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city; and we compare most favorably with any city in'the United States
in regard to the class ,of help that can be had. There is plenty of it.
Steps are now being taken to build homes for these laboring men which
they can afford to buy or rent, thus making Evansville a most desirable point.. Surrounding us on three sides is an agricultural section,
and in ten miles radius you will find truck farmers. This means cheap
garden truck, consequently cheap living—another inducement to the
laborer to cast his lot in a pleasant place to live and labor.
SCHOOLS
Without boasting, Evansville has one of the finest public school
systems in the country—-twenty-four buildings, including a magnificent
High School building and a Manual Training School; also parochial
schools. ■'.'-.'.'.. -.:-.', ■ ...',..
STREETS
There are: sixty miles of improved streets-^-gravel, brick and asphalt—and the city is constantly adding more each year. • •
BANKS
There are banks with a. capital of $2,600,000 and deposits of;$16,-
000,000; surplus and profits, $679,661; circulation, $1,550,000; loans
and discounts, $7,445,335; bonds and real estate, $2,745,213; cash
and exchange, $3,233,965. A bank failure is an unrecorded-thing in
the history of the city. ..x
BANK CLEARINGS
1902 .... ... ......$ 57,097,941
1903. . .'. ., : . .;. ... 64,139,801
... i9oi/...;:..,;.... ., ;.,...;;-. ;7i, 408,72,;,.
1905.;... ... . . ...... .....'. .,.;y'.'.. ..'.'. .... ... 83,282,827: ",;.'
1906.. ....,:..... .................... 91,686,302 y
1907........ .... ■.■:■■':. ., ...... •:.•... .... .. :. . .x . . 1... 102,436,094
1908... ....... . .......... .... 93,965,445 .'..;.;
This in a year of panic—better than 1906, which was considered
excellent before the phenomenal year of 1907. And the first quarter of
1909 shows such a gain that it is safe to predict that 1909 will exceed
the record-breaking 1907.
GROWTH OF MANUFACTURES
Statistics from 1900 to 1905 compiled from government report,
census bureau, show the following per cent of gain: x
Per cent increase capital. t. ........ .58.5
Per cent increase wage earners.... . . ............ -'....... 38.8
Per cent increase wages. .........'-.'........ . . ........ . .56.2
Per cent increase value material used.:.'. ... ... .; ... .•..'. .63.8
Per cent increase value products '.■.,■.-. 57.8 -,-.
The above, not promotion figures, but from a cold-blooded government report, is worthy the careful study of every citizen and of every
manufacturing, plant seeking a location.
POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS
1907. ..:... . . . .. . . .'. . ... . ... .$172,847
1908.... . ........... . .. ':'.:. . ......:. . ..... ..... 185,042
Gain. . X. . . .■■'. .... 9.3%
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | 1909 Evansville City Directory |
| Other Title | Bennett & Co.'s Evansville directory for 1908 |
| Decade | 1900s |
| Description | 1909 Evansville City Directory published by Bennett & Co., with manager Harvey Thornton Bennett, Sr. In addition to both residence and business directories, it includes a city guide with information about local government, public institutions, schools, banks, churches, and societies. An index of all of the advertisements is provided, as well as a street directory. |
| Subject | Evansville (Ind.) -- Directories |
| Contributors | Bennett and Company |
| Original Publisher | Evansville, Ind. : University of Evansville Press |
| Original Date | 1909 |
| Resource Type | Text |
| Item Type | Directories |
| Format and Resolution | Full view: 400 ppi jpg 2000; Archived: 400 ppi tif |
| Scanner | BookDrive Pro |
| Original Repository | Central Library Indiana Collection |
| Digital Publisher | Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library |
| Digital Date | 2015 |
| Usage Statement | The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of reproductions of copyrighted material. Material from the James and Rosemary Geiss Collection may be protected by the copyright law. The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library makes this picture available for the personal use of the borrower to be used for private study, scholarship, or research. Any other use may be subject to additional restrictions, including but not limited to the copyrights held by parties other than the EVPL. Users are responsible for determining the existence of such rights and for obtaining any permissions and/or paying any associated fees necessary for the use of any particular image. |
| Call Number | 917.7233 EVANS 1909 |
| EVPL Catalog | http://evans.evpl.org/record=b1073574 |
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| Title | page 6 |
| Transcript | 6 . .. . ■ city; and we compare most favorably with any city in'the United States in regard to the class ,of help that can be had. There is plenty of it. Steps are now being taken to build homes for these laboring men which they can afford to buy or rent, thus making Evansville a most desirable point.. Surrounding us on three sides is an agricultural section, and in ten miles radius you will find truck farmers. This means cheap garden truck, consequently cheap living—another inducement to the laborer to cast his lot in a pleasant place to live and labor. SCHOOLS Without boasting, Evansville has one of the finest public school systems in the country—-twenty-four buildings, including a magnificent High School building and a Manual Training School; also parochial schools. ■'.'-.'.'.. -.:-.', ■ ...',.. STREETS There are: sixty miles of improved streets-^-gravel, brick and asphalt—and the city is constantly adding more each year. • • BANKS There are banks with a. capital of $2,600,000 and deposits of;$16,- 000,000; surplus and profits, $679,661; circulation, $1,550,000; loans and discounts, $7,445,335; bonds and real estate, $2,745,213; cash and exchange, $3,233,965. A bank failure is an unrecorded-thing in the history of the city. ..x BANK CLEARINGS 1902 .... ... ......$ 57,097,941 1903. . .'. ., : . .;. ... 64,139,801 ... i9oi/...;:..,;.... ., ;.,...;;-. ;7i, 408,72,;,. 1905.;... ... . . ...... .....'. .,.;y'.'.. ..'.'. .... ... 83,282,827: ",;.' 1906.. ....,:..... .................... 91,686,302 y 1907........ .... ■.■:■■':. ., ...... •:.•... .... .. :. . .x . . 1... 102,436,094 1908... ....... . .......... .... 93,965,445 .'..;.; This in a year of panic—better than 1906, which was considered excellent before the phenomenal year of 1907. And the first quarter of 1909 shows such a gain that it is safe to predict that 1909 will exceed the record-breaking 1907. GROWTH OF MANUFACTURES Statistics from 1900 to 1905 compiled from government report, census bureau, show the following per cent of gain: x Per cent increase capital. t. ........ .58.5 Per cent increase wage earners.... . . ............ -'....... 38.8 Per cent increase wages. .........'-.'........ . . ........ . .56.2 Per cent increase value material used.:.'. ... ... .; ... .•..'. .63.8 Per cent increase value products '.■.,■.-. 57.8 -,-. The above, not promotion figures, but from a cold-blooded government report, is worthy the careful study of every citizen and of every manufacturing, plant seeking a location. POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS 1907. ..:... . . . .. . . .'. . ... . ... .$172,847 1908.... . ........... . .. ':'.:. . ......:. . ..... ..... 185,042 Gain. . X. . . .■■'. .... 9.3% |
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