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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.)
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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he 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 point, in addition to the main warehouse, the Mid-land Company also occupies the three upper floors and basement of the 15th andWestern Avenue freight station of the Chicago Junction Railway. The MidlandCompany utilizes electric motors in inter-warehouse transfer of freight, and hasseveral large motor trucks for city deliveries. The company carries a large numberof the best known merchandising accounts in the country, including Sears, Roebuck& Co., Montgomery Ward & Co., Hately Cold Storage Co., Cream of Wheat,and others. 32
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View of Buildings under Construction in 1910—37th Street looking east from Ashland How Tenants Locate in the District The Central Manufacturing District is being developed primarily for thepurpose of bringing tonnage to the Chicago Junction Railway. Therefor^, theprices of the real estate are being maintained at conserva-tive figures and but a reasonable return upon investmentsmade by the Trustees in buildings and improvements isexpected. The Trustees will accept as tenants only concernsof good character and responsibility with good prospectivefreight shipments. These conditions all tend to permanencyand conservatism in the growth of the District, making it adesirable home for industries and removing it entirely fromthe class of unstable real estate promotions. The Trustees of the Central Manufacturing Districtwill construct buildings for prospective tenants only underdefinite leases or contracts. Typical Central ManufacturingDistrict Lamp Post

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