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NICKEL PLATE RAILROAD
The Nickel Plate Railroad began the operation of trains on October 23. 1882. The company purchased the route of the Wabash and Erie canal. over which the Nickel Plate Road first came into Fort Wayne. While the first passenger train was operated from Cleveland to Chicago, the railroad was interested primarily in freight. running local freight between Fort Wayne and Bellevue and Fort Wayne and Chi- cago. For several years it operated almost exclusively as a freight road. but in 1890 a schedule of three passenger trains daily. each way. was inaugurated. operating between Chicago and Buffalo with thru cars to New York and Boston. The west- bound terminal of the Nickel Plate is Chicago. eastbound. Bellevue. Ohio.
WABASH RAILROAD
The Wabash started at Meredosia. Ill .. on the Illinois River, and was extended east to Springfield in May, 1842. The Lake Erie. Wabash and St. Louis Railroad Company was incorporated in Indiana in August. 1852. This company completed the construction of the Wabash from the Ohio-Indiana State Line to Fort Wayne. August 1. 1855. Construction was then completed and connected up with what was then known as the Great Western at the Indiana-Illinois State Line in August. 1856. These companies were ultimately consolidated into what was then known as the Toledo, Wabash and Western Railway. in 1865. This company was sold under foreclosure in 1875 and reorganized as the Wabash Railway Company in 1877. which in August. 1879. consolidated with the St. Louis. Kansas City and Northern Railway Company, forming the Wabash. St. Louis 8 Pacific Railway Company. The St. Louis. Kansas City and Northern Railway formed the greater portion of what is now the Wabash lines west of the Mississippi River. The Wabash. St. Louis 8 Pacific Railway Company was sold under foreclosure and reorganized as the Wabash Railroad Company, and in October. 1915. this property became the present company-Wabash Railway Company.
Since reorganized in 1915. the Wabash has spent. for new equipment alone. $35,553.235.00. This amount does not include the many millions they have spent recently on new tracks, new terminal facilities. roadbed. etc. The Wabash in 1925 averaged 18,256 employes, and are today operating through Fort Wayne an aver- age of 30 trains a day, including both freight and passenger trains.
Since 1910 the Wabash has spent approximately one million dollars in Fort Wayne for track elevation. new freight and passenger stations. team tracks. and prop- erty recently acquired for future development of facilities to keep pace with its ever- increasing traffic. The Wabash has also double tracked 300 miles of main line east of the River, including double track through Fort Wayne. New Haven to Hugo. to facilitate the handling of trains.
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The Wabash has also co-operated with other lines in the completion of the Union Belt Line, which provides splendid track facilities to many industries, includ- ing the great truck plant of the International Harvester Company. Have also just completed connection with the Lake Erie and Fort Wayne Railroad. belt line. open- ing up a new industrial section in the west part of the city. The western terminal of the Wabash is Omaha, Nebraska, and the eastern terminal. Buffalo. N. Y.
INDIANA SERVICE CORPORATION
The various interurban lines into Fort Wayne were built at different times. The line was built as far as Huntington and put into operation in the fall of 1901. It was extended to Wabash in 1902, connecting there with a line that had already been built. so that in 1902 it had service as far west as Logansport. In 1907 an exten- sion was built from Logansport to LaFayette. The line south to Bluffton was built in 1907 and the line eastward to Lima represented the gradual extension westward of a line that began at Lima and the connection into Fort Wayne was completed in 1905. The terminal points of the Indiana Service Corporation are: Fort Wayne. LaFayette, Bluffton, Marion. Kendallville. Waterloo and Lima.
The most important phase of this company's service is next morning delivery service. Any freight received in Fort Wayne not later than four o'clock in the after- noon will be delivered at the freight station the following morning at any point on its system as far west as LaFayette, east to Lima, north to Kendallville and Water- loo, south to Bluffton and Marion and, through connecting lines, to points up to and including South Bend to the northwest. Muncie. Anderson. Indianapolis. Kokomo, Tipton, Lebanon and Frankfort. to the southwest. Dayton and Springfield. Ohio, to the southeast and Toledo to the northeast.
Second morning deliveries to points beyond those already mentioned are made to Detroit, Mich., Cleveland, Zanesville. Lancaster and Cincinnati, Ohio. Crawfords- ville, Terre Haute and points south of Indianapolis as far as Louisville, Ky .. Michi- gan City, Gary, Hammond and Kensington. Ind .. and also to Niles and Benton Harbor, Mich.
Third morning delivery reaches a large number of points in Michigan. such as Port Huron, Bay City, Saginaw. Flint. Pontiac. Owosso, Lansing. Ann Arbor. Jack - son, Battle Creek, Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids and Dowagiac.
In addition to the electric railway business enumerated above. this company operates the street railways in Fort Wayne.
RAIL DISTRIBUTION
Fort Wayne lies approximately 450 miles northeast of the geographical center and approximately at the population and economic center of the United States. which makes it a logical distribution point for reaching. by rail. people in every section of the country.
It is served by some of the largest railroad systems in the country, whose main lines, branch lines and connections reach in every direction.
Its rate structures are equal to those enjoyed by any other city and. in many instances, better.
Passenger service, unexcelled in appointments. accommodate Fort Wayne's pas- senger traffic.
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FORT WAYNE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES
Facilities
Penna & G. R. & I.
Wabash
Nickel Plate
New York Central
Indiana Service Corporation
Yard Capacity in Cars
2,209
800
1.712
590
67
Number of Team Tracks
13
14
8
2
2
Team Track Capacity
163
230
100
40
20)
Number Private Sidings
4.3
20)
50
30
1
Number Freight Stations
1
1
1
1
1
Freight Station Square Ft.
41,400
38.400
11,106
15.000
12.000
House Track Capacity in Cars
80
42
20
26
17
Square Feet of Platforms
39.700
7.200
6.951
2,500
6.611
Average Number of Mer- chandise C'ars In and Out
94 ln
40 In
4-4
25
76
Miles of Main Line Track
29
13
2.3
4
None
Miles of Yard Track
59
14
1
1 35 siding
Number of Yard Engines Operated
20
15
2
1 motorcar
Number Trains Arriving
Daily
Pass.
26
10
7
3
10
Freight
32
25 30
18
1
13
Number Trains Departing
Daily
Pass.
28
10
7
3
40
Freight
32
25 30
18
2
13
Number of Employees
2.425
500
1.105
85
555
TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
Freight schedules permitting quick connections at all junctions and transfer points are maintained by the railroads of Fort Wayne. Shippers are assured the utmost dispatch in the movement of merchandise.
There are 193 merchandise cars, loaded daily. at Fort Wayne freight houses serving the immediate trade territory.
Through package cars are dispatched daily to the following points, by means of which long distance carload and less than carload freight receives quick movement.
The New York Central Railroad dispatch cars to:
West Albany, N. Y.
Cleveland, Ohio
Elkhart, Ind.
Auburn. Ind. I.ansing. Mich. Jackson. Mich. Hillsdale. Mich.
Angola. Ind.
Toledo, Ohio
1
98 Out
30 Ou1
Within Yard Limits
6.408
3.354
The cars to points named in the right hand column also carry freight for inter mediate stations. In addition to these, daily cars peddle freight at stations between Hillsdale. Mich .. and Elkhart. Ind .: Waterloo. Ind .. and Elkhart. Ind .: and north of Fremont. Ind .. to Hillsdale, Mich. These cars provide direct daily package service to territory on the New York Central within a radius of 100 to 125 miles on next day delivery basis.
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TRANSPORTATION
The Pennsylvania Railroad dispatch cars to:
Chicago
Illinois Central R. R., Chicago ( all points )
Pittsburgh, Pa. Philadelphia. Pa. Waverly. N. J.
Illinois Central R. R .. Clinton. 111.
C. B. & Q. R. R., Omaha, St. Paul
Hoagland and way
C. M. & St. P., Milwaukee, Minneapolis
Decatur. Ind.
C. M. & St. P. R. R .. Chicago ( all points )
Berne. Ind. Portland. Ind. Terre Haute. Ind.
A. T. & S. F. R. R .. Kansas City (all points)
C. R. I. & P., Chicago ( all points)
Auburn
Indianapolis. Ind. Cincinnati, Ohio
Hanna, Ind., P. M. R. R. (all points) Grand Rapids, Mich.
Hast St. Louis, H1.
Cadillac. Mich.
Cleveland, Ohio Vicksburg, Mich .. G T. R. R. (all points )
The cars also carry freight for intermediate stations.
The Nickel Plate Railroad dispatch cars to:
Chicago. Ill., (all points west )
Cincinnati. Ohio
Indianapolis. Ind. Buffalo, N. Y.
Toledo, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio Muncie. Ind. Michigan City. Ind. Sandusky. Ohio Fostoria. Ohio
Local peddler cars that handle freight out of Fort Wayne to the various towns and cities reached over Nickel Plate rails and its connections are loaded out of the freight house daily, in addition to the above mentioned.
The Wabash Railroad dispatch cars to:
Kansas City, Mo. Des Moines, Ia.
Omaha. Neb. St. Louis, Mo.
Cars are also dispatched to intermediate junctions between Fort Wayne and St. Louis: Chicago, Ill., and intermediate junction points between Chicago and Mont- pelier, Ohio: Detroit, Michigan, Buffalo and intermediate points: Toledo, Ohio, and intermediate points; Baltimore and Ohio R. R. transfer house at Willard. Ohio: Lehigh Valley R. R. transfer house at Manchester. N. Y .; Frankfort, Mich., and intermediate points on the Ann Arbor R. R .: Denver. Colo., principal Pacific Coast points, and principal points in the West and Southwest with one transfer at Fourth Street Station, St. Louis.
The Indiana Service Corporation dispatch cars to:
Huntington. Ind. Peru. Ind. Lafayette. Ind Bluffton. Ind. Garrett. Ind. Waterloo, Ind Indianapolis. Ind. Goshen. Ind. South Bend. Ind. Elkhart. Ind. Delphos. Ohio Dayton, Ohio Springfield. Ohio Findlay. Ohio Detroit. Mich.
Wabash. Ind. Logansport. Ind. Marion. Ind. Kendallville. Ind Auburn. Ind.
Kokomo. Ind Muncie. Ind. Warsaw. Ind.
Mishawaka. Ind Van Wert. Ohio 1 ima. Ohio Columbus. Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio Foledo. Ohio
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Detroit. Mich.
Columbus, Ohio
C. & N. W. R. R., Chicago (all points)
STREET RAILWAYS
Efficient and modern street railway service, with up-to-date equipment and fre- quent schedules, is provided for Fort Wayne by the Indiana Service Corporation. which company also operates the interurban lines and some of the bus lines.
STATISTICS
Number of cars in operation in the city of Fort Wayne 104
Miles of track in city
60
Car miles per year
3.640.000
Passengers carried per day 75.000
Passengers carried per year
27.375,000
Number of street car routes
10
Number of street railway employees 182
Fare. 7 cents. with four tokens for 25 cents and a weekly pass for $1.00.
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FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION TERRITORY FORT WAYNE CLASS RATES
Class rates from Fort Wayne to 31 of the large consuming markets, parts and distributing points are shown herewith:
MARKET
Mile- age
Days in Tran- by Classifi-
1
2
3
4
5
R25
R26 8
0
10
11
12
Atlanta, Ga.
632
5
Southern Official
178
151
125
80
71 41
62 921
5.3
45
40
36 31
Birmingham, Ala.
604
5
Southern
173
147
121
95
78
69
61
4.3
39
35 30
Boston, Mass.
868
5
1
Official
631
5-
42!
32
35.
2.5
20
51)
38
Columbus, Ohio
1.54
1
Official
651
551 553
1.34
111
Detroit, Mich.
142
)
Official
6.31
5-4
421
32
Dallas, Texas
1027
(
Western
272
231
1691
130
123!
136! 144 181 1361
3,5 103
85
7.5
Indianapolis, Ind.
119
1 Otticial
581
148
126
1031
74
52
59
18
411 -10!
3.34
291
Louisville, Ky.
210
Official
74!
6.34
50!
38
27
70
02
54
47
39 55
50
35 31. 27 44 39
New Orleans, La.
981
1 C+
Official
128
85
591
51
43
05
08
333
20}
Pittsburgh, Pa.
320
3
Official Official
126
110
444
371
312
219
San Francisco, Calif.
2419
12
Western
525
4.5.5
378
3221
270 270 30! 48
273 273 24! 381
101!
173 173 47 731
20!
26
Youngstown, Ohio
253
1
Official
78!
60,
521
391
18! 27!
15
: 38! 56!
(a) Whichever figures lower the To Chicago 421 governed by Official; beyond 167 governed In Western (or To Chicago 32 governed by Official; Beyond 129; governed by Western.
Specific raw material rates from their source to Fort Wayne will be found under "Raw Materials and Natural Resources" on page 64 of this survey.
STREET RAILWAYS
Efficient and modern street railway service. with up-to-date equipment and fre- quent schedules, is provided for Fort Wayne by the Indiana Service Corporation. which company also operates the interurban lines and some of the bus lines.
STATISTICS
Number of cars in operation in the city of Fort Wayne Miles of track in city Car miles per year (1927)
125
54
3.388.000
Passengers carried per day
20.000
Passengers carried per year 25.550 000 Number of street car routes Number of street railway employees
10 555
Fare. 7 cents, with four slugs for 25 cents and a weekly pass for $1 00
Average revenue per passenger carried, including transfer passengers. For the year 192", was 4.84 cents.
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1
3
-
5
5
1
13
1
E
Baltimore, Md.
635
1
125
109
82
561
18
Buffalo, N. Y.
370
Official
884 1.35
75
591
14:
31
25
631 100%
47!
Chicago, 111.
Cleveland, Ohio
187
1
Official
,1
005
Cincinnati, Ohio
157
7
Official
651
33
2.3
181 18! 63
47 55
36
32' 28
Denver, Colo.
1182
(
Western
323
Except as Indicated )
Grand Rapids, Mich.
142
1 Official
55!
44 1884
1691
1.30
201
164
42
31
Kansas City, Mo.
541
3
Western
Memphis, Tenn.
587
5 Southern
Southern
221
188
155
122
90
52
59
48
411 45
10%! 165 165
147
Seattle, Wash.
2446
Western
St. Louis, Mo.
342
1
Official
St. Paul, Minn.
546
atOfficial
1421
74 119!
1.31
911
65.
-10
521
Toledo, Ohio
95
1
Official
531
36
27
.1
18
34
85
75 74
Houston, Texas
1158
Western
231
1.55
1.32
109
112 126 71
1031
4)
Philadelphia, Pa.
671
1
Western
148
834
525
455
378
3221 4.31
001
49 203
2.31 41 210
0.31 104
144
Salt Lake City, Utah
1657
1
Southern
158
118
631
54
45 18
33
23
35 35 47 40)
1881 266 12094 ¢1613 3.3
654 272
121
54
00
New York City
761
Omaha, Neb.
632
1
Class Rates Governed
CLASS RATES FROM FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
sit
cation as Indicated
1
3
Chattanooga, Tenn.
495
121 112
103
36!
147
581
(Western
39
50 83
Wostein
218 218
651 52
Official
148
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GOOD ROADS
FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION
TERRITORIES
PORT WAYNE'S LOCATION WITH RELATION TO THE
THREE FREIGHT CLASSIFICATION TERRITORIES
WESTERN
CLASSIFICATION
TERRITORY
FORT WAYNE
SOUTHERN
CLASSIFICATION
TERRITORY
GOOD ROADS
Coming in and going out of Fort Wayne are twelve hard surfaced and sixteen good gravel roads. The coast-to-coast Lincoln Highway. Route No. 30, connects this city east and west with other important cities in the country.
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ROADS
BERRIEN
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JOSEPH
BRANCH
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BEND
MICHIGAN
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HARD ROADS IMPROVED ROADS
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SOUTH
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LKHART
ELKHART
LA GRANGE
STEUBEN
J WILL AMS
FULTON
LUCAS
LIGONIER
OKENDALLVILLE
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PLYMOUTH
WARSAW
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DEFIANCE
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MARSHALL
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AIRWAYS
AIRWAYS
Fort Wayne has two well equipped landing fields -- the Paul Baer Field, which is the municipal airport, and the Sweebrock Field, which is a privately owned airport.
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
The following information given on the municipal airport is furnished by Guild and Bartel.
A bond issue of $100,000 was voted February 14. 1928. for the improvement of this field. The work will be fully completed before September 1, 1928. The report below takes these improvements into account.
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NAME: Baer Field. OWNER: City of Fort Wayne.
OPERATOR: Park Board
POSITION: Latitude 41 5%. Longitude. 85 10°.
ALTITUDE: Above sea level. 767 feet.
DISTANCE FROM COURTHOUSE: Four miles north. International Marker: In northeast corner Arrow: On field pointing north. Name in Center: Baer Field. Wind Director Indicator Illuminated in DESCRIPTION:
Size: 210 acres. 2.640'x 3.440': shape. rec- tangular.
Surface: Miami clay loam and Miami black clay loam. sodded: gradient. long gentle slope towards center: drainage. tile and catch basins: landing strips. none: mark . ing thereof. none.
OBSTRUCTIONS: N. Y. C. R. R. East and hangars. Marking: (Day ) None. Lighting: Hangars. flood lighted
Trees: In southeast corner. 50' high. 'T'rees : South. opposite of center of field. 50'. Marking: (Day ) None: (Night) red lights MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION Standard 100' white circle. Name on Hangar: Fort Wayne.
southwest corner
LIGHTING: Beacon: 24" Rot. Elec. 8.000.000 Beacon beam: candlepower. 6 R P. M : elevation. approximately 1 30' above the horizontal on tower east side. APPROACH LIGHTS: Green.
BOUNDARY LIGHTS: White OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS Ruby. FLOOD LIGHTS FOR LANDING ACCOM MODATIONS.
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AIRWAYS
PERSONNEL FOR SERVICING: Day and night.
OVER NIGHT STORAGE: $1.00 and $1.50 per night.
LANDING FEE: None.
HANGAR:
6 plane, individual stalls. 140'x
48'.
HANGAR:
80'x100': 15' clearance
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Administration Building. Garage. Shop Re pair Facilities: Minor.
Specification Fuel and Oil: Yes.
Guard: Day and night
Fire Apparatus: Yes. Quarters: Yes. Meals: Yes.
Transportation to City: Interurban, Bus and Taxi.
First Aid: During day
Mooring Mast: None.
COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL EQUIPMENT:
Telephone: Yes. Telegraph: By phone from airport. Radio: None.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA:
Prevailing Winds: Summer and winter. southwest.
Heaviest Winds: Usually southwest or northwest.
Winds of 40 Miles Per Hour or Heavier Four times per year last 16 years.
Average Velocity: 9.2 miles per hour. 1927. Maximum Velocity : 42 miles per hour. southwest. 1927. Sky: Clear. 124 days, 1927. Sky: Partly cloudy. 117 days. 1927. Sky: Cloudy. 124 days. 1927.
Precipitation: . 01 or more. 135 days. 1927. Snow: .01 (melted) or more. 13 days. 1927.
Thunderstorms: 40 days, 1927. Dense Fog : 9 days. 1927. Maximum Temperature: 32 or below. 34 days. 1927.
Maximum Temperature: 90 or above. 13 days. 1927.
Minimum Temperature:
32 or below. 107
days. 1927.
Zero or Below: 5 days. 1927. Nearest Weather Bureau:
REPORTS ON FIELD:
Cost of I.and
$
37.500
Improvements
105.000
Concrete Road 50,000
Total $192.500
FLIGHT REPORT FOR 1927:
Passengers. Miles 34.000
Cross Country. Miles 7.600
Photographic. Miles 1.400
Student Training. Miles 32.900
Test. Miles 1.100
Total Miles 77.000
Number of Planes on Field: Six ( 6). Clubhouse on Paul Baer Field: Flying
Club.
Office of Wayne Flying Service in Club- house.
Flying School operated by Paul Baer Field Flying Club.
Plane Agencies on Field Wayne Flying Service.
150 Planes landed in 1927.
Gas Sold in 1927: 7.000 gallons.
Ford Tour landed on field. 1925 1926. American Legion gave two air circuses.
Parking space for 4 000 automobiles.
Further information can be had by addressing any of the following at Fort Wayne:
Arthur F. Hall. President. Fort Wayne Chapter. N. A. A. Paul C. Guild, Chairman Aviation Committee. Chamber of Commerce. Robert R. Bartel. 2736 Hanna Street.
The top of the Lincoln National Life Insurance Company's building is marked with two signs -- one "Fort Wayne" and one "Lincoln Life". Each of these is 100 feet long by 12 feet high. Arrows also point to the field. The arrow is 50 feet long and 7 feet wide at its narrowest point. These signs will be flood lighted before May 1 st.
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SWEEBROCK AIRPORT
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TREES
E. HANGER
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88 ACRES
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The following information given on the Sweebrock Airport is furnished by Paul Hobrock.
NAME: Sweebrock Airport.
CLASS. Commercial, Public.
OWNER: Paul Hobrock.
LOCATION: Three miles directly north of city.
DESCRIPTION: Size. 2.200x2.100 feet. acres. 88: shape. square.
Surface. good grass: gradient. level Drainage. good: 6 and 8 inch field tile.
Landing strips. none: whole field available. Marking. Std. 100 foot circle. Sweebrock in center.
OBSTRUCTIONS. 30 foot poles and wires on west. 15 foot poles on half of north side Marking (day) none. Lighting. just being erected.
MARKING AND IDENTIFICATION Std 100 foot circle in center Wind indicator two. see map
LIGHTING: Beacon. just being erected Boundary lights. just being erected Approach lights. just being erected.
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AUTO BUS SERVICE
Flood lights for landing. five 200-W. now
working: eight 1.500-W. just being erected. Faces of all hangars lighted.
ACCOMMODATIONS: Personnel for serv- icing, yes. Landing fee, none. Storage-large. $1.50: small. $1.00 per day.
Hangars. 6: 4 single. I double. 1 six planes.
Repair facilities, yes. Parts. yes.
Specification fuel and oil, yes.
Guard. yes. Fire apparatus, yes.
Quarters, yes. Meals, yes.
Transportation to city. yes: bus, taxi, inter- urban.
First aid, yes. Mooring mast. no.
COMMUNICATION AND SIGNAL EQUIPMENT:
Telephones, two on field.
Telegraph, yes, on field. Radio receiving set : yes.
METEOROLOGICAL DATA. Weather re- port by radio every day and from local station.
NUMBER OF PLANES ON FIELD: Four- teen (February 13. 1928 ).
Clubhouse of Fort Wayne Flying Club on field.
Office of Sweebrock Aviation Company in Clubhouse.
COMPANIES OPERATING FROM THIS FIELD:
Goral Airways, Inc. Indiana. Ohio Aero Corp. Sweebrock Aviation. Inc. Red McVey's Flying Circus. Jean Rock's Exhibition Co.
PRIVATE FLYERS ON FIELD: Five
PLANE AGENCIES ON FIELD:
Indiana Ohio Aero Co. Alexander Eaglerock. Sweebrock Aviation, Inc.
Waco Flying School. operated by Sweebrock Aviation. Inc. 150 planes landed in 1927.
5,900 gallons gas sold in 1927. 4.300 yards aeroplane cloth sold in 1927.
The existence of an adequate landing field has meant a great deal to Fort Wayne in developing local commercial aviation and in bringing a number of aeronautic events to the city. The American around-the-world fliers have visited the municipal field: the Ford Reliability Tour has twice visited the city, and the American Good Will Flight, in which Major Herbert A. Dargue, commander of the recent Pan- American Good Will Flight, visited 70 American cities, came to the city recently.
Several large companies with commercial planes are landing on these fields and delivering merchandise and passengers as well as carrying merchandise and passengers from Fort Wayne to other cities.
AUTO BUS SERVICE
Supplementing the splendid passenger service afforded by the railroads and trac- tion company, palatial motor busses leave Fort Wayne for the various points shown on the following schedules:
Fon Wayne Toledo
A. M.
.A. M.
A. M.
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
Fort Wayne
Leave
8:00
11:00
2:00
5:00
10:30
Harlan
8:25
11:25
5:25
10:55
Hicksville
8:50
11:50
2:50
5:50
11:20
Mark Center
0:00
12:00
3:00
6:00
11:30
Sherwood
9:10
12:10
3:10
6:10
11 .40
Defiance
7:00
0:35
12:35
3:35
6:35
12:05
Jewell
7:10
0:15
1):45
3:45
6:45
Okolona
7:25
10:00
1:00
4:00
7:00
Napoleon
7:45
10:20
1:20
4:20
7:20
Damascus Bridge
8:00
10:35
1:35
4:35
7:35
Grand Rapids
8:15
10:50
1:50
1.50
7:50
Bailey's Road
8:30
11:05
2:05
5:05
5:05
Waterville
8:10
11:20
5:20
5:20
Maumee
8:55
11:30
2:30
5:30
8:30
Toledo
Arrive 9:25
12:00
3:00
6:00
9:00
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MOTOR TRUCKING SERVICE
Industrial Survey of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne Marion
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A. M.
.A. M.
P. M.
P. M.
P. M.
Fort Wayne
Leave
7:00
10:00
1:00
4:00
8:00
Roanoke
7:35
10:35
1:35
4:35
8:35
Huntington
8:00
11:00
2:00
5:00
9:00
Mt. Etna
8:25
11:25
2.25
5:25
9:25
Marion
Arrive
9:00
12:00
3:00
6:00
10:00
Connections at Marion for Muncie, Peru, Hartford City, Warsaw, Indianapolis.
Fort Wayne
South Bend
P. M.
P. M.
.A. M.
.A. M.
Fort Wayne
Leave 6:00
3:00
11:00
7:00
Churubusco
6:35
3:35
11:35
7:35
Merriam
6:50
3:50
11:50
7:50
Wolf Lake
7:00
1:00
12:00
8:00
Kimmel
7:07
4:07
12:07
8:07
Ligonier
7:15
4:15
12:15
8:15
Benton
7:35
1:35
12:35
8:35
Goshen
7:50
1:50
12:50
8:50
Elkhart
8:15
5:15
1:15
0:15
South Bend
Arrive 9:00
6:00
2:00
10:00
Connections at South Bend for Michigan City, Gary, Hammond and Chicago.
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