Waterloo Plants Lead World in Tractor Making in 1917
Prosperity in Waterloo hinges on 128 factories and the Illinois Central shops employing nearly 400,000 workers. The Waterloo Gasoline Engine Co dominates tractor and engine output, with new foundry and machine shop expansions under construction to boost daily tractor capacity and meet soaring orders amid wartime demand. Other firms report sharp sales gains and plant expansions across the city.
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Waterloo
Moachinery
Illinois Central
United States
Agricultural Department
Washington
J.h.johnson
Treas
Urer
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
Iowa Dairy Separator Company
William Galloway Company
Interstate Tractor Company
Red Cedar Park
Johnson
Servo Fountain Pen Company
Dart Motor Truck Company
Waterloo-Playford
Waterloo Cider Company
Waterloo Sea Cream Company
Novelty Wire Works
Powers Manufacturing Company
Evans Dollar Pen Company
Waterloo Wholesalers Drive Busy Local Jobbing Trade
Waterloo serves as a major jobbing center with wholesale grocery hardware harness engines and farm implements. Firms ship across Iowa and neighboring states, employing many traveling salesmen. Since Fowler Bros began 49 years ago selling apples retail, the sector has grown with population and distribution networks. Orders now move by telephone and rapid train service, with haste in fulfillment and dispatch as key strengths.
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Waterloo
Teather
Fowler Bros
C. I. Fowler
Trav
Waterloo Wholesalers Report Solid Year Amid War Strain
Salesmen gather at the home office weekly for instruction while a Saturday school trains escorts. Despite wartime shortages, Waterloo wholesalers still enjoyed a satisfactory year with steady business and instruction programs in place.
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Eling
Waterloo
Local Tractors Traverse Waterloo’s Auto Industry in War Effort
Waterloo’s auto scene a busy wartime hub with Dart Company tractors for military use and contributions from Waterloo Gasoline Engine, WilHam Galloway, Inter-State Tractor firms. 41 auto concerns operate here. Mackie Motors opened Des Moines branch, Gates Halt Tire service at 106 Fifth St W. Despite railway and material delays, a prosperous year ends with strong demand and ongoing production to support crop growth and military needs.
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United States
France
Waterloo
Commisanary Department
Dart Company
Waterloo Gasoline Engine Company
WiHam Galloway Company
Inter-state Tractor Company
Waterloon
Mackie Motors Company
Des Moines
M. 8
Binney
Commercial Street
Gates Halt Sale
Fifth Street West
H. B. Stuart
Jsratees
Tax collection in Black Hawk County tops 1.37 million
The county treasurer W J Durbank reports a total tax intake for 1917 of 1 372 936 66 including general taxes and special assessments.
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Black Hawk County
W. J. Durbank
Nearly Million in Capital for New Industries
A Iowa regional filing reveals twenty three corporations with capital stock totaling 986000 and nineteen amendments. Entities include Waterloo Monument company and Cedar Falls Laundry company among others, plus incorporations without profit such as Cedar Heights Presbyterian Community Church and the Master Builders association.
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Inere
Met
Roses
Waterloo-Playford
Pony Lee Ieee
Peerioen Baking Company A
Iohty Company, Incorporated
Seeeeeses
Seekae
Musto Scamwate
Auto Wrecking Company
Waterloo Monument Company
Waterloo Hotel Company
Lincoln Savinga Bank
Watts-Best Lumber Company
Cedar Falla Laundry Company
Cedar River
Esse Geres
Waterloo Morris Plan Company
Denna Town Scales Company
Spring Lake Too Company
United Wookwear Manufacturing Company
Producers Milk Company
The
Park Avenue Company
Buttermakem Publishing
Comany
Ee Wees
Cedar Heights Presbyterian Community Church
National Patriotic Order of Sonn and Daughtara
United States of America
Maseter Builders Association
Bryant Asphalt Paving Company
Asphalt
Interstate Engine and Tractor Company
Interstate Tractor Company
Cedar Falls Band & Gravel Company
Cedar River Sand and Material Company
Threlkeld Spring Holster
Waterloo
Artificial Ira & Fuel Company
Falon-Bollman Company
Falon-Memning Company
Sana Souci Association
Waterloo Savings Bank
Waterloo Cement Machinery Corporation
Waterloo Loan and Trust Company
Waterloo Bank and Trust Company
Cement Tile Machinery Company
Stewart Manufacturing Company
Wagner Manuficturing Company
Walnut Atreat Baptist Church
Altatadt & Langlas Baking Company
Mason Andrewa & Wyth Company
Jennings-Philpst, Incorporated
Albert's White Laundry Company Gains and Election Duties
A fragment notes a change from Kim ball Iden Laundry to Albert's White Laundry company and references Fowler company duties of officers and a press amount of $10,000 in the context of Stewart-Simmons stock.
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Stewart-Simmons
Fowler Company
Kimball Iden
Albert's
White Laundry Company
Fire alarm responder Carl Pritchard keeps city wiring in check
Carl B. Pritchard, a licensed electrician, jumps at every fire alarm and inspects all electrical wiring in the city. He reports 656 inspections totaling 831.85 in fees for the year ending December 1 1917, detailing monthly figures from December 1916 to November 1917.
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Carl B. Pritchard
Elty
Cana
Waterloo Merchants Show Strong Shopping Scene
Waterloo merchants boast large stocks and varied assortments in the northeastern state. Railroads and an interurban system draw thousands to Waterloo, with high class stores thriving on quick sales and small profits. Despite wartime uncertainty, local business leaders expect steady activity and ongoing patriotic efforts at home.
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Waterloo
Middlewest
Cedar Valley
Waverly
Cedar Rapids
Etsa
Denver
Ateam
Mier
United States
Alze
Althi
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Trang
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Tung Song
Siam
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Penang
A. A. Dunham
Dunham
Waterloois Mecck
EXCEL
Citizens Gas
Hagerman and Galloway
Citizens Gas & Electric Company
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