South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-04
SURVEY OF CITY
SHOWS BIG GAIN
IN POPULATION
Directory Gives South Bend
Total of 79,495 Inhabitants
increase of 5000.


such f. the latest total OF the city's
inhabitants. declared official by the
r L. Polk Co. publishers OF the
CITY Directory. the 1921 edition OF
which was published Saturday and
which viii be distributed BY the con-
Germ. The figure gives the city .
large gain over the 1920 govern
nent census which gave South Bend
a population OF approximately H.
900. and establishes the general be-
lief here that South Bend had en-
tered the $4,000 class, which opinion
was given BY the board OF education
following the last school enumera-
ton. The combined population OF
South Bend and AIishawaka is now
estimated az approximately 100000
This directory presents fine
typographical appearance and IS the
largest and most complete ever puo-
lished for this city.
Eighteen pages are devoted 70 mis-
ceIIaneous information concerning
CITY and county government. federal
officials. banks. churches. schools.
courts. hospitals. clubs. labor unions,
museums. newspapers. postOtfice and
secret societies.
Cover All Departments
The alphabetical list Of names OF
c0ens. business men and corpora
lions in South Bend occupies 55l
pages. The street ana avenue guide
and directory OF householders covers
1O3 pages. The streets and avenues
are arranged In alphabetical order
with descriptions Of each and the
number OF the houses on each street
and avenue are arranged numerical
": whore there are apartment houses
or office buildings the number Of
room OF apartment Is given.
Seventy pages are devoted
20 a classified business directory
with the name OF every person. firm
or corporation doing business in
South Bend compiled under head
ings appropriate 10 the class or IN
dUstry pursued.
Eighty-seven pages contain a
Buyers Guide" printed on tinted
paper. with the advertisements OF
commercial. financial and industrial
concerns compiled under classified
headings.
Establish Library.
Following the introduction" 10
the directory there is a statistical
department containing interesting
and Instructive facts concerning the
city and its civic. commercial, finan-
cial and industrial activities.
The Mishawaka directory occupies
15s pages and is compiled I'm the
information for the city is preceded
by a sketch.
The publishers announce that a
library OF city directories has been
established by them IN the Cham
b. OF Commerce building. where
tough the courtesy OF the officials
Of the Chamber II is open for free
Use or patrons. The South Bend and
Mishawaka directory IS placed by
the publishers in Directory Librar-
ies which are maintained in all OF
the larger cities Of the country.
where they are readily available Tor
reference used by the public. There
they serve as perpetual advertise
ments for South Bend. for business
men the country over realize tnat
the City Directory represents the
community as il really IS.
Smith Family Lead.
The first name in the book IS
Aband ard the last one is zywert
The longest name IS Parachaflno-
vvfcz and the shortest IS lie. As usual
the Smith family leads among the
list OF surnames having 800 repre-
sentativcs.
Among the surnames noted In the
pages OF the Directory are: East and
West. Fuss and Feathers. Long and
Short. Judge and Justice. Code and
Law. Lawyer and Sharp. Drone and
Shirk. Furlong and Longacre. Long
fellow and Shorter. Singer and Wits
Ter. Whiteman and Blackman. Ollie
and Daily Lean and Fatter. Penn
and Inks, Leisure and Working
Drum and Fifer. Duck and Drake
Clear and Cloud. House and Lands
Large and Small. Little and Biggs
Woods and Fields. Date and Figs.
Ioungs and Clds. Muck and Slough.
Honey and Sweet. Cheafom and
skinner. Card and Gamble. Smart
and Dul. Rose and Thorn. Damp and
Dryer. Hill and Dale. There Is one
per in the city and one Close. thres
F'Ousekeepers. three are Bare. one Is
Base, there Is one Doll. one is Mos
back two are Householders, there
are five Guys. one IS Wise. one Is
Wiser and there is a Wiseman. There
are lots OF Fish but only one Min
now. There are Richman and one
j. Poor. There IL one Lump and only
one IS Lucky three are Swindle.
Vice Is here but there IS Salvage.