Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-24
CITY'S OFFICIAL
CENSUS 314,914

announcement that the official 1920 cen,
sus is 14.194.
with improvements now under way,
! like track elevation, the city will suffer
even greater commercial and industrial
| advantages in the next decade" SAID
! Mayor Charles w. Jewett.
at is not too much to hope that with
| the advantages we have in the next ten
years we will approach the 100000 mark
in 1880"
| FOR MILLION GOAL
IN NEXT TEN YEARS.
B. A. Worthington, president of the c.,
I. & W. railroad, suggests that the city
set as its goal a million population in
1880.
LET US set a high mark and strive
to reach it." he said.
The fact that indianapolis has shown
steady growth. which has been more
rapid in the last ten years than most
cities of the same class in the middle
west, is pointed to by leaders in civic
affairs as an indication of what the city
may do in the future
The lack of sufficient dwelling places to
take care of the rapid growing city is re-
sponsible for the loss of $4,000 people
from the census rolls, in the opinion of
John S. Spiegel, who directed the taking
of the census in the Seventh district.
MANUFACTURER SEES
500, 900 BY 1890.
Ernest N. Smith, general manager of
the Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing
Company and former secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, Joined in the pre-
diction that the population mark in 1880
will reach 100000
Every citizen of Indianapolis will ex
perience a feeling Of pride at the an
nouncement Of the city's splendid devel-
opment during the last decade" said
Charles f. Coffin, president of the Cham
Der Of Commerce.
The most gratifying fact is that the
growth of indianapolis is in reality just
entering It's active stage.
The civic spirit is peryading the com
munity in al unprecedented way.
POSSIBILITIES TOPIC
OF EVERY CITIZEN.
1.-The people are believing in, think
ing Of and talking about the possibil-
titles of our beautiful city"
Charles Sedwick, live stock commission
merchant and one Of the men who de-
veloped the Indianapolis Motor Speed
way. predicts a population Of 10000 in
1920.
"By 1880 hope and expect to see In
dianapolis close TO the half-million
mark" said A. W Thomson Of Thomson
Is McKinnon.
"To attain this mark we should adopt
as our motto, Pull together, and put It
into deeds as well as into words
"Our greatest need is more housing
space and to improve the city's condi-
tion in this regard should be the object
Of our greatest efforts so as 70 take care
Of the many new manufacturing plants
and other industries which are certain
to come to US because Of our advantage
Gus geogra Phical position.
when I came here in 1873 believe you
could have bought the whole block on
Washington street from Pennsylvania to
Illinois. for 5000. 900. and the city's
population was only about 5000, though
some claimed 100000.
Compare this with the present, aud
believe no picture we can draw Of the
city's future can be too bright
After predicting n population Of 49,
900 for the city 1T the time Of the next
census. Mr. Scdwick said when asked
what the citizens Ia general could Ito to
accom- pllsh this 20 per cent gain.
LET each man attend strictly and
earnestly 20 his own business, send all
the committees home. and everything VIII
come naturally.
I'VE must all remember That corn 10
king and that the prosperity Of the farm
er means prosperity for all.
When the steel mills are going at
full capacity, with plenty Of orders
ahead. we can all rest assured that things
are going right for all II us. as there Is
10 >urer barometer anywhere"