Waterloo Telephone Company Upgrades Network and Underground Wires
The Waterloo telephone system operated by the former Cornu Belt company and now under Iowa Bell plans extensive undergrounding. It has spent over a hundred thousand dollars on burying wires, with 5300 phones in service and over 1200 miles of wire. The network is praised for reliability and aims to complete conduit laying in the business district next year with a projected 40 thousand dollars more investment.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Bell Pelee Phone Company
Cornu Belt Telephone Company
Jawa Company
Bell
Mercy
Brains
Fifth Street Bridge
Cedar Rapids
Marshalltown
Des Moines
West Waters
Electric Grit Company
Telephone Company
Siwiteh
Waterloo Industrial Pulse Report Reveals City Manufacturing Scale
A Waterloo wholesale dealer estimates the industrial population at 4 000 to 5 000 workers with 329 employed year round in three major plants. He notes 135 smaller factories, total payroll around 8.96 million dollars, and Waterloo’s strong bank deposits. He cites annual product value near 12 million and freight car movements totaling about 100 000 touches in the year.
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Waterloo
The
Courier
Middle West
George Lichty
Smith, Lichty & Hillman
Lichty
Gata
Lichty Elected President of National Wholesale Grocers
George E Lichty, president of the Stith Lichty Hillman Co wholesale grocers, is unanimously elected head of the National Wholesale Grocers Association. He rose from third vice president after leading the purchase discount committee. The 2500 member group runs via an executive committee and five vice presidents. Lichty also serves as a director of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad and is deeply involved in Waterloo business circles.
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Waterloo
Iiiz
George K. Lichty
Stith, Lichty & Hillman Co
National
Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Tle
United States
Lichty
Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad
Waterloo Industrial Growth Lifts City Beyond A Iowa Peers
An analysis of Waterloo's manufacturing scale shows plans for 100000 cars moved by 238 trains and 33 locomotives, with nearly 1000 trainmen. The month of November figures for three trunk lines hint at higher annual car throughput, underscoring Waterloo's strong pay rolls and local industrial faith.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Waterloo
EL. C. Finkbines
J. G. Berryhills
F. M. Wubbells
Etchoman
Waterloo Iowa Horse Market Dominates Regional Trade
Waterloo hosts a dominant horse market drawing buyers and sellers from across Iowa and neighboring states. William Holland leads the Holland barns with long experience, earning trust of major national buyers and shipping large sums via city banks. The market handles 200 to 500 horses per sale and fuels local commerce through wide circulation of cash drafts.
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Waterloo
Waterloo Live Stock Commission Co
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Ottumwa
Towa
Minnesota
Nebraska
Dakotas
Wisconsin
Chicago
St. Louie
St. Joe
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Sioux City
Milwaukee
William Holland
Holland
America
Holland Barns
Holland Bros
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Geo. E. Lichty
Wholesale Grocers
Ass’n
George , Lichty
AO Horse Market
Central West
Tring
New York
Boston
Mr. Holland
Waterloo, Iowa
Ellis
Cafe
Horton & Holden Hotel CO
A. J. Knapp
Sycamore and
East Park Avenue
Northey Mfg. Co
S.northey
Crystal Theatre
McIntoshs & Webber
Picturedom
Morris & Co
Royal
Waterloo Fruit & Commission Co
Cinco Cigars
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