South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-26

NllOWIllS AOOuC
South Bend
point where the ST Joseph river Americas most picturesque
stream, makes it "south bend" and turns nOrthward 10 the great
lakes.
AREA: fCu proper, 1914 square miles: altitude 1872 feet
ASSESSED VALUATION: Real estate. improvements. personal
property, ~S35110S60
CITY DEBT; Bonded debt ...4ss.5oo
Sinking fund OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. d1-3
Net debt Safest
CITY PROPERTY AID FIXED ASSETS: ss.4os.4o1.
CLUBS: Chamber Of Commerce with exclusive club house AID
equipment, Indiana club. Knife and Fork Club. Press CLUB, south
Bend womans Club. Progress Club. Rotary Club. Ki.anis CLUB,
Ad-seI League. University Club and Country Club with a most
complete house and golf course. Also a n unusual number of
and social life.
DEATH RATE: $50 per 1000.
BIRTH RATE: 1884 per 1000.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. Eighteen grade public schools.
valued at s125oOoo. A e $4,000 High School A vocational
school Twelve parochiaI schools. School enumeration 6 to 21
years 1851 $3.50. School attendance approximately. 1900.
Free public night schools are conducted in four OF the ward build
ins and in the High School with a attendance of about n thou
sand. Night school work is also provided by the Y. NJ. c. A.
end Y. W. {. A. The University OF Notre Dame is located just
north Of the city. St. Mar's Academy. another large Catholic in
srtution. provides FOR the academic and collegiate training of girls.
In addition to these are the following special and technical schools:
Three business colleges. kindergarten training school, two schools
OF music.
FACILITIES FOR NEW INDUSTRIES: An import mt induce
ment to new industries that may not at once require a n individual
plant is furnished by a Manufacturers Plant and Power co. Space
low rental Rental includes water. heat. Waterman and elevator
Write South Bend Chamber of Commerce for list and photos.
Wit total resources of s132z6.6S3.
LABOR: South Bend is what is classed in labor circles IS a
open town" There is an abundance OF both skilled and unskined
labor and plenty more to draw upon in the smaller adjacent towns.
lei own their homes.
POPULATION: The following comparative figures are most sig
steady. normal though rapid growth. Such a growth is positive
commercial center.
Population. U :. census 1850. lssso; 1880. s1s1e: 1900.
5000; 1910. 53sS4; UOcal Censu) 1912. 5ss {, and 1916. $1,000.
POWER: The st. Joseph river is now developing approximately
$4,000 hydro,electric horsepower from four dams in this vicinity.
most of this power being available for south Bend. The obvious
nished here. r practical inducements no manufacturer can
Average cost Is to Is h. p $4,000 per h. !. per year.
Gas. IS cents to 30 cents per NJ cubic feet net.
PUBLIC sAEETY: Fire Dspartmsnt-Tsn stations: any-t9ur
efficiency of the he department is shown by the following figures;
Value of buildings and contents at risk in the last
Total i6 loss last tveIve al 75
Average loss per year for twelve years".......... $3.50
r5 ToI! .nsg REraR 19s5 S1,rs sfs sBs %o. %ss and .8 9as police woman
RELIGIOUS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS: F4fty-four churches
including all leading denominations; Y. NJ. {. A. costing with
sqqip% we c about 8' eost t3GO 10000 and u a SDe.Oo1So in OG 3Ss o% GTan ad
one at NOtre Dame Two hospitals and a county in"rmary and an
orphans home.
STREETS: Total length of streets. alleys and avenues in the
city limits. 217.3 miles Total length or streets. alleys and avenues
paved. SOSs miles Complete boulevard system being developed.
STREET LIGHTS: Total public lights. 1924. including 400
electric magnetic arc and other incandescents and maSne. te. Cost
$4,000 per year Many streets ~ illuminated with the improved
boulevard cluster lights
STREET RAILWAYS: cElectrio). in city limits. total length
e2.2S miles
TELEPHONES: Central Union. manual exchange. $3.50 stations;
average call per day, $4,000. Long distance calls per day, $50.
Direct connection With New York. Chicago, San Francisco and all
intermediate points.
Automatic exchange. 47S0 stations. connected with six ex-
changes Average calls per day. $4,000.
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES: South Bend has eight steam
and three electric roads. The steam roads the Lake shore &
Michigan Southern tNew York CENTRALLY, the Grand Trunk, the
Michigan Central 1.-TWO divisions). the Vandalia Pennsylvania
systemp. the Chicago. Indiana a Southern. and the New Jersey,
Indiana 4 Illinois An eighth road, the Lake Erie 4 Western.
supplies through passenger service between south Bend and Indian
apols. entering the city over the tracks OF the New YORK Central
Two belt roads encirce the city AMI switching charges are alb
sorbed by the railroads The electric lines ~ the Chicago. south
Bend 4 Northern Indiana. the Chicago. Lake shore & south Bend.
ard the southern Michigan. These lines provide service between
this city. Chicago and indianapolis, and important points on the
shore OF Lake Michigan.