The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-24
Publication, Just Off the
Press, Is Most Complete in
Every Detail and a Credit
to Organization.
CHARLES w. JORDAN
AUTHOR OF BOOKLET
Is Expected to Be of Great
Assistance in Attracting
New Industries and Capt.
tai to Richmond.

One OF the most complete books of
municipal data ever published in any
city in the United States has just
come of the press of the Ballinger
company. This book deals with Rich
mond. was prepared by Charles w.
Jordan, secretary of the Richmond
Commercial club, and was published
under the auspices of that organiza-
ton.
Every thing of interest in the Panic
Proof City is contained within the COW
and it is expected to be great agent
in attracting new industries and capi-
tai to Richmond. The booklet is a gem
OF the printers art. the cover design
being especially attractive.
In this booklet is contained a CON-
plete list of factories, business houses,
churches. lodges, amusements,N statis-
tics on the city government and man
agement, railroads. public utilities.
schools, banks, newspapers-in fact
everything one could possibly desire
to know about the city.
The book will not only be instruc-
tive to our out of town people. but to
Richmond and Wayne county, people
as we'll.
For instance the booklet asks il the
reader is aware that Richmond leads
the world:
In manufacturing threshing ma
chimes, traction engines and balers.
In manufacturing lawn mowers.
In manufacturing roller skates.
In manufacturing grain drills.
In manufacturing safety elevator
gates.
In manufacturing burial caskets.
In manufacturing ventilating appar-
atus for greenhouses.
In manufacturing fire fighting he'll
NETS.
In manufacturing deraihng devices
for railroads.
Then the business directory in the
booklet will be of greatest interest to
local people. This directory is ,as fol-
lows:
- Data OF Richmond.
Population (190O) .............1S 1925
Population Q9r0) ............ .22,324
Per cent, of increase ........... .22.5
Number of families ........... $3.50
Total valuation $14, 100000 90
Number of factories 10
! Number of men employed. ..... $500
Number of national banks. .........3 3
| Number of trust companies ........1
Number of building and loan Co.'S. 3
Annual pay roll of city ...$6, 300, 600. 90
| Number of railroads .......-.......S 8
Number passenger trains daily. so
Number freight trains daily. .110
Number of interurban lines ........2 2
| Number of interurban cars daily. Is
Number of schools IA
Number of school children 10000
Number of churches ..............34 "a
Volumes in public library ..... 10000
Number of Are companies .......... 8
Number of suburbs ................6 6
Number of commercial and civic or. 5
gaIiiZations
Number of daily newspapers ...... 8
Number of men in police Dept. 20
Number of dry goods stores ....... IL
Number of groceries ..............8 SIS
Number of meat markets rs
Number of drug stores s........... 16
Number of notion stores ...........5
Number of shoe stores -
Number of furniture stores .......-. II
| Number of book stores s.............a
Number of cigar stores s............1 Is
Number of confectionaries ....... Il
Number of clothing stores ........ II
Number of merchant tailors .......1
Number of hardware stores ........
Number of stove stores ........... &
Number of barber shops ..........31
Number of music stores ...........
Number of photographers ........s
Number of glassware and queens
/ ware stores ................. {
Number of piano stores ............
Number of gents furnishing stores. &
Number of hat stores ........-..-..
Number of hotels 4
Number of implement stores ......4
Number of restaurants .........1 IL
Number of bakeries ...........
Number of bicycle stores ...-......t I
Number of carpet stores. s...........t 4
Number of coal yards .............1 L:
Number of fruit stores ..........t
Number of florists ............:
Number of feed stores ............ !.
Number of gun and ammunition
Number of harness stores .......
Number of jewelry stores Il
Number of laundries .-..,
Number of hyerv stables I.
Number of lumber yards
Number of granite and marble
S04CS II
Number OF paint stores
Number of saloons e
Number Of general secondhand
.lNumber-of theaterz