty-five thousand square feet of working space and is adequately supplied with the most modern types of machinery. Catalogs, system office forms, bank and county forms and supplies are included in the output.
HOME TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO .- MAIN OFFICE
THE Home Telephone and Telegraph Company was established and incorporated in 1896, with an authorized capital and bond issue of two hundred thousand dollars which has since been increased to nine hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Exchanges are maintained at Fort Wayne, Kendallville, Auburn and New Haven the general office being in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Company owns one thousand miles of toll lines and has eleven thousand sub- seribers, nine thousand of whom are in Fort Wayne. The under- ground cable system is used throughout the business section and in part of the residence section in Fort Wayne. The company has over three hundred thousand feet of copper wire in service in the city and three hundred fifty thousand feet of cable. The average daily local calls in Fort Wayne number ninety thousand. The daily long distance messages average one thousand. The two modern buildings occupied by the Fort Wayne exchange are the property of the corporation.
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EMRICH BAKING COMPANY
SIX years ago the Emrich Baking Company was established, since which time it has become one of Fort Wayne's largest baking concerns. The plant, which is thoroughly modern in its equipment in every department, is located at 1247 Maumee Avenue. The work rooms are well lighted and sanitary. All work is done under careful supervision and the most rigid inspection. Twenty-five experienced people are employed. All materials used in the baked goods of the Emrich Baking Company are of the purest and best quality. The ovens are of the latest improved designs and the kneaders, mixers and sifters are of recently approved models. "Emrich's New England Bread," and Sanitary Potato Bread," are special brands of bread which are very popular and are sold in enormous quantities daily. Rye bread of exceptional quality, fine cakes and cookies also, form a large part of the output. Seven delivery wagons are needed to take care of the rapidly increasing business of this enterprising concern.
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FURNAS ICE CREAM COMPANY
F URNAS Ice Cream has been known to Fort Wayne only smer 1909, but the rapid growth of the company's business shows an appreciation and a public demand for not only a palatable, but also a pure and wholesome grade of goods. This firm's plant is one of the best and most modernly equipped ice cream plants of the Middle West .. The building, designed especially for this particular business. has cement floors, all modern improvements and is sanitary in every respect. All vats, containers and conveyors are thoroughly sterilized with steam twice daily and all cans are carefully sterilized before using .. The leading flavors are prepared in the firm's factory by special formulas. The sweet cream used comes from carefully in- spected dairies of Central and Northern Indiana. Only the best of materials enter into the company's products. Emblems or designs in ice cream for lodges, holidays or anniversaries, are a specialty. The firm's office and factory are located at 611-615 Lafayette Street.
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BANNER LAUNDERING
F OR seventeen years the Banner Laundering Company has oper- ated a first-class laundry in this city. A specialty is made of high grade work in every department. General laundering of personal work, family washings and hotel work comprise the main line. Beside the main office which is located at 425-431 East Columbia Street, one branch office is maintained in the city, at 113 Breckenridge Street, as well as twenty-five agencies. There are six agencies in ad- jaeent towns. The plant which is modern in every particular affords a working space of seven thousand nine hundred sixty square feet. Sixty-five people are employed, cach of whom is experienced and particularly skilled in his own line of work. The machinery installed in this firm's plant is of a lately improved type and designed for turning out perfect work. The partners in this business are Oscar (. Leggett, Adelaide V. Leggett and Alfred T. Baily. The direct management of the concern is in charge of Mr. Bailey.
FORT WAYNE BUILDERS SUPPLY CO.
T HE Fort Wayne Builders Supply Company manufactures everything in mill-work and are especially prepared to execute orders for interior trim according to Architect's details. They carry an extensive stock of lumber and building materials of all kinds. The company has grown more rapidly than any similar institution in this city. It was established in 1905, and nearly every year has witnessed an addition to its buildings or needed space. The capital stock has been increased twice within the eight years of its existence. The present year the capital was raised to one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, in order to expand still further. This will soon place it in a position to handle the constantly increasing patron- age better than ever before. The plant and yards occupy two aeres of ground, a sufficient space in which to store a large stock, enabling them at all times to meet demands. From thirty- five to forty people are given regular employment.
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SCHOOL " MUSIC
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EUROPEAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
THE European School of Music, organized in 1892, has entered upon the twenty-first season of its long and successful existence. Under the direction of George Bailhe, the School in the last two years has assembled without exception the strongest faculty of any institu- tion in the Northern part of the State and one which compares favor- ably with the best Schools in Chicago and New York. Many of the members are graduates of the most famous European and American Conservatories, are pupils of noted masters and are further well equipped as instructors and virtuosi for the work of their departments. The remarkable growth of the institution is the best evidence that the work is satisfactory. Evidence that the institution is thorough and complete is seen in the fact that the institution now enrolls pupils from all over the State and from cities in surrounding States. All grades are taught in Piano, Violin, Voice, Cello, Theory, Public School Music, Harp, Wind Instruments, and Dunning System for beginners.
INTERIOR- THE EMPRESS THEATRE
O NE of the leading places of amusement in Fort Wayne is the Empress Theater located at the corner of Wayne and Clinton Streets. This theater was opened about one year ago and is owned and controlled by a stock company and is under the management of Mr. Harry W. Crull. The building, including the furnishings, is valued at about eighty thousand dollars and has a seating capacity of thirteen hundred. This house presents high class vaudeville at an unvarying price of ten, twenty and thirty cents: the vaudeville attractions offered by Sullivan and Considine, part of an organization extending from coast to coast, playing what is termed "Road Shows," are presented at this theater. The policy of the management is to present at all times shows that are clean, wholesome and highly entertaining. An orchestra of carefully selected musicians is connected with the Empress. The ventilation is perfect; the acoustic properties are such that the entertainment may be enjoyed from any seat in the house.
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ALT HEIDELBERG HOTEL AND CAFE
WAYNE HOTEL
A STAG hotel is a success in Fort Wayne. Alt Heidelburg Hotel answers every requirement of a stag hotel and answers it so well that it is one of the best patronized hotels in the city. The Mt Heidelburg will accommodate guests in twenty-six rooms. Twenty- seven employes, courteous and experienced, wait on a large and satis- fied trade. The hotel was established and incorporated in 1909, with a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars. It is admirably located at 905-911 Calhoun Street. Its location, easily accessible to the inter- urban and steam roads, has made it popular with the traveling man, as well as with the general public and has been a Factor in its develop- ment and prosperity. The cafe, arranged in two connecting rooms, one open to both men and women, offers excellent service. A orchestra provides pleasing music cach evening. Mr. Daniel Clemens who has had wide experience in the hotel business, is manager. The plan is European. Fort Wayne is justly proud of the At Heidelburg.
THIE Wayne Hotel is closely allied with the early history of Fort Wayne as a city, having been a favorite for twenty-six years. In 1911 it was incorporated as the Peters Hotel Company. The Wayne is located at 117-123 West Columbia Street and is under the management of Mr. J. C. Peters. With four floors containing every feature of the most up-to-date hostelry. The Wayne offers to its patrons every comfort possible to ask. A most comfortable lobby, dignified in simplicity and attractive decoration, ample writing rooms and a large banquet hall, modernly equipped. The tastefully appoint- ed dining and grill room and the unexcelled cuisine have gained wide popularity. There are also a fine buffet and cafe. The admirably arranged banquet hall is in popular demand owing to the rare service given. Music rendered by a well chosen orchestra adds to the pleasure of the diners. One hundred finely furnished rooms, forty of which are provided with private baths, are supplied with every comfort.
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MY RON DOW NING BAKERY
TN 1908 the Cracker and Cake De- partment of the National Bis- cuit Company of which Mr. Myron Downing was Manager, were trans- ferred to Chicago, and Mr. Down- ing, with his father in-law, Wm. B. Donaldson, purchased the Bread Department, calling same "The Myron Downing Bakery."
Mr. Myron Downing died June 7, 1913, after an illness of eighteen months' duration, his half interest in the concern reverting to his widow, Lewella Downing. The plant is strictly modern in every detail, and is equipped with all the very latest facilities known to the first class bakery. Only the highest grades of flour and other ingredients are used, and absolute cleanliness is maintained throughout the light, well ventilated bakery. The quality of the Bread, Rolls, and Coffee Cake manufactured cannot be surpassed, "Domestic" bread is the leading product.
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