Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-05-21
GOOD BOOST FOR NEWARK
PART OF RADIO PROGRAM
Rev. George BohOn Schmitt's Address Although
Brief Was Right to the Point

electric power at a low rate, good
water supply from a municipality
owned water works with a recently
installed filtration plant making it's
present water supply one of the best
in the state.
The city also owns its own efficient
lighting plant.
Its motorized fire department is
equipped with every modern device to
fight fire.
An excellent school system con-
forming to the high standard set in
the state consists of II district
schools with a high school and rec
emily dedicated gymnasium second to
none in the central district Of the
state. It's two parochial schools and
high school, together with Denison
University, located six miles west Of
the city at Granville, furnish ample
facilities for an extended education.
A Business College located in the city
also furnishes means for the train
ing Of the youth in efficient business
methods.
Newark is served by three great
trunk lines, the Baltimore and Ohio,
the Pennsylvania and the New York
Central lines, the latter connecting
with the two former at Heath, two
miles west of the city, thus furnish
ing an outlet for shipping. The Co
lumbus, Newark and GAINESVILLE Elec-
trio railroad not only has excellent
interurban and city service but fur
nishes additional freight service to
shipper
Excellent roads so essential to
motoring radiate in all directions to
and from the city.
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad
furnishes the citizens with 25 pass
enger trains every twenty-four hours.
The Pennsylvania furnishes 21 and
the Columbus, Newark and Zanes-
vile Interurban supplies SO passen-
ger trains per day, besides numerous
bus lines under the latter to various
parts of the state. Thus ample
means is afforded the traveller in and
out of Newark, making it one of the
most accessible points in the state
outside of the metropolitan areas.
The Newark Division Of the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad handles from
1900 to 1000 carloads of freight per
day and from 1000 to 100 empty
freight cars, the majority of which
pass through the terminal yards of
Newark.
There are employed on the Newark
Division under normal conditions from
3200 to $500 men, the monthly pay
roll running from 100000 to $425,-
900. Of this number there are ap-
1900 men with q paVrOll
of about $250,000 monthly employed
in the local shops, yards, offices and
freight station, making the B. and 0.
by far the largest employing indus
try in Newark The gross freight re-
ceipts from 65 various agencies To-
Gated on the Newark Division totall-
ing from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000
is remitted and handled
through Newark banking institutions.
The Pennsylvania RAILROAD handles
a total of 10,230 cars of
freight in and out of Newark with a
tonnage of 199,680.
The C. N. & Y. Electric over SIM
liar period handles 100000 pounds
of freight or $500 tons, with freight
trains rarely of more than four cars
to the train.
Five solid progressive banking in
stitutions with assets of $12,400,000
and deposits of S9000,000 are doing
business in Newark. Four building
and loan institutions with assets of
S6 100000 enable the citizens who so
lesire to own their own homes.
Newark is a city of diversified in