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GERMAN AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
The German American National Bank is one of the strongest in- stitutions in the local financial world. Its growth in volume of business has been rapid and the confidence reposed in its methods and stability are evidenced by the patronage given it. This bank was established in 1905 and has a capital stock of two hundred sixty thousand dollars and a surplus fund of one hundred five thousand dollars. There is a sav- ings department which is largely patronized. A safety deposit department offers security for valuable papers and other valuables.
HAFFNER'S STAR BAKERY
Haffner's Star Bakery, having been established in 1869 is one of the city's oldest concerns. The output consists of bread, rolls, cakes, pies and cookies and is sold at both wholesale and retail. "Haffner's Potato Loaf" and Tip-top Bread" are the special brands of bread. This bakery, located at 333-335 East Lewis Street, is thoroughly modern, being equipped with electrie driven machinery, three modern bake ovens and the latest improved devices in every department. One electric delivery car and six wagons comprise the delivery service.
BASH FERTILIZER AND CHEMICAL COMPANY
This is the only company producing a humus fertilizer. The process is an exclusive one and is patented. The new plant, erected in 1913, has a capacity of forty thousand tons of fertilizer per year and the best equipped and most modern fertilizer plant north of the Ohio river. The company owns one hundred twenty acres of ground and employs seventy-five thoroughly experienced men. The annual output is valued at one million dollars and is distributed thru over four hundred agencies in the Central states.
OLD NATIONAL BANK
This bank was originally established in 1835 and was reorganized in 1884 as the Old National Bank. It was incorporated the same year with a capitalization of three hundred fifty thousand dollars. It has a surplus fund of one hundred sixty thousand dollars and undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid, amounting to fifty- three thousand, two hundred forty-eight dollars and sixty-six cents. In addition to the commercial banking and savings department there are ample and well equipped safety deposit vaults.
TRI-STATE LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY
The Tri-State Loan and Trust Company is the largest trust company in the state outside of Indianapolis. It pays four per cent interest on deposits of one dollar and upward and issues certificates which pay four per cent if left four months. This company also furnishes gilt edge investments in bonds and stocks for those who desire to invest. Correspondence is solicited. Safety deposit vaults may be rented at reasonable rates. The paid up capital is three hund- red thousand dollars and its additional liability is of equal amount.
HOFFMAN BROS COMPANY
This company makes a specialty of choice, high grade vencers and lumber for fine interior finish, furniture, musical instruments such as pianos etc. Hoffman Brothers Company, one of the oldest manufacturing concerns in the city, was founded in 1867 and incor- porated in 1904. The plant occupies about two acres of ground and has approximately twelve thousand square feet of working space. Fifty to sixty experienced men are employed whose annual salaries amount to about forty thousand dollars.
FORT WAYNE FOUNDRY AND MACHINE COMPANY
The Fort Wayne Foundry and Machine Company is one of the city's oldest established industries, having been founded in 1842. In 1897 the company was incorporated with a capital stock of two hundred and ten thousand dollars. The plant occupies a space of forty-six thousand five hundred square feet and the force of workmen consists of one hundred skilled mechanics. The firm makes a specialty of structural iron and general machine work. J. H. Bass, pres., C. T. Strawbridge,sec'y, G.M.Leslie, treas., A.W.Pickard, man.and asst.treas.
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HAMILTON NATIONAL BANK
The history of the Hamilton National Bank dates back to 1853, under the firm of Allen Hamilton and Company. Later Charles McCulloch and Stephen B. Bond entered the firm. This firm was succeeded by the Hamilton Bank and in 1879, it became the Hamilton National Bank. The present capital stock is three hundred thousand dollars and surplus, four hundred thousand dollars. This bank does a general banking business, all departments being included. Plans are made for a modern, bank and office building on the present site.
THE PARROT STUDIO AND ART STORE
The Parrot Studio and Art Store is the successor of the longest established studios in Fort Wayne, having bought out the Barrows, studio in 1901, which in turn, had by purchase acquired the negatives and business of the Shoaff studio back in 1892. The business was that of a photograph studio only until 1906 when the Art Store was added. This department fills the demand for a reliable place to secure wares of real artistic merit, pictures of worth and framing of perfect taste.
THE PACKARD COMPANY
An ideal Modern Piano Factory, that will be required to produce over 5000 high grade pianos next year to meet the demand. Packard Instruments are famous throughout the work, and are bought by critical people. 8000 Packard Uprights, Grands, and Interpreters are in use in Fort Wayne and Vicinity, including the most prominent Schools of Music and the best private Teachers and Musicians. Thirty-three Packard Grands and Uprights recently placed in Col- umbia School of Music of Chicago.
BURROUGHS ADDING MACHINE COMPANY
The Fort Wayne office of the Burroughs Adding Machine Com- pany occupies room 204 of the Peoples Trust Building. Mr. J. Wade Bailey is manager. There are eighty-seven different models. These machines perform more than five hundred different combin- ations of accounting work. Besides straight adding and listing, the Burroughs multiplies, subtracts, divides, extracts square root, ledger posting, monthly statements. The Burroughs has keys for printing the months in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish.
CITIZENS TRUST COMPANY
The Citizens Trust Company organized and incorporated in 1898, has a capital of two hundred thousand dollars, surplus and undivided profits, nineteen thousand eight hundred three dollars and forty-five cents. In connection with the general banking bus- iness, this company receives deposits with interest at four per cent and loans money on real estate mortgages at six per cent. There are also adequate safety deposit vaults. This company acts as executor, administrator, guardian, receiver and trustees.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
This well known college was organized twenty-four years ago by Professor T. L. Staples who is president. Professor H. A. Popp is vice president and secretary. Expert faculty-fifteen thousand square feet of floor space in the fire proof Lincoln Life Building- everything in modern equipment money can buy,-fifteen thousand dollars invested in typewriters alone-ten thousand graduates hold- ing responsible positions-twenty-four years under the present management. Write for free catalogue.
J. R. MITCHELL, DISTRICT AGENT, WASHBURN-CROSBY COMPANY
The Washburn-Crosby Company, manufacturers of the famous Gold Medal Flour and the largest milling concern in the world, chose Fort Wayne as a location for its branch office controlling Northern Indiana. The office is located in the Shoaff Building rooms 520 and 521. There is also a large storage warehouse here. Ten sub stock storage places are variously located throughout northern Indiana, which are all operated from the Fort Wayne, office under the man- agement of Mr. J. R. Mitchell.
CRYSTAL LAUNDRY
One of the essentials in every day life that demands the highest point in workmanship is laundry work. The Crystal Laundry pro- duces work of a high order. In 1910 it was incorporated with a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars. During the three years it has built up a large and well deserved trade. The plant. equipped with modern machinery and appliance, is located at 126 West Superior Street. The management is in the hands of A. E. Sunier who is thoroughly qualified to handle the business.
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FORT WAYNE HORSE AND MULE MARKET
T HE Fort Wayne Horse and Mule Market began operations in this city in 1908 and is capitalized at one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The market is located at 1001-1007 Wells Street. One hundred four express loads of horses are shipped each year to the main barn at 940-942 14th Ave., Detroit, Mich. A branch is at 2664- 70 E. 22nd St., Cleveland, O. An auction is held every Monday at Detroit market, Thursday at Cleveland and Saturday at Fort Wayne. Private sales daily. E. D. Burnett is manager of Ft. Wayne branch.
FISHACK SUPPLY COMPANY
The Fishack Supply Company deals extensively in lath, plaster, hair, lime, cement, mortar eloth, flue lining, sewer pipe, fittings, fine brick, fine clay, pressed brick and builders' supplies in general. Goods are delivered promptly to all parts of the city. The business, which is located at 401-413 North Clinton Street, was incorporated in 1912 for twenty thousand dollars. The officers, well known men in Fort Wayne's business circles, are H. F. Fishack, president and C. E. Ellenwood, secretary and manager.
FORT WAYNE BEEF COMPANY
The Fort Wayne Beef Company makes a specialty of home dressed beef, veal and pork. Great oversight is given to the pur- chase of stock and the meat is carefully prepared for market. The firm deals also in provisions, butter and eggs. The company was established in June of this year and is meeting with growing success. There is a great demand for meat and provisions that are fresh and carefully chosen, and this concern supplies no small part of that demand. The firm consists of E. M. Mix and H. E. Lowery.
B. M. HUTCHINS -- INSURANCE
Mr. B. M. Hutchins conducts an agency for a general line of reliable insurance with offices located in room 513 of the Shoalf Build- ing. Among the well and favorably known lines represented by Mr. Hutchins are the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company, The Health and Accident, the National and the Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company. Since this office was opened there has been a steady increase in the amount of business done. Clients may be assured of receiving every consideration from this reliable agency.
THE INDIANA PRINTING COMPANY OF FORT WAYNE
T HE Indiana Printing Company of Fort Wayne enjoy a reputation for high class printing equalled by few concerns in the central west and surpassed by nonc. The plant is situated outside the busi- ness district where there is plenty of light, and the entire building is devoted to the printing business alone-Four Monotype machines for making type, seven mammoth Miehle presses and a battery of smaller ones being kept constantly running on high quality work. There is considerable satisfaction in being constantly engaged in artistic work and this coupled with pleasant working conditions and fair treatment has resulted in building up a corps of skilled employees, that is highly efficient because the men are not constantly chang- ing. With such an organization and equipment it is not strange that Fort Wayne concerns never feel obliged to send their high- grade printing out of the city, or that many fine catalogs are sent here from all over the country to be printed.
GALLAGHER AND RYAN-CONTRACTORS
The members of this firm, E. L. Gallagher and J. B. Ryan, are contractors for all kinds of cement work. Building cellars is a part of the work, while a specialty is made of sidewalks. The firm has just completed sidewalks on Thieme Drive, Washington Boulevard East, between Armour and Glasgow Streets, Lavina Street between Fairfield and Broadway, Fairfield between Wayne and Jefferson, including work in front of St. Paul's Church. Also Rumsey Avenue between Runiun and Richardson Streets.
G. HALLER-DECORATOR, ETC.
Interior decorating of homes and buildings, house painting and dealing in wall paper comprise the business of Mr. G. Haller, who is located at 1912 South Calhoun Street. A large share of the business is contract work. Mr. Haller makes a special feature of artistic work, carefully chosen materials and a high grade of workman- ship. Excellent examples of work done under the supervision of Mr. Haller are to be scen in many Fort Wayne homes. The busi- ness has rapidly increased since its beginning.
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The Fort Wayne Commercial Club
INGULARLY situated in the heart of a rich agricultural region, in the very center of America's manufacture, Fort Wayne, a city of 75,000 inhabitants, offers splendid opportunity for the location of money and people. The Fort Wayne of yesterday is today a prosperous city. Seven steam railroads afford the manufacturer a market in all parts of the country; the wheels of industry are continually turning; the wholesale and retail merchants are busy; the banks are thriving, offering the best accomodations to all those entitled to credit, and no other city excels its labor condition. Briefly, Fort Wayne's railroad rates and transportation facilities are among the best in the land. There are few important centers within hundreds of miles that cannot be reached by overnight freight or express, at a rate that compels attention to the city as a manufacturing and distributing center. The fact that the facilities for distribution are unsurpassed make it likewise possible that the home dealer can readily supply himself with the commodities that his business demands. It is such splendid advantages that enable the manufacturer to market his goods not only in all American markets but as well in foreign ports. With 82 miles of interurban and 181 miles of steam trackage in Allen County, of which Fort Wayne is the county seat, and 563 miles of inter- urban and 1000 miles of steam trackage within a radius of sixty miles affording facilities for reaching Fort Wayne, it is no wonder that the manufacturer wisely located here and prospered from the opportunity. In Fort Wayne there are 1340 business and industrial concerns, of which 280 are manufacturing institutions. The product of these factories values at $40,000,000 and the wage for the laborer is in excess of $10,000,000. In Fort Wayne there is work for the workingman. For these factories there is cheap power, a good water supply and splendid car service. And Fort Wayne has fine banks. In them there is on deposit over $25,000,000, or $300.00 for every man, woman or child in the community. When money has been tight and when times are hard, the banking institutions of Fort Wayne were never cramped and the man who had his dollar on deposit could always get it. In Indiana there are no better schools than those of Fort Wayne- its religious institutions are of the highest order. Fort Wayne's people have applied scientific principles in developing the natural and artificial resources of the city.
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interests, wearing apparel factories, soap factories, woodworking enterprises, pianos and piano players, etc. Commercially, Fort Wayne is in the front rank of the growing cities of the Middle West. In all that makes for strenuous and prosperous business conditions, this city is well equipped. The growth of Fort Wayne manufacturing industries is in full swing. The factories are large, roomy and sanitary and cover con- siderable ground area and floor space. Labor conditions are ideal. There is no place in the country where the standard of employees is higher than in Fort Wayne. From the standpoint of freight rates and shipping advantages, Fort Wayne is favored amongst other cities. These rate advantages extend over a vast territory. The steam and electric roads diverging from Fort Wayne make shipping facilities of inestimable value.
W. F. WOLKE-CONTRACTOR
Since 1896, Mr. William F. Wolke has been engaged in general contracting, building and carpentry. His office is located at 1210 Jones Street, phone number 1392. Mr. Wolke has in his employ fifteen men who are adequately qualified to assist in carrying on the work. During the seven years Mr. Wolke has been in business here, his business has steadily grown and creditable examples of his work are to be seen in many parts of the city. Estimates on work will be gladly given upon application.
CITY LOAN COMPANY
The City Loan Company aims to be of practical service to per- sons requiring additional sums of money. Many times, opportunity to earn money or make wise and good paying investments presents itself. By taking advantage of the reasonable terms offered by the City Loan Company, such opportunity need not be lost. This com pany was organized and incorporated in 1907 and is located in rooms 1 and 2 of the Schmitz Block. The firm also handles real estate. Four people are employed. Mr. Jerry F. O'Connor is the manager.
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COMPOSITION. PRESSWORK AND BINDING DONE BY THE INDIANA PRINTING COMPANY OF FORT WAYNE FORT WAYNE INDIANA 1913
HECKMAN BINDERY INC.
SEPT 98
Bound -To-Please N. MANCHESTER, INDIANA 46962
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