Mason City Leads North 1A Towns In Progress
Mason City Iowa enters a period of growth described as a revolution from swamp to modern city. From its 1888 origin as Masonic Grove to current status with 22 660 residents and projections to 40 000 in ten years the city touts parks paving and waterworks. Railroads centering here support 272 reachable points in 24 hour freight service while factories employing about 3000 people produce drain tile and building tile among other products.
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Mason City
Fort At
Kinson
Masonic Grove
Iowa
Wroneght
Cerro Gordo County
Altho
Magan City
Chicago Great Western
Chicago
Milwaukee
Mason ‘City
Nor ‘Mally
United States
Mason City Industries Show Large State Output
Mason City hosts 122 brick and tile plants in land and produces 5 percent of Iowa's total industrial output with 13,181 miles of drain pipe annually. The two Portland cement plants operate at $5.6 million cost and 12,000 barrels daily, while the Northwestern plant uses waste heat. The J.B. Becker & Sons packing plant employs about 1,000,000 dollars payroll and ships 9,000 cars yearly. Beet sugar, sand and gravel, and creameries add to the city’s industrial breadth, with wholesale trade exceeding ten million dollars annually and multiple insurance firms based here.
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Mason City
New York
Shanghai
United States
Northwestern States
Uvo
J.B. Becker & Sons Packing Plant
Boston
Chicago
Minneapolis
Duluth
Dallas
Jawa
Towa
American Sugar Corporation
Ideal Sand & Gravel Co
Mississippi River
Denver
Higley Creamery
Danderine Secret for Fuller Looking Hair Readers Report
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a hair treatment that, when brushed through damp hair, makes hair appear twice as thick and lustrous. It claims the 35 cent bottle nourishes roots, reduces breakage, stops shedding, and promotes growth, even for dry brittle or gray-streaked hair.
Mason City’s Civic Reach Grows with Modern Brotherhood Site
The text notes that the Modern Brotherhood of America occupies an eight story building in Mason City. It also lists 25 churches and 18 modern public school buildings including a high school with capacity for 1,209 pupils and a junior college in the area.
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Modern Brotherhood of America
Mason City
Public Improvements Include Major New Buildings
The plan lists two parochial schools, Carnegie library, YWCA building and a $300000 YMCA building to be built immediately, plus four hospitals, Odd Fellows, Elks, Knights of Columbus buildings, four modern hotels and an eight story million dollar hotel.
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Carnegie Library
Odd Fellows, Elks, K. of C
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Webster Box
Florida
California
Shores Fuel & Transfer Company
Sipe
Kirk
Burlington
Bast
Coats
the Miller Vote Co
Dollar Day
Shades
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