Industrial survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Part 3

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North Side State Bank (four months in operation)


198.080.89


156,701.99


12.500.00


East Side State Bank


129.137.46


91.277.03


12,500.00


Total


$83,497,754.74


$58.799.617.14


$4.828.991.70


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FORT WAYNE BANKS, 1927


1


3


3


7


77


73 332 33 33 33373


9 37 27 3 373 73


Name


Resources


Deposits


Surplus and Un- divided profits


Lincoln Nat'l Bank & Trust Co.


$14.000.000.00


$12.000.000.00


$1.000.000.00


Citizens Trust Company


5.812,193.72


5.175,515.82


294.038.13


Peoples Trust Company


7.076.961.43


5.850,271.94


524.244.82


First National Bank


17.601.391.52


14.498.900.50


681.566.96


Old National Bank


10.425.003.31


8.833.740.45


684.622.36


Bowser Loan & Trust Company


629.707.63


351.893.75


27.074.27


Dime Savings & Trust Company


2.957.518.87


2.637.947.75


89.071.12


Farmers Trust Company


2.309.275.84


1.665.416.90


60.339.53


Tri-State Loan & Trust Company


21.104.988.60


14.080.038.78


938.004.32


Broadway State Bank


427.223.89


359.786.84


34.211.52


Morris Plan Bank


1.000.000.00


75.000.00


$84.344.264.81


$65.453.512.73


$4.408.173.07


In addition to the above. Fort Wayne has a new bank known as the South Side State Bank with capital stock of $25.000.00.


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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS


Fort Wayne has four building and loan associations which add to the already strong financial structure as indicated by the banks and other financial institutions as shown in this survey. An idea of these building and loan companies may be deter- mined from the following table:


Name


Statement Due


Assets


Number of Members


Fidelity Building & Loan Association


January 1, 1928


$552.522.00


3979


Home Loan and Savings Association


January 1. 1928


727,242.08


1100


Prudential Building Loan 8 Savings Association


January 1. 1928


157.304.23


474


Security Building & Loan Association


January 1. 1928


6.000.00


255


NEWSPAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS


Nine newspapers, school papers and other periodicals are published in Fort Wayne according to data taken from the American Newspaper Annual and Directory.


Name


Published


Type


Circulation


Farm Bureau Bulletin


Weekly


Agricultural


3.187


Journal-Gazette


Daily


Morning ( Democratic )


+2.000


Journal of Indiana State


Medical Ass'n


Monthly


Medical


3.185


News-Sentinel


Daily


Afternoon (Republican )


43.365


South Side Times


Weekly


High school paper


1.000


The Northerner


Weekly


High school paper


500


The Spotlight


Weekly


High school paper


800


The Bureau Farmer


Monthly


Farm Journal


500.000


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HOTELS


RANDALL HOTEL


TILT


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Fort Wayne hotels offer the traveler and tourist every convenience and comfort that may be found in any city. Well equipped and comfortable rooms and a cuisine to suit any taste makes for the comfort and enjoyment of guests.


Fort Wayne is amply supplied with hotels of all types ranging from the highest class of accommodations to the tourist hotel type of accommodation.


A city's official host to its guests, as represented by the traveling public, and many times the first contact that the traveler has with a community is its hotels. First im- pressions are many times gained from the type of accommodations and the warmth of the treatment afforded to hotel patrons.


Due to its hotel facilities Fort Wayne offers exceptional opportunities in a con- vention way.


The following list gives an idea of Fort Wayne's facilities along these lines:


Hotel


Number of rooms


Rates (Single )


Anthony Hotel


320 ( 200 Baths )


$2.00


$6.00


Baltes Hotel


60


1.00


3.50


Cortland Hotel


22


1.00


2.00


Hayes Hotel


35


1.00


Hotel Calhoun


24


1.00


2.00


Hotel Centlivre


60


1.25


2.00


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HOTELS


Hotel


Number of rooms Rates (Single )


Hotel Dowell


34


1.00


Hotel Keenan


300 (300 Baths)


2.00


4.00


Hotel Mack


13


1.25


Hotel Main


24


.75


1.00


Lake Shore Hotel


34


.50


Lincoln Hotel


22


1.00-


1.50


Palace Hotel


39


1.00-


1.50


Randall Hotel


95


1.00


1.50


Rich Hotel


34


1.00


1.25


Vernon Hotel


24


1.50


Wayne Hotel


102


1.25


5.00


Weber Hotel


29


.75


1.50


Kindler Hotel


75


1.50


3.00


Hotel Allen


60


1.50 up


The better hotels are the Keenan, Anthony, Allen. Wayne and Kindler. A new hotel with 300 rooms will be opened during the spring of 1928.


FORT WAYNE'S INSTITUTIONS


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That Fort Wayne has made ample provision for the care of the sick and injured. the aged, the orphan. the destitute and unfortunate and that its welfare and charitable work is conducted in a very efficient manner is indicated by the number and types of organizations and institutions in this community.


The following list is evidence of this fact:


Name


Character


Capacity


Anthony - Wayne Hospital


Invalids and Old People


14 Beds


Concordia College Hospital


College Infirmary


15 Beds


Fort Wayne Hospital Sanitarium


General Hospital


50 Beds


Fort Wayne Maternity Sanitarium


Maternity Hospital


25 Beds


Irene Byron Tuberculosis Sanatorium


Treatment of Tuberculosis


185 Beds


Lutheran Hospital


General Hospital


210 Beds


Methodist Episcopal Hospital


General Hospital


105 Beds


St. Joseph Hospital


General Hospital (Catholic )


220 Beds


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Other organizations in Fort Wayne include the following:


Character


Name


Address


Welfare


Associated Charities


220 E. Jefferson


Welfare


Catholic Community Center Association


220 E. Jefferson


Welfare


Community Chest


217 Standard Bldg. S. W. Cor. Barr & Wash.


Welfare


Y. W. C. A.


325 W. Wayne St.


Religious


City Mission


343 E. Columbia St.


Religious


Salvation Army W. C. T. U. Home for Girls


133 E. Washington


Welfare


424 E. Berry


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COMMERCIAL CLUBS


Name


Membership


Meeting Day


Friars Club


70


Monday


Rotary Club


127


Monday


University Club


200


Monday


Exchange Club


32


Tuesday


Kiwanis Club


138


Tuesday


Lions Club


75


Wednesday


100% Club


96


Wednesday


Optimists Club


90


Wednesday


Fort Wayne Woman's Club


975


Wednesday


Fort Wayne Section Electrical Engineers


180


Thursday


Real Estate Board


150


Thursday


Quest Club


95


Friday


Allen- Wayne Club of Chamber of Commerce


50


Friday


American Legion


750


Friday


FRATERNAL ORDERS


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CHARACTER


Ancient Order of Hibernians Ancient Order of Hibernians (Ladies Auxiliary ) Ancient Order of Hibernians Ancient Order of United Workmen American Yeoman


Benevolent Protective Order of Elks B. of L. F. & E.


NAME Division No. 1


Division No. 1 Branch 853, L.CBA Degree of Honor. No. 2 Brotherhood of American Yeomen No. 376 Fort Wayne Lodge No. 155


Anthony Lodge No. 804


ADDRESS


220 E. Jefferson


220 E. Jefferson Calhoun & Lewis 2nd floor. 919 Calhoun


110 W. Wayne St. N. W. Corner Berry and Maiden Lane Knitters Ave.


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CHARACTER


B. of L. F. & E.


B. of L. F. & E. B. of L. F. & E.


B. of R. T. Court of Honor


Daughters of Isabella Degrees of Pocahontas


F. O. Eagles F. O. Rangers F. O. Police I. O. B'Nai B'Rith Improved Order of Red Men


Improved Order of Red Men


Independent Order of Foresters I. O. Odd Fellows I. O. Odd Fellows I. O. Odd Fellows I. O. Odd Fellows I. O. Odd Fellows


I. O. Odd Fellows


I O. Odd Fellows I. O. Odd Fellows I. O. Odd Fellows


1. O. Odd Fellows


Knights of Columbus Knights of the Golden Eagle Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias Knights of Pythias L. O. T. M. Loyal Order of Moose Junior Order of Moose Mooseheart Legion of the World Maccabees Maccabees Maccabees Maccabees Masonic Masonic


Masonic


Masonic


Masonic


Masonic


Masonic


NAME


Anthony Helpmeet Lodge No. 224 A. G. Porter Lodge No. 141 Hyacinth Lodge No. 38 ( Ladies' Auxiliary ) Lodge No. 136 Columbia District Court No. 242 Circle 246 Minnewa Council No. 69


Fort Wayne Aerie No. 248 Fraternal Order of Rangers Fraternal Order of Police B'Nai B'Rith Lodge No. 61 Mechecannochqua Tribe No. 106 Mechecannochqua Ass'n of Haymakers No. 106 12 Court Kekionga No. 1539 Concordia Lodge No. 228 Fort Wayne Lodge No. 14 Harmony Lodge No. 19 Concordia Lodge No. 44 Deborah Lodge No. 110 ( Rebekah ) Canton Wayne No. 17 Pa- triarchs Militant Summit Encampment No. 16 Our Home Lodge No. 881 Our Home Lodge No. 817 ( Rebekah ) Queen Esther Lodge No. 324 ( Rebekah ) Fort Wayne Council No. 451 Burbage Castle No. 23


Phoenix Lodge No. 101 Fort Wayne Lodge No. 116 Rathbone Temple No. 31 Summit City Uniform Rank Fort Wayne Hive No. 6 Fort Wayne Lodge No. 200 Fort Wayne 1.odge No. 12


Kekiogna Review No. 83 Mad Anthony Review No. 27 Wayne Tent No. 54 Mad Anthony Hive No. 27 Wayne Lodge No. 25 F. 8 A. M. Summit Lodge No. 170 F. 8 A. M. Home Lodge No. 342 F. 8 A M. Sol D. Bayless Lodge No. 359 F. 8 A. M. Maumee Lodge No. 725 F. & A. M. Fort Wayne Chapter No. 19 Royal Arch Masons Thos. R. Marshall Chapter No. 161 Royal Arch Masons


ADDRESS


Knitters Ave. 1333 Calhoun St.


1333 Calhoun St. 1333 Calhoun St.


819 Calhoun St. Cor. Barr & E. Jefferson Dehm's Hall 522 W. Main St. Cor. Berry 8 Court City Hall Jewish Synagogue


919 Calhoun St.


919 Calhoun St. 120 W. Berry St. 111 W. Berry St. Wayne & Calhoun 111 W. Berry St. 111 W. Berry St.


111 W. Berry St.


Wayne & Calhoun 111 W. Berry St. 221 E. Berry St.


221 E. Berry St.


Wayne & Clinton E. Jefferson 8 Barr Sts. 143 W Superior 122 W. Washington 122 W. Washington 122 W. Washington 122 W. Washington 111 W. Berry Wayne & Webster Wayne & Webster 221 E. Berry 221 E. Berry 221 E. Berry 221 E. Berry 111 W. Berry St.


206 E. Washington


206 E. Washington


206 E. Washington


206 E. Washington


206 E. Washington 206 E. Washington 206 E. Washington


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FRATERNAL ORDERS


CHARACTER


NAME


ADDRESS


Masonic


Masonic


Masonic Masonic


Masonic


Masonic Masonic


Clinton & Washington


Masonic Masonic Masonic


Mizpah Shrine Chanters


Mizpah Shrine Drum Corps


Masonic


Mizpah Temple AAONM Shrine Order of Eastern Star Shiloh Chapter No. 141


407 W. Berry


Masonic


Masonic


Masonic


Masonic National Union Order of Sons of St. George Protective Home Circle


Mizpah Shrine Patrol


Kekionga Council No. 93


Robin Hood Lodge No. 216 No. 279


916 Calhoun 1104 Calhoun


Protective Home Circle


No. 432


1104 Calhoun


Royal Arcanium


Howard Council No. 246


11312 Holman


Royal League


Old Fort Council No 192


Fort Camp No. 758


Buffalo Hall 111 W. Berry


Royal Neighbors of America S. & D. of L.


Lady Wayne Council Sons 8 Daughters of Liberty Post A No. 212


916 Calhoun 817 Harrison


Travelers Protective Association United Commercial Travelers


United Order of Foresters Woodmen of the World


Number 129


916 Calhoun


Modern Woodmen of America


Modern Woodmen of America


Fort Wayne Council No. 4 Royal and Select Masons Fort Wayne Commandery No. 4 Knights Templar Associated Masonic Trustees Fort Wayne Lodge of Perfec- tion A. A. Scottish Rite Darius Council Princes of Jerusalem Emanuel Chapter Rose Croix Fort Wayne Consistory 32 Degree Mizpah Shrine Band


206 E. Washington


206 E. Washington 206 E. Washington


Clinton & Washington


Clinton & Washington Clinton & Washington


407 W. Berry 407 W. Berry 407 W. Berry


206 E. Washington


Fort Wayne Chapter Eastern Star Star of the East Chapter No. 514 Order of the Eastern Star


206 E. Washington


206 E. Washington 407 W. Berry 111 W. Berry


Court Wayne No. 167


111 W. Berry G. A. R. Hall


819 So. Calhoun


Fort Wayne Camp No. 3127 Fort Wayne Camp No. 4761


114 W. Wayne


Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce


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BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS


Associated Building Contractors of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne Auto Trade Association Fort Wayne Association of Credit Men Fort Wayne Builder's Exchange Fort Wayne Federation of Labor Fort Wayne Life Underwriters' Association Fort Wayne Ministerial Association Fort Wayne Medical Society


Greater Fort Wayne Development Corporation Business and Professional Women's Club


Pennsylvania Railroad Employees Association Warehousemen's Association


United Labor Press Association


Carpenter Contractor's Association Fort Wayne Society of Sanitary Engineers Machinist's Union No. 70 Mason Contractors Association Master Painters and Decorators Association


Hoosier State Auto Association


Isaac Knapp Dental Coterie


Better Business Bureau Chamber of Commerce Employer's Association of Fort Wayne Inc. Women's Auxiliary to the National Retail Druggists Assin Fort Wayne Transportation Club


FORT WAYNE CHURCHES


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That the advancement of the religious life in Fort Wayne is a matter of foremost importance to its citizens is best portrayed by the list of churches shown herewith:


Denomination


Name of Church


Address


Baptist (First )


The Tabernacle of the People Immanuel


W. Jefferson 2nd Block 2811 Oliver St


Baptist Baptist


Mount Olive


421 Holman St. 2028 Morris St.


Baptist


Shiloh


Baptist


South Wayne


Christian


East Creighton Ave.


N. E. Cor. Indiana 8 Cottage N. W. Cor. Smith 8. E. Creighton


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CHURCHES


Denomination


Christian Christian Christian Christian Science Church of God Church of God Church of God Congregational Dunkers Episcopal Evangelical Evangelical Friends Hebrew


Name


First Church of Christ Fourth Church of Christ Christian Army


First Church of Christ Scientist


First Church of God


Church of God


Church of God Plymouth Congregational


Church of the Baptist Brethren Trinity Church Crescent Ave. Evangelical


First Evangelical


Friends Church Achduth Veshalom Temple


B'Nai Jacob Congregation Christ's Evangelical


Lutheran Lutheran Lutheran


Lutheran Lutheran (English )


Lutheran


Lutheran Lutheran (English ) Lutheran Lutheran


St. Paul's Evangelical Trinity Trinity Evangelical Zion's Evangelical


Mennonite Methodist


Gospel Mission M. E. ( African )


Methodist


Methodist


Bowser Free First


Methodist


Methodist


Methodist


Forest Park M. E. St. Paul's Simpson


Methodist Methodist


Trinity Wayne Street


603 Putman


S. W. Cor. Broadway & W. Wayne St.


109 Montgomery 343 E Columbia St. 405 W. Jefferson Cor S Wayne & Rudisill


S. Anthony 8 Drexel S. W. Cor. Boone & Fry St.


N E. Cor. Clinton & Wash-


Presbyterian


Third Church


Presbyterian Presbyterian Nazarene Nazarene


Reformed (English) Reformed


Westfield Westminster Nazarene Church Pentecostal Church Grace Church St. John's


Address


Cor. W. Jefferson & Fairfield Curdes Ave. & Carew 2012 Smith St.


4410 Fairfield Ave. Piqua & Wildwood


Sherman & Putnam


1231 Hayden St.


W. Berry & Fairfield Smith Street


S. W. Cor. W. Berry & Fulton Crescent & Tenn.


N. E. Cor. Clinton & DeWald


2641 S. Anthony


N. W. Cor. Fairfield & W. Wayne S. E. Cor. Wayne & Monroe


S. E. Cor. Jefferson and Web- ster Sts.


S. E. Cor. Anthony 8 Alliger W. Jefferson St. Broadway near Scott Ave. S. E. Cor Gay & Pontiac N. W. Cor. W. Rudisill 8 Harrison Sts.


S. E. Cor. Washington 8 Van Buren


Barr St. S. W. Cor. W. Wayne & Ewing St. Mary's Ave. & Huffman S. E. Cor. E. Creighton 8 Hanna Sts.


1213 St. Mary's Avenue


N. E. Cor. E. Wayne 8 Francis St.


Holton Ave. near E. Creighton


S. W. Cor. E. Wayne 8 Lafayette Forest & Kentucky Ave.


Cor. S. Anthony & Seldon S. E. Cor. W. Suttenfield & Harrison


Mission Mission Mission Missionary


Fair City


Mission Church


Presbyterian


First Church Anthony Blvd. Presbyterian Bethany


Presbyterian


Presbyterian


First Church


ington N W. Cor. S. Harrison & Taber 1901 Taylor St. 319 W. Berry St. Cor. Cass 8 Fourth Sts. 914 Barr St.


E. Washington Blvd.


S. E. Cor. Washington 8 Webster


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Hebrew Lutheran


Concordia Evangelical Emmanuel Evangelical Emmaus Grace Evangelical Church of the Redeemer


St. John's Evangelical


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CHURCHES


Denomination


Name


Reformed


Salem


Address Clinton Street between Wayne Berry


Roman Catholic


Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Calhoun between Lewis &


Roman Catholic


Church of the Precious Blood


Roman Catholic


St. Andrews


New Haven & Lumbard


Roman Catholic


St. Hyacinth's (Polish )


2825 Holton Ave.


Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Chapel


St. Joseph's Hospital Broad- way & Main Brooklyn & Hale Aves.


Roman Catholic St. Joseph's Church


Roman Catholic


St. Mary's Church


S. E. Cor. Lafayette & Jef- ferson Sts. N. W. Cor. W. DeWald &


Roman Catholic


St. Patrick's Church


S. Harrison


Roman Catholic


St. Paul's Church


N E. Cor. Fairfield & Wash- ington


Roman Catholic St. Peter's Church


S. E. Cor. E. DeWald & Warsaw


United Brethren Calvary


United Brethren South Wayne


Beneficial & Cultural Society Church (Roumanian )


First Brethren Church


429 E. Leith St.


Independent Spiritualist Church


122 W. Washington St.


Pilgrim Holiness Church


437 Wallace St.


Salvation Army Church Citadel


133 E. Washington St.


Seventh Day Adventist Church


Cor. Marion & Third Sts.


Spring St. between Franklin & St. Mary's Ave.


MISCELLANEOUS ORGANIZATIONS


Anti-Tuberculosis League Daughters of Isabella


Fort Wayne Humane Society Jefferson Club


Olympia Club U. & I. Club


Sen Ku Che Fraternity


Lafayette Legion Phyllis Wheatley Center


C. B. L. of I.


Zion's Parish Home


St. Joe Athletic Club


Elks Country Club


Coterie Club Travel Club Current Research Club


Tigers A. C. Club Turnverein Vorwaerts Society


Historical Society


Research Club


Family Service Bureau


Izaak Walton League


General Culture Club


Fort Wayne Country Club Fort Wayne Settlement


Altrusa Club College Club


Morning Musical Society


Parent-Teachers Association


19th Century Club


Rest-A-While Club


Fort Wayne Civic Music Ass'n Orchard Ridge Country Club


Thursday Afternoon Shakes- peare Club Woman's Reading Club Duo Decimo Girl Scouts, Inc. Bowser 50 Club


Humane Society Animal Shelter Iroquois Athletic Ass'n Lutheran Social Service League Lutheran University Ass'n


Miami Club


Olive Club


Owl Club Palaver Club


Red Cross Home Service


Visiting Nurse League


Standard Club


Westfield Community Club


St. Paul's Walther League


Wayne Knitting Mills Club


Boy Scouts of America


South Side Reading Club


Soldier's Rest Room


Health Center Women's Bene- fit Ass'n


WELFARE AND CHARITABLE WORK


Fort Wayne looks after its welfare and charitable work in a most business-like and efficient manner through the Fort Wayne Community Chest. There are twenty organizations represented in the Community Chest and sixty trained workers carrying on the various organization activities. There is an annual budget of approximately $175,000 raised each year to support these activities and to provide for the needs of the member organizations.


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S. E. Cor. E. Lewis & Harmar Cor. Nuttman & So. Wayne. 97 Graeter St.


Sunshine Research of the Soul Church


Jefferson Cor. Barthold & Fourth


INSURANCE


Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


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INSURANCE


Fort Wayne is the home of one of the largest life insurance companies of the coun- try; this company is the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company of Fort Wayne and has more than half a billion dollars of life insurance in force, admitted assets of more than forty-three millions of dollars, and enough policyholders to make another city twice the size of Fort Wayne at the present time.


The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company is one of the most rapidly grow- ing in the country, having attained the point of a half billion dollars of insurance in force in less time than any company ever did before, passing this point early in 1928.


The home office building of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company has been called "the most beautiful and most efficient life insurance building in America." It houses automatic or time saving office devices of all kinds, including automatic type- writers, postal meters, telephones, photographic copying machines. power punches. bookkeeping machines, telautograph. telecall, Hollerith and simplex telegraph. This means for speed and accuracy in handling service to its policy holders.


The company employs 400 people in the Fort Wayne office and approximately 3000 altogether; transacts business in thirty states and has many branch offices and agencies.


It has established a Lincoln Historical Research Foundation which collects in- formation about Lincoln, presents it to the public through publications. schools and institutions and is building a collection of Lincoln material in books to serve as a clearing house and research seminar for Lincoln students. The famous Lincoln schol- ar and author, Louis A. Warren, heads this new foundation.


Paul Manship, distinguished American sculptor has been commissioned to make a $75.000 statue of "the Young Lincoln" to be placed in the court of the Lincoln Life building.


The Lincoln National Life encourages the contribution of time and effort on the part of its executives, representatives and officers in civic and professional associa- tions and activities as well as in insurance associations in business and semi-public movements.


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POPULATION


The population of Fort Wayne at the close of 1929, nine years after the last de- cennial census is 129,275, as compared with 86,549 in 1920, an increase of 49.3 per- cent.


Year


Population


Increase


Per Cent


1840


2,050


1850


4,282


2,232


113.7


1860


10,388


6.106


142.6


1870


17,718


7,330


70.5


1880


26,880


9,162


51.7


1890


35,393


8,513


31.9


1900


45,115


9,722


27.5


1910


63.933


18,818


41.7


1920


86.549


22,616


35.4


1929


129.275


42,726


49.3


4-25-30


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POPULATION


FIRE INSURANCE


Fort Wayne is listed as a second-class city among cities of its size in the United States in connection with fire insurance rates. An approximate idea of rates may be gained from the figures shown herewith, which figures are taken from actual maxi- mum and minimum rates as indicated by policies now in effect :


Contents of fireproof office buildings-80 percent co-insurance clause. 50c to $1 per $100 for one year.


Rates on all classes of buildings themselves depend upon location, type, exposure. etc.


Frame dwellings with sub-standard roofs:


Buildings-32 cents per $100 for one year.


Contents -32 cents per $100 for one year.


Frame dwellings with standard roofs:


Buildings-28 cents per $100 for one year.


Contents -28 cents per $100 for one year.


Brick dwellings with sub-standard roofs:


Buildings-28 cents per $100 for one year.


Contents -28 cents per $100 for one year.


Brick dwellings with standard roofs:


Buildings-24 cents per $100 for one year.


Contents -24 cents per $100 for one year.


Modern sprinkler industrial building and contents-90 per cent average clause. blanket policy. 37 1/2 cents per $100 for one year.


Older type sprinkler industrial building. 80 per cent co-insurance clause, average rate 25 cents on building and 34 cents on contents per $100 for one year.


POPULATION


The population of Fort Wayne at the close of 1927, seven years after the last de- cennial census is 115.398 as compared with 86.549 in 1920. an increase of 33.3 per cent.


Year


Population


Increase


Per Cent


-


1840


2.050


1850


4.282


2.232


113.7


1860


10,388


6.106


142.6


1870


17.718


7.330


70.5


1880


26.880


9.162


51.7


1890


35.393


8.513


31.9


1900


45.115


9.722


27.5


1910


63.933


18.818


41.7


1920


86.549


22.616


35.4


1927


115.398


28.849


33.3


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There has been no statement of nationalities prepared since the 1920 census but the following figures will indicate our nationality distribution:


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POPULATION


1920 Federal Census Statistics of Nationalities


Native White American born


78.439 or 90.6', 22 or .025


Indians. Japanese and Chinese Negro Foreign born White


1,454 or 1.7


6.634 or 7.7


Total


86,549


ANALYSIS OF FOREIGN BORN


German


3,282


French


199


Jugo-Slav 29


Greek


398


Swiss


195


Welsh


21


Polish


393


Roumanian


181


Lithuanian


18


English


339 Austrian


121


Czecho-Slovakian


13


Canadian


273


Swedish


86


Belgian


9


trish


259


Scotch


56


All others


209


Russian


231


Hungarian


55


Italian


222


Dutch


45


Total


6.634


Number of naturalized Whites in Fort Wayne among foreign born. 1837.


CHARACTERISTICS OF FORT WAYNE POPULATION


Males


Females


Total Population


56.784


58.614


Persons over 10 years of age


46.865


48.661


Persons over 21 years of age


36.695


37.742


All Occupations


39.325


13.759


Agriculture


304


9


Mining and Quarrying


9


Manufacturing


19,847


4.977


Transportation


5.608


317


Trades


5.728


1.231


Public Service (1920).


551


15


Professional Service


1.637


1.256


Domestic Personal Service


1.848


2.944


Clerical


3.601


3.004


Total number of dwellings


27.434


Total number of families


27.208


Percent home owners


71.3%


FORT WAYNE'S BUILDINGS


An indication of the growth and prosperity of Fort Wayne is graphically illus- trated by the cut shown herewith which indicates the buildings under construction in one year, from September 1, 1923, to September 1, 1924. Since this drawing was made, other new buildings have been constructed, are under construction and planned for, including a new combined hotel and theater building, a new Chamber of Com- merce Building and several apartments and apartment hotels. The fact that a number of these buildings were under construction during 1923 and 1924 accounts for the excess in the building permit figures for that period over those of subsequent periods.


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This is NOT a Picture of Fort Wayne -- It is Merely a Picture of the NEW BUILDINGS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN ONE YEAR


"The City That Grew in a Single Year"




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