The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-29


| city for manufactures and for residence:
/ India napoIis.
| Is the capital of Indiana.
The largest city in the State.
| Covers twenty square miles.
The most 1ourishing inland city in America
| Has over 100, 0G0 population.
/ Is the twentieth in point of population.
| Is ninth per capita in manufacturing.
| Has s92 manufactures with an annual product
| of $35, DOC, 900.
More laboring men here who own their own
/ homes than in any city of its size In America
| Owing to this fact manufacturers have not been
annoyed with labor troubles and strikes as else
| where.
The best city in the United States in which to
invest money. either in real estate, business or
| manufacturing
| Is the center of the best agricultural district
| in the United States.
Has five elevators with capacity for !, 195, 600
| bushels of grain.
Has an unlimited supply of cheap coal and
timber
fields of Indiana, and has four incorporated
natural gas companies. who will soon deliver
gas to all points in the city and manufa cts,ring
its size in the United States See State map.
Is one of the greatest railroad centers In the
Union;
And, therefore. one of the best distributing
points.
Has fifteen railroads and one hundred and
twenty passenger trains arrive and depart every
twenty four hours.
These trains carry an average of $4,000 pas
sengers each day.
Has a new ST 600. 600 union passenger station.
Over five thousand freight cars are hauled in
and out of the city every twenty-four hours. A
large per cent carry indianapolis products.
Has Belt railroad that connects with the
Union lines and stockyards and is used for
carrying through freight around the city.
The stockyards cover twelve acres of ground,
and frequently handle 300 carloads of stock a
day. They do more business than those of Gin
cinnati st. Louis or Louisville.
Has 1913 wholesale houses.
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Indianapolis manufacturers ship goods to
every part of the world.
Five hundred thousand dollars In new i'm
provements added to the tax duplicate
within the last year.
The transactions of the clearinghouse for
the past year showed an increases or ou per cent
over previous years.
Has 416 re tail stores.
It's daily retail business is supported by fully
BOG, 900 people outside of Marion county.
Less than an hours ride brings the inhabit-
ants of Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Hancock,
Shelby, johnson, Morgan and Hendricks coun-
ties here to trade.
This gives Indianapolis an aggregate of nearly
4sO, 900 persons who contribute directly to her
business.
Passengers can leave any railroad town in the
State in the morning. visit Indianapolis remain
several hours for the transaction of business,
and return home the same night.
Has twenty-six miles of street car lines.
Will have complete system of cable street
cars by August, 1888
Cable cars will start from the union passen-
ger station and run to the postofice. United
States court house, Marion county courthouse,
Tomlinson Hall. market house, new State
house, Crown Hill Cemetery. Insane Hospital,
Haughville, Woodruff Place. North Indianapolis
and Womens Reformatory.
Cable pass within a few steps of all the
Leading hotels theaters places of
Place, Newman Oak parks and State fair
grounds.
Has the Holly system of water-works, with
Toc% nf fxv
20, 600 gallons per day.
Is thoroughly lighted with gas and electric
light.
Has a splendidly equipped fire department..
eHas over 800 miles of improved streets and
2, 800 street lamps
Is one of the healthiest cities on the continent.
Has the lowest mortality of any city of its
size.
A general system of sewerage has been
adopted and is partially completed.
Has small debt and the lowest taxes.
The rate for State. city, county and school
purposes is only 81. rs per 500.
Has efficient metropolitan police force.
Has $50 miles of fire-alarm wires. $50 ee ctric
fire alarms, $4,000 feet Of fire hose, So fremen.
Cost of department, $87 900 per annum.
It's private schools equal any in the Union in
number and character, and has largely en-.
endowed and attended university (Butlerl.
Its free school system has twenty eight
houses worth 1857. 900; 20 900 registered chill
dren and II. 500 average daily attendance; 300
teachers, and costs an average of $780, year
per pupil. The last enumeration for school pur-
twenty one unable to read-a sufficient proof of
the efficiency of the schools.
Has five free public libraries that contain over
20, 900 volumes
Has an efficient Board of Trade with 1000
members
The new State-house cost So 900 900 and is the
finest in the West.
The State Legislature meets here.
The Marion county court house cost 50, 000, 600
and is not excelled East West.
The United States Circuit and District Courts
meet here.
The Indiana Supreme Court meets here.
The new City Hall seats 1000 people and cost
$500
Is the most popular place for annual meetings
If national conventions and associations.
The annual and semi annual meetings of Odd
elbows. Masons, Knights of Pythias, doctors,
dentists, school teachers, etc, occur here.
The Indiana State fair. which draws 100 600
visitors annually is held here. The east and west
able lines carry passengers direct from the
lnion passenger station, through the best part
If the city TO the fair grounds.
The business of its postoffice doubles every
Has 1o1 churches with comfortable sittings
or so, 900 persons.
Has a new Y. NJ c. A. building worth over
100, 900.
Real estate is cheaper than in any city of the
anne population in the land
All the political State conventions are held
ere.
Has the most beautiful cemetery in the West;
ontains 1897 acres and is connected with thes
ity by the Gable Companys cars.
Will soon have the finest soldiers monument
D America, to cost $3.50, 900.
It's parks contain fine bronze statues of ex-
ice Presidents Colfax and Hendricks, and ex-
Governor Morton.
All the State benevolent institutions are To-
ated at this place.
The State Hospital for the Insane has L GOO
atients. 300 employees and cost 81, 200, 900.
The State Asylum for the Blind cost over
$4,000; has 132 pupils and 81 teachers and en-
loves.
The State Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
18th 400 pupils cost over $500. 900.
The State Reformatory for Women and Girls
DIST $3.50, 900; has $50 inmates
The third largest pork packing house in the
orld is here.
No natural obstacles of any kind. hill, river
swamp, prevent the spread of the city in any
rection, for any purpose. residence, trade or
anufacture-a vital advantage to central
oint of travel and transportation.