The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-02-23

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The Chicago and Eastern Illinois gives sccess
through Chicago TO the great Northwest,
while the same company, operating the
Evansville Tsrre Hsute and Chicago Road.
opens direct communication through Terre
Hsute and Evansville with the great Louis
vile and Nashville system, whereby all
points in the South are reached with speed
and comfort. The Indiana, Bloomington
and Western gives the traveller ready access
to Indianapolis and ell points East and with
Bloomington and all points in the Missouri
River, Rocky Mountain and Pacific States
The Cairo Division o. the Wabash, through
Paris and Eastern and Southern Illinois to
Cairo, opens direct the celebrated fruit and
berry region, and connecting with
the Southern system of roads at
Cairo affords direct communica-
and other Southern and souIb SIVess9n, Eestsrn
points. The Danville OlRey and Ohio River
Road is completed south 10 Olney. with
Psducah, Ky, in perspective, aud renders a
wide scope OF territory, heretofore devoid OF
access Dorthby rail, practically tributary to
DaDville.
POPULATION.
The population of DAnville in 1850 vas
1852, in 1870, 4,75l, and by the census of
1880 it had increased to ,733; but within a
radious OF two miles from the Court House.
which includes the villages of Germantown.
South DAnville, TiltOn and the thickiy settled
territory contiguous TO the CITY boundaries
on the north and east her total population
in 1880 was slightly above 10 60O. which
since has been increased TO not less than
1900 people.
FINANCIAL CONDITION.
Neither the city nor the county has a
dollar of bonded debt. A railroad deot still
bangs over Danville Township, but il 3
being gradually extIoguished and is by ell
considered 10 have been good investment.
We have a convenient and commOdious
$4,000 fre-proof Courthouse and SO 0OO
jail, both newly built Snd paid for. Tne
assessed valuation Of real and personal
estate in 1880 was, for the county, $40, $50 600,
and for tie city little the rise of s, 600 900,
property being assessed at about 30 per
cent. OF its real value.
oUR sPECIALnEs
Dsnville has the latest and NEST approved
system OF water works, costing upward of
Sl25,OOO with fourteen miles of mains aud
capacity of 100000 gallons daily: the
streets are nearly all reduced to a Uniform
grade and the central portions are very gen
orally sidewalked with fisgstone aud brick
SIX towers with FIVE lights each illuminate
the city to its utmost bounds by the beauti-
full electric light; two gas companies furnish
amD.e light for private consumers The
Citizens Street Railway Company con-
meets the railroad depots with the
hotels and all parts of the city and with
Ellsworth Park, beautiful tract OF twenty
six acres within the city limits, its grassy plats
shaded with all varieties OF native forest
trees, and through the midst OF which flows
the North Fork, which, damned below, sf-
fords Unequsled facilities for boating aud
! hshipg IN summer and skating in winter. We
also have well endowed free public library,
open CAV and night to the public, we'll sup.
piled with current literature and possessing
large and well selected library of standard
and miscellaneous books
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
The more important manufacturing inter
ests OF Danvilie consist of the G. and +. /.
Railroad machine shops, which employ an
average Of 200 hands the Wabash repair
shops and round house at Tilton, employing
100 hands; the Starch Works, having ca-
Iacity TO consume 500 bushels OF corn per
day; a wooden factory, employing fourteen
HANDS; a barrel factory, employing forty
hands; four large Touring mills. capable of
manufacturing SO barrels of -four daily;
four carriage and wagon works, tive foCn-
dries two boiler works. two sash factories,
siesm lsundnes, steam bindery and blank
book mandatory extensive brick yards,
snd many minor enterprises.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Dsnville has three bsnks--the First aud
Second National and a private bank. The
| two former have capital OF $3.50 000 de-
| pOsits averaging S7S5, 900, and discounts ax-
ersgiDg S6S0,0O0. Also seven building asso-
| Citations, which during the past ten years
| have enabled hundreds of poor people to be-
cone the owners of comfortable homes at a
cost to them OF but trihe above the monthly
payment Of ordinary rent for a period Of
! eight to ten years.
WHOLESALE TRADE.
The jobbing trade, YET in its infancy, cen
ters in two Wholesale groceries, two hard
ware stores. one dry goods. one stationery,
one tea and tobacco, and one mammoth
music house, all doing 3 large and constantly
/ increasing business.
HOTELS AND NEWSPAPERS.
Dsnville has three commodious hotels,
/ whose reputation is fiTst-class at home and
abroad, and are popular resorts for ali classes
| of commercial and other travellers. Two
daily and FIVE weekly newspapers dispense
the local and general news OF the day, and
( show themselves, one and ali, wide wake to
| the interests Of their readers and their grow
/ ing city.
! LASTLY AND FINALLY.
! Danville hes Business Mems Association
composed of 90 leading business men and
/ firms an efficient city government composed
| of Mayor and board of ten Aldermen. q
| Fire Department with two Silsby engines
| 2. 4O0 feet OF hose, an ample supply Of hose
| carts and ready access to l0l fire hydrants
under the exclusive control of the depart
meDt. police force TO insure good order at
| all times, ETC., etc.
4 THE Fl RsT NATIONAL BANK
OF Danville, is the oldest banking house in
/ this part Of Illinois. It is the one hundred
/ and thirteenth establishment under the Ma
| tional Bank act, and is the continuation OF
bank for which, in 1856 its present Presi-
| dent, Mr. J. g. English, with others became
assignee. They continued the business I'M
I'll 1863, when with a capital OF $50 900 they
! were chartered as above. The present CAPT
tsl is $50 600, and their deposits reach the
| large sum of $50 600. We say large consid
eriDg the scarcity of money, for at one time
| the deposits exceeded 500 600. The career
OF this institution is remarkable and the
confidence il enjoys is the result of strict
/ Integrity and great capacitY in its Officials