Industrial survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Part 4

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Fort Wayne Indiana


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Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


FORT WAYNE'S BUILDINGS


POPULATION


Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


INDEXES OF GROWTH


INCREASE IN POPULATION


POPULATION


120000


415398


110000


100000


90000


+86549


80000


70000


-63933


60000


50000


-- 45115


40000


-35393


30000


1890


1900


1910


1920


1928


1930


INCREASE IN BANK CLEARINGS


BANK CLEARINGS


$ 180000


$ 158338950


160000


$147658263


153161459


140000


120000


100000


80000


$ 66997686


60000


40000


$ 41215519


1908


1918


1925


1926


1927


1930


INCREASE IN POSTAL RECEIPTS


POSTAL RECEIPTS


$1006598_ $1078600-


-


$ 1000000


$907537-


900000


800000


-$ 706556


650000


$546711


1919


1921


1923


1925


1927


1930


500000


Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


POPULATION


INDEXES OF GROWTH


Item


1920


1927


Population


86.549


115.398


Postal Receipts


586.799.00


1.078.600.00


Bank Clearings


$69.726.581.00


$158.338.950.00


Railway Freight Tonnage


2.270,353


Industrial Employees


18.618


24.824


All Occupations


39.813


53.084


LIBRARIES


The following libraries offer reading and loan facilities to the public of Fort Wayne:


Law Library Room


Allen County


Court House Third Floor


301 W. Wayne Street


Public Library


County Department


301 W. Wayne Street


Public Library


Little Turtle Branch


1636 Wells Street


Public Library


Pontiac Branch


1023 Pontiac Street


Public Library


Richardsville Branch


2703 Broadway


Public Library


Shawnee Branch


2502 South Calhoun Street


Public Library


Tecumseh Branch


1314 E. State Street


High School Library


Central Branch


224 E Lewis


High School Library


North Side Branch


475 E State


High School Library


South Side Branch


3500 So Calhoun


STREET ILLUMINATION


Fort Wayne is a well-lighted city. Both the business and residential sections have lighting of the incandescent type, both multiple and series and with standards of mod- ern design. The following tabulation is an indication of these facilities:


RETAIL DISTRICT


Number Kind


60 Nitrogen lights 600 C P.


375 Ornamental single standard lights of the different number and sizes. 288-250 C. P. 6.6. Amp .. 47-250 Watt. 1-300 Watt. 39-100 Watt.


239 Ornamental lights five light clusters


239 60 Watt lamps.


956 40 Watt lamps.


65 Alley lights 100 Watt each.


RIVER BRIDGES AND SUB-WAYS AT RAILROAD ELEVATION


Number Kind


118 Ornamental light standards with the following lights 10-300 Watt. 44-200 Watt. 12-100 Watt. 102-60 Watt. 66-40 Watt. and one single nitrogen light 600 C. P. 20 Amp.


33 Red lights consisting of 2 100 C P and 31-60 Watt. 291 Overhead lights consisting of 13-250 C. P 6.6. Amp. 12-60 Watt. 266 100 Watt.


RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT


Number


Kind


995 Series Nitrogen lights 600 C P 20 Amp.


1000 250 C. P. ornamental lamps straight standard of 60 Watt each.


1000 Ornamental lamps straight standard


250 C P 6 6. nitrogen.


430 Alley lights 100 Watt each.


PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS


Number Kind


1 2 Series Nitrogen lights 600 C P. 20 Amp.


53 Ornamental Straight Standard Posts with 27-100 W. 16-250 C P. 66. Amp. 8 300 C P. 6.6 Amp. 2 60 Watt.


3 Ornamental Posts of three light clus- ters with 9 60 Watt lamps.


36 Pavillion lights consisting of 1 200 Watt. 25 100 Watt and 10-60 Watt


3- Pole Fixture Lights consisting of 37- 250 C P. 6.6


230 Miscellaneous Lights consisting of 68. 40 Watt. 96-60 Watt. 67 100 Watt


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Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


FORT WAYNE THEATRES


ESTIC


Theatergoers and lovers of moving pictures will find Fort Wayne well equipped to cater to their individual tastes. The leading road shows, staging their productions in the Shrine Auditorium, vaudeville, stock companies. concerts and motion pictures are shown in the following popular-priced show houses:


Theaters


Seating Capacity


Location


Emboyd


3.000


Jefferson 8 Harrison


Palace


2.000


126 E. Washington Blvd


Jefferson


1.250


116 W. Jefferson St


Strand


1.400


134 E Wayne St.


Majestic


1.350


216 E Berry St


Colonial


625


1003 Calhoun Si


Rialto


750


2616 Calhoun St


Allen


850


1301 Calhoun St


Riley


900


1014 Calhoun S:


Transfer


3.25


622 Calhoun St


Capitol


400


106 W Main St


Shrine Auditorium


2.160


407 W. Berry St


Broadway


600


2441 Broadway


Maumee


500


Maumee Avenue


Creighton


1.200


1101 E. Creighton


Wells


500


1435 Wells St.


Little Art


600


1026 W. Berry St


State


600


1211 E State St


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COMMERCIAL FORT WAYNE


An idea of the size and importance of Fort Wayne as a commercial and distribut- ing point, both wholesale and retail and its possibilities as a commercial city can best be had by studying the following data:


Fort Wayne has a trade radius of approximately 70 miles with an estimated population of 1.187,510 people.


The average rent of stores on the 100-per cent business streets is about $35 to $40 per front foot, per month, and in the tributary streets of about $15 to $20 per foot. per month.


Fort Wayne's stores rank with those of the largest cities. The quality of the mer- chandise is equal to that found anywhere in the country, with prices under the average of some of the largest cities and meeting the requirements of shoppers of all classes.


WHOLESALE HOUSES


17.77


WADAVH


Hollywood


FIFIFIFI.


A


PERFECTO


FOOD


Automobile Accessories


3 Hardware


5 5


Automobile Tires


1 Butter. Cheese & Eggs


Coal


3 Meats


10


Confections


10 Tobacco


3


Bakers


4 Wall Paper


?


Dry Goods


4 Paper


8


Drugs


1


Bakery Goods


4


Flour and Feed


6


Builders Supplies


5


Grain


1


Fruit


1


Grocers


5


Radio Supplies


I


Plumbing Supplies


5


Electrical Supplies


6


Boots. Shoes and Rubbers


1


Millinery


Total


99


Opticians


2


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COMMERCIAL FORT WAYNE


RETAIL HOUSES


oun f.


FR.IN


T


Automobile Agencies


25


Dry Goods


12


Automobile Accessories


30 Department Stores


8


18 Electrical Supplies


25


Automobile Tire Agencies Bakers


30


Florists


14


Books and Stationery


6 Fruits


3


Cigar Stores & Stands ( including hotels)


28


Furniture


22


Confectioners (including hotels )


52


Furriers


4


Coal


Garages (Public)


5


Hardware


24


Radio Supplies


14


Jewelry


24


Restaurants ( including hotels )


136


Meat Markets


28


Shoes


31


Men's Furnishings and Haberdashery


16


Sporting Goods


10


Merchant Tailors


24


Stationers


6


Milliners


23


Women's Apparel


20


Opticians


6


5 and 10-Cent Stores


3


Photographers


9


25. 50-Cent and $1.00 Department Stores


Dressmakers


13


Druggists


79


Total


1.178


OTHER CLASSIFIED BUSINESSES


Beauty Shops Hatcheries


48 Seed Companies


2 Vinegar Companies


4


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Grocers


347


Pianos (musical supplies )


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HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS


Looking after the health conditions of Fort Wayne is a matter receiving the con- stant attention of those employed or engaged in this work. The personnel of the Health Department is as follows:


A President, a Vice-President, a Secretary. a Meat and Milk Inspector. a Bac- teriologist. and an Assistant Secretary.


The vital statistics for the year 1929, a typical year, are as follows:


Number of Births 2.167


Number of Deaths 1.378


Male


1.081


Male


668


Female


1.039


Female


679


Colored


47


Colored


31


Male


20


Male


16


Female


27


Female 15


Birth rate per thousand inhabitants 17.06.


Death rate per thousand inhabitants 10.9.


Number of accidents


73


Automobile accidents


27


Number of suicides


20


POST OFFICE DATA


An indication of Fort Wayne's growth may be obtained from the following data from the Fort Wayne Post Office from January 1, 1929 to December 31, 1929.


Postal receipts from January 1. 1919. to December 31. 1929:


Year


Receipts


1919


$ 546.711.64


1920


586,799.06


1921


706.556.45


1922


775.031.07


1923


907.537.04


1924


971.034.69


1925


1.006.598.80


1926


1.076,544.69


1927


1.078,600.07


1928


1.078.280.29


1929


1.067.969.08


Money Order Transactions


Year


M. O. Issued


Amount


1920


110.738


$1.114.802.26


1928


133,391


1.210.310.05


1929


136.898


1.247.026.91


Money Order Transactions


Year


M. O. Paid


Amount


1920


182.552


$1.230.946.89


1928


317.196


1.944.454 81


1929


306.005


2.147.950.68


Number of employees-214.


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Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


HEALTH AND VITAL STATISTICS


Looking after the health conditions of Fort Wayne is a matter receiving the con- stant attention of those employed or engaged in this work. The personnel of the Health Department is as follows:


A President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Meat and Milk Inspector. a Bac- teriologist, and an Assistant Secretary.


The vital statistics for the year 1926. a typical year. are as follows:


Number of Births


Male Female


1074


1284


Colored


65


Birth rate per thousand inhabitants. 19.1.


Deaths. 1225


Male Female


640


585


Colored


40


Death rate per thousand inhabitants. 10.3.


Number of accidents 70


Number of suicides


14


POST OFFICE DATA


An indication of Fort Wayne's growth may be obtained from the following data from the Fort Wayne Post Office from January 1. 1919. to December 31. 1927. inclusive:


Postal receipts from January 1. 1919, to December 31. 1926:


Year


Receipts


1919


$ 546.711.64


1920


586.799.06


1921


706.556.45


1922


775,031.07


1923


907.537.04


1924


971.034 69


1925


1.006.598.80


1926


1.076.544 69


1927


1.078.600.07


Money Order Transactions


Year


M. O. Issued


Amount


1920


110.738


$1.114.802.26


1927


144.659


1.295.755.32


Year


M. O. Issued


Amount


1920


182.552


$1.230.946.89


1927


325.591


1.829.147.13


Number of carriers. 79. Number of other employes, 130.


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POST OFFICE DATA


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EQUIPMENT


Parcel Post trucks, Mail Collection trucks. Total 16 trucks.


Estimate of parcels dispatched. January 1, 1929 to December 31. 1929, 1.200.000.


Estimate of parcels received January 1. 1929 to December 31, 1929. 1.000.000.


HOUSING FACILITIES


The housing facilities of Fort Wayne as of August. 1929. indicate the following situation to be true:


Total number of homes within the city limits, including double houses. apart- ments, etc .. 25.760.


Of these 17.855 are owned by the occupant.


7.587 occupied by renters. 110 vacant and ready for occupancy.


This indicates that 69.3', of Fort Wayne homes are owned by their occupants which is a very healthy condition and has a great effect on labor stability.


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POST OFFICE DATA


Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


EQUIPMENT


Parcel Post trucks, Mail Collection trucks. Total. 16 trucks.


Estimate of parcels dispatched January 1, 1927. to December 31. 1927. 1.200.000.


Estimate of parcels received January 1. 1927. to December 31. 1927, 750.000.


HOUSING FACILITIES


1


The housing facilities of Fort Wayne as of August. 1927. indicate the following situation to be true:


Total number of homes within the city limits. including double houses. apart- ments, etc., 27.434.


Of these 71.3', are owned by the occupant. 23.3", occupied by renters. 5.4', vacant and ready for occupancy.


This indicates that 71.3', of Fort Wayne homes are owned by their occupants which is a very healthy condition and has a great effect on labor stability.


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LIVING CONDITIONS


Living conditions in Fort Wayne compare favorably with those of other commu- nities of its size and those both smaller and larger. An index on living conditions follows:


Comparative Food Prices


Commodity


Fort Wayne


Marion, Indiana


Dayton, Ohio


Akron, Ohio


Chicago, Il.


Evansville, Ind.


Lorain, Ohio 7c


Decatur, 111. 61€


Elkhart, Indiana


Bloomington, III.


Canton, Ohio


Gary, Indiana


Muncie, Indiana


Toledo, Ohio


Peoria, Illinois


Indianapolis, Ind.


Sugar Ih.


61℃ 7c


1 32 1 45. 1 50 1 44


Coffee lh.


35€ 29€


42c


47¢


47 ¢


35€


35 €


45cl


49¢


40€


43 €


50€


54 €


40c


42c 35 €


4,5 €


4.5 €


Flour 24 |h.


82€ 1 10


1 48


95c


51c 1 40 1 3]


50€


50c


50€


55 €


57€ 1.5€


5,5 € 121


82c 1 44 50€ 49€ 17¢ 6ºc


54c 12: 18℃ 25€ 20c


21 ¢


Sirloin Stk. 1b.


321


40c


50c


4.3€


490


38€


35€


Veal Roast lb.


24!


25 €


35€


36€


25¢


56€


24c


27c 25€ 23c


12c


10c


15€


10€


13€


12¢


12¢


14¢


121


12¢


Tomatoes en.


12c


10c


12:


10¢


14c


10c


15€


10€


12c 20€


10¢


13¢


12€


12¢


12¢


1.3 c


Sc


12€


Peas can


12c 10c


121


13€


17¢


1.5€


17¢


15€


10€


15¢


12€


12c


12c


15€


121


15€


Lettuce lb.


12c 27c


25€


20c


12c


20c


15€


20€


13¢


20c


10c


15€


12¢


15€


15c


10€


1 75


1 00 1 56


1 50 35 ¢


35 €


29€


35 ¢


85€ 1 10


Butter Ib.


57℃ 57€


61¢


57¢


58€


58€ 12c


17 € 85c 39 €


15¢


14!


16€


39 €


25c 25€


15¢ SOC 24)c 22c


21c


21 ¢


21c


2ºc 41 c


30€ 22€


3.5 € 2,3 €


Fresh Ham lb.


24cl 30€


Pork Loin Ib.


22c 25€


260


24 €


32 €


22c


Sc


Xc


710


SC


Rice Ib.


7 ¢


10c


5€


10c


10cl


7 €


25c 22¢ 16€ 14€ ic 7 €


40¢ 25€ 25 € 30€ ic


35€ 25 € 25 €


324 241 275 22 ¢ 7c 76 12€


321 241


321 24 1


24c


18¢ 20c


Beans Il.


76


60€


35 €


40c


40€


51c 24)¢


171


1 00 57 €


85€


84€ 1 60


Lard lb.


15¢


17€


15€


15¢


1ºc 72c


69c


68c


15c 70c 280


02c


1 15


1 28


Eggs doz.


46€ 48€


4ºc


57€


55€


1 00 35 €


Bacon Ib.


Beef Roast 1h.


21c


25€


280


27 ¢



18c SC SC


52c 36€ 10c


25 €


Corn can


12¢ 10c


12c


10¢


16€


1.2¢


50c 28c 20¢ 28c 26c 2.3 € 20c


1 10


1 40 1 40 48¢


7c


1 35


1 40 35 € 18c


1 32 .35 €


RADIO BROADCASTING


NIMY STOR


Fort Wayne has two radio broadcasting stations. WOWO and WCWK. The call letters of WOWO denote "Wayne Offers Wonderful Opportunities."


WOWO is Indiana's most powerful station. operating at the present time on 5,000 watts day time and 2.500 watts night time on 228.9 meters. Steps are already


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12!


Tea lb.


68¢ 28¢


Otc


39€


25 €


65 c


Ashtabula, Ohio


7c


Potatoes bu.


43 ¢


30€


221


7c


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RADIO


on foot to increase the night time wattage to 5.000 watts. High grade programs are broadcast and splendid reception is received in thirty-six states of the Union and many points in Canada. This station has also been heard internationally, particularly its Columbia Chain Hookup.


Station WCWK operates on 500 watts and its programs reach a considerable radius about this city.


With these two broadcasting units, Fort Wayne is well situated to attract the commercial interests of the country as well as the interest of radio listeners on the regular and special programs broadcast from these stations.


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FORT WAYNE MARKETS


One of Fort Wayne's strong claims as an industrial and commercial center, and one well worthy of careful consideration by those seeking locations for industrial and commercial purposes, is the geographical location of this city in relation to sources of raw and fabricated materials, finished product markets, lake ports, nearness to the population center of the United States, density of population and other factors of prime importance to industrial and commercial executives.


Within a three hundred mile circle with Fort Wayne as the center will be found the following states and important cities:


STATES


Michigan


lowa


Ohio


Wisconsin


Pennsylvania


West Virginia


Kentucky


Indiana


Illinois


IMPORTANT CITIES


Indianapolis


Detroit


Gary


Grand Rapids


South Bend


Lansing


Evansville


Pittsburgh


Louisville


Toledo


Peoria


Columbus


Springfield


Cincinnati


Chicago


Cleveland


Madison


Youngstown


Milwaukee


Charleston


Rockford


Wheeling


Within this radius can be found practically all kinds of raw materials. either in their natural state or in a fabricated state, which are used in manufacturing, and within an approximate haul of three hundred miles or less from this city. A more detailed statement in this connection will be found on pages 84. 85 and 86 of this survey de- voted to raw materials and natural resources.


Within this three hundred mile radius of Fort Wayne reside twenty-three million people or 20.9% of the entire population of the United States. These people represent a tremendous buying power.


FORT WAYNE'S BUYING POWER


Fort Wayne's industrial diversification is a strong factor in the prosperity con- stantly enjoyed in this community. A periodic slowing up of one or more of the industries of the city does not have as great an effect as would occur in a city where less diversification exists.


Fort Wayne's purchasing power is greatly in excess of that of many other cities of its size and larger, due to the size of the annual payrolls of a number of the larger industries and commercial institutions located within its confines.


A railroad center of great importance. the home of a large life insurance company. a major public utility center as well as a leading commercial center. afford combined payrolls which make for constant and steady prosperity.


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MARKETS


TRADE RADIUS


According to the 1920 Bureau of Census report there were approximately 1,089. 300 people living within a radius of 70 miles of Fort Wayne, thereby constituting an auxiliary to the local buying power due to this city being the logical trade center.


The approximate population on January 1. 1920. within circles circumscribed with Fort Wayne as a center and radii of 70. 100. and 300 miles, was as follows:


RADIU'S IN MILES 70


APPROXIMATE POPULATION JANUARY 1, 1920


100


300


1.089,300 3.545,551 23.958,751


MARKETS


70 MILE RADIUS 1,089.300 POP.


100 MILE RADIUS 3.545,550 POP


300 MILE RADIUS 23.563,987 POP.


20.9% OF THE POPULATION OF THEUS


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PORTLAND


BOSTON


1 .MADISON


MILWAUKEE


FRONT


CLEVELAND


NEW YORK


ROTFORDO CHICAGO


.


GARY


.FORT


PITTSBURG


PEÓRIAS


1


SPRINGFIELD


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LOUISVILLE


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ORLEANS


GALVESTON


23.564.000 PEOPLE . ONE-FIFTH OF THE NATIONAL BUY NO POWER. WITHIN 300 MILES OF FORT WAYNE


Pago Partyand


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LOS ANGELES


WAYNE IWHEELING


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GRAND RAPIDS LAN


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MARKETS


ESTIMATED TABLE OF INDUSTRIAL GROUPS IN 1927


Class of Industry


Number of Es- tablish- ments


Number of Em- ployees


Annual Pay Roll


Cost of Materials


Value of Products


Bread and other bakery products


32


681


S


945.161 $ 2.089.920 S


4.006.732


Clothing, women's.


5


370


287.872


680.097


1.283.716


Ice, manufactured


5


31


53.211


60.999


201,547


Lumber and its products


23


501


487.952


1.686.546


2.019.847


Printing and publishing


17


408


557,572


663.171


1.490.336


Pumps and pumping equipment


4


1.776


220,894


4.880.440


11.142.917


Miscellaneous. .


211


21.057


20.973.846


49.730.238


100.798.098


1-


Totals.


297


24.824 |$23.526.508 859.791.411 $ 120.943.193


This table is indicative of the employment situation and the size of Fort Wayne's payrolls which directly reflects the buying power and the stability of the community.


SURROUNDING TOWNS


Within a 70-mile radius of Fort Wayne, there are 951 villages, towns and cities which are linked to this community by rail. traction and bus lines. Excellent hard sur- faced and improved highways link these communities together and make this city easy of access.


The total population of these 951 communities is 889.781 and their annual purchases in Fort Wayne are very large.


Bank deposits in this radius, exclusive of Fort Wayne are $230.839.721.03 annually as of December 31. 1927, and the bank deposits average $498.17 per capita.


AUTOMOBILE REGISTRATION


Thirty-five thousand automobiles are owned in Allen County.


FORT WAYNE AS A MARKET CENTER


The geographical location and the further fact that twenty-three million people live within a three hundred mile radius of Fort Wayne, and further that about 20.9', of the buying power of the United States resides within a twenty-four-hour freight haul of this city, is plain evidence that this city has a well-substantiated claim to being a great potential market.


Located at the doorway of large raw material sources. Fort Wayne offers special inducements to manufacturers who are interested in reducing costs on raw and finished products through accessibility to markets and through reduced transportation charges.


NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION


The present center of population of the United States is near the Indiana-Ohio line approximately where Fort Wayne is located. That Fort Wayne is near the center of population of the United States is also borne out by the fact that it is a medium point in telephone service on the Bell System of the country. The center of the eigh-


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MARKETS


teen million telephones in the United States is located thirty-nine miles southwest of Fort Wayne. Here the junction of the line divides the number of telephones equally north and south with the line dividing them equally east and west.


The marketing of nationally advertised and consumed articles can be done at a lower cost, other things being equal, at or near the center of population and the average freight haul to the ultimate consumer will be greatly reduced as compared to points fur- ther removed from this center.


Due to the fact that freight rates on finished products exceed those of raw mate- rials or semi-finished products, the location of Fort Wayne as a distribution center is worth the most serious consideration of the manufacturer or distributor of nationally consumed articles.


DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES


Fort Wayne's excellent transportation facilities by rail. traction, bus and auto truck make possible the distribution of products to the principal markets. Its direct east and west lines afford rapid service, spot and package car facilities, and other advan- tages to shippers of all types of merchandise.


N


NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION BY RAIL


-


1


MADISON


MILWAUKEE


GRAND RAPIDS


LANSING


ROCKFORD


DETROIT


- TO GHANA


CHIGAGO


142 MILES


TOLEDO


TO & STALO CLEVELAND


95 MILES


187 MILES


YOUNGSTOWN


To CALIFORNIA


0 PEORIA


TO WASHINGTON &LOLO


260 MILES


MILES


0- COLUMBUS


WHEELING


SPRINGFIELD


INDIANAPOLIS


19.


CINGINNATTI


EVANSVILLE O


LOUISVILLE


64.1442


FORT


WAYNE'S LOCATION WITH REFERENCE TO OTHER MID-WEST CITIES WITH RAIL DISTANCES


The economic center of the United States is moving westward and will be located near the Illinois-Indiana line for years to come.


The transportation facilities of this city will be discussed in detail under that heading in this survey.


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320 MILES


TO COLORADO [ TE."


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TRANSPORTATION


From a transportation standpoint. both freight and passenger. Fort Wayne is outstanding in the economic advantages offered to manufacturers and distributors of merchandise of all kinds.


The rate schedules, service, loading facilities, terminal facilities, yard capacity and many other factors together with the frequency of passenger and freight movements indicate the facility with which merchandise can be shipped in and out of the city for local or nation-wide distribution as well as for export.


RAILROADS SERVING FORT WAYNE


Fort Wayne is served by five trunk line railroads-the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, the Nickel Plate Railroad Company, the Wabash Railroad Company. the New York Central Railroad Company, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad Com- pany and the Indiana Service Corporation Traction Lines.


Fort Wayne has a daily average of 90 passenger trains and 190 freight trains inbound and outbound every twenty-four hours.


The annual volume of Fort Wayne's freight tonnage is approximately 2.270,- 353 tons. Annual revenues from the movement of all rail traffic approximates $13.158.095.00.


TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS


An analysis of the territory served by each of the railroads serving Fort Wayne together with the traction lines and their connections is briefly set forth as follows:


NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD


The line of the New York Central Railroad entering Fort Wayne was originally constructed by the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railway. Construction of the line to Jackson. Michigan, was begun March 20. 1869, and the first train operated to Jackson in 1870. Shortly thereafter the line was leased to the Lake Shore 8 Michigan Southern Railway, which was absorbed by the New York Central Rail- road Company in 1916.


The New York Central Railroad Company, including the Ohio Central Lines. operates 6,534 miles of line. The main line stretches from Chicago on the west to New York City on the east, through Toledo, Cleveland. and Buffalo, multiple tracked the entire distance and shortly to be fully equipped with an automatic train control device. Important lateral lines extend north through New York State to Montreal and Ottawa, Canada, and to Clearfield. Pa .. on the south. A line extends to Youngs- town, Ohio, and the Ohio Central I.ines run south from Toledo through Columbus and into the coal fields of Ohio and West Virginia. Branch lines run to Detroit. Lansing. Jackson and Grand Rapids. Mich. The New York Central is the parent line of a system of owned. leased or affiliated companies operating a total of more than 12.000 miles of line in the United States and Canada and transporting nearly one-tenth of the rail-borne commerce of the country. Through these lines it reaches north to the Straits of Mackinac, south to St. Louis, Mo .. Cairo, Ill .. Louisville. Ky .. Evansville, Ind .. and Cincinnati, Ohio, and its main line is extended to Boston. Mass. Its lines serve the great industrial regions of Chicago. Pittsburgh and Detroit.


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Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana


PENNSYLVANIA AND GRAND RAPIDS AND INDIANA RAILROADS


The Pennsylvania Railroad was built through Fort Wayne as a single track line about 1858. It has since grown to one of the most important east and west trunk lines, equipped with heavy, double track roadbed and automatic electric block signals throughout. On this are operated fast passenger trains in each direction at all hours of the day and night. providing all kinds of passenger service. from the Broadway Limited to the division local passenger train, and reaching all cities of any importance between Chicago. New York. Washington. Detroit. Toledo. Cleveland. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati, Louisville and St. Louis and. through its connections, direct fast passen- ger and freight service to every city, hamlet or shipping port on the American Conti- nent. Classified freight service is also operated on numerous fast schedules. giving Fort Wayne unexcelled freight service in all directions.




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