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(Signed) ANN ARBOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE September, 1925 For further information write P. P. WOODBRIDGE, Secretary CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANN ARBOR, MICIr. ANN ARBOR ANN ARBOR IN BRIEF LOCATION On 2 railroads. The Michigan Central (East & West). The Ann Arbor Railroad (North & South). On 2 state highways. M 17 Chicago to Detroit. M 65 Flint and Northern Michigan to Toledo and the South. 36 miles to Detroit; 247 miles to Chicago. To Detroit in 1 hour; Chicago in 6 hours. To New York City in 16 hours. EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES Seat of the University of Michigan; 10 departments, 12,000 students. University land, buildings and equipment valued at $22,000,000.00. Public school property valued at $3,000,000.00. One of the oldest high schools in the west; 1200 students. University School of Music; 700 students. ". Libraries with over 550,000 volumes. RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS Twenty-one churches; property worth over $6,000,000.00. Guild houses and dormitories for church young people. City Y. M. C. A., also University Y. M' C. A. City Y. W. C. A., also University Y. W. C. A. The largest Students' Christian Association in America. RECREATION Games. provided by the University Athletic Association at Ferry Field with Stadium seating 47,000 people. High grade concerts at moderate prices. A May Festival with aggregate attendance of 30,000 people. A half-million dollar Auditorium, seating 5000 people. A High School Athletic Field and City Playgrounds for Children. BUSINESS Ann Arbor, the twelfth city in size in Michigan. Eighth in banking resources. Per capita deposits $615.68. "5000 private houses; average value from $8,000 to $10,000. 85 per cent of the people own their homes. Factories employing capital of more than $7,250,000.00. 300,000 visitors in Ann Arbor each year. 150,000 for the big games; 15,000 more for Commencement. $20,000,000.00 spent annually by the University, its students and their visitors. This means stimulus to trade. A Good Place in Which to Live AN N A ARB OR A Good Place in Which to Work ANN ARBOR A Good Place in Which to Live A N N ANNA R BOR ri ix-irn Homes-&. j A Good Placc A oo lacin Which to W o rk ANN ARB OR. A Good Place in Which to Live AN N A R ARBOR I I* A Good Place in Which to Work ANN AR B OR.I A Good Place in Which to Live A N. N ARBOR A Good Place in Which to Work AN N AR B.O R ypical ran * nea: Ann Ar ----- A Good Place in Which to Live A~NN AQBOIL ON THE HURON RIVER NN ARBOR is the county seat of Washtenaw County. It is also the home of the University of Michigan. It has a resident population of over 25,000, exclusive of the student body, showing a steady growth from year to year. Only 12 per cent of the population is foreign-born, and of this group nearly one-half is English speaking. The city stands on a range of hills overlooking the beautiful valley of the Huron River, while all around lies a sweep of rich, rolling Home of the University of Michigan AN N AR B O R farm lands. The Huron valley contains some of the most picturesque scenery and the most valuable power sites in Southern Michigan. Most of these sites are now operated by the Detroit Edison Company. The business centers and the industrial districts of Ann Arbor lie mainly in the valleys near the railroads and trunk highways, while the surrounding hills afford admirable residential sites...-The districts are so situated as to permit of all expanding without either detracting from the value of the other. A Good Place in Which to Live ANN ARBOR LAWYERS CLUB UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN The University of Michigan was founded in 1837, the year in which Michigan became a state. The original campus, forty acres in extent, was secured as a site. Of the original buildings, only Mason Hall, now forming the north wing of University Hall, remains standing. In its 87 years of existence it has been attended by 70,195 students, of whom more than 50,000 are still living. It has had six Presidents, Henry Philip Tappan, Erastus Otis Haven, James Burrill Angell, Harry Burns Hutchins, Marion LeRoy Burton and the present incumbent, Clarence C. Little. The University represents a land, building and equipment investment of approximately $22,000,000. The funds available for operation exceed $4,500,000 annually. It now consists of: The College of Literature, aX- w -- Science and the Arts; the Colleges of Engineering and Architecture; the Medical School; the Law School; the College of Pharmacy; the College of Dental Surgery; the School of Education; the School of Business Administration; the Nurses' PRESIDENT'S HOME A Good Place in Which to Work ANN ARBOR Training School, and the Graduate School. Full courses are given in all these fields, and a Summer Session is annually held. The total net attendance for the year 1923-1924 was 12,291 from every state in the Union and..:!i - many foreign countries. The faculty numbered 646 professors, associate and assistant professors, and instructors. During the past four years the State has appropriated $8,900,000 for new buildings, out of which the new hospital, with 700 beds, has been completed, besides James B. Angell Hall, the main building of the College of CAMPUS WALKS Literature, Science and the Arts, costing $1,250.000, a Physics Laboratory, the University High School building, the new Medical Building, the East Engineering Building, and a large addition to the Power Plant. ANGELL HALL - -- A Good Place in Which to Live AN N A RBO R - CLEMENTS LIBRARY In the same period the University has received a number of outstanding gifts totalling over $3,000,000. Among these will be found the William L. Clements Library of the American Literature, which contains a unique and extremely valuable collection of original material bearing on American History. Likewise, the Lawyers Club, an impressive group of collegiate Gothic buildings, executed in seam-faced granite, and the Couzens Nurses' Home. In process of erection is the Thomas H. Simpson Memorial Institute for Medical Research, given in 1924 by Mrs. Thomas H. Simpson of Detroit. Research in the cause and treatment of pernicious anemia is to be conducted here. Among the other structures belonging to the University are the Natural Science Building, with its various departments, the Michigan Union, a students' club; Alumni Memorial Hall, with its art collections; the Observatory and the Engineering Building with complete facilities for scientific and industrial research. In Hill Auditorium, seating over 5,000 people, may be seen the Frieze Organ, originally constructed for the Chicago World's Fair of 1893, and the Stearns Collection of musical instruments. The General Library, the third largest college library in the country and among the largest in the United States, now contains more A Good Place in Which to Work ANN ARBOR than 500,000 volumes. The University's collections of Greco-Egyptian papyri, the earliest dating from 250 B. C., original Greek, Latin and Coptic manuscripts, and Oriental manuscripts, from the library of the former Sultan Abdul Hamid, cannot be duplicated by the combined resources of all the other university libraries of America. The University Museum is one of the points on the Campus most attractive to visitors. In it are contained the objects collected by the Beal-Steere Expedition in Peru, China, Formosa, and the Philippines, and the exhibit of the Chinese government made at the New Orleans Exposition of 1885. There are besides very complete collections of zoological and archaeological specimens.,/ The University athletic grounds are known as Ferry Field. They contain about 105 acres, with football stands seating 47,000 persons, varsity baseball field and stands, tennis courts, and space for the use of class and fraternity teams. The field house, erected in 1923, large UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC - -,. A Good Place in Which to Live AN N AR B O R HILL AUDITORIUM enough to include under its roof a regulation football gridiron, has been named in honor of Fielding H. Yost, coach of Michigan's famous football teams for the past twenty years. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC The University School of Music is organized under a statute of the State of Michigan, providing for the incorporation of societies "not for financial gain," for the purpose of fostering good music. Its activities are directed into two main channels: the providing of musical instruction of University grade and the' giving of concerts. The school maintains a faculty of about 30 teachers of wide recognition and has an enrQllment of approximately 700 students representing 40 states and countries. It is affiliated with the University of Michigan. Supplementary to the instruction offered in the class Woms and studios, opportunities are provided for hearing many of the world's greatest artists and musical organizations. In the Choral Union Series, May Festival, and Extra Concert Series, seventeen programs are offered by the greatest soloists, orchestras and other ensemble groups, In the Faculty Concert Series and the Twilight Organ Recital Series about fifty programs are given each year, while numerous other concerts by advanced students and student organizations take place at frequent intervals. These are given without admission charge. A Good Place in Which to Work 0 Til MAP (A) MAP (B) Map (A) shows the close proximity of Ann Arbor to the various automotive centers and the main highways leading from Ann Arbor to these centers. The possibility of making quick delivery by truck is a decided asset to the allied automotive industries. Map (B) shows important rail connections with Ann Arbor where the Ann Arbor and Michigan Central main lines cross. The advantages of Ann Arbor over eastern centers in supplying the automotive industry with parts are apparent. A considerable saving can be effected in transportation costs of steel products, for instance. The raw material may be shipped from Canton or Pittsburgh to Hartford, Connecticut, for fabrication when it is sent to Detroit or other Michigan cities. A considerable saving would be shown by manufacturing the product in Ann Arbor. ANN ARBOR Competent musicians of the community have opportunity to participate in the Choral Union Chorus (300 voices), the University Symphony Orchestra, and in other musical groups. The fees for tuition in the school and for admission to the Choral Union, May Festival and Extra Concert Series are placed at the lowest point compatible with sound business principles. Altogether the School through its wide range of activities has been instrumental in giving Ann Arbor a reputation as a music center comparable to that of the greatest cities of the country. INDUSTRIAL Ann Arbor is geographically the automobile centre of the world. Over 80 per cent of the automobiles of the world are manufactured in the following cities, all of which are within fifty miles of Ann Arbor: Detroit Walkerville, Ont. To T Toledo Lansing Flint Pontiac Jackson dsor, Ont Some of the principal cars manufactured in these cities are: Buick Paige Chevrolet Rickenbacker Chrysler Star Durant Willys-Knight Essex Cadillac Ford Oldsmobile Gray Dodge Hupmobile Wills-St. Clair Jewett Flint Willys-Overland Studebaker Oakland Hudson Overland Gotfriedson Truck Packard Lincoln Reo Federal Motor Truck General Motors Truck and many others. NORTH END INDUSTRIAL SECTION -- A Good Place in Which to Li ve ANN AR BOR SOUTH END INDUSTRIAL SECTION Numerous automobile accessory manufacturing plants are also found in the same territory, a number of which are already located in Ann Arbor. Appreciating that approximately one-third of the population of the United States is found in territory adjacent to the Great Lakes, the strategic location of Ann Arbor is obvious. The advantageous position of Ann Arbor recently has induced a number of important and growing concerns, a number of which act as feeders to the automobile industries, to locate within its limits. These various concerns employ approximately 3,000 men, with an annual payroll of around 4/2 million dollars. Some of the principal articles manufactured in Ann Arbor are broaches and broaching machines, candy, castings, chucks, cigars, commercial balers, doors and blinds, high speed steel forgings, furniture, gasoline gauges, ice and ice-cream, lamps and silk lamp shades, piston pins, pumps, literature racks, radios, rugs, coiled and flat springs, screw machine parts, sashes, steel balls, pharmaceutical and toilet articles, scientific instruments and apparatus, etc. There is available a wide choice of high-class industrial sites to suit all industries, particulars of which may be secured on application to the Chamber of Commerce. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICE Through the channels of the Department of Engineering Research at the University of Michigan, the industrial and technical interests in the State have an opportunity without parallel in the country for receiving aid and assistance in their research programs. A Good Place in Which to Work AN N AR B O R Research work, though essential, is admittedly expensive. It requires proper housing, adequate library facilities and a trained personnel. The University, especially the Engineering College, places at the service of industry her buildings and her laboratory equipment when not engaged in instructional or similar work. It likewise provides an opportunity for the University staff to direct the research work when such can be done without detriment to the teaching obligations. The buildings particularly pertinent to Engineering Research, which in themselves represent an investment of several million dollars, are: West Engineering Building Chemistry Building East Engineering Building. Natural Science Building. Physics Buildings (old and new) Library. These buildings contain modern and comprehensive laboratories in practically all the major fields of endeavor. In these laboratories there are facilities for attacking most of industry's problems. The Department was established as the liaison between the industries and the University so that industries and communities can address their inquiries and problems directly to the Department of Engineering Research and thus be assured of receiving prompt attention. IN THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, U. OF M. A Good Place in Which to X iv e ANN ARB OR INDUSTRIAL GAS SERVICE The manufacturing section of Ann Arbor is supplied with Gas Service from two systems specially built and designed for this purpose. The manufacturing plant has a reserve capacity of 800,000 cubic feet daily, and is modern in every particular. Mixture of coal and water gas is furnished with a heating value> in excess of the state standard of 535 B. T. U. Special rates are made for heavy or long hour consumption. 'ELECTRIC POWER SERVICE Ann Arbor is served by the Detroit Edison Company, which serves Detroit and vicinity. The downtown district and the manufacturing district are served with 3-phase, 220-volt, 60-cycle alternating current. A 120-thousand volt transmission line now connects at Superior the transmission system that feeds Ann Arbor. This line ties the local system directly with all the large steam generating plants. The rates for power and lights are the same as those in Detroit. The reasonableness of these rates is shown by the general use of electric central station power in Detroit and vicinity. The operation and rates of the Detroit Edison Company come within the jurisdiction of the Michigan Public Utilities Commission. FINANCIAL Ann Arbor has four Banks, one National and three State and Savings Banks. Two of the latter maintain branch offices located to give better and more convenient service to their patrons. A HURON RIVER POWER PLANT A Good Place in Which to W o r k ANN ARBOR JONES SCHOOL The total resources of these Banks aggregate nearly $17,000,000. The total Bank Clearings have increased steadily from slightly over $30,000,000 in 1921 to $45,443,621.73 in 1924. Ann Arbor has two Building and Loan Associations with a combined capital of nearly one million dollars. These associations are strongly connected and have filled a very useful place in the home owning propensities of the community. SCHOOLS Ann Arbor has eight grade schools with an enrollment of over 4,000 pupils, a High School with 1,150 pupils, and a new University High School. J Within the last four years Ann Arbor has completely rebuilt or remodeled and modernized every grade school building in the city. Six grade buildings, having an average capacity of 600 pupils each, is a result of this progressive school policy. Every one of these buildings is equipped with shops, library, gymnasium, auditorium, home economics and science rooms and kindergarten. Many of them are surrounded by a large playground and all are architecturally beautiful. Ann Arbor is not satisfied with merely fine school buildings; the work that goes on inside of these school buildings in transforming the kindergartner to the citizen who must be responsible for the social, political, educational and economic development of the city, state and nation is the vital thing. That this may be done with skill and precision, a great effort has been made to bring to Ann Arbor a teaching corps of a highly professional character, and to that end an attractive salary schedule has been established. Ann Arbor becomes the educational center of the state by virtue of having within its border the great Uni Aw A Good Place in Which to Live ANN ARBOR ANGELL SCHOOL versity of Michigan. The citizens of Ann Arbor take a just pride in seeing that the city school system keeps pace with the marvelous development taking place on the University campus. The typical American wants his children to succeed. He wants them to have every educational advantage necessary to success. Ann Arbor is meeting this demand by furnishing not ordinary, but superior, educational opportunities for its boys and girls, its young men and young women. Ann Arbor's greatest asset is its educational facilities. TRANSPORTATION (N. B.-The unusual facilities enjoyed by Ann Arbor in the way of transportation of all kinds is best shown by a reference to the maps printed in this booklet.) Railways:-Ann Arbor is situated gan Central Railroad, 36 miles west of Chicago. It is also located on the Ann on the main line of the MichiDetroit and 247 miles east of Arbor Railroad, which affords OPERATING OUT OF ANN ARBOR A Good Place in Which to Work AN N AR B OR a direct rail connection with Toledo, 45 miles to the south-east in one direction and with many northern Michigan cities in the other. Its northwestern terminal provides railway connections for points in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Northwest. The Ann Arbor Railroad also crosses and makes passenger and freight connections with all railway lines running east and west. Some of the more important of nearby connections are those with the Grand Trunk Railway at Durand, the Wabash Railway at Milan, the Pere Marquette at Annpere, and the Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railway at Dundee. Electric Lines:-The Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor and Jackson interurban line of the Detroit United Railways runs an hourly trolley service to all towns along its route and also provides a rapid and efficient freight-distributing service throughout this territory, connecting with all important industrial centers in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Motor Bus Service:-There are seven modern and up-to-date motor bus lines operating in and out of Ann Arbor from one central terminal direct to Detroit, Toledo, Pontiac, Flint, Lansing, Dexter, Adrian and other points and making connections with almost every city in northern Ohio and southern Michigan. This service already boasts some of the most modern equipment on the market and is being rapidly extended and improved. Highiaxs:-Ann Arbor is located on the main trunk highway between Detroit and Chicago and it is the center of a veritable network of paved and improved highways extending in every direction and offering unexcelled facilities for fast and safe motor bus and truck or private car transportation to all the leading cities of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and other states. UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL A Good Place in Which t o 'L oeS ANN ARB OR MARTHA COOK DORMITORY The manufacturer locating in Ann Arbor therefore enjoys unusual opportunities for the speedy delivery of his goods by truck as an additional alternative to the excellent facilities provided by steam and interurban lines. It will be readily recognized that the foregoing, together with an efficient and economical telephone service and the natural geographical advantages of Ann Arbor, constitutes a great commercial advantage to the business executive and affords him most unusual facilities for the rendering of prompt and personal service to his customers. ORGANIZATIONS Civic:-Ann Arbor has a strong and active Chamber of Commerce. The Rotary, Kiwanis and Exchange Clubs are also well organized. Social Service:- The Y. M. C. A., Boy Scouts, etc., take good care of the growing youth. Women's activities are well represented in Ann Arbor. The King's Daughters, A. A. Women's Club, the Women's Business- and Professional Club and similar organizations give ample scope for social activities and community service. The Y. W. C. A., Camp Fire Girls and other associations are also very active. Patriotic:-The American Legion, Army and Navy Club, G. A. R.' D. A. R., and other patriotic organizations will also be found in evidence. A Good Place in Which to Work ANN ARBOR Fraternal:-Among the fraternal organizations, the Masonic Order with over 3,000 members has recently completed a fine new temple at a cost of over $500,000. The B. P. O. E. also has a fine home. The K. of C., K. of P., I. O. O. F. and all the leading secret orders are well represented. Charities:-Ann Arbor conducts its charities through the Community Chest idea and its Community House provides headquarters in the Chamber of Commerce building for its Public Health Nursing Association, Tubercular Association, Family Welfare, Salvation Army and other units. Churches:-Ann Arbor has twenty-one churches, representing all the leading denominations. On account of the presence of the University, a number of the churches are able to provide an unusually fine course of lectures as part of their activities in the interest of young and old alike. For the same reason the musical programs of the churches are of an extremely high order. Hospitals:-Ann Arbor has two general hospitals, the St. Josephs Mercy and the University Hospital. There are also a number of private institutions. The St. Josephs Mercy Hospital has 200 beds and is favored with a very fine medical staff. ALPHA PHI SORORITY A Good Place in Which to Live A N N A R B O R.... PHI ALPHA DELTA FRATERNITY The University Hospital serves over 25,000 patients annually. The new building just completed at a cost of over four million dollars will provide 700 beds, thus more than doubling the old capacity. It is furnished with the most modern equipment known in the hospital field. RECREATION t Golf:-Golfing enthusiasts will find splendid facilities in Ann Arbor and vicinity. Five golf clubs are within easy reach of the city. Entrance fees are exceedingly reasonable and are designed to meet all purses. None of the courses are more than ten minutes drive from the heart of the city. One is within easy walking distance and two others are reached by street car or local motor-bus lines. Boating:-The Huron River with its several miles of most beautiful scenery provides an ever-popular source of pleasure to lovers of canoeing, boating, etc. Swimming:-For swimmers, there are a number of beaches at Whitmore Lake and other summer resorts within a few miles of the city. For those who do not care to go out of town there is an excellent swimming house on the Huron River within the city limits. Parks and Playgrounds:-Ann Arbor has an excellent system of parks and playgrounds which is being constantly extended and improved. A Good Place in Which to Work ANN ARBOR RESIDENTIAL "I can afford to live anywhere in the world," said a resident recently, "but I prefer Ann Arbor to any other place." c The natural beauty of Ann Arbor has resulted in the building of "f many attractive homes and estates. It is rightfully known as one of the.most beautiful residence cities in America. - Ann Arbor satisfies the most cosmopolitan of tastes. It combines / all the advantages of the large city with those of the countryside and has none of the disadvantages of either. The best in Art and Education; the best in natural surroundings; easy access by road or rail to the outside world; a great University with all that such a modern institution carries with it; the public school system; the recreational facilities, parks, theatres, boulevards and beautiful buildings-all of these combine to make an array of opportunities not given to the people in the average city. They give to Ann Arbor a fascination nowhere excelled. YOST FIELD HOUSE A Good Place in Which to Li, e THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DATE DUE DO NOT REMOVE OR MUTILATE CARD v V,~ T