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Waterloo City Promotes Growth and Facilities
The Waterloo issue highlights major investments and institutions including three new hotels, two public libraries with 20 000 volumes, 17 graded and two high schools, 60 fraternal groups, 50 dairy centers, a YWCA home, a large YMCA building, a major park system with 17 municipal and private parks, a $160 000 federal courthouse, one of the world’s largest mail order houses, the middle west’s largest beer market, 12 strong banks, $1 500 000 weekly clearings, 150 factories employing 17 000 workers, and $20 million annual manufactured value. The city boasts river power, bridges, hospitals, churches, and extensive housing with 611 new residences and minimal vacancies.