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FACTS 
 
 ABOUT 
 
 INDIANAPOLIS 
 
 INDIANS 
 
 ISSUED BY 
 
 THE COMMERCIAL CLUB 
 
 INDIANAPOLIS 
 
Fads About Indianapolis 
 
 Indianapolis has a population of 
 215,000, and ranks twentieth city in 
 the United States. 
 
 In the last ten years it has made the 
 largest gain of any city in the country. 
 The net gain being 60.4 per cent; 
 Chicago second, with a net gain of 
 54 per cent. 
 
 It is within 35 miles of the center 
 of population of the United States. 
 
 More than 1,500,000 people are 
 within two hours' ride of the city. 
 
 2,300 manufacturing plants, em- 
 ploying 33,000 people and paying 
 $15,000,000 in wages annually. 
 
 Indianapolis is noted for its free- 
 dom from labor strikes and disturb- 
 ances. 
 
 By means of 32 steam railroads and 
 interurban lines all the great cities of 
 the Central West can be reached in 
 five hours. 
 
 Indianapolis has the only great 
 Union Interurban Passenger and 
 Freight Station in the world. 
 
All freight depots are located in the 
 heart of the city, within a radius of 
 four squares. 
 
 A Belt Railroad surrounds the city, 
 expediting shipments and furnishing 
 factory sites. 
 
 150 miles electric street railroad 
 under one system, at a four-cent fare, 
 with universal transfers. 
 
 HO miles of paved streets, 151 
 miles of sewers, 245 miles of water 
 mains. Sanitary conditions the best. 
 
 Within 50 miles of the most ex- 
 tensive coal fields in the world. Mine 
 run coal laid down in the city at an 
 average of $1.25 per ton. 
 
 Headquarters of the Independent 
 and Central Union Telephone Com- 
 panies. Rates for offices and stores 
 $2.00 and #3.50 per month; resi- 
 dences, $1.50 to $2.00. 
 
 The resources of our Banks and 
 Trust Companies aggregate #45,- 
 000,000. 
 
 Indianapolis is the fifth largest 
 publishing city in the United States. 
 
Indianapolis is noted the world 
 over for its beautiful shaded streets 
 and comfortable homes, second only 
 to Philadelphia in the number of 
 working men who own their own 
 
 homes 
 
 Eight public parks within the city 
 
 limits, covering 1,311 acres and three 
 parks just outside with 310 acres. 
 
 Indianapolis is recognized by 
 educators as having a model school 
 system. Seventy school buildings 
 and two great High Schools, one 
 Academic and one Manual Training. 
 A large Central Library with numer- 
 ous branches in all parts of the city. 
 
 Forty-five hotels affording the best 
 accommodations in the West. 
 
 165 churches with a membership 
 of 65,000. 
 
 New $2,000,000 Post Office and 
 Federal Building just finished, com- 
 pletes chain of fine public buildings 
 second only to Washington. 
 
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS 
 
 ROBERT G. McCLURE Sec'y. 
 
 ., MERCIAL CLUB, INDIANAPOLIS 
 
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