Waterloo's rapid growth traced to booster spirit and manufacturing
The article notes Waterloo grew 112.2 percent from 1900 to 1910, reaching 26,693. Mayor Rector attributes the boom to strong booster clubs, harmonious effort across society, and the city becoming a major midwest factory hub with many plants, liberal banking support, and aggressive publicity. The inquiry by The Manufacturers' Record sought 200 words on main growth factors.
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Waterloo
Faet
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
Rector
R. H. Edwards
Middle West
United States
Illinois Central cuts shop hours to eight in city
Effective today all Illinois Central shop workers in the city move to an eight hour day through the winter, with nine hours restored only if payroll expansion is allowed. The change targets machine, boiler and repair shops, car department and all departments, amid objections over pay.
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Illinois Central
Waterloo P D Receipts Large in October Total
Postal receipts in Waterloo for October rose to 16 191 94 dollars, up 4 126 76 from October 1909. The month’s total marks the largest percentage gain among fifty major post offices listed in monthly postal bulletins.
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Waterloo
Cotton sheds burn. million-dollar loss in Alexandria blaze
Fire swept through several large cotton sheds in Alexandria today destroying six hundred bales of cotton and resulting in a reported loss of one million dollars. Local crews fought the flames as the blaze caused extensive damage to storage facilities and disrupted shipments.
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Alexandria
Egypt
May Lew Tax for a Market Place
Des Moines and Waterloo consider funding a public market place under section 894. A three mill grading fund could open and extend streets or create a market site on the west river bank. Public support grows as cities push to reduce fruit and vegetable costs with a local market plan.
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Bridge and Fifth Streets
Des Moines
Waterlas
Waterloo
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