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Newspaper

Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1921

Page

13

Magnificent Waterloo public buildings program under way

A sweeping Waterloo building program for 1922 aims at 1.5 million dollars in major projects including a Masonic temple Allen Memorial Home Ellis house and several churches and apartments. West High School will finish next summer at 850000. Numerous smaller offices and business structures are planned as financial conditions normalize.

Waterloo Waterlooz la Masonic Allen Memorial B. P. O Ellis First Presbyterian First Baptist Church Syndicate Christian Science Church West High School First Cedar Streets Currie-Simpson Gomneny

Papers Filed With County Recorder In 1925

A 1925 record shows Miss Jennie S Bird county recorder in 1921 with filings totaling 12 035. The year reflects a drop of 3 665 instruments from 1924 while noting 1920 was unprecedented in recorder history.

Jennie S. Bird

Waterloo public works expenditures exceed two hundred eighty seven thousand

Waterloo's city council reports 12 month outlays topping 287000 with 257688.19 spent on paving and improvements including 40 and 22.23 for municipal waterworks. paving covered Fletcher avenue Byrnes drive Smith street Arlington street and others. 1.8 miles of sanitary sewers cost 26976.07 across Campbell Sixth West Newton Vaughan Avalon Ballou Forest and other streets.

Waterloo Ag Whitney Sub Campbell Avenue Sixth Street Newton Street Westfield Avenue Vaughan Street Avalon Avenue Ballou Street Forest Avenue Cutler Street Oliver Street Gable Street Kern Hope Street Arington Street Cottage Grove

Illinois Central Spends $404000 Here During Year

The Illinois Central Railway, The Old Reliable, and Waterloo's leading industry spent $404,000 on permanent city improvements in the past year. About $216,000 went to Waterloo shops for enlarging equipment for new high power locomotives, including a 100 foot electrically controlled turntable and expanded roundhouse facilities. Additional improvements covered yard trackage, heavier rails, and improved icel ose capacity. An interlocking switch at the northern junction with W. C. FL & N cost $60,000. Thirty-two new engines were assigned to Waterloo, each valued at $1,000, totaling $2,850,000 if assembled locally. Waterloo’s shops rank second largest in the system, with capacity to rebuild 10 engines monthly and to ice 26,900 to 30,000 cars of perishable freight yearly. Approximately 1,806 employees work in Waterloo, with a payroll around $2,000,000 for the year.

Ilinois Central Railway Company Reliable Waterloo W., C. FL. & N. Railway Company Illinois Central Is Llitness Central Hodge Taylor W. S. Williams Marsh Place Burnside Lil Ilinois Central Company Teames Illinois Central Railway System W.S. Williams Fourth Street East

Europe Peace Seen Key to American Prosperity

Chicago December 31 1921 commentary notes a continued postwar depression driven by European instability. It urges patience with debt laden European nations, supports James Simpson’s plan to fund debts over twenty years, and forecasts armament conference progress and lower interest rates as vital to restoring prosperity. Economic risks loom from tariffs taxes and uncertain policy.

Chicago Europe James AB. Forgan First National Bank of Chicago First Trust & Savings Bank James Simpison Washington Damocles Federal Reserve Banks Federal Reserve

Spirit of Progress in Waterloo Building Boom Shines

Waterloo's 1921 building year totals 2 201 286 with $519 000 in business buildings schools and churches and 505 305 in new residences plus 136 725 in private garages and 257 688 municipal paving. The report credits civic effort and notes First Presbyterian and First Baptist churches and Allen Memorial hospital began, with 201 garages and numerous remodeling jobs. Major improvements by Illinois Central RR add 404 000, while city projects cost 257 688.

First Presbyterian Church First Baptist Church Allen Memorial Hospital

Bankers Brace for Lower Rates and Weaker Earnings

The speech warns that rediscounting should remain above market to aid banks as a final resort, not for profit. It predicts interest rates will fall next year amid bank losses, with earnings likely weaker than in war years. The convalescence after the war is expected to be lengthy, though progress and scar removal are noted.

Jpleas Federal Reserve Anks

County treasurer reports 1921 tax take over two million

Ed Madigan county treasurer reports 1921 tax collections up to December 24 totaling 2,805,066.47 with allocations to regular tax, specials, auto licenses, and miscellaneous. Deputy A Bunn tabulated results. 9,100 automobiles licensed in 1921 and daily over the counter motor vehicle license receipts ranged 6,000 to 10,000 in late December. Spain eyes bus concessions with Madrid rights seen amid British competition.

Ed Madigan Waterloo A. Bunn

Waterloo Phones Serve 60,000,000 Persons In Year

The Northwestern Bell Telephone Company's Waterloo office reports about 63,000 local calls daily and 22,955 total connections in the year 1921. Conversations reached nearly 146,000,000 people. 2,600 long distance calls daily added 949,000 talks. About 100 operators were employed. $10,000 was spent on 1921 construction with a net gain of 200 station telephones. Upgrades included cafeteria and restrooms. long distance facilities expanded by roughly 50 percent with new copper circuits to Minneapolis and Omaha. Future plans include $20,000 for cabling Homes Park and Prospect additions.

Black Hawk County Northwestern Bell Telephone Company New York Trust Company Hawkeye Enaretore Tocal Northwestern Telephone Company Waterloo Minnneapolis Omaha Homes Park Prospect

Also Mentioned on This Page

First Pres Masonic Temple Elks W. OG. A Court Fowler Central Christian Church Fourth Locust Streets St. Mary’s Catholic Society Parker Fourth Streets Nas Berth Avenue Fallg Avenue Clty Iupervision Fifth Street Falls Avenue Sans Souci Sycamore Fifth Streets City Hall Walla Alien Heights City Waterworka Commission Qounty Recorder Watlezworks Illinois Central James B. Forgan America United States Thasis Foal Municipality of Side Togelee Len Ilnois Central Railroad Company Herstable-Service Aum Ropsayale High School Setener Eneeeemees Rath Packing Co J. .W. Polsue Evenue Standard Oli Co Falls and Mullan Black Hawk Fruit É Commission Co Waterloo Register Co Rath Street Plaza Theatre Co Evecesewene Arthur Young Fourth Street Waterloo Lumber Co Eleventh Street Silvers Mfg. Co Linden Avenue Bath Packing Co Eereeereane Walker Hennedy Co Commercial Street York Tire Service Co Hall Citizens’ Gas & Electric Co East Independent School District Roosevelt Crystal Theatre Co Eae Lee Waterloo Bank & Trust Co Lafayette Waterloo Co-operative Dairy Co Creamery Goldie Kern Street Ackley W. G Reed Lime Street Brown K. J Kingbard Avenue Bender T. J Boyce D. W Lime Belangee Perry Rebel Avenue Buxton C. E Williston Avenue Babcock D. H Mullan Avenue Bown J. A Third Street Seceresaeee Blasser Charles W Iowa Street Buckley Gordon G Linn Street Craiglow F. A Steely Street Ceeence Currie-Simpson Kingsley Avenue Fe Cote A. C Moir Street Clark E. C Rieht Street Cote Broadway FL C Cowin Logan Avenue Tape Cole Fletcher Avenua Hutton Chifford Dawson Street Hass A. F Burton Avenue Rare Hacker Ff. J Lafayette Street Hoffmann A. A Hoffer A. J Parker Street Heald R. C Hemaworth Cart Col Harkness H. L Hagle Street Hallowell Hartman Lester Baltimore Judas Arthur Conger Street Remod Tohneon George Summitt Avenue Johnson B. G Addition Kitne Cartlandt Knutte Horace Alta Vista Avenue Kaselt William Randolph Street Tiple Lawless Charles LaBarre J. N Grant Avenue Es Leonard Dena Magnolia Parkway Lingelbach Ry Kge Ee National State Bank and Loan Comptroller State Banking Department Waterloo Bank & Sprust Co Lincoln Savings’ Bank American Trust & Savings Co Black ‘Wank Weeee Farmers Loan & Trust Ca Waterloo Bank & Trust Fe ANDES Waterloo Savings Belaee Eeeere Re Lisbilt Black Hawk National Commercial National Partners Loan & Trust Co First National Ilowa States Leavitt & Johnson National Leavitt & Johnson Trust Co Spain C., H. Cunningham Madrid France
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