Identifier: centralmanufactu00cent (find matches)
Title: The Central Manufacturing District : Chicago Junction Railway Service : a book of descriptive text, photographs & testimonial letters about Chicago Junction Railway Service and the Central Manufacturing District - the center of Chicago, "The Great Central Market"
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Central Manufacturing District (Chicago, Ill
Subjects: Central Manufacturing District (Chicago, Ill Industrial districts Railroads
Publisher: (Chicago? : s.n.)
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y for closer banking facilities, this bank wasorganized in October, 1912, for the convenience of District industries, with a capi-tal stock of $250,000, most of the stock-holders being those identified in one wayor another with the District and its industrial life. In less than three years thedeposits of this bank have been increased to over $1,500,000. The bank does ageneral banking business and gives especial attention to savings and industrialaccounts. A real estate and loan department is operated in connection with thebank and its safe deposit vaults are the equal of any in the City. Other Banks in Vicinity The other National or State Banks located near the District include TheLive Stock Exchange National Bank with deposits of $12,500,000; the DroversNational Bank with deposits of $11,000,000; the Peoples Stock Yard State Bankwith deposits of $5,000,000; The Stock Yards Savings Bank with deposits of$3,600,000, and the South West Trust and Savings Bank with deposits of $750,000. 31
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Midland Warehouses The Midland Warehouse & Transfer Company operates some of the largestwarehouses in the country, all located on the tracks of the Chicago Junction Rail-way, and convenient to the Central Manufacturing District. These warehousesare fully equipped for storage, consolidation, and reconsign shipments of any natureor volume, and the facilities are largely used by the District tenants to supplementtheir own warehouses during periods when they are accumulating stock to fill futureorders. At 43rd and Robey Streets, the Midland Company owns and operateswarehouses of heavy mill construction which are equipped with sprinkler system,and which immediately adjoin the Union Freight Station of the Chicago JunctionRailway. At 15th and Western Avenue, the company has recently completed animmense concrete warehouse building containing over 500,000 square feet of floorspace, and being, in facilities, location, and equipment, the equal of any warehousewherever located. At the same po

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