The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1909-04-22
ABOUT CANTON.

Five good bands.
Many social clubs.
Free kindergartens.
A humane society.
$50 acres of parks.
Fine l. o. o. F. temple.
A garbage cTematory.
Many wholesale houses.
Two telegraph companies.
Five express companies.
Reasonable cost of living.
Large artificial gas plant.
Full paid fire department.
Beautifully shaded streets.
Easy grades on all streets.
Geological park well stocked
Spacious and we'll kept lawns.
Ninety miles of water mains.
Art taught in public schools.
Ideal golf links near the city.
Nine square miles of territory.
UneXcelled manufacturing sites.
Good homes at reasonable rents.
Three great trunk line railroads.
Pure we'll water for all purposes.
A good electric street railroad sys-
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both men and women.
One of the largest plow factories
In the world.
An active and energetic board of
trade.
Water pressure in mains sufficient
10 fight fires without steamer.
Better hotel accommodations than
any city of it's size in the country.
UnexceIled schools for training
nurses.
One of the best half mile racing
tracks in America.
Large and thoroughly equipped
baseball park.
Large and we'll appointed Masonic
Temple.
Fine churches for all denomina-
tions.
The home of over 400 commercial
travellers.
Over 275 manufacturing establish
ments.
Public buildings among the finest
and most attractive in America.
Permanently organized symphony
orchestra OF Go members.
Cheapest and best coal for steam
purposes.
Over 200 electric interurban cars
IN and out of the city every day.
Two local and two long distance
telephone companies.
One of the most beautiful ceme-
taries in America.
Stores ranking with those in cities
Of twice the population.
Organized and systematized chari-
ties.
An agricultural fair that attracts
thousands every year.
Two horse race meetings every
Season.
One company and several high Off
Cen of the Ohio National Guards.
Great variety Of theaters and other
amusements.
Metropolitan police alarm and am
bulance system.
Electrical fire alarm boxes through
put city.
Rich surrounding agricultural ter
Titory,
Large electric light and power
plant.
Manual training in the public
schools.
Market house in which home pro,
ducts are sold.
Well organized and active Young
Mems Christian Association.
Nearly all sidewalks constructed
either of cement or sawed flag stone.
The largest combined watch move
rnent and case factory in the world.
Finer school buildings than any
city of the same size in the country,
Seven strong banks with combined
resources of $12 2,472,2S1.
Water supply eXcelled in quality
by none, equalled by few and abund,
ant in quantity.
The best gas for ballooning in
America.
Optional courses for pupils of the
high school.
Enormous plants for the manu-
facture Of ename! ware.
City's four per cent bonds readily
sell al a premium.
Entire city lighted by electric arc
lights.
One of The finest court houses in
the state.
Twenty thousand persons employed
In shops and factories.
Between $2750O 900 and $50, 900, 900
Invested in manufacturing plants
Stamp sales at the postofice
amounting to S15O,OOO a year.
SO mails in and out of the city
every "a hours.
Postofice money order business
amounting to $1,250,0O0 a year
Plants manufacturing paving and
building bricks of the widest variety.
More lodges and fraternal societies
in proportion 20 population than any
other city.
Possesses one of the largest fac
tories producing metal Office furni-
lure.
An up-to-date police department,
using the Bertillion system Of iden-
tificatloh.
Birthplace and present chief cen
ter Of the metal roofing and ceiling
industry