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INTRODUCTION 

SOUTH  BEND  INVITES  THE  WORLD 

THE  people  of  South  Bend  extend  their  greetings  to  every  person  everywhere  and  invite 
you  to  visit  this  city  during  1923  which  is  to  be  a  notable  year  in  the  middle  west.     It 

marks  the  One  Hundredth  Anniversity  of  Indiana's  greatest  Manufacturing  City, — one 
of  the  oldest  in  the  state.  South  Bend  is  One  Hundred  Years  old  and  is  preparing  to  celebrate 
the  centennial  of  its  founding. 

One  hundred  years  ago  a  fur  trading  post  established  on  the  site  of  what  is  now  South 
Bend  gave  no  promise  of  the  large  industrial  and  commercial  city  that  was  to  grow  up  and 
attain  world  wide  renown  for  the  variety  and  excellence  of  its  manufactured  products.  The 
sturdy  fur  traders  of  that  period  a  century  back  could  not  have  visioned  what  100  years  were 
to  produce  on  the  banks  of  the  St.  Joseph  river,  one  of  the  world's  most  picturesque  streams. 
If  they  knew  that  the  beautiful  river  began  its  shimmering  journey  up  in  Michigan  and  then 
made  a  bold  and  graceful  bend  to  the  south,  they  did  not  dream  that  this  long  beautiful  bend 
would  give  its  name  to  a  city  destined  to  be  known  long  before  100  years  had  passed  in  every 
quarter  of  the  globe. 

From  a  tiny  fur  trading  post,  where  the  interchange  of  commodities  meant  a  modest 
sum,  to  a  world  known  industrial  and  commercial  city  sending  millions  of  dollars  worth  of 
its  high  quality  products  into  every  civilized  country  is  a  far  cry,  and  yet  in  less  than  100 
years  South  Bend  has  accomplished  all  that  and  much  more.  It  has  built  enormous  industrial 
plants,  some  of  the  greatest  of  their  kind  in  the  world;  it  has  created  vigorous  mercantile  estab- 
lishments that  serve  hundreds  of  thousands  of  people  in  the  fertile  and  picturesque  St.  Joseph 
valley;  it  has  erected  fine  educational  institutions;  it  has  built  beautiful  and  successful  re- 
ligious establishments;  it  has  created  and  created  and  created  until  today  South  Bend,  with 
close  to  100,000  population  stands  out  among  world  cities  as  a  scintillating  star  destined  to 
grow  bigger  and  brighter  as  the  years  pass  on. 

And  so  with  this  fine  record  to  its  credit  South  Bend  invites  the  world  to  come  and  help 
it  celebrate  100  years  of  growth  and  prosperity  and  happiness.  The  date  of  the  celebration 
has  not  been  fixed.  It  is  too  early  to  select  the  date  because  the  form  the  celebration  will 
take  has  not  been  decided.  But  whatever  the  form  the  promise  can  be  made  that  the  cele- 
bration will  be  in  keeping  with  the  event  and  with  South  Bend's  known  abiUty  to  do  things 
as  proven  by  its  very  successful  home-coming  in  October,  1909,  and  its  observance  in  October, 
1916,  of  the  centennial  of  Indiana's  admission  to  statehood. 

That  South  Bend  ought  to  observe  the  centennial  of  its  founding  was  suggested  many 
months  ago  by  The  South  Bend  Tribune.  The  suggestion  met  with  approval  of  the  South  Bend 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  which,  through  its  committee  on  public  affairs,  voted  that  such  a 
celebration  be  held.  This  committee  was  composed  of  Walter  M.  Hildebrand,  chairman; 
A.  Frank  Eby,  Frank  J.  Green,  Col.  C.  Seymour  Bullock  and  F.  A.  Miller.  Later  this  com- 
mittee, charged  with  the  duty  of  appointing  a  director  general  to  act  as  the  official  and  directing 
head  of  the  centennial,  selected  George  B.  Beitner.  Still  later  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
gave  its  official  sanction  to  what  its  committee  had  done. 

Mr.  Beitner  is  a  native  of  South  Bend  and  most  of  his  life  has  been  spent  in  the  city. 
Betired  from  active  business  he  is  in  a  position  to  devote  most  of  his  time  to  the  tremendous 
undertaking.  Acquainted  with  the  history  of  this  section  he  is  equipped  to  suggest  satisfac- 
tory features  that  will  be  appropriate  to  the  occasion.  Deeply  concerned  in  the  city  and  its 
future  he  has  the  inspiring  interest  which  leads  to  big  things.  Having  been  connected  with 
previous  celebrations  of  note  he  has  the  experience  so  essential  to  the  creation  of  a  successful 
event.  Given  a  wide  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances  among  all  types  of  business  people 
he  has  a  vast  throng  from  which  to  select  men  and  women  of  ability  to  aid  in  carrying  out  the 
momentous  project. 

South  Bend  invites  the  world  to  come  to  its  100th  anniversary  party,  and  its  invitation 
is  as  cordial  as  it  is  pressing. 

Allen  County  Public  Libraiy    C.E.Young,  Editor. 

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SOUTH  BEND— ITS  CITY  GOVERNMENT 

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TRADITION  has  it  that  the  land  on  which 
South  Bend  is  built  first  received  the  im- 
print of  the  feet  of  white  men  when 
Father  James  Marquette,  a  Jesuit  Mis- 
sionary, crossed  the 
divide  from  the  Kan- 
kakee to  the  St.  Jos- 
eph   River    in    1675. 

Authentic  history 
records  that  the  ex- 
plorer LaSalle  voyag- 
ed from  Lake  Michi- 
gan up  the  St.  Joseph 
River  and  landed  at 
the  present  site  of 
South  Bend  in  1679. 

But  more  than  a 
century  passed  be- 
fore any  permanent 
settlement  followed. 
First  came  Pierre  Na- 
varre, who  with  his 
Indian  wife,  built  an 
Indian  trading  post 
near  Navarre  Place 
in  1820.  Alexis  Coq- 
uillard,  of  French  de- 
scent, an  agent  of 
the  American  Fur 
Company,  establish- 
ed a  post  here  in  1823. 
Col.  L.  M.  Taylor  the 
first  Anglo-Saxon 
came  from  Fort 
Wayne  in  1827.  Fol- 
lowing in  their  foot- 
steps came  a  great 
stream  of  humanity, 
hunting  homes  and  fortunes,  spreading  out 
over  the  basins  of  the  Great  lakes  and 
the  Mississippi,  and  laying  the  foundations  of 
the  great  cities  that  now  mark  the  map  of  the 
Northwest  territory.  This  little  trading  post 
with  a  population  of  128  persons  in  1831, 
was  a  gateway  through  which  flowed  the  mer- 


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chandise  and  tools  necessary  for  the  develop- 
ment of  the  middlewest,  and  back  through 
which  ebbed  the  products  of  the  forest  and 
land  to  the  markets  of  the  East. 

,  Until     1850    the 

principle  industries  of 
South  Bend  consisted 
in  trading  and  the 
manufacture  and  sale 
of  flour.  After  1850, 
with  the  construction 
of  its  first  rail- 
road, the  community 
developed  into  a  man- 
ufacturing center  of 
great  importance; 
from  1850  to  1870 
there  were  started  the 
businesses  of  the 
Studebaker  Bro- 
thers  Manufacturing 
Company,  Coquillard 
Wagon  Works,  South 
Bend  Iron  Company, 
afterwards  the  Oliver 
Chilled  Plow  Works, 
the  Birdsell  Manu- 
facturing Company, 
and  other  important 
industries.  From  this 
beginning  South 
Bend  took  form  as 
a  great  manufactur- 
ing and  industrial 
city  and  its  popula- 
tion has  grown  by 
leaps  and  bounds.  In 
1860  it  consisted  of 
3832  souls  and  in 
the  six  decades  since  then  has  increased  in 
population  on  an  average  of  64%  each  decade 
until  in  the  year  1920  it  had  a  population  of 
70,983  and  at  the  present  time  it  has  87,137 
persons  based   upon  the  last  school  census. 

The  City  of  South  Bend  was  incorporated  on 
May  22nd,  1865  when  Hon.  W.  G.   George 


These  bottom  spaces  contain  the  names  of  prominent  South  Bend  citizens  and  members  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  who  are  working  to  make  South  Bend  greater 

JOHN  W.  ABELL,  ELMER  ABERNATHY,  J.  ABRAMS.  S.  N.  ACKERMAN.  NORMAN    ADLER,  MAX    ADLER,  LOUIS  I. 


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became  its  first  Mayor.  The  municipal  city 
has  grown  in  importance  until  it  has  become  a 
city  of  the  second  class  in  the  State  of  Indiana 
and  is  fourth  in  size  among  Indiana  cities.  The 
city  has  an  area  of  over  ten  thousand  acres  and 
occupies  about  sixteen  square  miles.  It  owns 
and  operates  its  own  municipal  water  works 
which  property  has  a  value  of  approximately 
$1,900,000.00.  The  City  owns  twelve  parks 
and  has  a  total  park  acreage  of  360  which  pro- 
perty is  valued  at  almost  $700,000.00,  The  to- 
tal length  of  streets  and  avenues  in  the  City  is 
approximately  235  miles  of  which  104K  miles 
are  paved.  Sewers  haA^e  been  laid  in  the  streets 
of  the  City  in  the  total  of  125  miles.  Water 
mains  total  160  miles.  The  City  owns  and 
operates  nine  fire  stations  and  hose  houses. 
The  entire  Fire  Department  of  the  City  is 
motorized  and  modern  in  every  respect.    The 


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value  of  all  the  property  owned  by  the  City 
exceeds  $3,500,000.00  The  bonded  indebted- 
ness in  $1,532,500.00  and  all  indebtedness  both 
funded  and  unfunded  is  $1,612,500.00  In  1912 
the  net  value  of  taxable  property  in  the  City 
was  $131,118,360.00  and  the  total  tax  rate  on 
all  property  for  State,  County,  School,  Town- 
ship and  City  purposes  is  $2.58  per  $100. 

During  the  recent  depression  of  business, 
South  Bend  was  the  most  prosperous  City  in  the 
United  States.  The  City  has  always  been  noted 
for  the  stability  of  its  industries.  Its  ideal 
location  on  the  greatest  railroad  in  the  world 
and  on  other  great  railroads,  its  situation  close 
to  all  the  markets  for  raw  materials,  and  its 
place  at  the  center  of  distribution  in  the  United 
States  insure  for  the  City  a  marvelous  growth 
in  the  future.  A  truly  great  period  of  expan- 
sion lies  before  the  City,  and  to  meet  this 
the  municipal  government  will  be  confronted 
with  many  diiiicult  problems.  Among  the 
most   important  works   to   be  undertaken  by 


AHLERING.  HARRY  ALBERTS,  F.  H.  ALLEN,  W.  F.  ALLEN,  H.C.  ALTENBURG,  E.  M.  ANDERS,  FRANK  J.  ANDERSON, 
L.  F.  ANDERSON,  CHARLES  D.  ARMENT.  JAMES  J.  ARMOUR,  C.  A.  ARNOLD.  NELSON  L.  AULT,  E.  R.  AUSTIN,  JOHN  W 
AUSTIN,  W.  W.  AUSTIN,  DR.  F.  L.  AXTELL,  W.A.  BABBITT,  F.  H.  BADET.  H.  S.  BADET,  DR.  S.  W.  BAER.  H.  W.  BAILEY  , 


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the  City  in  the  next  few  years  will  be  the  build- 
ing of  new  water  pumping  stations,  new  fire 
stations,  new  schools,  a  new  City  Building,  new 
fire  and  police  alarm  systems,  the  elevation  of 
the  tracks  of  the  New  York  Central  Railway, 
the  removal  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Western  Rail- 
way from  Division  Street,  the  building  of  the 
boulevard  paralleling  the  St.  Joseph  River, 
the  development  of  park  lands  and  City  Plan- 
ning. 

South  Bend  is  committed  to  a  progressive 
policy  of  meeting  all  the  situations  demanded 
of  a  City  great  in  industry. 

However  the  City  Government  of  South 
Bend  is  concerned  not  alone  with  material 
growth  and  expansion,  but  with  making  it  an 
outstanding  City  in  caring  for  the  moral  and 
physical  health  of  its  people.  It  has  as  one 
of  its  ideals  the  building  up  of  one  of  the  best 
police  departments  in  the  United  States,  it 
is  determined  to  drive  from  this  community 
all  law  defying  elements,  and  to  free  life  and 
property  from  the  blight  of  crime  which  is 
destroying  the  social  health  and  progress  of  so 
many  American  cities.  It  maintains  an  aggres- 
sive health  department  bent  on  keeping  it  free 
of  contagion,  and  in  the  front  rank  in  health 
conditions ;  through  its  encouragement  and  sup- 
port of  play-grounds,  parks,  schools  and  com- 


I.  W.  SIBREL 
Chief  of  Fire  Department 


m  unity  centers  the  City  is 
blazing  a  way  for  others  to 
follow  in  caring  for  the 
many  needs  in  the  develop- 
ment of  a  sound  and  healthy 
community  life. 

South  Bend  is  building 
not  only  great  in  material 
wealth  but  she  is  building  a 
city  strong  in  character  and 
moral  values;  a  city  of 
homes,    health    and   happi- 


CENTRAL  FIRE  STATION 


A.  D.  BAKER.  CLYDE  H.  BAKER.  DR.  WALTER  H.  BAKER.  J.  E.  BALL,  DR.  A.  E.  BARBER.  ARTHUR  W.  BARNARD. 
CHARLES  BARR.  GEO.  M.  BARRETT.  J.  C.  BARRETT,  E.  W.  BARRON.  HARR  Y^  BARROS,  L.  E.  BARTER,  JOSEPH  J.  BAR- 
TOSZEK,  OTTO  CM.  BASTIAN,  J.  C.  BAYLESS.  E.  J.  BECKER,  R.  N.  BEEBE,   W.  B.  BE  ECHER,  ADAM  BEEHLER,  C,  W, 


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SOUTH  BEND  SCHOOLS 


IT  HAS  been  said  that  a  community  rises 
no  higher  than  the  level  of  its  discovered 
and  trained  intelligence.  The  public  schools 
enable  a  community  to  discover  and  train 
her  intellectual  possi- 
bilities without  which 
training  modern  in- 
dustry and  social  in- 
tercourse would  be 
impossible. 

A  public  school 
system  unexcelled 
anywhere  in  the  state 
supplemented  by  the 
usual  run  of  parochial 
schools  for  a  city  of 
this  size  and  the  Uni- 
versity of  Notre  Dame 
and  St.  Mary's  Ac- 
ademy constitutes  the 
educational  equip- 
ment of  South  Bend, 
making  it  a  center  of 
learning  as  well  as  of 
industry. 

A  liberal  appropri- 
ation of  money  wisely 
spent  on  her  schools 
returns  to  the  city 
many  fold  the  origi- 
nal expenditure  by 
making  the  city  a 
desirable  place  to  live, 
and  by  raisitag  the 
standard  of  her  intel- 
ligence expended  in 
her  industrial  pur- 
suits. 

A  building  program  covering  several  years 
is  bringing  to  the  city  school,  buildings  of  the 
most  modern  approved  type.  This  is  nec- 
essary to  accommodate  the  rapidly  increasing 
number  of  children  pouring  into  our  city, 
and  also  to  give  the  type  of  training  that  the 
present  industrial  and  social  civilation  requires. 

There    are    twenty-one    school    centers    in 


the  city:  One  senior  High  School;  three 
intermediate  or  Junior  High  schools;  and 
seventeen  grade  schools.  Three  of  these 
buildings  are  of  recent  construction,  another 
one  under  construc- 
tion at  the  present 
time,  and  other  build- 
ings under  construc- 
tion. 

The  teaching  staflF 
numbers  four  hund- 
red fifty.  Teachers 
are  required  to  have 
at  least  two  years' 
training  above  the 
High  School  to  teach 
grade  work,  three 
years'  training  to 
teach  Junior  High 
and  a  full  college 
comse  for  senior 
High  School  teach- 
ing. Courses  of  study 
are  planned  with  ut- 
most caie.  The  best 
materials  and  equip- 
ment are  provided. 

Besides  the  acade- 
mic training  in  the 
basal  subjects  which 
the  school  authorities 
regard  as  important, 
the  child  has  a  wide 
range  of  special  train- 
ing which  he  may 
have  under  the  direc- 
tion of  special  depart- 
ments the  Voca- 
INIusic,  Art,   Becrea- 


W. W. BORDEN 
tendent  of  the  City  Schools 


tional,  Household  Arts 
tion  and  Physical  Culture. 

The  vocational  school  oifers  work  along  a 
number  of  lines  such  as  cabinet  making,  wood 
turning,  printing,  electrical  work,  automobile 
repair,  machine,  sheet  metal  work,  architec- 
tural and  machine  drafting.  Each  product 
represents  the  individual  effort  of  a  pupil  and 


BEISTLE,  M.  BEITNER.  WM.  BENDER.  GEO.  N.  BERGUS.  ABE  BERMAN.  ALBERT  BERNHARD.  DR.  J.  B.  BERTLING. 
CHARLES  G.  BETZ.  JOSEPH  E.  BEVIER.  A.  E;  BEYER.  CHARLES  H.  BEYER.  OTTO  A.  BEYER,  PAUL  O.  BEYER. 
GEORGE    W.    BEYERS.     J.    LOYD    BEYRER,     JAMES     R.    BEYRER,       C,    R.    BICKELL.      GEORGE    U.     BINGHAM. 


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will  bear  most  creditable  comparison  with 
similar  products  manufactured  by  any  com- 
mercial business  whether  it  be  a  cedar  chest 
or  a  high  speed  cutting  tool  made  in  the  ma- 
chine shop  of  the  school. 

The  work  of  the  Art  department  is  well 
correlated  and  directed  along  educational  lines. 
The  South  Bend  High  School  excelled  in 
costume  designing  at  the  exhibit  of  the  West- 
ern Art  Association  held  in  Cincinnati,  1921. 

Household  Arts  is  given  to  all  girls  from  the 
fifth  grade  up.  Miss  Cora  Winchell,  Teacher's 
College  at  Columbia  University,  said  on  a 
recent  inspection  trip  to  the  city,  that  the 
equipment  of  the  Household  Arts  department 
of  the  School  City  is  the  best  and  shows  the 
most  marked  progress  of  any  she  has  ever 
inspected. 

The  music  department  offers  to  the  pupils 
in  the  South  Bend  Pubhc  Schools  today  many 
opportunities  which  were  not  offered  a  few 
years  ago.  In  all  the  grades  are  conducted 
regular  classes  in  sight  and  chorus  singing, 
music  appreciation  and  an  opportunity  is 
given  to  form  orchestras,  and  to  study  an 
orchestral  at  small  cost.  In  the  High  and 
Junior  High  schools  are  added  the  band,  glee 
clubs,  harmony  and,  credit  for  applied  music. 


The  recreational  department  in  conjunc- 
tion with  teachers  and  school  officials  is  doing 
much  in  removing  the  stain  of  illiteracy  from 
our  city.  "South  Bend  is  doing  more  to  solve 
the  illiteracy  problem  than  any  other  city 
in  Indiana,"  is  the  statement  of  H.G.McComb, 
Assistant  Director  of  the  State  Department. 
The  department  is  giving  careful  thought  and 
effort  in  fostering  and  directing  the  play  life 
of  the  city.  Nine  playgrounds  with  equip- 
ment are  maintained.  A  well  qualified  corps 
of  physical  instructors  and  nurses  are  doing 
much  to  raise  the  standard  of  health  and  to 
inculcate  right  habits  of  living. 

The  High  School  and  the  three  Junior 
High  schools  offer  an  unusual  opportunity 
to  upper  grade  pupils.  Special  attention  is 
given  to  individual  needs  of  pupils  and  thus 
helps  fit  them  for  the  work  they  can  best  do. 

Frequent  recognition  of  high  grade  efficiency 
of  the  Board  of  Education,  administrative 
heads  as  well  as  the  teaching  staff  have  come 
from  within  and  without  the  city. 

The  School  City  of  South  Bend,  has  a 
splendid  spirit  of  cooperation  within  the 
system  itself  and  with  the  home  and  business 
life  of  our  great  city. 


Home  of  Hon.  Rome  C.  Stephenson 


E.  C.  BIRD.J.  C.  BIRDSELL,  ALBERT  L.  BIREN,  DR.  P.  J.  BIRMINGHAM.  R.  BLACKBURN,  HARRY  BLOCK. 
FAY  F.  BLOSS,  EDGAR  T.  BONDS.  P.  E.  BONDURANT,  N.  R.  BOTTH.  FRANKLIN  M.  BOONE,  DR.  J.  C.  BOONE.  DR.  H. 
B.  BORAM,  W.  W.  BORDEN.  S.  BOROUGH,  DR.  CHARLES  S.  ROSENBURY,  D.  D.  BOWSHER,  J.  C.  BOWSHER.  CHARLES 


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SCHOOL 
BUILDINGS 


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UNIVERSITY  OF  NOTRE  DAME 


THE  spot  now  occupied  by  the  University  condition — that  a  college  be  in  operation  with- 

of  Notre  Dame  is,  apart  from  the  natmal  in  two  years.     Before  the  expiration  of  the 

endowments     of    the     land,     peculiarly  alloted    time    a    modest    brick    building    had 

proper  as  a  site  for  a  Catholic  university,  been  erected  and  students  were  being  taught  at 


Notre  Dame.  By  spec- 
ial act  of  the  Legis- 
lature of  Indiana,  the 
University  was  char- 
tered on  January  15, 
1 844,  and  empowered 
to  grant  degrees  in 
the  liberal  arts 
sciences,  law  and 
medicine. 

The  first  faculty 
organized  was  that 
of  the  College  of  Arts 
and  Letters.  A  few 
years  later  a  school 
of  theology  was  es- 
tablished, largely  as 
an  emergency  meas- 
ure to  meet  the  needs 
of  the  Church  in  the 
Middle-West.  Later 
as  the  need  passed, 
this  school  was  ab- 
andoned. Since  the 
year  1850.  when  the 
number  of  the  stu- 
dents was  sixty-nine, 
the  growth  of  the 
University  has  been 
very  marked.  It  now 
consists  of  five  col- 
leges: Arts  and  Let- 
ters, Science,  Law, 
Engineering  and 
Commerce,  each  with  its  several  departments. 
There  are  twenty  buildings  devoted  exclusively 
to  university  work  and  the  number  of  students, 
limited  by  lack  of  accommodations,  approaches 
dred  dollars  and  only  ten  acres  of  the  land  two  thousand.  The  faculties  of  the  various 
was  cleared.  Still  the  offer  was  accepted,  colleges  are  made  up  both  of  laymen  and 
under  what  then  appeared  to  be  an  impossible     members  of  the  Congregation  of  Holy  Cross. 


Many  genera- 
tions before  the  es- 
tablishment of  the 
University  its  pre- 
sent location  was 
known  as  a  center  of 
missionary  activi- 
ties in  what  are 
now  the  states  of 
Indiana.  Michigan, 
and  Illinois.  The 
stories  and  traditions 
of  Marquette.  Allouez, 
Hennepin  and 

Tonty,  and  LaSalle 
are  even  yet  a  part 
of  the  student's  heri- 
tage. The  little  log 
chapel  on  the  banks 
of  St.  Mary's  lake 
tends  to  keep  alive 
these  traditions. 

The  coming  of  the 
founder  of  Notre 
Dame,  the  Very  Rev- 
erend Edward  Sorin, 
C.  S.  C.  in  1842.  was 
a  climax  to  the  suc- 
cession of  brilliant 
accomplishments  and 
heroic  sacrifices,  that 
take  us  back  to  the 
middle  of  the  seven- 
teenth century. 

The  land  now 
graced  by  the  Uni- 
versity buildings  was 

deeded  to  the  founder  and  his  associates  by 
the  Right  Reverend  Celestine  de  La  Hail- 
andiere,  Bishop  of  Vincennes.  The  total 
capital  of  the  new  community  was  four  hun- 


.  J.  WALSH 

ersity  of  Notre  Dame. 


M.  BOYCE.  THOS.  H.  BRANDON.  CHARLES  J.  BRENNFLECK.  JOSEPH  BRESKIN,  G.  B.  BREWER.  HARRY  BRILLAN, 
CHARLES  B.  BRODBECK.  FRANK  W.  BRODBECK.  J.  M.  BRODBECK.  M.  J.  BROOKS,  F.  A.  BRYAN.  W.  E.  BRYAN.  D. 
U.  BRYANT,  A.  W,  BUCKLEY,  C.  A.  BUDD,  GEO,  BUECHNER.  W,  A.  BUGBEE.COL,  SEYMOUR  BULLOCK,  FLOYD  L. 


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It  is  the  hope  of  those  interested  in  Notre 
Dame  that  plans  which  are  now  under  way 
will  make  possible  a  still  greater  development 
of  the  university,  both  in  the  widening  of  its 
academic  activities  and  in  its  material  growth. 
The  traditional  policy  of  the  institution  has 
been  to  keep  moving  forward.  Its  progress 
to  the  present  has  been  made  without  the 
assistance  of  financial  endowment  and  in  the 
face  of  trying  difficulties.  It  has  experienced 
more  than  its  share  of  the  trials  usual  to  a 
growing  college — fires,  epidemics,  and  finan- 
cial   crises — trials    which    more    than    once 


seemed  to  mean  final  failure,  but  which 
in  reality  served  only  to  strengthen  the  de- 
votion of  those  who  had  its  success  at  heart. 

The  growth  and  success  of  Notre  Dame 
has  indeed  been  phenominal.  The  splendid 
spirit  of  co-operation  between  the  University 
and  the  neighboring  city  of  South  Bend 
has  done  much  to  bring  out  this  success  and 
give  Notre  Dame  the  high  rank  it  now  holds 
among  the  educational  institutions  of  America. 
"Our  City"  and  "Our  School",  have  become  by- 
words at  Notre   Dame  and  in   South  Bend. 


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AME,  REV.  JAMES  A.  BURNS.  H.  J.  BURRELL,  GUY  F.  BURRUSS.  DR.  C.  F.  BUSARD,  F.  W.  BUSSE,  GEORGE  BUTZBACH. 
I.  R.  BUTZBACH,  JOHN  BUZBEE,  J.  A.  BYERS.  M.  S.  CALDWELL,  M.  T.  CALF,  C.  B.  CALVERT,  W.  B.  CALVERT,  JOHN  B. 


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St.  Mary's  College  and  Academy 


LOCATED  on  the  Dixie  Highway  two  miles  north  of  the  progressive 
and  prosperous  city  of  South  Bend  and  one  mile  Avest  of  the  wide- 
ly-known University  of  Notre  Dame,  on  the  banks  of  the  beauti- 
ful Saint  Joseph  River,  is  St.  Mary's  College  and  Academy,  established 
and  conducted  by  the  Sisters  of  the  Holy  Cross.  Wliile  easily  acces- 
sible, St.  Mary's  enjoys  remoteness  and  the  advantages  of  a  delightful 
seclusion ;  in  environment,  in  home  comforts,  and  in  educational  facil- 
ities, this  institution  is  unsurpassed.  Its  extensive  campus,  lake,  librar- 
ies, chemical,  physical,  botanical,  and  domestic-science  laboratories, 
classrooms,  dormitories,  and  private  rooms  offer  every  possible  oppor- 
tunity for  educational  development  and  social  life. 

The  right  school  for  the  young  woman  is  that  which,  combining 
the  best  intellectual  and  physical  education,  teaches  theoretically  and 
practically,  by  precept  and  by  example,  and  by  all  the  manifold  influ- 
ences which  make  the  right  growth,  that  "the  finest  of  the  arts  is  the 
art  of  living  and  the  highest  of  the  sciences  is  the  science  of  con- 
duct." St.  Mary's  is  such  a  school;  its  ideal  of  education  is  a  combi- 
nation of  the  highest  along  lines  both  intellectual  and  moral.  It  aims 
to  secure  broadness  without  a  sacrifice  of  depth,  to  give  a  large  out- 
look, and  at  the  same  time,  a  sure  grasp  of  the  external  verities.  The 
ends  may  not  always  be  reached,  it  is  true,  but  a  high  aim  ennobles 
every  human  effort,  and  today,  in  its  sixty-seventh  year,  St.  Mary's 
holds  the  enviable  reputation  of  having  trained  and  educated  young 
ladies  of  both  continents  who  have  now  taken  their  places  as  influ- 
ential leaders  in  education  and  in  society. 

The  story  of  the  growth  of  St.  Mary's  from  humble  beginnings  to 
the  notable  position  which  it  holds  has  all  the  vital  himian  interest  of 
a  novel  based  on  truth.  It  combines  the  force  of  fact  with  the  appeal 
of  romance.  And  now  at  the  summit  of  success,  St.  Mary's  stands  for 
principles  of  education  and  of  womanhood  to  which  one  turns  as  to  an 
ideal. 


CAMPBELL,  MARVIN  CAMPBELL.  M.R.CAMPBELL.  W.n.CARLIN.  S.  E.  CARPENTER.  DR.  F.  R.  CARSON.  ROY  CAR- 
TER. J.  V.  CASMIER,  W.  P.  CASS.CENTRAL  DRUG  STORE.  ROBERT  G.  CHALFANT.  S.  C.  CHARD.  R.  M.  CIIASE.S.  J.  CHEL- 
MINIAK,  EDWARD  M.  CHIERHART.  F.  L.  CHILCOTE.  F.  S.  CHRISTMAN.  J.  FRED  CHRISTMAN.  G.  H.  CHRISTMAN 


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SOUTH  BEND  —  WORLD  FAMED 

By  Frank  J.  Green, 

Manager,  South  Bend  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


SOUTH  BEND,  the  world  over,  is  famed  for 
the  products  of  its  industries,  and  is  known 
as  a  desirable  place  in  which  to  live  and  do 
business.  The  unimpeachable  quality  of  its 
diversified  manufactured  products  and  its  sterling 
integrity  throughout  the  years  have  made  it 
possible  to  achieve  the  important  place  it  now 
occupies  among  the  cities  of  the  world. 

The  city  of  South  Bend  derived  its  name  from 
the  south  bend  in  the  St.  Joseph  river  which, 
flowing  in  a  southwesterly  direction  from  Mich- 
igan, bends  abruptly  and,  turning  north,  empties 
into  Lake  Michigan.  The  early  days  of  South 
Bend  differ  little  from  those  of  other  cities  of 
the  west  which  have  risen  to  important  places  in 
the  nation's  affairs. 

The  first  white  pioneer  settler  of  this  region 
Pierre  F.  NaVarre,  a  Frenchman,  established 
a  trading  post  for  the  American  Fur  Company, 
in  1820,  and  it  was  he  who  built  the  first  habita- 
tion for  a  white  man  on  the  land  which  is  now 
known  as  South  Bend;  however,  it  was  in  1823 
that  Alexis  Coquillard,  a  native  of  Detroit, 
settled  here  with  the  intention  of  making  it  his 
permanent  home  and  it  is  from  this  date  that 
South  Bend  counts  its  history.  Originally,  what 
is  now  South  Bend  was  known  as  South  Hold, 
but  this  was  changed  to  South  Bend  by  Coquil- 
lard in  1828.  South  Bend  and  the  surrounding 
territory  was  the  hunting  grounds  of  the  Potow- 


Cabin  Erecled  By  Pinrre  F.  N 


atomic  Indians  and  they  were  the  sole  inhabitants 
in  this  region  prior  to  1820. 
Steady  Growth 

Throughout  its  history  of  one  hundred  years 
is  not  to  be  found  other  than  a  record  of  steady 
progressiveness.  South  Bend  never  has  been  a 
"boom"  city  but  rather  one  of  substantial  growth 
builded  on  a  foundation  of  integiity  and  achieve- 
ment. Today,  in  the  farflung  corners  of  the 
world,  its  products  have  gained  market  and  to 
the  city  has  come  fame  for  those  useful  things 
which  its  enterprising  manufacturers  have  made. 

During  the  period,  1850  to  1865,  the  call  for 
manufactured  products  was  heard  and  what  had 
been  a  trading  post  slowly,  but  ever  surely 
began  to  develop  the  nucleus  of  the  diversified 
industries  which  has  made  for  South  Bend  a 
national  reputation.  Today  it  is  the  merchan- 
dising center  for  a  great  area,  comprising  Northern 
Indiana  and  Southern  Michigan.  South  Bend 
lies  in  a  fruit  belt  and  is  the  largest  mint  pro- 
ducing section  in  the  world. 

Wherever  one  looks,  growth,  development  and 
improvement  are  apparent;  and  though  it  is  still 
too  soon  to  estimate  without  prejudice,  the  pro- 
gress which  will  result  from  the  present  expansion 
here,  the  spirit  of  development  and  power  mani- 
fested in  every  detail  of  the  city's  life  makes  for 
optomistic  prophecies  as  to  its  future.  Without 
any  exaggeration  or  strain  of  probability,  it  may 
safely  be  said  that  but  few  cities  of  America 
possess  a  brighter  outlook,  and  that  "South  Bend 
World  Famed,"  will  never  become  less  than  it 
is  today. 

Since  January,  1920,  South  Bend  has  grown 
in  excess  of  12,000  population  and  our  popula- 
tion now  is  87,137  plus.  We  have  no  labor 
troubles  in  South  Bend  for  this  city  is  peopled 
largely  by  home  owning  folks. 

The  following  figiu'es  show  the  growth  of  the 
city  since  1850  to  the  census  figures  of  1920: 
1850    I860     1870     1880      1890      1900      1910      1922 
1,652   3.832   7,206  13,280  21,918  35,999  53,684  87,137 

From  the  city's  incorporation  until  the  pres- 
ent time  the  history  of  South  Bend  has  been  one 
of  steady  and  increasing  advancement  in  every 


J.  B.  CHRISTMAN,  A.  CIRALSKY.  DR.  F.  R.  CLAPP.  O.  A.  CLARKE,  FRANK  A.  CLARKE,  DR.  STANLEY  A.  CLARKE, 
LEROY  CLAUER,  J.  C.  CLEIS,  WALTER  L.  CLEMENTS.  J.  R.  CLOUSE.  E.  A.  COATES,  C.  \V.  COEN.  COFFE  RANCH.  MAUR- 
ICE I.  COHN.  SAMUEL  C.  COHN.  CHARLES  \VL  COLE,  J.  F.  COLE,  J.  F.  COLIP,  E.  F.  COLLMER,  FRED  G.  COLLMER. 
C.  E.  COLIP.  L.   W.  COLIP,  D.  L.  COLIP. 


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Table    of  Building   Permits    for   Past    Two 
Years 


direction.  In  size,  in  wealth,  and  in  industry, 
the  city  has  grown  with  a  rapidity  and  regularity 
that  is  little  short  of  marvelous.  The  growth 
is  attributed  in  a  large  part  to  the  industries  of 
the  city. 

South  Bend  Industries 

Over  five  hundred  different  commodities  are 
manufactured  in  South  Bend's  more  than  two 
hundred  industrial  establishments.  The  capital 
mvested  is  more  than  §100,000,000.  It  is  the 
home  of  the  world's  lai-gest  six  cylinder  auto- 
mobile works  and  its  plows,  sewing  machines, 
watches,  lathes,  paints,  faim  vehicles  and  im- 
plements, find  a  ready  market  throughout  the 
universe.  The  value  of  its  manufactured  pro- 
ducts last  year  was  $75,180,000. 

South  Bend  is  largely  a  home  owning  city  and 
to  this,  together  with  the  fairness  of  its  business 
leaders,  is  due  the  fine  spirit  that  pervades  its 
working  people.  Labor  troubles  are  unknown, 
for  the  most  part,  and  here  we  fmd  today  a  pop- 
ulation of  over  87,000  persons  constructively 
living  and  working  together  to  the  end  that  there 
shall  rise  a  great  city  of  the  future. 


No 

1921 

No. 

1922 

January 

60 

§47,062 

106 

$173,762 

February 

67 

72,955 

70 

85,355 

March 

192 

258,147 

267 

330,197 

April 

271 

320,883 

352 

1,189,871 

May 

231 

342,025 

625 

849,034 

June 

262 

322,340 

462 

1.875,052 

July 

262 

515,346 

454 

872,773 

August 

234  1,028,518 

498 

966,075 

September 

274 

439,324 

377 

1.065,104 

October 

235 

360,552 

497 

565,045 

November 

210 

343,027 

374 

981,097 

December  20th 

85 

97,938 

2031,137,670 

South  Bend  has  not  only  developed  industrial 
and  commercial  enterprises  but  has  also  given 
earnest  thought  and  effort  to  the  making  of  a 
lily  in  which  men  might  live  happily.  Located, 
as  i  have  said,  on  the  St.  Joseph  River,  its  altitude 
is  seven  hundred  and  twenty-two  feet  above  sea 
level  and  its  natural  environment  makes  for  a 
pleasing  city.  Its  playgrounds  and  paiks,  t  wenty- 
ninein  number,  under  the  direction  of  a  Municipal 
Recreation  Committee  and  Full  Time  Director, 
have  just  recently  been  added  to  by  the  generous 
gift  of  one  hundred  and  twenty  acres  made  by 
Albert  Russel  Erskine,  President  of  the  Stude- 
baker  Corporation  of  America.  In  Potowatomi 
Park  we  have  a  free  municipal  automobile 
camp  in  which  the  tourists  can  obtain  free  stoves. 


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COLLUMBIA  BATTERY  CO.,  CHARLES  COONLEY,  JOSEPH  COQUILLARD,  JOHN  F.  COTTER.  FRANK  E.  COUGHLIN. 
WM.  B.  COWLES.  BOYD  M.  COX,  W.  G.  CRABILL,  GEORGE  A.  CRANE,  CHARLES  E,  CROCKETT,  ELMER  CROCKETT, 
H.  AL  CROCKETT,  E.  W.  CROUSE,  DR.  H.  M.  CROW,  DR.  J.  L.  CURTIS,  L.  B.  CURWIN,   GEORGE  DALLAS,   W,  M.  DANNER 


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free  shelter  house,  free  pure  water  and  other 
camping  comforts. 

No  city  in  the  country  has  better  school 
faciUties  nor  can  there  be  a  better  administration 
of  school  affairs  than  here.  The  municipal 
government  of  South  Bend  ranks  foremost  in 
the  cities  of  the  world. 

South  Bend  has  six  steam  roads;  the  New 
York  Central;  Grand  Trunk;  Michigan  Central; 
Pennsylvania  (Vandalia);  New  York  Central 
(IlUnois  Division);  New  Jersey,  Indiana  and 
Illinois;  and  three  electric  lines;  The  Chicago, 
South  Bend  and  Northern  Indiana:  Chicago, 
Lake  Shore  and  South  Bend;  and  the  Southern 
Michigan. 
South  Bend  Facts 

Area:  15.74  square  miles. 

Churches:  63;  several  missions;  all  leading 
denominations. 

City  Library;  60,000  volumes. 

Clubs:  Every  form  of  club  life  is  available. 

Education :  Public  schools  and  parochial  system : 
Conservatory  of  Music;  business  colleges;  free 
night  school;  Notre  Dame  University  and  St. 
Mary's  Academy. 

Financial    Institutions:      Twelve   banks   and 


trust  companies,  seven  building  and  loan  asso- 
ciations. 

Hospitals:  Three  hospitals;  county  infirmary. 

Hotels:  Oliver  hotel;  Jefferson  hotel;  LaSalle 
Hotel,  and  nine  smaller  hotels. 

Newspapers:  Tribune,  evening  and  Sunday; 
News-Times,  morning,  evening  and  Sunday; 
Indiana  Satiu-day  Night,  weekly;  Goniec  Polski, 
semi-weekly;  City  Life,  weekly. 

Postal  Receipts 

The  postal  business  in  all  its  branches  has  in- 
creased in  proportion  to  the  rapid  gi-owth  of  the 
city.  Below  will  be  found  a  tabulation  showing 
the  gi-oss  receipts  of  the  office  for  the  ten  pre- 
ceding fiscal  years : 


Fiscal 


Period 

year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year  ending 
year-  ending 
year  ending 


June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30. 
June  30, 
June  30, 
June  30, 


Gross  Receipts 

1912.    .S228,888.55 
249,286.95 


1913, 
1914, 
1915, 
1916, 
1917, 
1918. 
1919, 
1920, 
1921, 
1922, 


258,528.41 
261,442.29 
269,252.16 
289,740.85 
346  498.07 
385,943.85 
380,672.10 
432,873.35 
517,143.36 


Fiscal 
Fiscal 
Fiscal 
Fiscal 
Fiscal 
Fiscal 
Fiscal 
Fiscal 

Postal  service:  Government  building  with  ten 
sub-stations. 

Power,  Light  and  Gas:  The  St.  Joseph  Biver 
develops  a  large  percentage  of  oui-  electric  power. 
A  modern  gas  plant  furnishes  service  to  the  com- 
munity. 

Public  Safety:  Modern  police  department  and 
motorized  fu-e  department. 

Streets:     South  Bend  streets  ai-e  largely  paved. 

Tax  Bate:  2.58  per  -SI 00,  covering  city,  county, 
school  and  state. 

Assessment  Basis:  100%. 

Telephone :  Indiana  Bell  Manual  and  Automatic 
exchange. 

Theatres:  Four  Theatres  and  a  list  of  motion 
picture  houses. 

Water  Supply:  The  city's  water  supply  is 
drawn  from  about  100  aitesian  wells;  plant 
valuation  $1,800,000.  Normal  pumping  capa- 
city for  24  hours,  2 1,000,000  gallons. 


JR.,  J.  A.  DAVIES,  W.  O.  DAVIES,  W.  O.  DAVIES,  JR.,  O.  D.  DAVIES.  S.  H.  DAVIS.  CHARLES  C.  DAY.  ORLO  R.  DEAHL, 
H.  J.  DECKER.  DR.  DANIEL  DEFOREST.  C.  H.  DEFREES,  H.  C.  DEFREES.  Z.  DECKELBAUM,  J.  H.  DeLORENZI. WALTER 
DENNIS,  A.  W,  DOTLING.  L.  S.  DIXON,  M.  A,  DONAHUE,  W,  H.  DONAHUE,  1,  H.  DOOLITTLE,  R,  H.  DOWNEY,  FRED  P. 


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SOUTH  BEND  BANKS 

SOUTH  BEND  now  has  three  National 
banks  and  thirteen  state  banks  and  trust 
companies  under  slate  supervision.  The 
combined  capital  of  the  16  banks  is  $3,400,000. 
Combined  surplus  .§1,871,000.  Total  deposits 
over  S26,000.000,  including  about  $12,000,000 
savings  deposits.     Total  resom-ces  $34,620,000. 

THE  CLEARING  HOUSE 

The  South  Bend  Clearing  House  Association 
was  organized  in  1903  with  the  First  National 
Bank,  Citizens  National  Bank,  South  Bend 
National  Bank,  Merchants  National  Bank,  St. 
Joseph  County  Savings  Bank  and  American 
Trust  Co.  as  members.  Its  first  officers  were: 
Jacob  Woolverton,  President;  C.  L.  Zigler,  Vice- 
President;  E.  H.  Miller,  Secretary  and  Myron 
Campbell,  Manager.  These  have  continued 
without  change  till  the  present  time  with  the 
exception  that  Norman  Bleuler  succeeded  Mr. 
Campbell  as  Manager.  The  Citizens  Trust  & 
Savings  Bank,  the  St.  Joseph  Loan  &  Trust 
Co.,  the  Union  Trust  Co.,  and  the  Farmers 
Trust  Co.  were  admitted  to  membership  at  a 
later  date.  Clearings  are  effected  every  fore- 
noon at  the  Citizens  National  Bank,  the  pres- 
ent headquarters  of  the  Clearing  House.  The 
main  function  of  the  Clearing  House  is  to  facil- 
itate the  exchange  of  checks  between  member 
banks.  During  the  panic  of  1907  the  Associa- 
tion issued  emergency  currency  to  the  amount 
of  $100,000,  backed  by  gilt-edged  commercial 
paper  deposited  in  trust.  This  was  used  only 
locally  and  was  accepted  without  question  by 
everyone,  thus  demonstrating  the  confidence 
which  the  people  of  South  Bend  had  in  their 
financial  institutions — a  confidence  which  has 
never  been  betrayed.  This  emergency  currency 
was  retired  within  the  year. 

As  showing  the  growth  of  business  in  South 
Bend,  the  following  record  of  clearings  is  in- 
teresting: 


1906 $22,700,000 

1907. 25,200,000 

1908 21,100,000 

1909... 24,800,000 

1910 27,600,000 

1911 27,600,000 

1912 30,200,000 

1913 27,300,000 

1914... 33,000.000 

1915 37,900,000 

1916 45,400,000 

1917 54,300,000 

1918... 58,500,000 

1919 75,600,000 

1920 97.400,000 

1921 96,800.000 

1922—  12mos 109.491,683 

It  will  be  noted  that  the  clearings  for  1907, 
the  "panic  year"  were  heavier  than  the  pre- 
ceeding  or  following  year. 

It  is  apparent  that  the  checks  cleared  form 
only  a  part  of  the  total  transactions  of  the  banks 
— and  it  is  these  total  transactions  which  form 
the  basis  of  proper  estimate  of  the  business 
passing  through  the  banks.  Beginning  with 
August  of  1921  the  banks  report  total  debit 
items  paid  when  reporting  clearings.  Both 
sets  of  figures  are  given  for  12  months. 

Clearings  Debits 

Aug.  1921 .$8,578,300  $24,880,800 

Sept 8,803,700  24,834,900 

Oct...... 9,139,300  24,199,900 

Nov 7,666,800  24,216,700 

Dec 7,090,300  24,544,600 

Jan.  1922 6,903,100  22,957,800 

Feb 6,236,600  20,754,700 

Mar 7,778,400  26,432,100 

Apr 8,425,392  26,746,200 

May 9,390,996  29.486,400 

June 9,687,616  31,897,469 

July 9,678,338  34,670.184 

Aug 9,440.000  28,078.000 

Sept ..-. 9,445.000  33,685.000 

Oct 11.116,000  35,714.000 

Nov 10.535,000  35.185,000 

Dec 10,855,600  41,370,000 

Totals      150,770,440  489,653,753 


DOWNING.  W.  E.  DOWNING,  J.  L.  DOYLE.  C.  O.  DRULINER.  L.  B.  DUCK,  C.  P.  DuCOMB.  C.  V.  DuCOMB.  A.  B.  DUFEN- 
DACH,  R.  B.  DUGDALE.  DR.  R.  D.  DUGGAN.  J.  F.  DUNAHUE.  W.  \V.  DUNKLE,  B.  F.  DUNN.  CLAUDE  DUNN. HUGH  P. 
DUNNAHOE.  S.  R.  DUNNUCK.  DR.  JOHN  H.  EAGAN,  J.  F.  EAGER.  J.  W.  EASTEP.  ARTHUR  EASTMAN,  FRANK  A.  EBY, 


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THE 
BOY  SCOUTS  OF  SOUTH  BEND 

THE  South  Bend  Council,  Boy  Scouts  of 
America  is  one  of  approximately  six 
hundred  Local  Councils  established  in 
communities  throughout  our  Country.  All 
these  Councils  together  comprise  the  National 
Council  with  offices  in  New  York  City.  Each 
of  these  Local  Councils  promotes  and  sup- 
•ervises  the  program  of  Scouting  in  their  respec- 
tive communities. 

Since  Scouting  is  not  an  organization  but 
iTather  a  movement  it  lends  itself  to  co-operate 
with  all  agencies  which,  like  itself,  promotes 
the  welfare  of  our  city  boys.  The  definite 
task  of  Scouting  is  to  promote  through  the 
Leadership  of  Volunteers,  "The  Building  of 
Good  Character  and  the  Training  for  Good 
•Citizenship." 

In  South  Bend,  Scouting  is  sponsored  by 
seventeen  churches  which  are  using  this  pro- 
gram as  their  official  boys'  program.  Six 
troops  are  sponsored  by  community  organi- 
.zations  such  as  Parent  Teachers  Associations 
and  the  like.  The  American  Legion  and  the 
University  Club  each  sponsor  one  troop. 

Our  Council  has  an  excellent  reservation 
of  forty  acres  on  the  banks  of  the  St.  Joe 
Biver,  four  miles  north  of  town.  There  is 
a  swimming  hole  which  is  made  by  the  dam- 


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F.  A.  BRYAN 

Boy  Scouts  of  South  Bend. 


ming  up  of  the  fresh  water  brook  which  runs 
through  the  property.  The  hike  of  the  in- 
dividual troop  to  this  place  on  week  ends  is 


A.  EDER,  W.  H.  EDWARDS,  HAINES  EGBERT.  FRED  ELBEL,  RICHARD  ELBEL,  ROBERT  ELBEL,  D.  H.  ELDREDGE. 
n.  W.  ELDREDGE,  G.  A.  ELLIOT.         W.  G.  ELLIOTT,         JOHN  C.  ELLSWORTH,  HOWARD  EMMONS.     J.  L. 

EMMONS.      HARRY  H.  ENGLE,     G.  A,  FARABAUGH,     CHRIST  FASSNACHT.     HOMER  W,  FASSNACHT,     P.  W.    FASS- 


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encouraged  by  the  Local  Council,  and  the 
Scout  under  the  Leadership  of  his  Scoutmaster 
may  spend  a  profitable  afternoon  or  night  out- 
of-doors. 

The  officers  of  the  Council  are  chosen  from 
representative  business  men  who  realize  that 
the  boys  of  today  are  our  citizens  of  tomorrow 
and  these  men  give  us  their  time  as  well  as 
their  money  to  promote  the  program  of  Scout- 
ing.    The  officers  of  the  Local  Council  are: 

F.  A.  Bryan,  President;  W.  W.  Austin,  Vice- 
President:  W.  W.  Borden,  Vice-President; 
Walter  Weed.  Vice-President;  G.  H.  Mc- 
Michael,  Treasurer;  C.  H.  Barnes,  Scout  Ex- 
ecutive and  Secretary;  R.  W.  Freis,  Scout 
Commissioner;  G.  W.  Freyermuth,  Chairman 
of  Camp  Committee;  D.  L.  Guilfoyle,  Chair- 
man of  Court  of  Honor. 


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The  Rotary,  Kiwanis,  Lions  and  Optimist 
Clubs  as  well  as  other  similar  clubs  have  been 
active  in  the  maintainence  of  Boy  Scout  work 
in  our  city.  Every  troop  of  Boy  Scouts  of 
South  Bend  function  is  under  the  leadership  of 
a  Scoutmaster  and  one  or  more  assistants. 
These  are  volunteers  who  are  doing  a  great 
work  for  all  the  boys  of  South  Bend,  and 
Scouting  in  South  Bend  and  in  similar  com- 
munities prospers  under  the  leadership  of  these 
excellent  men. 
The  Scout  Law: 

A  Scout  is  Trustworthy.  A  Scout  is  Loyal. 
A  Scout  is  Helpful.  A  Scout  is  Friendly.  A 
Scout  is  Courteous.  A  Scout  is  Kind.  A 
Scout  is  Obedient.  A  Scout  is  Cheerful.  A 
Scout  is  Thrifty.  A  Scout  is  Brave.  A 
Scout  is  Clean.     A  Scout  is  Reverent. 


THE  ST.  JOSEPH  LOAN  &  TRUST  COMPANY  AND 
ST.  JOSEPH  COUNTY  SAVINGS  BANK 


THE  St.  Joseph  Loan  &  Trust  Company 
and  the  St.  Joseph  County  Savings 
Bank  form  the  largest  banking  unit  in 
South  Bend  and  in  Northern  Indiana.  The 
business  has  been  profitably  conducted  for 
more  than  fifty  years  and  the  success  attained 
has  been  due  to  the  careful,  conservative  and 
constructive  business  methods  of  its  officers. 

The  St.  Joseph  Banks  are  known  throughout 
the  St.  Joseph  valley  as  strong  and  well  man- 
aged institutions  and  as  The  St.  Joseph  Loan 
&  Trust  Company  is  a  member  of  the  Federal 
Reserve  Bank  System,  the  institution  is  in 
a  situation  to  handle  all  the  desirable  loans 
that  are  offered  to  it.  Both  these  institu- 
tions merit  and  have  the  confidence  of  the 
community  to  a  remarkable  degree  and  it  is 
a  pride  of  the  South  Bend  Citizenship  that  they 
have  continued  to  grow  and  prosper  and  per- 
form a  banking  function  in  this  community 
that  is  extremely  helpful  and  profitable  to 
its  clientele. 

St.   Joseph   Loan   &  Trust   Co. — Capital 
and     Surplus     $1,000,000.     Total     Resources, 
$7,793,223.52. 
Officers  and  Directors: 

Rome  C.  Stephenson,  President;  Jacob 
Woolverton,  Vice-President;  Willis  A.  Bugbee, 
Vice-President;  George  U.  Bingham,  Secretary 


and  Treasurer;  Harriet  E.  Elbel,  Cashier; 
Elmer  E.  Rodgers,  Asst.  Cashier;  C.  J.  Meyer, 
Asst.  Cashier;  A.  D.  Whittenberger,  Asst. 
Cashier;  Fred  J.  Helman,  Jr.  Asst.  Cashier; 
W.  E.  Viven,  Manager  Bond  Department; 
E.  F.  Abernethy,  Manager  Insurance  Depart- 
ment. 
Directors: 

G.  U.  Bingham;  W.  A.Bugbee;  F.  S.  Fish;  J. 
J.  O'Brien;  R.  C.  Stephenson;  J.  M.  Studebak- 
er,  Jr.;  E.  D.  Snyder;  Jacob  Woolverton, 
St.  Joseph  County  Savings  Bank: 

Surplus   $340,000.     Total  Resources,  $3,501, 
881.05. 
Officers  and  Trustees: 

Jacob  Woolverton,  President;  Rome  C. 
Stephenson,  Vice-President;  Beng.  F.  Dunn, 
Vice-President;  George  U.  Bingham;  Secretary 
and  Treasurer;  Harriet  E.  Elbel,  Cashier; 
Elmer  Rodgers,  Asst.  Cashier. 
Trustees: 

Jacob  Woolverton,  B.  F.  Dunn,  W.  A.  Bug- 
bee,  George  M.  Witwer;  Elmer  Crockett;  W. 
A.  Funk;  R.  C.  Stephenson. 

Combined  Resources  St.  Joseph  Loan  & 
Trust  Co.  and  St.  Joseph  County  Savings 
Bank,  $11,295,104.57. 


NACHT,  WALTER  O.  FASSNACUT.  R.  FEFERMAN.  WALTER  I.  FEGAN.  N.  R.  FELTES.  P.  C.  FERGUS.  JOHN  FERGUSON- 
H.  W.  PICK.  ROMAN  FISCHER.  DAVID  FISCHGRUND,  K.  FIWEK,  FRED  FLEMING,  JULIUS  FODOR,  C.  E.  FOLGER. 
L.  B.  FORBES,  GEORGE  FORD,  T.  O.  FORD,  MICHAEL  FOX,  R.  H.  FRANK,  CHAS.  FRANKOWIAK.W.  A.  FREEMAN.  M. 


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HOME  OF  THE  FIRST  NATIONAL  BANK 
AND  THE  UNION  TRUST  COMPANY 


First    National   Bank:   Capital   and   Surplus 
$805,360.96.  Total  Resources  $4,705,117.18. 

Officers:  A.  L.  Hubbard,  President;  Chas. 
L.  Zigler.  Vice-President;  J.  E.  Neff,  Vice- 
President;  J.  M.  Studebaker,  Jr.  Vice-President; 
John  R.  Haughton,  Vice-President;  C.  J. 
Whitmer,  Cashier;  J.  H.  Rushby,  Asst.  Cashier; 
Chas.  McMichael,  Asst.  Cashier:  J.  R.  Reink- 
ing,  Auditor. 

Union  Trust  Company:  Capital  and  Sur- 
plus, .«;554,.311.82.  Total  Resources,  $2,915,- 
560.87. 

Officers:  A.  L.  Hubbard,  President;  J.  E. 
Neff,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer;  Chas.  L. 
Zigler,  Vice-President;  A.  J.  Hammond,  Vice- 
President;  E.  A.  Wills,  Vice-President;  E.  L. 
Kelsey.  Secretary;  L.  M.  Richey,  Asst.  Secre- 
tary; J.  H.  Reinking,  Auditor. 

Directors:  F.  H.  Badet;  A.  M.  Cleveland: 
J.  C.  Ellsworth;  G.  A.  Farabaugh;  A.  J. 
Hammond;  John  R.  Haughton;  A.  L.  Hubbard; 
J.  E.  Neff;  A.  G.  Rumpf;  John  I.  Shafer:  J.  M. 


Studebaker;  Jr.;  E.  A.  Wills;  Chas.  L.  Zigler 
Combined  Resources,  First  National  Bank 
Union  Trust  Company,  $7,620,678.05. 

At  the  beginning  of  the  present  year  The 
First  National  Bank  and  Union  Trust  Company 
became  affiliated  under  joint  management  as 
indicated  above.  The  banking  quarters  in 
The  Union  Trust  Building  are  now  being  re- 
modeled and  enlarged  to  accomodate  the 
occupancy  of  both  institutions  after  which 
The  First  National  will  specialize  as  a  Commer- 
cial bank  and  The  Union  Trust  Co.,  as  a  sav- 
ings bank,  paying  interest  and  making  mort- 
gage loans  as  well  as  performing  all  the  func- 
tions of  a  Trust  Company.  The  new  equip- 
ment will  provide  every  facility  for  the  safe 
and  convenient  transaction  of  all  the  business 
of  its  customers.  With  these  facilities  and 
choice  location  at  the  intersection  of  South 
Bend's  two  most  important  streets,  (Michigan 
and  Jefferson)  these  institutions  will  play  a 
dominating  part  in  the  financial  affairs  of 
South  Bend  for  all  time  to  come. 


B.  FREUDENSTEIN.  FRED  FREUH.  DR.  E.  G,  FREYERMUTII.  G.  W.  FREYERMUTH.  O.  E.  FRIES.  R.  W.  FRIES.  \.  FROM. 
FRED  FRUEH.  GEORGE  A.  FUL.MER.  WALTER  A.  FUNK,  FRED  FUTTER.  BRUCE  GAFILL.  ROBERT  W.  GAFILL,  SAM- 
UEL GANTZ.  R.  E.  GARDNER.  T.  .S.  GARLAND.  II.  R.  GARN.  CHARLES  C.  GATES.  J.  J.  GEHRING,  DR.  GEOR.  J.  GEISLER. 


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JOHN  H.  HIBBERD 

Chairman  of  tlie  Board 

Citizens  Trust  &  SavingslBank. 


ROME  C.'STEPHENSON 
Preg.  St.  Joseph  Loan  &  Trust  Co 


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MERCHANTS  NATIONAL  BANK 


(  .ipilal  diid  Ampins  sioo  000.00.     Total  Re- 
fecmups  5-1,300,000.00. 
Officers ; 

C.    P.    Ducomb,    President;    C.    W.    Coen, 
Vice-President;  D.  M.  Coen,  Cashier;  Ira  M. 
Ullery,  Asst.  Cashier. 
Directors : 

C.  P.  Ducomb:  J.  E.  McEndarfer ;  0.  A. 
Clark;  Albert  Meyers;  K.  C.  DeRhodes;  J. 
B.  Campbell;  Schuyler  Rose;  C.  W.  Coen;  P. 
G.  Stahley; 

Note:     This    bank    has    recently    declared 


a  100  per  cent  dividend  to  its  stockholders. 
This  dividend  comes  from  the  surplus  and 
undivided  profits  for  the  past  twenty  years 
and  shows  the  wonderful  expansion  of  South 
Bend  and  the  growth  of  this  bank.  The  cap- 
ital stock  of  the  bank  will  be  increased  from 
$100,000.00  to  $250,000.00  at  an  early  date. 

This  Bank  is  always  alert  to  serve  the  com- 
munity and  with  this  idea  in  view  is  keeping 
open  Saturday  evenings  from  7  to  8:30  to 
accommodate  those  not  able  to  transact  their 
business  during  regular  Banking  Hours. 


E.  C.  GERBER.  E.  A.  GEYER.  RUSSELL  W.  GEYER.  MEYER  GILBERT.  SAM  GILBERT.  A.  L.  GILLIOM. PHILIP  R.  GILLIN, 
FRANK  GILMER,  PHILIP  K.  GOETZ.CHARLES  T.  GOEWAY.  DR.  JACOB  GOLDMAN,  THOMAS  A.  GOODRICK.  JOS.  R. 
GOOD.  DR.  J.  M.  GORDON.  F.  K.  GOSS.  D.  E.  GOUR.  J.  GRADWOHT,  W.  F.  GRAFF,  GLEN  A.  GRANGER,  B.  J.  GRAYBILL. 


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WASHINGTON  STATE  BANK 


■'^IINGTON^ 

STATE 
BANK. 


Capital  and  Surplus 
$62,500.00,  Total  Re- 
sources $214,000.00. 

Officers :  George  A. 
Knoblock,  President; 
Albert  E.  Peltz,  Vice- 
President;  Joseph  E. 
Neff,  Cashier;  V.  B. 
Roderick,  Asst.  Cash- 
ier. Harry  Pravat, 
Bookkeeper. 

Directors:  George  A.  Knoblock,  Albert  E. 
Peltz,  Joseph  E.  Neff,  Otto  G.  Nimtz,  W.  0. 
Davies,  Harry  E.  Grube,  Louis  Segety. 

The  Washington  State  Bank  was  organized 
January  11,  1921.  At  the  first  meeting  of  the 
shareholders,  the  above  directory  was  chosen. 
A  short  time  later,  the  building  located  on 
the  corner  of  Washington  Avenue  and  Walnut 
streets  was  purchased,  remodeled  and  equipped 
with  up-to-date  vaulls  and  bank  fixtures,  and 
was  opened  for  business  January  3,  1922. 

Those  responsible  for  the  growing  business 
district  in  this  part  of  the  city  had  long  felt 


the  need  of  a  bank,  and  when  the  opportunity 
presented  itself,  did  not  hesitate  to  take  ad- 
vantage of  it  with  the  result  that  practically 
all  the  stock  is  controlled  by  residents  of  the 
district  who  are  giving  it  their  undivided  sup- 
port. 

The  Washington  State  Bank  has  become 
known  as  "The  Neighborhood  Bank"  and  has 
enjoyed  a  steady,  substantial  growth.  The 
business  is  conducted  by  competent,  courteous 
employees  who  can  converse  in  all  the  languages 
spoken  in  the  district,  which  makes  it  truly 
a  neighborhood  bank. 


GEO.  R.  GREEN,  L.  E.  GREENAN.  H.  GREENBLATT,  CLARENCE  R.  GREENING.  JOHN  A.  GRIEF,  WM.  GREISINGER, 
H,  O,  GRIEGER.  FRANK  GRONTKOWSKI,  R,  A.  GROSE,  H,  E.  GROSS,  S.  GROSSMAN,  DAVID  GUILFOYLE  BOYD  GURLEY. 
CLARENCE  L.  GUTHRIE,  J.  M.  GUTHRIE,  JOHN  HABERLE,  H.  M,  HAGEDORN.  HARVEY  L.  HAGER,  GEO.  L,  IIAGER,  DR. 


STANLEY  J.  CHELMINIAK 
Cashier  Peoples  State  Bank. 


MICHAEL  HAZINSKI 
President    Chapin  State  Bank. 


GEORGE  A.  KNOBLOCK 
President   Washington  State  Bank. 


JACOB  WOLVERTON  BENJ.  F.  DUNN 

Pres.  St.  Joseph  County  Sav.  Bank.  Vice-Pres.  St.  Joseph  County  Sav.  Bank 


NORMAN  BLUELER 
Secretary   South  Bend  Qear 
House  AssociatioD. 


C.  P.  DUCOMB 
PresidenttMerchants  National  Bank. 


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COMPANY 


LL  contracts  in  connec- 
tion with  the  erection 
of  the  new  home  for 
the  American  Trust  Company 
have  been  let,  and  the  build- 
ing at  the  present  time  is  in 
course  of  construction. 

This    building    when    com- 
pleted will  be  one  of  the  most  _____ 
up-to-date,     convenient,     and 
well  equipped  banking  rooms  in  the  state  of 
Indiana. 

The  exterior  will  be  of  Indiana  Limestone 
and  will  be  four  stories  high.  The  bank  will 
occupy  the  entire  first  floor  and  basement. 
The  first  floor  will  be  26  feet  in  height  and  will 


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contain  21  tellers'  cages,  with  all  modern  im- 
provements. It  will  also  contain  officers' 
space  and  private  rooms  for  the  use  of  the 
bank  and  public. 

The  interior  will  be  finished  in  marble. 

The  mezzanine  floor  will  have  a  Community 


F.  D.  HAGER.  A.  T.  HAGERMAN,  ED\\  .  HAGEY,  (iEO.  HAIIN,  A.  \\.  IIAMBORSKY,  GEO.  L.  HAMILTON.  1 
SCHMIDT.  HILTON  HAMMOND,  L.  \V.  HAMMOND.  J.  HANDEI.SMAN.  V.  C.  HANS,  ROBERT  G.  HAI 
MONROE  11.  HARDMAN,  F.  A,  HARDY  &  CO,,  L.  1'.  HARDY,  WADE  HARDY,  L,  HARMON,  GATES  HARI'EI 


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Room  for  the  use  of  the  public,  on  the  Michi- 
gan Street  entrance,  a  Directors'  Room  on 
the  west  side,  and  a  working  space  which 
will  have  a  capacity  of  about  40  employees. 

The  basement  will  house  the  Insvu-ance 
Department  of  the  American  Trust  Company, 
in  which  it  will  have  suitable  offices,  fire  proof 
vaults  and  private  offices. 

There  will  also  be  provided  in  the  basement 
a  room  for  men  and  also  a  room  for  women, 
which  will  be  for  the  use  of  the  customers  of 
the  bank.  In  addition,  the  deposit  vault 
will  be  located  here  with  provision  for  the 
employee  who  has  charge  of  this  department. 
The  deposit  box  vault  will  be  modern  in  every 
particular  and  will  be  provided  with  a  new 
round  door,  which  will  weigh  38,700  pounds. 
The  bank  vault  will  be  located  in  the  basement 
and  will  be  protected  with  a  new  modern 
rectangular  door  that  will  weigh  19,700  pounds. 
In  addition  to  all  of  this  protection  the  bank 
will  have  the  A.  D.  T.  service  in  connection 
with  their  vaults.  The  vault  is  connected  to 
the  banking  room  with  a  private  elevator  and 
also  by  stairs. 

The  telephone  exchange  will  also  be  located 
in  the  basement. 


Separate  rest  rooms  and  shower  baths  will 
be  located  in  the  basement  for  the  use  of  the 
men  and  women  employees  of  the  bank. 

The  ventilation  of  the  basement  and  mez- 
zanine floor  will  be  by  a  washed  air  system, 
the  air  being  changed  every  six  minutes. 

The  directors  in  constructing  this  building 
have  made  all  possible  arrangements  for 
future  growth,  and  feel  that  without  making 
any  additional  changes  or  remodeling,  the 
bank  can  easily  take  care  of  four  times  as 
much  business  as  they  have  at  the  present 
time. 

The  American  Trust  Co.,  has  a  Capital  and 
Surplus  of  $415,000.00  with  Total  Resources 
of  §4,936,756.08. 
Officers : 

E.  H.  Miller,  President;  S.  C.  Lontz.  Vice- 
President;  J.  B.  Haberle,  Vice-President;  V. 
M.  Royer,  Secretary;  J.  A.  Coquillard,  Treas- 
urer. 

Directors : 

E.  H.  Miller;  S.  C.  Lontz;  J.  B.  Haberle;  J. 
A.  Coquillard;  H.  S.  Miller;  A.  A.  Fulk;  H. 
M.  Sanders;  H.  J.  Lederer;  J.  C.  Ellsworth; 
W.  F.  Miller. 


J.  FRED  CHRISTMAN 
Member  Chamber  of  Commerce 


J.  A.  HARRIS.  JOHN  HARRIS.  L.  G.  HARWOOD,  GEO.  H.  HASTINGS,  VERNON  C.  HASTINGS.  B.  S.  HASWELL.  EUGENE. 
HAUCK.  JOHN  R.  HAUGHTON,  J.  H.  HAWBLITZEL,  G.  W.  HAWKINS,  E.  HAWKINSON.  S.  N.  HAY.  MICHAEL  HAZINSKI, 
A.  M,  HECKMAN.  C.  T.  HEDGES.  A.  H.  HELLER,  WALTER,  HELLER,  DR.  HARRY  W.  HELMAN,  DR.  C.  A.  HELMEN. 


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NATIONAL  BANK  AND  CITIZENS 
TRUST  &  SAVINGS  BANK 

Citizens'  National  Bank: 

Capital  and  Surplus,  $900,000.00.  Total  Re- 
sources $4,574,087.02. 

Officers:  C.  Fassnacht,  Chairman  of  the 
Board;  Clement  Studebaker,  Jr.,  President; 
G.  H.  McMichael,  VicePresident ;  Geo.  L' 
O'Brien,  Vice-President;  R.  G.  Chalfant,  Cash- 


lei,  F    J    Sohumachei,    V^sl     Cashier,  H    P. 
Hausth,    \ssl     (  ashioi     C     H     bnoke,    Asst. 
Cashier;  Gorman  Bleuler,  Asst.  Cashier. 
Citizens'  Trust  and  Savings'  Bank: 

Capital  and  Surplus  $625,000.00.  Total  Re- 
somces  $3,666,651.25. 

Officers:  John  A.  Hibberd,  Chairman  of 
the  Board;  Marvin  Campbell,  President;  G 
H.  McMichael,  Vice-President;  W.  R.  Baker, 
Vice-President  and  Treasurer;  C.  C.  Shafer, 
Vice-President;  Miles  O'Brien,  Vice-President; 
R.  G.  Chalfant,  Secretary;  H.  P.  Rausch,  Asst. 
Secretary. 

Directors:  H.  S.  Badet;  W.  R.Baker; Fred 
A.  Bryan;  Marvin  Campbell:  C.  Fassnacht 
John  A.  Hibberd;  Arthur  L.  Hubbard;  G  H 
McMichael;  C.  L.  Millhouse;  Fred  W.  Mueller 
Geo.  L.  O'Brien;  Miles  O'Brien;  C.  C.  Shafer 
Clement    Studebaker;    Geo.    M.    Studebaker 

Combined  resources  Citizens'  National  Bank 
and  Citizens'  Trust  and  Savings'  Bank  $8,240.- 
738.27. 

The  program  of  expansion  which  was  in- 
augurated early  last  spring  is  fast  nearing  com- 
pletion. The  six  story  addition  to  our  present 
building  has  been  erected,  the  offices  above 
the  first  floor  are  all  finished  and  occupied. 
Work  is  progressing  very  rapidly  in  our  new 
banking    room,    which    when    completed    will 


FRED  HELMAN.  JR.,  M.  C.  HENDERSHOT.  A.  N.  HEPLER.  FRANK  E.  HERING.  C.  C.  HERR.  JOHN  A.  HIBRERD.  CARL 
HIBBERD.  THOMAS  L.  HICKET.  E.  L  HICKMAN.  PAUL  A.  HIEREMANN.  F.  A.  HIGGINS.  JESSIE  B.  HIGGINS  WALTER 
M.  HILDEBRAND,  A.  P.  HILL.  DR.  J.  \\  .  HILL.  O.  R.  HILL.  FORREST  HILLIER.  H.  C.  HINDS.  W.  R.  HINKLE.  C.  A.   HISEY 


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be  one  of  the  most  attractive,  as  well  as  one 
of  the  most  efficient  banking  rooms  in  the  state. 
Every  convenience  known  to  modern  banking 
is  being  installed.  Money  and  safety  deposit 
vaults  of  the  very  latest  improved  type  from 
the  standpoint  of  safety  and  convenience  for 
the  public,  are  nearing  completion.  Two  new 
elevators  of  the  latest  design  and  equipment 
are   being   installed.     Entrance   to   these   will 


be  from  the  lobby,  also  direct  connection  with 
the  banking  room  during  banking  hours. 

When  completed  our  facilities  will  be  prac- 
tically doubled  which  will  assure  prompt 
attention  to  customers  at  all  times  and  will 
be  entirely  adequate  to  care  for  our  constantly 
increasing  business,  with  the  utmost  dispatch 
and  efficiency. 


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MATERIALS 


T.  M.  HOBAN.  C.  R.  HODGES.  ALVIN  D.  HODSON,  A.  E.  HODSON,  MILO  G.  HODSON.  GEO.  J.  HOFFMAN,  JACOB.  HOFF- 
MAN. F.  M.  HOLLISTER.  C.  L.  HOLLOWELL.  RALPH.  S.  HOLLOWELL.  HOME  FURNACE  CO.,  R.  B.  HOOVER.  FLOYD  M. 
HORNE,  E.E.  HORSPOOL,  R.F.  HUBER,  AL.  W.  HOSINSKI,  O.E.  HOTEL,  E.  T.  HOWARD.  ARTHUR  L.  HUBBARD,  CHARLES 


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LA  SALLE  STATE  BANK 

Capital  and  Surplus,  $62,500.00.     Total  Re- 
sources, §318,158.24. 
Officers: 

,1.  li.  Weber,  President;  Dr.  R.  B.  Dugdale, 
^  ice-President;  A.   P.   Perley,   Secretary;  W. 
.1.   Mclntyre,  Treasurer;  J.  C.  Hiss,  Cashier; 
I,   Vj.  Fiffe,  Assistant  Cashier. 
Directors: 

.1.  H.  Weber,  Dr.  R.  B.  Dugdale,  A.  P. 
Perlev,  W.  J.  Mclntyre.  Joseph  Coquillard, 
.1.  .1.  O'Brien,  Otis  S.  Romine,  L.  B.  Slaughter, 
.lacob  P.  Lechner. 

Tills  Bank  opened  for  business  December 
21.st,  1921,  and  is  located  on  the  East  Side  of 
the  Ri\er. 

in  order  to  accomodate  its  customers  in 
that  neighborhood,  is  open  Saturday  evenings 
from  6  to  8  o'clock,  which  feature  seems  to 
be  appreciated  by  its  customers,  who  receive 
4%  on  Savings  Deposits. 


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CHAPIN  STATE  BANK 

Capital    and    Surplus,    $275,000.00.      Total 
Resources,  $1,845,921.38. 
Officers : 

Michael  Hazinski,  President;  A.  G.  Chelm- 
miniak,  Vice-President:  J.  E.  Neff,  Vice-Presi- 
dent; P.  A.  Joyce,  Cashier;  Leanore  M.  Chel- 
miniak,  x\ssistant  Cashier. 
Directors: 

Michael  Hazinski,  A.  G.  Chelminiak,  J.  E. 
Neff,  D.  W.  Place,  W.  A.  Grzesk,  G.  A.  Fara- 
baugh,  P.  A.  Joyce. 

Organized  April  6th,  1912  with  a  capital  of 
§50,000.00.  Capital  increased  July  1st,  1921 
to  $200,000.00  so  as  to  maintain  a  sound  ratio 
of  capital  to  deposits  which  by  that  time  had 
grown  to  $1,500,000.00.  Does  an  active  com- 
mercial banking  business.  Prompt  attention 
given  to  collection  items.  Pays  4%  interest 
on  Savings  Deposits. 


IME  OF  THK    LA  SALI.K  STATK   BANK. 


R.  HUFF.  DR.  A.  D.  HUFFMAN,  E.  L.  HULL.  GEO.  F.  HULL.  W.  L.  HUNT,  GOE.  S.  HUNT,  ARTHUR  B.  HUNThR  J  N. 
HUNTER.  DAVID  HURWICH,  M.  HURWICH,  M.  L.  HURWICH,  EDWARD  HUSS,  R.  M.  HUTCHINSON.  C.  W.  HYDE. 
T  A   HYNES   F   11.  INGERSOLL,  H.  E.  ISEMAN,  IWAN  BROS.,  CLAUDE  JACKSON.  C.  H.  JACKSON.  FRANCIS  M.  JACKSON  , 


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SOUTH  BEND  STATE  BANK 


The  South  Bend  State  Bank  was  organized, 
March  5tli,  1919,  and  a  new  modern  bank 
building  erected  at  911  South  Michigan  Street, 
which  it  now  occupies. 

A  total  resources  of  nearly  a  million  dollars 
shows  the  rapid  growth  which  has  been  made 
since  the  doors  were  open  for  business  January 
2nd,  1920. 

Capital $50,000.00 

Surplus 12,500.00 

Undivided  Profit..... 5,000.00 

Officers:  President,  Dick  Johnson;  V.  Pres- 
ident, L.  C.  Kreidler;  V.  President,  Jos.  E. 
NefT;  Cashier,  F.  W.  Van  Antwerp. 

Directors:  Dick  Johnson;  L.  C.  Kreidler. 
Jos.  E.  NefT,  F.  W.  Antwerp,  Dr.  H.  E.  Vitou, 
G.  A.  Farabaugh,  Q.  N.  Taggart. 


PEOPLES  STATE  BANK 

THE  Peoples  State  Bank  opened  for  busi- 
ness Dec.  22nd,  1919,  in  its  own  new 
building  at  1222  W.  Division  Street, 
and  the  business  done  in  this  short  time  proves 
conclusively  the  need  of  a  good  banking  in- 
stitution on  the  West  Side  of  the  City.  The 
Stockholders  comprise  more  than  one  hundred 
of  the  most  prominent  citizens  of  that  section, 
and  the  outlook  for  the  future  is  very  promising. 
The  bank  has  deposits  at  present  totaling 
.'>860,000.00.  4%  interest  is  paid  on  Savings 
Deposits.  Besides  general  banking  business  an 
insurance  bureau  is  maintained  also  Foreign 
Exchange  Department.  For  the  benefit  of 
its  customers,  the  bank  is  open  Saturday 
evenings  from  7  to  8:30. 

Capital,  $50,000.00;  Surplus,  $12,500.00; 
Undivided  Profits,  $5,500.00;  Resources,  $950. 
000.00. 

Officers  and  Directors:  C.  S.  Smogor, 
President;  J.  T.  Niezgodski,  First  Vice-Presi- 
dent: A.  M.  Bukowski,  Second  Vice-President; 
Stanley  J.  Chelminiak,  Cashier;  L.  Stanley 
Beczkiewicz,  Asst.  Cashier:  J.  V.  Wypisynski, 
J.  P.  Rozplochowski,  G.  W.  J.  Kalczynski, 
K.  Fiwek,  F.  A.  Labuzienski. 


GEO.  D.  JACKSON.  U.  J.  JACKSON.  I.  W.  JACKSON.  AUGUST  B.  JAHNKE.  FLOYD  O.  JELLISON,  T.  J.  JENA,  AL.  JOHNSON, 
REV.  E.  GARFIELD  JOHNSON,  G.  M.  JOHNSON,  O.  P.B.JOHNSON,  E.F.JOHNSTON  SR.,  A.E.JONES.  NELSON  L.  JONES, 
RALPH  C.  JONES,  VICTOR  F.  JONES,  C.  A.  JORDAN.  P.  A.  JOYCE,  JAMES  A.  JUDIE,  M.  L.  KAHN.  KALE  AND  BRYAN 


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D.  M.  COEN 
Cashier  Merchants  National  Banit 


F.  W.  ANTWERP  '^-  W.  UOKIN 

Cashier  South  Bend  State  Bank  Vice-Pro^.  Merchants  National  Bank 


DICK  JOHNSON 


J.  A.  COQUILLARD 


Cashier  Chapin  State  Bank 


President  South  Bend  State  Bank  Treasurer  American  Trust  Co. 


TOTH  STATE  BANK 


Capital  S50,000.( 


Total  Resourses  $260,000.00 


DIRECTORS:  Frank  Lassu.  T.  Drobny,  Georce  Toth,  Joseph  J.  Kovacs, 
Stove  Gergacr.,  Sieve  Toth,  Ferdinand  Miholich. 

The  Toth  State  Bank  organized  April  20,  1921,  opening  for  business  May 
2.  1921,  has  grown  in  pace  with  the  general  expansion  of  South  Bend.  Located 
at  Chapin  and  Ford  Streets,  apposite  the  great  Oliver  Plant  which  employs 
thousands  of  men,  it  takes  its  place  as  a  general  exchange  on  pay  days  for  both 
the  Studcbakcr  and  Oliver  Institutions. 


Mr.  Frank  Lassu.  President,  George  Toth,  the  cashier,  and  all  the  directors, 
are  well  and  popularly  known  in  banking  circles  and  to  the  people  of  aU  nation- 
alities, especially  among  the  Hungarian,  German  and  Slav  population  of  the 
district,  who  take  advantage  of  the  banking  facilities  offered  in  their  respec- 
tive neighborhood. 


The  Toth  State  Bank  will  . 


ith  Greater  South  Bend. 


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FARMERS  TRUST  COMPANY 


Capital  and  Surplus  $250,000.00.  Total 
Resources  $1,500,000.00. 

Officers:  Arthur  L.  Hubbard.  President; 
Fred  W.  Keller,  Vice-President;  Claud  J. 
.lackson.  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Directors:  Arthur  L.  Hubbaid,  Fred  W. 
Keller,  Dr.  Chai'les  A.  Lippincott,  John  L. 
Shafer,  Harry  M.  Weiss,  William  Engel. 

This  bank  does  a  general  banking  business 
and  acts  as  guardian  and  trustee  for  estates. 
1  Is  insurance  department  is  the  best  in  North- 
ern Indiana. 


Mauufuclurers  of    ChiWrens    Vehicles.    Toys,    Doll    Cabs 
Croquet.  Children's  Cedar  Chesis,  Kurnilure.  etc. 


HOME  OF  THE  MORRIS  PLAN   COMPANY 


•G.  W.  J.  KALCZYNSKI.  JOSEPH  E.  KALEY,  DAVE  KANCZUZEWSKI,  J.  W.  KAUFER.  W.  F.  KEEFE.  W.  E.  KEIM.  FRED  \V 
KELLER.  P.  E.  KELLER.  R.  S.  KELLER,  A.  H.  KELLEY,  LEDERER  AND  GINZ  KELLEY,  E.  L.  KELSEY,  J.  H.  KELSEY. 
WM.  J.  KENNEDY,  KIDDER,  E.  L,  KEIFER,  GEO.  L.  KIES,  TECIIMSEH  KILGORE.  H.  V.  KIMBLE,  KARL  KING.  C.  V. 


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THE  MORRIS  PLAN  COMPANY 
OF  SOUTH  BEND 


THE  Morris  Plan  Company  of  South  Bend, 
120  South  Main  St.,  is  an  organized 
system  planned  and  operated  especially 
to  furnish  borrowing  and  investing  facil- 
ities to  people  of 
moderate  means ;  to 
firms  and  corpora- 
tions, who  either  be- 
cause of  limited  re- 
sponsibility or  re- 
sources, or  because 
loans  are  wanted  for  a 
longer  time  and  can 
not  be  accommodated 
at  commercial  banks. 

The  first  Morris 
Plan  Company  was 
organized  in  1910,  at 
Norfolk,  Va.  It  is 
now  successfully  op- 
erating in  over  100 
cities  of  the  United 
States.  The  MorI■i^ 
Plan  Company  nl 
South  Bend  was 
organized  in  Dec- 
ember, 1914,  and  the 
first  loan  was  made 
January  22,  1915. 
Some  of  the  best 
known  business  men 
of  South  Bend  have 
been  connected  with 
its  management 
since  its  organization. 
The  present  officers 
and   directors    are : 

Dr.  R.  L.  Sensenich,  President. 

Mr.  C.  C.  Herr,  1st  Vice-President. 

Mr.  W.  H.  Tupper,  2nd  Vice-President. 

Mr.  H.  J.  Lederer,  Secretary. 

Mr.  S.  R.  Dunnuck,  Treasurer. 

Mr.  A.  Millbern,  Manager. 

Mr.  Frank  Gilmer,  Attorney. 

Mr.  A.  H.  Heller,  Heller  &  Son  Furniture 


Mr.  C.  L.  Hibberd,  Hibberd  Ptg.  Company. 
Mr.  A.  G.  Rumpf,  Sec'y  and  Asst.  ~ 
the  Studebaker  Corporation. 


Mr.    Harry    Weiss, 


A.  MILLBERN,  Manager, 
The  Morris  Plan  Company  of  South  Bend 


Dep't.    Mgr.    Wilson 
Brothers. 

In  the  operation  of 
the  business,  unnec- 
essary borrowing  is 
not  encouraged,- but, 
loans  are  made  for 
useful  purposes  to 
people  who  can  sat- 
isfy the  management 
that  the  credit  asked 
for  is  in  keeping  with 
the  Plan,  and  that 
the  payments  have 
been  carefully  arrang- 
ed for.  Loans  are 
made  in  any  amount 
from  $25.00  to  $5,000 
for  not  longer  than 
one  year — the  need 
and  income  determ- 
ining the  amount  and 
lime. 

The  Morris  Plan 
also  provides  for  and 
encourages  thrift  in 
a  systematic  way, 
through  the  regular 
savings  accounts  and 
savings  and  life  in- 
surance combined. 
The  Morris  Plan 
works  on  the  plan 
that  whether  you 
save  with  them  or 
not,  save  something, 
somewhere. 


The  Morris  Plan  is  a  dignified  business-like 
way  of  fm-nishing  financial  aid,  and  is  dedi- 
cated to  the  proposition  that  all  persons  are 
entitled  to  credit  for  useful  purposes,  pro- 
vided they  are  planning  carefully  and  wisely. 


KINGSLEY.  KINYON  BROS.,  GEO.  W.  KINZIE,  ROBERT  P,  KIZER,  ALFRED  KLINGEL,  OTTO  KNOBLOCK.  R.  R.  KOCH, 
R.  C.  KOEGAN,  CHAS.  KRATSCH,  LOUIS  C.  KREIDLER.  HIRAM  C.  KREIGIIBAUM,  B.  J.  KREIDER.  C.  H.  KRYDER, 
KUBIAK  C.  A.  PAUL  O.  KUEHN,  OTTO  W.  KUEHN,  R.  R.  KUEHN,  C.  K.  KUEIINE,  DAN  KUESPERT.  JOHN  B.  KUESPORT. 


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SOUTH  BEND  PARKS 


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SOUTH  BEND  is  a  good  place  to  live  and 
play  as  well  as  work.  Including  the  re- 
cent magnificent  gift  by  Mr  Albert  Rus- 
sell Erskine.  President  of  the  Studebaker  Cor- 
poration, of  120  acres  of  land  to  the  City  of 
South  Bend,  the  park 
system  of  the  city  now 
embraces  approximate- 
ly 500  acres.  "Keep 
ofT  the  Grass"  signs 
have  long  been  re- 
moved and  nowadays 
citizens  are  not  merely 
permitted  to  look  at  the 
parks  for  which  they 
have  paid,  but  are 
encouraged  to  enjoy 
them. 

Howard  and  Leeper 
parks  located  on  the 
banks  of  the  pictur- 
esque St.  Joseph  River, 
are  real  beauty  spots . 

Here  during  the 
summer  months  thou- 
sands of  our  citi- 
zens including  women 
and  children  take  ad- 
vantage of  these  de- 
lightful shaded  spots, 
either  for  rest  or  re- 
creation. It  would  in- 
deed be  difficult  to 
find  in  any  city  a 
more  beautiful  or 
better  managed  park 
system  than  right  here 
in  South  Bend,  and 
this  may  also  be  said 
of  our  boulevards,  play  grounds  and  nata- 
torium.  And  here  the  thought  comes  to  me, 
of  all  the  thousands  of  our  citizens  who  take 
advantage  of  these  public  and  beautiful  rec- 
reation facilities,  how  many  stop  to  think  of 
those  to  whom  we  are  indebted  for  the  privil- 
eges we  today  enjoy? 

The  present  Park  Board  consists  of  Mr. 
Richard  Elbel,  Mr.  George  M.  Plainer,  Mr. 
W.  W.  Ridenour  and  Mr.  Otis  Romine. 


RICHARD 
Dean  of  South  1 


Mr.  Richard  Elbel  is  known  throughout  the 
State  as  the  "Dean  of  South  Bend  Parks."  He  is 
the  only  charter  member  of  the  South  Bend 
Park  Commissioners,  having  served  continuous 
ly  and  untiringly  for  twelve  years.  He  and  Col. 
Foster  of  Ft.  Wayne, 
are  the  two  men  of  long- 
est continous  service 
in  Indiana.  They  serve 
without  salary  and  Mr. 
Elbel  has  always  in- 
sisted on  paying  his 
own  traveling  expens- 
es also.  He  has  been 
appointed  by  four  dif- 
ferent mayors  elected 
on  different  political 
tickets.  Because  of 
temperament,  a  life 
time  training  along  ar- 
tistic lines,  he  being  a 
capable  musician,  his 
ability  to  serve  and  his 
sincere  efforts  to  better 
the  community  and  his 
fellow  man  have  caused 
him  to  be  recognized 
as  indispensable 
to  the  city  in  the  de- 
velopment of  its  park 
and  boulevard  system. 
In  1920,  Mr.  Elbel 
was  elected  President 
of  the  State  Park  Asso- 
ciation and  it  was  he 
who  first  conceived  the 
idea  of  a  beautiful 
boulevard  system 
around  the  city.  Dur- 
ing the  past  twelve  years  he  has  spent 
countless  hours  of  persistent  effort  in  this 
behalf  and  has  finally  obtained  link  by  link, 
grants  of  land  100  to  200  feet  wide  from  pro- 
perly owners  all  the  way  from  Leeper  Park 
to  the  four  mile  bridge.  Progress  is  now  being 
made  to  grade  this  stretch  for  paving  in 
the  near  future. 

Mr.     Elbel    tells  a    most  interesting  story 
about  the  development  of  South  Bend    Parks, 


F.  E.  KUNTZ.  RALPH  H.  KUSS,  GKOHGE  C.  KWONG.  FRANK  A.  LARUZIENSKI,  L.  K.  LACKNEK.  W  .  K.  LAMPORT,  CIIAH- 
LES  A.  LANCASTER.  H.  E.  LANDFIELD,  L.  C.  LANDON,  ALBERT  LANG.  L.  H.  LAiNG.  A.  LAPIDES.  F.  N.  LaPHIRRi;.  EDW. 
P.  LATOWSKI.  J.  C.  LAUBER.  DB.  J.  C.  LAVENGOOD.  DEWEY  C.  LAYTON,  C.  E.  LEE.  R.  W.  LEEDY.  SAMUEL  LEEPER. 


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and  of  the  hardships  overcome,  and  during 
this  early  period  of  the  work  he  gives  the 
highest  praise  to  the  following  gentlemen : 

Judge  T.  E.  Howard,  Ex-Mayor  Chas. 
L.  Goetz,  Ex-Mayor  Keller,  and  Geo.  E. 
Kessler,  the  Landscape  Architect,  besides  the 
former  members  of  the  board.  These  include 
Dr.  E.  J.  Lent,  Simon  Greenabaum,  Horace 
Green,  Irving  Jackson  and  Carl  D.  Britton. 

After  tellingoftheearly  history  of  the  parks, 
Mr.  Eibel  says: 

SOUTH  BEND  PARKS 

By  RICHARD   ELBEL,   Dean  of  South  Bend  Parks. 

From  comparatively  small  beginnings  the 
park  board  in  its  12  years  of  existence  has 
worked  up  a  creditable  system  of  parks.  It 
has  accomplished  much  on  very  meager 
funds  and  the  work  has  not  been  easy.  Yet, 
looking  back  over  these  years,  some  consol- 
ation is  gained  from  what  has  been  accomp- 
plished. 

During  the  Chas.  L.  Goetz  administration 
a  most  advantageous  purchase  was  made  of  35 
acres  in  Studebaker  Park,  25  acres  in  Kaley 
Park,  4  acres  for  Playfield  in  Leeper  Park, 
and  an  addition  to  Howard  Park.  This  was 
real  foresight  and  will  forever  stand  to  the 
great  credit  of  Mr.  Goolz. 


During  the  Keller  administration  the  pur- 
chase of  103  acres  in  Rum  Village  was  accom- 
plished, also  of  twenty  acres  in  the  northwest 
part  of  the  city,  west  of  Oliver  street,  to  take 
care  of  future  needs.  The  purchase  of  100 
or  more  acres  in  Rum  Village  is  a  thing  any 
administration  might  be  proud  of  and  will 
rebound  each  year  more  to  Mr.  Keller's  credit. 
Later  some  14  acres  known  as  the  Woods 
tract,  across  the  river  from  St.  Mary's  was 
presented  to  the  city  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry 
L.  Woods. 

EXPANSION  IS  RAPID 

The  parking  area  of  the  city  has  now  grown 
to  about  484  acres  and  has  grown  immeasur- 
ably in  the  service  it  is  rendering  to  the  pub- 
lic and  in  the  contentment  it  has  added  to 
the  residents  of  the  city.  One  very  important 
thing  should  be  noted  in  this  regard:  all 
things  done  by  way  of  improvements  by  other 
boards  in  the  city  are  at  their  best  and  high- 
est value  when  put  in — meaning  pavements, 
schools,  water  works,  etc.,  all  of  these  things 
are  wearing  out  and  grow  less  in  value  year 
by  year,  but  the  work  done  by  the  Park 
Board  grows  in  value  every  year  as  the  city 
grows.  Every  acre  it  now  has  is  worth  a 
vast  deal  more  than  when  it  was  purchased. 


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DELMER  LEER,  BERT  R.  LEH\N.  NOAH  C.  LEHMAN.  S.  C.  LEHMAN,  H.  LEMONTREE.  C.  J.  LENHARD.  DR.  E.  J.  LENT. 
J.  J.  LEVY,  CHARLES  R.  LEWINSKL  A.  D.  LEWIS,  B.  W.  LEWIS.  CHAS.  S.  LINDAHL,  DR.  C.  A.  LIPPENCOTT,  S.  W. 
LIPMAN,  ABE.    LIVINGSTON.   LEON    LIVINGSTON,  J.  H.  LLOYD,    W.  S.  LODYGA.    H.   L.    LOEHR.   A.    W.    LOGSDON. 


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and  the  consistent  improvements  have  made 
the  property  very  much  greater  in  value. 

This  means  that  every  piece  of  property  in 
the  neighborhood  is  worth  a  great  deal  more 
and  means  to  the  city  a  greater  return  in  taxes. 
Property  owners  ought  to  be  quite  willing 
to  stand  that.  The  work  of  the  Park  Board, 
therefore,  pays  for  itself  many  times  over, 
not  only  in  aesthetic  value  and  beautification 
of  the  city,  but  in  dollars  and  cents.  The 
increased  taxes  come  back  to  the  city  every 
year  because  every  year  the  taxable  value 
of  this  property  keeps  mounting. 

During  almost  the  entire  existence  of  this 
board,  A.  P.  Perley  has  been  its  superintendent 
and  secretary.  The  splendid  development  and 
beauty  of  the  parks  and  boulevards  of  South 
Bend  is  well  known  all  over  the  state,  and  drew 
forth  wonderful  encomiums  of  praise  from  all 
the  visiting  boards  at  the  time  of  the  State 
convention  of  the  Indiana  Park  Depts.  here 
three  years  ago.  At  that  time  the  writer  had 
the  honor  of  serving  as  President  of  the  State 
Association.  By  virtue  of  this  fact,  he  is  an 
honorary  life  member. 

COMPLETING   RIVERSIDE   DRIVE 

The  board  has  now  nearly  completed  the 
work  of  connecting  pieces  of  property  and  has 
succeeded  in  tying  up  a  boulevard  all  along 
the  river  from  the  present  end  of  Biverside 
Drive  at  the  Three  I  bridge  at  Mosquito  Glen. 


The  last  two  pieces  of  property  for  this  pur- 
pose, amounting  to  quite  a  large  number  of 
acres,  were  just  recently  granted  to  the  city 
by  George  and  Elizabeth  Alward  and  Oscar 
Ludwig.  Work  is  now  progressing  on  these 
drives,  and  when  finally  completed  there  will 
be  nothing  handsomer  in  the  state.  It  is 
anticipated  that  there  will  be,  in  coiu'se  of 
time,  a  boulevard  running  as  far  north  as 
St.  Joseph,  Mich. 

After  a  dozen  years  of  effort  this  project  is 
actually  taking  shape  while  on  the  north  side 
of  the  river  and  to  the  east  of  the  city  a  con- 
tinuous stretch  has  now  been  acquired  reach- 
ing up  to  and  beyond  Mishawaka.  There 
is  now  or  soon  will  be  a  continuous  drive  of 
twelve  miles  along  the  river.  The  fruition 
of  this  age  old  dream  is  one  of  the  finest  and 
biggest  pieces  of  work  the  board  has  ever 
done. 

A  ROSE  GARDEN 

The  coming  year  the  board  is  looking  for- 
ward to  the  working  out  of  another  of  its 
pet  plans,  the  establishment  of  a  Bose  Garden 
in  Leeper  Park.  It  will  probably  take  the 
shape  of  a  sunken  garden  and  at  least,  three 
hundred  varieties  of  rare  roses  will  be  grown. 
CONCERNING  RUM  VILLAGE 

Outside  of  the  accomplishment  of  the  Biver- 
side Boulevard  the  most  important  thing  to 
the  citizens  of  South  Bend  is  a  project  which 


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LOVGREN,  J.  D.  LOVELAND.  NICHOLAS  LOVELL.  I.  \\  .  LOWER.  O.  E.  LUDWIG.  IG.  LUKASZEWSKI,  JOSEPH.  LUTHER. 
C.  P.  LUXTON.  HERMAN  E.  LUTZ.  C.  W.  LYNCH.  C.  O.  McCARTV.  R.  M.  McCARTAN.  REV.  ARCHIBALD  M.CLURE, 


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WADING  POOL  AT  LEEPER  PARK 

should  have  been  accomphshed  long  ago. 
When  the  103  acres  were  acquired  at  Rum 
Village  the  only  mistake  made  thereby  was 
the  limited  amount  of  acerage  bought.  Two 
or  three  hundred  additional  acres  should  be 
immediately  added  to  this  tract.  The  pur- 
chase of  this  ground  must  somehow  be  ac- 
complished and  that  soon. 

KESSLER  ADVOCATED  PURCHASE 

The  climacteric  conditions  now  confronting 
the  board  on  this  question  are  such  as  to  make 
an  early  start  along  this  line  not  only  advis- 
able but     absolutely  necessary. 

Mr.  Kessler  was  asked  what  would  such 
a  tract  be  worth  to  a  city  like  St.  Louis  or 
Chicago. 

He  smiled  blandly  and  said  with  a  waive 
of  his  hand: 

"Millions,  millions!"  And,  he  said,  "it  is 
worth  immense  sums  right  here  to  South  Bend, 
not  only  now,  but  especially  in  the  future. 
Let  me  emphasize  the  fact  that  this  tract 
should  be  acquired  now  while  it  may  be  done 
at  a  tenth  or  perhaps  a  hundredth  part  of 
what  it  would  cost  in  a  few  years." 

NEW  PARK  IN  NORTH  SECTION 

The  most  urgent  matter  before  the  board  is 
the  acquisition  very  soon  of  a  certain  large 
tract  it  desires  in  the  north  section  of  the  city, 
part  of  the  city  has  been  neglected  The  tract 
referred  to  is  topographically  the  most  beautiful 
in    this  locality.    It   has   features   still   more 


handsome  than  Rum  Village,  but  for  obvious 
reasons  the  exact  location  is  not  yet  being  di- 
vulged. This  is  the  most  serious  and  immedi- 
ate proposition  before  the  board. 

Since  the  great  success  of  the  golf  links  in 
Studebaker  park  the  board  has  been  beseiged 
by  many  individual  citizens  and  by  written 
petitions  asking  for  the  establishment  of  an 
eighteen  hole  golf  course. 

ERSKINE  PARK 

South  Bend  has  at  last  produced  a  citizen 
with  a  heart  and  soul  big  enough  to  encompass 
the  good  of  all  its  citizens  and  to  show  it  in  a 
practical  manner.  Some  of  our  people  have 
heretofore  donated  small  tracts,  but  now  comes 
Mr.  Albert  R.  Erskine,  head  of  the  Stude- 
baker Corporation,  who  had  just  donated  a 
handsome  tract  of  120  acres  of  rolling  and 
partly  wooded  land  on  the  Miami  Road,  just 
west  of  his  magnificent  new  residence.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Erskine  have  certainly  endeared 
themselves  to  the  public  and  have  thereby 
shown  their  faith  in  South  Bend — the  best 
city  in  the  country.  Mr.  Erskine  had  made 
provision  for  this  donation  in  his  will  but  de- 
cided he  might  as  well  give  it  now  so  people 
could  enjoy  it  with  him  while  living.  Wise  Old 
Owl!  He  has  shown  others  how  to  give. 
Not  a  string  was  tied  to  this  generous  gift. 
The  Erskines  evidently  feel  that  a  gift  such 


AT  LEEPER  PARK 


J.  S,  McCOWAN,  GRANT  McCEADY.  J.  R.  MeDANlEL,  J.  McDERMOTT.  F.  E.  McDONALD,  E.  R.  McENDORFER.  E.  J. 
McERLAIN,  REV.  McGINN,  THOMAS  J.  McGRATH,  W.  K,  McHENRY.  W.  P.  McHENRY,  J.  W.  McINERNY.R.  R.McINERNY 
W.  A.  McINERNY,  W.  J.  McINTYRh,  REV.  W.  E.  McKENZIE,  A.  D.  McKNIGHT.  JOHN  W.  McMEEN,  G.  H.  McMICHAEL. 


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as  this  will  enshrine  themselves  in  the  hearts 
of  a  happy  people  and  its  joyous  children, 
many  of  them  yet  unborn.  Generations  to 
come  will  sing  their  praises  and  Erskine  Park 
will  be  a  far  better  monument  than  a  mausol- 
eum of  tons  of  cold  stone  that  few  ever  see. 
It  is  highly  probable  that  the  much  desired 
18  hole  municipal  golf  course  will  be  here 
worked  out.  A  general  plan  of  the  Park 
designer  will  of  course,  be  made  first.  A  small 
part  of  this  tract  will  be  used  for  a  Nursery 
as  the  soil  will  lend  itself  well  to  the  purpose. 
Beautifying  features  will  be  applied  as  fast  as 
the  board's  means  will  allow.  120  acres  is 
at  present  the  largest  single  park  tract  the 
city  owns.     The  board  will  esteem  it  a  real 


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pleasure  to  visualize  and  to  work  out  the  de- 
tails  of  it   development. 

Everywhere  is  emphasized  more  and  more 
the  need  of  growing  cities  for  these  beauty 
spots,  where  not  only  recreation  may  be  had 
but  also  the  rest  and  growth  of  soul  that  may 
be  gained  in  the  quiet  contemplation  of  the 
greensward,  the  splendid  trees  and  the  sweet 
song  of  birds,  nature's  sweetest  music.  The 
object  of  the  Park  Board  may  perhaps  be 
best  expressed  in  D'Artagnan's  wonderful 
slogan:  "AH  for  one  and  one  for  all." 

NATATORIUM  A  GREAT  ASSET 

The  building  of  the  natatorium  by  the  Park 
Board  was  accomplished  by  means  of  a  special 


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D  J  MrIN  \MAnA  HUGH  B.  MrVIGKER.  C.  A.  MACDONAUD.  DONALD  M  ACGREGOR.  J.  J.  MACQUIRE.  WARD  L.  MACK 
W  J  MAILHOIT  A.  B.  MAINE,  JOS.  J.  MAKIEbSKI.  DR.  J.  A.  MALONEY,  E.  E.  MANGOLD.  FRANK  J.  MANN.  GOLDEN  D. 
MANN   U  G  MANNING.  J.  M  ARCHELEZVICZ,  \VM.  F.  MARTIN.  C.  L.  MASON.  L.  C.  MASON,  R.  D.  MASS,  GEO.  J.  MASSEY. 


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law  passed  by  the  legislature  permitting  this. 
It  is  the  belief  of  the  board  that  as  the  citizens 
actually  see  the  natatorium  in  use  they  will 
observe  its  value  to  the  whole  city  and  will 
only  then  begin  to  appreciate  it.  It  was  er- 
ected in  the  most  approved  and  up-to-date 
manner  and  is  conducted  in  the  most  sanitary 
and  modern  method.  The  board  intends  to 
carry  it  on  in  such  a  manner  as  to  attract  its 
patronage  from  every  part  of  the  city. 


A  filtering  and  violet  ray  device  known  as 
the  R.U.V.  system  was  installed  This  is  the 
system  which  has  proven  so  satisfactory  in 
keeping  the  very  best  of  sanitary  condition  of 
the  water  that  is  used  at  the  Culver  Military 
Academy  and  in  all  the  larger  cities  and  the 
finest  pools  elsewhere.  The  board  has  taken 
great  pride  in  the  erection  of  this  natatorium. 
It  is  a  great  step  forward. 


HOME  OF  BIRDSELL  MANUFACTURING  CO.,  SOUTH  BEND,  IND. 


f^reat  manufacturing  establislim 
having  been  established  in  1855. 
med  Cast  and   Steel  Skein  Farm  i 


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It  is  the  largest  factory  of  its   Icind  i 
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all  parts  of  the  world.      J.  C.  Birdsell  is   I'ref 


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JOHN  M.  MATSON.  ADOLPH  MATTES.  WM.  MAURER,  HARRY  H.  MAUS.  ARTHUR  L.  MAY,  N.  E.  MAY.  A.  R.  MAYER- 
FELD,  RONNALD  M.  MAYSTER.  F.  L.  MENDEZ,  A.  C.  MENDOCK,  E.  H.  MERRILL,  GUST  METROMARAS,  E.  H.  METZ. 
J.  S.  METZLER,  AUGUST  J.  MEYER.  ALLEN  MILBURN.  ARTHUR  L.  MILLER.  E.  H.  MILLER,  F.  A.  MILLER,  H.  G.  MILLER 


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CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 


THE  commercial,  industrial  and  financi 
status  of  a  city  is  usually  reflected  i 
the  achievements  and  prominance  > 
its  Chamber  of  Commerce. 
Regardless  of  pop- 
ulation, there  is  no 
city  in  the  United 
States  whose  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce  is 
organized  on  a  broad- 
er scope,  and  whose 
activity  and  influence 
is  more  widely  felt 
than  are  those  of  the 
Chamber  of  Com- 
merce of  South  Bend. 
F.  A.  Miller  Editor  of 
the  South  Bend  Trib- 
une, was  the  first  pres- 
ident of  the  organiza- 
tion. 

With  its  large  and 
steadily  increasing 
membership  of  busi- 
ness and  professional 
men  whose  interests 
and  widely  differing 
activities  labor  for 
the  common  good  of 
South  Bend  and 
whose  purpose  is  to 
serve  the  whole  com- 
munity, its  brilliant 
record  of  achieve- 
ment has  brought  the 
highest  commenda- 
tion from  both  within 
and  without  the  State. 
It's  platform  stands 
for  "Service  For  the  Greatest  Number." 
With  its  activities  co-ordinated  and  seg- 
regated through  the  machine  like  working  of 
various  Bureaus  and  Committees,  a  watchful 
eye  is  kept  on  movements  or  opportunities 
in  many  lines,  to  the  end  that  the  powerful 
influence  of  this  active  body  may  be  directed 
along  lines  of  the  greatest  usefulness.  No 
opportunity  that  would  be  beneficial  to  South 


Bend  is  overlooked  and  the  past  record  of 
deeds  accomplished  has  earned  for  the  Cham- 
ber the  highest  praise  and  confidence  of  our 
citizenship  familiar  with   its  achievements. 

Those  who  are  not 
actively  engaged  in 
t  he  work  of  the  Cham- 
ber of  Commerce, 
have  little  concep- 
tion of  the  momen- 
tous questions  which 
are  presented  for  so- 
lution and  of  the  great 
work  accomplished 
for  the  betterment  of 
the  city  in  which  they 
live. 

The  general  officers 
of  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  must  al- 
ways be  in  touch  with 
the  great  questions, 
national  or  otherwise, 
that  have  to  do  with 
the  government  of 
cities,  and  with  the 
enactment  of  laws 
that  may,  or  may  not, 
afl"ect  the  well  be- 
ing of  their  own  city. 

They  must  be  in 
touch  with  questions 
of  transportation  and 
be  prepared  with  ac- 
curate data  to  pro- 
tect shippers '  interests 
affected  by  state  or 
federal  legislation;  to 
keep  in  touch  with  foreign  trade  and  be  able 
to  advise  local  manufacturers  with  reference 
to  methods  of  promoting  the  same;  to  be  on 
the  constant  lookout  for  new  industries  for 
South  Bend,  special  efl'orts  being  made  to  in- 
crease the  already  gi-eat  diversity  of  local 
manufacturers;  to  compile  commercial  and 
industrial  statistics  and  distribute  widely 
facts  about  industrial  South  Bend. 


FRANK  J.  GREEN 
Manager.  South  Bend  Chamber  of  Commerce 


DR  HUBERT  MILLER.  MILO  K.  MILLER.  R.  U.  MILLER,  W.  E.  MILLER,  WM.  E.  MILLER.  WESLEY  MILLER.  WARREN 
H  MILLER  C.  L.  MILLIIOUSE,  G.  R.  MILTENBERGER,  R.  I'.  MILTON,  B.  P.  MINCIIEWSKI,  B.  MINCHINSKI,  L.  G.  MIN- 
lER    DR    II    F    MITCHELL,  TIIOS.  G    MOBILLE,  J.  A.  MOGLER.  REV.  ALBERT  E.  MONGER.  C.  R.  MONTGOMERY.  F. 


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DIRECTORS— SOUTH  BEND  CHAMBER  OF  COMMERCE 


E.  F.  JOHNSTON,  Sr. 


A.  H.  HELLER 


G.  M.  JOHNSON 


G.  U.   BINGHAM  A.   FRANK   EBY 

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F.  A.  BRYAN 


FRED  W.   KELLER 


M.  W.  O'BRIEN 


N.  R.  FELTES 


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These  are  only  a  few  of  the  great  questions 
that  concern  the  general  welfare,  other  sub- 
jects being  taken  care  of  by  Buieaus  and  Com- 
mittees, but  are  sufficient  to  warrant  every 
good  citizen  in  giving  his  active  thought  and 
support  to  his  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Among  the  more  important  Bui'eaus  of 
the  South  Bend  Chamber  of  Commerce,  each 
under  an  active  head,  may  be  mentioned  the 
following:  Traffic;  Safety  and  Fire  Preven- 
tion Council;  Merchants;  Housing;  Em- 
ployment; Information  and  Investigation. 

The  Committee  System  is  organized  under 
the  following  heads:  City  Plan;  Civic  Organ- 
izations, Cooperative;  Hospitals;  Federal 
Building;  Finance;  Health  and  Sanita- 
tion; Industrial;  Labor  Relations:  Legal; 
Legislative;  Membership;  Public  Affairs; 
Special:  Teachers  Federation  and  Track 
Separation. 

Under  the  Committee  plan  only  a  Chair- 
man is  appointed,  he  in  turn  choosing  his 
associates  to  complete  each  special  task  as- 
signed the  committee. 

In  addition  to  the  working  Bureaus  and 
Committees,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  build- 
ing is  headquarters  for  thirty-five  different 
organizations,  and  is  the  office  of  the  Veter- 
ans' Bureau:  the  Federation  for  Social  Ser- 
vice; the  American  Red  Cross,  and  the  Boy 
Scouts  of  America. 

Every  Bureau  and  every  Committee  of  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  is  an  active  body. 
Space  would  not  permit  a  detailed  statement 
of  the  service  rendered,  but  an  idea  of  the  work 
accomplished  may  be  had  from  the  mention 
of  a  few  pointed  facts: 

The  employment  Bureau  has  actually  placed 
in  positions  up  to  August  first,  4,668  men  and 
222  women.  This  means  that  the  Bureau 
personally  investigated  the  applicants,  as- 
certained their  condition,  their  health  and  the 
character  of  work  best  suited  in  their 
particular  case.  This  department  cooper- 
ates wilh  the  American  Red  Cross.  Anti- 
tuberculosis League,  Associated  Charities, 
Police  Department,  American  Legion,  Y.  W. 
C.   A.,   the  Business  Colleges  and  the  Voca- 


tional Educational  Department  of  the  Public 
Schools.  It  also  has  served  employers  in  the  fol- 
lowing places: St.  Joseph,  Niles,  and  Dowagiac, 
Michigan,  Chicago,  Plymouth,  Hartford  City, 
New  Carlisle,  Walkerton,  and  with  farmers 
in  Northern  Indiana  and  Southern  and  West- 
ern Michigan. 

The  Housing  Committee  has  found  housing 
accommodations  for  4,020.  The  demands 
upon  this  service  is  greater  than  the  supply 
as  is  testified  to  by  the  fact  that  5,642  requests 
for  such  accommodations  have  been  received. 

In  the  matter  of  furnishing  information,  the 
Chamber  is  called  upon  for  every  conceivable 
service  from  spelling  words  correctly  over  the 
phone  to  furnishing  data  on  matters  of  vital 
importance.  LTp  to  August  1,  information 
had  been  furnished  personally  and  by  phone 
in  27,415  instances,  while  information  requir- 
ing investigation  has  been  furnished  4,689 
inquirers.  The  information  department  has 
a  complete  file  of  data  of  general  interest  in 
addition  to  a  library  of  city  directories  of  220 
cities  covering  every  State  in  the  Union. 

In  the  Investigation  Department  a  com- 
plete service  is  rendered  banks  and  individuals 
whether  members  of  the  organization  or  not 
and  the  savings  in  dollars  cannot  be  computed. 

The  Chamber  is  affiliated  with  and  receives 
the  confidential  reports  of  the  Indiana  Securi- 
ties Commission.  Crooked  operators,  solici- 
tors and  the  "Blue  Sky"  artists  know  the 
reputation  of  this  department.  Thirty-five 
cities  in  Indiana  clear  information  through 
the  South  Bend  Chamber  of  Commerce  which 
is  affiliated  with  the  Chamber  of  Commerce 
of  the  United  States  and  some  1500  other 
Chambers  and  Trade  Organizations. 

The  Safety  and  Fire  Prevention  Council  is 
a  new  venture  in  public  service.  The  title 
of  the  department  explains  its  purpose. 
Already  the  Vigilantes  of  the  Council  are 
performing  a  wonderful  work  in  correcting 
infractions  of  the  traffic  laws  and  every  effort 
is  put  forth  to  reduce  the  loss  of  life,  accidents 
and  fires  in  South  Rend  and  to  make  it  a  safe 
City  in  which  l<>  live 


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E    M    MORRIS    FRANK  H    MORRIS.  W,  A.  MORTENSKN.  THOMAS  D.  MOSS,  DR.  T.  P.  MOVER.  DR.  P.  K.  MULLANY. 
FRANK  J    MURRAY    DR.  D.  H.  MYERS.  DR.  EDGAR  H.  MEYERS.  K.  H.  NEGLEY,    PLINY    NAVE.   JOSEPH    E.    NEFF. 


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The  Traffic  Bureau,  whose  purpose  and 
functions  are  too  numerous  to  mention, 
is  one  of  the  Chamber's  most  active  de- 
partments. Suffice  to  say,  that  since  January 
1,  of  this  year,  this  department  has  secured 
reparation  for  its  members  of  over  $13,000.00 

With  this  cursory  statement  of  the  work 
now  being  done,  it  is  not  an  exaggeration  to 
state  that  the  South  Bend  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce stands  at  the  very  forefront  of  com- 
munity service.  Its  staff  of  seven  persons 
are  prepaied  and  ready  twenty-four  houtrs 
each  day  to  give  of  the  best  of  themselves  that 
South  Bend  may  profit.  The  organization 
owns  its  own  home  and  is  non-profit  making 
in  its  operations. 

The  influence  of  the  Chamber  is  far  reaching. 
Its  voice  has  secured  attention  in  the  Legis- 


lature of  the  State  and  at  Washington.  It 
is  recognized  as  a  factor  by  the  Government. 
The  State,  City  and  County  officers  have 
complimented  the  Chamber  on  its  work  and 
for  the  fearlessness  of  its  decisions  and  actions. 

The  record  of  the  organization  cannot  be 
itemized  for  space  will  not  permit.  Suffice 
it  is  to  say  that  every  conceivable  form  of 
service  has  been  asked  for  and  freely  given. 

The  possibilities  of  the  Chamber  are  limited 
only  by  the  needs  of  an  ever  expanding  com- 
munity and  the  unanimous  support  of  its 
citizens.  Created  to  serve,  the  South  Bend 
Chamber  of  Commerce  will  write  in  large 
letters  in  the  history  of  the  city  and  county, 
a  record  of  achievement  of  which  every  citizen 
may  well  feel  proud. 


ONE  OF  SOUTH  BEND'S  WORLD  FAMED  INDUSTRIES 


THE  South  Bend  Lathe  Works  was  estab- 
lished in  1906,  by  the  O'Brien  Brothers, 
M.  W.  O'Brien  and  J.  J.  O'Brien,  who 
are  the  present  owners.  The  Company  manu- 
factures a  complete  line  of  screw  cutting  engine 
lathes  ranging  in  size  from  9"  swing  to  24"  for 
use  in  machine  shops  and  metal  working  in- 
dustrial plants.  The  factory  is  devoted  to  the 
manufature  of  lathes  exclusively.      It  has   a 


complete  equipment  of  modern  machinery, 
tools  and  jigs  for  the  manufactiu-e  of  accurate 
interchangeable  parts.  The  Company  employs 
between  four  and  five  hundred  skilled  mech- 
anics and  has  a  productive  capacity  of  five 
hundred  lathes  per  month.  In  addition  to 
the  domestic  business  the  Company  has  for 
twelve  years,  enjoyed  a  large  foreign  trade, 
selling  to  sixty-four  countries  thruout  the  world. 


JOHN  E.  NELSON.  L.  A.  NEMECK.  C.  M.  NIVENS.  E.  R.  NEWLAND.  W,  E.  NICHOLS.  W.  H.  NH:H0LS,  N.  A.  NICOLAI. 
CHARLES  H.  NIES,  V.  A.  NILES.  W.  F.  NITSCHE.  E.  VV.  NEVIN.  F.  C.  NOBLE,  M.  HOWAK.  LENN  J.  OARE.  ROLAND  OB- 
ENCHAIN,  CHAS.  M.  OBERLIN.  J.  J,  OBRIEN,  GEO.  J.  O'BRIEN,  W.  W.  O'BRIEN,  W.  D.  O'BBIEN.  D.  O'CONNOR,  REV. 


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HOW  STUDEBAKER  HAS  CONTRIBUTED  TO  THE 
GROWTH  OF  SOUTH  BEND 


THE  growth  and  progress  of  South  Bend 
and  that  of  Studebaker  furnish  an  inter- 
esting and  dramatic  parallel.  In  fact,  there 
is  no  case  on  record  where  any  single  insti- 
luiion  has  played  a 
more  important  role 
in  its  community  de- 
velopment. 

South  Bend  was  a 
mere  hamlet  when 
Henry  and  Clem 
Studebaker  started 
in  business  here  in 
1852  under  the  firm 
name  of  H.  and  C. 
Studebaker  with  cash 
and  resources  consist- 
ing of  S68  and  two  for- 
ges. Their  business 
was  blacksmithing 
and  wagon  building. 
And  from  that  time 
until  the  present,  a 
span  of  morethan  sev- 
enty yeai's,  the  name 
of  Studebaker  has 
been  linked  prom- 
inently with  every 
development  of  over- 
land transportation. 

The  first  Stude- 
baker wagon  was  a 
crude  vehicle,  but 
it  was  better  than  any 
other  wagon  of  its 
day — more  strongly 
built  and  more  dura- 
ble. And  with  that 
first  wagon  there  were  inaugurated  certain  ideals 
of  manufacture — honest  product,  fair  prices  and 
integrity  in  all  dealings  which  have  continued 
throughout  more  than  two  generations  of  con- 
tinuous manufacture  and  which  are  one  of 
Studebaker's  greatest  assets.  These  cardinal 
principles  of  quality,  dependability  and  un- 
equalled value  of  product,  plus  absolute  satis- 


ALBERT  RUSSEL  ERSKINE 
President  Studebaker  Corporatior 


faction  to  every  one  who  deals  with  the  House  of 
Studebaker,  have  been  instrumental  in  Stude- 
baker reaching  its  position  as  the  world's  largest 
builder  of  six-cylinder  cars. 

The  history  of 
Studebaker  is  one  of 
the  most  inspiring 
among  the  industrial 
annals  of  the  nation, 
because  it  recites  the 
struggles  of  thesestur- 
dy  pioneers  through 
periods  of  ups  and 
downs  and  finally 
their  triumphs  in 
which,  fortunately,  it 
was  the  good  fortune 
of  the  founders  to 
participate. 

After  John  M., 
Peter  E.,  and  Jacob 
F.  Studebaker  had 
joined  fortunes  with 
Henry  and  Clem, 
Studebaker  Brothers 
Manufacturing  Com- 
pany was  organized 
under  the  statutes  of 
Indiana  on  March  26, 
1868,  with  a  capital 
of  $75,000.  The  fac- 
tories then  covered 
four  acres  of  ground 
and  the  number  of 
mechanics  was  140. 
In  1870.  the  first 
branch  house  was  es- 
tablished in  St.  Jos- 
eph, Mo. 

Factory  expansion  went  on  apace,  business 
grew  and  in  1875  the  capital  stock  was  increased 
from  $75,000  to  $1,000,000.  Another  increase 
to  $3,600,000  followed  in  1896  and  in  1906, 
$1,500,000  of  six  percent  preferred  stock  was 
issued  for  cash. 

In  the  meantime,  sons  and  sons-in-law  of 
the  Studebaker  Brothers  became  acitve  in  the 


JOHN  OHARA,  J.  D.  OLIVKR,  JAMKS  OLIVER  2nd.  J.  D.  OLIVER  JR..  DR.  TIIOS.  OLNEY.  H.  OLSEN.  GEO.  J.  OLTSCH. 
WM.  P.  O'NEILL,  L.  ONEWAI,  RALPH  C.OSBORNE,  CEO.  W.  OWENS,  S.  R.  PACE.  ROLLO  PAGE,  JOHN  B,  PAGIN, 
WALTER  M.  PALKA,  GEO.  C.  PALMER,  W.  G.  PALMER,  JOHN  PARKER,  SAMUEL  PARKER.  SAM  PASCOFF.  A.  E. 
PATCHIN.  GEO.  W.  PATTERSON,  D.  O,  PAULSON, 


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management  of  affairs.  Col.  George  M.  Stude- 
baker,  Clement  Studehaker,  Jr.,  J.  M.  Stude- 
baker,  Jr.,  and  Frederick  Studebaker  Fish 
served  apprenticeships  in  different  departments 
and  rose  to  important  official  positions.  So 
did  Nelson  J.  Riley,  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Chailes 
A.  Carlisle,  of  Toledo,  H.  D.  Johnson,  of  Mon- 
roe, Mich.,  and  William  R.  Innis,  of  New  York. 

Reing  the  world 's  largest  producer  of  horse- 
drawn  vehicles,  it  was  inevitable  with  the  ad- 
vent of  the  automobile  that  the  company 
should  become  interested  in  this  new  means  of 
travel.  As  eaily  as  1897,  Studebaker  built  and 
experimented  with  a  "horseless  vehicle,"  as  it 
was  described  in  the  minutes  of  the  dii-ectors, 
and  in  1902  the  company  launched  into  the 
manufacture  of  complete  electric  runabouts 
and  trucks,  of  which  1,841  were  produced  up 
to  1912  when  the  manufacture  of  electrics  was 
abandoned. 

The  company  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
gasoline  cais  in  1904,  and  during  the  next  seven 
years  built  and  sold  2,481  passenger  cars  and 
trucks.  In  1908,  Studebaker  effected  an  agree- 
ment with  Everett-Metzger-Flanders  Company 
of  Detroit,  the  business,  plants,  assets  and  trade 
namesof  which  were  taken  over  in  1910.  From 
that  time  on,  the  building  of  Studebaker  cars 
was  divided  between  South  Rend  and  Detroit. 
Later,  a  Canadian  factory  in  Walkerville  was 
erected  for  the  building  of  cars  for  distribution  in 
Canada. 

The  next  big  step  was  the  organization  of  The 
Studebaker  Corporation,  which  acquired  the 
business,  plants  and  trade  names  of  Stude- 
baker Rrothers  Manufactm-ing  Company, 
Everett-Metzger-Flanders  Company  and  their 
subsidiary  companies.  The  Studebaker  Cor- 
poration was  incorporated  February  14,  1911 
withan  authorized  capitalization  of  $15,000,000 
preferred  stock  and  .§30,000,000  common  stock. 
Soon  thereafter  the  ability  and  genius  of 
Albert  Russel  Erskine  was  acquired,  and  he 
became  president  of  The  Studebaker  Cor- 
poration, an  office  he  has  held  continuously 
since  that  time  and  in  which  he  has  directed 
many  of  the  outstanding  achievements  in  the 
history  of  the  automobile. 

Aside  from  the  general  growth  of  The  Stude- 
baker Corporation,  Mr.    Erskine  has  perform- 


ed many  important  services  which  show  that 
his  life  and  interest  are  devoted  to  making^ 
possible  a  greater  and  better  South  Rend. 
Chief  among  these,  perhaps,  was  the  decision 
to  erect  here  the  most  modern  automobile 
plant  in  the  world.  One  half  of  this  plant  was 
completed  early  in  1920.  It  was  designed  and 
built  exclusively  for  the  complete  manufacture 
of  the  Studebaker  Light-Six  models,  and  in  1922 
is  operating  upon  a  50,000-car-a-year-schedule, 
with  9.000  workers  employed.  Since  the  sale  of 
the  Studebaker  wagon  and  harness  business  re- 
cently, the  buildings  formerly  devoted  to  wagon 
making  have  been  converted  into  closed  car 
body  plants  and  ai-e  the  scene  of  even  greater 
activity  than  ever  before.  Plans  have  been 
recently  announced  which  will  involve  the  ex- 
penditure of  $5,000,000  in  additional  buildings 
and  equipment  which  will  double  the  capacity 
of  the  South  Rend  plants  within  the  next  year. 

The  past  two  yeais  have  witnessed  Stude- 
haker's  most  spectacular  growth.  It  was  dur- 
ing this  period  that  the  public,  using  greater 
discretion  in  automobile  purchases  than  ever 
before  and  accepting  the  high  quality,  perform- 
ance and  intrinsic  value  of  Studebaker  cai-s, 
expressed  its  appreciation  in  terms  of  extra- 
ordinary demand.  As  a  result,  in  1921,  Stude- 
baker sales  showed  an  increase  of  29  percent 
over  1920  while  the  total  sales  of  other  manu- 
facturers, except  Ford,  were  45  percent  less 
than  in  1920.  As  a  result  Studebaker  has 
been  referred  to  everywhere  as  the  marvel  of 
the  industry  and  the  achievement  heralded 
throughout    the    world. 

The  history  of  Studebaker  has  been  linked 
inseparably  with  the  history  of  South  Rend  in 
the  same  way  as  it  has  been  linked  with  the 
history  of  transportation.  As  Studebaker  has 
grown.  South  Rend  has  grown,  and  even  a  more 
brilliant  future  for  both  Hes  ahead.  Rut  with 
all  the  wonderful  sales  records.  Studebaker. 
under  Mr.  Erskine 's  guidance  has  never  lost 
sight  of  the  ideals  of  the  founders  or  the  real- 
ization of  its  responsibilities.  Traditions  have 
always  meant  much  to  Studebaker  and  always 
will-and  these  offer  assurance  of  a  continuance 
of  the  same  high  standards  that  have  charact- 
erized Studebaker 's  dealings  with  public  and 
employee  alike  fur  nearly  three-quarters  of  a 
century. 


I  PAVEY  V  E  PA.XSON  B  II.  PEGRAM.  C.  L.  PERKEY,  C.  A.  PERKINS.  A.  W.  PETERSON,  ERIC  PETERSON.  SAMUEL 
PETTENr.ILL.  LOUIS  PFEIFFER,  E  PIOWATY.  DIXON  W.  PLACE,  GEO.  M.  PLATNER.  R^J.  PLATER.  E.  POLEDOR. 
ARRY  POLIS.  DAVI 


OLLOCK.  JESSICA  POND,  H.  A.  POPP,  CHARLES  POTTER,  E.  H.  PORTER.  CHARLES  G.  POWELL, 


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PLOW  MAKERS  FOR  THE  WORLD 


TO  the  City  of  South  Bend  has  fallen  the 
privilege  of  supplying  a  very  large  part 
of  plows  used  throughoat  the  world. 
The  Oliver  Plant — the  largest  single  Plow 
Works  in  the  world — is  one  of  the  important 
industries  of  South  Bend.  The  general  accept- 
ance of  Oliver  Plows 
in  every  country'in  the 
world  in  which  agri- 
culture is  carried  on, 
has  earned  for  the  Ol- 
iver Company  the  title 
of  Plow  Makers  for  the 
World. 

The  old  Oliver  Plant, 
located  on  Chapin  St. 
at  the  New  York  Cent- 
ral tracks,  occupies  58 
acres  with  35  acres  of 
floor  space.  The  new 
Oliver  Plant,  located 
south  of  the  old  plant 
has  just  recently  been 
completed,  and  doubles 
the  production  capaci- 
ty of  the  Oliver  institu- 
tion, covering  an  aiea 
of  60  acres. 

The  new  plant  represents  the  latest  and  most 
improved  methods  of  manufacturing  plows  and 
farm  implements.  It  is  a  model  of  its  kind. 
The  Indiana  Northern  railroad,  the  subsidiary 


JOSEPH  D.  OLIVER 


of  the  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works,  connects  the 
two  plants  and  handles  all  freight  shipments. 
The  Oliver  hydro-electric  plant,  located  near 
the  site  of  the  first  Oliver  factory,  supplies  a 
large  portion  of  the  power  required  in  manu- 
facturing. 

The  Oliver  institu- 
tion was  founded  by 
Mr.  James  Oliver,  with 
the  invention  of  the 
Oliver  process  of  chill- 
ing metal  as  applied  in 
plow  building.  Prior  to 
this  invention  no  plows 
suitable  for  the  gritty, 
stony  conditions  pre- 
vailing in  so  many  parts 
of  the  country  were  in 
existence.  Oliver  plows 
provided  better  and 
cheaper  plows,  and 
have  played  a  large 
partjn  the  agricultural 
developments  in  the 
world.  The  Oliver 
Chilled  Plow  Works  is 
owned  and  operated  by 
Mr.  J.  D.  Oliver,  son 
of  Mr.  James  Oliver,  Founder.  The  Oliver 
Company  is  unique  in  the  fact  that  it  is  one  of 
the  few  large  institutions  in  the  world,  owned 
and  operated  exclusively  by  one  family. 


MARK  PRASS.  DR.  H.  R.  PRESTON,  C.  M.  PRETZ.  OTTO  PRORST,  H.  A.  PRUYNE.  JOHN  PULSCHEN,  PUTERBAUGH. 
DAN  L.  PVLE.  G.  RAISSLE,  DR.  L.  A.  RAUSCH,  JAMES  L.  RAY.  FRED  W.  REED.  M.  P.  REED,  F.  C.  REIMOLD.  J.  H.  REIN- 
KING.  WM.  RENFRANZ.JR..  R.  L.  RKNWICK,  G.  A.  REUM,  KMIL  REYER.  J.  F.  REYNOLDS.  RAY  W.REYNOLDS,  EZRA 


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SOUTH  BEND  IS  THE  HOME  OF  ONE  OF  AMERICA'S 
LEADING  WATCH  FACTORIES 


SOUTH  Bend  is  known  the  world  over  for 
its  fine  timepieces  quite  as  much  as  for 
for  its  automobiles  and  farm  implements. 
Because  the  South  Bend  Watch  is  named  after 
the  city  in  which  it  is  made  and  has  played  up 
the  name  "South  Bend"  in  millions  of  dollars 
worth  of  magzaine  advertising  during  recent 
years  it  has  probably  done  as  much  or  more 
than  any  other  enterprise  to  make  South  Bend 
"world-famed." 

Nearly  a  million  South  Bend  Watches  are 
now  in  the  pockets  of  American  men  and  their 
accurate  performance  has  added  a  tremendous 
amount  of  word-of -mouth  advertising  for  these 
watches  and  for  the  city  of  South  Bend. 

The  plant  of  the  South  Bend  Watch  Com- 
pany, illustrated  below,  is  one  of  the  most 
modern  in  the  high  grade  watch  field  and  is 
yearly  visited  by  thousands  who  marvel  at  the 
ingenious  automatic  machinery  and  the  highly 
skilled  personal  artisanship  which  go  to  make 


up  the  marvelous  mechanism  of  a  modern  time- 
piece. 

The  plant  is  located  on  Mishawaka  Avenue, 
asphalt  street,  away  from  the  dust  and  dirt 
of  the  factory  district  amid  working  conditions 
that  are  ideal.  More  than  five  hundred  work- 
men are  employed  and  the  plant  has  a  capacity 
of  between  two  and  three  hundred  high  grade 
timepieces  every  working  day. 

South  Bend  Watches  are  on  sale  in  more  than 
ten  thousand  retail  stores  throughout  the 
United  States.  In  large  cities  and  smaller 
towns,  alike,  "The  Watch  with  the  Purple 
Ribbon"  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading 
American  Watches. 

It  is  a  remarkable  tribute  to  the  quality 
of  the  product  that,  right  in  its  own  home  town 
where  buyers  have  the  best  possible  opport- 
unity to  judge  the  value  and  service  which 
the  company  is  able  to  deliver,  there  is  not 


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RHODES,  N.  RICHEY.  L.  M.  RICKEY,  H.  E.  RIES,  WARRKN  RIPPLE,  JOHN  W.  RITTINGER,  DR.  L.  L.  ROBERTS.  ROB- 
ERT ROBERTSON,  GEORGE  ROBERTSON,  HOMER  A.  ROBINSON,  S.  B.  ROBINSON,  S.  M.  ROBINSON.  J.  A.  RODE,  R.  R. 
RODERICK,  ELMER  RODGERS,  M.J,  ROESCH  OTIS  ROMINE,  LOUIS  ROSE,  SCHUYLER  ROSE,  FRED  J.  ROSENFELD, 


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a  single  jewelry  store  which  does  not  feature 
the  South  Bend  Watch  and  records  show  that 
there  are  more  South  Bend  Watches  sold  in 
South  Bend  than  all  the  other  makes  of 
watches  combined. 

South  Bend  Watches  are  recognized  as  "stan- 
dard" for  service  on  every  railroad  sytem  in 
America  and  have  attained  the  same  enviable 
reputation  for  accuaracy  in  railroad  use  that 


they  have  in  commercial  fields.  During  the 
war  large  quantities  of  South  Bend  Watches 
were  used  by  the  government  where  accuracy 
was  a  necessary  factor. 

While  this  is  one  of  South  Bends  younger 
industries  it  has  alrady  made  an  impressive 
name  for  itself  and  as  it  is  adding  sales  outlets 
constantly,  its  future  possibilities  seem  un- 
limited. 


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WITH  the  city's  name  imprinted  five  or 
six  times  on  the  literature  packed  in 
every  box,  and  milHons  of  boxes  of 
baits  shipped  each  year  to  both  domestic  and 
foreign  markets,  South  Bend  is  perhaps  better 
advertised  by  the  South  Bend  Bait  Company 
than  by  any  other 
manufactiu-ing  insti- 
tution in  this  com- 
munity. Consider  the 
number  of  fishing  en- 
thusiasts and  their 
natural  inclination  to 
be  well  equipped  with 
fish-getting  lures  and 
modern  equipment: 
then  consider  the  tried 
and  proven  proclivi- 
ties of  South  Bend 
Quality  Tackle  at 
home  and  abroad.  The 
answer  runs  into  the 
tens  and  hundreds  of 
millions  of  times  South 
Bend  is  favorably  pre- 
sented to  people 
all  classes  and  creeds 
and  all  stations  in 
life. 

South  Bend  Quality 
Tackle  is  of  high  qua! 
ity.  It  is  trademarkec 
as  such.  Wherever 
the  angler,  or  what- 
ever his  quary,  theic 
is  a  South  Bend  bail 
and  South  Bend  Qual- 
ity Reels,  Lines  and 
Hooks  to  assist  him. 

North,  south,  east  and  west,  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada,  in  South  America,  India, 
France,  England  and  other  countries,  fisher- 
men depend  on  South  Bend  and  its  name  sake, 
the  South  Bend  Bait  Company  for  the  stufl' 
that  gets  'em  where  they  roost  and  does  it  in 
a  sportsmanlike  manner. 

At  the  present  time,  the  South  Bend  Bait 
Company  manufactures  over  three  thousand 


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Pres.,  South  Bend  Bait  Company 

Buck-tail 


articles  used  in  fly-fishing  and  bait-casting  for 
game  fish.  This,  after  a  beginning  a  few  years 
ago  in  insignificant  quarters  capable  of  the 
production  of  bucktails  only.  Over  an  acre 
and  a  half  of  ground  and  thousands  of  feet 
of  floor  space  are  nceupied  at  High  Street  and 
the  New  York  Cen- 
tral tracks  to  care  for 
the  actual  demand  of 
the  world's  fishermen. 
What  angler  doesn't 
know  from  name  and 
experience  the  famous 
"Bass-Oreno"  lure 
for  the  fighting  big- 
mouth  and  small 
mouth  bass?  The 
"Oreno"  line  now  in- 
cludes Bass  -  Oreno, 
Musk  -  Oreno,  Trout- 
Oreno,  Surf  -  Oreno, 
Fly  -  Oreno  and  Tarp 
Oreno"  lures  which 
have  felt  the  waters 
of  lakes  and  streams 
in  every  clime. 

Expert  workman- 
ship is  necessary  to 
t  he  satisfactory  pro- 
duction of  South  Bend 
Quality  Tackle.  The 
Level  Winding  Anti- 
Back  -  Lash  and  the 
Anti  -  Back  Lash 
Reels  require  expert 
hands  and  machinery 
geared  to  the  thous- 
andth of  an  inch. 
Wooden  Baits  and 
ures  must  be  made  in  the  most 
expert  fashion.  All  this  because  the  angler 
loves  his  sport  and  is  finicky  about  his  equip- 
ment. 

Thousands  of  letters  find  their  way  monthly 
to  the  desk  of  Ivar  Hennings,  president  of 
the  South  Bend  Bait  Company,  himself  one 
of  the  he-man  type  of  sport  lovers  who  takes 
his  own  medicine  in  the  form  of  South  Bend 


LEO  M.  ROTH,  D.  A.  R( 
RUSS,  DWIGHT  RUSS. 
LOUIS  SAUSMAN,  DR. 


E.  J.  P.  ROZPLOCHOWSKI,  RULO  AND  TEETER.  A.  G.  RUMPF,  E.  H.  RUSH,  JOHN  RUSH.  C.  E. 
M.  RUSSELL,  BERT  RUSSELL,  JOHN  RUSSELL,  FRED  SACK,  H.  M.  SANDERS,  GEO.  L.  SANDS, 
E.  SAVERY,  CHARLES  B.  SAX,  ALEXANDER  SAY,  DR.  O.  B.  SCANDLING,  E.  A.  SCHAEFER, 


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lures  and  brings  back 
the  fish  when  they're 
bitin'. 

The     South     Bend 
Bait  Company  is  wide- 
vci  Winding!      ly   advertised  through 
Anti-Baik  i,hs1i  Hi-ci  general  and  class  publi- 

cations in  addition  to  the  newspaper  advertis- 
ing and  window  and  counter  displays  of  dealers. 
Its  golden-rod  box  with  the  plain  red  lettering 
is  instantly  recognizable  both  in  stores  and 
in  the  wonderful  colored  pages  and  catalogs 
which  the  Bait  Company  produces  annually. 
And  everywhere  goes  the  name  "South  Bend" 
— with  the  trademark  of  "quality". 

One  should  see  the  kodak  pictures  and  read 
the  letters  which  come  to  the  South  Bend  Bait 


Company,  to  appreci- 
ate its  relationship  to 
its  hundreds  of  thous- 
ands of  customers.  Here 
is  one  from  a  bank  pres- 
ident, from  a  congress- 
man, a  senator;  here  is 
another  from  a  school  boy,  another  from  a 
dark-shaded  resident  of  the  sunny  south.  Old 
and  young  alike  can  be  and  are  fishermen. 
And  hundreds  of  boys  and  men  there  are  who 
inspired  by  "Fishing  —  What  Baits  and 
When,"  the  Bait  Company'scatalog,  order  their 
first  tackle   from   South   Bend. 

The  South  Bend  Bait  Company  is  an  in- 
stitution with  a  human  appeal  to  millions 
of  red  blooded  sportsmen  the  world  over. 


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South  Bend  Babe-Oreno  South  Bend  Weedless  Spinner  Hook 


W.  B.  SCHAEFER.  HARRY  SCHAFER.  GEO.  F.  SCHAFER,  HERBERT  L.  SCHARLACH.  JOHN  SCHARNBERG,  J.  G.  SCHAUB, 
JOE  SCHEININGER,  ARTHUR  SCHELLINGER,  F.  ARMAND  SCHELLINGER,  NICHOLAS  SCHILLING,  ERNEST  SCHLE- 
GEL.  ALBERT  SCHLORCH.  G.  W  .  SCHMIDT,  JOSEPH  SCHMIDT,  OTTO  SCHMIDT,  II.  E,  SCHNADT,  R,  A.  SCHNELLE. 


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THE  SOUTH  BEND  TRIBUNE 


BUILT  from  a  small  begimiing,  like  so  many 
of  South  Bend's  great  industrial  and  com- 
mercial enterprises,  The  South  Bend 
Tribune  has  become  a  powerful  influence  for 
good  in  South  Bend.  It  is  northern  Indiana's 
oldest  daily,  the  principal  newspaper  of  north- 
ern Indiana  and  one  of  the  leading  journals  of  the 
central  west  with  an  influence  more  far  reach- 
ing than  its  more  than  50,000  daily  readers  are 
aware. 

The  early  adoption  of  broad  policies  and  a 
constantly  far  seeing  vision  are  the  two  con- 
spicuous factors  which  have  created  this  power- 
ful influence,  while  the  general  business  policies 
based  on  justice,  fair  dealing  and  conscientious 
effort  to  labor  for  the  people's  interest  have 
brought  The  Tribune  a  measiu-e  of  success  re- 
sulting in  a  circulation  the  largest  of  any  daily 
newspaper  pubhshed  in  northern  Indiana  and 
an  advertising  patronage  by  home  and  foreign 
advertisers  that  exceeds  any  daily  newspaper 
issued  in  its  territory. 

The  South  Bend  Tribune  was  founded  as  a 
weekly  newspaper  March  9,  1872,  by  Alfred  B. 
Miller,  who  died  Dec.  10,  1892,  and  by  Elmer 
Crockett,  now  president  of  South  Bend  Tribune, 
the  name  under  which  the  company  was  rein- 
corporated in  1920  under  the  laws  of  Indiana 
with  a  capitalization  of  §400,000.  On  May  28, 
1873,  The  Daily  Tribune  was  established  in  re- 
sponse to  a  demand  for  a  daily  newspaper.  It 
was  the  first  daily  published  in  the  city.  The 
weekly  issue  continued  until  Dec.  25,  1909, 
when  it  was  merged  with  the  daily.  On  Nov. 
4.  1887,  The  Tribune  purchased  the  St.  Joseph 
Yafley  Begister,  founded  by  the  late  Vice- 
President  Schuyler  Colfax,  and  merged  it. 

On  April  25,  1921,  The  Tribune  moved  into 
a  new  building  which  it  built  especially  for  its 
own  use  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Colfax  ave- 
nue and  Lafayette  boulevard,  now  known  as 
the  Tribune  corner.  This  building  is  recognized 
as  one  of  the  finest  newspaper  structures  in 
America.  It  has  been  visited  by  newspaper 
men  from  various  parts  of  the  country  seeking 
ideas  for  use  in  newspaper  buildings  in  other 
cities.  One  of  the  interesting  features  of  The 
Tribune  building  is  an  auditorium  seating  500 


persons.     Here  social  events  take  place  and  re- 
citals and  lectures  are  given. 

The  mechanical  equipment  of  The  Tribune 
is  in  keeping  with  the  building.  The  Tribune 
has  225  persons  on  its  payroll  besides  corres- 
pondents in  various  towns  and  cities.  It  is  the 
original  Associated  Press  newspaper  in  South 
Bend  and  the  only  afternoon  Associated  Press 
paper  in  the  city.  The  South  Bend  Sunday 
Tribune  was  established  April  30,  1922,  and 
immediately  won  great  popularity. 

The  Tribune  always  has  been  and  still  is  a 
family  affair.  Mr.  Miller  and  Mr.  Crockett, 
the  principal  owners  in  the  early  days,  were 
brothers-in-law.  Today  the  owners  are  Mr. 
Crockett,  his  only  son,  Charles  E.  Crockett, 
and  his  nephew,  F.  A.  Miller,  only  son  of  Al- 
fred B.  Miller.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Mil- 
ler Mr.  Crockett  was  elected  president,  a  posi- 
tion he  stiU  holds.  F.  A.  Miller  was  elected 
vice-president  and  later  became  editor  and 
directing  head  of  the  newspaper,  a  position  he 
has  held  for  about  30  years.  Charles  E.  Crock- 
ett is  secretary  and  treasm-er,  a  place  he  has 
occupied  for  many  years. 

The  Tribune  is  essentially  a  paper  of  and  for 
the  people.  It  was  founded  on  that  idea,  has 
never  deviated  from  it  and  in  all  probability 
will  not  so  long  as  the  present  owners  control 
it.  While  recognized  as  a  republican  newspaper 
it  is  classed  as  independent  republican  and  al- 
ways reserves  the  right  to  support  those  it  con- 
scientiously believes  will  give  the  people  the 
best  service  cind  honor  and  dignify  the  office  to 
be  filled. 

The  Tribune  is  careful  of  its  contents,  both 
in  news  and  advertising  columns.  It  does  not 
hesitate  to  refuse  its  advertising  columns  to 
business  it  knows  should  not  be  placed  before 
the  people.  Endeavoring  in  every  issue  to 
make  a  newspaper  for  the  home,  a  newspaper 
fit  to  be  read  by  any  member  of  the  family, 
The  Tribune  guards  its  pages  carefully  and  in- 
sists on  cleanhness  and  accuracy.  In  South 
Bend  The  Tribune  has  become  an  institution. 
Away  from  South  Bend  it  is  recognized  as  one 
of  America's  best  daily  newspapers. 


GEO.  A.  SCHOCK,  HARRY  G.  SCHOCK,  HOWARD  L.  SCHROP,  CHARLES  M.  SCHUELL,  F.  J.  SCHUMACHER,  DANIEL 
D.  SCHURTZ.  SAM  P.  SCHWARTZ,  L.  W.  SEAMAN,  M.  J.  SEATON,  CLARENCE  SEDGWICK,  ELI  F.  SEEHIRT,  GUST  AND 
RUDOLPH  SEIFERT.   DR.  R.  L.   SENSENICH.  C.  C.  SHAFER,  JOHN  I.  SHAFER,  V.  J.  SHAFER.  CHAUNCEY  N.  SHAFT- 


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SOUTH  BEND'S  MODERN 
GAS  PLANT 


THE  present  water  gas  plant  that  serves 
the  cities  of  South  Bend  and  Mishawaka 
was  established  at  Pennsylvania  and 
Miami  Streets  in  1907,  when  the  Northern 
Indiana  Gas  &  Electric  Company  took  over 
the  property  of  the  South  Bend  &  Mishawaka 
Gas  Company. 

This  plant,  modern  in  every  respect,  is  equip- 
ped to  manufactULre  5,950,000  cubic  feet  of 
gas  a  day.  The  large  holders  are  capable  of 
storing  1,500,000  cubic  feet. 

Within  the  last  ten  years,  the  Company  has 
more  than  doubled  its  output,  which  in  the 
face  of  a  32%  increase  in  population  over  the 
same  period,  is  excellent  testimony  to  the  more 
extensive  use  of  gas  as  a  fuel  in  homes  and 
industrial  plants. 

To-day,  the  Company  is  supplying  67,000, 
000  cubic  feet  a  month  to  its  80,000  customers. 
Most  homes,  in  fact  all  modern  homes  in  South 
Bend,  are  using  gas  service  for  cooking  and 
water  heating. 

The  Gas  Company  is  continually  expanding 


GUY  M.  JOHNSON 
Manager  Northern  Indiana  Gas  &  Kleclr 


STALL.  N.  R.  SHAMBLKAU.W.  C.  SHANAFELT.  DR.  R.  C.  SlIANKr.IN,  DAVID  SIIATFORD,  E.  J.  SHAW.'CILISIIEDRICK, 
G.  M.  SHERMAN.  E.  W.  SHERWOOD,  M.  H.  SHERWOOD,  ADAM  SHIDLER,  CLEM  SHIDLER.  A.  H..SHULTZ.!FRANR  H. 
SHl^L^KER.  W.  C.  SIBLEY,  R.  J.  SINGLER,  L.  B.  SLAUGHTER,  TIIOS.  W.  SLICK,  W.  A.  SLICK.  E.  H.  SLICK.'C.JW.[SLICK, 


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■with  the  City's  growth,  for  no  community 
can  grow  faster  than  its  Gas  Company  without 
disastrous  effects  on  the  Gas  Service  and  the 
community  itself. 

The  Northern  Indiana  Gas  &  Electric  Com- 
pany in  the  maintenance  of  its  twenty  four 
hour  service  employs  120  men  and  women  in 
its  plant,  store  and  offices. 

The  Gas  Company  is  a  worth-while  organiza- 
tion performing  a  worth-while  task  for  the  com- 
munity it  serves,  and  its  interest  and  the  publ- 


ic's interests  are  so  closely  akin  that  they  are 
identical. 

Guy  M.  Johnson,  Manager  of  the  North- 
ern Indiana  Gas  &  Electric  Company  came 
to  South  Bend  in  1918.  A  gas  engineer  of 
considerable  experience,  he  has  proved  him- 
self a  public  servant  of  the  highest  type.  Prom- 
inently associated  with  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce, he  is  heart  and  soul  for  the  welfare  of 
those  whom  he  serves. 

Mr.  Johnson  is  an  engineering  graduate  of 
Wisconsin  University. 


HOME  OF  THE  O'BRIEN  VARNISH  CO. 


THE  O'Brien  Varnish  Company  was  found- 
ed in  1878  by  Patrick  O'Brien.  His 
first  product  was  a  finishing  material 
which  was  used  as  a  first  coat  on  buggy  and 
carriage  bodies.  The  immediate  success  of 
this  material  encouraged  Mr.  O'Brien  to  start 
a  small  varnish  making  plant  on  the  site  of 
the  present  factory. 

Since  that  time  the  Company  has  grown 
steadily  and  is  today  one  of  the  oldest  and 
largest  varnish  and  paint  factories  in  America. 
Its  products  are  divided  into  three  classes: 
a  long  list  of  varnishes,  paints,  stains,  enamels 
and  other  materials  commonly  known  as  archi- 
tectural finishes,  designed  for  use  in  build- 
ings of  every  type;  a  complete  line  of  colors 


and  varnishes  for  the  automobile  and  vehicle 
industry  together  with  a  full  line  of  specialty 
goods  for  manufacturers  using  materials  of 
this  kind  on  their  products.  All  products  are 
completely  built  up  from  the  foundation  at 
the  South  Bend  plant. 

The  business  of  the  company  is  now  con- 
ducted by  William  D.  O'Brien  as  President 
of  the  Corporation  and  George  L.  O'Brien 
as  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

The  company  employes  a  large  number  of 
people  in  its  factory  and  office,  together  with 
a  large  organization  of  traveling  representa- 
tives who  sell  in  every  state  in  the  Union. 

Visitors  are  always  welcome  at  the  O'Brien 
nlant. 


C.  A.  SMALL,  C.  L.  SMITH,  ED.  SMITH,  GEO.  D.  SMITH,  H.  S.  SMITH.  JOE  VV.  SMITH,  C.  MONT  SMITH.  R.  R.  SMITH. 
S.  T.  SMITH,  CLEMENT  SMOGOR,  C.  H.  SNOKE,  SAMUEL  SNOKE.  A,  SODERBERG,  D.  A.  SOUTHWORTH.  ALEX  SPARKS. 
U.  G.  SPEED,  G.  O.  SPENCER.  CHAS.  E.  SPETH,  S.  T.  SRIVER,  ELMER  ST.  JOHN,  P.  G.  STAHLEY,  M.  G.  STALEY.  C.  E. 


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THE  NEWS  TIMES 


THE  News-Times  of  today,  an  independent 
newspaper,  pledged  to  a  policy  of  en- 
couragement of  every  good  enterprise 
and  an  unrelenting  foe  of  any  influence  which 
menances  the  welfare  of  either  the  city  or  the 
people,  has  a  history  which  dates  back  to  1853. 
In  that  year  a  weekly  publication,  known  as 
the  FORUM,  was  started  by  Ariel  Luscius 
Draper  and  his  son.  After  various  changes 
of  ownership  and  of  name,  this  paper  finally 
became  the  South  Bend  Times  in  1881,  and 
in  1883  it  came  under  the  editorship  of  John 
B.  Stoll  and  his  partner,  the  late  Charles  A. 
McDonald.  The  News  so  formed  was  founded 
by  the  late  Chauncey  N.  Fassett  as  a  weekly 
paper  in  1887. 

It  was  continued  in  this  form  until  1898 
when  it  was  transformed  into  a  daily  morning 
paper.  The  merger  of  the  Times  and  News 
was  effected  in  1911  by  the  late  Gabriel  R. 
Summers,  and  these  papers  were  pledged  under 
a  single  ownership,  and  since  this  time  have 
published  morning,  evening  and  Sunday  edi- 
tions. 

In  April  of  1917,  Joseph  M.  Stephenson, 
became  publisher.  He  brought  with  him  the 
fine  ambition  to  make  the  paper  of  real  service 
to  the  community,  and  believing  that  the  day 
when  newspapers  could  be  operated  upon  a 
purely  political  basis  had  ended,  brought  to 
it  an  inspiration  for  service  to  the  community 
in  a  much  wider  field  of  service  than  was  per- 
mitted to  purely  political  ordinances. 

The  policy  of  the  News-Times  is  based  upon 
a  complete  confidence  and  faith  in  the  future 
of  South  Bend  and  its  environs,  and  its  real 
aim  has  been  to  assist  in  the  development  of 
the  great  industries  in  which  its  people  are 
engaged.  In  keeping  with  that  spirit,  the 
News-Times  has  kept  abreast  with  every 
modern  development  in  the  mechanical  im- 
provement and  facilities  for  the  publishing 
of  newspapers  of  large  circulation.  Its  me- 
chanical equipment  comprises  the  greatest  im- 
provements and  inventions  necessary  to  the 
rapid    production  and  dehvery  of  its  product. 

It  is  now  housed  in  a  large  building  which 
is  the  property  of  the  company,  and  it  merits 
the  comment  that  it  is  a  pleasant  paper, 
published  under  pleasant  and  comfortable  con- 
ditions. 

No  effort  in  expense  is  spared  in  securing 
the  news  of  the  world  as  it  happens.     Morning 


and  Sunday  editions  carry  the  full  report  of 
an  Associated  Press  leased  wire.  In  the  after- 
noon it  has  the  leased  wire  services  of  both 
the  International  News  Service  and  the  United 
Press.  It  incorporated  into  its  paper  those 
features  which  are  found  only  in  the  large 
metropolitan  papers.  It  believes  that  the 
people  it  serves  are  entitled  to  the  best,  and 
its  constant  endeavor  is  to  secure  for  them 
whatever   may   enlighten,    amuse,    or   inspire. 

The  News-Times  claims  the  unique  distinc- 
tion in  the  newspaper  world  in  that,  while  it 
pubhshes  an  edition  in  the  morning  and  another 
in  the  evening,  its  subscription  lists  do  not 
overlap,  and  it  really  produces  but  one  paper. 
The  division  of  publication  hoiu-s  enables  it 
to  serve  the  entue  community  and  to  deUver 
news  at  its  earliest  possible  moment  over  the 
wide  area  in  which  it  holds  supremacy. 

Mr.  Stephenson  has  surrounded  himself  with 
a  staff  of  executives  who  aie  in  thorough  har- 
mony with  his  policy  of  building  and  who  are 
dedicated  to  his  pledge  of  the  fullest  services 
in  a  most  constructive  manner:  Assistant  Pub- 
lisher, Robert  H.  McAuliffe,  Boyd  Gurley  as 
the  editor,  W.  R.  Armstrong,  advertising  man- 
ager and  R.  W.  Mclnerny,  circulation  manager 
and  C.  M.  Widney  classified  manager.  The 
broad  policy  of  independence  in  political  mat- 
ters, by  no  means  interpreted  as  neutrality 
upon  great  issues,  has  won  for  it  the  complete 
confidence  of  its  readers.  It  is  upon  the  rock 
of  that  confidence  and  in  full  faith,  and  the 
glorious  future  of  this  city  that  the  News- 
Times  is  founded. 

Its  record  of  growth  to  the  point  where  it 
now  has  the  lai-gest  circulation  and  advertising 
patronage  in  Northern  Indiana  is  a  matter  of 
pride,  and  is  taken  as  a  testimonial  to  the  cor- 
reclness  of  its  cardinal  principles. 

It  is  rich  in  the  inheritance  in  ideals  of  strong 
characters,  who  from  time  to  time  served  the 
community  upon  the  different  papers  which 
have  been  drawn  together  into  a  complete 
whole.  It  is  firm  in  the  faith  that  its  broad 
spirit  of  tolerance,  its  kindly  sympathy,  its 
alert  watchfulness,  and  above  all,  its  trust 
and  confidence  in  its  readers,  offers  the  broad- 
est opportimities  for  even  greater  service. 
To  merit  that  confidence  is  its  only  aim.  Its 
sole  hope  is  that  it  may  be  ever  and  always 
an  influence  in  the  lives  of  its  readers  which 
they  will  welcome  as  an  inspiration  to  happier, 
better  and  more  splendid  things. 


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G.  E.  MEYER  &  SON 

Hardware 

FOR  more  than  fifty  years  the  name  Meyer 
has  been  closely  identified  with  the  Hard- 
ware business  in  South  Bend,  it  has  been 
said,  especially  by  the  older  residents  of  this 
community,  that  when  one  thinks  hardware  they 
think  Meyer,  for  the  name  has  been  established 
in  that  business  since  1864  when  Godfrey  E. 
Meyer  and  G.  L.  Poehlman  started  a  Tin  shop 
and  Hardware  Store  at  107  South  Michigan  St. 
This  partnership  continued  imtil  1893,  when 
Mr.  Poehlman  disposed  of  his  interest  to  John 
V.  Meyer  and  the  present  fu-m  name  of  G.  E. 
Meyer  &  Son  was  established  and  in  the  meantime 
they  had  outgiown  their  old  quarters  and  re- 
moved their  store  to  117  North  Mich.  St. 

The  death  of  G.  E.  Meyer  occin-ed  in  1901  and 


John  \.  Meyer  became  sole  owner,  and  con- 
ducted the  business  successfully  and  was  active 
until  his  death  in  1920,  he  was  known  and  con- 
sidered one  of  the  best  informed  hardware  men 
in  the  middle  west.  In  1907  the  business  again 
outgrew  its  quarters  and  the  present  location 
of  115-117  West  Jefferson  Blvd.,  was  taken  and 
its  growth  continued  until  it  is  now  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  complete  retail  Hardware  es- 
tablishments in  this  section. 

S.  R.  Dunnuck  the  present  proprietor  came  to 
the  firm  in  1904  as  office  man  and  later  took 
charge  of  the  Builder's  Hai'dwaie,  making  a 
study  of  the  details  envolved,  and  developed 
this  depaitment  into  what  is  recognized  as  one 
of  the  most  complete  Builder's  Hardware  de- 
partments in  Indiana. 

The  fiim  has  long  been  known  as  importers  of 
fine  Cutlery  and  Kitchen  Wares,  and  the  open- 
ing up  in  1921  of  a  new  Depaitment  of  Athletic 
Goods,  makes  the  store  an  attractive  one  as  well 
as  being  complete  in  all  lines  of  general  heavy 
and  shelf  hardware  goods. 


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STEPHENSON.  JOE  STEPHENSON.  ROME  STEPHENSON,  W.  I 
ECKLEY.  E.  A.  STOLL.  R,  C.  STOLP,  F,  A.  STOVER,  J.  C.  STOVl 


STEELE,  JAMES  S.  STEELE.  B.  C.  STEPHENSON.  F.  A. 
STEWART.  DR.  MYRTLE  STODDARD,  DR,  JOHN  STO- 
R.  S.  G.  STRATIGOS.  C.  F.  STICKLER,  F.  D.  STRIEBEL, 


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KUEHN'S  SHOE  STORE 

The  word  "Kuehn,  "  in  South  Bend, 
is  synonymous  with  the  word  "shoes". 
That  is  Shoes  of  Quality.  In  other  words 
when  one  thinks  of  shoes  the  mind  in- 
stantly connects  up  the  name  of  Paul 
O.  Kuehn  and  his  beautiful  modern  shoe 
store  on  South  Michigan  Street,  because 
here  it  is  you  find  shoes  of  distinctive 
makes  and  quality  for  men  and  women. 

Mr.  Kuehn  changes  his  stock  with 
the  seasons  and  can  always  be  depend- 
ed upon  to  supply  the  best  and  latest 
in  style  and  comfort. 


PAUL  O.    KUEHN 


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THE  OLIVER  HOTEL 


THE  Oliver  Hotel  is  owned  and  managed 
by  Andrew  C.  Weisberg,  who  opens  the 
door  of  hospitality  to  the  people  of  the 
world. 


es  the  100th  An- 


When  South  Bend  celebrat 
niversary  of  its  found- 
ing during  the  summer 
of  1923,  this  world  fam- 
■ed  hotel  will  have  com- 
pleted twenty-two  years 
of  unexcelled  service  to 
the  people  of  all  climes. 

While  South  Bend  has 
been  growing  and  tak- 
ing its  place  among  the 
foremost  cities  of  the 
world  as  a  manufactui- 
ing  center,  the  ()li\ci 
Hotel  Management  has 
been  alive  to  the  needs 
of  the  city  and  has  seen 
to  it  that  "The  Oliver" 
has  taken  its  place  a- 
mong  the  leading  hotels 
of  the  country.  It  is 
the  largest  hotel  in 
South  Bend  and  one  of 
the  finest  hotels  in  the 
United  States. 

Under  the  Oliver  Man- 
agement one  paramount 
standard  is  always  in 
evidence,  the  desire  to 
anticipate  your  wants. 
This  is  noticed  in  the 
arrangement  and  fur- 
nishing of  the  guest 
rooms  and  accommoda- 
tions generally  and  in 
the  service  of  every  department  and  on  the 
part  of  every  employee.  The  guest  is  made  to 
feel  at  home  and  his  comfort  and  enjoyment 
are  of  the  first  concern.  There  is  a  delightful 
atmosphere  of  informality  everywhere  and 
this,  coupled  with  quality  standards  that  are 
unexcelled  anywhere,  has  brought  fame  and 
friends  to  "The  Oliver"  and  created  pleasant 
recollections  in  the  mind  of  the  traveling  pub- 
lic of  the  progressive  city  of  South  Bend. 


ANDREW  G.  WEISBERG 
ner  And  Manager.  Oliver  Hotel 


The  Barber  Shop,  Hair  Dressing  Parlor, 
Valet  Service,  Taxi  Cab  Service,  Public  Sten- 
ographer, News  Stand  and  Billiard  Room  are 
all  in  keeping  with  the  service  standards  of  the 
hotel  and  the  prices  asked  in  all  departments 
are   most  reasonable. 

"Oliver  Cuisine"  is 
noted  everywhere  for  its 
excellence.  The  main 
dining  room  is  said  to 
be  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tifully decorated  and 
best  appointed  dining 
rooms  in  the  United 
States,  while  the  Oliver 
Cafeteria  is  famous 
throughout  the  country 
for  its  delectable  dishes 
and  efficient  service  at 
all  hours. 

No  matter  when  you 
want  to  dine,  "The 
Oliver"  is  all  ready 
for  you.  From  an  early 
breakfast  to  a  late 
"after  the  theatre"  or 
"after  the  dance"  bite, 
you  will  find  ready  for 
you  here  just  the  food 
to  tickle  your  appetite. 

More  than  half  a  mil- 
lion people  dined  at  the 
Oliver  during  the  last 
fiscal  year,  an  average 
of  fourteen  bundled  peo- 
ple each  day,  and  this 
public  attestation  of  the 
excellent  service  assures 
a  policy  that  is  pleasing 
to  Oliver  patrons  at  all  times. 

The  Oliver  Hotel  is  the  meeting  place  of  all 
social  functions  including  dances,  grand  balls, 
card  parties,  etc.,  and  is  the  headquarters  for 
noon  day  luncheons  for  all  the  active  clubs 
in  the  city. 

"Meet  Me  At  The  Oliver"  is  a  South  Bend 
Slogan  in  which  there  is  more  truth  than 
rythm. 


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E.  J.  SUMMERS,  J.  H.  SUNDERLIN.  GEO.  W.  SURGUY,  LEO  SWANK.  JOHN  A.  S\\  ANSON.  CARL  SWANSON.  CARL  SWAN- 
SON.  O.  H.  SWEITZER.  F.  SWINGENDORF.  EDW.  SZAMECKI.  S.  F.  SZCZAPINSKI,  HOMER  TAGGERT.  Q.  N.  TAGGERT. 


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ELECTRIC  POWER  IN  ST.  JOSEPH  VALLEY 


THE  INDIANA  and  Michigan  Electric 
Company  serves  a  population  of  175,- 
000  with  hght  and  power.  The  com- 
munities in  Indiana  supplied  by  the  system 
are  South  Bend,  Mishawaka,  Elkhart,  Ligonier, 
Plymouth,  Lakeville,  LaPaz,  Lydick,  Rolling 
Prairie  and  LaPorte.  The  communities  served 
in  Michigan  are  Niles,  Buchanan,  Galien, 
Three  Oaks,  New  Buffalo,  Berrien  Springs, 
Benton  Harbor,  St.  Joseph,  Watervliet,  Colo- 
ma,  Lakeside,  Baroda,  Eau  Claire,  Constantine, 
Thi-ee  Rivers  and  various  other  smaller  com- 
munities. The  Company  also  furnishes  power 
for  the  city  and  interurban  railways  which 
operate  in  the  districts  covered  by  its  lines. 

The  power  for  this  large  and  comprehensive 
system  is  obtained  from  five  generating  sta- 
tions, all  of  which  are  connected  together  by 
high  tension  transmission  lines  which  enable 
the  five  plants  to  be  operated  together  as  one 
unit  and  to  take  care  of  the  demands  for  light 
and  power  in  whatever  part  of  the  territory 
such  demands  may  arise. 

Four  of  these  plants  are  hydro  electric  and 
one  is  a  steam  plant.  The  hydro  electric 
plants  are  all  located  on  the  St.  Joseph  River, 
and  utilize  the  whole  of  the  stream  flow. 
These  plants  are  situated  at  Elkhart,  Twin 
Branch,  Buchanan  and  Berrien  Springs.  The 
Elkhart  Plant,  built  in  1913,  has  a  maximum 
capacity  of  3500  k.  w.  with  a  head  of  18.5  feet. 
The  head  at  Twin  Branch  averages  23.5  feet 
and  the  installed  capacity  is  5500  k.  w.  At 
Buchanan  the  generators  have  a  capacity  of 
3550  k.  w.,  with  a  head  of  12.5  feet,  and  at 
Berrien  Springs  there  are  four  generators  with 
a  capacity  of  7200  k.  w. 

The  Elkhart  and  Berrien  Springs  hydro 
electric  plants  are  of  recent  construction,  and 
the  Buchanan  and  Twin  Branch  Plants,  which 
are  of  older  date,  have  been  thoroughly  mod- 
ernized in  every  particular.  The  highest  en- 
gineering skill  has  been  devoted  to  insuring 
the  stability  of  the  dams,  and  ample  provis- 
ion has  been  made  to  permit  the  greatest  free- 
dom of  stream  flow  during  flood  conditions. 
An  extensive  improvement  for  this  purpose  at 
Twin  Branch  at  a  cost  of  $175,000.00  was  in- 
itiated this  summer  and  is  rapidly  nearing 
completion. 


The  Company's  largest  customer  is  the  Stude- 
baker  Corporation  which  has  a  demand  of 
8500  k.  w.  and  a  consumption  of  2,500,000 
k.  w.  h.  per  month.  Another  large  customer 
is  the  Chicago,  South  Bend  &  Northern  Indiana 
Railway  Company  which  operates  95  miles  of 
traction  lines  connecting  Goshen,  Elkhart, 
Mishawaka,  South  Bend,  Laporte,  Michigan 
City  and  St.  Joseph.  With  the  exception  of 
a  few  isolated  plants  which  generate  their 
power  from  wood  waste,  the  Indiana  and  Mich- 
igan Electric  Company  furnishes  practically 
all  the  power  which  is  consumed  in  the  St. 
Joseph  Vafley. 

The  output  of  the  system  has  shown  steady 
and  swift  growth.  In  1917  it  was  68,000,000 
k.  w.  h.  The  end  of  1922  is  expected  to  see 
it  130,000,000  k.  w.  h.  The  reliability  of  the 
service  for  a  system  of  this  character  is  not 
surpassed  anywhere  in  the  country. 

The  Indiana  and  Michigan  Electric  Company 
can  be  credited  with  being  a  large  factor  in  the 
building  up  of  all  the  communities  in  the  St. 
Joseph  Valley.  The  low  rates  for  light  and 
power  which  prevail,  have  been  the  means  of 
attracting  and  building  up  the  numerous  and 
diversified  industries  in  the  territory. 

The  Indiana  and  Michigan  property  was 
recently  acquired  by  the  American  Gas  and 
Electric  Company,  a  corporation  which  owns 
and  operates  a  large  number  of  similar  utilities- 
throughout  the  country.  In  becoming  a  part  of 
this  large  organization,  the  identity  of  the  old 
I.  &  M.  Company  will  not  be  submerged  and  the 
standards  of  service  which  it  has  raised  and 
maintained  will  be  in  no  way  reduced.  On  the 
contrary,  its  association  with  the  American 
Gas  &  Electric  Company  will  bring  to  its 
command  the  services  of  a  corps  of  specialists 
which  it  could  not  otherwise  attract,  and  re- 
sources of  every  character  which  formerly 
it  could  not  draw  upon.  This  is  particularly  the 
case  with  reference  to  ability  to  expand  and  to 
meet  and  anticipate,  the  needs  of  this  flourish- 
ing territory  for  light  and  power. 

The  oflicers  of  the  Company  are:  F.  A.  Bryan, 
President;  Thos.  F.  English.  Vice-President; 
Geo.  N.  Tidd,  Vice-President;  L.  C.  Mason, 
Treasurer;  C.  B.  Calvert,  Secretary;  John  Fer- 
guson, General  Superintendent. 


RODNEY  D.  TALCOTT.  TIIAD.  M.  TALCOTT  JR.,  C.  A.  TASIIKR.  A.  M.  TAYLOR.  C.  \V.  TAVl.OK. 
J.  H.  TAYLOR.  J.  W.  TAYLOR.  PETKR  U.  TI:MP0N  liS,  DR.  C.  C.  TKRRY.  A.  B.  THIELENS.  C.  J.  TUO: 
E.  C.  THOMPSON.  B.  A.  THORNTON,  GEO.  THURN,  G.  E.  TIMMONS,  D.  H,  TOBOLSKI,  FRANK  C. 


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GEORGE  WYMAN  &  CO. 


Established  In  1860 

JANUARY  1st,  1923,  the  old  and  established 
business  of  George  Wyman  &  Co.  was  taken 
over  by  the  organization  which  had  managed 
the  business  since  Mr.  Wyman's  death  in  1913. 
The  new  organization  has  as  its  president  INIr. 
Herbert  Eldredge,  who  has  been  General 
Manager  of  the  business  since  1898.  Mr. 
Donald  H.  Eldredge,  Vice-President,  will  con- 
tinue as  Advertising  and  Sales  Manager, 
positions  which  he  has  filled  since  1919.  Mr. 
John  J.  Gehring,  Secretary,  continues  as  con- 
troller, a  position  he  has  held  for  a  portion  of 
the  21  years  service  he  has  given  the  company. 
Mr.  Charles  E.  Speth,  who  has  been  in  the 
continuous  employ    of  George  Wyman  &  Co. 


Incorporated  In  1922 

for  27  years,  continues  as  Superintendent  and 
Credit  Manager  and  is  Treasurer  of  the  new 
corporation.  The  other  directors  aie  ^Ir. 
Frank  W.  Fritzer,  Mr.  Frank  A.  Stevens  and 
Mr.  David  Gemberling,  who  have  had  re- 
sponsible departmental  positions  for  a  number 
of  years. 

The  store  was  established  on  August  14th, 
1860,  by  George  Wyman  and  has  had  a  steady 
growth  from  the  beginning,  increasing  its 
selling  space  with  the  increase  in  population 
of  the  city  and  siurounding  country.  For  62 
years  it  has  been  the  standard  for  dependable 
merchandise.     The    unusual    growth    of    the 


ULKA.  M.  TOMASZEWSKI,  GEORGE  TOTH.  J.  R.  TOWNSEND.  A.  TROEGER,  THEO.  TSIOLIS.  F.  B.  TUPPER.  OTTO  C. 
TURLEY,  BEN  TURNOCK,  HAL  G.  VAN  AIKEN.  GERARD  VAN  DYKE,  WM.  VANDERBUSCH.  M.  S.  VAN  VALKENBUGH  . 
GEO.  O.  VESEY,  J.  A.  VARIER,  CIIAS.  VARRAS,  C.  G.  VEIT.  DR.  C.  R.  VICKERY,  CHARLES  U,  VINSON,  II.  R.  WAIR.  H- 


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company  in  the  past  24  years  has  been  due 
to  speciaHzed  methods  of  distributing  merchan- 
dise through  an  efficient  organization. 

From  a  single  room  in  1860,  the  store  en- 
larged its  quarters  in  1870,  and  again  in  1873, 
when  it  built  the  original  section  of  its  present 
location.  Additional  store  rooms  were  added 
in  1905  and  1919.  Also  during  the  year  1919 
a  Daylight  Basement  was  built  which  has  in- 
terested merchants  from  almost  every  corner 
of  this  section. 

In  1923  additional  space  in  the  new  Ameri- 
can Trust  Co.,  Building  will  be  taken  over. 
The  entire  third  floor  for  the  drapery  depart- 
ment with  modern  work-room.  The  fourth 
floor  for  employes  lunch  and  rest  room. 
A  portion  of  the  second  floor  for  alteration 
work  room,  —  adding  about  7000  square  feet  of 
floor  space. 


H.  W.  ELDBEDGE 


HOME  OK   PEI.RLESS  I'ATTER^    WORKS 

H.  T.  HERziG  WOOD  AND  METAL  PATTERNS 

MATCH    PLATES  AND  WOOD   SPECIALTIES 
TELEPHONE  MAIN  832  ESTIMATES  ON  REQUEST 

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ELBEL  BROS. 

The  House  of  Music. 


THE  history  of  Music  in  South  Bend  began 
71  years  ago  with  the  family  of 
Elbels.  Through  three  generations, 
continuous  devotion  to  high  ideals — both  artis- 
tically and  commercially — has  made  the  name 
"Elbel"  synonomous  with  "Music"  for  fifty 
miles  around.  The  primai-y  purpose  of  this 
family  has  always  been  to  promote  good 
music,  and  through  its  finest  means  of  interpre- 
tation, create  a  desire  for  better  forms  of  music. 
Whenever  good  music  was  desired,  the  Elbel 
Brothers  were  called  upon — bands,  orchestras, 
playing  church  organs,  directing  of  choruses  and 
choirs,  etc. 

The  happiness  of  the  home  is  unquestionably 
brightened  by  the  daily  influence  of  Music.  The 
high  purpose  of  the  Elbel  Bros.  Music  House 
is  to  put  good  instruments  into  the  homes 
of  South  Bend,  Mishawaka  and  surrounding 
territory.  When,  37  years  ago,  the  second  gen- 
eration of  this  remarkable  family  decided  to  es- 
tablish a  retail  Music  Store,  their  ideals  and 
knowledge  of  tone  were  so  highly  cultivated  that 
nothing  short  of  the  world's  finest  makes  of 
Pianos  could  they  conscientiously  sell  and  recom- 
mend. The  best  factories  of  the  industry, 
recognizing  the  extreme  Musical  prestige  of  the 
Elbel  name,  have  always  been  anxious,  therefore, 
to  give  exclusive  representation  of  their  pro- 
ducts to  this  store. 

Never  standing  still,  but  always  a  pace 
ahead  of  the  growth  of  the  city,  this  store 
today  occupies  four  complete  floors — a  mod- 
ern Music  House  equalling  anything  in  the 
central  west — displaying  hundreds  of  instru- 
ments. Mr.  Lorenz  Elbel,  nearing  his  nine- 
tieth birthday,  is  "South  Bend's  dean  of 
Musicians."  Richard  Elbel  (founder  and 
president  of  the  firm  of  Elbel  Bros.)  and  Rob- 
ert Elbel  (secretary  and  treasurer) — sons  of 
Lorenz  Elbel — are  still  very  actively  engaged 
in  the  business,  and  its  progress  is  largely  due 
to  their  foresight  and  high  ideals  that  this  in- 
stitution has  grown  to  such  large  proportions. 
Donald  Elbel  (son  of  Richard — third  genera- 
tion) entered  the  business  eight  years  ago, 
and  through  strict  application  and  inherent 


ability  has  advanced  to  its  general  manager- 
ship— inaugurating  modern  methods  which 
have  increased  the  business  to  a  plane  far 
above  the  ordinary. 

Success  can  only  be  measured  by  performance, 
and  good  will,  built  by  years  of  square  dealing — 
attempting  never  to  violate  the  confidence  of  a 
single  customer.  Therefore,  Elbel  Bros,  point 
proudly  to  a  clientele  of  15,000  homes  into  which 
they  have  sold  their  fme  Pianos,  Pianolas,  Duo- 
Art  Reproducing  Pianos  and  Victrolas.  This 
overwhelming  proof  of  public-confidence  is  their 
greatest  rewai'd  for  untiring  effort  and  strict 
application  to  the  development  of  good  music 
in  this  locaUty. 

The  third  generation  of  the  Original  Elbel 
family  is  progi-essively  helping  to  "carry  on" 
this  big  institution,  which  is  today  the  largest 
and  most  complete  music  store  in  the  state  of 
Indiana.  With  the  strong  policies  and  solid 
foundation  of  this  firm  and  the  strong  personnel 
of  their  organization,  we  feel  safe  in  saying  that 
during  the  next  71  years  the  House  of  Elbel 
Bros,  will  grow  and  because  of  service  rendered, 
will  continue  to  dominate  this  community  as  the 
outstanding  Musical  Force. 


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Music  is  the  one  univeisal  language  understood  and  loved  by  all  regardless  of  nationality  or  creed. 
A  touch  of  Music  has  the  power  to  lighten  the  heart  or  draw  a  tear.  Music  is  a  "mood  changer"  —all 
human  emotions  find  in  Music  their  paramount  opportunity  for  adequate  expression. 


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WAR 
The  House 

SOME  people  are  born  great,  some  achieve 
greatness,  and  others  have  greatness  thrust 
upon  them.  Samuel  H.  Ward,  head  of 
"WARD'S,"  The  House  of  Style,  belongs  to 
the  first  two  classes. 

Being  naturally  endowed  with  a  quick  per- 
ception and  executive  ability  he  visited  South 
Bend  two  years  ago  seeking  a  business  location. 
He  found  a  splendid  city  located  in  the  center 
of  our  national  population;  a  city  of  over  twenty 
thousand  homes  with  beautiful  parks,  schools 
and  churches:  a  city  located  in  the  center  of 
the  St.  Joseph  Valley  with  a  thickly  populated 
country-side  and  surrounded  by  thriving  towns 
and  villages;  a  city  of  exceptional  transporta- 
tion facilities  in  all  directions  with  good  auto- 
mobile roads  throughout  the  valley;  a  city 
whose  diversified  manufacturers  had  already 
become  "World  Famed"'  with  thousands  of 
people  employed  in  the  manufacture  of  their 
products;  a  city  whose  people  had  not  felt  the 
depression  which  had  existed  in  other  places 
and  whose  population  showed  a  steady  in- 
crease. It  was  enough:  Mr.  Ward  was  alive 
to  the  great  possibilities  of  the  city  as  a  trading 
center  and  decided  forthwith  to  cast  his  lot 
with  those  interested  in  the  development  of  a 
greater  South  Bend. 

The  beautiful  white  store  at  226  S.  Michi- 
gan St.,  known  as  "WARD'S"  The  House  of 
Style,  one  of  the  largest  Ladies'  Apparel  Stores 
in  the  country,  and  the  wonderful  patronage 


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Of  Style 

it  enjoys  from  the  ladies  of  the  St.  Joseph 
Valley  is  a  high  tribute  to  the  business  judg- 
ment of  Mr.  Ward  when  he  decided  toMocate 
in  South  Bend. 

The  building  of  this  beautiful  store,  however, 
was  by  no  means  the  end  of  Mr.  Ward's  task. 
He  gathered  a  wonderful  organization  to  keep 
his  store  stocked  with  the  very  finest  merchan- 
dise and  the  newest  styles,  and  above  all, 
an  organization  which  carries  out  the  slogan 
of  his  success,  "give  the  people  a  dollar's  worth 
for  a  dollar." 

The  Ward  Store  carries  every  thing  in  wear- 
ing apparel  for  women.  Their  buyers  are 
always  in  the  market  looking  for  new  things 
and  their  volume  of  business  is  sufficiently 
large  to  enable  them  to  be  first  in  presenting 
the  newest  creations  which  are  in  demand. 
For  this  reason  it  is  called  "The  House  of 
Style." 

The  store  is  under  the  management  of  Mans- 
field P.  Rose,  who  joined  "Ward's"  Inc.,  five 
years  ago,  coming  from  George  Bernard's,  35 
S.  State  St..  Chicago. 

The  ready-to-wear  department  is  managed 
by  Francis  J.  Vogt,  who  has  had  ten  yeais' 
experience  in  that  line,  being  buyer  for  Carson, 
Pkie  Scott  and  other  firms. 

The  officers  of  Ward's  incorporated,  are 
S.  H.  Ward,  President;  M.  P.  Rose,  Vice-Pres- 
ident and  J.  Ginsberg,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


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ADLFR  BROTHERS  INC. 

A  STORE  FOR  MEN  AND  BOYS 

107-109  South  Michigan  St.  108  West  Washington  St. 

Since  1884 


There  is  no  one  store  that  better  empha- 
sizes the  metropohtan  spirit  of  South  Bend, 
than  Adler  Brothers,  the  representative  men's 
store  of  Northern  Indiana.  It  has  been  lo- 
cated on  the  west  side  of  Michigan  and  the 
north  side  of  Washington  streets  since  1884, 
but  the  store  of  today  is  vastly  different  from 
the  store  of  that  period.  It  is  a  store  that 
ranks  with  the  very  best  of  its  kind  in  the 
country.  It  is  equipped  with  the  very  new- 
est and  best  of  store  fixtures,  all  in  the  Jacob- 
ean period  design,  beautifully  finished. 

The   entire   first  floor  is   devoted   to  hats 
and    haberdashery    for    men.     The    entire 
second  floor  to  men's  and  young  men's  cloth- 
ing and  the  entire  third  floor  is  given  over  to 


the  boys  and  children's  department. 

In  each  of  the  different  departments  is  to 
be  found  the  very  best  of  merchandise  and 
the  very  newest  that  the  markets  afford. 

Years  ago,  Adler  Brothers  adopted  a' busi- 
ness policy  of  offering  for  sale  only  dependable 
merchandise  which  they  could  absolutely 
guarantee.  This  policy  has  been  rigidly 
adhered  to  ever  since  with  the  result  that  the 
public  has  come  to  know  that  an  Adler  Bro- 
thers' label  on  any  article  of  men's  or  boys' 
wear  is  a  certificate  of  quality  of  the  highest 
grade.  Another  reason  for  the  ever  growing 
popularity  of  this  store  is  the  fact  that  their 
goods  are  always  sold  at  the  very  lowest  con- 
sistent price. 


WAGMAN,  CHAS.  WAGONKR,  L.  A.  WALKER.  C.  WALTKR,  H.  J.  WALTER,  B.  S.  WALTERS.  GEO.  W.  WENDEL.  C.  C.  WARD 
C.  L.  WARNER,  E.  B.  WARNER,  FRANK  B.  WARNER,  WM.  WARNER,  W  M,  C,  WARNER,  E,  V.  WARREN.  F.  H.  WARREN. 
G,  W,  WATERS.  W.  W.  WATERSON,  CHAS.  P.  WATTLES,  WILL  IL  WEA\  ER.  J.  B,  WEBER.  RALPH  W.  WEBSTER,  FRED 


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THE  PALACE 

THE   NEW  HOiME  OF  THE  ORPHEUM  THEATRE  VAUDEVILLE 


WITH  llic  opening  of  the  new  Palace 
'I'lieatic  there  is  relUx-led  in  this  hand- 
some. iniliit)n  (loiiar  structure  a  civ- 
ic pride  in  providing  South  Bend  with  a  more 
ade(juate  liieatn^  for  tiie  big  vaudeville  attrac- 
tions that  an>  engaged  for  this  city  starting  with 
the  fortlu'oniing  season. 

The  Orpheum  Theatre  is  no  longer  able  to 
lake  care  of  the  great  vaudevilleciientel  of  this 
city.  That  portion  of  the  amusement  seeking 
public  has  outgrown  in  number  lh(>  facilities 
provided  by  the  old  playhouse.  And  to  pro- 
mote an  even  greater  interest  in  variety  amuse- 
ment than  has  been  manifested  heretofore,  a 
more  spacious,  more  modern  and  more  beauti- 
ful playhouse  has  been  (hHlicaled  to  the  pub- 


Vaudeville  in  South  Bend  became  an  institu- 
tion when  the  Orpheum  Theatre  was  opened 
here  in  1910.  It  has  run  continuously  for  the 
last  twelve  years,  and  the  eYoluti(m  that  has 
taken  place  is  even  greater  than  the  dreams  of 
its  promoters.  In  this  short  space  of  time  there 
has  been  built  up  a  remarkable  patronage  seek- 
ing entertainment  in  the  variety  of  the  theatre. 

Vaudeville  claims  as  its  enthusiasts  people 
in  every  walk  of  life.  It  is  the  most  democratic 
form  of  theatrical  amusement.  Its  programs 
are  so  diversified  that  every  taste  is  satisfied. 
And  it  is  (liveisily  that  llu>  thealre-goer  wants. 
As  Wood  row  \N  ilsun  said  while  he  was  President : 
"People  (and  iVIr.  Wilson  was  proud  to  number 
himself  among  that  vast  army  of  Americans) 
go  to  vaudeville  theatres  because  they  want 
diversity,  a  mingling  of  things  they  like". 

To  this  city  have  come  some  of  the  foremost 
exponents  of  the  varied  arts  in  vaudeville,  and 
the  forthcoming  season  will  bring  evenagieat- 
er  galaxy  of  stage  luminaries  than  have  ever  be- 


fore been  presented  here.  It  is  the  actor's  de- 
sire to  entertain  the  audience  that  best  appre- 
ciates his  efforts,  and  that  is  the  reason  so  many 
celebrities  from  the  dramatic,  musical  comedy 
and  motion  picture  stages  have  become  stars 
in  vaudeville. 

A  new  policy  of  operat  ion  has  been  announced 
with  the  opening  of  the  Palace.  Instead  of  giv- 
ing a  straight  vaudeville  program  with  inci- 
dental screen  news,  as  were  shown  at  the  Or- 
pheum, there  will  be  even  bigger  vaudeville  at- 
tractions and  a  feature  photoplay,  with  news 
and  comedy  reels  additional  each  week. 

The  greatest  attractions  in  vaudeville  will 
play  South  Bend  starting  this  season.  As  con- 
spicuous in  entertaining  value  as  former  vaude- 
ville seasons  have  been  here,  the  opening  of  the 
Palace  Theatre  will  mark  a  new  era  in  the 
standai'd  of  vaudeville  to  be  provided  this  city. 
Booking  arrangements  with  the  Keith  and  allied 
vaudeville  interests  have  been  perfected  where- 
by this  city  is  to  secure  their  most  meritorious 
attractions,  and  nothing  will  be  spared  to  main- 
tain this  standard  permanently. 

The  photoplay  programs  will  be  as  preten- 
tious as  any  ofTered  in  theatres  devoted  exclu- 
sively to  motion  picture  shows.  The  most  pop- 
ular stars  of  the  screen  will  be  shown  in  their 
latest  releases,  and  news  and  comedy  reels  will 
intersperse  the  picture  programs. 

With  a  seating  capacity  of  2,700,  the  new 
Palace  Theatre  is  able  to  meet  all  the  require- 
ments occasioned  by  the  wonderful  expansion 
of  South  Bend.  W^ith  its  consistently  low  prices, 
the  innovations  of  modern  theatre  building  and 
the  comforts  that  are  v>rovided  its  patrons,  there 
will  be  added  by  this  new  theatre  another  great 
epoch  in  the  amusement  history  of  this  thriving 
nuniicipality. 


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THE  PALACE  THEATRE  CORPORATION 


WHEN  Pierre  NaVarre  built  his  log  cabin 
in  1820,  it  marked  an  important  epoch 
in  history.     He  was  the  first  white  man 
to  construct  a  building  where  South  Bend  now 
stands  and  establish  a  business  enterprise  which 
was  the  beginning  of  our  present  development. 

One  hundred  years 
later  when  Jacob 
Handelsman  visited 
the  thriving  city  of 
South  Bend,  he  saw 
with  a  comprehensive 
understanding  its 
wonderful  progress  in 
commerce  and  indust- 
ry, and  with  that  far- 
sighted  vision  almost 
prophetic,  he  was  in- 
spired with  its  future 
possibilities  for  a 
greater  expansion. 
This  inspiration  re- 
sulted in  the  con- 
struction of  the  Black 
stone  and  Palace 
Theatres. 

These  magnificent 
Palaces  of  Amuse- 
ment are  recognized 
as  being  among  the 
finest  in  the  Uniled 
States  and  in  this,  the 
One  Hundredth  Anni- 
versary of  the  found- 
ing of  South  Bend, 
they  mark  distinct 
epochs  in  the  history 
of  theatrical  construc- 
tion for  both  the 
speaking  stage  and 
for  the  presentation  of  photoplays. 

Their  completion  is  the  fulfillment  of  Mr. 
Handelsman's  high  ideals  and  for  which  he 
now  receives  the  laudation  of  a  satisfied  pub- 
lic. 

Mr.  Handelsman  is  a  man  of  great  energy 
and  action  and  his  business  ability  is  of  that 


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Secy-Treas.   Palace 


high  standard  which  is  only  developed  in  the 
school  of  experience.  He  has  an  abiding  faith 
in  the  continuous  upbuilding  of  South  Bend 
and  the  throngs  which  patronize  these  play- 
houses, attest  the  soundness  of  his  judgment — 
that  a  city  of  over  twenty  thousand  homes,  is 
a  city  whose  population  will  support  the  very 
best  there  is  in  theat- 
rical amusements. 

In  the  formation  of 
the  Palace  Theatre 
Corporation,  which 
also  controls  and  op- 
erates the  Oliver  The- 
atre, Mr.  Handels- 
man has  permanent- 
ly identified  himself 
with  the  upbuilding 
of  the  city,  and  has 
surrounded  himself 
with  a  Board  of  Di- 
rectors of  prominence 
and  efficiency.  Mr. 
Edgar  C.  Smith,  of  the 
Kimball  Piano  Co., 
Chicago,  is  President; 
Judge  Samuel  Pai-ker, 
prominent  South 
Bend  Attorney,  Vice 
President,  Jacob 
Handelsman,  Secre- 
tary and  Treasurer ; 
John  C.  Ellsworth, 
merchant  and  capit- 
alist; Louis  J.  Oilier, 
formerly  Vice  Presi- 
dent of  the  Stude- 
baker  Corporation, 
capitalist:  E.  H. 
Miller,  President, 
American  Trust  Co., 

and   Haines  Egbert,    President  of  the  Elkhart 

County  Trust  Company. 

The  new  million  dollar  Palace  Theatre  just 
opened  to  the  pubhc,  is  of  the  Spanish  Re- 
naissance Architecture  with  a  frontage  of  109 
feet  faced  with  white  tile  and  delicate  colored 
furnishings.     It    has    a    seating    capacity    of 


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W.  WICIDMAN.  A.  C.  WEISBERG.  CHAS.  WEISS.  EDWARD  P.  WEISS,  H.  WEISS,  G.  K.  WELCH.  F.  IT.  WELLINGTON, C.  E. 
WELLS,  E.  E,  WELLS,  JOS.  WENTLAND,  II.  C.  WEPPLER,  L.  H.  WERT,  H.  E.  WESTERVELT.  G.  H.  WHEELOCK,  HARRY 
WHEELOCK,  WHERRETT  AND  ALTFELD.  L.  C.  WHITCOMB,  J.  E.  WHITE.  L.  E.  WHITE,  WM.  J.  WHITE,  O.  J,  WHIT- 


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EDGAR  C.  SMITH 


EUGENE  H.  MILLER 


SAMUEL  PVRKKR 
Vice-President 


HAINES  EGBERT 


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2700,  the  lower  floor  and  boxes  having  a  capa- 
city of  1400.  The  general  scheme  of  interior 
decorations  furnished  by  Marshall  Field  &  Co., 
of  Chicago,  is  most  pleasing  to  the  eye.  Old 
ivory  high-lighted  with  blue  and  gold  predomi- 
nate. Over  a  thousand 
yards  of  velvet  plush 
of  deep  garnet  color 
soften  the  outlines  of 
stage,  doors  and  win- 
dows. This  luxurious 
material  has  been  used 
for  the  curtains  of  the 
stage  which  open  in 
the  center  and  are 
drawn  back  in  beauti- 
ful folds  to  the  sides. 
Festooned  valences 
with  cascades  are  used 
on  the  great  windows 
of  the  lobby  and  on  the 
smaller  windows  of  the 
interior.  All  the  walls 
are  wrapped  in  this 
soft  silk  plush.  The 
teaser  curtains  of  the 
stage  are  also  of  this 
material  and  they  are 
richly  appHqued  in  an 
intricate  design.  The 
garnet  plush  hangings 
are  all  lined  with  heavy 
satin  of  a  deep  gold 
color  and  a  broad  fringe 
of  the  same  tone  of 
gold  finishes  the  edges  of  the  draperies. 

Every  detail  of  the  theatre  has  been  sup- 
plied to  meet  the  comfort  of  the  patrons.  The 
seats  are  upholstered  in  leather  with  air  cush- 
ions and  blend  harmoniously  with  the  decora- 
tions. There  is  a  play  room  for  children  in 
charge  of  a  competent  nurse.  A  retiring  room 
for  women  equipped  with  writing  tables  and 
telephone  and  with  a  maid  in  attendance. 
There  is  also  a  smoking  room  for  men. 

The  theatre  is  well  equipped  with  fiie 
escapes  and  has  25  exits. 

The   lighting   system    is    one   of  the   most 


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Contractors  for  Construction    Palace  Theati 


complete  installed  in  any  theatre.  It  has 
over  12,000  electric  bulbs  which  carry  a  ciu:- 
rent  of  over  1000,000  kilowatts  a  day  when  in 
full  operation.  Most  magnificent  of  all  the 
lights  are  the  three  regal  chandeliers  which 
hang  in  the  foyer.  They 
are  of  bronze  and  crys- 
tal, ropes  of  crystal 
festooning  the  old  gold 
frame  work.  Each 
holds  145  electric  bulbs 
so  arranged  that  the 
effect  is  that  of  an  im- 
mense spai'kling  globe 
of  light. 

The  lighting  of  the 
stage  is  an  entirely  in- 
dependent system.  It 
consists  of  1 1,000  lamps 
which  are  used  in  the 
borders  and  foot  lights 
and  in  addition  four 
spot  lights  hidden  in 
front  of  the  balcony 
and  operated  from  the 
stage. 

The  stage  has  a  54 
foot  opening  under  the 
proscenium  and  is  109 
feet  from  wall  to 
wall.  The  width  is  64 
feet  having  a  capacity 
sufficient  to  stage  the 
very  largest  scenic  pro- 
ductions or  grand  opera.  It  is  equipped  with 
an  asbestos  fire  curtain  automatically  con- 
trolled and  connected  with  auto-sprinklers  and 
fire  alarm  boxes  which  protects  the  auditorium. 

The  dressing  room  arrangement  is  as  com- 
plete as  that  of  any  modern  theatre,  being 
patterned  after  the  State-Lake,  Chicago. 
Fourteen  dressing  rooms,  all  with  outside 
windows,  are  equipped  with  shower  baths  and 
every  modern  convenience  for  the  comfort  of 
the  performers.  There  are  special  rooms  for 
animal  acts;  large  property  rooms;  a  musicians' 
room  and  a  green  room,  where  the  performers 
can  meet  and  find  recreation  between  perform- 


MER,  THOS.  WILLIAMS,  A.  R.  WILLIAMS,  HARRY  WILLIAMS,  EDMUND  WILLS,  A.  O.  WILSON,  C.  E.  WILSON,  DR.  J. 
L.  WILSON.  W.  N.  WITTNER.  O.  J.  WITTNER,  GEO.  WITWER,  A.  A.  WOLFE.  F.  E.  WOLFE,  JOSEPH  WOLF,  H,  S,  WOLFF 
GEO.  E.  WOLF,  JACOB  WOLVERTON.  ROMAN  WOODKA,  GUY  V.  WOOD,  L.  A.  S.  WOOD,  K.  WOODFORD,  W.  H.  WOOLUMS 


ances.  The  entire  theatre  is  connected  with 
the  stage  manager's  station  by  a  telephone 
system,  as  is  each  dressing  room.  An  individ- 
ual call  board  will  be  used  to  summon  the  per- 
formers. An  innovation  will  be  the  electrical 
annunciators,  located  on  each  side  of  the  pro- 
scenium arch,  making  the  program  announce- 
ment by  name  instead  of  letter.  There  aie 
two  new  Kimball  pianos  on  the  stage  and 
another  one  in  the  orchestra  pit. 

A  Kimball  Pipe  Organ  costing  $25,000.00 
built  especially  for  the  Palace  Theatre,  is  of  a 
distinctive  type  and  is  replete  with  all  musical 
devices  and  effects. 

The  new  Palace  Theatre  is  now  a  completed 
reality,  a  mammoth,  palatial  playhouse  of 
splendor,  comfort  and  safety.  It  is  a  credit 
to  the  city  of  South  Bend  and  a  tribute  to 
its  prosperity  and  progress.  Majestic  in  all 
its  grandeur  it  stands  today  as  a    monument 


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o  the  ability  and  wisdom  of  Jacob  Handelsman 
and  his  associates  including  the  following  prom- 
inent men  and  firms  who  aided  in  its  con- 
struction and  equipment. 

J.S.  Aroner,  of  Chicago,  Architect  of  Building; 
Kalph  Sollitt  &  Sons  Construction  Co.,  of  Chi- 
cago, general  contractors  for  the  construction  of 
building;  Charles  H.  Law,  of  Chicago,  installed 
the  heating,  plumbing  and  ventilating  system; 
Schmidt  Bros,  of  Gaiy.  Ind.,  Tile  ,  Art  Marble 
and  Cement  work;  John  Beyrer  &  Sons  Roof- 
ing Co.,  of  South  Bend,  the  roofing;  J.  C. 
Lauber  &  Co.,  of  South  Bend,  galvanized  iron 
work,  sheet  metal  and  canopy ;  George  J.  Hoff- 
man Co.,  of  South  Bend,  excavating;  C.  H.  De- 
Frees,  of  South  Bend,  Builders  supplies,  Smogor 
Lumber  Co.,  of  South  Bend,  lumber;  Staples 
&  Hildebrand,  of  South  Bend,  Lime  and 
Cement,  and  faced  brick;  Meyers  Hardware 
Co.  of  South  Bend,  hardware;  Marshall  Field 


JOHN  J.  WOLVERTON.  V.  W.  WOODRUFF.  I>.  J.  WOODWORTH,  JOHN  WORDEN.  O.  C.  WORSLEY.  W.  J.  WRIGHT.  JOHN 
G.  YEAGLEY,  J.  E.  YOCAM.  BERT  J.  ZAHAREK.  E.  A.  ZEITLER.  E.  S.  ZELTNER.  S.  ZIFFRIN.  CHAS.  ZIGLEH.  JAMES  L. 
ZIGLER.  G.  W.  ZIGI.ER,  JOHN  M.  ZIGLER.  C.  ZIMMER.  ZI  MMER   AND   D\UBACHER.    REV.  A.  ZUBOWICZ. 


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&  Co.,  of  Chicago,  Interior  decorations  and 
furnishings;  South  Bend  Glass  Co.,  of  South 
Bend,  glass;  Toledo  Wire  and  Iron  Works,  of 
Toledo,  Ohio,  furnished  all  the  ornamental  iron 
work  and  Grille  Work;  Midland  Terra  Cot- 
ta  Co.,  of  Chicago,  Architectural  Terra  Cot- 
ta ;  The  Kawneer  Co.,  Niles  Michigan,  glass  and 
copper  fronts;  Albert  Pick  &  Co.,  of  Chicago, 
velvet  carpets;  The  J.  C.  Ellsworth  Store,  of 
South  Bend,  Box  and  Loge  chairs;  Steele 
Fuiniture  Co.,  of  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan, 
upholstered  leather  air-cushioned  opera  chairs. 

Interior  Decorations  and  Furnishings 

by 

Marshall  Field  &  Co.,  Chicago. 

The  interior  decorations  and  furnishings 
which  add  the  finishing  touches  to  the  Palace 
Theatre  were  executed  by  the  expert  interior 
decorators  of  Marshall  Field  &  Company.  This 
work  was  done  in  cooperation  with  the  Or- 
pheuni  Circuit;  and  reflects,  in  its  decora- 
tions and  furnishings,  a  treatment  similar  to 
that  which  is  characteristic  of  this  group  of 
theatres. 

To  actually  accomplish  this  charmingly 
distinctive  type  of  interior  decorating  is  a 
soui-ce  of  genuine  satisfaction  to  the  organiza- 
tions which  have  done  the  work;  and  the  de- 
corations and  furnishings  themselves  aie  silent 
but  visible  factors  which  will  delight  and  im- 
press with  the  beauty  of  their  surroundings 
the  thousands  who  will  patronize  this  theatre. 

Marshall  Field  &  Company,  through  their 
Contract  Bmeau,  have  planned  and  executed 
the  interior  decorations  and  furnishings  for  many 
theatres,  ranging  from  the  small  and  modest 
to  the  large  and  pretentious.  The  Chicago 
Theatre,  recently  opened  to  the  public  in 
Chicago,  is  an  excellent  example  of  the  latter. 

Each  type  of  theatre  requires  its  own  dis- 
tinctive type  of  interior  decorations  and  furn- 
ishings. This  individual  method  of  treatment 
not  only  presupposes  the  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge of  technical  experts,  but  also  assures  a 
finished  interior  that  is  in  keeping  with  the 
distinctive  function  of  each  particular  play- 
house.    Such    is   the   problem   that    confronts 


every    serious-minded    architect    and    interior 
decorator. 

In  a  very  real  sense  of  the  word,  the  archi- 
tect is  the  forerunner  of  the  interior  decorator. 
He  draws  the  plans  for  the  background  which 
not  only  serves  as  the  foundation  of  the  in- 
terior decorator's  color  scheme,  but  also  pro- 
vides the  various  openings  which  are  to  be 
artistically  framed  or  hung  with  draperies. 
The  successful  decorator,  therefore,  is  the  man 
who  actually  interprets  and  puts  into  form  and 
color  the  ideals  which  are  latent  in  the  archi- 
tecture of  every  building. 

The  Palace  Theatre  Building  and  the  Stores 
and  Ball  Room  adjacent  to  same  now  under 
construction  was  designed  by  J.  S.  Aroner  & 
Co.,  Architects  and  Engineers. 

Mr.  Aroner  attempted  to  give  South  Bend 
a  Theatre  and  Ball  Room  designed  on  par 
with  the  finest  structures  of  their  respective 
kind,  a  lasting  Monument  to  South  Bend. 

Mr.  Aroner's  past  twenty-two  years  ex- 
perience as  an  Architect  and  Engineer  in  de- 
signing many  successful  public  and  private 
structures  has  made  him  one  of  the  foremost 
men  in  the  profession.  He  has  now  under 
construction  the  new  Regent  Theatre  at  Grand 
Rapids,  Michigan,  and  various  other  build- 
ings of  a  commendable  nature  throughout 
the  country. 

Mr.  C.  H.  Law,  whose  place  of  business  is 
located  on  South  State  Street,  Chicago,  111., 
has  a  wide  reputation  as  an  expert  in  the  in- 
stallation of  steam  heating  and  power  plants 
and  plumbing  and  ventilating  systems. 

During  the  past  thirty  years  his  work  has 
taken  him  to  the  largest  jobs  in  many  cities 
the  latest  being  the  installation  of  the  heating, 
plumbing  and  ventilating  system  in  the  new 
Palace  Theatre  at  South  Bend,  Ind. 

The  system  installed  in  the  Palace  Theatre 
is  one  of  the  most  complete  and  scientific 
ventilating  installations  to  be  found  in  any 
theatre  of  the  United  States,  as  the  air  cooling 
and  purifying  equipment  meets  the  most 
advanced  scientific  requirements  for  modern 
theatre    ventilation. 


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For  many  years  Mr.  Law  has  been  recog- 
nized as  an  expert  on  all  matters  relating  to 
sanitary  installations  and  because  of  his  wide 
experience  along  these  lines  his  work  will  now 
be  found  in  many  of  the  lai-ger  theatres  of 
the  country  including  the  new  Roosevelt 
Theatre,  Chicago,  the  Capitol  Theatre  at 
Cincinnatti  and  also  large  hotels  like  the  La- 
Fayette  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  the  Hyde 
Park  Hotel  in  Chicago. 

South  Bend  Glass  Works 

This  new  South  Bend  industry  is  rapidly 
pushing  to  the  front  in  its  particular  line  of 
work  and  is  becoming  a  factor  in  the  building 
expansion  of  the  city. 

The  company  caters  exclusively  to  glass 
work,  making  a  specialty  of  metal  and  wood 
sash  work  and  metal  store  fronts.  Its  recent 
contracts  of  note  have  been  made  with  the 
Palace  Theatre,  LaSalle  Hotel,  Buchanan 
High  School.  Tribune  Building  and  the  new 
plant  of  the  Oliver  Chilled  Plow  Works. 

The  officers  of  the  company  are:  F.  H.  Hoyne, 
Pres;  C.  H.  Beyrer,  Vice-Pres;  W.  Wilson, 
Sec'y;   H.  H.  Beyrer,  Treasurer. 


C.  H.  Defrees  is  the  oldest  Mason  Supply 
Dealer  in  Northern  Indiana,  and  is  one  of 
South  Bend's  progressive  citizens.  Thirty- 
six  years  ago  Mr.  Defrees  started  in  the  pipe 
and  cement  business  and  operated  as  a  general 
contractor  in  the  laying  of  sewers  and  street 
paving.  Here  in  South  Bend  he  has  laid  over 
thirty  miles  of  brick  pavement  and  many  miles 
of  sewers  and  macadam  roads.  He  built  the 
60,000,000  gallon  resevoir  at  the  north  pump- 
ing station  in  Leeper  Park,  which  at  the  time 
of  construction  was  the  largest  of  its  kind  in 
the  United  States.  During  recent  years,  how- 
ever, Mr.  Defrees  has  confined  his  attention 
to  Mason  Supplies.  Face  Brick  and  Coal. 
At  the  present  time  he  owns  the  largest  sup- 
ply warehouse  and  one  of  the  largest  coal 
yards  in  Northern  Indiana.  Up  to  the  pres- 
ent time  Mr.  Defrees  has  furnished  material 
on  nearly  all  the  large  buildings  in  the  city 
including  the  New  Palace  Theatre  just  com- 
pleted. 


C.  H    DEFREES 

Mr.  Defrees  does  business  under  one  motto: 
"No  contract  is  too  large  nor  too  small  for  me 
to  supply  Mason  Supplies." 

John  Beyrer  &  Sons  Roofing  Co. 

Mr.  John  Beyrer,  the  founder  of  this  firm, 
was  the  pioneer  in  the  composition  roofing 
business  in  the  city  of  South  Bend  and  Northern 
Indiana,  having  established  the  business  under 
his  own  name  in  1890. 

With  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city  and  in- 
creased building  operations  the  business  flour- 
ished and  on  January  1.  1921 ,  was  incorporated 
under  the  name  of  John  Beyrer  &  Sons  Roof- 
ing Co.,  J.  R.  Beyrer  becoming  Vice-President 
and  J.  L.  Beyrer  becoming  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

At  the  present  time  this  company  is  one  of 
the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  state  and  its 
volume   of  business   annually   is   larger    than 


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many  similar  concerns  in  larger  cities. 

The  company  is  a  member  of  the  United 
Roofing  Contractors  Association,  and  among 
some  of  the  large  roofing  contracts  may  be 
mentioned  the  Palace  Theatre,  La  Salle  Hotel, 
Union  Trust  Co.,  Oliver  Hotel,  Citizens  Bank, 
Blackstone  Theatre  and  many  others. 

George  J.  Hoffman  Co. 

This  company  of  which  Mr.  George  J.  Hoff- 
man is  the  head,  deals  exclusively  in  washed 
sand  and  gravel,  and  are  general  contractors 


for  grading  and  excavating.  With  the  in- 
creased building  operations  in  the  city  of  South 
Bend  the  business  of  this  company  has  been 
greatly  augmented  as  they  have  operated  in 
the  construction  of  most  of  the  large  build- 
ings including  the  new  million  dollar  Palace 
Theatre.  With  the  installation  of  a  new 
Gravel  Screen  and  Washer  this  company  is 
now  able  to  turn  out  seven  hundred  and  fifty 
tons  a  day. 

The  process  of  screening  and  washing  gravel 
is  a  most  interesting  one  to  those  unfamiliar 
with  the  method.  The  gravel  is  loaded  on  to 
the  cars  by  an  immense  steam  shovel  which 
carries  2,600  pounds  each  load.  The  cars 
of  gravel  are  conveyed  to  where  the  gravel  is 
dumped  into  a  hopper  set  in  the  track  and 
thence  fed  on  to  a  pulley  which  conveys  it 
to  the  first  screen.  This  screen  is  the  fii'St  of 
three  revolving  screens  and  as  the  gravel  is 
thrown  into  it  the  oversized  stones  are  held 
back  and  dumped  into  the  "gryocore"  breaker 
which  crushes  the  rocks  to  the  required  size. 
The  company  has  the  contract  for  supplying 
gravel  for  the  Lincoln  Highway  and  other 
large  contracts  for  sewers  and  grading. 


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SOUTH  BEND  S  FASTEST  GROWING  MUSIC  HOUSE' 


Extends  thanks  to  the  residents  of  this  city. 

We  take  special  pride  in   being    one  of  the  leaders   in  our  line. 
We  expect  to  grow  with  our   city.  Our     business     has     grown 

faster  than  our  most  optimistic  hope  had  ever  pictured.  This 
in  a  large  measure  is  to  be  attributed  to  the  name  and  reputa- 
tion of  the 

GREAT  KIMBALL  FACTORIES 

Which  we  are  fortunate  to  represent. 

"The  Worlds  Leading  Musical  Product" 

We  point  with  pride  to  the  magnificient  Pipe  Organs  installed 
recently  in  the  Palace  Theatre  and  the  Blackstone  Theatre  and 
the  Orpheum  Theatre. 

The  beautiful  KIMBALL  GRAND  PIANOS  just  delivered  to  the 
PALACE  THEATRE. 

Also  Hundreds  of  the  finest  Homes  in  South   Bend   which  have 

Kimball  Instruments 

It's  no  experiment — More  than  a  million  homes  in  America  have 
bought  from  KIMBALL  during  the  last  sixty-five  years. 

We  want  to  make  our  store  a  real  service  to  the 
Music  lovers  of  South  Bend.  We  will  always  try 
to  be  a  little  more  obliging  and  see  that  you  get  a 
little   better    values     than    possible    anywhere    else. 

"Those       who      know      quality      buy      Kimballs" 

KIMBALL    MUSIC    STORE 

GUISS  BROS.  Props. 
126-128  W.  Division  Street. 


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LET'S  TALK  LUMBER 


IN  THE  lumber  world  South  Bend  has  an 
enviable  position  because  it  lies  almost  in 
the  center  of  the  two  hundred  mile  radius 
which  is  frequently  described  as  marketing 
and  consuming  50  per  cent  of  the  total  southern 
pine  manufactiued.  This  200  mile  radius  in- 
■cludes  such  cities  as  Chicago,  Detroit,  Grand 
Rapids,  Toledo  and  Cleveland. 

The  South  Bend  Lumber  Company  with  its 
■wholesale  department,  the  St.  Joseph  Valley 
Lumber  Company,  a  separate  corporation, 
markets  annually  more  than  fifty  million  feet 
of  the  lumber  coming  into  the  above  described 
territory.  More  than  seventy-five  employees 
make  up  the  force  at  the  South  Bend  yards 
and  offices,  of  these  companies  and  are  housed 
in  a  new  two-story  brick  building  on  East 
LaSalle  Avenue  at  Emerick  and  the  Michigan 
Central  tracks.  At  the  Ackerman  and  Long- 
view,  Mississippi,  plants  of  the  St.  Joseph 
Valley  Lumber  Company,  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  men  are  employed.  From  these 
plants  are  supplied  the  yards  at  South  Bend 
and  many  other  retail  yards  in  the  suiTOunding 
territory  as  well  as  furniture,  woodworking 
and  automobile  plants  in  the  north  and  east. 
The  personnel  of  the  company  consists  of  G. 
W.  Ziegler,  President,  R.  H.  Downey,  Vice- 
President  and  General  Manager,  John  U. 
Riley,  Secretary  and  Arthur  C.  Gau,  Treasurer. 

The  retail  department  is  the  South  Bend 
Lumber  Company.  This  branch  of  the  busi- 
ness carries  a  complete  line  of  dimension 
lumber,  timbers,  sash,  doors,  roofings,  paints, 
hardware,  glass,  screens,  etc.     A  modern  and 


thoroughly  up-to-date  planing  mill  manufac- 
tures trim  to  fit  the  most  exacting  needs. 
From  a  very  small  beginning  twenty  years  ago 
when  G.  W.  Ziegler  first  came  to  South  Bend 
and  started  in  business  at  318  North  Emerick 
St.,  to  the  present  yard  covering  more  than  half 
a  city  block  gives  proof  of  the  progress  of  the 
company  and  the  success  of  its  efforts  to  keep 
pace  with  the  phenomenal  growth  of  the  city. 
Today  the  company  has  probably  the  largest 
industrial  trade  in  the  city  doing  a  great  part 
of  it  business  with  the  local  manufacturers  in 
the  form  of  export  crates. 

Mr.  Ziegler  came  to  South  Bend  from  Roch- 
ester, Indiana,  and  began  work  with  the 
Boyd-Hodson  Lumber  Company.  Here  he 
secured  his  first  practical  experience  and  to 
use  his  own  words,  "worked  as  a  roustabout 
in  the  yard  and  clerked  in  the  office."  Three 
years  later  this  company  liquidated  and 
Mr.  Zeigler  bought  part  of  the  company's 
property  and  started  in  business  for  himself. 
Since  then  the  growth  has  been  one  of  con- 
sistent progress.  The  officers  are  G.  W.  Zieg- 
ler. President;  R.  H.  Downey,  Vice-President; 
H.  J.  Holland,  Secretary  and  John  U.  Riley, 
Treasurer.  The  company  is  the  sole  represen- 
tative in  this  territory  of  the  Curtis  Companies, 
Incorporated,  of  Clinton,  Iowa,  manufac- 
tijtrers  of  exterior  and  interior  doors,  windows, 
sash  and  standardized  interior  trim,  stairways 
and  built-in  furniture.  This  includes  a  plan 
service  free  of  chai-ge  to  the  homebuilder  and 
gives  a  selection  of  more  than  six  hundred 
plans  by  the  foremost  architects  of  America. 


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J.  C.  LAUBER  &  CO. 

JC.  LAUBER,  proprietor  of  the  firm  of  J. 
C.  Lauber  &  Co.,  was  born  in  Hamilton, 
Ohio.  He  received  his  education  in  the 
pubhc,  parochial  and  South  Bend  Business 
College,  later  taking  up  drafting  and  archi- 
tectual  sheet  metal  work.  He  established  his 
present  business  in  1890  and  is  located  at  504- 
506  E.  LaSalle  Ave.  The  firm  manufactures 
metal  skylights  and  cornices,  and  is  engaged 
in  tin,  tile  and  slate  roofing,  metal  ceilings, 
fire  doors,  ventilating  and  all  heavy  sheet 
metal  work. 

The  sheet  metal  work  and  roofing  on  prac- 
tically all  of  the  principal  buildings  in  this 
vicinity  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been 
furnished  and  erected  by  this  firm.  Some 
of  the  buildings  now  under  construction  are 
the  Palace  Theater,  LaSalle  Hotel,  St.  Joseph's 
Hospital,  John  Nuner  School  and  the  copper 
and  tile  roofs  on  many  of  South  Bend's  most 
beautiful  residences. 


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THE  CAMPBELL  PAPER  BOX  COMPANY 


The  Campbell  Paper  Box  Co.,  is  another  of 
South's  Bend  World  Famed  industries.  From 
a  small  plant  in  1893  the  '"World's  Fair  Year," 
this  company  has  expanded  until  today  it  is 
known  as  one  of  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the 
country  and  its  products  have  a  world  wide 
market. 

The  Campbell  Company  does  all  its  own 
printing.     Most  of  its  products  are  printed. 

In  addition  to  a  full  line  of  set-up  boxes, 
Christmas  boxes,  shirt,  underwear,  shelf  boxes 
and  other  "stand-up"  varieties,  it  manufactures 
a  full  hne  of  folding  boxes. 

Its  present  capacity  in  the  Butter  Caiton 
department  is  50,000,000     per  annum. 

The    Shipping    Tag    Department,    where    a 


full  line  of  tags  for  every  purpose  is  made,  is 
35,000,000  per  annum. 

Ice  cream  cartons,  Eskimo  Pie  Cartons, 
Cartons  for  stationery,  seeds,  inner  tubes, 
doughnuts,  butter,  oleo,  lard,  gloves,  candy, 
patent  medicines,  extracts,  mince  meat,  sau- 
sages, tags,  coffee,  spices,  cereal  foods,  flowers, 
artificial  bait,  toilet  preparations,  and  many 
other  commodities  are  made  in  the  Campbell 
factory. 

The  present  management  is  as  follows: 

Marvin  Campbell,  President;  John  B.  Camp- 
bell, Secretary  and  Sales  Manager;  M.  B. 
Campbell,  Treasurer  and  Factory  Manager; 
W.  G.  .Teschke,  Advertising  Manager. 


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ONE  OF  SOUTH  BEND'S  LARGEST 
LUMBER  CONCERNS 

IN  1910,   the   SMOGOR   LUMBER    COM- 
PANY became  successors  to  the  Dresdan- 
Stanfield  Lumber  Co.,  who  were  at  that  time 
South  Bend's  oldest    lumber    dealers.     Since 
then  the  efforts  of  the  new  company  have  been 
to  keep  abreast  with  the  greater  South  Bend. 

It  is  with  this  aim  in  view  that  they  offered 
the  people  of  South  Bend  the  first  motorized 
lumber  delivery,  a  modern  wood  working  mill, 
and  one  of  the  finest  retail  lumber  office  build- 
ings in  the  state. 


OFFICE  AND  YARDS  SMOGOR   LUMBER   COM 


the  development  of  the  lumber  business,  and  hav- 
mg  faith  in  the  great  expansion  of  South  Bend 
forseemg  as  he  did  a  new  era  for  South  Bend,  he 
has  developed  in  connection  with  his  company  one 
of  the  strongest  and  most  complete  building  and 
construction  departments  in  the  city.  In  every  sec- 
tion of  the  city  you  will  see  the  sign  "being  con- 
structed by  theSmogor  Lumber  Co."  in  evidence 
Not  only  does  the  Smogor  Lumber  Co.  furnish  the 
material  that  goes  into  the  home,  but  through  a 
complete  organization  they  also  furnish  the  plans 
and  build  the  home.  In  many  instances  the  home 
builder  is  financed  through  the  agency  of  the 
Smogor  Lumber  Co. 


CLEMENT  S.  SMOGOR 


The  Company  carries  a 
complete  line  of  building  ma- 
terial. Its  Plaining  mill  turns 
out  a  high  quality  of  special 
mill  work. 

The  executives  of  the  con- 
cern are  Clement  S.  Smogor, 
President;  Eugene  A.  Smogor, 
Vice-President,  and  L.  A. 
Wieczorek,  Secretary. 

Clement  S.  Smogor  is  the 
President  of  the  Company  and 
is  also  President  of  the  Peo- 
ples State  Bank.  For  a  num- 
ber of  years  Mr.  Smogor  has 
given  his  personal  attention  to 


INTERIOR  OFFICE  SMOGOR  LUMBER  COMPANY 


COMMLRCIAL 


INDUSTRIAL 


LASALLE  PAPER  COMPANY 


THE  paper  mill  was  established  in  South 
Bend  in  1869  under  the  fum  name  of 
Beech  and  Keady.  This  mill  manu- 
factured from  two  to  three  tons  a  day  of  high 
grade  writing  paper.  This  firm  passed  out  of 
existance  in  1879  and  was  operated  by  Mr. 
Beech  alone.  In  1889  it  was  operated  by  E. 
S.  Beynolds  &  Company,  and  was  changed 
to  a  book  paper  mill  and  news  paper-mill. 
In  1898  it  was  purchased  by  F.  P.  Nicely  who 
is  the  founder  of  the  present  corporation,  the 
LaSalle    Paper    Company,    and    was  changed 


to  a  wrapping  paper  mill  with  a  capacity  of 
15  to  20  tons  a  day.  The  present  officers  of 
the  corporation  ar-e  Claude  E. Nicely,  President, 
John  G.  Yeagley,  Vice-President,  E.  0.  Nicely 
Secretary  and  Treasurer.  Mr.  Charles  W. 
McAlpine  is  Superintendent. 

The  LaSalle  Paper  Company  manufactures 
high  grade  sulphite  wrapping  papers  in  heavy 
weights,  and  heavy  weight  kraft  paper,  and 
specializes  upon  wrapping  paper  for  book 
paper  mills  and  writing  paper     mills. 


ANT  OF  THE  LA  SALLE  PAPER  CO. 


CQZytMERCIAL 


JZmiLSTRIAL 


THE  JOHNSON  lAIOTOR  CO. 

IT  IS  TO  the  primitive  love  of  man  for  out- 
door water  sports  that  the  Johnson  Motor 
company  appeals  in  marketing  the  "John- 
son," World-famed  as  the  'Tightest  Out- 
board Motor  in  the  World."  It  is  indispen- 
sable to  the  fisherman,  the  vacationist,  the 
boating  enthusiast.  It  weighs  only  35  pounds, 
merely  a  good  handful — yet  develops  two 
horsepower.  Comes  apart  in  a  few  seconds, 
fits  snugly  into  a  steel  case  about  like  a  large 
suit  case,  slides  under  a  Pullman  seat  or  packs 
handily  with  other  luggage  in  the  car. 

The  Johnson  is  a  real  South  Bend  product, 
built  entirely  in  the  Johnson  plant,  from  the 
Quick  Action  flywheel  magneto,  to  the  real 
float-feed  patented  carburetor,  and  the  hard- 
ened and  heat  treated  shafts  and  bevel  gears. 
The  toughest  and  strongest  modern  metals 
scientifically  treated,  are  machined  with  the 
most  up-to-date  equipment,  assembled  by 
skilled  and  trained  workmen,  tested  for  hours 
in  actual  operating  service,  and  turned  out 
in  quantities  as  the  most  complete,  silent, 
snappy,  and  smooth  twin-cylinder  motor  on 
the  market.  Such  exclusive  features  as  the 
free  and  automatic  tilt  which  lifts  easily  over 
logs,   rocks,   or  shallows   without   damage   to 


J.  JOHNSON 


motor,  boat,  or  occupants;  universal  steering 
which  permits  of  driving  the  boat  in  any 
direction;  instant  reverse  with  patented 
automatic  locking  device;  quick  takeapart; 
easy  cord  starting  device;  and  many  others  are 
all  incorporated  in  the  motor  as  standard 
equipment,  so  that  the  user  gets  a  finished  and 
complete  motor  ready  to  load  up  with  gas  and 
oil  and  go  to  work. 

In  the  far  off  jungle  rivers  of  Africa,  the 
placid  scenic  waters  of  Norwegian  fjords,  the 
swift  tiubulent  streams  of  rocky,  sunny  France, 
under  the  shadows  of  the  towers  and  pinnacles 
of  London,  Paris,  New  York  and  Buenos 
Aryes,  in  all  nooks  and  corners  of  the  World 
where  men  ride  in  boats,  the  Johnson  Motor 
is  bringing  fame  to  it's  makers  and  South 
Bend. 

The  Johnson  detachable  motor  for  boats 
and  canoes  is  manufactured  by  the  Johnson 
Motor  Company,  ably  directed  by  Warren 
Ripple,  President;  C.  L.  Van  Sickle.  Treasurer; 
P.  A.  Tanner.  Vice-President  and  Sales  Man- 
ager; L.  J.  Johnson,  Secretary  and  Chief 
Engineer. 


D.   W.    lUiSS 


THE  Russ  Company,  of  which  C.  E.  Russ  Shades,    Oil    Cloth    and    Crayons,    Linoleum, 

is  president  and  D.  W.  Russ.  Secretary  Printing  Inks,  Calcimine  and  Wall  Finishes, 

and  Treasurer  was  established  in  1883.  Brands  for  Laundress.  Wash  Blue,  Russ  Bleach- 

and    as    manufacturers    of   Ultramarine    Blue  ing   Blue.    Russ   Condensed   Rluc.    Russ   Ball 

have  become  world  famed.     LUtramarine  Blue  Blue,  Red  Cross  Square  Blue,  Red  Cross  Bag 

is    manufactured    for    Paper    Makers.    Paint  Blue,   Red   Cross   Condensed   Blue.   Butterfly 

Grinders,  Enamel  and  color  varnish.  Window  Wash  Blue. 


CCMTVJERCIAL 


IADU>STRIAT7 


^    COM    PANY* 
NILES    MICHIGAN 


A  FEATURE  of  South  Bend's  business 
streets  remarked  by  most  every  visitor 
in  our  city  is  the  large  number  of  beau- 
tiful show  windows  in  which  oar  merchants  dis- 
play their  wares  in  such  an  attractive  manner. 
The  Kawneer  Company  of  Niles,  Michigan. 
our  immediate  neighbor  on  the  north,  has  been 
a  principal  factor  in  this  line  of  improvement. 
There  are  over  three  hundred  Kawneer  Copper 
Store  Fronts  in  South  Bend,  more  than  fifty 
of  which  have  been  installed  during  the  past 
twelve  months. 

Mr.  F.  J.  Plym,  originator  of  the  Kawneer 
system  of  copper  store  fronts  and  president  of 
The  Kawneer  Company  has  a  wide  acquaint- 
ance in  South  Bend's  business  and  social  cir- 
cles. He  is  interested  in  several  of  our  busi- 
ness enterprises. 

Among  the  most  important  recent  installa- 
tions of  this  world  famed  product  from  the 
St.  Joseph  Valley  are  to  be  found  in  the  beau- 
tiful new  stores  in  the  Palace  Theatre  Build- 
ing on  both  Michigan  and  Colfax  Ave.,  The 
Kuehn  Shoe  Store,  Adler  Brothers,  Hellar's 
Furniture  Store,  Ward  &  Lewis  and  several 
other   Michigan   Street    houses. 


HOME  OF  THE  KAWNEER  COMPANY  NILES.  MI 


COMMERCIAL 


INDUSTRIAL 


SHOWING  PLANT  IN 


MIDIANDTEPBiCm 

"We  take  more  pains"  —  not  only  in  the  manufacture  of  Terra  Cotta,  but  also  in 
the  upkeep  and  maintenance  of  our  plant,  realizing  that  healthy  working  con- 
ditions combined  with  modern  equipment  and  appliances  materially  assist  our  men 
in  doing  better  work. 

The  new  Palace  Theatre  and  Commercial  Building,  for  which  we  have  furnished 
the  Architectural  Terra  Cotta  constitutes  one  of  our  many  concrete  examples  of 
what  the  aforesaid  contention  "  We  take  more  pains"  implies. 


^IIOWINC  PLANT  AS  IT  IS  TODAY 


MIDLAND  TERRA   COTTA   COMPANY 

Chamber  of  Commerce  Building,  Chicago 


CQZVIMERCIAL 


INDUSTRIAL 


SOUTH  BEND  MANUFACTURERS 

TTHE  following  list  of  prominent  South  Bend  Manufacturers  is  published  for  the  purpose  of 
*  showing  the  number  and  diversity  of  products  manufactured  in  South  Bend.  On  another 
page  will  be  found  an  alphabetical  list  of  the  distinctive  articles  manufactured,  of  which  there 
are  over  five  hundred,  and  also  a  list  of  prominent  merchants  and  business  men  who  are  help- 
ing to  make  South  Bend  products  famous.  The  spirit  of  cooperation  between  merchant  and 
manufacturer  should  prevail  throughout  the  St.  Joseph  Valley.     It  pays. 


AMERICAN     CAR     SEAL     COMPANY 

Officers:    B.    C.    Smith,    President;   J.    H.    Chandler.    Vice- 
President;  M.  F.   Kerr,  Sec.  and  Treas. 
Products:     The  Duplex  Automatic  Band     Lock  Car  Seal. 

ARTIFICIAL  ICE  COMPANY 

Officers:  H.  B.  Hanger,  President;  W.  A.  Hanger,  Vice- 
Pres.  A.  O.  Wilson,  Secy.;  H.  B.  Hanger,  A.  J.  Stahl,  A. 
O.  Wilson,   W.  A.  Hanger,  W.  R.  Sneed.     Dii 


Products:  Clear  Ra 
BILINSKI,  A. 


BIRDSELL  MFG.  CO. 


Water  Artificial  Ic 


Officers:  J.  C.  Birdsell,  Pres.  and  Treas.;  W.  J.  Mclntyre, 
Secy.;  S.  R.  Pace,  V.  Pres. 

Products:  Clover  Hullers.  Alfalfa  HuUers,  Wind  Stackers. 
Self-Feeders,  Farm  and  Freight  Wagons. 

BOWSHER  CO.,  THE  N.  P. 

Officers:  D.  D.  Bowsher,  Pres.  and  Treas.;  J.  C.  Bowsher. 
Vice.  Pres. 

Products:  Feed  Grinding  Mills,  Mill  Cogs.  Cogs  (wooden), 
Conveyor  Flights,  Speed  Indicators,  Bag  Trucks,  Grey  Iron 
Castings,  Balancing  Ways, 

BUSSE  BAKING  COMPANY 

Officers:  L.  H.  Rulo,  Vice  Pres..  Solomon  Fox,  Treasurer, 
Fred  W.  Martin.  Sec;  Chas.  Muessel.  Chas.  Brodbeck,  D.  N. 
Becker;  J.  C.  Fox,  Frank  Wurz,  L.  H.  Rulo,  Solomon  Fox, 
Fred  W.  Martin,  Directors. W.  E.  Hisey,   Mgr. 
Products:  Baking. 


Officers:_(Same  each  Co.l 
B.    Campbell,   Sec'y.;   M.    1 
Jeschke,  Advertising  Mgr. 
Products:      (Box     Co.)      Butter     Cartons,     plain,     printed, 
paraffined,  all  styles. 

Ice  Cream  Cartons,  Folding  boxes  of  all  kinds  made  on  spe- 
cial order.  Gaskets  (die  cut  from  paper  and  asbestos). 
Suit  Boxes,  Shipping  Tags,  plain  or  printed,  with  wires, 
deadlocks  or  strings.     Christmas  Boxes,  folding  and  set  up. 

COLUMBIA  BATTERY  COMPANY  OF  SOUTH  BEND 

Officers:  Otto  M.  Knoblock,  President;  Wm.  B.  Starr,  Vice- 
Pres.;  U.  B.  Caldwell,  Secy    and  Station  Manager. 
Products:  Storage  Batteries  for  Automobiles,  Storage  Bat- 
teries for   Radio   use.       Storage     Batteries  Service    Station, 
Automobile  Electrical  Repair  Shop. 

CREAMERY  PRODUCTS  CORPORATION 

Officers:   Guy  Staples,  Pres.;  J.  F.   Sanders,  Sec;  R.   E. 

Burger,  Treas,;  W.  G.  Hoffer,  Mgr. 

Products:  Pleasant  Valley  Butter,  and  Jobbers  of  Eggs  and 

Cheese. 


CONVEYORS  CORPORATION  OF  AMERICA 

Officers:  A.   L.   Curry,   Pres.;  A.   B.   Benson,  Sec'y.; 

Daviess,  Treas. 

Products:  American   Steam  Jet   Ash   Conveyors,  Ae 


HENRY  ECKLER  MANUFACTURING  CO. 

Officers:   Henry  C.   Eckler,   Pres.;  Walter  G.    Eckler,  Vice- 
Pres.;  M.  A.  Lahey,  Sec;  S.  Eckler,  Treas. 
Products:    Interior    Trim    for    Buildings.     Special    Cabinet 
Work.     Sash,  Doors.     Concrete  Products. 

EDWARDS  IRON  WORKS 

Officers: (Partnership)  W.  H.  Edwards,  J.  S.  Edwards. 
Products:     Structural   Steel.   Tanks,   Boilers,    Gravity   Rol- 
ler Conveyors. 

FABRIC.ROLL  PROTECTOR  COMPANY 

Officers:   M.   C.   Loughman,   Pres.;  F.  J.   Loughman,   Vice- 
Pres.;  J.  H.  Chandler,  Treas.;  Jessica  Pond,  Sec. 
Products:  Roll  Protectors  for  Roll  Roofing. 

FULTON-HARWOOD  BRASS  WORKS 


GOETZ  CIGAR  COMPANY 

Philip  K.  Goetz,  (Owner). 
Products:  Cigars.  Nami 
and  Brick  House. 

GORSKI,  MARION  S. 


of    brands,    Slazburg,      Mirella 


GRAF  OPTICAL  COMPANY 

Officers:  C.  Graf,  Pres.;  P.  F.  Pfeil,  Vice-Pres.;  J.  M.  Steph- 
enson, Sec'y  and  Treas.;  Dr.  L.  J.  Smith,  R.  Graf,  Directors. 
Products:  Photographic  Lenses;  Graf  Super  Anastigmat 
:4,5.  Graf  Super  Anastigmat  F:6.3.  Graf  Super  Anastigmat 


Graf  Process  Lens, 
Anastigmat  F:.3.8-F:4.5.  Gr 
F:2.8-F:3.5.     Prisms,       Bino 


Graf    Variable    Soft 
iable  Cinema  Anastigmat, 
Optics.     Surveying      In- 


GROSS,  L.  C. 


HABERLE,  JOHN  B. 


Men's  Clothes.     Wizard  Brand  Over- 


L.  P.  HARDY  COMPANY 

Officers:  L.  P.  Hardy,  Pres.;  A.  E.  Beyrer,  Vice-Pres.;  C- 
H.  Beyrer,  Sec.  and  Treas.;  H.  H.  Engle,  Superintendent- 
Wra.  K.  Lamport,  Directors. 

Products:  General  Commercial  Printing,  Lithographing, 
Specialty  Printing,  Coupon  Books.  Blank  Books. 


COM7S1LRCIAL 


INDU>STRIAL 


DR.  HARRIS  REMEDY  CO. 

Geo.  W.  Harris.  Prop. 

Products:  Dr.  Harris  Special  Formula's.  Blood  Allernalive. 
Neuralgia  Tablets,  Stomach  Powders,  Spray  Cold  Cure,  luid 
Painless  Pile  Remedy. 

HAZINSKI,  M.   (Individual  owner). 

Products:  Cigars. 

HIBBERD  PRINTING  COMPANY 

Officers:  John   A.   Hibberd,   President;   George  Hahn.    Vice- 
President;  Carl  L.  Hibberd.  Secy-Treasurer 
Products:    Commercial    Job    and    Catalog    Printing,    Ruling 
and  Binding. 

HILL-HOEL  MFG.  CO. 


Products:  Tennessee  Red  Cedar  Chests 
HOLLINGSWORTH  TURNER  CO. 


INDIANA  LUMBER  AND  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY 

Officers:    C.    Fassnacht,    Pres,;    J.    W.    Taylor,    Vice-Pres.; 

A.  D.  Hodson,  Treas. 

Products:  Interior  Trim  and  Millwork. 

INDIANA  ENGRAVING  COMPANY 

Officers:    Charles    G.    Betz,    President;    Bert    B.     Lehman, 
Treasurer  and   Manager;  Charles   Lehman,   Secretary. 
Products:  Photo-engravings  and  Electrotypes. 

INDIANA  AND  MICHIGAN  ELECTRIC  COMPANY 


Offic 


A.  Bryan.  Pres.;  Thomas  F.  English.  Vice-Pres.; 


,    Secy.;   H. 
P.    Hunter, 


F.   Finley,  Ass't  Sec;  L.   C.   Mason.  Treas.;  F. 

Assi  Treas.;  R.  E.  Long,  Ass't.  Treas.;  Frank  B.  Ball.  Ass  t 

Sec.  and  Ass't.  Treas. 

F.   A.    Bryan,   Thomas  F,    English,   George   N.   Tidd,   Chas. 

B.   Calvert,   H.   L,   Finley,  Frank  B.   Ball,   E,   A,   Saunders, 

R.  L,  Crawford,  B.  E.  Breed.  Directors. 

Products:  Light  and  Power. 

INTERNATIONAL  HARVESTER  COMPANY  OF  AMERICA 

Officers:   G.  A.   Morehouse,   Branch   Manager;  J,   F.   Boycr. 

Assistant  Manager,  J,  A.  Tiefenthal,  Cashier. 

Products:    Tractors,    Motor    Trucks    and    all    general    farm 

equipment, 

INTERSTATE  EQUIPMENT  CO. 

Officers:    Adam    Hunsburger,    Pres.    and    Treas.;    Chas.    A. 
Hunsberger,  Secy.;  Grace  M.  Hunsburger,  Director, 
Products:  Concrete  Mixers. 


ISEMAN,  H.  E.  &  CO. 

H.  E.  Iseman,  (only). 
Products:  Skylights, 
Metal    Work. 

IWAN    BROTHERS 


,  and  General  line  of  Sheet 


JACOBSON,  PETERSON,  PELTZ  &   KAUFER 

Officers:  A.  E.  Peltz.  President;  J.  A.  Kaufer,  Ist  Vice- 
President;  F.  E.  Peterson,  2nd,  Vice-President;  J,  N.  Jacobson 
Secretary  and  Treasurer. 

Products:  Brooms.  Also  jobbers  in  paper,  paper  bags, 
brushes,  baskets,  woodenware.  and  about  2,000  items  in 
notions  and  grocers  sundries. 

JEGIER.   AUG.  J. (Prop). 

Products:  Carbonated  Beverages. 

LAMB  SHIRT  COMPANY 

Pres. 
Shirts. 

LANDFIELD  &  STEELE 

Officers:  Harry  E.  Landfield.  Pres.;  Joseph  M.  Steele. 
Sec.  and  Treas. 

Products:  El  Parcial  Cigars,  La  Meloda  Cigars,  Heinne- 
gabubeler  Cigars. 

LA  SALLE  PAPER  CO. 

Officers:  C.  E.  Nicely,  Pres,;  John  G.  Yeagley,  Vice-Pres.; 
E.  O.  Nicely,  Sec'y  and  Treas. 

Rag   Wrapping   Paper.   Bogus   Wrapping  Paper, 
"       ' "   "        ~  Kraft  Paper, 


LAUBER,  J.  C.  &  CO. 

J.  C.  Lauber,  Prop. 

Products:  Metal  Skylights  and  Cornices,  Tin  Tile,  and  Slale- 
Boo6ng,  Metal  Ceilings,  Fire  Doors,  Ventilating  Systems, 
Heavy  Sheet  Metal  work. 

THE  H.  D.  LEE  MERCANTILE  COMPANY 

Officers:  11.  D.  Lee.  President;  L.  C.  Staples.  Vice-President; 
J.  M.  Milchell,  Secretary;  F.  VV.  Irvin,  Treasurer;  R.  B. 
Caywood.  Asst.  Serrelnrv;  K.  C  liachlold,  Asst.  Treas. 
South  Bend  Officials:  K.  C.  Crhor.  Factory  Mgr.;  E.  H. 
Merrill,  Sales  Mgr.;  C.  K,  Isu.-lin.',  Ollice  Mgr. 
Products:  One  piece  work  ^Mrnients.  Overalls,  Jackets, 
Work  Shirts,  Shop  r.n;ils.  Shop  Aprons,  Jobbers  of  Caps, 
raincoats  and  gloves. 

MC  HENRY-MILLHOUSE  MF(;.  CO. 

Officers:   C.    L.     Millhouse.    Pres.;     Treas.;     and     Director. 
W.   C.Smith,   Vice-Pres.;  and  Director.   M.   C.    Hendershot. 
Secy   and  Director.  John  Logan,    Director. 
Products:    Asphalt.    Shingles.    Asphalt    Prepared  Roofings, 
Asphalt  Felt.  Asphalt  Roof  Coatings,  Building  Papers, 

THE  MALLEABLE  STEEL  RANGE  MFG.  CO. 

Officers:  John  J,  Woolverlon,  Pres.  and  Gen'l  Mgr.;  Jacob 
Woolverton,  Vice-Pres.;  Hugh  L.  Woolverton.  Vice-Pres.  and 
Works  Mgr.;  Howard  A.  Woolverton,  Secy  and  Treas.  Direc- 

Products:  The  South  Bend  Malleable  Range.  A  full  line  of 
Strictly  High  Grade  Wood,  Coal,  Gas  and  Combination 
Ranges,  For  family.  Hotel,  Restaurant,  and  all  Institutions 

THE  MATTHEWS  BANNER  RANCJE  CO. 


Partnership:  W.  L.  Iwan.  J.  II.  Iwan. 

Products:  Post  Hole  Augers  and  Diggers.  Drain  Cleaners. 
Tile  Hooks.  Hay  Knives.  Snow  Pushers.  Snow  Scrapers. 
Pipe  Hangers.  Revolving  Cliimney  Tops. 


Offic 

Scan 


'Williams,  Directors. 
*;      Complete   Line  of  Gas    Ranges.     Combination 
Coal^Bange  and  also  a  Coal  Range  for  rural  trade. 


CO!?yi?V^RCIAL 


WM.  MAURER  &  CO. 

Omcors:  W  M.  Mauror.  Mt-r.  an.l  Treas.;  Guy  Lebol.i,  Secy. 
I'roducls:  Steel  SLruclural  work  for  buildings.  Ornamental 
Steel;  Fire  Escapes  Area  Grating.  Iron  Door.s,  Sidewalk 
Doors.  Iron  Stairs,  Hand  Railings.  GrUls,  Window  Guards, 
Marhinery  Guards,  Wire  Partitions,  Wire  Guards. 

MOTOR  CASTINGS  COMPANY 

Officers:  Bernard  Voll.  President  and  General  Manager, 
George  Crane.  Vice-President;  Geo.  M.  Sludebaker.  Jr.; 
Treasurer;  R.  G.  Carter,  Secretary. 

THE  MUESSEL  BREWERY 

Officers:    Edw.    Muessel,    Pres.;   Alvert    E.    Muessel.    Vice- 
Pres.;  William  Muessel,  Jr.,  Secy-Treas. 
Products:  Beverages. 

NATIONAL  EXTRACT  MFG.  CO. 

Officers:  Maurice  II.  Cohen,  President. 


THE  NATIONAL  LUMBER  CO. 


NEWS  TIMES  PRINTING  CO. 

Officers:   J.    M.    Stephenson.    Pres.   and   Treas.;   Mr 
■Ice-Pres.;  A.  G 
)aily  and  Sunc 
NIEZGODZKI,  JOHN  L.  (Owner) 

Products:  Cigars. 
O'BRIEN  VARNISH  COMPANY 


O'Brien,  J.   J.   Crowley, 
Finish, 


Officers:    Mrs.    M.    O'Brie 

G.  L.  O'Brien.  W.  D.  O'Br 

Products:    Varnishes,    Enamels,   Japans,    Flat   W 

(Liquid  Velvet),  Paints,  Colors  in  Oil. 
ODELL  RUBBER  COMPANY 

Officers:  G.  W.  Odell.  Pres.  and  Treas.;  Rudolph  Ackerman. 

Vice-Pres.;  W.  A.  Riland,  Sec:  S.  G.  Murphy. 

Products:    Odell    Cord    Tires,    South    Bend    Fabric      Tires, 

Odell    Red    and    Grey    Tubes,    All    for    Automobiles.     Also 

Experimental    Rubber  Work. 
OLIVER  CHILLED  PLOW  WORKS 

Officers:  J.  D.  Oliver.  President;  James  Oliver,  2nd  Vice- 
President;  J.    D.   Oliver.  Jr.,   Treasurer;   C.   F.   Cunningham, 

Secretary. 

Products:  Plows  and  other  farm  implements. 
PEERLESS  PATTERN  WORKS 

Officers:  H.  T.  Herzig.  V.  J.  Shafer,  owners. 

Products:  Wood  Patterns.  Metal  Patlerns.Models.  and  Wood 

Specialties. 

RUSSELL  &  RUSSELL 

Officers:  Bert  Russell.  Horace  V.  Russell,  Co-Partners. 
Products:  Mattresses,  Box  Springs,  Pillows. 

SANDERS-EGBERT  CO. 

Officers:  Haines  Egbert.  Pres.;  Harry  M.  Sanders,  Vice- 
Pres.;  George  W.  Hay,  Seo'y;  John  W.  Egbert,  Treas. 
Haines  Egbert,  Harry  M.  Sanders,  George  W.   Hay,   C.  C. 


SANITARY  FELTING  &  MATTRESS  CO. 

Officers:  R.  U.  Miller.  Pres  and  Treas.;  Russell  H.  Miller, 
Vice-Pres.  and  Supt.;  B.  H.  MiUer,  Sec'y.,  Directors. 
Products:  Mattresses,  Box  Springs,  PiUows. 

SCHMIDT  CUT  STONE  CO. 

Officers:  Joseph  Schmidt,  Pres.;  R.   G.   Dale.  Secy.;  Mar- 
garet Schmidt.  Vice-Pres. 
Products:  Manufacturers  of  building  and  ornamental  stone, 

SHIDLER  BROS.  MFG.  CO. 

Officers:  J.  W.  Shidler,  A.  N.  Shidler,  C.  E,  Shidler. 
Products:    High    grade    Dining   Suits    Complete,    consist in^j 
'■   "      '    "  ■      "^^  ■■     '.  server  and  chairs. 


INDUvSTRIAL 


SIBLEY  MACHINE  COMPANY 

Officers:  Bernard  Voll.  General  Manager  and  President 
Helen  Holland  Voll.  Vice-President;  Geo.  M.  Sludebaker  Jr 
Treasurer.  R.  G.  Carter.  Secretary. 

Upright  drilling   machines.   Grey    iron   castings. 


Prod 
L.  B.  SLAUGHTER  &  CO. 

Officers:   L.  B.  Slaughter.  Presid 

Products:  Granite  monuments. 
SLICKS  CARD  CO. 

E.  H.  Slick,  (Owner). 

Products:    Photo  Mouu 


Photo  Folders,  Engraved  Sta 


Webster,    Vice-Pres.; 


SMITH  ONE-HEAT  SYSTEM 

Officers:    C.    L.    Smith.    Pres.;    E. 

G.   A.   Farabaiit-h.   Sec.   and  Treas. 

Products:  Tire  Hiiilding  Equipment.  Molds.  Cores,  Pressure 

Bags.  Hydraulic  rumps,  Bead  Presses,  etc. 

SOUTH  BEND  AWNING  CO. 

Russell  C.  Turk,  Prop. 

Products:   Awnings.   Tents.   Tarpaulins.   Stack.    Binder,   and 

Wagon  Covers,  and  all  articles  of  heavy  canvas. 
SOUTH  BEND  BAIT  COMPANY 

Officers:   Ivar   Hennings.   President;  and    Director;  John   B. 

Pagin.    Vice-President;   Harold   O.   Stream.   Treasurer:   E.   G. 

Graham.  Secretary  &  Director;  Bernard  Voll.  Third  Director. 

Products:  South  Bend  Level-winding  Anti-Back-Lash  Reel; 

South    Bend    Anti-Bark-Lash    Reel;    Bass-oreno    Bait;    Babe- 

preno;    Musk-oreno;    Troll-oreno;    Tarp-oreno;    Trout-oreno 

Fly-oreno.    Surf-oreno;    Pike-oreno;    and    other    oreno    lures 

Flies.  Hooks.  Lines,  etc. 
SOUTH  BEND  BATTERY  CORPORATION 
inessy.    President;    W 
Mgr.;  WUliam   Kreigbaum. 

W.  H.  Drain.  Acl'g.  Secy. 

Products;    South    Bend    Semi-Dry    Automobile   and    Radio 

Storage  Batteries.      Battery  Parts  and  Supplies. 
THE  SOUTH  BEND  BEVERAGE  &  ICE  ASSOCIATION 


•Igr.;    .---... 
Vice-President.;  C.  J.  Senrich.  M.  J.   Hoban 
Glueckert.   Directors. 

Products:  Polar  Artificial  Ice,  Hoosier  Brew,  Hoosier  Root 
Beer,  Hoosier  Sweet   Cider. 
SOUTH  BEND  DOWEL  WORKS 

Officers:   J;i...h    K.    Kuntz.    President;   Chas.    E.    Kuntz.    1st 


M. 


Products:  Dowel  Pins.  Dowel  Rods.  Wood  Bushings.  Turn- 
ings (wood).  Knobs  (wood).  Handles  (wood).  Buttons  (wood) 
Barrel  Bungs,  Tire  Crates.  Drawer  Pulls.  Rollers  (wood). 
ArtJHcial  Minnow  Bodies  (Wood),  Spindles  (wood). 

SOUTH  BKND  FOUNDRY  CO. 

Officers:  W.  C.  Sibley,  Pres,  and  Treas.;  M.  G.Sibley.  Vice- 
Pres.;  F.  C.  Sibley.  Sec'y. 
Products:  Light  Gray  Iron  Castings. 

SOUTH  BEND  FURNAS  ICE  CREAM  CO. 

Officers:  J.  M.  Antrim,  President;  W,  L.  Jones.  Vice-President 
W.  A.  Freeman.  Secretary;  A.  E.  Jones.  Treasurer. 
Products:  Ice  Cream. 

SOUTH  BEND  LATHE  WORKS 

Officers:    Miles    W.    O'Brien.    President;    John    J.    O'Brien 
Vice-President;  John  J.  O'Brien.  Secy-Treas. 
Products:  South  Bend  Lathes. 

SOUTH  BEND  LUMBER  CO. 

Officers:  G.   W.  Ziegler.   Pres.;  R.  H.   Downey,   Vice-Pres.; 

H.  J.  Holland.  Secretary;  J.  U.  Riley.  Treasurer. 

Products:Millwork  and  Export  Crates. 
SOUTH  BEND  OPTICAL  CO. 


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COMMERCIAL 


INDUSTRIAL 


THE  SOUTH  BEND  SPARK  ARRESTER  COMPANY 

Officers:  A.  M.  Harris.  J.  A.  Harris,  J.  A.  Holem.  Partners. 
Products:  "South  Bciid"  Spark  Arresters.  "Soutli  ISoeiiI" 
Wind  Slacker  Hoods,  Steel  Smoke  Slacks.  Iiislallers  of 
"Garland"  Furnaces. 

SOUTH  BEND  SPRING  WAGON  &  CARRIAGE  CO. 

Officers:  Edward  F.  CoUmer,  Pres.;  Harmon  G.  Collmer. 
Secy.;  Maurice  E.  Collmer.  Treas. 

Products:  We  do  all  kinds  of. Auto  Painting.  Build  New  Tops. 
Repair  Tops.  Furnish  Springs  for  any  Car.  Manufacture 
Horse  Drawn  Milk  and  Bakery  Wagons.  Do  a  general  line 
of  repairing.  Winter  Tops  for  any  Car. 

SOUTH  BEND  STATY.  MANUFACTURING  COMPANY 

Officers:  O.  H.  Sweitzer.  President  and  Treasurer.  Odgen 
T.  McClurg.  Vice-President.;  Jos.  E.  Bray.  Secretary;  Jesse 
M.  Coen.  Frank  M.  Blair.  Directors. 

Products:  School  and  Correspondence  Tabids.  Composi- 
tion Books.  Student  Note  Books,  Stenographer  Note  Books. 
Memorandum  Books.  Loose  Leaf  School  Pai)ers  and  Covers. 
Papeteries.  Correspondence  and  Commercial  Envelopes. 
Record  Cards.  Business  Blanks,  etc. 

SOUTH  BEND  TOY  MFG.  CO. 

Officers:   F.   H.   Badet,  President;  H.   S.   Badct,  Treasurer; 


Chil 


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Furniture,  etc. 


SOUTH  BEND  TRIBUNE 

Officers:  Elmer  Crockett,  President;  F.  A.  Miller.  Vice- 
President  and   Editor;   Charles   E.   Crockett.   Secretary   and 

Products:  Newspaper. 

SOUTH  BEND  WATCH  CO. 

Officers:  (  Men I  Sludebaker  Jr..  President;  Geo.  M.  Stuile- 

bakcr,    \  ic.'-rrcsHl.'Ml;   F.    H.    Wellington.    Treasurer;   Scott 
Brown.  Scr.tary;  John  Burnham.  Ralph  B.  Hubbart.  Alex- 
ander Smith.   Directors. 
Products:  High  Grade  Watches. 

SOUTH  BEND  WOOLEN  COMPANY 

Officers:  Clement  Sludebaker  Jr..  Chairman  of  Board;  U. 
G.  Speed,  C.  B.  Little,  E.  A.  Jones,  F.  H.  Wellington.  Col. 
Geo.  M.  Sludebaker,  J.  E.  Neff.  E.  H.  Miller.  E.  L.  Garey. 
Products:  Fine  Cassimer  Woolen  Cloths,  Sport  Cloths, 
Overcoatings. 

SPENCER  PERFUME  COMPANY 

George  C.  Spencer,  (sole  owner  and  proprietor). 
Products:  Popular  Price  Perfume  to  retail  from  10c  to  $1.00. 
Selling  to  the  Dry  Goods.  Notions  and  Drug  Jobbers,  large 
retail  and  popular  price  syndicate  stores. 

STANDARD  CASTINGS  COMPANY 

Officers:  Bichard  A.  Oglesby.  President;  Charles  L.  Zigler. 
Vice-Prcsicleiil ;  Samuel  B.  Pctlcngill.  Secretary;  John  N. 
Zigler   Treasunr;  Cluirlcs  W  .  Bingham,  Clarence  C.  Wallers. 


nd    Spring 

!   Graham, 

d'nll  kinds  of'Mill  Feeds. 


^TAR    MILLS 

D.   H.    Morgan.   Prop. 

Products:     Millers    of    Hard     and    Soft    W  inl 
Wlic.it    Kluurs.      Wheal    Graham.    Rye    Flour.  Rye 
Whole  \\lic:il   Flour.  C.orn 


iTEPHENSON  UNDEIJWEVR  MILLS 

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ind   Sales    \l;i 


STEPHENSON   MFG.   CO. 

Officers:  Burr  C.  Slephe 


Products:  lla\c  kni\c^  .irid  equipment  to  manufacture  8000 

patlerns    of    n. I    spn  i;il    wood    turnings.     For    furniture 

manufacfurcs.  'Iny  I'arls,  Handles  for  Tools  and  Machines. 
Turned  Mouldings  for  furniture  trimming.  Dowel  pins 
f<»r  joining  furniture.  Beaded  wood  rods  for  reed  and  libre 
furniture  and  Go-Carts  for  Children.  Plain  rods  for  all  pur- 
poses.     Will  duplicate  any  pattern    of  special  Round  Wood 

THE  STUDEBAKER  CORPORATION 

Officers:  Frederick  S.  Fish.  Chairman  of  Board;  A.  R. 
Erskine,  President;  M.  F.  Wollering.  Vice-President;  H.  A. 
Biggs,  Vice-Presidenl;  N.  R.  Felles.  Treasurer;  H.  E.  Dalton, 
General  Auditor:  A.  G.  Runipf.  Secretary  and  Assistant 
Treasurer:  W.  P.  Shillington.  Assistant  Treasurer:  George 
A.  Fulmer,  Assistant  Treasurer;  J.  M.  Peterson,  Assistant 
Treasurer.  J.  C.  Bayless.  Assistant  Treasurer,  Fred  Woodward 
Assistant  Secretary. 

Directors:  H.  A.  Biggs.  C.  L.  Bockus,  WaddiU  Catchings, 
F.  P.  DelaBeld,  A.  B.  Erskine.  N.  R.  Felles.  Frederick  S. 
Fish.  F.  Sludebaker  Fish.  Henry  Goldman.  Ira  C.  Jones, 
Arthur  Lehman,  Herbert  H.  Lehman.  J.  M.  Sludebaker,  Jr., 
A.  B.  Thielens,  M.  F.  Wollering. 
Products:  Sludebaker  Automobiles. 

SUPER  TREAD  TIRE  COMPANY 

Officers:  C.  L.  Smith.  Presidcnl;  Mr.  E.  S.  Webster.   Vice- 
Presidenl;  Mr.  G.  A.  Farabaugh.  Secretary. 
Products:  Tires. 

UNION  ELECTRIC  MANUFACTURING  CO. 

Officers:  Hugh  B.  McVicker.  President;  Donald  MacGregor, 

Secy,  and  Treas.;  F.  A.  Bryan,  Vice-President. 

Products:    Motor,   Armature  and    Dynamo,   Sales   and   Re- 

UNIVERSAL  CONVEYOR  CO. 

Officers:  Irwin  D.  Landis,  Pres.;  L.  S.  Landis.  Vice-Pres. 
Products:  Conveying  Machinery  for  Handling  Coal.  Coke, 
Sand,  Gravel   and  Crushed  Rock,  from  drop  bottom  cars  to 


nd  olher  confeclions. 


uned;    Havana   Squai 
light.  M.  Special.  We 


VICTOR  MFG.  CO. 


WEBER,  J.  B. 

Products:  Fancy 

WEISS.  VICTOR 

Products:    Cigar 

Lucky  Tips.  Indiana  Straii 

WELLS  MANUFACTURING  CO. 

Officers:    E.   E.   Wells.   Pres.   and  Treas.;  C.   E.   Wells,   Vice- 
Pres.;  E.  (i.  Wells.  Sec. 

Products:  Glued  Paneled  Mounting  Lumber  for  Engravers 
and  Electrotypers. 

THE  DR.  WHITEHALL  MEGRIMINE  CO. 

Officers:    S.    Whitehall.    President;    F.    lO.    Whitehall.    Sec'y 
and  Treas. 

Products:  Dr.  W  hilehalls  Megrimine.  Dr.  Whilchnlls  Rheu- 
matic Remedy. 

WILSON  BROS. 

Officers:  M.  H.  Wilson.  Chairman  of  Board;  O.  T.  Wilson, 
Pres.;  J.  E.  Wilson.  Vice-Pres.  and  Treas.;  B.  C.  Davison, 
Secy.;  L.  I.  Wilson,  P.  E.  Wilson,  E.  M.  Skinner,  Carol 
Alton,  M.  K.  Wilson,  Directors,  F.  H.  Negley,  Mgr.  South 
Bend  Plant. 
Products:  Shirts,  Underwear,  Nighl-Shirts,  Pajamas. 


WOODWARD  PATTERN  WORKS 


COIAMLRCiMT^^km  DUvSTRIAL 


PRODUCTS  MANUFACTURED  IN  SOUTH  BEND 

The  editor  publishes  this  alphabetical  list  of  articles  manufactured  in  South  Bend  for  the 
convenience  of  those  who  have  money  with  which  to  buy  and  who  appreciate  values  and  qual- 
ity in  the  products  purchased. 


Advertising  Novelties,  Agrricultural  Bushings,  Agricultural  Implements,  Alfalfa  Hullers,  Aluminuu  Castings.  Angle  Irons,  Aprons 
Area  Gratings,  Army  Wagons,  Artificial  Bait,  Artificial  Fuel.  Asphalt  Felt,  Asphalt  Roofing,  Ash  Pit  Doors,  Asphalt  Roof  Coatings,  As- 
phalt Shingles,  Automatic  Computing  Scales,  Automatic  Electric  Switches,  Automobiles,  Automobile  Bodies,  Automobile  Cabs,  Auto- 
mobile Clutches,  Automobile  Curtains.  Automobile  Fenders,  Automobile  Hoods,  Automobile  Parts,  Automobile  Radiators,  Automobile 
Springs,  Automobile  Switches,  Automobile  Tires,  Automobile  Tire  Moulds,  Automobile  Tops,  Automobile  Tubes,  Awnings. 

B 

Baby  Cabs,  Bag  Machinery,  Bag  Trucks,  Baking,  Baking  Powder,  Balancing  Ways,  Ball  Bearings,  Barbers'  Supplies,  Barbers' 
Fixtures,  Barn  Cleaners,  Barrels,  Barrel  Bungs,  Battery  Connections,  Bead  Presses,  Bearings,  Beverages,  Bicycles.  Blank  Books,  Blinds, 
Blueing,  Blocking  Lumber  for  Engravers  and  Electrotypers,  Boats,  Bobsleds,  Bogus  Wrapping  Paper,  Boilers  (steam)  Boiler  Bolt 
Threading  Machinery,  Books,  Boxes,  Box  Board  (folding).  Box  Papers,  Box  Springs,  Brass  Articles.  Brass  Castings.  Bread,  Bronze  Cast- 
ings, Brooms,  Brushes,  Buggies,  Butter,  Buttons  (wood).  Business  Blanks,  Building  Stone. 

c 

Cabinets,  Cabinet  Work,  Cakes.  Cam  Gears.  Camp  OuttUs,  Candy.  Canvas  Covers,  Canvas  Gloves,  Canopies,  Carpets.  Carriages, 
Carriage  Covers.  Car  Seals,  Cartons,  Car  Lining  Paper,  Carts,  Casket  Hardware.  Castings,  Cast  Iron  Tanks.  Catalogues,  Cedar-Chests. 
Cheese,  Concrete  Products,  Chairs,  Chair  Spindles.  Chandeliers,  Chemicals,  Chemical  Products.  Chimney  Tops.  Chip  Board,  Cigars. 
Cigar  Boxes,  Clover  Hullers,  Coal  Chute  Covers,  Coal  Chute  Rings,  Coal  Kitchen  Ranges.  Coal  Wagons.  Cob  Crushers,  Cogs  (wood) 
Columns,  Commutators,  Composition  Books,  Concrete  Blocks,  Concrete  Block  Machinery,  Concrete  Mixers,  Cones.  Conductor  Pipe 
Hangers  (wire)  Confectionery,  Conveyor  Flights,  Cookies.  Cornice  of  Copper  and  Galvanized  Iron.  Corn  Meal,  Corn  Planters.  Cotton 
Planters.  Coupon  Books,  Crates,  Croquet  Sets,  Cultivators.  Cut  Building  Stone,  Cut  Glass.  Cutlery,  Cylinder  Grinding  Machinery. 

D 


Embossing,  Emery 


Fabric  Bolls  Protectors,  Farm  Carts,  Farm  Implements.  Feed  Grinding  Mills,  Fences  (wire).  Filters,  Fire  Doors,  Fire  Escapes. 
Fire  Places.  Fishing  Tackle.  Flat  Wall  Finish.  Flavoring  Extracts,  Flood  Lighting  Projectors.  Flooring,  Floor  Lamps.  Floor  Scrapers, 
Floor  Stain,  Floor  Varnish,  Flour  (pancake,  selfraising,  wheat,  graham,  rye.  rye-graham).  Flue  Brushes,  Folding  Paper  Boxes,  Forgings. 
Furnaces,  Furniture,  Furniture  Specialties.  Fur  Products. 

G 

Games,  Garment  Hangers,  Gas  Engines,  Gas  Fixtures.  Gas  Kitchen  Ranges,  Gas  and  Coal  Combination  Ranges,  Gaskets.  Gasoline 
Engines,  Gears.  Glazing  Mica.  Gloves,  Glue,  Glue  Mixing  and  Spreading  Machinery,  Golf  Balls.  Grain  Tank  Wagons,  Grey  Iron  Castings 
Grills,  Grinding  Machines.  Grinding  Lenses,  Grinding  Mills(feed),  Grocers'  Sundries. 

H 

Hair  Goods,  Halftones,  Hand  Carts.  Handles  (wood).  Hand  Railings,  Hardware  Specialties,  Hardwood  Lumber,  Harness 
Harness  Accessories,  Harrows,  Hay  Knives,  HeadlighU,  High-Tension  Switches.  Hoisting  Machinery,  Horse  Covers.  Horse  Harrows, 
Horse  Plows,  Hose  Carts,  Hotel  Ranges,  House  Dresses,  Hydraulic  Pumps. 

Coils,  Indicators   (speed).  Insulation  (Mica),   Insulators.   Interior  Trim.  Iron  Castings.   Iron 

J 

Jackets.  Japans.  Jewelery.  Jigs,  Joist.  Hangers. 

K 

Keys,  Kitchen  Ranges    (coal,  gas,  wood).  Knife  Switches,  Knit  Underwear,  Knobs(wood),  Kraft  Paper. 


COMMLRC^L^^  mPU^STRIAL 


.ings.  Machinery  Finishes,  Machinery  Guards.  Machine  Tools,  Magnetos,  Mailing  Tubes,  Malleable 
s\  Kitchen  Ranges,  Manhole  Covers.  Manhole  Frames,  Marquees  (metal).  Mast  Arms,  Mattresses, 
morandum  Books,  Metal  Ceilings,  Metal  Patterns,  Metal  Roofing,  Metal  Specialties.  Metal  Tubing, 
Metal  Skylights.  Metal  Cornices,  Metal  Ceilings,  Metal  Walls,  Mica  (for  glazing).  Mica  Board  Insulation,  Mica  Products,  Mill  Feeds, 
Mill  Goes.  Milling  Machinery.  Millinerv.  Mill  Work.  Mineral  Water,  Mineral  Wool,  Minature  Wagons,  Models,  Moulds.  Monuments 

Apparatus,  Motor  Street  Flushers,  Motor  Trucks,  Motor  Wheels, 


Nail  Dies,  Negligee  (men's)  ,  Newspapers,  Nickel  Plating,  Night  Shirts, (men's)  Note  Books,  Notions. 

o 


Paint.  Pajamas,  Pamphlets,  Panels,  Panel  Boards,  Paper,  Paper  Boxes,  Paper  Tubes,  Papeteries.  Parcel  Post  Cases,  Paste,  Patent 
Medicine,  Patterns,  Penholders,  Perfume,  Phonograph  Cabinets,  Photographs.  Photograph  Mounts.  Piano  Benches,  Picture  Frames, 
Pillows,  Pins  (wood).  Pipe  Line  Gears,  Plasterboard,  Plaster,  Plows,  Plugs  (wood).  Pony  Vehicles.  Porch  Swings.  Porticos  (metal).  Post- 
Hole  Diggers.  Potato  Planters,  Pot  Heads,  Potato  Diggers,  Power  Drills.  Pressure  Bags.  Printed  Matter.  Prism  Doors.  Projectors 
(flooding  Lighting).  Proprietary  Medicines.  Photo  Engravings.  Photograph  Holders.  Pulleys.  Pulp  Plaster,  Punches. 


Roofing  Paper,  Roof  Trusses,  Rubbers,  Rubber  Stamps,  Rugs, 

s 

Sash,  Screens,  Screw-Cutting  Engine  Lathes,  School  Tablets,  Seat  Springs,  Seeders,  Self-Feeders,  Self-Heating  Flat  Irons,  Sewer 
Castings,  Sewing  Machine  Parts,  Sheet  Metal  Products,  Shipping  Tags,  Shirts,  Shoes,  Shoe  Cleaner,  Shop  Aprons,  Shop  Coats.  Shovels 
Sidewalk  Cleaners,  Sidewalk  Doors,  Sidewalk  Door  Frames,  Sidewalk  Elevators,  Signs.  Silo  Machinery.  Silver  Plating,  Skylights.  Sky- 
light Guards.  Slate  Roofing.  Sleighs,  Snuff,  Soft  Drinks.  Sockets  (electric)  Spark  Arresters.  Speed  Indicators.  Spike-Tooth  Harrows, 
Spindles  (wood)  Springs.  Spring  Wagons.  Stairs  (iron).  Stamping  Specialties.  Standpipes.  Steam  Boilers.  Steam  Specialties,  Steel  Boxes 
Steel  Castings,  Steel  Products,  Steel  Smoke  Stacks,  Stenographers'  Note  Books,  Step  Ladders,  Steam  Jet  Ash  Conveyors,  Stereotypes, 


Posts,  Street  Lighting  Brackets,  Street  Sprinklers  (Motor  and  Horse),    Street  Sweepers,    Structural  Iron  Work,    Structural  Steel  Work, 
Suit  Boxes,  Sulphite  Wrapping  Paper,  Switches,  Switch  Boards. 


Stone-Making  Machinery,  Stoves,  Street  Hoods,  Street  Car  Signs,  Street  Castings,  Street  Flushers,  (Motor  and  Horse),  Street  '. 

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ds. 

Tables,  Tablets,  Tanks,  Tarpaulins,  Teaming  Gears,  Telephones,  Telephone  Supplies,  Tents  Terminals  (Electric),  Textiles,  Tile 
Drain  Cleaners,  Tin  Work,  Tin  Roofing,  Tile  Roofing,  Tires,  Tire  Building  Equipment.  Tire  Crates,  Tire  Patches.  Toggle  Bolts,  Tomb- 
stones, Tools,  Tool  Specialties,  Tooth  Paste,  Toys.  Tractor  Harrows,  Tractor  Plows,  Trailers,  Trolley  Bracket  Lighting  Fixtures,  Trolly 
Carriers,  Trucks,  Truck  Covers,  Truss  Supports,  Turnings  (wood). 

u 

Underwear  (Men's)  Cotton  and  Woolen. 

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Shirts,  Wrapping  Papers. 


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THE  NEW   MASONIC  TEMPLE 


CORINKR   MAIN    AND   MARION    STS. 

This  beautiful  structure   is  now  in  course  of  construction  and 
when  completed  and  equipped  will  represent  an  investment  of 
approximately  One  Million  Dollars,  and  will  be  one  of  the  fin- 
est Masonic  Temples  in  the  State  of  Indiana. 

It  will  house  all  the  Masonic  bodies  of  South  Bend,  and  is  being 
built  under  the  direction  of  the  St.  Joseph  Valley  Masonic  Temple 
Association. 

C.  C.  Shafer  -----          President 

E.  H.  Potter  -     -     -     -         Mce  President 

F.  M.  Boone  .     .     .     -     -          Secretary 
C.  W.  Hyde  ------       Treasurer 

L.  J.  Oilier  Chairman  Finance  Committee 

C.  H.  Snoke  ------.      Director 

John  G.  Yeagley      ------ 

A.  Frank  Eby        -------       " 

W.  G.  Crabill     -------         " 

John  G.  Grimm     ------- 

Wm.  Bender  Jr. 


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ST.  JOSEPH  COUNTY  COURT  HOUSE 


Sguth  Bend  Buck-Tail  Weedless 
Spinner  No.  56SW. 


South  Bend  BiM-Oreno  No.  973IUt 


BACK  in  the  old  days  —  "goin'  fish- 
ing" required  little  preparation 
aside  from  a  "can  o'  worms"  and  a 
cane  pole.  They  were  great  days  though 
—  days  which  now  live  only  in  memory, 
but  which  are  often  referred  to  as  "The 
Days  of  Real  Sport." 

However,  those  days  are  not  really  goae. 
Time  has  but  changed  our  angling  methods. 
Nowadays,  they're  "The  Days  of  Reel  Sport" 
—  the  days  of  going  after  game  -  fish  with 
the  proper  tackle,  such  as  is  shown  here. 

Send  for  our  books  "Fishing  —  What  Baits 
and  When"  and  "Fly  Rod  Lures".  Every  fisher- 
man should  have  them.  South  Bend  Tackle  for 
sale  at  all  sporting  goods  dealers. 


SOUTH  BEND  BAIT  CO. 


1108  So.  High  Street 


South  Bend,  Indiana 


^oam  Send,  Indiana. 

300  ROOMS  M)STLY  WITH  BATH 

Fire  Proof,  Modern,  Commodious 

and  Convenient.    Catering  to 

Commercial  Men  and  Women, 

and  Tourists,- 

(AMPLE  SHOW  ROOM  SPACE) 

ALLAEDT-HOFFMAM  HOTEL  ZWSmXZESSEE 

Jacob  Hoffmann. Mgr. 


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