338.4 IJti cop . 3 Illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics. Industrial Opportunities STATE OF ILLINOIS BULLETIN Industrial Opportunities Municipalities having a population of one thousand or more, Manufactures now established. Cities and towns desiring additional industries. Inducements offered. Facilities and advantages of locations. Part II of the Sixteenth Biennial Report, Bureau of Labor Statistics for 1910. Bureau of Labor Statistics. DAVID ROSS, Secretary. SPRINGFIELD, ILL. ILLINOIS STATE JOURNAL Co., STATE PRINTERS 1911 BOAKD OF COMMISSIONERS OF LABOR. M. H. MADDEN, President, Chicago. FRANK B. MOTT, Galesburg. J. D. PETERS, Carbondale. Secretary, DAVID Ross, Springfield. CONTENTS. PAGE List of Municipalities '. 7 Introductory ; 16 Analysis of Tables - 19 Descriptive Particulars 22 Tables... 86 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS- OPPORTUNITIES. -INDUSTRIAL List of cities and towns to which schedules were sent to the chief officers; those making report and those failing to send any returns. NOTE The page numbers in the second column refer to the descriptive particulars. LIST OF MUNICIPALITIES. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Abingdon Abingdon 22 Albion. . Albion 22 Aledo '. Aledo Altamont Altamont... ... .. Alton Alton 23 Amboy Amhny 23 Anna Anna 24 Arcola Arcola 24 Arlington Heights ... Arlington Heights 24 Ashland Ashland Assumption Assumption 25 Astoria Astoria 25 Athens Athens 25 Atlanta Atlanta . 26 Auburn Auburn Augusta Augusta . Aurora. ... ... 26 Averyville Averyville . 27 Barrington Barrington Barry Barry 27 Batavia Batavia 28 Beardstown Beardstown. . 28 Belleville Belleville 28 Belvidere Belvidere 29 Bement... Bement... BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Benton . . Benton Bloomington . . Bloomington Blue Island Blue Island 29 Braceville. . Braceville 30 Bradley. . . .... Bradley. ... ... Braid wood Braid wood 30 Breese. Breese 30 Brookfield Brookfield . 31 Brooklyn . . Brooklyn Bunker Hill Bunker Hill 31 Bushnell Bushnell.. Byron Byron 31 Cairo Cairo 32 Cambridge Cambridge 32 Camp Point ... . Camp Point . 32 Canton Canton Carbondale Carbondale Carbon Hill Carbon Hill 33 Carlinville. Carlinville.. . .. Carlyle. .. Carlyle. . Carmi Carmi 33 Carpentersville Carpentersville 33 Carrollton Carrollton Carterville . Carterville Carthage . Carthage . ... Casey Casey 34 Centralia. . . Centralia Cerro Gordo Cerro Gordo. 34 Champaign Champaign 34 Charleston. . Charleston Chatsworth Chatsworth . . 35 Chenoa... Chenoa Chester Chester 35 Chicago Heights . Chicago Heights 36 Chillicothe. Chillicothe Christopher Christopher Clinton Clinton 36 Coal City... CoalCitv... 36 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. ' Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Cobden Cobden Colchester Colchester Colfax Colfax Collins ville Collinsville Onlnmhis^ Columbia 37 Cuba Cuba... 37 Danville . . . Danville 37 Decatur . Decatur 38 DeKalb DeKalb Delavan Delavan . . . Desplaines . . . . . . Desplaines Dixon .... Dixon Dolton Dolton.. Downer's Grove Downer's Grove 39 Duquoin . . .... Duquoin. . 39 D wight Dwight . . . Earlville Earlville 39 East Dubuque . East Dubuque 40 East Dundee East Dundee East St. Louis East St. Louis 40 Edinburg Edinburg Edwardsville Edwardsville . . 40 Effingham Effingham . . Eldorado Eldorado.. Elgin Elgin 41 Klrnhnrst ..... , Elmhurst F.lmwnnrl TCImwnorl 41 El Paso El Paso.. Eureka Eureka 42 E vans ton Evanston . . .... 42 Fairbury Fairbury 42 Fairfield Fairfield . ' Farmer City Farmer City 42 Fannington. . Fannington 43 Flora Flora 43 Forreston Forreston 43 Fort Sheridan Fort Sheridan. Freeburg. . . Freeburg. . . 10 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Free port 44 Fulton. Galena 44 Galesburg. . . . Galva Galva Gardner Geneseo. Geneva 44 Genoa 45 Germantown 45 Gibson City 46 Oilman. . ; 46 Girard 46 Glencoe 46 Golconda ' 47 Granite City 47 Grayville 47 Greenfield Green view Greenview Greenville Greenville Griggsville Griggsville 48 Grossville Hamilton Hamilton Harlem Harlem . Harrisburg Harrisburg 48 Harvard ... Harvard 48 Harvey Harvey 49 Havana Havana Henry ' Henry 49 Herrin ... Herrin 49 Highland Highland Highland Park Highland Park . 50 Highwood Highwood 50 , Hillsboro Hillsboro Hinsdale Hinsdale 50 Homer. Homer Hoopeston . . . Hoopeston 50 Jacksonville. . . Jacksonville. . . 51 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 11 List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Jersey ville , Jerseyville 51 Joliet . . Joliet . .. 51 Jonesboro Jonesboro 52 Kangley ... Kangley 52 Xankakpp Kankakee 52 Kansas Kansas. . . 53 Keithsburg Keithsburg 53 Kewanee... Kewanee. 54 Kinniundy . . Kinmundy . . Kirkwood. . Kirkwood. . Rnoxville Knoxville 54 Lacon Lacon Ladd Ladd . 54 La Harpe ; La Harpe. . 55 Lake Forrest Lako Forrest 55 Lanark, Lanark 55 LaSalle LaSalle 56 Lawrenceville Lawrenceville Lebanon Lebanon Lemont Lemont LeRoy LeRoy 56 Lena Lena Lewistown . Lewistown .... 56 Lexington 57 Lincoln Lincoln.. 57 Litchfleld Litchfleld 57 Lockport Macomb Macomb 58 McLeansboro . . . McHenry 58 Madison Madison 58 Marengo ... . . 59 Marion. 59 Marissa . Marissa Maroa. . . . .. 60 Marseilles 60 Marshall 60 Martinsville. . . Martinsville. . . 61 12 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Mascoutah 61 Mason City Mattoon Mattoon Maywood Melrose Park Mendota Mendota 61 Metropolis 61 Milford Milford Millstadt Millstadt. . .. 62 Minonk Moline Moline . . 62 Momence Monmouth .. Monmouth Monticello Monticello 63 Morgan Park Morgan Park . Morris . . .. Morris . 63 Morrison.. , . Morrison 63 Mound City . . . Mound Ci y Mt. Carmel Mt. Carmel Mt. Carroll .... Mt. Carroll Mt. Morris Mt. Morris 64 Mt. Olive Mt. Olive 64 Mt. Pulaski : -. Mt. Pulaski Mt. Sterling Mt. Sterling 64 Mt. Vernon Mt. Vernon Moweaqua Moweaqua 65 Murphysboro Murphysboro 65 Naperville Naperville 65 Nashville Nashville Nauvoo Nauvoo 66 Neoga Neoga Newman . Newton Newton 66 Nilwood Nilwood . 66 Nokomis T Nokomis 67 Normal Normal . 67 North Chicago North Chicago 67 North Peoria... North Peoria... INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 13 List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting Page Failing to Report. North Utica North Utica Oakland 68 Odell Odell 68 Odin Odin O' Fallen O'Fallon 68 Olney Olney 68 Onargo 69 Oquawka Oquawka.. Oregon Ottawa Ottawa 69 Palatine . Palatine 69 Pana. . Pana... .... 70 Paris . . Paris 70 Park Ridge Park Ridge 70 Paxton .. Paxton Pecatonica Pecatonica 1 . 71 Pekin Pekin Peoria Peoria Peotone Peotone 71 Peru Peru Petersburg Petersburg. Pinckneyville Pinckneyville 71 Pittsfleld Pittsfleld piano Piano Polo Polo 71 Pontiac 72 Princeton Princeton Prophetstown Prophetstown Quincy Rantoul 72 Red Bud , Red Bud 72 Ridgely jRidgely Riverside . .... Riverside.. Riverton Robinson Robinson. . .. Rochelle Rochelle 73 Rockfalls Rockfalls.. . Rookford... Rockford. . . 14 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. List of Municipalities Continued. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. JHock Island Rock Island Roodhouse 73 Roseville. . Rossville Rushville St. Anne. 74 St Charles St. Charles 74 St Elmo St. Elmo 74 Salem Salem. Sandoval Sandwich Sandwich . 74 Savanna 75 ^Sesser Sesser 'Shawneetown Shawneetown ... 75 -Sheffield Sheffield 75 -Shelbyville : Shelbyville 76 Sheldon . . Sheldon . : 76 Sorento - Sorento 76 Sparta Sparta 77 Springfield Springfield 77 Spring Valley Spring Vallev 77- Staunton Staunton 78 Sterling Sterling 78 Streator. . Streator 78 Sullivan Sullivan. Sumner Sumner; ... 79 Sycamore Sycamore 79 Taylorville Taylorville 80 Toluca Toluca 80 Toulon Toulon Trenton Trenton. . Troy City Troy City 80 Tuscola Tuscola Upper Alton Upper \.lton Urbana Urbana 81 Vandalia Venice Venice 81 Vermont. .. Vermont... INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 15- List of Municipalities Concluded. Municipalities to which Schedules were Sent. Reporting. Page. Failing to Report. Vienna Vienna. 81 Virden Virden Virginia Virginia. . Warren Warren 81 Warsaw. . Warsaw 82 Washington Washington Waterloo... : . Waterloo 82 Watseka Watseka 83 Waukegan Waukegan 83 Waverly Waverly Wenona , Wenona... 83 West Chicago West Chicago 84 West Dundee West Dundee . . West Frankfort West Frankfort West Hammond '. West Hammond 84 Westville Westville 84 Wheaton Wheaton 84 WhiteHall , . . WhiteHall.. . 85 Wilmette Wilmette 85 Wilmington Wilmington 85 Winchester Winchester '.. 85 Winnetka Winnetka Winstanley Park Winstanley Park Woodstock Woodstock 86 Wyoming Wyoming 16 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. INTRODUCTORY. With a view of ascertaining what inducements the cities of Illinois, outside of Chicago, have to offer in the way of encouraging investments in manufacturing enterprises, the Bureau instituted an investigation based on the following schedule: STATE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. REPORT ON INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Date Name of person giving information 1. Name and location of city . Tax rate for county purpose including bond if any $ . Township $ . City including bond and park tax if any $ . 2. Number of railroads . Trains daily . State whether there are good facilities for the receipt and shipment of freight . 3. How much land have you available and suitable for additional manu- facturing purposes . Give location with respect to railroads . 4. What inducements has your ctiy to offer to secure factories either in furnishing sites or , financial aid . Are there any idle factory build- ings . If so describe them- 5. What is the cost of coal per ton for manufacturing purposes $- 6. Have you a good water supply for household and manufacturing pur- poses . How furnished . If by plant, at what cost to factories $ . 7. What agricultural products have you that would supply material for manufacturing . What mineral products . 9. Have you a supply of clay, sand or stone of a commercial value . 10. Can help be secured in your city or adjoining cities . Give the estimated number of men or women who could be secured for such em- ployment . 11. Is your city supplied with gas or electric light plants . What is the price of each to factories $ . To other consumers $ . 12. How provided for fighting fire . 13. What kind or kinds of additional enterprises would, in your opinion, be best suited to your locality . 14. Number and names of newspapers published, daily or weekly . 15. Number of graded schools . High schools . Is manual train- ing a part of the school curriculum . 16. Number of churches . Number of banks . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 17 17. Number of manufacturing industries . NOTE If you have advertising material relative to any special advantages you possess as a manufacturing or commercial city, please enclose copies with your reply. If any special inducements are made to secure manu- facturing enterprises, please report them. List of manufactures of the city of . Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employes. Male. Females. A letter enclosing the schedule was addressed to the chief officer of each city containing a population of 1,000 or more, requesting that the information called for be furnished. The Bureau was entirely dependent upon the willingness of city officials to voluntarily supply the data as the limited appropriation made for the department would not permit of the employment of special canva>3tu;* iV such work. Notwithstand- ing repeated requests in many cases u ^ ' sider.ible number failed to answer. v From a list of 316 cities, to which theso requests were addressed, 187 made full and satisfactory replies and they constitute the accompanying report. While it is not as complete as might be desired, sufficient perti- nent facts are presented from different localities to attract attention to the opportunities which the State offers for the profitable investment of capital in manufacturing. .The facilities for transportation, accessa- bility of raw material, fuel, water, light and other required supplies, together with cost, taxation rates and available labor, are all important factors in the location of industrial plants. In the collection and publication of this data, more as a matter of advertisement than as a statistical report, the Bureau is impressed with the conviction that its effect in calling public attention to these ad- vantages will naturally aid in increasing our great and growing power as a manufacturing State. Of the total number reporting, all with the exception of six, desire additional factories. In the class having and desiring no manufacturing industries, the most notable city is Evanston, an educational center, and, as its mayor reported, essentially a city of homes. It offers no inducements for manufacturing of any kind, on the contrary would, if possible, prevent the location within its limits of any enterprise of that character. Outside of the city of Chicago,, which contains more than one half of the 18,000 manufacturing plants in the State, according to the last federal census, the greater part of manufacturing is confined to cities ranging in population from 5,000 to 30,000. These cities contain over 8,000 manufacturing plants, giving employment to 172,000 men and women, the annual product is valued at $637,000,000, over one-fifth of 210 18 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. which is represented in wages. Including the city of Chicago, the manu- facturing record of Illinois for the year 1909 as presented in the sum- mary of the Census Bureau, gives the following important items : * Years. Per cent increase 1904-1909. 1909. 1904. Number of establishments 18,031 $1,547,301,000 1,160,371,000 364,570,000 207, 592, 000 1,918,321,000 757, 950, 000 77,902 465,565 1,011,874 14,921 $ 975,845,000 840, 057, 000 268,965,000 172,186,000 1,410,342,000 570, 285, 000 54, 521 379, 436 741,555 21 59 38 36 21 36 33 43 "23 36 Capital Cost of material as used Salaries and wages . Miscellaneous expenses ... Value of products Value added by manufacture (products less cost of mat- erial) Employes, number of salaried officials and clerks Average number of wage earners employed during the year . . Primary horse-power INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 19 TABULAR PRESENTATION. The statistical part of this report is presented in a series of twelve tables, which give separate and detailed particulars of all items returned on the schedules. Following is a summary of these tables: I MUNICIPALITIES POPULATION. Under this head will be found the cities or villages reported, the counties where located, the population in 1910 and 1900, and the in- crease or decrease in ten years. It will be observed, that 49 of the 187 places reported a decrease in population. This is 26.2 per cent of the whole number. The city showing the greatest gain is Herrin, William- son county. The population of this city in 1900 was- 1,559, and in 1910 it had increased to 6,861 or 340.1 per cent. Kangley, LaSalle county, shows the greatest decrease, being 62.2 per cent, it now having but 380 people while in 1900 it had 1,004. This increase and decrease in the population of these places is ex- plained in the development and decline of mining communities. Years ago Kankley was a prosperous mining settlement, but the coal field became exhausted and the people who followed and depended for a living on the mining industry, sought other centers. The store buildings and homes of the people were torn down or removed, and but little evidence remains of its former existence. Herrin is a notable example of the rapid gfowth of a community dependent practically upon the business of mining coal. Rich and almost illimitable deposits of coal have been discovered at that point under conditions that invite invest- ments. Much of the decrease in the population of certain communities can be accounted for in the natural shifting of industrial centers, par- ticularly is this true of mining, just as the explanation of the decline in certain agricultural sections may be found in the movement from the country to the cities. II TAX RATE, RAILROAD FACILITIES, LANDS, INDUCEMENTS. This showing presents important information peculiar to each locality. The tax rate for county, town and city purposes is shown so far as reported. The number of railroads and number of daily trains, facilities 20 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. for receiving and shipping freight, the number of acres of land available for factories and its location with respect to railroads and the induce- ments offered by the different municipalities to secure factories is also shown. Of the 74. counties which report a tax rate for county purposes, Iro- quois county has the lowest 20 cents. Ford county is a close second with a rate of 23 cents. Lanark, Carroll county, reports the lowest rate for municipal purposes 22 cents while Madison, Madison county has a city tax of 54 cents. There were however 94 municipalities that did not report the rate for city tax. All the cities and villages shown in this table, with the exception of Nauvoo, have one or more railroads "running several trains daily each way affording good facilities for receiving and shipping freight as well as excellent passenger service. To the question "How much land have you available and suitable for additional manufacturing purposes?" one hundred and seventy-two report from a few acres to an "unlimited quantity." Seven report "none" and eight leave the question unanswered. This land is adjoining or near the railroad right of way. Ill COAL AND WATER SUPPLY, PRODUCTS, LIGHTING PLANTS. The particulars shown in this table are, towns having factory buildings now vacant ; cost of coal to factories ; how water is supplied and its cost ; agricultural and mineral products; the approximate number of employes that may be secured ; the kind of light and the price to factories and to other consumers. The price of gas quoted is for 1,000 cubic feet and that of electricity is for the kilowatt hour. IV FIRE PROTECTION, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES, INDUSTRIES DESIRED. Here is presented the facilities for fighting fire, the kind of industry wanted, the number of newspapers, schools, churches, banks and factories in each municipality where report is made. It will be observed that all the larger cities have fire departments and some of them are excellently equipped for this important work. Forty-six cities report 96 daily news- papers, eleven cities have 15 semi- weekly and in one hundred and sixty- one municipalities are published 257 weekly newspapers. There is no report from eleven places as to newspapers. One hundred seventy-two municipalities report 573 graded schools, and one hundred three report 174 schools, while six places make no report. One hundred and eighty out of the 187 municipalities maintain 1,495 churches. Springfield has the largest number, 55, while Aurora and Decatur have 40 each. Four hundred and twenty-eight banks are reported from 178 munici- palities; 938 factories of different kinds are located in 127 cities and villages. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 21 V, VI, VII MANUFACTORIES Now ESTABLISHED, ARTICLES PRODUCED, WAGE EARNERS EMPLOYED. These three exhibits present first, the name of the manufacturers, the articles made and the number of employes both male and female, and is arranged by counties. Second, the municipalities in alphabetical order, giving the county where each city or village is located. This table also gives the total number of factories, number of articles made and em- ployes, both male and female. Third, the counties wherein the manu- facturies are situated, the number of municipalities ; the number of factories; the number of articles made and the number of employes in each. VIII, IX ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIES, PRODUCTS, LOCATIONS, EMPLOYES. These two presentations give, first, the manufacturies now established, the city or village where the establishment is located, also the number of plants at each place and the number of employes, both male and female. Second, showing all of the industries arranged in aluhabetical order and giving the totals for the State. X ALL CITIES KEPORTING, INDUSTRIES WANTED, HELP AVAILABLE, INDUCEMENTS OFFERED. This showing brings to notice in detail the industry that would be welcome in the several municipalities, together with the inducements offered and the amount of help available in each. Of the 187 cities and villages, 126 report that they want industries established, 55 leave the question unanswered and six report that they do not want any. Thirteen of the 126 places that want industrial establishments, report that they have no -inducements to offer arid 29 do not answer the question.. All of the places seeking industries with one exception, report that help is available for the kind of industry wanted. Forty-three, however, do not state the number of employes that may be obtained. XI PLACES OFFERING FREE SITES, INDUSTRIES WANTED, WAGE WORKERS AVAILABLE. This division presents forty municipalities, arranged in alphabetical order, which offer free sites for the kind of factory or industry wanted and the number of employes available. The table also shows the county in which the city or village is located and the population in 1910. In addition to free sites, eight municipalities will extend financial aid to industries wanted, and the three others offer free water. XII PLACES OFFERING FINANCIAL AID, INDUSTRIES WANTED, HELP AVAILABLE. This is a similar showing to the one just previous, excepting, it pre- sents a list of 43 places that offer financial aid only. 22 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS. ABINGDON, KNOX COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,464, situated on the I. C. & C. B. & Q. Railroads, about 12 miles south of Galesburg, the county seat. Tax rate for city purposes $2.50. Telephone and telegraph facilities. Electric light plant. International money order postoffice. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of pure water from deep wells. Water works and a volunteer fire department. Water is furnished to factories at a cost 'of 16 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has four churches, two banks, two graded and one high school, and maintains manual training as a part of the school curriculum. One semi-weekly and two weekly newspapers are published here. Abingdon is surrounded by good farms where wheat, oats, corn and dairy products are produced in abundance. A good supply of clay of commercial value is also found here. The manufacturing industries established here at present are the Abingdon Paving Brick Company, Novelty Company, Globe Shirt Com- pany, Abingdon Shirt Company, Abingdon Trap Company, Abingdon Wagon Company, Abingdon Sanitary Company and American Sanitary Manufacturing Company. The additional enterprises wanted by the citizens are gas and ice plants or almost any kind of industry seeking a location for which they have 160 acres of land suitable near or adjoining the railroads that is available for such purposes. It is thought that plenty of help could be secured in the city and surrounding country. ALBION, EDAVARDS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,281. Situated on the Southern Railway, and is the county seat. Tax rate- for county purposes 45 cents and city $1.60. International money order postoffice. Gas light plant, good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. At the present there is not a good supply of water, but there is a proposition pending for water works and light plant. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton on track. Albion is provided with a large gasoline engine for fighting fires. The city has five churches, two banks, one graded school, one high school, and Southern Collegiate Institute, which is a high grade academic insti- tution, its graduated being admitted to the best colleges and universities. Two weekly newspapers are published. Albion has had no saloon in 40 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 23 years. Albion is surrounded by farms where wheat, corn, broom corn, fruits and vegetables are raised. A supply of shale and clay equal to any in the State are found here. There are four industries here which employ 75 men. Any factory seeking a location could secure plenty of land adjoining the railroad, which would be suitable for a site, and at least 200 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given by the citizens to secure additional enterprises. ALTON, MADISON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 17,528; situated on the Mississippi river about 20 miles north of St. Louis. Tax rate for county purposes 74 cents and city $1.66. International money order postoffice. Both gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished for $1.10 per 1,000 and electricity for $1.60 per 1,000 to all consumers. Good facilities for receipt and ship- ment of freight, both by rail and water, there being seven railroads and river. A good supply of water is furnished from private water works plant, at a cost of 6 cents per 1,000 gallons. Alton has five first class paid fire departments, twenty-one churches, five banks, twelve graded and one high school. Three daily and two weekly newspapers are pub- lished. Alton is surrounded by farms where corn and wheat are grown. An excellent grade of limestone, clay and sand are found here. There are nineteen manufacturing industries, located here which employ 4,560 men and 395 women. Any new industry wishing to locate here could secure any amount of land desired adjoining railroads and plenty of help could be secured ; there are at present two factory buildings vacant which could be secured by manufacturing concerns. AMBOY, LEE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,749 ; situated on the Illinois Central and *C. B. & Q. Eailroads about 12 miles southeast of Dixon, the county seat. Tax rate for countv purposes 42 cents. Township 14 cents and city $1.47. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being two steam and one electric railways. A good supply of water is furnished by artesian well 2,000 feet deep. Coal can be bought for about $2.00 per .ton. Amboy has steam engine and pressure tank for fighting fires, six churches, one bank, four graded and one high school. Two weekly news- papers are published. Amboy is surrounded by farms where all grains grown in the corn belt are raised, and sand and clay are found in limited quantities. There is one manufacturing concern located here, which employes ten men and one woman. Any new concern wishing to locate here would be acceptable, considerable land adjoining the railway tracks would be available and at least 100 persons here could be secured for employment, some inducements would be given to a desirable industry. 24 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. ANNA, UNION COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,809; situated on the Illinois Central Railroad about two miles northeast of Jonesboro, the county seat, and is connected with said town by an electric road. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents and city $1.35. ' International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. 'At the present time water is furnished by deep wells, but waterworks are being established. Coal can be bought for $1.25 to $1.45 per ton. Anna is provided with a gasoline engine for fighting fires and is expected to have 43 fire hydrants within a year. The city has eight churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. Two weekly news- papers are published. Anna is surrounded by farms which produce grains, fruits and vege- tables. Silica and limestone are found in large quantities. There are ten manufacturing industries located here. The additional enterprises wanted by the citizens are canning factories, flour mills, box factories, foundry and machine works. A considerable amount of land adjoining railway tracks would be available, and at least 300 persons could be secured for employment. ARCOLA, DOUGLAS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,100. Situated on the Illinois Central and Vandalia Railroads about 8 miles south of Tuscola the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Township 90 cents and city $2.50. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. City waterworks. Arcola has good facilities for fighting fires, seven churches, two banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are published. Arcola is surrounded bv farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and vegetables. A good supply of clay, for brick and tile is found here. There are seven manufacturing industries located here. At least 60 acres of land convenient to the railroads could be obtained for any additional manufacturing concerns, and 300 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens would give some inducements to secure any desirable in- dustries for the city. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,943. Situated on the Chicago and North- western Railroad about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric lights. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. City waterworks. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton delivered. Arlington Heights has a volunteer fire INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 25 department, five churches, one bank, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. There are five manufacturing industries located here. Any additional concerns wishing to locate here could secure land adjoining the railroad, and any number of persons could be secured for employment. ASSUMPTION, CHRISTIAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,918. Situated on Illinois Central Eailroad about 9 miles north of Pana. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by wells for household purposes. Coal can be bought for 75 cents to $1.25 per ton. Assumption has a volunteer fire department, four churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Assumption is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats, wheat, sweet corn and vegetables. There are three industries located here which employ 266 men. Any concern seeking a location could secure any amount of land for a site, and at least 200 persons could be secured for employment, ASTORIA, FULTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,357. Situated on the C. B. & Q. Railroad, about 7 miles southeast of Vermont, International money order post- office. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Good supply of water furnished by deep wells, at meter rates ranging from 50 cents per 1,000 gallons to 7 l / z cents per 1,000 gallons, if 150,000 gallons are used each quarter. Coal can be bought for $1.50 to $1.75 per ton. Astoria has a fire department, five churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Astoria is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats, wheat, tomatoes and beets, coal, clay, gravel and sand is found here. There are three manufacturing concerns located here. Additional enterprises that would probably be suited to this locality are canning factory and brick and concrete factory. At least 100 acres of land adjoining the railway would be available for factory sites, and between 200 and 300 persons could be secured for employment. ATHENS, MENARD COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,340. Situated on the Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis Eailroad about 8 miles southeast of Petersburg, the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. There is not a good supply of water for manufacturing purposes, it being supplied for house- hold purposes by private wells. 26 . BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Athens has two small chemical engines for fighting fires, six churches, one bank, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Athens is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats, wheat, and other products grown in the corn belt. Goal is found here. The're is one manufacturing concern located here which employs six men. This city would not be suitable for any large manufacturing industry. ATLANTA, LOGAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,367. Situated on the Chicago & Alton and Van- dalia Eailroads about 10 miles northeast of Lincoln the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant which furnishes electricity at 15 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from drilled wells, at a cost of 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. Atlanta has a volunteer fire department, five churches, two banks, graded and high schools. One weekly newspaper is published. Atlanta is in the center of an agricultural district where corn, wheat, oats, clover and timothy hay are grown. Coal is found here. The citizens are not particularly desirous of any manufacturing concerns locating here, although they would not object to a coal mine, ice plant or any small factory. AURORA, KANE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 29,807. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Eailroad; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern; Chicago Milwaukee & Gary and Chicago & Northwestern Eailroads about 9 miles south of Geneva the county seat. This city is also connected with all principal cities in the vicinity by electric lines. Tax rate for county 75 cents. Townships 8 cents and city $2.31. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Gas being furnished for $1.00 per 1,000 feet and electricity 10 cents per kilowatt. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by artisian wells. Coal can be bought for $1.70 to $2.25 per ton. Aurora has a good fire department, forty churches, six banks, ten graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Four daily newspapers are published. Aurora is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats, wheat, rye, fruit and vegetables. Clay, sand, stone and gravel of a commercial value are found in this vicinity. There are about fifty manufacturing industries located here, which employ about 5,983 men and 1,358 women. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 27 The citizens are desirous of having any kind of manufacturing con- cerns locate here, considerable land along the railroads would make very desirable sites and plenty of help could be secured for employment. At present there is one idle factory building with about 18,000 square feet of space and engines and boiler. AVERYVILLE, PEORIA COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,668. Situated between the two branches of the Chicago, Eock Island & Pacific Eailroad a few miles north of Peoria. Tax rate for county purposes 50 cents; township 12% cents and city $2.46. Gas and electric lights. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by Peoria Waterworks plant, which is located here, at a cost of 20 cents for first 1,000 feet and 6 cents for each 1,000 feet thereafter. Coal can be bought for $1.00 to $1.50 per ton. Averyville has a paid fire department, three churches, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Banking is done in Peoria and Peoria newspapers are delivered here. Sand of a commercial value is found here. There are eight manu- facturing industries located here, which employ about 1,410 men and 100 women, the largest of these is the Avery Manufacturing Company, which manufactures threshing machines and employs 600 men and 35 women. Any new industry would be welcomed by the citizens, there being about 15 acres of land lying between the two branches of the C. E. I. &, P. E. B. which is available and suitable for manufacturing purposes, and any number of persons could be secured for employment. BARRY, PIKE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,647. Situated on the Wabash Eailroad about 15 miles east of the Mississippi river and East Hannibal. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from deep wells. Barry gets a water pressure from high towers for fighting fires. The city has three churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Barry is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats and wheat. Lime stone and shale are found in unlimited quantities. There are three manufacturing industries located here which employ 21 men. Any new industry wishing to locate here could secure any amount of land adjoining the railroad, and plenty of help could be secured in this and adjoining towns. There is at present one idle factory building, this was built for manufacturing ice, but was never used. This would be an ideal location for a paving brick concern, as there is an unlimited quantity of shale that by test makes first class paving brick. This is located within one-quarter mile of railroad with an ideal location for a yard and "plenty of water. Some inducements would be offered by the citizens in securing some good enterprise to locate here. 28 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. BATAVIA., KANE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,436. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Eailroad about 10 miles north of Aurora. Tax rate for county purposes 60 cents. Township 45 cents and city $1.86. International money order postoffice. Both gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 feet and electricity at 121/2 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being two railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at 8 cents per 1,000 feet. Coal can be bought for $2.40 per ton. The city has 80 pounds pressure on water mains for fighting fires. Batavia has twelve churches, two banks, three graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. Batavia is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats and wheat. There are nine manufacturing industries located here, which employ 922 men and 79 women. Any new industry wishing to locate here could secure at least 10 acres of land adjoining the C. B. & Q. Ey., and plenty of help could be secured for employment. As an inducement to secure any new enterprise, a site for the location of same, could probably be obtained free. BEARDSTOWN, CASS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 6.107. Situated on the Illinois river about 12 miles west of Virginia, the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes. 75 cents and city 65 cents. Inter- national money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being two railroads besides the river. Good supply of water furnished by city water plant. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Beardstown has a volunteer fire company, nine churches, three banks, five graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Beardstown is surrounded by farms where corn, wheat, rye, oats and vegetables are grown. Plenty of sand of a commercial value is found here. There are about fourteen manufacturing industries located here, which employ about 1,245 persons, besides these shell fishing and the fish industry gives employment to about 300 men. Any new industry would be welcomed by the citizens, there are 150 acres of land which would be available and suitable for factory sites and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Good inducements would be given to secure additional enterprises to locate here. BELLEVILLE, ST. CLAIR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 21,122. Situated on the Illinois Central Rail- road about 12 miles southeast of East St. Louis and is the countv seat. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 29 Tax rate for county purposes 68 cents and city $1.60. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excellent facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being six railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by deep wells. Coal can be bought for $1,25 per ton. Belleville has a first class paid fire department, fifteen churches, three banks, ten graded and one high school. Five daily, three semi-weekly and one weekly newspapers are published. Belleville is surrounded by farms where corn, wheat, oats and vege- tables are grown. Coal, clay and shale of a commercial value are found here. There are forty-two manufacturing industries located here. Any new industries wishing to locate here could secure any amount of land desired, adjoining the railroads and at least 5,000 persons could be secured in this and adjoining cities for employment. Some inducements are offered by the business men of the city, to secure additional factories. BELVIDERE, BOONE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 7,253. Situated on two lines of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad and an electric railroad and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. . Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished for household purposes from artesian wells. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Belvidere has two fire companies, eleven churches, four banks, two graded and high schools with manual training a part of the school curri- culum. One weekly and semi-weekly and two daily newspapers are published. Belvidere is surrounded by farms where corn, oats and wheat are grown. Stone, sand and clay of a commercial value are found here. There are five manufacturing industries located here which employ about 960 men and 610 women. Any new industries wishing to locate here could secure a suitable site adjoining the railroad and plenty of help could be secured for employ- ment. Some inducements in the way of a free site, and some financial aid could be secured by any enterprise wishing to locate here. BLUE ISLAND, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 8,043. Situated on the C. B. & Q. and Chicago, Bock Island and Pacific Railroads about 15 miles south of the center of Chicago. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 10 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight; there being five railroads, a good supply of water is furnished from artesian wells and the river. Coal can be bought for $2.10 per ton. Blue Island has a volunteer fire department, ten churches, one bank, four graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. 30 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Clay of a commercial 'value is found, there being at present four brick yards located here. An}' industry locating here could secure a suitable site near the rail- road/and plenty of help could be secured for employment. BRACEVILLE, GRUNDY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 971. Situated on the Chicago & Alton Eailroad. Tax rate for county purposes 30 cents. Township $1.75, city $1.00 and hard roads $1.50. International money order postoffice. Expect to have gas and elec- tricity in the near future. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Poor water supply. Coal delivered costs $2.40 per ton. Braceville has a volunteer fire department, one church, two banks, three graded, and one high school. Coal and clay of a commercial value are found here. There are four factories here which employ 15 men. Any industry wishing to locate here could secure a site adjoining the railroad and plenty of help could be secured for employment. BRAIDWOOD, WILL COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,958. Situated on the Chicago & Alton Eailroad about 20 miles south of Joliet. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by water works plant. Screenings can be bought for 7Q cents per ton and other grades of coal in proportion. Braidwood has a hose and chemical company for fighting fires. The city has four churches, one bank, and three graded schools. One news- paper is published. The city will furnish a free site adjoining the railroad to any in- dustry wishing to locate here. BREESE, CLINTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,128. Situated on the Baltimore and Ohio Eail- road about 8 miles west of Carlyle, the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 60 cents. Township 38 cents and city $1.17. International money order postoffice. Electric plant which furnishes electricity at 5 cents for power and 9 cents for light per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by waterworks plant. Mine run coal can be bought for $1.12 per ton. Breese has a volunteer fire department, three churches, one bank and two graded schools. One weekly newspaper is published. Breese is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other agricultural products raised in the corn belt. Coal and clay of a commercial value are found here. Any industry wishing to locate here could secure a suitable site adjoin- INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 31 ing the railroad and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Liberal inducements would be given by the citizens to securing any new industry. BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,186. Situated on the C. B. & Q. Eailroad and is a suburb of Chicago on the southwest. Gas and electric light plants. A good supply of water is obtained from artesian wells. Brookfield has hydrants and hose carts for fighting fire, four churches and four graded schools. One newspaper is published. There are no industries located in this city, it being solely a residence suburb of Chicago. BUNKER HILL, MACOUPIN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,046. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Paul Eailroad. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Township 12 cents and city $3.25. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at from 8 cents to 10 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied by wells. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. The city has a chemical and steam engine for fighting fires. Bunker Hill has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school and an academy. One weekly newspaper is published. Bunker Hill is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats and wheat. Coal and clay of a commercial value are found here. There are seven manufacturing industries located here which employ about 37 men. Any new concern wishing to locate here would be acceptable, land adjoining the railroad would be available for a site, and about 200 persons could be secured for employment. > The citizens would furnish good locations as inducements to secure desirable industries. BYRON, OGLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 932. Situated on the Rock river, Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul and Chicago, Great Western Railroads about 10 miles north of Oregon the county seat. International money order postoffice. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by pressure system. Byron has a pressure system and water mains as a means of fire pro- tection, three churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. There is a large quantity of sweet corn raised here, and it is also a dairy country. Sand and gravel of a com- mercial value are found here. There is one canning factory located in this place. Any concern wishing to locate here could secure a desirable location adjoining the railroad. There is an unlimited amount of land available and plenty of help could be secured for employment. 32 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. CAIRO, ALEXANDER COUNTY. Population in 1910, 14,458. Situated on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Tax rate for county purposes 99 cents and city $1.43. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1,25 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at from 6 cents to 15 cents per ' kilowatt. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being seven railroads and two rivers. A good supply of filtered water is furnished from the Ohio river. Coal can be bought at from $1,35 to $2.00 per ton. Cairo has a fire department with three fire stations, twenty churches, three banks, six graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and three weekly newspapers are published. Corn, wheat, and oats are grown in this vicinity. There are seventy manufacturing industries located here. Any concern wishing fine transportation facil- ities would be suited to this locality, several hundred acres of land ad- joining the railroads or rivers would be available and suitable for sites, and several thousand persons could be secured for employment. CAMBRIDGE, HENRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,272. Situated on the Chicago, Eock Island and Pacific Railroad and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by plant at 40 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.25 per ton. Cambridge has five churches, three banks, one graded and one high school. Three weekly newspapers are published. Cambridge is surrounded by farms which produce corn, rye, oats, barley and hay. Clay of a commercial value is found here. There is one manufacturing industry located here. Any industry wishing to locate here could secure considerable land close to the railroad for a site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. CAMP POINT, ADAMS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,148. Situated on the C. B. & Q. and Wabash Railroads about 20 miles northeast of Quincy,. the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 65 cents. Township 10 cents and city $1.20. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at from 10 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water for household purposes is supplied from deep wells. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Camp Point has two small fire engines, four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual train- ing a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. There is one creamery located here which employs 5 men. Any industry wishing to locate here could secure 50 acres of land adjoining the rail- road for a site. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 33 CARBON HILL, GRUNDY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 820. Situated on the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern railroad. This is a coal mining town, the railroad being only for the purpose of hauling coal. Carbon Hill has one church and one graded school. This town is not suitable for any manufacturing industry. CARMI, WHITE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,833. Situated on Louisville & Nashville, and Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railroads and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 7% cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight.. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant, the cost to factories is $25.00 per year. Coal can be bought for $1.10 per ton. Carmi has a volunteer fire department, ten churches, three banks,, three graded and one high school. One semi-weekly and two weekly newspapers are published. Carmi is surrounded by farms which produce corn, oats and wheat. Clay and shale of a commercial value are found here. There are nine manufacturing industries located here which employ 61 men and 16 women. Any industry wishing to locate here could secure plenty of land ad- joining the railroad and about 200 men and 400 women could be secured for employment. CARPEXTERSVILLE, KANE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,128. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad about 15 miles north of Geneva, the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 60 cents. Township 5 cents and city $1.37. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 13^ cents per kilowatt. Tair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. The city will vote on proposition to install water works next spring, good prospects for same to carry. Coal can be bought for $2.75 per ton. Carpentersville has two churches, one bank, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Carpentersville is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other agricultural products. Sand and gravel of a commercial value are found here. There are three manufacturing industries located here which employ 510 men and 39 women. Any industry wishing to locate here could secure 10 or 15 acres of land with the railroad running through same. At least 200 persons could be secured for employment. As an inducement for the location of a factory, the citizens would possibly donate the site. 34 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. CASEY, CLARK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,157. Situated on the Vandalia, and the Cin- cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroads. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A fair supply of water is furnished by standpipe at a cost of 15 cents per 1,000 gallons. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Casey has the latest devices for fighting fires. The city has nine churches, three banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training as a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are pub- lished here. Casey is surrounded by farms which produce fruit and vegetables. Coal and limestone are found here, there are also oil and gas wells. There are three manufacturing industries located here which employ about 60 persons. There are 80 acres of land adjoining the railroads which is available and suitable for factory sites, and at least 500 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens are very desirous of having factories locate here. The Commercial Club will furnish free sites and some financial aid as inducements in securing new industries for the city. CERRO GORDO, PIATT COUNTY. Population in 1910, 876. Situated on the Wabash and an electric railway. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 15 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by wells and water mains at a cost of 15 cents per 1,000 gallons. Coal can be bought for $2.50 per ton. Cerro Gordo has two hose carts and 800 feet of hose with a water pressure of 45 pounds at hydrants for fighting fires. The city has five churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Cerro Gordo is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other products raised in the corn belt. This is practically an agri- cultural district. CHAMPAIGN, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 12,421. Situated on the Illinois Central; Cleve- land, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis; Wabash and electric railroads and adjoins Urbana, the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 50 cents and township '$1.34. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Gas being furnished to factories at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and elec- tricity at 12!/o cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and ship- ment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by Urbana and Champaign Water Company at 6 cents per 1,000 gallons. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 35 Champaign has a paid fire department, ten .churches., six banks, eleven graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. The Illinois State University is located here. Three daily newspapers are published. Champaign is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats, fruit and other products raised in the corn belt. There are about fourteen manufacturing industries located here. There are about 100 acres of land available and suitable for additional factory sites, and about 500 persons could be secured for employment. CHATSWORTH, LIVINGSTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,112. Situated on the Toledo, Peoria & Western and Illinois Central railroads. Tax rate for city purposes $2.50. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from deep wells by air pressure, a special rate being made to factories. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Chatsworth has good fire protection, five churches, two banks, and two graded schools which include high school courses. Chatsworth is surrounded ' by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other products. Clay and sand of a commercial value are found here. There are five manufacturing industries located here. Any in- dustry wishing to locate here, could secure any amount of land near the railroad for a site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given by the citizens in securing additional factories. CHESTER, EANDOLPH COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,747. Situated on the Mississippi river; St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern; Wabash, Chester & Western, and Illinois Southern railroads and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 52 cents and city $1.10. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 8 cents per kilowatt. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from waterworks, .at a cost of 10 cents to 30 cents per 1,000 gallons, according to quantity used. Coal can be bought for $1.60 per ton. Chester has a volunteer fire department, eight churches, three banks, nine graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Chester is surrounded by farms which produce corn wheat, oats, fruit and vegetables. Coal, clay, sand and stone of a commercial value are found here. There are eight manufacturing industries located here which employ 152 men and 120 women. Any industry wishing to locate here would be welcomed by the citizens, about a mile of river front and other lands, most of it adjoining the three railroads, would be available and very desirable for factory sites. About 500 persons could be secured in this and adjoining cities for employ- ment. ' The Chester Business Club offers very liberal inducements to secure additional factories for the city. 36 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. CHICAGO HEIGHTS, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 14,525. Situated on the Chicago & Eastern Illinois ; Southern Indiana ; Michigan Central ; Elgin, Joliet and Eastern and an electric railroad, and is about 27 miles south of Chicago. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks plant at a cost of 4 cents to 15 cents per 1,000 gallons, according to the quantity used. Coal can be bought for $1..75 per ton. Chicago Heights has a good fire department, about fifteen churches, three banks, ten graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. Clay of a commercial value is found here. There are about forty-five manufacturing industries located here. There are at least 500 acres of land, all located on the railroads, which would be available and suitable for any industry seeking a site. Any -amount of help desired could be secured for employment. CLINTON, DE"WITT COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,516. Situated on three lines of the Illinois Central railroad and also an electric line and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 45 cents. Township 10 cents and city $1.32. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 20 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by pumps, a special rate would be made to factories. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Clinton has a paid fire depart- ment, nine churches, three banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Clinton is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other products grown in central Illinois. Clay and sand of a commercial value are found here. Any manufacturing industry seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired, adjoining the railroad, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. The citizens offer some inducements to secure the location of factories here. COAL CITY, GRUNDY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,667. Situated on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe ; Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, and the Chicago & Alton railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 40 cents. Township 18 cents and city $1.20. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 3 cents per kilowatt for power and 9 cents for light- ing. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at a cost of 5 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 37 Coal City has four churches, one bank and ten graded schools. One weekly newspaper is published here. Coal is the principal product and is mined here in large quantities. Clay and sand of a commercial value are also found here. There are three manufacturing industries located here, which employ 225 men and 100 women. There are 200 acres of land adjoining the railroads, which is available and suitable for ad- ditional factory sites and at least 500 men and 200 women could be secured for employment. The citizens would give the sites free, as inducements to secure addi- tional factories. COLUMBIA, MONROE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2*,076. Situated on the Mobile and Ohio railroad aboiit 8 miles north of Waterloo, the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by wells. Coal can be bought for $1.45 per ton. Columbia has a volunteer fire department, four churches, one bank, one public and one private graded school. One weekly newspaper is published. Columbia is surrounded by farms which produce corn and wheat. Limestone of a commercial value is found here. There are two manu- facturing industries located here which employ 130 men. A brick yard, canning factory and shoe factory would be suited to this locality, 30 to 40 acres of land adjoining the railroad would be available and suitable for factory sites and plenty of help could be secured in this and adjoin- ing cities for employment. The citizens would probably give the sites free to secure additional factories. CUBA, FULTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,019. Situated on the Toledo, Peoria & Western and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy' railroads about 10 miles north of Lewistown, the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from wells. Coal can be bought for $1.40 per ton. Cuba has three churches, two banks and one graded school. One weekly newspaper is published. Cuba is surrounded by farms which produce corn and wheat. Coal is mined here in large quantities. Any factory seeking a location could secure plenty of ground here, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. DANVILLE, VERMILION COUNTY. Population in 1910, 27,871. Situated on the Wabash; Chicago & Eastern Illinois; two branches of the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, and an electric railroad and is the county seat. 38 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTIQS. Tax rate for county purposes 46 cents. Township 4 cents and city $1.46. ' International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at 85 cents to $1.12i/ 2 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 2 cents to 13i/ 2 cents per kilowatt. A good supply of water is furnished from private waterworks plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Danville has a paid fire department, thirty-seven churches, six banks, fourteen graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily newspapers are published. Danville is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other products raised in central Illinois. Shate, clay and sand of a commercial value are found here. There are fifteen manufacturing industries located here, which employ 2,496 men and 78 women. There are about 500 acres of land, adjoining the railroads, which is available and suitable for additional factory sites, and any amount of help could be secured for employment. The Danville Industrial Club will give free sites to any factory wishing to locate here. DECATUR, MACON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 31,140. Situated on the Wabash; Vandalia; Cin- cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton; Illinois Central, and an electric railroad and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 48 cents. Township 61 cents and city $1.67. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant, gas being furnished at $1.10 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 10 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt, with a discount of 10 per cent to 40 per cent, according to the amount used each month. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at a cost of 5 cents to 8 cents per 1,000 gallons, according to the amount used each quarter. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Decatur has a paid fire department, forty churches, four banks, fourteen graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Decatur is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and other products raised in the corn belt of Illinois. Clay, sand and gravel of a commercial value are found here. There are about 200 manufacturing industries located here. Any industry seeking a location could secure an unlimited amount of land, with a frontage on the railroad, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. There is a vacant plant here, with three brick buildings, of three stories each, which could probably be secured by a concern wish- ing it. The Decatur Chamber of Commerce will furnish free sites to factories dessiring to locate here. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 39 DOWNERS GROVE, DuPAGE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,601. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Good water supply from artesian wells. Coal can be bought for $1.65 per ton. Downers Grove has standpipe and direct pump for fire fighting. This city has six churches, two banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly news- paper is published. Downers Grove is surrounded by farms which pro- duce corn, oats, wheat, hay and dairy products. There are three manu- facturing industries located here which employ 40 men. Any new in- dustry seeking a location, could secure any amount of land desired adjoining the railroad for a site, and at least 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will give free sites, as an inducement to secure additional factories to locate here. DuQuoiN, PERRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,454. Situated on the Illinois Central railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 60 cents and city $1.20. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 to $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 3 cents to 10 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and ship- ment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by water company at a cost of 3 cents to 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. The city is provided with a good fire department. DuQuoin has eight churches, three banks, eight graded and four high schools. Two daily and two weekly newspapers are published. DuQuoin is surrounded by farms which produce broom-corn, corn, wheat and oats. A good supply of clay of a commercial value is found here. There are six factories located here, which employ 64 men and 3 women. There is land adjoining the railroad which is available and suitable for addi- tional factory sites, and plenty of help, especially women, could be secured for employment. The city will give free taxes to factories locating here. EARLVILLE, LASALLE COUNTY. Population in 1010, 1,059. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and Chicago & Northwestern railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by stand-pipe. Organized fire department. Coal can be bought for $2.25 per ton. Earlville has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. A good supply of clay is found here. Two manufacturing industries are located here which employ 18 men. . Any factory seeking a location could secure 40 acres of land adjoining the railroads for a site, and about 50 persons could be secured for employment. 40 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. EAST DUBUQUE, JODAVIESS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,253. Situated on the Mississippi river, about 14 miles northwest of Galena, the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the river, four railroads. Good supply of water furnished by stand-pipe. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. East Dubuque has two churches, one bank, six graded and one high school. One newspaper is published. Sand and clay of a com- mercial value are found here. There are four factories located here, which employ 26 men. There are at least 100 acres of land, lying be- tween the railroad and river which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 100 men and 100 women could be secured for employment. The citizens would give some assistance in securing factories to locate here. EAST ST. Louis, ST. CLAIR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 58,547. Situated on the Mississippi river. Tax rate for county purposes 48 cents and city $1.38. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished to factories at 75 cents per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 5 cents per kilowatt. As good facilities for receipt and ship- ment of freight, as any city in the United States, there being besides the river, twenty-two railroads. An excellent supply of water is furnished by city water company at 5 cents to 7 cents per 1,000 gallons. Excellent fire department. Coal can be bought for $1.00 per ton. East St. Louis has twenty churches, four banks, twenty-two graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curri- culum. Two daily and two weekly newspapers are published. East St. Louis is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats, potatoes and other garden products. Clay, sand and stone of a commercial value are found here, there are also many coal mines located in this vicinity. East St. Louis is the largest horse and mule market in the world, five of the largest packing houses are also located here, besides these there are fifty-one factories which employ 9,814 men and 300 women. Any manu- facturing industry seeking a location, could secure any amount of land desired, adjoining the railroad, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Woolen, cotton, shoe and glass factories would be well suited to this locality, although the citizens would welcome any kind of additional manufacturing industries, and would probably donate sites and give some financial aid in securing factories to locate here. EDWARDSVILLE, MADISON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,014. Situated on Toledo, St. Louis & Western railroad, about 8 miles east of the Mississippi river and is the county seat. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 41 The total tax rate on city property is about $5.75. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 3 cents to 12 cents per kilowatt. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being four railroads and three interurban lines. A good supply of water is furnished from deep wells, at 8 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a paid fire department. Coal can be bought for 90 cents per ton. Edwardsville has nine churches, three banks, one graded and one high school. One daily and semi-weekly and one weekly newspapers are published. There are a number of coal mines in this vicinity, besides these there are about ten manufacturing industries located here. There is an un- limited amount of land near the railroads which is available and suitable for factory sites, and at least 1,000 persons could be" secured for employ- ment. There are no special inducements offered by the citizens to secure additional factories. ELGIN, KANE COUNTY. Population in 1910. 25,976. Situated on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 60 cents. Township 4 cents and city $1.13. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant, gas being furnished at 50 cents to. $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and elec- tricity at 4 cents to 8 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the two steam railroads, four -electric lines: A good supply of water is furnished by city- waterworks, at 6 cents to 18 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. Good fire department, with seven stations. Coal can be bought for $4.50 per ton. Elgin has twenty-six churches, six banks, fourteen graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and three weekly newspapers are published.- Dairy products and vegetables are produced to a great extent in this community. Large deposits of gravel are found here. There are about sixty manufacturing industries located here, which employ about 3,929 men and 2,514 women. Any manufacturing industry seeking a location, could secure any amount of' land required, adjoining the railroad, and at least 1,200 persons could be secured for employment. The inducements offered by the citizens, will depend entirely upon the value of the industry, and the number of persons which they will employ. ELMWOOD, PEORIA COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,390. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from city plant. The city is provided with hose carts for fire fighting. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Elmwood has four churches, one bank, one graded and one high .school. One weekly newspaper is published. There is one industry 42 BUREAU OP LABOR STATISTICS. located here which employs eight men. There is plenty of land close to the railroad available for a factory site, but only about 25 persons could be secured in this city for employment. EUREKA, WQODFORD COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,525. Situated on the Toledo, Peoria & Western, and, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroads and is the county seat. This city has no manufacturing industries, and does not desire any. EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 24,978. Situated on Lake Michigan, about 12 miles north of Chicago. Evanston is a suburb of Chicago and is essentially a city of homes, and does not want any manufacturing concerns to locate there. FAIRBURY, LIVINGSTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,505. Situated on the Toledo, Peoria & Western, and the Wabash railroads, about 12 miles southeast of Pontiac, the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 30 cents. Township 4 cents and city $1.27. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant; electricity being furnished at 3y 2 cents to 10 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. . Water is furnished from deep wells, at 30 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Fairbury has seven churches, five banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. Coal, sand and gravel of a commer- cial value are found here. There is a tract of five acres adjoining the railroad which is available for a factory site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. FARMER CITY, DsWiTT COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,603. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, and the Illinois Central railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 15 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by the city, from artesian wells, at 15 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a volunteer fire department. Coal can be bought for $1.88 per ton. Farmer City has six churches, two banks and one graded school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Farmer City is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat and oats. There is a good coal vein here, but it is undeveloped. Clay and sand of a commercial value are found here. There are three industries INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. . 43 here which employ 32 men and 1 woman. Industries which would be well suited to this locality are paper mill, foundry, coal mine, canning factory and ice factory. Any industry seeking a location, could secure considerable land adjoining the railroad for a site, and about 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will give some induce- ments in securing desirable industries for the city. FARMINGTON, FULTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,421. Situated on Iowa Central, and the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Good supply of water furnished from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.55 per ton. Farmington has twelve churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. Coal and clay of a commercial value are found here. Any industry seeking a location could secure 20 acres of land adjoining the railroad and about 1,000 persons could be secured in, this vicinity for employment. The citizens are very desirous of having factories locate here, and liberal inducements will be offered to any seeking a location. FLORA, CLAY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,704. Situated on the two lines of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad, about 7 miles south of Louisville, the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from deep wells at present, but the city is constructing waterworks and sewerage system. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for 90 cents per ton. Flora has ten churches, two banks, three graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Flora is surrounded by farms which produce corn, wheat, oats and potatoes. The Baltimore & Ohio Eailroad shops are located here and employ 300 men. Any industry seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired adjoining the railroad as a site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. FORRESTON, OGLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 870. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Illinois Central railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city water plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for 80 cents per ton. Forreston has seven churches, one bank, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. There is one manufacturing industry 44 BUREAU OF LABOK STATISTICS/ located here which employs 12 men and 30 women. Any additional concerns seeking a location, could secure any amount of land desired adjoining the railroads., and plenty of help could be secured for employ- ment. The citizens would probably furnish free sites and give some financial aid in securing desirable manufacturing industries. FREEPORT, STEPIIENSON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 17,567. Situated on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Illinois Central; Chicago & Northwestern; and an electric railroad and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by waterworks. The city has a paid fire department. Preeport has fifteen churches, five banks, seven graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Four newspapers are published. There are thirteen manufacturing industries located here which employ 2,625 men and 125 women. GALENA, JODAVIESS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,835. Situated on the Illinois Central; Chicago,. Burlington & Quincy, and the Chicago & Northwestern railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 65 cents. Township 25 cents and city $3.00. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant,, gas being furnished for $1.75 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 2 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from artesian wells, at 10 cents to 20 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a good fire department. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Galena has nine churches, two banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and one weekly, newspapers are published. Lead, zinc, clay and lime- stone are found here. There are twelve manufacturing industries here, which employ 145 men and 40 women. Any industry seeking a location could secure about 20 acres of land adjoining the railroad, which is available and suitable for a site, and about 200 men and 50 women could be secured for employment ; GENEVA, KANE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,451. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern, and an electric railroad, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 60 cents. Township 79 cents and city $1.43. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 10 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 45 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by the city at 121/2 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a volunteer fire department of twenty men. Coal can be bought for $3.30 per ton. Geneva has seven churches, two banks, two graded and one high school., with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. There are eight manufacturing in- dustries here, which employ 365 men and 25 women. Any industry seeking a location would be welcomed by the citizens, there is any amount of land desired close to the railroad available and suitable for a site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. A site would probably be furnished free to any concern locating here. GENOA, DEKALB COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,257. Situated on the Chicago,, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the Illinois Central railroads, and an electric line. Tax rate for county purposes 37 cents, township 36 cents and city $2.83. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at 7 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Genoa has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly news- paper is published. Sugar beets are raised in this vicinity, and clay of a commercial value is found here. Genoa has three industries which employ 185 men and 75 women. Any concern seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired adjoining the railroad for a site, and at least 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens would probably donate a site as an inducement, to secure any additional enterprise. GERMANTOWN, CLINTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 711. Situated on the Southern railroad. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from wells. The city has ample fire protection. Germantowri has one church, one bank, and two graded schools. Corn, wheat and oats are raised in this vicinity. There are three manu- facturing industries located here. There are 10 acres of land, near the railroad, which would be available and suitable for a factory site, and about 300 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given by the citizens, to secure the location of any additional factories here. GIBSON CITY, FORD COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,086. Situated on the Lake Erie and Western; Illinois Central, and the Wabash railroads. 46 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Gibson City has eight churches, two banks and one graded school, and a high school is being constructed. Two weekly newspapers are pub- lished. Corn, oats and wheat are raised in this vicinity. There are five manufacturing industries located here which employ 234 men and 100 -women. Any industry seeking a location would be welcomed by the -citizens, and about 640 acres adjoining the railroad, would be available .and suitable for a site, about 500 persons could be secured for employ- .ment. The Gibson Commercial Club, will give inducements to secure the loca- tion of factories here. GILMAN, IROQUOIS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,305. Situated on the Illinois Central, and the Toledo, Peoria & Western railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.80 per ton. Gilman has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, oats, wheat, clover and timothy hay are raised in this vicinity. Clay of a commercial value is found here. There is a tile and brick plant located here which employs about 15 men. Any manufacturing industry seeking a location, could secure plenty of land .near the railroad for a site, and about 100 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given by the citizens to secure desirable industries for the city. GIRARD, MACOUPIN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,891. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; the Chicago & Alton; and an electric railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 62 cents. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. The city has a poor supply of water, but has ample fire protection. Girard has eight churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Coal and clay of a commercial value .are found here. There is one industry located here. Any additional industry seeking a location could secure 40 or 50 acres adjoining the railroad for a site, and about 200 persons could be secured 'for employment. GLENCOE, COOK COUNTY. / Population in 1910, 1,899. Glencoe. is a suburban residence com- munity and offers no opportunities for the development of industrial tfirms . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 47 G'OLCONDA, POPE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,088. Situated on the Ohio river, and the Illi- nois Central railroad, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents and city 90 cents. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from river and wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Golconda has eight churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Wheat, beans and tomatoes are grown in this vicinity. Stone, lead and zinc are found here. There are six manufacturing industries located 1 here. Any additional concerns seeking a location could secure at least 100 acres of land adjoining the railroad and river, and about 1,500 persons could be secured for employment. Free sites and exemption from city taxation for from three to five years, will be given as induce- ment in securing factories for the city. GRANITE CITY, MADISON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 9,903. Situated on the Chicago & Alton railroad about 5 miles north of East St. Louis. Tax rate for county purposes 70^ cents. Township 7 cents and city $3.00.- International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being seven railroads. A good supply of water is furnished from the Missis- sippi river. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Granite City has ten churches, three banks, three graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily newspapers are published. An abundance of white sand, and some clay are found here. There are twelve manufacturing industries located here which employ 9,075 men and 900 women. There are 1,000 acres of land, most of which adjoins the railroads, which is available and suitable for factory sites and 10,000 persons could be secured in this vicinity for employment. The Commercial Club will give some inducements to secure factories for the city. GRAYVILLE J WHITE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,940. Situated on Wabash river. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the river, two railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by water- works. The city has ample fire protection. Grayville has eight churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. One newspaper is published. Coal and shale are found here. There are five manufacturing industries located here. 48 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for em- ployment. Any industry locating here will be exempt from city taxation and light and water will be furnished at cost. GRIGGSVILLE, PIKE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,262. Situated on the Wabash railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 65 cents. Township $1.40 an'd city $4.00. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Griggsville has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Wheat and corn are grown in this vicinity. Clay of a commercial value is found here. The only industry located here is a flour mill. -There is plenty of land avail- able for factory sites and plenty of help could be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure factories for the city. HARRISBURG, SALINE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,309. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis; and Galatia, Harrisburg and Southeastern rail- roads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes $1.05. Township 28 cents and city $1.65. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Plenty of water is fur- nished by waterworks, but not of the best quality for household purposes. The city has an organized fire department. Harrisburg has twelve churches, four banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. Corn and tomatoes are grown in this vicinity. Coal and clay of a commercial value are found here. There are two manufacturing industries located here which employ 75 men. Any industry seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired, near or adjoining the railroad, and about 1,000 men and 500 women could be secured for employment. The citizens will give as inducements in securing factories, either a free site or a cash bonus. HARVARD, McHENRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,008. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from artesian wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.65 per ton. Harvard has six churches, two binks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 49 newspapers are published. There are four manufacturing industries located here which employ 259 men and 15 women. There are 400 acres of land adjoining the railroad which is available and suitable for addi- tional factory sites, and 400 persons could be secured for employment. Good inducements will be offered by the citizens in securing desirable industries for the city. HARVEY, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 7,227. Situated on the Illinois Central, Chicago & Eastern Illinois, and Grand Trunk railroads. International mone} r order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by a private corporation. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Harvey has ten churches, two banks, six graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are published. There are sixteen manufacturing industries located here which employ 4,130 men. There are 300 acres of land near the rail- roads which are available and suitable for factory sites, and over 1,000 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will give free sites and some financial aid as inducements in securing additional enter- prises for the city. HENRY, MARSHALL COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,687. Situated on the Illinois river, and the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by waterworks. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Henry has eleven churches, two banks, two graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are published. There are ten acres of land close to the rail- road and river, which. is available and suitable for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. The citizens will give some, inducements to secure factories for the city. HERRIN, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 6,861. Situated on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern; Illinois Central; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the Chicago, Zeigler & Gulf railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 36 cents. Township 6 cents and city $1.52. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A waterworks plant is being installed .at the present time. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.15 per ton. 50 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Herrin has six churches, three banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers arc published. This is a good coal mining district. There are two manufacturing industries located here which employ 17 men. There are 500 acres of land adjoining the railroads which is available and suitable for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Liberal inducements would be given to secure factories for the city. HIGHLAND PARK, LAKE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,209. Situated on Lake Michigan. There is one steam and one electric railroad through this city. This is a residence city only, no factories are permitted to locate here. HIGH WOOD, LAKE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,219. Situated on Lake Michigan. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Township 9 cents and city $2.17. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 10 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for .receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the lake two railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by plant at 11 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Highwood has two churches, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. There are four square blocks of property, located along switch tracks, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 500 persons could be secured for employ- ment. Some inducements might be given by the citizens to secure factories for the city. HlNSDALE, DuPAGE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,451. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Hinsdale is a suburb of Chicago and is a residence town only, its citizens do not desire any manufacturing industries to locate here. HOOPESTON, VERMILION COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,698. Situated on the Lake Erie & Western, and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroads. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.60 per ton. Hoopeston has twelve churches, two banks, three graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two- INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 51 daily newspapers are published. Corn and oats are raised in this vicinity. There are seven industries located here which employ 580 men and 380 women. There are 100 acres of land, located on switch track, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for em- ployment. Inducements in the way of sites and financial aid would be given to secure the location of desirable enterprises here. JACKSONVILLE, MORGAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 15,326. Situated on the Wabash; Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; and the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 81 cents and city $1.75. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at a cost of 8 cents to 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. Jacksonville has fifteen churches, five banks and one hi?h school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and three weekly newspapers are published. Clay of a commercial value is found here. There are eleven manufacturing industries located here which employ 578 men and 206 women. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads which is available and suitable for factory sites, and about 1,000 persons could be secured for employment. For inducements offered to factories seeking a location, address the secretary of the Business Mens' Association, Jacksonville, Illinois. JEBSEYVILLE., JERSEY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,113. Situated on the Chicago & Alton, and the Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Township 10 cents and city $1.20. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks. The city has ample* fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.40 per ton. Jerseyville has eight churches, three banks, one graded and one high school. One daily and two weekly newspapers are published. Wheat, corn and oats are raised in this vicinity. Clay of a commercial value is found here. There are two industries located here. There is plenty of land, on or near the railroads, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 500 persons could be secured for employment. Inducements in the way of sites or financial aid will be given to secure factories for this city. JOLIET, WILL COUNTY. Population in 1910, 34,670. Situated on the Chicago & Alton rail- road, and three other trunk lines and two belt lines, and is the county seat. 52 BUREAU OF LABOE STATISTICS. Tax rate for county purposes 40 cents. Township 37 cents and city $1.70. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 3 cents to 10 cents per kilowatt for power. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from artesian wells, at a cost of 5 cents to 12 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a well equipped fire department, with five engine stations. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Joliet has twenty-eight churches, five banks, twenty-two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Three newspapers are published here. .Large quantities of limestone is found here. There are thirty-six manufacturing industries located here which employ 7,635 men and 526 women. Any factory wishing to locate here could secure any amount- of land desired, adjoining one of the rail- roads. Help at the present time is scarce in this city, but plenty could probably be secured from adjoining cities. Citizens here offer no induce- ments to secure factories. JONESBORO, UNION COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,169. Situated on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railroad and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents and city $2.50. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from wells and springs. .The city has no fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.40 per ton. Jonesboro has four churches, one bank, one graded -and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Stone and silica deposits are found here. There are two manufacturing industries located here which employ 19 men. Any industry seeking a location could secure 25 acres of land adjoining the railroad for a site, and 500 persons could be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure factories for this city. KANGLEY, LASALLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 380. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from wells. The city has ample fire protection. Kangley has three churches and one graded school. Coal, clay and sand are found in this vicinity. KANKAKEE, KANKAKEE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 13,986. Situated on the Illinois Central, and four other railroads, and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished to factories at 2 cents per kilowatt and to other con- INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 53 sumers at 12 cents per kilowatt. Excellent facilities for receipt and ship- ment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by private company at 15 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a paid fire department. Kankakee has seventeen churches, five banks, seven graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily newspapers are published. Stone of a commercial value is found here. There are eleven large industries located here, besides these there are quarries, railroad shops and many smaller factories. There are 400 acres of land, near the railroads, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will donate the sites to secure additional factories. KANSAS, EDGAR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 945. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroads. -Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Township 20 cents and city $3.40. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 9 cents to 11 cents per kilowatt. " Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. The city has a good supply of water and ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.00 per ton. Kansas has three churches, two banks and one graded and one high school. One newspaper is published here. Corn, oats, wheat and broom corn are grown in this vicinity. Coal and coal oil are found here. There are two manufacturing in- dustries located here, one of these a canning factory, employs about 40 men and 75 women. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads,' which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 1,000 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens would probably give some in- ducements to secure additional factories. KEITHSBURY, MERCER COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,515. Situated on the Mississippi river, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, and the Iowa Central railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents. Township 40 cents and city $2.00. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, both by rail and water. A good supply of water is furnished by waterworks system at a cost of 5 cents to 40 cents per 1,000 gallons, according to the quantity used. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Keithsbury has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Sand and gravel of a commercial value are found here. There are three manufacturing industries located here which employ 110 men and 1 woman. 54 BUKEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. There are 30 acres of land near the railroad which is available and suitable for a factory site, and plenty of help could be secured for em- ployment. The citizens offer to donate the sites in order to secure addi- tional factories for this city. KEWANEE, HENRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 9,307. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad and an electric line. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.40 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 7 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.25 per ton. Kewanee has eighteen churches, four banks, six graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and one weekly, newspapers are published. Corn, barley, wheat, oats and hay are grown in this vicinity. Coal and shale of a commercial value are found here. There are six industries located here. There are 50 acres of land, adjoining the railroad which is available and suitable for factory sites, and about 500 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will give free sites and possibly some financial aid to secure additional factories. KNOXVILLE, KNOX COUNTY. \ Population in 1910, 1,818. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city water- works from deep wells, at a cost of about 17 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a volunteer fire department. Knoxville has seven churches, three banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, wheat, oats, barley and rye are grown in this vicinity. A good quality of blue shale is found here . There are 25 acres of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. There are no induce- ments, offered to secure -the location of factories. LADD, BUREAU COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,910. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago & Northwestern; and an electric railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A fair supply of water is furnished from wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.25 per ton. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 55 Laciti has three churches, one bank and one graded school. One weekly newspaper is published. Coal is found here. There are no manufactur- ing industries here, but any enterprise seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired, adjoining the railroad for a site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. The citizens offer no induce- ments to secure factories. LAHARPE, HANCOCK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,349. Situated on the Toledo, Peoria & Western railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents to 20 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.50 per ton. LaHarpe has five churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Three weekly newspapers are published. Wheat, corn, oats and rye are grown in this vicinity. A good supply of potter's clay is found at a distance of one mile from the railroad. There are two manufacturing industries located here which employ 8 men. There are 200 acres of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, and 50 persons could be secured for employment. The Business Mens' Association would possibly offer some inducements to secure factories. . LAKE FOREST, LAKE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,349. Situated on Lake Michigan. This is a suburb of Chicago and is a residence city only. The citizens do not desire manufacturing industries of any kind. LANARK, CARROLL COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,175. Situated on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 65 cents, township 12 cents and city 22 cents. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from city well and pumping station. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Lanark has seven churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Clay, sand and stones are found in this vicinity. There is one canning factory located here which employs 12 men and 30 women, five months out of each year. There is an unlimited amount of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, and 100 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens would furnish free sites and some financial aid to secure factories. 56 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. LASALLE, LA&ALLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 11,537. Situated on the Illinois river. Tax rate for county purposes 45 cents, township 77 cents and city $1.89. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the river, four railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has a paid fire department consisting of two stations. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. LaSalle has ten churches, two banks, nine -graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily news- papers are published. Clay, sand and stone are found here. There are five manufacturing industries located here. There are 80 acres of land, well located for factory sites and 1,000 persons could be secured for employment. LEBOY,, MCLEAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,702. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, and the Illinois Central railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by water plant at a cost of 5 cents to 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for -$2.50 per ton. LeEoy has four churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Corn, oats and wheat are grown in this vicinity. A good quantity of clay is found here. There are three industries located here, and any other seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired near the railroad for a site, and 100 persons could be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure factories for this city. LEWISTOWN, FULTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,312. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from pumping station, at a cost of 12 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.50 per ton. Lewistown has ten churches, two banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and two weekly newspapers are published. Corn, wheat, oats and vege- tables are grown in this vicinity. Coal, clay and sand are found here. There is a brick company located here which employs 15 men. There are 20 acres of land, adjoining the railroad, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 200' persons could be secured for employ- ment. Free sites and a reasonable bonus will be given to any desirable enterprises to induce them to locate here. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 57 . LEXINGTON, MCLEAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,318. Situated on the Chicago & Alton railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by gasoline engine. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.80 per ton. Lexington has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, oats and wheat are grown in this vicinity. There is plenty of land available for factory sites, but there are no inducements offered to secure any enterprises for this city. LINCOLN,, LOGAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 10,892. Situated on the Illinois Central; the Chicago & Alton; and interurban railroads and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents and city $1.52. International money order postornce.- Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from wells at a cost of 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a good fire department. Lincoln has fifteen churches, four banks, nine graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Clay, sand and gravel are found here. -There are four manufacturing industries located here. Any enterprise seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired, near the railroad, and 300 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given by the citizens to secure desirable factories for the city. LITCHFIELD, MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,971. Situated on the Chicago,' Burlington & Quincy ; Chicago & Alton; Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis; Litchfield & Madison; Wabash and Illinois Central railroads, and an interurban line. Tax rate for county purposes 47 cents. Township 31 cents and city $4.91. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at 50 cents to $1.50 per 1,000 cubic feet and elec- tricity at 3 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city water system, at a cost of 3 cents to 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has a paid fire department. Mine run coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Litchfield has twelve churches, three banks, four graded and one high school. Two daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. Coal, clay, sand and stone are found in this vicinity. There are seven manufacturing industries located here, which employ 451 men and 5 women. The citizens are very desirous of 58 BUKEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. having factories locate here, well drained sites can be secured, which range in size from 1 to 20 acres, and having facilities for connections with all railroads. Larger sites are to be had if required. Free sites will be given to secure the location of factories here. For any informa- tion address Litchfield Industrial League, Litchfield, Illinois. McHENRY, McHENRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,031. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. McHenry has five churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is pub- lished. Corn, oats and barley are grown in this vicinity. There are five manufacturing industries located here which employ 109 men and 25 women. Any enterprise seeking a location could secure plenty of land near the railroad for a site, and 100 persons could be secured for employ- ment. Some inducements would be given to secure desirable enterprises for this city. MACOMB, MoDoNODGH COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,774. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; and Macomb & Western Illinois railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 52 cents and city $3. 12^. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 to $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet, and electricity at 5 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at a cost of 15 cents to 20 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protec- tion. Coal can be bought for $1.85 per ton. Macomb has fifteen churches, four banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. The Western Illinois State Normal School is located here, also a conservatory of music and a commercial school. Two daily and three weekly newspapers are published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. An excellent grade of clay is found here. There are about eight industries located here which employ about 550 men. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads which is available and suitable for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Some inducements might be given to secure additional factories for this city. MADISON, MADISON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,046. Situated on the Mississippi river. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents, township 11 cents and city 54 cents. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excellent facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 59 besides the river, eight railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by city water company. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for 90 cents per ton. Madison has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Sand of a commercial value is found here. There are four manufaeturing industries located here, which employ 3,450 men and 3 women. There are 40 acres of land near the railroad which is available and suitable for factory sites, and any num- ber of persons could be secured for employment. There are' no induce- ments offered to secure factories. * MARENGO, MCHENRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,936. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern, and electric railroads. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 13^ cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks at a cost of 8 cents to 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Marengo has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly news- paper is published. There is plenty of land near the railroad available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given to secure desirable enterprises for this city. MARION, WILLIAMSON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 7,093. Situated on the Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois; Illinois Central; and Eldorado, Marion & Southwestern railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 45 cents, township 40 cents and city <&o 9ft tp/v./OU. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Marion has sixteen churches, three banks, four graded and one high school. Two daily, one semi-weekly, and two weekly newspapers are published. Wheat and corn are grown in this vicinity. Williamson county pro- duces more coal than any other county in the State. Clay of a com- mercial value is also found here. There are no manufacturing industries located here, but any seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired, located on either railroad for a site, and 2,000 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given .to secure the location of factories here. 60 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. MAROA, MACON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,160. Situated on the Vandalia ; Illinois Central ; and electric railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by water system, at a cost of 15 cents to 20 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.75 per ton. Maroa has three churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. There are five manufacturing industries located here which employ 33 men and 6 women. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroad available for additional factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. MARSEILLES, LASALLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,291. Situated on the Eock Island & Pacific railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. The city has a good supply of water and ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Marseilles has seven churches, one bank, three graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and one weekly, newspapers are published. Coal and clay of a com- mercial value are found here. There are seven manufacturing industries located here which employ 900 men. There are 100 acres of land near the railroad available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Inducements in the way of free sites would possibly be given to secure additional factories to locate here. MARSHALL, CLARK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,569. Situated on the Vandalia, and the Cleve- land, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railroads, and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, and natural gas. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. An excellent supply of water is furnished from driven wells at Big creek. The city has ample fire protection. Marshall has seven churches, two banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published, da}', shale and limestone are found here. There are three manufacturing industries located here. There are 200 acres of land adjoining the railroads which would be available and suitable for factory sites, and at least 300 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens are very anxious to secure additional manufacturing establishments, and will give some very liberal inducements to secure them. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 61 MARTINS VILLE, CLARK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,500. Situated on the Vandalia railroad. International money order postoffice. Natural gas furnished at 25 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from wells. The city has ample fire protec- tion. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Martinsville has six churches, three banks and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. There are 100 acres of land adjoining the railroad, which could be secured for factory sites, but there are no inducements offered by the citizens, to secure any kind of manufacturing industries. MASCOUTAH, ST. GLAIR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,801. Situated on the Louisville & Nashville, and electric railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 63 cents, township 42 cents and city $1.10. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Mascoutah has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. There are eight in- dustries located here which employ 157 men, besides these, there are two coal mines which employ 110 men. There is land close to the railroad, available for additional factory sites, but there are no inducements offered to secure any additional enterprises for the city. MENDOTA, LASALLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,806. Situated on Illinois Central; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied by city waterworks, at 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.85 per ton, Mendota has eight churches, three banks, one graded and one high school. Three weekly newspapers are published. There are about twenty manufacturing industries located here. METROPOLIS, MASSAC COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,655. Situated on the Ohio river. Illinois Central, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 95 cents and city $1.90. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 5 cents to 71/2 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished "by city waterworks, from deep wells. The city has ample -fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. 62 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Metropolis has eleven churches, three banks, three graded and one high school. Three newspapers are published here. Sand and clay of a com- mercial value are found in this vicinity. There are nine factories located here, which employ about 400 men. There are 100 acres of land on the river and railroads, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 300 persons could be secured for employment. Free sites will be given to induce additional enterprises to locate here. MILLSTADT, ST. GLAIR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,140. Situated on the Mobile & Ohio railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 56 cents, township 10 cents and city $2.00. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from artesian wells. The city has ample fire pro- tection. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Millstadt has three churches, one bank and six graded schools. One weekly newspaper is published. Wheat is grown in this vicinity. Coal is found here. There are five manufacturing industries located here, which employ 41 men. There are 20 acres of land, adjoining the rail- road, which is available for factory sites, and 100 persons could be secured for employment. Any enterprise locating here, will be exempt from taxes for ten years. .MOLINE, EOCK ISLAND COUNTY. Population in 1910, 24,199. Situated on the Mississippi river. Inter- national money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Excel- lent facilities for receipt and shipment, of freight, there being besides the river, four railroads. An excellent supply of water is furnished from artesian well in the center of the city for public fountains and office use. The Moline water power is one of the largest and best equipped in the west. Five thousand horse power is now available, with almost unlimited capacity for future development. The city has an excellent fire depart- ment. Coal can be bought at from $1.40 to $2.60 per ton, according to grade. Moline has seventeen churches, four banks, eight graded, one high and one manual training school. Three newspapers are published here. Coal is mined in this vicinity. Moline is the largest shipping point on the Mississippi river for natural ice and sand. There are about eighty factories located here, which employ upwards of 7,000 men and 300 women. Moline has two of the largest plow factories in the world, employing nearly 3,000 men. There are also large wagon, buggy, corn planter, and automobile factories located here. There is plenty of land on the river and railroads available and suitable for additional factory sites, and 1,000 persons could be secured for employment. For any additional information and inducements offered to secure additional enterprises for this city, address the Secretary of the Moline Business Men's Association. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 63 MONTICELLO, PlATT COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,981. Situated on Wabash; Illinois Central, and electric railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 48 cents, township 8 cents and city $1.69. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Monticello has three churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. There are two manu- facturing industries located here, which employ 48 men and 35 women. There is plenty of land near the railroads available for factory sites. The citizens offer no inducements to secure additional enterprises for the city. MORRIS, GRUNDY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,563. Situated on the Illinois river, and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants^ Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides" the river, two railroads. A good supply of water is furnished from artesian wells, by electric pumps. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.50 per ton. Morris has six churches, and three banks. Two newspapers are published here. Corn and oats are grown in this vicinity. Sand is found here. There are seven manu- facturing industries located here, which employ 855 men. There is plenty of land, near the railroad, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Mor- ris has an association, which will give some inducements to secure addi- tional enterprises for the city. ' MORRISON, WHITESIDE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,410. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 53 cents. Township 1 cent and city $1.58. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 to $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 10 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities, for receipt and ship- ment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant at a cost of 10 cents to 25 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.25 per ton. Morrison has nine churches, three banks, two graded schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly and one tri-weekly newspapers are published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. There are seven industries located here, which employ 216 men and 26 women. There are 100 acres of land, near the railroad, available for factory sites, and 100 persons could be secured for employ- ment. Free sites would probably be given t6 secure desirable enterprises. For any additional information, address the Secretary of the Morrison Commercial 'Club. 64 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. MT. MORRIS, OGLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,132. Situated on the. Chicago, Burlington & Quiiicy railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 7 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.10 per ton. Mt. Morris has four churches, one bank, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Stone, gravel and clay are found in this vicinity. There are two industries located here which employ 80 men and 10 women. , There'are 15 acres of land, adjoining the railroad, which is available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. MT. OLIVE, MACOUPIN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,501. Situated on the Wabash; Illinois Central; .Litchfield & Madison, and electric railroads. Tax rate for county purposes $1.40, township 50 cents and city $2.00. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.50 per ton. Mt. Olive has five churches, two banks, three graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are pub- lished. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. There are fine coal fields here. There are seven manufacturing industries located here,, which employ 46 men and 2 women, besides these there are two coal mines which employ J.,000 men. The citizens are very desirous of having additional factories locate here, and would furnish some financial aid in securing them. MT. STERLING, BROWN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,986. Situated on the Wabash railroad, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 50 cents, township 6 cents and city $1.55. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Mt. Sterling has six churches, two banks, two graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are published here. Corn and wheat are* grown in this vicinity. An excellent grade of clay, and some stone is found near here. There are no factories located here, but there is plenty of land, ad- joining the railroad which is available for a site for any concern seeking a location, and 2,000 persons could be secured in this and adjoining cities for employment. For any further information, address Mt, Ster- ling Commercial Club. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 65 MOWEAQUA, SHELBY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,513. Situated on the Illinois Central railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light t>lant, electricity being furnished at 12 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.75 per ton. Moweaqua has five churches, three banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. Coal and clay are found here. There is plenty of land along the railroad, available for factory sites, and 50 persons could be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure enterprises for this city. MURPHYSBORO, JACKSON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 7,475. Situated on the Mobile & Ohio; St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, and Illinois Central railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 75 cents and city $2.00. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by waterworks at a cost of 5 cents per 1,000 gallons and up, depending upon quantity used. A paid fire department gives ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for 90 cents per ton. Murphysboro has twelve churches, five banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily newspapers are published. Coal, limestone, shale and clay are found in this vicinity. There are several large manufacturing industries located here, also eight coal mines. There are 100 acres of land, adjoin- ing the railroad, which is available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. For inducements offered to secure industries to locate here, address Commercial Association. NAPERVILLE, DuPAGE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,449. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. Tax rate for city purposes $2.50 on the $100.00 valuation. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 7i/> cents to 10 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from springs by municipal plant, at a cost of 10 cents per 1,000 feet. The jcity has ample fire protection. Naperville has ten churches, two banks, two graded and two high schools, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Stone is found in this vicinity. There are three manufacturing industries located here which employ 321 men and 44 women. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroad which is 5 I 66 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for em- ployment. There are no standing inducements to secure additional enterprises, but would make special offer to any concern seeking a loca- tion. NAUVOO., HANCOCK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,020. Situated on the Mississippi river. Inter- national money order postoffice. Electric light plant. There are no railroads here, freight being handled by steamboat company. Water can be furnished by water plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.25 per ton. Nauvoo has five churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One semi- weekly and one weekly newspapers are published. Clay of a commercial value is found in this vicinity. There are no manufacturing industries located here, but any seeking a location could secure any amount of land desired along the river for a site, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given to secure some desirable industry. NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,108. Situated on the Illinois Central railroad, and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from the river at a cost of 5 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.40 per ton. Newton has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are published. Corn, oats, wheat and broom corn are grown in this vicinity. There are seven manufacturing industries located here, which employ about 34 men and 1 woman. There is an unlimited amount of land, adjoining the railroad, which is available for additional factory sites, and 500 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given to secure additional enterprises for the city. NILWOOD, MACOUPIN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 401. Situated on the Chicago & Alton, and elec- tric railroads. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Nilwood has two churches, one bank, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Corn, wheat, oats and hay are grown in this vicinity. Coal and clay are found near here. There is one coal mine here, which employs 150 men. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens offer no inducements to secure factories. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 67 NOKOMIS, MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,872. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St.' Louis railroad. Tax rate for county purposes $2.00, township $1.00 and city $2.00. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can he bought for $1.25 per ton. Nokomis has seven churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Three newspapers are published. Corn, oats, wheat and vegetables are grown in this vicinity. There are coal fields in this vicinity. There is plenty of land near the railroad available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens offer no inducements to secure factories. NORMAL, MCLEAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,024. Situated on the Chicago & Alton, and the Illinois Central railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 27 cents, town- ship 6 cents and city $2.26. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 15 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Excellent supply of water is furnished by city system. The city has ample fire protection. Normal has five churches, one bank, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. Corn, oats and wheat are grown in this vicinity. There are several small manufacturing industries located here. There is plenty of land near the railroad, available for additional factory sites, and plenty of persons- could be secured for employment. NORTH CHICAGO, LAKE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,306. Situated on Lake Michigan. Tax rate for county purposes 68 cents, township 3 cents and city $3.00. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at 70 cents to $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet and elec- tricity at 5 cents to 141/2 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the lake, two railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by city pumping station. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.65 per ton. North Chicago has four churches, one bank, and two graded schools. One .weekly newspaper is published. There are eleven manufacturing in- dustries located here which employ 2,233 men and 74 women. There are 150 acres of land, adjoining the railroads, which is available and suitable for factory sites, and 500 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will give free sites to secure additional factories for this city. 68 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. OAKLAND, COLES COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,159. Situated on the Toledo, St. Louis & Western, and the Vandalia railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.50 per ton. Oakland has .four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, wheat, oats and broom corn are grown in this vicinity. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads available for factory sites, and 100 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will give some very liberal inducements to secure factories for this city. ODELL, LIVINGSTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,035. Situated on the Chicago & Alton railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from artesian wells. The city has a volunteer fire department. Odell has three churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training ' a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn and oats are grown in this vicinity. There are two factories located here which employ 3 men and 4 women. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, but only about 20 persons could be secured for employment. O'FALLON, ST. GLAIR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,018. Situated on the Baltimore & Ohio, and the Louisville & Nashville railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 68 cents, township $1.31 and city $1.64. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by water plant. The city has ample fire protection. O'Fallon has four churches, one bank, three graded and one high school. One newspaper is published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. There is one factory located here which employs 100 men. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads available for additional factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. There are several sites here, which will be given free to concerns which will locate here. OLNEY, HIGHLAND COUNTY. Population in 1910, 5,011. Situated on the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton ; Illinois Central, and Baltimore & Ohio railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county, township and city purposes is $4.98. International money order postoffices. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished to factories at 8 cents per 1,000 cubic feet. Good INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 69 facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Olney has ten churches, two banks, two graded and one high school. Two daily, two weekly and one semi-weekly newspapers are published. Corn, tomatoes and fruit are grown in this vicinity. Clay of a com- mercial value is found here. There are thirteen manufacturing in- dustries located here which employ 214 men and 24 women. There are 120 acres of land adjoining the railroads, which is available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Free sites and some financial aid will be given to secure additional enterprises for this city. ONARGA, IROQUOIS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,273. Situated on the Illinois Central railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.50 per ton. Onarga has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn is grown in this vicinity. There are no industries in this city. There are 20 acres of land adjoin- ing the railroad, which would be available for factory sites, and 200 per- sons could be secured for employment. The citizens offer no induce- ments to secure enterprises for this city. OTTAWA, LASALLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 9,535. Situated on the Fox river, and is the county seat. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being two railroads. A good supply of water is furnished by city waterworks. The city has an excellent fire department. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Ottawa has twenty churches, three banks, eight graded and one high school. Three daily newspapers are published. There are ten manu- facturing industries located here which employ 980 men and 100 women, also many smaller concerns. There is plenty of land near the railroads available for factory sites, and 2,000 persons could be secured for employ- ment. Some inducements would be given to secure additional enterprises for this city. PALATINE, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,144. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 72 cents, township $1.00 and city $2.72. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.00 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 12 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by plant. The city has an organized fire department. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. 70 BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Palatine has three churches, one bank, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. There are no factories located here at present, but there is plenty of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Some inducements would be given to secure desirable enterprises for this city. PANA, CHRISTIAN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 6,055. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis ; Chicago & Eastern Illinois ; Baltimore & Ohio, and Illinois Central railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is supplied from driven wells at 10 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has 'ample fire pro- tection. Coal can be bought for $1.25 per ton. Pana has eight churches, two banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Shale of a com- mercial value is found in this vicinity. There are four manufacturing industries located here which employ 72 men and 11 women. There are 15 acres of land convenient to all the railroads, available and suitable for factory sites, and about 2,000 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will donate the sites to desirable enterprises. PARIS, EDGAR COUNTY. Population in 1910, 7,664. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis ; Vandalia, and electric railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 42 cents, township 12 cents and city $2.00. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by power plant. The city has a paid fire department. Paris has twelve churches, three banks, four graded and one high school. Three daily and one weekly newspapers are published. Corn, oats and wheat are grown in this vicinity. Sand is found here. There are eight manufacturing industries located here, which employ 566 men and 104 women, also many smaller ones. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroads available for factory sites, and 500 persons could be secured for employment. Free sites and free water will be given to secure factories to locate here. PARK KIDGE, COOK COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,009. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad. This is a suburb of Chicago, and is a residence city only. The citizens do not want any factories to locate here. INDUSTRIE OPPORTUNITIES. 71 PECATONICA., WINNEBAGO COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,022. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern, and electric railroads. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 12 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by steam pumps. The city has ample fire protection. Pecatonica has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroad available for factory sites, and 100 persons could be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure factories to locate here. PEOTONE, WILL COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,207. Situated on the Chicago, Milwaukee & Gary, and Illinois Central railroads, also an electric line. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by waterworks. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.45 per ton. Peotone has five churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn, oats and wheat are grown in this viqinity. There are two factories located here at present, but there is plenty of land near the railroad available for additional factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Some induce- ments would be given to secure desirable enterprises. PlNCKNEYVILLE, PERRY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,722. Situated on the Wabash, Chester & Western and the Illinois Central railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 65 cents and city $1.57. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by direct pressure and tower. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.00 per ton. Pinckneyville has six churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Wheat and broom-corn are grown in this vicinity. Coal, clay and sand are found here. There are two factories and three coal mines located here. There is plenty of land, adjoining the railroad, available for factory sites, and about 2,000 persons could be secured for employment. Some financial aid will be given to induce enterprises to locate here; POLO, OGLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,828. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Illinois Central railroads. Tax rate for township purposes 13 cents and city $1.45. 72 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 7 cents to 15 cents per kilowatt. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from deep wells. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.20 per ton. Polo has eight churches, two banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two newspapers are published here. Limestone and clay are found in this vicinity. There is one manufacturing industry located here. There is an un- limited amount of land adjoining the railroads, available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Free sites will be given to secure additional enterprises for this city. PONTIAC, LIVINGSTON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 6,090. Situated on the Chicago & Alton, Wabash, and the Illinois Central railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 30 cents and city $1.55. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by Pontiac Light & Power Company. The- city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.25 per ton. Pontiac has eight churches, four banks, four graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and weekly, newspapers are published. Corn, oats, wheat and sweet corn are grown in this vicinity. Coal and clay are found here. There are ten manufacturing industries located here which employ 436 men and 250 women. There are 15 acres of land near the railroads available for factory sites, and 300 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will either furnish free sites or give a cash bonus to secure addi- tional factories for this city. EANTOUL, CHAMPAIGN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,384. Situated on the Illinois Central railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has fair fire protection. Coal can be bought for 85 cents per ton. Eantoul has seven churches, two banks, and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Corn, oats, wheat and fruit are grown in this vicinity. There are no factories located here. There is some land close to railroad, available for factory sites, and about 1,000 persons could be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure enterprises to locate here. EED BUD, EANDOLPH COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,240. Situated on the Mobile and Ohio railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from artesian wells, the city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.35 per ton. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 73 Red Bud has five churches, two banks, four graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Wheat is grown in this vicinity. Sand and limestone are found here. There are five manu- facturing industries located here which employ 45 men and 3 women. There are 10 acres of land near the railroad available for factory sites, and 150 persons could be secured for employment. Some inducements would probably be given to secure desirable enterprises to locate here. KOCHELLE, OGLE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,732. Situated on the Chicago & Northwestern, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 50 cents, township 22 cents and "city $1.92. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant, electricity being furnished at 10 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.85 per ton. Rochelle has five churches, three banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the' school curriculum. Three newspapers are published. Corn, oats, wheat and barley are grown in this vicinity. There are six manufacturing industries .located here which employ 245 men and 178 women. There is plenty of land adjoin- ing the railroads available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. Free sites and financial aid will be given to secure additional enterprises to locate here. KOODHOUSE, GREENE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 2,171. Situated on the Chicago & Alton rail- road, and an electric line. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished from reservoir and stand-pipe. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.60 per ton. Roodhouse has five churches, two banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. There are two newspapers here, one publishes a daily and weekly paper, and' the other a weekly paper. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. A fine quality of clay is found here. There are four manu- facturing industries located here, which employ 40 men and 4 women. There are 50 acres of land, adjoining the railroad, available and suitable for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens will furnish free sites and water, as inducements to secure manufacturing industries to locate here. 74 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. ST. ANNE, KANKAKEE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,065. Situated on the Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois, and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railroads. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by stock company. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. St. Anne has four churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly news- paper is published. Corn, oats, wheat and rye are grown in this vicinity. Clay is found here. There are two manufacturing industries located here which employ 102 men and 4 women. There is plenty of land adjoining the railroad, available for factory sites, and plenty of help coul'd be secured for employment. There are no inducements offered to secure factories. . ST. CHARLES, KANE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 4,046. Situated on the Chicago Great Western, and the Chicago & Northwestern railroads, and an electric line. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by city plant. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. St. Charles has ten churches, two banks, four graded and one high school. One weekly and one semi-weekly newspapers are published. There are fifteen manufacturing industries located here which employ 1,896 men and 138 women. There is plenty of land adjoining or near the railroad, available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. Free sites are offered as inducements to secure additional enterprises to locate here. ST. ELMO, FAYETTE COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,227. Situated -on the Chicago & Eastern Illi- nois, and the Vandalia railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 45 cents, township 31 cents and city $1.90. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply % of water is furnished by waterworks. The city has ample fire protection. St. Elmo has five churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. One weekly newspaper is published. Shale of a commercial value' is found here. There are seven manufacturing industries located here which employ 54 men and 12 women. There is plenty of land near the railroads available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. ^There are no inducements offered to secure factories for this city. SANDWICH, DEKALB COUNTY.' Population in 1910, 2,557. Situated on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad. International money order postoffice. Electric light INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 75 plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by stand-pipe. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Sandwich has six churches, two banks, two graded and two high schools. Two weekly newspapers are published. There are two manu- facturing industries located here. There is plenty of land available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. The citizens offer no inducements to secure enterprises for this city. SAVANNA, CARROLL COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,691. Situated on the Mississippi river. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants, gas being furnished at $1.25 per 1,000 cubic feet and electricity at 6 cents to 16 cents per kilowatt. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the river, two railroads. Water is fur- nished by plant, from artesian wells, at 6 cents per 1,000 gallons. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $3.00 per ton. Savanna has four churches, three banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two daily and weekly newspapers are published. There are about five small manufacturing industries located here. There are 20 acres of land near the railroad available for factory sites, and plenty of help could be secured for employment. The Savanna Improvement Association offers free sites to any enterprise locating here. SHAWNEETOWN, GALLATIN COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,863. Situated on the Ohio river, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes $1.14, township 60 cents and city $7.20. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Good facilities for receipt and shipment of freight, there being besides the river, two railroads. Water is furnished from drive wells. The city has poor equipment for fighting fires. Coal can be bought for $1.00 per ton. Shawneetown has nine churches, two banks, one graded and one high school. Two weekly newspapers are published. Corn, wheat and oats are grown in this vicinity. Coal, lead, sand, gravel and limestone are found near here. There are six manufacturing industries located here which employ 153 men. There are 100 acres of land available for factory sites, and about 200 persons could be secured for employment. The citizens offer no inducements to secure factories for this city. SHEFFIELD, BUREAU COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,009. Situated on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad. Tax rate for county purposes 54 cents, township 37 cents and city $1.75. 76 . BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. International money order postoffice. 'Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by city. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $2.00 per ton. Sheffield has six churches, one bank, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One weekly newspaper is published. Corn and oats are grown in this vicinity. Clay is found here. There is one industry located here which employs 30 men. There are 20 acres of land, adjoining the railroad, available for any additional factory sites, and about 100 persons could be secured for employment. SHELBYVILLE, SHELBY COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,590. Situated on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis, and the Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroads, and is the county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 45 cents, township 9 cents and city $1.65. International money order postoffice. Gas and electric light plants. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished from pumping station. The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.75 per ton. Shelbyville has eleven churches, three banks, two graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. One daily and three weekly newspapers are published. Coal, clay and gravel are found in this vicinity. There are four manufacturing industries located here. There are 10 acres of land, adjoining the two railroads, available for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employ- ment. Free sites would be given and probably some financial aid, in securing factories for this city. SHELDON, IROQUOIS COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,143. Situated on the Toledo, Peoria & Western, and the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis railroads. This city is not desirous of having any manufacturing industries locate here. SORENTO, BOND COUNTY. Population in 1910, 1,018. Situated on the Toledo, St. Louis & Western, and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroads. Electric light plant. Fair facilities for receipt and shipment of freight. Water is furnished by water works from wells. The city has ample fire pro- tection. Coal can be bought for $1.75 per ton. Sorento has four churches and one bank. One weekly newspaper is published. There are coal fields in this vicinity. There is an unlimited amount of land avail- able for factory sites, and 300 men could be secured for employment. Some inducements might be given to secure the location of factories here. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. ' 77 SPARTA, KANDOLPH COUNTY. Population in 1910, 3,081. Situated on the Mobile & Ohio and the Illinois Southern railroads. Tax rate for county purposes 51 cents and city $1.48. International money order postoffice. Electric light plant. Fair facil- ities for receipt and shipment of freight. A good supply of water is furnished by private waterworks company. . The city has ample fire protection. Coal can be bought for $1.00 per ton. Sparta has eleven churches, two .banks, one graded and one high school, with manual training a part of the school curriculum. Two weekly newspapers are published. Coal is mined in this vicinity. There are eleven manufacturing industries located here which employ 313 men and 8 women. There are 170 acres of land, adjoining the railroad, available and suitable for factory sites, and 200 persons could be secured for employ- ment. The Randolph Club offers inducements to secure factories to locate here. . , SPRINGFIELD, SANGAMON COUNTY. Population in 1910, 51,678. Situated on the Chicago & Alton; Illi- nois Central; Wabash; Baltimore & Ohio; Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railroads and three electric lines, and is the capitol of the State and county seat. Tax rate for county purposes 58 cents, township 7 cents and city _. '3 n Semi-Weekly. >. ^ C- 1 Graded. 4 =. >er of Churches. )er of Banks. >er of Factories. 8 6 * e 1 2 e 5? c 6 1 Adams- Camp Point Two small engines 1 1 1 4 ? 1 Alexander Cairo Three fire departments Any kind o < g 7 on i 70 Bond Sorento . . . Fire plugs Any kind . . . 1 .1 i Boone Belvidere Two fire companies 9 l 1 o 7 11 4 5 Brown Mt. Sterling Water main and tower Tile and brick works 1 o 7 ft 7 Bureau Ladd Fire department Any kind 1 1 8 1 1 Sheffield ..do 1 1 1 ft 1 1 Sr>rine Vallev ..do Any kind . . 1 3 1 7 1 Carroll- Lanark Fire department 1 1 1 7 7 1 Savanna Volunteer 2 a 2 1 4 '1 2 Cass Beardstown Volunteer fire department.. Any kind 1 1 -, 1 ft 3 1-1 Champaign Champaign Fire department Any kind . . . ] 11 1 in 6 11 Rantoul ..do 2 1 7 ' Urbana. . . Volunteer fire department.. 1 1 5 1 o 4 12 Christian Assumption Volunteer fire department. . Canning factory and creamery 1 2 1 4 ? 3 Pana ..do *. Any kind 1 1 1 l 8 a 4 Taylorville Fire department Packing house > 1 1 9 >> 20 Clark- Casey Latest devises . Any kind f 7 1 ^ 3 Marshall Fire department . . .do ? > l 7 a 1 Martinsville Two chemical engines 1 l A ^ Clay- Flora All kinds 7 { l 10 > 1 Clinton Breese Volunteer fire department.. Flour mill and brickjplant. . . 1 a X i 1 Germantown . Canning factory 'i 1 i 3 Coles- Oakland Volunteer fire department.. Broom factory 7 i 1 4 o Cook- Arlington Heights Volunteer fire department.. f i l 5 1 5 Blue Island ..do a 4 i 10 1 4 Brookfleld Hydrant and hose -. i 4 4 Chicago Heights. Fire department . All kinds . 7 10 1 r> 8 45 Evanston Harvey Fire department Any kind > l in a Palatine do 1 1 l i i 1 Parkridge Volunteer fire department.. None 1 1 -, i 1 West Hammond. Any kind 1 i Wilmette None Cumberland Greenup. . . Fire department . . . Anvkind... .' 1 1 5 2 2 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 4 Continued. Ill 1 I : -. & i I " \ C | 1 Municipalities and Counties. Facilities for Fighting Fire. Industries Wanted. > '- - >. .*. z | X Weekly. Graded. Tt = >er of Churches. >er of Banks. >er of Factories. c c ; c - 5 z 1 6 y. - y. - y y. /, % K DeKalb Genoa Volunteer department i i i \ 3 Sandwich Stand pipe, .t > fl 2 Sycamore Volunteer fire department.. Any kind > \ i c 1 DeWitt Clinton Fire department AH kinds _ 1 i] 1 c 3 Farmer City Volunteer fire department Douglas Arcola Best in the world ies, foundries and coalmines Light plant f i i I 3 7 DuPage Downers Grove Stand pipe Small ones 1 i ( 2 Hinsdale Volunteer department None i i 8 Naperville ..do 1 1 10 3 West Chicago Fire department Any kind > > i i 10 Wheaton . Volunteer fire department. None... ) g i i) Edgar Kansas . . Hand engine Broom and glove factories. . i i i fl 2 Paris Fire department Furniture : 1 i i }' 3 9 Edwards Albion Gasoline engine Sewer pipe and tile brick. . . a I i 5 5 Fayette St. Elmo Fire department . . Shoe factory and brick plant . i l 1 5 ) 7 Ford- Gibson City Any kind > 1 g 3 5 Fulton- Astoria . Fire department Canning, brick and concrete. i j i 5 2 3 Cuba Any kind i 1 ^ 3 Fannington ... Volunteer department . 7 > i IS > L/ewistown Hose cart Any kind 1 > > i 10 > 3 Gallatin Shawneetown Vohintppr Coal mines t 1 t Q -> Q Green Koodhouse Volunteer company Tile and shoe factories 7 7 \ 5 2 4 White Hall Grundy Braceville ..do .' Volunteer department Any kind 1 2 1 g 1 i 5 1 i 9 4 Carbon Hill i I Coal City Good Auto and wagon factories 1 10 1 1 3 Morris Stand pipe and horse. . . . Shoe factory a t; '! 7 Hancock La Harpe Fire department Tile, brick and pottery works, grist mills. . . T ." .' i 1 1 I ^ 2 Nauvoo Volunteer ? farming factory , i i i 5 1 Warsaw Volunteer department Any kind .". i 7 i 7 1 15 Henry Cambridge > 1 i -, | 1 Kewanee Excellent Any kind a i jj i is 1 Q Iroquois Oilman Fire department Any kind i i 1 G 1 do i i i 1 1 Sheldon Good 1 i i 1 a 1 Watseka Water main hose a a i -, i 3 Jackson Fire department ... Glass and brick works. . . 2 ,i i r> i g Jasper Fire department Brick, glass, canning works. ( i 1 Q 7 Jersey Jersevville... Fire plue and hose . . . 1 '?. i i S I tt 112 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 4. Continued. & 53 i 1 l i I i 2 Municipalities and Counties. Facilities for Fighting Fire. Industries Wanted. / > '5 Z Semi-Weekly. Weekly. Graded. 4 = >er of Churches. >er of Banks. >er of Factories. 6 6 fc 6 X c 6 X fc JoDaviess East Dubuque 1 ( 1 i 4 Galena Chemical engine ... Brick yard lime kiln 1 4 1 9 11 Warren 1 1 ", 3 Johnson Vienna Fire department . ... Creamery and canning 1 1 5 Kane- Aurora Fire department. . Heavy machinery _ in in 47 Batavia Volunteer department I 1 l\ Carpentersville None. . .". t Manufacturing i 1 > 3 Elgin Fire department ... i it 1 2( 60 Geneva Volunteer fire department.. Any kind . 1 15 St. Charles Fire department t ..do 9 1 4 1 10 8 Kankakee Kankakee Fire department , _ 1 17 H St. Anne do. . Any kind 1 1 1 4 2 Knox Abingdon Water works fire depart- department Gas company or any kind 1 2 9 1 4 10 Knoxville Volunteer department Novelties .... 1 1 1 7 1 Lake- Highland Park Fire department None 1 1 P High wood Volunteer fire department.. 1 1 Lake Forest do None 1 | 1 g North Chicago ..do Any kind . | 1 4 i 11 Waukegan Fire department ? 7 1 14 16 LaSalle Earlville Volunteer fire department.. Any kind 1 J 1 4 2 Kangley Chemical engines*. 1 1 LaSalle Fire department 9 1 11) 9 5 Marseilles ..do 1 1 i 1 7 1 7 Mendota Volunteer fire department Wholesale grocery 1 i 1 g ^ 20 Ottawa Fire department* . . . Any kind. . ft s 1 !0 S 25 Streator do . do 3 s 1 '0 ) 14 Lawrence Sumner Chemical engines 1 1 1 -, | 4 Lee Amboy .' Engine and tank. Any kind i 4 1 6 1 1 Livingston Chatsworth Good fire protection Canning factory 5 5 Fairbury g 1 7 1 Odell. Volunteer fire department i 1 1 3 2 Pontiac Fire department' Furniture and agricultural implements t a 4 1 8 .4 10 Logan Atlanta Volunteer fire department. Ice i 1 -, 2 1 Lincoln Fire department Any kind . 3 7 i) 1 n 4 4 MoDonough Macomb Fire department Any kind 2 3 4 1 u 4 g McHenry Harvard and ladder Piano factory 9 1 B 4 McHenry Fire department Any kind 1 1 5 5 Marengo ..do Iron works 1 1 1 i) Woodstock Stand pipe Any kind o jj 1 s 4 q McLean Le Roy Water works and hose Brick and tile factories ? ? 1 4 9 ? Lexington Good 1 1 1 6 a Normal .-. Fire department do 2 1 "j i Macon Decatur Fire department Brass, wood and metal 9 1 4 1 in 4 TO Maroa Volunteer fire department.. 1 1 1 a 2 B INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 4. Continued. 113 i f- o 25 1 - c '- \ Municipalities and Counties. Facilities for Fighting Fire. Industries Wanted. No. of Daily. No. of Semi- Weekly. No. of Weekly. No. of Graded. .d ti 5 "c c y, Number of Churches. Number of Banks. Number of Factories. Macoupin Bunker Hill. . . Chemical engine Any kind 1 i i ( i 7 Girard Gasoline engine 1 i ( t Mt Olive . Fire department Shoe factory planing mills o ;j i in Nilwood 1 i r \ 1 Staunton Volunteer fire department . Shoe and glass factories . 9 1 i I 1 Madison Alton Fire department g 1 i 1 g 16 E d wards ville ..do.. . Any kind 1 1 1 1 i ( 1 10 Granite City ..do... Small factories 9 g i 10 g 12 Madison ..do... Any kind 1 1 i ^ 4 Troy City ..do Foundry and machine shops 1 i i ( 1 2 r Venice Volunteer fire department.. Marshall Henry Water system Any kind ... :. 5 3 11 ') Toluca Fire department j 1 1 ) .... Canning and paper factories 1 ' 1 5 4 Massac Fire department File and button factories g ? \ 11 3 Menard Athens Chemical engine j 1 1 g 1 1 Mercer Keithsburg Fire department Any kind 1 1 1 1 2 3 Monroe Columbia . ... Volunteer fire department.. Canning and shoe factories . . . 1 2 4 1 2 Canning and pappr factories g 1 \ Montgomery Litchfield Hose cart and chemical Glass factory and iron works. 1 1 1 1 P 3 7 Nokomis Volunteer fire department. . Any kind 1 1 1 - 7 Morgan Jacksonville Fire department Shoe factory. . g j H 5 12 Ogle Pressure system Any kind . . 1 1 1 ) 1 Forreston Hose and ladder company.. 1 1 1 7 1 \ Mt Morris Good equipment T. . . " . . Glove and canning factories 1 1 1 ] 1 2 Polo Hydrant and hose Silver plating works, foundry and machine shops ". I 1 1 g 1 Rochelle Fire department Foundry and tile works ;( 1 g 3 5 Peoria A very ville Fire department 7 E 1m wood Hose cart 1 1 1 | | \ Perry Fire department . Shoe, wood and brick 2 e 1 V ? g Pinckneyville Good Any kind 2 > 1 f, 2 2 Piatt Cerro Gordo Hose carts 2 1 1 g \ Monticello ..do > > I i 2 Pike- Barry Brick ) 1 1 | 2 3 Griggsville Hand engine 1 ] I ' 2 Pope- Fire engines Cement, canning, furniture and wire fence factories 1 o 1 s 1 6 Randolph Chester Volunteer fire department.. Cement, lime, box, furniture and paper factories > | 1 8 \ g Red Bud Hand Canning, hoisery and glove. . . l 1 1 -, \ 5 Sparta. . . Fire department . . . Any kind... 1 1 1 11 9 11 114 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 4 Concluded. I 12 = ; o C 5 1 - - 4 i i ! Municipalities and Counties. Facilities for Fighting Fire. Industries Wanted. >. 1 Semi-Weekly. ^ ~~i I Graded. i - >er of Churches. >er of Banks. >er of Factories. e 6 fc = c /. c 3 /. c 6 fc c 6 y /> 55 fc Richland Olney Fire department Any kind . ; } '> i in a 11 Rock Island Moline Fire department Any kind t 3 s i IT .t SO St. Clair Belleville Fire department Any kind ', 1 10 i l"i a /!<> East St. Louis do Wool, cotton, shoe and glass factories f: ' 29 2 30 4 ")1 Good > i 1 4 a 5 Millstadt Fire department Foundry and sash factories. 1 is 1 S i 5 O' Fallen do 1 3 1 4 ? 1 Saline Harrisburg Fire department .... Any kind % 4 \ T> 4 9 Sangamon Springfield Fire department .... Any kind 4 5 10 \ 5fi s 100 Scotia- Winchester None .... > 1 \ ^ 9 Shelby Moweaqua Stand pipe and hose Ice plant ,1 \ 5 s Shelbyville Hose cart Packing house, shoe, button, canning, implements, tailor shop 1 3 fl 1 11 T 4 Stephenson Freeport Fire department ? 7 7 1 V, 5 1? Union Fire engine Foundry and machine shop, canning and box factorie^ flour mills VI H 1 8 o 10 Jonesboro None Lumber mill 1 1 \ 4 1 2 Vermilion Danville Fire department Any kind > 1 1 1 (7 d 15 Hoopeston Good Automobile factory ? 3 1 12 o 7 Westville Fire department Any kind l 2 -, 1 White Canni Volunteer Straw board and creamery 1 ' g 1 10 S q Grayville Hose company Vitrified brick .* 1 ^ 1 8 2 > Whiteside Morrison Volunteer company Ice plant 7 7 o | 7 Sterling . .do A . . ." Any kind 7 1 '-! 1 16 n 50 Will- Braid wood Hose and chemical 1 s 4 1 Joliet Fire department Steel and iron industries . a 3 22 1 2s -, ?8 Peotone Hydrant and hose 1 1 1 -> a ? Wilmington 1 1 1 1 > a Williamson Herrin Fire department Shoe factory, machine foundry ' ft 2 \ 6 g ? Marion ..do , 9 1 <, 4 T Di ; Winnebago Pecatonica Volunteer 1 1 1 ii i i Woodford Eureka NOTE An apparent discrepency appears between the number of factories in the different cities and those reported elsewhere, this occurs for the reason that the persons filling out the schedules would report so many industries and then fail to enumerate a like number in another part of the schedule calling for the same thing. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 115 TABLE 5 Name of Manufacturers and Articles Manufactured, with Number of Employes Males and Females by Municipalities and Counties. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employes Number. 1 9 Female. Adams Camp Point. Pioneer Creamery Butter 5 Alexander Cairo Not given Bond Sorento Not given Boone Belvidere National Mfg. Co Sewing machines and bicycles Caskets 800 30 300 Brown Mt. Sterling Casket Co Belvidere Cement Works Cement blocks 10 30 80 Corset Factory Corsets. 300 10 Piano Factory .... . Pianos Not given Bureau Ladd Not given Sheffield Sheffield Shale Tile Co Tile and bricks 30 Spring Valley Not given . Carroll' Lanark Canning Co .... Canned corn, etc 2 Savanna John Pratt T. Rugs, awnings 5 Cass Schultz Banjan Co Flour 40 Champaign Schmoldts Stoves 150 Klein Button Co . Buttons 25 Elks Pearl Button Co ..do 60 Beardstown Concrete Construction Co Gersmeyer & Brown Cement blocks 42 ..do 20 Wm. Haynes Soda water 5 Anton Rink Brewery. .. Malt and beer... 50 H. C. Meyers Brick 30 C. B. & Q. R. R Railroad equipment 800 Not given Cigars 25 Not given Urbana Big Four R. R. Shops Railroad equipment Brick 300 50 Sheldon Brick Co Barr Brick Co ..do 40 20 Concrete blocks John Gray . Vaults and concrete blocks. . . Machinery 20 E M Burr & Co Christian Piano Mfg. Co Pianos Cigars Matheney, F. E . ..do ..do Miller Harness Co .... Harness Clothing Nat Woodward Cigars Morgan Rug Co . . Rugs Ice cream R. A. Centuir Cigars Twin City Ice & Cold Storage Co Ice Peoples Ice & Cold Storage Co ..do City Electric Mfg. Co Electricity Pana City Tile & Brick Co Tile and brick 12 Progressive Mfg. Co Metal beds, soda fountains, machinery and mining tools Carriage heaters and novelties Carbon brick 45 10 5 12 5 2 3 1 Pana Enterprise Mfg. Co Carbon Mfg. Co Pana Ice & Cold Storage Co ... Ice... 116 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 5 Continued. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. [Employes Number. o "5 S Female. Christian Concl'd E Zopen Bag Co Paper bags 200 6 50 Clark Taylorville Ice Co Ice. Brick Factory Brick 25 Ice Cream Mfg Ice cream 25 Taylorville Candy Co Candy 4 5 2 Taylorville Creamery. . . Butter Crystal Carbonating Co Soda and mineral water. . . 4 ..do ..do 3 Taylorville Granite Works Stone and concrete 20 Tim Smith Concrete blocks 25 J. A. Kimball Mill work . . ... 25 S. E. Baughman Wagons 4 Joe Mameth Whips 10 Oil Refinery Oil products 30 Marshall Iron & Supply Co Drilling tools 20 Tong Co ... Pipe tongs .... 20 Not given Martinsville ..do? Clay- Flora Clinton B. & O. S. W. Ry. Co Not given . . . Repairing engines 300 Germanto wn . .do Coles- Oakland Not given Cook- Arlington Heights. Blue Island .. Peter Valz . . . Opera chairs and school desks Tin ware 120 Bray & Kates Rolling Husken Shredder Works Theo Kraft .. Corn Shredders Cement blocks Magnolia Metal Co Babbit metal Not given Brookfleld ..do Chicago Heights... Evanston Inland Steel Co Steel products Calumet Steel Co ..do... Inter Ocean Steel Co ..do Hicks Locomotive & Car Works Locomotives American Brake Shoe & Foundry Co. Hamilton Piano Works Pianos Morden Frog & Crossing Co Hay Tool Co Tools Montgomery Ward & Co Carriages National Brick Co Brick Ludonici Tile Co Tile King & Andrews Window weights Bonnet Namce Stove Co Stoves Humane Horse Collar Co Horse collars Stein & Co Clothing , - Quaker Stove Mfg. Co Stoves Victor Chemical Co Chemicals Shelden- Foster Bottle Works Bottles.. Andrews Dry Paint Works Paint Kennedy Otto Mfg. Co ' Kennicott Boiler Works Boilers Chicago Heights Boiler Works ..do American Car & Equipment Co Car equipment Lallor Road Cart Co Carts School Supply Co School supplies Chicago Heights Brewing Co Malt and beer American Stove Board Co Wood, Smith Co Axles .... Hartwell Bros Axe handles Lewiston Paint Co Paints .... . . Not given... INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 5< Continued. 117 Empl( Num >yes ber. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. 1 Female. Cook Concluded Harvey Burr Co Railway material and auto parts! 1,200 Austin Mfg. Co load machinery 700 American Stove Co WheatoQ Foundry & Equipment Co. Jas stoves Foundry equipment 600 500 Bliss & Laughlin". *. t Shafting. 300 Chicago Street Car Co Cars and tanks 200 Enterprise Foundry. . .... Iron castings 50 Sterling Vehicle Co" Auto trucks 50 Hotchkiss Co Car repairing ' 50 Calumet F.nernp. fV> .... Cranes and machinery . . 300 Ingalls-Shepherd Forging Co '. Forging, etc 50 Smith Machine Co Special machinery 25 Koch Bros .do 25 Morrison Brake Co Brake shoes 15 Western Conduct Co ... Conducts 50 Palatine Not given Park Ridge The Kalo Shops. . Jewelry and silverware 26 7 West Hammond.. . Stein Hirsh Co : Cement glue, etc Hammond Glue Co Glue, etc C. Meyers Co. . . Soda water. . . Hammond Brewing Co Beer, etc Western Product Co Feed Wilmette Not given . Cumberland Greenup Greenup Broom Co Brooms 10 Greenup Machine Co Boring machines 5 DeKalb Genoa Selz Schawb Co Shoes 75 50 Cerncroft Leich Electric Co Telephones 75 25 German American Piano Co Pianos 35 Sandwich Not given Turner Brass Works ... .... Metal goods.. . 150 2 Duntley Mfg. Co Railway motor cars 150 Axilene Mfg. Co Glass making machines 50 10 Borders Milk Co Condensed milk 20 Sycamore Fence Co Wire fence 20 Chicago Wire Co Insulated wire 100 50 Sycamore Perserve Co Cftnnfld fruits 200 50 Dwitt Clinton Not given Farmer City. ...... Nichols & Wence Concrete blocks and tile 10 S. G. Arbogast &Co Tile and brick. ' 20 L. Brehm Candy and ice cream 2 1 Douglas Arcola Not given DuPage Downers Grove.... Illinois Heater & Mfg. Co Galvanized iron products 20 F. F. Potter & Co Poultry specialties 10 Dicks Tool Co. . . . Telephone construction tools . 10 Hinsdale Not given Naperville Naperville Lounge Co Lounges and morris chairs 300 40 Martin Von Oren Tile and brick. ... 13 R. H. Wagner Fly nets 8 4 West Chicago Turner Cabinet Co P. O . furniture Clrnago Crossing Co ... Railroad supplies. . . Automatic Tool Co Drills Borders Milk Co Condensed milk Fessler Cigar Co Cigars Ramer Ice Cream Co Ice cream C. N. A. Ry. Co. Shops Building engines West Chicago Creamery Butter and cheese West Chicago Lumber Co . . . ! . . Cement blocks ,. Wheaton . . . Not given . . . 118 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 5 Continued. 'Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employes Number. o5 "3 9 Female. Edgar- Kansas N. C. Punell Canned vegetables 40 75 Frank Owens Hoisery U. O. Colron Co.. Novelties 64 160 250 10 17 6 52 7 29 41 Edwards- Albion Merkle, Wiley Broom Co Brooms McGuirey Cummings Car Co Interurban cars Paris Glove & Mitten Co Mittens and gloves . 25 5 Bridgemans Cigar Factory Cigars J. H. Taflinger. Storm tops. T. A. Foley Saw mill material. . ... 1 3 Del Grande Fire Works Co Fire works Western States Fence & Tile Co Fence and tile. . Albion Vitrified Brick Co Paving brick 50 18 100 5 2 25 10 Fayette St. Elmo Edwards Vitrified Brick & Sewer Pipe Co Building brick Albion Shale Brick Co Brick Albion Flouring Mills Flour and meal Albion Creamery Butter P. M. Johnston's Brick Plant Brick and tile Ford- Gibson City ... B. F. Johnston (heirs) Paper Union Forge & Machine Co Machinery . . 2 6 2 6 50 150 25 3 3 P. M. Johnston's Canning Co Canned vegetables John Hudson ". Brooms ..." St. Elmo Flour Mill Co Flour and meal Gibson Canning Co Pork and beans 25 75 Fulton- Astoria Gibson Canning Co Canned onj-n Gibson Iron Works Heaters and castings Ice Cream Factory Ice cream Gibson Bottling Works Soft drinks O.J.Phillips Cigars 15 Astoria Bottling Works Soda water . . Cuba Concrete Factory Concrete blocks,, etc Brick plant Brick Not given . Farmington do Lewistown Brick Plant Brick 15 Gallatin Shawneetown Greene Roodhouse The Burns-Bowersox Lumber Co R Glover & Sons . . Wagon material 52 60 Stoves and heading Enos, Taylor, Beat & Barge Lime 20 10 Johnson & Son Concrete tile Crystal Ice Co ^ . . Ice. 5 6 10 15 10 5 Demsey Bros Flour and meal Roodhouse Clay Product Co Brick and tile White Hall Novelty Potter Co Pottery 1 3 Eli Bridge Co Ferris wheels and bridges Soft drinks . . Roodhouse Bottling Works White Hall Pipe & Stoneware Co White Hall Pottery Works Sewer pipe and stoneware . . . Stoneware ... . 225 50 15 Grundy Braceville Western Stoneware Co do 75 4 . 10 Niss J. C Cigars 4 1 O'Bierne, E. J ^ Electric fixtures 4 2 Panly, J. G Cigars 10 5 Pearsoll, B. S Butter 26 5 Reason F F Cigars Radcliffo Regalia Peanuts 3 2 Selz Schawb &Co Shoes 145 30 Sovbold Piano & Organ Co Pianos and etc 90 1 Thread Factory Thread 20 40 Western Casket Hardware Co Hardware 50 6 Wilson & Wilson Cigars . Woodruff & Edwards Co . Machinery 140 Win F Hallet Steam boilers 9 Geneva ........ Burgess & Norton Co Light hardware 40 Geneva Foundry & Machine Co Castings 25 New England Machine Co Gas machines and fixtures . . . 60 Bennett Milling Co . . Breakfast food . . . 20 5 122 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 5 Continued. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles^Manufactured. Employes- Number. 1 S Female. Kane Concluded St. Charles Cable Co . .. .... Pianos . . 500 300 200 3 25 Kankakee Kankakee Crown Electric Chandeliers . Gilan Mfg. Co '. Cast iron Steel Range Co Stoves 100 Moline Malleable Co Malleable iron 400 Roanoke Dairy Co Milk 30 Ramser Ice Cream Co Ice cream 10 30 30 100 75 Doig File Co Files National Sugar Co . Sugar Borden Condensing Factory Milk 100 New Electric Co Chandeliers .' Heinz Bros Cut glass . . 100 10 5 6 10 ludd Elevator Malt Wm. Switzer Machine Fence Wire Co . . Fences Foley Williams Sewing machines St. Anne ... Bradley Plow Works Plows . Kankakee Foundry Foundry work . K. K. K. Mfg. Co Furniture Paramont Knitting Co Hosiery Kaisennan Shade & Roller Co Shade rollers Mclntyre Watch Co . Watches K. K. K. Tile & Brick Co Tile and brick Cohn Overall Co . . . Overalls ... U. S. Wheel & Rim Co Cycle wheels, rims, auto and etc.. Knox Abingdon Abingdon Paving Brick & Tile Co Brick Kncxville Novelty Co Churns and sanitary coops Glove, Shirt & Overall Co Shirts and men's work gar- ments Abingdon Shirt & Overall Co ..do... Abingdon Trap Co . . . Rat and mouse traps Abingdon Wagon Co Wagons Ahingrlnn Sanitary Stools and tanks for bath rooms American Sanitary Mfg. Co Brass connections for bath rooms Earl Shafstall Cigars 1 Xake Highland Park . . Not given Highwood ..do Lake Forest North Chicago Waukegan.. Chicago Hardware Foundry Co Iron castings . . 475 150 15 6 12 30 Chicago Hardware Co ". Hardware Great Lake Mfg. Co Riveters and scales Forge Works Forges North Chicago Mdse. Co Corberators 4 8 North Chicago Tool Co Grinders Chicago Window Screens Screens ! 25 1,400 40 60 1,900 75 75 35 70 15 2 8 5 2 25 5 6 2 1 American Steel Wire Wire Republic Fence & Gate Co. Gates and fences Smelting Co Bronze ingot American Steel & Wire . . Steel wire . . Wilder Tannery Leather . . North Shore Electric Co Light North Shore Gas Co Gas.. Dows Planing Mill Doors and sash Roofing Co Roofing paper.. Fisher Waist Factory Shirt waists 3 40 20 Northern Brass Co ... Brass castings . Gibson Brass Works ..do 30 20 60 10 25 6 3 5 190 2 1 25 McCamy Mfg. Co. . Automobile oilers Cyclone Fence Co Wire fence \lshuler Wrapper Factory Wrappers . Chicago Recording Scale Co Nelson Machine Snop Scales Machinerv Rider Bros. Wrapper Factorv. . . Wrappers . . . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 5 Continued. 123 Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employes Number.. 1 .2 fc LaSalle Earlville Earlville Brick & Tile Mfg. Co ... Brick and tile... 8 Kanglay W. W. Pratt .do 10 Not given . . . . LaSalle . Western Clock Mfg. Co Watches and clocks Marseilles Mathiesen Hegeler Zinz Co Sheet zinc, etc German American P. Cement Co LaSalle Pressed Brick Co Cement Pressed brick and tile Marquette Cement Mfg Co Cement . General Roofing Mfg. Co Paper felt, etc 250 Mendota Marseilles Mfg. Co Harvesting implements Boxes, etc 300 250 Home Industry Paper 35 Crescent Paper Co Box boards . 50 J H Goodell & Sons Models .... 5 Not given Ottawa King-Hamilton Co Corn shelters 100 75 100 Streator W C Piano & Organ Co Pianos Sanders Bros Cabinets 125 Fire brick 125 Building material 150 J. E. Porter Co. Hay carriers .....' 100 250 Federal Plate Glass Co Plate glass . Ottawa Garter Co Garters ;.. 5 50 50 Stiefel Overall Co Overall Hoban -Shirt ^V Shirts and garters Lawrence- Bottles Barr Clay Co Paving brick Streator Paving Brick Co do National Tile Co Tile Streator Clay Mfg. Co do G & D Mfg Co Elevators Streator Motor Car Co Automobiles Go-carts, sweepers, etc Thatcher Mfg. Co .... Milk bottles Streator Boiler Works Win Reifersched Co Sumner Evaporator Co Dried fruits 15 6 40 Lee- O B Bond Cement blocks R G Blood do 2 W A O'Neil Ice cream 2 John P. Harvey . i Steel bridges 10 1 Livingston Cement blocks Geo J Walters Tile and brick Soft drinks Cigars do Odell do Pontiac Pontiac Shoe Mfg Co Shoes 150 75 50 35 100 10f> 50 Logan \ M Legg Mfg Co do Modern Shoe Mfg. Co do McMurray Mfg Co Canning goods Spartin Mfg Co Castings 25 Furniture 25 Pontiac Granite Co 8 Ice 8 A N Smith Cement blocks 10 do McDonough Sewer Pipe Mfg. Co Sewer pipe and conducts 200 Stone ware Castings 250 60 BrickYard... Building bricks... 40 124 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 5 Continued. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employes Number. O a a Female. McHenry Harvard Hunt, Helm, Fern Co Hardware 250 3 15 McHenry Abner Burbank Wire stretchers Robert Starr Cigars 4 2 A. J. Diggins .. Wagon boxes .... Barbarian Bros Cigars 10 8 12 50 4 25 Marengo W. E. Barbarian ..do Worts & Baley Beer, etc. . Hanly Bros Canned goods 25 Spencer Flour. . T. Hunter Boats Not given Woodstock.. Oliver Typewriter Co Typewriters 900 160 25 30 McLean LeRoy Emerson Typewriter Co ..do 40 Oliver Foundry Co .. Castings Woodstock Drill Check Co Safety checks Borden Condensed Milk Co Condensed milk and cream... Butter and cream 50 30 Congress Dairy. . . National Harrow Co 3orn planters and harrows. . . Cement Blocks .... 50 4 30 Lexington LeRoy Cement & Block Works LeRoy Canning Co Canning corn Not given Normal : . . . do Macon Maroa Maroa Mfg. Co Plows and harrows 10 15 3 4 1 1 5 Decatur C. F. Schneek Cigars Coopers Bakery.. Bread and cakes E. P. Kent & Son Wagons and farm implements Car loaders McLilly Not given Macoupin Bunker Hill Girard A. E. Mercer Joseph Melu Feed Marble and granite. .... 2 2 M. Burwell Machinery 4 J. Herbert Brick 4 P. Hohenodly, Jr. & Co Canned goods Not given Mt. Olive Kesser Bros., Milling Flour . . . 10 Nilwood Mt. Olive Ice Mfg. Co Ice. . 4 8 . 6 Mt. Olive Brick & Tile Co Brick and tile . Harness Works Harness Wellmuth Cigars ... 10 4 4 2 Vanderbrock . do Nieman & Heironmus ;... Implements Not given Staunton . . do Madison Alton Illinois Glass Co Bottles and glassware 3.300 200 40 200 300 Illinois Box Co _ Boxes. Illinois Corregated Paper Co Federal Lead Co Paper Lead 25 Standard Milling Co Flour 100 Sparks Milling Co do . 80 Federal Tool & Supply Co Handles for tools 30 40 200 50 Hapgood Plow Co Farming implements 20 Beall Bros. Foundry Miners tools Duncan Foundry Works Miners supplies Cunningham Shirt Co Shirts and overalls 10 15 50 M. H. IJoals Planing Mill Building material .. Sweetser Lumber Co ..do 15 200 Alton Brick Co Paving brick Alton Lime & Cement Co Lime 20 Alton Steam Cooperage Co Barrels 20 McPike Paper Co Alton Strawboard Co Paper do 20 100 10 C. F. Sparks Machine Co ... Gasoline engines, etc ... INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 5 Continued. 125 Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employe's Number. 1 Female. Madison Coucl'd Edwardsville Not given Granite City Rolling Mills Co ... . Tin plate and sheet iron 200 Madison National Stamping Works Enamelware 1,500 1,200 2,000 500 400 Corn Products Co . ... Syrups, etc . Commonwealth Steel Castings, etc American Steel Foundry R. R. supplies 1,000 Heydt Metal Co Shot, etd 200 Keg Factory . . Kegs 200 Western Brick Co . Fire brick 150 G. A. Lime & Cement Co Lime and cement Beer, etc 200 250 Wagner Brewery C. L. Draper Mill work 25 Morris Construction Co Concrete blocks 50 American Car & Foundry Co Car wheels 2,400 Troy City Helmlache R. Mill Co 400 Kettle River 2 Co - Creosoted tire and timber 400 250 Standard Oil Co Trov Pressed Brick Co . .... Brick 20 Troy Shoe Co Shoes 36 8 Not given Marshall Not given . ... Toluca ..do Anderson Skinner Brick and tile io Massac Not given Menard D. M. Primm Chicken coops and steel tanks Buttons Mercer Keithsburg Pearl Button Mfg. Co Columbia Star Milling Co Koeningsmack Milling Co 75 Monroe Columbia Flour Flour and feed 30 40 Montgomery Litchfleld Waterloo Milling Co do 20 M. & O. Milk Co Condensed milk 14 Waterloo Brewing Co Beer 12 American Radiator Co Steam and water radiators Hoisting engines 350 50 10 10 15 .... 2 Litchfleld Foundry & Machine Co Litchfleld Lamp Mfg. Co Buman Mfg. Co Illinois Brick & Tile Co Oil cans - Brick and tile New Area Windmill Co Wind mills 4 Litchfleld Mill & Elevator Co 12 Not given Morgan Illinois Bridge Co Iron bridges 75 Ogle Capps Woolen Mill Blankets 100 Capps Woolen Factory Clothing ... . . 75 Kent & McCarty Cigars 75 R. Cassell do 15 A. Grebert... do 8 Wolf & Co; do 4 Pyatt do 8 Knr.ilenberg do 6 Ward & Bros ; Books 7 P Hohenodly Jr & Co Canned goods Burned wood boxes 12 30 Mt. Morris Not given Polo Wilson Mfg Co Woodenware Geo D Wnitcomb Co . . - Machinery! 50 15 20 3 125 Underwear. Oat meal Bridges 20 J M Root Piano Co Pianos 40 P. Hohenadel. Jr. & Co . . Canned vegetables . . . 100 50 126 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 5 Continued. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. Employes Number. 25 Cairo Mills Bushells & Son Asphalt J. P. Bourgoin & Co Marble and granite 8 Perry DuQuoin Utility Co . . Ice and light 20 Pinckneyville Blakerly Mfg. Co Pumps. . . 10 Bottling Works Bottles 10 Planing Mill Wood work 15 DuQuoin Mill Flour 6 3 Star Mill Meal , Pinckneyville Mill . Flour Piatt Cerro Gordo . R E Marshall Ice cream Monticello Peterson Syrup Medicine 37 11 8 33 2: Pike- Barry H. D. Peters Co Cigars Barry Mill & Grain Co Flour ' Grif^sville W. B. Powell Cigars do 10 3 Golconda Box & Lumber Co Boxes, egg cases and etc Randolph Chester Eagle Saw Mill Lumber and boat material ... Flour Mill Meal and bran ... Machine Shop General machinery Electric Light & Power Co Electric light H C Cole Milling Co Flour 52 Red Bud Buena Vista Milling Co do 6 72 7 Chester Knitting Mills 120- Chester Light & Ice Plant Ice Chester Planing Mill Wood work 3 Chester Machine Shop Chester Marble Works Iron work Monuments 8 4 Knapp Concrete Works Cement work . . .... 3 12 18 5 3 7 150 ""3 Ziebold Sons Milling Co Flour and feed Sparta C Becker Milling Co do Mrs. W. Lohrberg Hoffman & Zimmerman Soda water Butter Albert Roffle Cigars Illinois Southern R. R Engines and cars Richland Olney .. Sproul Machine Shop Separators and etc 15 Knitting Factory Socks 50 20 10 10 5- Sparta Plow Works Agricultural implements Ice Sparta Ice Plant Electric Light & Power Light Little Giant Punch Co Hand punches 15 Eagle Milling Co Flour " 20 Sparta Bottling Works Sparta Block & Concrete Co Soda water Concrete blocks 5 5 Olney Ice & Storage Co Ice 15 10 4 3 2 115 5 15 1 1 1 1 15 3 1 Gilbert & Gilbert Concrete blocks Henry Gassam Ice cream W. L. Hart ..do Monarch Glove Co Gloves Olney Bottle Co Glass bottles Niblo & Shepherd Concrete blocks Olney Brick Co Brick Howard Bower Brooms 3 Walter Shultz Soft drinks 3 Olney Cocola Co ..do 3 30 i Olnev Lumber Co . . Hardware . . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 5 Continued. 127 Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. ArticleslManufactured. Employes Number. 1 3 Female. Rock Island Moline Not given ^St. Clair Belleville Not given ...... . East St. Louis Aluminum Co of America Aluminum ware .... 1,200 , Marion & Binger Artificial limbs Baking powder 200 100 Layton's Pine Food Co do . . 50 100 St Louis Building & Mfg Co Brass beds ... Beer . 75 do 75 25 Brooms Rex Candy Co . . . Candy 10 do 10 Carbonic acids 25 Benj F. Horn Barrells 50 Carms Mill Co National Oats 75 Flour and meal 75 Missouri Malleable Iron Co .... Iron 1.000 Gloves 15 Ice 25 Cornice 25 Iron and steel 1,500 do 1,500 Machinery 100 10 100 25 do Tools All Roofing & Mfg. Co Paper do 200 300 Missouri Valley Bridge & iron Co Bridges ' 60 Chemicals 50 do 75 Kittle River Co Creosote blocks 50 30 75 100 100 75 Rubber goods . . . Farm implements Feed and etc Flour do Obeor-Nestor Glass Co International Harvester Co Glass Harvesting machinery 1,000 50 50 25 Illinois Mineral Mill Co 50 Mepham E E do 50 100 do . 75 do 75 Hanson Bros. White Lead Paint do 100 150 do 25 do 25 25 Elliott Frog & Switch Works Railroad switches and frogs... 800 60 P H Pastel Milling Co Millstadt Brick .... 50 5 4 Wash machines 3 20 \Iills f adt Milling Co Flour and feed 24 3 Butter ..do 2 10 100 25 50 Beer and soda W G Willard Ranges J -Saline -* Ford Lumber Co Mill work .. Ford Brick Plant . . Building brick... 128 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 5 Continued. Municipalities and Counties. Name of Manufacturers. Articles Manufactured. . \ Employes- Number. "a 8 Female. Sangamon Springfield H. O. McGrue Wood work 38 32 1 C. A. Power ..do... Vredenburg . ..do . 66 Jefferson Printing Co . Blank books 37 100 20 8 91 20 14 2 .... 6 Springfield Boiler & Mfg. Co Boilers... Otto & Scherf Abbott Bros .... ..do Boxes Reisch Brewing Co Beer Dawson Brick & Tile Co Brick and tile Lincoln Park Coal & Brick Co Brick . . 25 Springfield Paving Brick Co do 100 20 30 West End Brick Plant do Springfield Bridge & Iron Co Bridges Harvard Brush Co Brushes 4 7 12 2 Fortado Co., J. L Monuments Baum Co., M. J do New Rug Works Rugs 3 8 2 August Brandt Carriages . H. B. Davidson do 12 Gietl Bros . do 11 Withey Bros do 113 Myers & VanDuyn do . . 7 Rustemeyer Bros do 7 Wm. Foster & Son & Co Ceiling and metal work .... 17 6 1 Forsythe & Bentz Ball Bros . . Cigars 8 Ballweg, H. W do 3 Barker & Sullivan .do .. 12 John Birmbaum do 2 Leonard Dinkle do 3 Lew Dockstader Cigar Co do 14 Gus Fehr do 3 J. A. Gasoway & Son do 4 G. T. HammaTi do 2 J. L. Hargitt . . do 3 H. Li. Hartman , do 11 Joseph Jagla do 3 Rifikfi Jiirgens do 3 4 M. F. McGourty do C. C. McKellar do 2 J. F. Mester do 7 F. C. Mitchell do 4 B. W. Ogg do 12 4 3 Adam Rollet do J. H. Schafer do 5 13 4 J. H. C. Schoettker do 4 P. J. Slenker do Harry Vandervort do 2 35 1 Pure Ice & Cold Storage Co Ice Striffler Ice & Coal Co do 60 C. J. Franks Candy 5 3 2 Spitznagle Candy Co .do Elevator Milling Co Meal 40 Springfield Light, Heat - 7 Abingdon Knox Edwards 8 5 12 6 i 175 i 1 175 Alton Madison 19 21 4.650 395 5,045 Lee 1 1 10 1 11 Anna Union Douglas 6 7 i i i Cook . ... 6 120 120 Christian 2 3 12 t 12 Astoria . . ....... Fulton 3 3 i i i Menard 1 2 i i i Atlanta 1 Logan Aurora Kane Peoria 45 7 '54 8 <5,761 1.385 n,358 100 <7, 119 1.485 Pike 3 3 21 21 Batavia Kane Cass 5 11 5 11 548 1,247 66 614 1,247 Belleville 1 St. Clair Belvidere Blue Island 1 Boone Cook 5 6 950 610 1,560 Grundy 4 4 15 15 Will Clinton Brookfield 1 Cook Bunker Hill Macoupin 5 5 '12 i '12 Bvron . . . Oele... 1 1 i i l 132 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table <6 Continued. Municipalities. Counties. Number of factories. Number of articles made. Employes. Male. Female. Total. Cairo i. . Alexander Cambridge Camp Point Henry Adams 1 1 1 1 25 5 25 5 Carbon Hilli Griindy Carmi White. 9 3 3 1 13 5 8 30 11 5 3 1 13 6 8 26 61 510 70 i i i 152 i 15 39 76 549 70 i i i 272 l Carpentersville Kane Casey ... Clark Cerro Gordo. . Piatt i i i 120 i Champaign Champaign Chatsworth . Livingston Chester Randolph Chicago Heights Clintoni Cook DeWitt Coal City Grundy 3 1 4 1 225 30 100 325 30 Columbia Monroe Cuba' Fulton Danville Vermilion 15 17 2,496 78 2,574 Decatur i Macon Downers Grove DuPage 3 6 2 4 50 3 7 4 4 251 40 64 18 26 9,789 40 64 18 26 10,089 Duquoin Perry . . Earlville... LaSalle East Dubuque JoDaviess East St. Louis St. Clair 300 Ed wards ville 1 . . . Madison Elgin Kane 53 1 54 1 <3,827 8 <2, 410 <6,237 8 Elm wood Peoria Eureka 1 Woodford Evanston 1 .. Cook. . . Fairbury i Livingston Farmer City Farmington ' DeWitt Fulton. 3 6 32 1 33 Flora Clay 1 1 12 15 4 3 1 1 14 15 5 3 300 12 2,325 365 145 185 300 42 2,450 425 150 260 Forreston Ogle 30 125 60 5 75 Freeport Galena . . Stephenson JoDaviess Geneva . . . Kane Genoa DeKalb Germantown 1 ... . Clinton Gibson City Oilman Ford.. 6 1 7 2 246 15 100 346 15 Girard l Macoupin Golconda . Pope. 5 12 3 2 8 14 4 2 i 6,975 i 15 i 900 l i 7,875 i 15 Granite City Madison Grayville Greenup... White Cumberland Griggs ville l Pike Harrisburg Harvard Harvey . Saline McHenry 2 4 15 2 4 17 75 209 4,115 75 274 4,115 15 Henry i . . . Herrin 2 2 17 17 Highland Park >. Lake Highwood. do Hinsdale 1 ... DuPage Hoopeston .... Vermilion 7 10 2 36 2 7 10 2 38 3 580 373 i 8,033 19 380 960 373 l 8,561 19 Jacksonville Jersey ville.. . Joliet Morgan Jersey Will i 528 Jonesboro . . Kangley i LaSalle Kankakee Kansas Kankakee Edgar 9 2 1 5 1 10 2 1 6 1 i 240 75 i 1 i 275 i nis 75 i 1 Keithsburg. Mercer Kewanee i Knoxville. . . Knox Ladd 1 LaHarpe Hancock 2 3 8 8 Lake Forrest ' Lake. Lanark. . . Carroll 1 5 3 1 1 7 4 1 2 i 254 15 2 i 15 LaSalle... LaSalle i 230 LeRoy McLean Lewistown Fulton Lexington > . . . McLean. . . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 6 Continued. 133 Municipalities. Counties. Number of Number of Employes. factories. made. Male. Female. Total. Lincoln 1 Logan Litchfleld Montgomery 7 9 451 3 454 Macomb McDonough 4 5 550 550 Madison Madison 4 4 3 450 3 450 McHenry McHenry.. 6 6 109 25 134 Marion ' Williamson Marengo l McHenry Maroa '. Macoh 5 g 33 6 39 Marseilles LaSalle... 6 6 890 890 Marshall Clark Martinsville l ..do Mascoutah . St. Clair 6 7 142 142 Mendota 1 LaSalle Metropolis l Massac Millstadt St. Clair . 4 6 39 39 Moline l Rock Island Monticello Piatt 2 2 48 35 83 Morris (irnndy. , 7 7 855 855 Morrison Whiteside 5 7 168 168 Moweaqua ' Shelby . Mt. Morrisi Ogle Mt. Olive Macoupin . 7 8 46 2 48 Mt. Sterling! ; Brown Murphysboro Jackson 5 5 150 150 Naperville DuPage. . . 3 5 321 44 365 Nauvoo ! Hancock Newton Jasper . 6 6 i i i Nilwood 1 Macoupin Nokomis Montgomery Normal l McLean North Chicago Lake 10 12 2 183 59 2 242 Oakland 1 Coles Odell 1 Livingston O' Fallen St. Clair 1 1 100 100 Olney Richland 12 12 208 24 232 Onarga Iroquois 1 1 100 100 200 Ottawa LaSalle 9 9 930 200 1,130 Palatine l Cook ; Pana Christian . . 4 8 72 11 83 Paris Edgar 9 11 "566 "104 2 670 Park Ridge Cook 1 2 26 7 33 Pecatonica l Winnebago Peotone Will 2 3 i i i Pinckneyville Polo Perry Ogle 1 1 1 1 i i i i i i Pontiac Livingston 9 8 386 250 636 Rantoul 1 Champaign Red Bud Randolph. . 5 7 45 3 48 Rochelle Ogle 6 6 245 178 423 Roodhouse Greene . . 4 6 40 4 44 St. Anne Kankakee. 1 2 i i i St. Charles . Kane . . 15 15 1,896 138 2 034 St.. Elmn Fayette 6 8 51 51 Sandwich l DeKalb Savanna Carroll 1 2 5 5 Shawneetown Gallatin 6 7 153 153 Sheffield Bureau 1 2 30 30 Shelbyville Shelby .. ... 4 5 i i i Sheldon Iroquois 1 l 15 15 Sorento l Bond - Sparta Randolph 10 11 300 5 305 Springfield Sangamon 100 105 2,868 556 3 424 Spring Valley l Bureau Staunton l Macoupin Sterling 1 . Whiteside Streator LaSalle 13 15 i i i Sumner. . Lawrence 4 4 25 40 65 Sycamore DeKalb 7 7 690 112 802 Taylorville . . Christian 13 16 356 52 408 Toluca i Marshall Troy City Madison 2 2 56 8 64 Urbana Champaign 5 6 430 430 Venice 1 ... Madison... 134 BUEEAU OF LABOK STATISTICS. Table 6 Concluded. Municipalities. Counties. Number of Number of Employes. factories. made. Male. Female. Total. Vienna Johnson 1 i i i i Warren .... , . JoDaviess 3 3 i i i Warsaw Hancock 16 16 3 295 3 145 3440 Waterloo Monroe 4 6 86 86 Watseka. Iroquois 3 6 i i i Waukegan Lake 15 15 2,367 282 2,649 Wenona Marshall 1 2 10 10 West Chicago . . . DuPage 9 7 i i i West Hammond Cook 5 6 i i i Westville 1 Vermilion Wheaton l DuPage . . White Hall Greene 8 10 387 27 414 Wilmette 1 Cook Wilmington 1 L . Will Winchester 1 Scott Woodstock McHenry 6 7 1.195 40 1,235 1 Not reported. 2 One factory not reported. ? Two factories not reported. 4 Four factories not reported. 5 Five factories not reported. TABLE 7 Summary of Table 5 Arranged by Counties and Showing the Number of Municipalities,, Factories, Articles Made and Employes. Number of Number Number of Ejnployes Counties. Munici- palities. factories. articles made. Males. Females. Total. Total 187 938 1,048 79,901 10,376 90,277 Adams 1 1 1 5 5 Alexander 1 i i i i Bond 1 i i i i i Boone 1 5 6 950 610 1,560 Brown 1 i i i i i Bureau 3 21 22 30 2 230 Carroll 2 2 3 7 7 Cass 1 11 12 1,247 1,247 Champaign 3 18 119 1430 1 1430 Christian 3 19 25 1440 !63 1503 Clark... 3 23 23 2 70 2 270 Clay 1 1 1 300 300 Clinton 2 2 2 2 2 2 Coles 1 1 1 1 1 1 Cook , 10 56 6 53 4, 261 67 4,268 Cumberland 1 2 2 15 15 DeKalb... 3 110 no 1875 U87 11,062 DeWitt 2 1 3 16 132 il 133 Douglas. . . 1 i i l i i DuPage 5 15 218 3361 344 3405 Edgar 2 11 11 8606 8 179 8785 Edwards. 1 5 5 175 175 Fayette 1 6 51 51 Ford 1 6 7 246 100 346 Fulton 4 4 24 315 3 315 Gallatin. . 1 6 7 153 153 Greene 2 12 17 427 31 458 Grundy 4 U4 >ll 11,095 noo U.195 Hancock . 3 18 120 "303 12145 12 448 Henry. . 2 6 125 1 125 jroquois . ... 4 6 7 9 9130 HOO 230 jackson 1 5 5 nioO 11 H150 jasper . . . 1 i 6 i i i INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 7 Concluded. 135 Number of Number Number of Employes. Counties. Munici- palities. factories. articles made. stales. Females. Total. Jersey. . 1 1 2 2 i i i JoDaviess 3 22 22 1391 160 1451 Johnson 1 i i i i i Kane 6 125 "ISO H12,687 H4,016 H16.703 Kankakee 2 10 12 3 2 2 Knox . . 2 9 12 u 1 11 Lake 5 25 25 84,550 8341 84,891 LaSalle 8 235 Ml '1.838 <200 2,038 Lawrence 1 4 4 25 40 65 Lee 1 1 1 10 1 11 Livingston 4 14 14 8386 8250 8636 Logan 2 2 2 1 2 2 McDonough . 1 4 4 550 550 McHenry 4 116 U6 11,563 180 11,643 McLean 3 3 H 1854 8130 1884 Macon . . . . 2 15 18 133 16 139 Macoupin '. 5 812 13 358 82 360 Madison 6 *37 239 215,131 n,303 2 16,434 Marshall i 3 21 *2 no i no Massac 1 i i i i i Menard . 1 1 2 i i i Mercer 1 1 1 75 75 Monroe 2 5 5 116 116 Montgomery 2 i? 17 1451 13 1454 1 10 10 373 373 Ogle 5 19 19 1257 1208 1465 Peoria . 2 8 9 1,393 100 1,493 Perry 2 7 7 64 64 Piatt 2 3 3 48 35 83 Pike... 2 13 13 121 i 121 Pope 1 5 6 i i i Randolph 3 23 23 497 128 625 Richland 1 12 12 208 24 232 Rock Island 1 i i i i i St. Clair. . . 5 161 161 U0,070 1300 HO, 370 Saline 1 2 2 75 75 Sangamon 1 100 107 2,868 556 3,424 Scott 1 i i i i i Shelby 2 14 5 2 2 2 Stephenson 1 12 14 2,325 125 2,450 Union 2 8 10 119 i U9 Vermilion 3 122 124 13,076 1458 13,534 White 2 12 15 161 U5 176 Whiteside 2 >5 17 1168 i U68 Will 4 38 242 8,033 8528 88,561 Williamson 2 12 12 117 i U7 Winnebago 1 i i i i i WoodforcT 1 i i i i i Total 187 938 1,048 79,901 10,376 90,277 i One city not reported. ' Two cities not reported. ' Three cities not reported. 4 Four cities not reported. 6 Five cities not reported. 6 Eight cities not reported. 7 One factory not reported. 8 Two factories not reported. 9 Three factories not reported, i o Four factories not reported. 1 1 Eight factories not reported. 15 One city and ten factories not reported. is Two cities andjone factory not reported. 136 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. TABLE 8 Articles Manufactured, Number of Plants and Number of Employes Males and Females, by Municipalities. 1 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. a 3 fc Males. Females. Total. s Agricultural implements 12 1,433 75 1 508 1 Alton 1 40 20 60 ?, Averyville 2 470 40 510 3 Carpenterville . . 1 160 2 162 4 East St. Louis 1 75 75 5 Joliet 1 100 100 6 Maroa 1 10 1 11 7 Sparta 1 20 20 8 Springfield 4 558 12 570 1 Aluminum ware 1 1,200 1,200 1 East St. Louis 1 1,200 1,200 1 Artificial limbs 1 4 4 1 East St. Louis 1 4 4 ?, Artificial stone 2 2 2 1 Jerseyville 1 * 2 Springfield 1 2 2 1 Asphalt 1 25 25 1 Averyville 1 25 25 3 Automobiles. . . 3 53 1 54 1 St. Anna 1 * ?. Springfield 1 53 1 54 3 Streator ] * 1 Automobile oilers.. 1 20 20 1 Waukegan 1 20 20 1 Auto trucks 1 50 50 1 Harvey 1 50 50 1 Awnings and tents 2 17 5 22 1 Springfield 2 17 5 22 1 Axe handles '. . 1 1 Chicago Heights 1 * 1 Axles 1 1 Chicago Heights 1 * ? Babbit metal 2 26 26 1 Arlington Heights 1 * 2 Aurora 1 26 26 1 Badges 1 8 8 1 Springfield 1 8 8 ?, Baking powder 3 52 305 357 1 East St. Louis 2 50 300 350 2 Springfield 1 2 5 17 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 137 1 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes g p fc Males. Females. Total. 5 Barrels 6 360 360 1 Alton 1 20 20 ?, Aurora 1 40 40 8 East St. Louis 1 50 50 4 Madison 1 250 250 6 Warsaw 2 * 17 Beer and Malt . 20 845 6 851 1 Aurora 1 58 58 fl Beardstown 1 50 50 3 Chicago Heights 1 * 4 Danville 1 50 50 .5 East St. Louis 2 150 150 Elgin. . . 2 54 54 7 Galena . 2 25 25 8. Granite City 1 250 250 q Me Henry . 1 12 12 10 Mascoutah 1 20 20 1 1 Millstadt 1 10 10 1? Morris . . . 1 25 25 13 Murphysboro 1 * 1 1 Springfield . . . 1 91 6 97 15 Warsaw 1 38 38 1fi Waterloo 1 12 12 17 West Hammond 1 * 1 Blankets . 1 100 100 1 Jacksonville . L 1 100 100 1 Block repairs 1 2 2 1 Brace ville 1 2 2 1 Boats 1 25 25 ! McHenry 1 25 25 i Boilers . . 7 185 2 187 1 Chicago Heights 2 * ? Joliet .. 1 65 65 3 1 * 4 Streator . . . 1 * 6 Springfield 2 120 2 122 4 Books 5 213 367 580 I Aurora 2 109 300 409 a Elgin 1 63 37 100 ^ Jacksonville . 1 7 16 23 4 Springfield 1 34 14 48 - Bottles and glass ware 8 3,855 325 4,180 I Alton 1 3,300 300 3,600 ? Batavia 1 30 1 31 T 1 * 4 Danville 1 400 20 420 -, Duquoin : 1 10 1 11 i; Olney 1 115 3 118 7 Streator 2 * 1 1 50 50 1 Marseilles 1 50 50 ? Boxes paper 2 140 47 187 1 Danville 1 10 2 12 9 Joliet 1 130 45 175 138 BUKEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. fj 02 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities Number Employes. 1 y. Males. Females. Total. 7 Boxes, wooden 7 478 51 529 1 Alton 1 200 200 2 Anna 1 * ft Forreston 1 12 30 42 4 Galena 1 8 20 28 5 Golconda . 1 * g 1 250 250 7 Springfield 1 8 1 9 1 1 15 15 1 Harvey 1 15 15 ' ] 1 100 100 1 East St. Louis 1 100 100 fl Brass castings 3 90 1 91 1 Joliet . 1 20 1 21 2 Waukegan 2 70 70 1 Brass fixtures 1 1 Abingdon 1 * 1 2 28 28 1 Elgin 2 28 28 1 Bread and cakes . 1 3 3 1 Maroa 1 3 3 5 Breakfast foods ... .. 5 255 45 300 1 A very ville 1 100 25 125 7 East St. Louis 1 75 75 f} Geneva ' 1 20 5 25 1 Joliet 1 40 15 55 :. Rochelle 1 20 20 24 Brick 32 1,965 7 1,972 1 Abingdon 1 * fl Albion 3 168 168 3 Alton 1 200 200 4 Astoria 1 * 5 Beardstown 1 30 30 6 Bunker Hill ' 1 4 4 7 f!hinago Heights 1 * 8 Danville 2 450 450 9 Granite City 1 150 150 Hi Harrisburg 1 50 50 M Joliet '.-. 2 233 4 237 [a Lewistown . . 1 15 15 18 Macomb 1 40 40 1 1 Mascoutah 1 50 50 r, Murphysboro 1 150 150 16 Newton 1 * 17 Olney 1 15 15 IS Ottawa 1 125 125 19 Pana 1 5 3 8 >fi Springfield 3 145 145 21 Streator 2 * 22 Taylorville 1 25 25 23 Troy City 1 20 20 24 Urbana 2 90 90 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 139 1 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes fc Males. Females. Total. 19 Brick and tile 20 360 360 1 Assumption . . 1 12 12 ? Aurora 1 50 50 3 Carmi 1 14 14 4 Chatsworth. . 1 * 5 Coal City 1 100 100 Farmer City 1 20 20 7 Earlville 2 18 18 8 Oilman 1 15 15 q Grayville 1 * 10 Kankakee 1 * 11 LaSalle 1 * i? Litchfleld. . 1 15 15 13 Mt. Olive 1 8 8 14 Naperville 1 13 13 15 Roodhouse 1 10 10 16 St. Elmo 1 25 25 17 Sheffield 1 30 30 18 Springfield .... 1 20 20 19 Wenona 1 10 10 5 Bridges 5 185 185 1 East St. Louis 1 60 60 ? Jacksonville .... 1 75 75 3 Rochelle 1 20 20 4 Peotone 1 * 5 Springfield 1 30 30 1 Bronze ingots 1 60 2 62 1 North Chicago 1 60 2 62 5 Brooms 5 200 41 241 1 East St. Louis 1 25 25 ? Greenup 1 10 10 T Olney .'... 1 3 3 4 Paris . . 1 160 41 201 5 St. Elmo 1 2 2 ? Brushes 2 44 37 81 1 Aurora ] 40 35 75 2 Springfield 1 4 2 6 1 Buggies 1 500 500 1 Freeport 1 500 500 1 Buggies and wagons . 1 16 16 1 Danville 1 16 16 ? Building material 3 180 180 1 Alton 2 30 30 2 Ottawa 1 150 150 3 Buttons 4 260 260 1 Beardstown 2 85 85 a Keithsburg 1 75 75 3 Warsaw A 100 100 1 Cabinets 1 125 125 1 Ottawa 1 125 125 ~'~ " 140 BUEEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table S Continued. 8 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. | fc Males. Females. Total. i Calendars. 1 225 150 375 i Joliet 1 225 150 375 4 Candy 5 34 22 56 1 1 * ? East St. Louis "" 2 20 20 } Galena 1 10 20 30 4 Taylorville 1 4 2 6 ? Candy and ice cream 3 10 3 13 1 Farmer City 1 2 1 3 2 Springfield 2 8 2 10 4 Canned corn 4 252 175 427 1 Gibson City 1- 150 75 225 9 Lanark 1 2 2 1 Le Roy 1 * 4 Onargo 1 100 100 200 1 Canned frnit . . 1 200 50 250 1 Sycamore 1 200 50 250 6 Canned goods 7 299 287 586 1 Bunker Hill . .... 1 * ? Byron.. . . . 1 * 3 Elgin 1 64 62 126 4 Hoopeston 2 150 200 350 5 McHenry . 1 50 25 75 6 Pontiac 1 35 35 4 Canned vegetables ... 4 161 202 363 1 Kansas 1 40 75 115 ? Rochelle 1 100 50 150 3 St. Elmo 1 6 12 18 4 Warsaw 1 15 65 80 1 Carbonated drinks 1 7 7 1 Elgin 1 7 7 1 Carbonators 1 4 4 1 North Chicago 1 4 4 1 Carbonic acid ' 1 25 25 1 East St. Louis 1 25 25 1 Carbon paper and typewriter supplies . 1 15 15 30 1 Aurora 1 15 15 30 1 Car equipment 1 1 Chicago Heights 1- * 1 Car loaders .... 1 1 1 1 Maroa 1 1 1 1 Car repairs. . 1 50 50 1 Harvey 1 50 50 . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 141 1 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. fc Males. Females. Total. 1 Carriage heaters and novelties. ... 1 10 2 12 1 Pana 1 10 2 12 3 Carriages 8 207 11 218 1 Chicago Heights . 1 * f. Danville . . 1 50 5 55 3 Springfield 6 157 6 163 ? Cars 2 '500 500 1 Danville 1 250 250 2 Paris , 1 250 25O 1 Cars and locomotives 1 1,700 1 700 1 1 Aurora 1 1,700 1.700 1 Cars and tanks 1 200 200 1 Harvey 1 200 200 1 Carts 1 1 Chicago Heights 1 * 1 Car wheels 1 2,400 2 400 1 Madison 1 2,400 2,400 1 Caskets 1 30 30 1 Belvidere 1 n 30 1 Casket hardware 1 93 12 105 1 Elgin 1 93 12 ID:, 10 Castings 12 3,212 12 3,224 1 Aurora 3 430 430 a Genoa . 1 25 25 ? Granite City 1 2,000 2 000 4 Harvey 1 50 50 1 Hoopeston 1 110 110 fi Joliet 1 12 12 7 Macomb . . ... ... 1 GO 60 8 North Chicago 1 475 12 487 9 Pontiac . . . . 1 25 25 10 Woodstock 1 25 25 1 Cast iron 1 200 200 1 St. Charles 1 200 200 1 Ceiling and metal work 1 17 1 18 1 Springfield 1 17 1 18 9 Cement 3 3 3 1 Chester 1 3 3. 2 LaSalle 2 * 1 Cement and glue 1 1 West Hammond 1 * 142 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. g Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. 1 fc Males. Females. Total. 11 Cement blocks 13 103 103 I A rlington 'Heights 1 * 2 Beardsto wn. . . . . 2 60 60 3 Belleville 1 10 10 4 Braceville 1 5 5 2 4 4 1 1 4 ' 4 2 Peotone 1 * 1 Chandeliers 2 375 25 400 1 St. Charles 2 375 25 400 3 4 145 145 1 Chicago Heights 1 * 2 2 125 125 3 Joliet 1 20 20 1 Chemicals and glycerine 1 50 50 1 Aurora 1 50 50 1 1 1 Warsaw 1 * 1 Chicken coops and mattresses 1 5 5 1 LaHarpe 1 5 5 I 1 1 Athens 1 * I 1 1 Warsaw 1 * 1 1 1 Abingdon 1 * >? Cigars 67 576 77 653 1 Aurora 1 100 100 2 Barry 2 13 13 ^ Beardstown . I 25 25 4 Carmi . . 1 15 15 5 Champaign 5 * 6 Chatsworth 2 * 7 Elgin 7 t29 7 36 S Galena 3 48 20 68 q Gibson City 1 15 15 10 Harvard 1 4 4 11 Jacksonville .. 6 116 15 131 T> Knoxville 1 * 11 LaHarpe 1 3 3 14 McHenrv . . . 2 18 18 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 143 Number. Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. f Plants. - Males. 1 i'emales. Total. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 ;ars Concluded. ilaroa 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 23 1 15 5 9 2 2 20 9 13 16 ilascoutah 11 14 * 17 7 126 * Mt. Olive Paris 5 3 9 22 10 135 Springfield-^ 23 4 1 2 3 West Chicago othing 4 100 100 200 Champaign 1 1 1 1 * * 25 75 Chicago Heights Coal City 100 .125 75 4 8 1 2 3 4 Jacksonville oncrete blocks 9 118 2 120 Astoria Carmi Granite City Gray ville 1 1 1 1 2 * 3 50 * 15 2 3 50 17 5 6 7 8 3 1 2 Olney Sparta Tavlorville Urbana 1 1 1 5 5 25 20 20 5 25 20 20 Fanner City Shawneetown 1 1 3 10 10 * 10 10 1 Concrete blocks and vaults 1 1 20 20 20 20 6 ] 6 224 35 259 Carpentersville : Morrison - Sycamore ] 100 40 20 14 35 135 40 20 14 5 1 West Chicago Woodstock Condensed milk and ice cream 50 50 9 9 Conducts 5 5 50 50 Cornices East St. Louis - , 25 25 25 25 Streator ' 5 3 80 50 3 80 144 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. Number. Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number of Plants. Employes. Males. Females. Total. 1 Corn shellers 1 100 ' 100 200 1 Ottawa 1 100 100 200 1 Corn shredders 1 1 Arlington Heights 1 * 9 3 83 577 660 1 Aurora 2 .53 277 330 2 Belvidere 1 30 300 330 1 1 30 30 1 Aurora 1 30 30 1 1 150 350 500 1 Aurora 1 150 350 500 1 Cranes and machinery 1 300 300 1 Harvey 1 300 300 Creosote blocks 1 50 50 1 East St. Louis 1 50 50 Creosoted tire and timber 1 400 400 1 Madison 1 400 400 1 Cut glass - 1 100 10 110 1 St. Charles 1 100 10 110 i 1 10 10 \ Morris 1 10 10 -I 13 230 116 346 . 1 2 2 7 1 * ' 1 5 5 4 El^in 2 50 16 66 5 Millstadt 2 5 5 Red Bud t 1 3 3 _ St Charles 2 130 100 830 g 1 5 5 Meal and feed . 2 44 44 1 1 4 4 2 Springfield 1 40 40 1 Meat packers 1 12 12 1 Aurora 1 12 12 :{ Medicine .. 3 87 135 222 1 Freeport 1 50 100 150 a Monticello 1 37 33 70 3 Springfield 1 2 2 ^ Metal goods 3 228 7 235 i Elgin 1 33 33 > Pana 1 45 5 50 :: Sycamore 1 150 2 152 1 Mill work 5 229 2 231 1 Carmi . 1 4 4 2 Granite City 1 25 25 3 Harrisburg 1 25 25 4 Joliet ... 1 150 2 152 :> Taylorville ' 1 25 25 1 Mineral products 2" 100 100 1 East St. Louis 2 100 100 1 Miner's supplies 1 50 50 I Alton 1 50 50 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 153 8 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. s & Males. Females Total. 1 Miners tools 1 200 200 1 Alton 1 200 200 1 Mittens and overalls 1 1 Kewanee 1 * 1 Models 1 5 ' 5 1 Marseilles 1 5 5 2 Monuments... ... 5 43 1 44 1 Chester 1 4 4 2 Springfield 4 39 1 40 1 Motor buggies . ' 1 200 5 205 1 Joliet 1 200 5 205 1 Motor cycles and tools 1 690 690 1 Aurora 1 690 690 ? Novilties.- 2 66 29 95 1 Paris 1 64 29 93 2 Springfield 1 2 2 1 Oil cans 1 10 10 1 Litchfield 1 10 10 2 Oil products 4 280 280 1 Casey. 1 30 30 2 East St. Louis 3 .250 250 1 Opera chairs and school desks 1 120 120 1 Arlington Heights 1 120 120 4 Overalls 4 295 110 405 1 Danville . . . 1 5 50 55 2 Joliet 1 240 60 300 3 Kankakee . . 1 * 4 Ottawa 1 50 50 1 Packages 1 75 75 1 Elgin 1 75 75 3 8 318 318 1 2 18 18 2 Chicago Heights 2 * 3 East St. Louis 4 300 300 6 Paper. . . 9 855 25 880 1 Alton. . 3 160 25 185 2 Averyville 1 90 90 3 2 500 500 4 Marseilles . 1 35 35 5 1 60 60 6 St. Elmo 1 10 10 1 Paper bags 1 200 50 250 1 Taylorville 1 200 50 250 154 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. g Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. Males. F mal Total. 1 Paper felt etc 1 250 250 1 Marseilles 1 250 250 1 Papers and magazines 1 200 200 400 1 Elgin 1 200 200 400 1 Pennants 1 3 2 5 1 Elgin 1 3 2 5 q Pianos 9 865 14 879 i Belvidere 1 80 10 90 9: Champaign . 1 * 3 Chicago Heights . . . 1 * 4 Elgin. . . : . 1 90 1 91 B Genoa 1 35 35 6 Joliet 1 45 45 7 Ottawa. 1 75 75 8 Rochelle 1 40 40 g St. Charles 1 500 3 503 i Pianos and organs 1 150 150 i Freeport .~ 1 150 150 i Pipe castings 1 i Kewanee 1 * i Pipe tongs 1 20 20 i Casey 1 20 20 i Plasters 1 3 3 i Springfield 1 3 3 i Plate glass 1 250 250 i Ottawa 1 250 250 i Plows 1 i Kankakee 1 * i Pork and beans 1 50 25 75 I Gibson City 1 50 25 75 1 Pottery 1 15 3 18 1 Roodhouse 1 15 -3 18 1 Poultry specialties 1 10 10 1 Downers Grove . 1 10 10 1 Pulleys 1 20 20 1 Galena 1 20 20 2 Pumps 2 210 1 211 1 Aurora 1 200 200 a Duquoin 1 10 1 11 i Railroad material and auto parts 1 1,200 1,200 i Harvey 1 1,200 1,200 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 155 t-< o s Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Numter Employes 5 I Males. Females. Total. 6 Railroad supplies 6 2,950 2,950 l Beardstown 1 800 800 a East St. Louis . 1 800 800 g Granite City 1 1,000 1 000 4 Joliet.. . ....... 1 50 50 S Urbana 1 300 300 6 West Chicago -. 1 * 1 Railway motor cars 1 150 150 i Sycamore 1 150 150 1 Ranges 1 100 100 l O'Fallon 1 100 100 ? Rat and mouse traps 2 5 5 1 Abingdon .. ' . . 1 * 2 Morrison 1 5 5 1 Refrigerators and desks 1 118 118 1 Morrison 1 118 118 1 Rivets and scales 1 15 15 1 North Chicago ' 1 15 15 1 Roofing paper 1 15 15 1 Waukegan 1 15 15 1 Rubber goods 1 30 30 1 East St. Louis 1 30 30 1 Rubber stamps . . 1 1 1 1 Springfield 1 1 1 1 Rugs 3 23 4 27 ] Champaign 1 * ? Elgin. . 1 20 2 22 3 Springfield 1 3 2 5 1 Rugs and awnings 1 5 2 7 1 Savanna 1 5 2 7 1 Caddie;? and harness , , , . , 1 25 25 1 Elgin 1 25 25 1 Sad irons 1 50 50 1 Galena 1 50 50 1 Safety checks . 1 30 30 1 Woodstock 1 30 30 1 Sash 1 18 18 1 Aurora 1 18 18 1 Sash pulleys 1 100 100 1 Morris 1 100 100 156 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. ^ - Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. X Males. Females. Total. 1 Sausage . 1 2 2 1 Springfield 1 2 2 1 Scales 1 25 2 27 1 Waukegan 1 25 2 27 1 1 I Chicago Heights 1 * ? Screens .. . 2 37 3 40 1 North Chicago 1 25 2 27 2 Springfield 1 12 1 13 1 1 15 15 1 Sparta 1 15 15 1 Sewer pipe and conducts .. . 1 200 200 1 Macomb 1 200 200 1 Sewer pipe and silver ware 1 225 15 240 1 White Hall 1 225 15 240 1 1 1 Kankakee 1 * 1 Shafting 1 300 300 1 Harvey 1 300 300 t Sheet iron 2 43 43 1 Aurora 2 43 43 2 Sheet zinc 2 150 150 1 Danville . 1 150 150 2 LaSalle 1 ? Shirts 2 100 175 275 1 Elgin 1 100 175 275 2 Streator 1 * ? Shirts and men's work garments 3 10 50 60 1 Abingdon .. . 2 * 2 Alton , 1 10 50 60 1 Shirt waists . 1 3 20 23 1 Waukegan 1 3 20 23 8 Shoes 10 701 443 1,144 1 Elgin 1 145 30 175 ? Freeport 1 50 25 75 3 Geneva '. 1 75 50 125 4 1 * ^ Murphysboro 1 * 6 Pontiac 3 275 250 525 7 Troy City...- '. . 1 36 8 44 x Warsaw 1 120 80 200 INDUSTRIAL .OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Continued. 157 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes s z Males. Females. Total: i Shot 1 200 200 i Granite City 1 200 200 i Silica and barrels ... 1 12 12 i Jonesboro 1 12 12 1 Silver plated ware 1 i Aurora '. 1 * i Skeins and axles < . ... 1 250 2 252 i Carpenters ville 1 250 2 252 i Skylights and cornices 1 8 8 i Elgin 1 8 8 1 Soap 1 4 4 i Elgin 1 4 4 11 Soda water 12 37 37 i Astoria . . . 1 * ? Beardstown 1 5 5 3 Galena 1 4 4 4 Herrin 1 5 5 B Red Bud 1 5 5 6 Shelbyville 1 * 7 Sparta 1 5 5 g Springfield . 1 6 6 9 Taylorville 2 7 7 10 Warren 1 * 11 West Hammond 1 * 4 Soft drinks 5 14 14 1 Chatsworth 1 * 2 Gibson City 1 3 3 3 Olney 2 6 e 4 Roodhouse 1 5 5 1 Staves and heading 1 60 60 1 Shawneetown 1 60 60 1 Steam and water radiators 1 350 350 1 Litchfield 1 350 350 ? Steam boilers 2 28 28 1 Aurora 1 19 19 2 Elgin 1 9 9 1 Steel ceilings 1 1 Warren 1 * 1 Steel plates 2 200 200 1 Joliet 2 200 200 2 Steel products 4 3,000 6 3,006 1 Chicago Heights 3 * 2 Joliet 1 3.000 6 3.006 158 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. i Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. s 3 fc Males. Females. Total. 1 Steel structures 1 31 1 32 1 Batavia 1 31 1 32 1 Steel wire '. 1 1,900 25 1,925 1 Waukegan 1 1,900' 25 1,925 1 Stock food 1 1 1 2 1 Springfield 1 1 1 2 1 Stone and concrete 1 20 20 1 Taylorville 1 20 20 ?. Stoneware 2 375 375 1 Macomh 1 250 250 2 White Hall 1 125 125 1 Stools and tanks, bathroom 1 1 Abingdon 1 * 1 Storm tops 1 6 6 1 Paris 1 6 6 4 Stoves 5 615 12 627 1 Beardstown 1 150 150 2 Chicago Heights 2 * 3 Joliet 1 365 12 377 4 St. Charles 1 100 100 1 Stoves and ranges 1 350 350 1 Aurora 1 350 350 1 Sugar 1 30 30 1 St. Charles 1 30 30 1 Suspenders and garters 1 4 46 50 1 Aurora 1 4 46 50 1 Syrup 1 1,200 400 1,600 1 Granite City 1 1,200 400 1,600 1 Telephones 1 75 2 77 1 DeKalb 1 75 2 77 1 Telephones, construction tools 1 10 10 1 Downers' Grove 1 10 10 1 Thread 1 20 40 69 1 Elgin 1 20 40 60 1 Threshers and engines 1 600 35 635 1 Averyville 1 600 35 635 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. liable 8 Continued. 159 % Articles' Manufactured "and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. 1 Males. Females. Total. 2 Tile . . . . 3 1 Chicago Heights 1 * 2 Streator 2 * 1 Tile and cement 1 1 Anna , 1 * 1 Tinplate and sheet iron . 1 200 200 1 Granite City 1 200 200 ?. Tinware 2 100 140 240 1 Arlington Heights 1 * 2 Hoopeston 1 100 140 240 1 Toe calks 1 25 25 1 Joliet 1 25 25 3 Tools . 3 125 125 1 Chicago Heights 1 * ? East St. Louis 1 100 100 3 Elgin 1 25 25 1 Tool handles 1 30 30 1 Alton 1 30 30 1 Towers and tanks 1 20 20 1 Elgin 1 20 20 1 Transformers 1 2 2 1 Aurora 1 2 2 1 Tubs 1 160 1 161 1 Elgin 1 160 1 161 1 Typewriters 1 1,060 40 1,100 1 Woodstock 1 1,060 40 1.100 1 Underwear 1 15 125 140 1 Rochelle 1 15 125 140 1 Vehicles 1 80 80 1 Aurora 1 80 80 4 4 104 104 1 Abingdon 1 * 2 1 * 3 1 100 100 4 Taylorville 1 4 4 1 1 4 4 1 Maroa 1 4 4 1 Wagon boxes 1 2 2 1 Harvard 1 2 2 160 BUREAU OF LABOK STATISTICS. Table 8 Continued. 1 Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes. 1 Males. Females. Total. 1 Wagon material 1 52 52 \ Shawneetown. 1 52 52 1 Wall paper 1 50 15 65 1 Joliet 1 50 15 as 1 Watch cases 1 325 175 500 1 Elgin , 1 325 175 ' 500 3 Watches 3 1,805 1,795 3,600 1 Elgin 1 1,725 1,725 3,450 ? Joliet 1 80 70 150 3 Kankakee 1 * 1 Watch material . . . 4 48 75 123 1 Springfield 4 48 75 123 1 Watch movements . 1 488 358 846 1 Springfield 1 488 358 846 1 Watches and clocks 1 1 LaSalle 1 1 * 1 Water elevators 1 1 Kewanee , 1 * 1 Whips ... 1 10 10 1 Taylorville 1 10 10 3 Windmills 5 991 6 997 1 Batavia 2 487 6 493 ? Freeport. . 2 500 500 3 Litchfield 1 4 4 1 Wind shields . . . 1 35 35 1 Joliet 1 35 35 1 Window screens .... 1 60 60 1 Galena 1 60 60 1 Window weights 1 1 Chicago Heights 1 * ? Wire 2 2,900 20 2,920 1 Joliet 1 1,500 12 1,512 2 North Chicago 1 1,400 8 1,408 1 Wire rope 1 100 100 1 Coal City 1 100 100 1 Wire stretchers 1 3 3 1 Harvard 1 3 3 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 8 Concluded. 161 fj Articles Manufactured and Names of Municipalities. Number Employes X Males. Females. Total. >> Wood work 7 169 2 171 1 Chester 1 3 3 ? Duquoin 1 15 15 s Hoopeston lj 15 15 4 Polo 1 * 5 Springfield 3 136 T 138 1 Wrappers '. 2 13 215 228 1 Waukegan 2 13 215 228 * Not reported. t Three factories >ot reported. TABLE 9 Summary of Table 8, Showing the Articles Made, the Num- ber of Municipalities, Factories and Employes. Industries. Number of Munici- Number of Employes palities. Factories . Males. Females. Total. The State 187 938 79,901 10,376 90,277 Agricultural implements .' 8 12 1,433 75 1.508 1 1 1,200 l'200 Artificial limbs 1 1 4 4 Artificial stone 2 2 12 i 12 1 1 25 25 \utomobiles . . 3 3 *53 n 54 1 1 20 . 20 Auto trucks , 1 1 50 50 Awnings and tents 1 2 17 5 22 Axe handles 1 1 i 1 i 1 1 i 1 i Babbit metal 2 2 126 1 126 1 1 8 8 Baking powder 2 3 52 305 357 Barrels 5 6 2360 2 360 Beer and malt 17 20 3845 "6 851 Blankets 1 1 100 100 1 1 2 2 1 1 25 25 Boilers 5 7 H85 "2 187 Books 4 5 213 367 580 Bottles and glassware 7 8 *3,855 "325 4,180 Box boards ' 1 1 50 50 Boxes, paper 2 2 140 47 187 7 7 M78 "51 '529 1 1 15 15 1 1 100 100 Brass castings 2 3 90 1 91 Brass fixtures 1 1 i i i Brass ware 1 2 28 28 1 1 3 3 Breakfast foods 5 5 255 45 300 Brick 24 32 1,965 7 1,972 Brickandtile -. 19 20 <360 4 <360 Bridges . . . 5 5 1185 1 1185 Bronze ingots. . . . . 1 1 60 2 62 Brooms . .... 5 5 200 41 241 Brushes . . 2 2 44 37 81 Buggies. . . 1 1 500 500 11 I 162 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 9 Continued. Industries. Number of Munici- Number of Employes. palities. Factories. Males. Females. Total. Buggies and wagons 1 1 16 1( Building material 2 3 180 18( Buttons . 3 4 260 26( Cabinets 1 1 125 12i Calendars .... 1 1 225 150 37; Candy 4 5 134 '22 15( Candy and ice cream 2 3 10 3 11 Canned corn ........ ......... 4 4 1252 U75 142" Canned fruit. 1 1 200 50 25( Canned goods 6 7 2299 2287 258( Canned vegetables 4 4 161 202 3 Carbonated drinks 1 1 7 Carbonators 1 1 4 L Carbonic acid .... 1 1 25 2, Carbon paper and typewriter supplies 1 1 15 15 3( Car equipments 1 1 i i Car loaders . ... 1 1 1 Car repairs 1 1 50 5( Carriage heaters and novelties 1 1 10 2 i: Carriages 3 8 207 11 21! Cars 2 2 500 501 Cars and locomotives 1 1 1.700 1.7W Cars and tanks 1 1 200 201 Carts 1 1 i i Car wheels 1 1 2.400 2.40( Caskets . 1 1 30 3( Casket hardware. . . 1 1 93 12 10, Castings 10 12 3,212 12 3,22- Cast iron 1 1 200 20( Ceiling and metal work , 1 1 17 1 1 Cement 2 3 13 i i Cement and glue . 1 1 i : Cement blocks 11 13 <103 ! no Cement shingles 1 1 12 i Cement tile 2 2 '4 1 1 Chandeliers 1 2 375 25 401 Chemicals 3 4 U45 i 114 Chemicals and glycerine 1 1 50 51 Chicken coops 1 1 i i Chicken coops and mattresses 1 1 5 Chicken coops and steel tanks 1 1 i i Chicken feeders 1 1 i i Churns and sanitary coops 1 1 i i Cigars 23 67 5.576 577 Hi5 Clothing 4 4 2100 2100 2201 Concrete blocks 8 9 nis 22 2121 Concrete blocks and tiles 3 5 120 1 121 Concrete blocks and vaults. . 1 1 20 21 Condensed jnilk 6 6 1224 135 125 Condensed millr and ire rreajn 1 1 8 1 Conducts 1 1 50 51 Cornices 2 2 125 1 '2 Corn planters . 1 1 i 1 Corn planters and harrows 1 1 50 30 8 Corn shelters 1 1 100 100 20 Corn shredders. . 1 1 i i Corsets 2 3 83 577 66 Cosmetics . 1 1 30 3 Cotton cloth . . . 1 1 150 350 50 Cranes and machinery 1 1 300 30 Creosote blocks 1 1 50 a Creosoted ties and timber 1 1 400 40 Cut glass 1 1 100 10 11 Cutlery... . 1 1 10 1 Dairy products 10 13 2230 2116 234 Door hangers 1 1 300 30 Doors and sash 6 6 U72 14 U7 Dried fruits 1 1 15 40 5 Drilling tools 2 2 25 1 2 Drill presses and drills 1 1 200 20 Drills 1 1 i i Electricity 7 7 3234 812 324 Electric fixtures... 2 2 119 29 14 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 9 Continued. 163 Industries. Number of Munici- Number of Employes. palities. Factories . Males. Females. Total. Electric signals 1 1 10 10 Elevators. .... 1 1 i i i Enamel ware 1 1 1.500 500 2 000 Engine repairs . 1 1 300 300 Engines 4 5 1519 jii '530 Engines and cars 2 2 1.150 1,150 Excelsior .... 1 1 15 15 Fan mill materials. 1 1 52 i 53 Feed 3 3 U02 i 1102 Fftfid grinders. , 1 1 6 6 Fence and tile 1 1 i i i Fences , 3 3 81 6 87 Fence wire 1 1 20 20 Ferris wheels and bridges 1 1 10 1 11 Fertilizers . . 1 1 18 18 Files 1 1 30 30 Fire works 1 1 7 3 10 Flour and meal. . 25 35 6 859 62 *861 Fly nets 1 1 8 4 12 Forges . . 1 1 6 6 Forgings . . . 1 1 50 50 Foundry equipments 1 1 500 500 Foundry work 1 1 i i i Fruit juices 1 1 i i i Furnaces 1 1 25 25 Furniture. . 5 5 58 812 *70 Galvanized iron products 1 1 20 20 Garters 2 2 5 78 83 Gas 1 1 35 2 37 Gas and coke 1 1 130 6 136 Gas and electricity 1 1 181 10 191 Gas machines and fixtures . 1 1 60 60 Gas mantles 1 1 i i i Gasoline engines 4 4 1260 l 1260 Gasoline lamps 1 1 10 2 12 Gas ovens 1 1 7 1 8 Gas stoves.. . . 1 1 600 600 Gates 2 2 14 i 14 Gates and fences . . . . 1 1 40 5 45 Glass 1 1 1.000 1 000 Gloves .' 4 4 21 17 38 Gloves and mittens . ... 3 3 15 35 50 Glue, etc " 1 1 i i i Go-carts and sweepers 1 1 i i i Granite and marble 3 3 13 13 Grease 1 1 10 10 Grinders. . 1 1 8 g Handles and ironing boards . 1 1 i i i Hand punches 1 1 15 15 Hardware 7 8 1.370 52 1,422 Harness 3 8 127 i 127 Harrows 1 1 5 5 Hay carriers . 1 1 100 100 Heaters and castings 1 1 25 25 Hoisting engines 1 1 50 1 51 Horse collars 1 1 i i i Horse shoes 1 1 425 425 Horse shoe nails ... 1 1 30 40 70 Hosiery. . . 5 5 Z 197 2125 2322 Ice 17 20 8318 10 3328 Ice and light 1 1 20 20 Ice cream 11 13 974 32 76 Implements 2 2 H 1 14 Incubators 1 1 i 1 i Insoles 1 1 9 41 50 Insulated wire 1 1 100 50 150 Iron and steel. . . 1 2 3,000 3,000 Iron work 4 6 1,486 1,486 Jewelry and silverware , . . 1 1 26 7 33 Kegs 1 1 200 200 Ladies garments 1 3 9 105 114 Lard 1 1 40 40 Leather. . . 3 3 400 5 405 164 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 9 Continued. Industries. Number of Munici- Number of Employes. palities. Factories . Males. Females Total. Lime 2 2 40 40 Lime and cemejit . . 1 1 200 200 Locomotives 1 1 i i i Lounges and morris chairs 1 1 300 40 340 Lumber . . - 1 1 i i i Lumber and boat material 1 1 i i i Machinery . 15 21 772 3 10 3782 Machines, bakery. 1 1 70 70 Machines, boring 1 1 5 5 Machines, conveying 1 1 105 105 Machines, glass making 1 1 50 10 60 Machines harvesting 2 2 350 350 MsuVhinfis, mining . . 2 3 175 il 176 Machines, road 2 2 1,600 1 600 Machines, sewing 2 2 800 300 1 100 Machines special 1 2 50 50 Machines, voting 1 1 20 20 Machines, washing 2 2 !3 i 1 3 Machines, wood 1 1 160 160 Malleable iron 1 1 400 400 Malt 1 1 10 10 Manure spreaders 1 1 50 50 Mattresses 2 2 25 9 34 Meal and feed 2 2 44 44 Meat packers . 1 1 12 12 Medicine 3 3 87 135 222 Metal goods 3 3 228 7 335 Mill work 5 5 229 2 231 Mineral products ... 1 2 100 100 Miners' supplies 1 1 50 50 Miners' tools .... . .... 1 1 200 200 Mittens and overalls .. 1 1 i i i Models 1 1 5 5 Monuments . 2 5 43 1 44 Motor buggies 1 1 200 5 205 Motorcycles anf tools 1 1 690 690 Novelties .. 2 2 60 29 95 Oilcans 1 1 10 10 Oil products 2 4 280 280 Opera chairs and school desks 1 1 120 120 O veralls 4 4 '295 U10 1405 Packages 1 1 75 75 Faults 3 g 318 i 1318 Paper 6 9 855 25 880 Paper bags . 1 1 200 50 250 Paper felt, etc 1 1 250 250 Papers and magazines 1 1 200 200 400 Pennants . . . I 1 3 2 5 Pianos 9 9 2865 '14 2879 Pianos and organs 1 1 150 150 Pipe castings 1 1 i i i Pipe tongs 1 1 20 20 Plaster 1 1 3 3 Plate glass . . 1 1 250 250 Plows 1 1 i i i Pork and beans . 1 1 50 25 75 Pottery 1 1 15 3 18 Poultry specialties 1 1 10 10 Pulleys . . 1 1 20 20 Pumps 2 2 210 1 211 Pailroad material and auto parts 1 1 1 200 1 200 Railroad supplies 6 6 >2 ; 950 i !2 950 Railway motor cars 1 1 150 150 Ranges . . 1 1 100 100 Rat and mouse traps 2 2 15 i J 5 Refrigerators and desks 1 1 118 118 Rivets and scales 1 1 15 15 Roofing paper 1 1 15 15 Rubber goods. . . 1 1 30 30 Rubber stamps 1 1 1 1 Rugs ... 3 3 123 14 127 Rugs and awnings . . '. 1 1 5 2 7 Saddles and harness . . . 1 1 25 25 INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 9 Continued. 165 Industries. Number of Munici- Number of Employes palities. Factories. Males. Females. Total. Sad irons 1 1 50 & Safety checks . . . . .' 1 1 30 3 Sash 1 1 18 1 Sash pulleys 1 1 100 10 Sausage . 1 1 2 Scales 1 1 25 2 2 School supplies . . 1 1 i i Screens 2 2 37 3 4 Separators 1 1 15 1 Sewer pipe and conducts 1 1 200 20 Sewer pipe and silver ware 1 1 225 15 24 Shade rollers 1 1 l i Shaftings 1 1 300 30 Sheet iron 1 2 43 4, Sheet zinc 2 2 U50 i '15 Shirts 2 2 1100 1175 127 Shirts and men's work garments 2 3 110 150 10 Shirtwaists 1 1 3 20 2 Shoes 8 10 2701 M43 '1 H Shot 1 1 200 20* Silica and barrels 1 1 12 1 Silver plated ware 1 1 i i Skeins and axles . ... 1 1 250 2 25 Skylights and cornices . . 1 1 8 Soap 1 1 4 Soda water .... 11 12 37 3 Soft drinks 4 5 114 i il Staves and heading 1 1 60 61 Steam and water radiators .. 1 1 350 351 Steam boilers 2 2 28 2 Steel ceilings. . 1 1 i i Steel plates 1 2 200 201 Steel products 2 4 1 3,000 !6 '3 00 Steel structures . 1 1 31 1 3 Steel wire 1 1 1,900 25 1 92 Stockfood 1 1 1 1 Stone and concrete 1 1 20 2< Stoneware 2 2 375 37 Stools and tanks, bath room 1 1 i i Storm tops '. '. 1 1 6 Stoves 4 5 1615 112 162 1 Stoves and ranges 1 1 350 35 Sugar ". 1 30 3 Suspenders and garters . 1 4 46 51 Syrup 1 1,200 400 1 601 Telephones 1 75 2 7 Telephone construction tools 1 10 1 Thread 1 20 40 51 Threshers and engines . 1 600 35 63 Tile 2 3 1 3 Tile and cement 1 1 i i Tin plate and sheet iron . 1 1 200 20 Tin ware 2 ? 100 140 241 Toe calks 1 1 25 2, Tools 3 3 U25 i 112, Tool handlers 1 1 30 3 Towers and tanks ' 1 1 20 21 Transformers 1 1 2 Tubs 1 1 160 1 16 Typewriters .... 1 1 1 060 40 1 101 Underwear 1 1 15 125 14 Vehicles 1 1 80 81 Wagons 4 4 S 104 3 310 Wagons and farming inplements 1 1 4 Wagon boxes 1 1 2 Wagon material 1 1 52 5 Wall paper 1 1 50 15 6. Watch cases k 1 1 325 175 50( Watches 3 3 11,805 il 795 13 g(X Watch material 1 4 48 75 'l2 Watch movements 1 1 488 358 84 Watches and clocks 1 1 l i Water elevator 1 1 l i 166 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. Table 9 Concluded. Industries. Number of Munici- Number of Employes. palities. Factories . Males. Females. Total. Whips 1 1 10 1 Windmills 3 5 991 6 99 Wind shields . . 1 1 35 3 Window screens 1 1 60 6 Window weights 1 1 i i Wire 2 2 2,900 20 2 92 Wire rope 1 1 100 10 Wire stretchers 1 1 3 Wood work 5 7 U69 12 U7 Wrappers 1 2 13 215 22 1 One City not reported. 2 Two Cities not reported. 8 Three Cities not reported. 4 Four Cities not reported. 5 Five Cities not reported. TABLE 10 Industries Wanted, Help Available and Inducements Offered, by Industries and Cities. Number. Industries and Municipalities. Employes available for all industries number. Inducements Offered. 1 Agricultural implements Pontiac Yes 300 Free sites . 1 Any kind Abingdon Yes... Some aid.. . g Amboy Yes 100... .do s Beardstown . ..do Good 4 Belleville Yes 5.000 . Sfimfi aid 5 Bunker Hill . . Yes 100 Free sites t> Byron Yes 7 ' Cairo Yes plenty Labor conditions freight rates cheap 8 Casey Yes 500 fuel, and modern conveniences q Champaign Yes 300 None 10 Chicago Heights . Yes plenty Some aid . . 11 Clinton ..do... ..do 12 Cuba Yes 18 Danville ..do... Free sites .... 14 Earlvllle Yes 50 Some aid 15 Edwardsville Yes 1,000 Many Mi Flora Yes plenty 17 Genoa Yes 200 Free sites IS Gibson City ... Yes 500 Some aid 19 Oilman Yes 50.... ..do '(i Greenup Yes 500... Good '1 Harrisburg. Yes 1,000... .do fff, Harvey , ..do... Free sites m Henry Yes Good 24 Keithsburg ..do Free sites 2fi Kewanee Yes 300. Free sites and money 26 Ladd Yes 200 - '7 Lewistown Yes 200... Free sites 28 Lexington Yes ao Lincoln Yes 300 Help according to kind.. . {I) Macomb Yes plenty . . n McHenry Yes 100 Some aid 82 Madison Yes plenty None 83 Marseilles Yes ' . .. Free sites, etc . . 84 Marshall Yes 300 Good . 16 Moline... . . Yes 1,000... do 36 Nokomis Yes 200 87 Normal . . . Yes 100... INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 10 Continued. 167 Number. Industries and Municipalities. Employes available for all industries number. Inducements Offered is Any kind Concluded North Chicago Yes 500... Free sites ... N Olney Yes ..do ID Ottawa Yes 200 Good.. 11 Pana Yes 1.000... Free sites 1? Pinckneyville . ... do Financial aid 43 Rantoul Yes 500 44 St. Anne Yes None 1T St- Charls . . . . . , , Yes many Free sites 4fi Sorento Yes 300 IT Sparta . Yes 150.. Some aid 4S Springfield Yes 1.000... Free sites and financial aid. 49 Spring Valley ..do... 50 Sterling Yes 500 -,\ Streator Yes plenty Free sites and financial aid. 53 Sycamore . . . Yes . . ... Some aid Vi Warsaw Yes plenty do M West Chicago Yes Free sites 58 West Hammond ... Yes plenty do 56 Westville Yes None. . . " White Hall . .. Yes 600 Free sites and financial aid 58 Woodstock ;* Yes 2,500 Some aid 1 Automobiles CoalCity Yes 700... Free sites a Hoopeston Yes 200 .do i Box factory Anna Yes 300... a Chester Yes 400." Some aid 1 Brass goods Decatur Yes Free sites i Brick- Albion Yes 200... None ' Astoria ..do... Some aid 8 Barry Yes ..do 4 Breese .do Liberal :> Duquoin ..do Free taxes 6 Galena . Yes 200 7 La Harpe Yes 50 8 Le Roy Yes 100 None 9 Mt. Sterling Yes 2.000 10 Murphysboro Yes... 11 Newton ..do 12 St. Elmo Yes many . None . n Sumner Yes 100 1 Brooms Kansas Yes 1.000... Liberal .. ? Oakland Yes 100 l Buttons Metropolis Yes 300... Free sites ' Shelby ville Yes 200 Free sites and financial aid 1 Canning- Anna Yes 300 a Assumption Yes 200... Some aid i Astoria do do 4 Chatsworth Yes plenty First class 5 Columbia Yes 100 6 Farmer City Yes 200 None 7 Germantown Yes 300 Bonus 8 Golconda Yes 1,500 9 Mt. Morris Yes 200 Hi Nauvoo Yes 11 Newton Yes 500 19 Polo Yes \:\ Red Bud Yes 150 Water and land 14 Shelby ville Yes 200 Free sites and financial aid 15 Sunnier Yes 100 it; Vienna Yes 300 17 Waterloo Yes 100 Free sites 18 Wenona Yes 300... 1 Cement Chester ; Yes 400 Some aid . ?, Golconda Yes 1,500 1 Coal mines Farmer City Yes 200 2 Shawneetown Yes plentv... ..do... 168 BUREAU OF LABOK STATISTICS. Table 10 Continued. Number. 1 Industries and Municipalities. Employes available lor all industries number. Inducements Offered 1 Concrete Yes 200 Some aid. . . 1 Condensed milk Albion Yes 200 None 1 Cotton goods East St Louis Yes Many 1 Creamery Assumption ? Carmi Yes 600... None T Yes 300 Some aid.. 1 Factories employing educated help Palatine Yes plenty Good 1 Factories, small Downers Grove . Yes 200... Free sites ? Granite City Yes Good 1 Flour mill Anna Yes 300... ? Breese .. Yes Liberal 1 Foundry Anna Yes 300... ? Millstadt Yes 100 No taxes for 10 years s Polo - - - Yes.. Free sites . 4 Rochelle Yes 200 Free sites and financial aid 5 Troy city .... .. Yes 100 Some aid 1 Furniture Chester Yes 400... Some aid... ? Golconda Yes 1,500 3 Paris Yes ^400 Sites and water free . 4 Pontiac Yes 300 Free sites 1 Gas Abingdon Yes Some aid 1 Glass- Chester . Yes 400 Some aid > Yes Many -. 3 Kansas Yes 1,000 Liberal 4 Litchfield Yes 500 Free sites, etc B Murphysboro Yes fi Newton Yes 500 7 Staunton. do Free sites and financial aid. 8 Sumner . . . . . . Yes 100 Free sites and bonus 1 Gloves Mt. Morris Yes 200... ? Red Bud. . . Yes 150 Water and land 1 Grist-mill La Harpe Yes 50 1 Hosiery Red Bud Yes 150 Water and land 1 Ice Abingdon Yes... Some aid 2 Atlanta . do . . None .. S Farmer City . Yes 200 ..do . ... 4 Morrison Yes 100 Free sites 5 Moweaqua Yes 50 1 Implements Shelbyville Yes 200 Free sites and financial aid 1 Iron works Joliet . . Yes.. a Litchfleld Yes 500 Free sites, etc i Marengo Yes 200 Good 1 Light plant Arcola Yes 300 Reasonable i Lime Chester Yes 400 Some aid . ? Galena Yes 200... i Lumber mill Jonesboro Yes 500.. i Machine shops Anna Yes 300 ?, Aurora Yes.. s Herrin Yes 1,000 Free sites 4 Polo Yes do 5 Troy City... Yes 100... Some aid. . . INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. Table 10 Concluded. 169 Number. Industries and Municipalities. Employes available for all industries number. Inducements Offered. 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 Manufacturing Carpenters ville Yes 200 Yes Free sites Free sites Metal goods Decatur Novelties Knoxville Yes 200 Packing house Shelby ville Yes 200... Free sites and financial aid Taylorvllle Yes 1,000 Paper Chester Yes 400.. Some aid Fanner City Yes 200 None . Waterloo Yes 100 Free sites Wenona Yes 300 Pianos Harvard Yes 400 Reasonable Planing mills Mt . Olive Yes 800 Free sites Pottery- La Harpe Yes 50 Sash Millstadt Yes 100 No taxes for 10 years ... Sewer pipe Albion. Yes 200 None . ... Shoes Columbia Yes 100... Free site Duquoin Yes.. Free taxes East St. Louis ..do Many . . Herrin Jacksonville Yes 1,000 Yes 1,000 Free sites Morris Yes Some aid Mt. Olive ... Yes 800 Free sites ... Roodhouse Yes 200 Free sites and water St. Elmo Yes many . None Shelby ville. . . Yes 206 Free sites and financial aid Staunton Yes 500 ..do Waterloo .. Yes 100... Free site Silver plating Polo... Yes Free site Steel Joliet Yes Stone Chester Yes 400 Some aid. . . Straw board Canni Yes 600 None... . Tailor shop Shelbyville Yes 200... Free site and financial aid Tile- Albion Yes 200... None La Harpe Yes 50 Le Roy Yes 100..: None Metropolis Yes 300 .. Free site . . Mt. Sterling Yes 2.000 Rochelle ... ... Yes 200 Free site and financial aid Roodhouse do Free site and water. ... Vitrified brick Gray ville Yes 200... Good... Wagons Coal City Yes 700 .. Free site . . Wholesale grocery Mendota Yes Wire fence Golconda Yes 1500 Wood work Decatur Duquoin . Yes... Yes 200 Free site do ... Wool- East St. Louis Yes Manv 170 BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. TABLE 11 Places Offering Factory Sites Free of Cost for the Kind of Industry Wanted Number of Employes Available. Number. Municipalities. Counties. Popula- tion 1910. Kind of Industry Wanted. Help available number. 1 Bunker Hill.. Macoupin 1,046 Any kind 100 ? Carpentersville Kane 1,128 Manufacturing '. . 200 3 Casey* Clark 2,157 Any kind . . 500 4 Coal City Grundy 2,667 Automobile and wagon factories 700 5 Columbia Monroe 2,076 Canning and shoe factories 100 6 Danville Vermilion 27,871 Any kind. . ... f 7 Decatur Macon . . . 31,140 Brass, metal and wood works + 8 Downer's Grove Dupage 2,601 Small factories . 200 9 Genoa . . DeKalb 1.257 Any kiln] 200 111 Harvey. . Cook. 7,227 do 1 000 11 Herrin Williamson. 6,861 1 000 12 Hoopeston Vermilion 4,698 Automobile Tactory 200 u Keitnsbury. . .... Mercer . 1,513 Any kind f 14 Kewanee* Henry 9,307 ..do... 300 16 Lewistown Fulton. 2,312 do 200 16 Litchfield Montgomery . 5,971 Glass factory and iron works 500 17 Marseilles LaSalle 3,291 Any kind t 18 Metropolis . . . Massac. 4,655 Button and tile factories 300 19 Morrison Whiteside 2,410 Ice factory ... 100 to Mt. Olive Macoupin 3,501 Planing mill and shoe factory 800 >1 North Chicago Lake. 3,306 Any kind 500 23 Olney Richland 5,011 .do f ?3 Pana Christian 6,055 do 1 000 ?4 Paris! ... Edgar 7.664 Furniture factory 400 25 Polo Ogle 1,828 Canning factory, silver plating works, foundry and machine shops f 26 Pontiac Livingston. . . 6,090 Agricultural implements and furniture factories 300 37 Red BudJ Randolph . 1,240 Hosiery, gloves and canning factories 150 W Kochelle* Ogle 2,732 Foundry and tile factory . 200 ?9 Roodhouse Greene 2,171 Shoe and tile factories 200 30 St. Charles Kane 4,046 Any kind t 31 Shelby ville* . Shelby. 3,590 Packing house, shoe, button, canning, 39 Springfield Sangamon 51,678 implement factories and tailor shopsT. Any kind 200 1,000 T< Staunton* Macoupin . . 5,048 Shoe and glass factories 500 34 Streator* LaSalle 14,253 Any kind f 35 Sumner* Lawrence 1,413 Brick, tile, canning and glass factories 100 36 Waterloo Monroe 2,091 Canning and paper factories 100 57 DuPage 2,378 Any kind t 38 West Hammond Cook 4,948 do J 89 White Hall Greene . 2,854 .do 600 * Financial aid will be given in addition to free sites. t Number not stated. J Free water will be given in addition to free sites. INDUSTRIAL OPPORTUNITIES. 171 TABLE 12 Places Offering Financial or Pecuniary Aid for the Kind of Industry Wanted Number of Employes Available. Number. Municipalities. Counties. Popula- tion 1910. Kind of Industry Wanted. Help available number. 1 Abingdon Knox ... 2,464 Any kind * 2 Amboy Lee 1,749 ..do 100 3 Areola Douglas 2.100 Lightlplant * 300 4 Assumption Christian 1,918 Canning factory 200 5 Astoria Fulton 1,357 Brick, canning and concrete factories 200 6 Barry Pike 1,647 Brick factory * 7 Beardstown Cass 6,107 Any kind 100 S Belleville St. Clair 21,122 do. 5 000 9 Breese .... Clinton 2,128 Brick, and flour mill * 10 Chats worth Livingston. . . 1,112 Canning factory * 11 Chester Randolph 2,747 and paper factories. . . 400 13 Chicago Heights Cook 14, 525 Any kind . * 13 Clinton Dewitt. 5,165 do * 14 Duquoin Perry 5,454 Brick and shoe factories * IS Earlville LaSalle 1,059 Any kind . . 50 16 East St. Louis.. St. Clair 58, 547 Cotton goods, glass, shoe and wool factories. . * 17 Edwardsville Madison... 5,014 Any kind 1 000 IS Germantown Clinton 711 Canning factory ... .. .......... 300 ID Gibson City Ford 2,086 Any kind 500 30 Oilman Iroquois 1,305 ..do 50 ?1 Granite City Madison 9,903 Small factories * 22 Grayville White . 1,940 Vitrified brick 200 ?3 Greenup Cumberland 1,224 Any kind . . 500 34 Harrisburg Saline 5.309 ..do.... 1.000 25 Harvard . McHenry 3,008 Piano factory 400 28 Henry Marshall 1,687 Any kind * 27 Kansas . . Edgar 945 Broom and glass factories 1,000 as Lincoln Logan 10,892 Any kind 300 ao McHenry McHenry .... 1,031 do. 100 so Marengo . . ..do..' 1,936 Iron works 200 81 Marshall Clark 2,569 Any kind 300 83 Millstadtf St. Clair 1,140 Foundry 100 S3 Moline Bock Island 24,199 Any kind 1,000 M Morris . . Grundy 4,563 Shoe factory * 88 Ottawa LaSalle 9,535 Any kind 200 88 Palatine Cook. . . . 1,144 Factories employing educated help * 87 Pinckney ville Perry 2,727 Any kind 1,000 is Sparta Randolph. . 3,081 do 150 80 Sycamore DeKalb 3,926 ..do * 41) Troy Madison . 1,447 Foundry and machine shops 100 11 Vienna Johnson 1,124 Canning factory and creamery 300 4'> Warsaw Hancock 2,254 Any kind ". " * a Woodstock McHenry 4,331 ..do 2,500 * Number not stated. t Free taxes. j No taxes for ten years. 30112025293397