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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
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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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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
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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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