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Waterloo Busy Beautiful City Explains Its Growth
Waterloo is described as a busy and beautiful city with 161 industries and strong civic spirit. It highlights home ownership, churches, schools, parks, hospitals, rail connections, exports, and major employers like Rath Packing. The piece notes population around 40,000, 49,000 annual freight carloads, 6,676 factory jobs, and $45,000,000 output with $30,000,000 payroll.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Mississippi Valley
Black Hawk County
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Rock Island
St. Francis
Presbyterian
Allen Memorial
Byrnes Park
United States
Cedar River
Dairy Cattle Congress
National
Rath Packing Company