Ohio as an industrial empire worthy of future growth
Governor Vic Donahey ranks Ohio as a cross section of the nation in industry and resources. He notes Ohio's top positions in clay products, machine tools, tires, and rubber, with strong outputs in motor vehicles, steel, glass, and paints. He calls the state an empire within itself, four percent waste, and a promising place to live and raise a family.
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Ohio
United States
Buckeye
Union
Ohio Resources and Climate Report Highlights Coal Oil and More
Ohio produces coal in 29 of 88 counties and has abundant bituminous coal to last centuries. Oil output exceeds 7 million barrels annually, with 1926 at 7,322,000 barrels. The state ranks high in gas, cement, sand, and salt production, with 10 cement plants and major lime and sand centers in Canton Akron and Zanesville. Weather data from the U S Weather Bureau notes a 50.9 degree mean temperature and growing seasons ranging from 149 to 201 days. The payroll for 1926 across coal and mineral industries reached 51,616 workers with total wages of 53,522,033 dollars.
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Ohio
United States
Canton
Akron
Zanesville
Logan County
Bellefontaine
Ohio Valley
Columbus
Wooster
Lake Ewe
U. S. Weather Bureau
Officers of League Honorary Proside
List of officers and executive committee members from Ohio, led by Governor Vic Donahey as PROSIDE. Includes President Dr W Thompson Columbus, Vice Presidents Ackerman and others, Treasurer Ackerman Mt Vernon, Secretary James Columbus, and a long roster of industry, business, and civic leaders across Ohio.
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Vic Donahey
Ohio
W. Thompson
Columbus
Ohio State Untersity
Plate Reate
Wm. H
W. M. James
Motion Picture Theater Owners of Ohio
Gertrude I. Howard
Guy B. Harris
Aisdorf
Olio Goow H Roads Federation
Granville Bariek
Hillsboro
News Herald
George B. Chandler
Ohio Chamber of Commerce
James A Devine
Ohio Building Association Learue Co
H. Harris
Athens
Athens Messenger Co
C. Jones
Ole State Automobile Canton
Russell M. Kerth
Cleveland
Ohio Hotels Association
B. F. Lamb
Ohio Council of Churches
J. A Medstroth
Donahey
Ohio in Focus A Portrait of the Buckeye State
An overview of Ohio’s demographics history and economy highlighting birth and death rates, population growth, and leadership. It notes Ohio as industrial and agricultural, with high home ownership, major figures in early U.S. history, and the state’s geography and settlements. It also mentions notable natives and leaders, including presidents and judges, and rough figures on land, area, and institutions.
Ohio Know How campaign and state statistics summary
A statewide Know How Ohio campaign promotes pride in the state’s resources and future. The report lists corrective institutions costs, state flower, flag star order, land holdings, and population and real estate values through 1928, noting Ohio’s early ratification status and projected growth.
Ohio's industrial leadership across multiple sectors ranked
Ohio leads nationwide in tires pottery and tile outputs and tops machine tools and foundry products. The state ranks high in automobile and steel production, pig iron output, moulding sand, and heavy machinery. Strategic location, ore coal access, and a broad utility network underpin 1.5 million workers covered by Workmen’s Compensation and a dense infrastructure with 217 electric light and 495 telephone companies, 1000 newspapers, 1400 restaurants, 1700 hotels, and 1200 theaters.
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Ohio
Uard
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Bessemer Steel
Ohio Agriculture and Farm Prosperity in 1920 Overview
Ohio hosts 256,695 farms with an average size of 91.6 acres and total farm property value around 3.10 billion dollars in 1920. The state leads in Jersey cattle and Merino sheep, ships high volumes of wool and butter, and relies on a diversified crop base. Farm co operatives dominate marketing with over 20 percent of products sold cooperatively. Grange and Farm Bureau numbers indicate strong farm organization.
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Ohio
Grange
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
Ohio Rail and Road Growth spread across the state
Eighty million people reside within 18 hours by rail of Ohio’s industrial hubs. In 1926 Ohio had 98 steam railroads with 35,999,992 passengers, 67 street railways and interurbans carrying 752,408,833 passengers, and high investment per mile. Ohio’s highway and auto figures include 1,629,109 cars, 473.07 gallons per car, 770,667,796 gallons sold, and $20,475,687.60 tax revenue. Further, 219 motor companies operate 15,000 miles of bus routes. the state uses Ohio river traffic over 10,000,000 tons, with an eventual 50,000,000 ton capacity after locks completion. The harbor at Cleveland rivals Liverpool in tonnage. Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterways will reshape Ohio ports to ocean access. Continued on page Two.
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Ohio
United States
Buckeye
Toledo
Youngstown
William Henry Harrison
Virginia
Ulysses Simpson Grant
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
James Abram Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
William Howard Taft
Warren Gamaliel Harding
State of
la Salle
Marietta
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Lexington
Kentucky
Reah Gh
Pontiac
Tecumseh
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Custer
McPherson
William Maxwell
Sentinel of
Northwest
West
George Washington
Supreme Court
Florence E. Allen
Cleveland
Lucille Atcherson
Columbus
Union
United of the State Department of Welfare
Public Utility Commission
Sandusky
Bellevue
Liverpool
England
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Natural Resources
Wilber E. Stout
Department of Geology
Ohio State University
Joseph A. Ackerman Cleveland
Ohio Gumae
J. B Palmer
Pataskala
Walter Schmidt
Schmidt Realty Company
George V. Sheridan
Ohio State Council of Retail Mechanta
John J. Lentz
American Insurance Union
Fluadls
Deflora
Devery
Ohio Penitentiary
Mansfield Reformatory
London
Marysville Reformatory
Lancaster
Delaware
Murray D. Lincoln
St. Lawrence Waterway
C. C. Jones
Ohio State Automobile Association
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