Indianapolis illustrated : the capital city of Indiana : its growth, resources, commerce, manufacturing interests, financial institutions, and prospects, also sketches of the leading business concerns which contribute to the city's progress and prosperity : a complete history of the city from foundation to the present time . to prove thatm all the aids of organization, thebusiness men of this city are fullyalive to the advantages of unity. REAL ESTATE real estate market of thistityisone of great activity, and therapid, steady advance of values isthe best index to its prosperit
Indianapolis illustrated : the capital city of Indiana : its growth, resources, commerce, manufacturing interests, financial institutions, and prospects, also sketches of the leading business concerns which contribute to the city's progress and prosperity : a complete history of the city from foundation to the present time . to prove thatm all the aids of organization, thebusiness men of this city are fullyalive to the advantages of unity. REAL ESTATE real estate market of thistityisone of great activity, and therapid, steady advance of values isthe best index to its prosperity. Wehave in a preceding part of this workshown how town lots in the beginning,could hardly find a purchaser. Butin realty, as in every other line, of the railway worked a won-derful change. The advance in priceshas since been steady, and assess-ment of realty has ever had anupward tendency, while taxation hasdecreased its rate. Residence prop-erty in the fashionable quartersof course commands a good price,but there are few cities where theworkingman has such excellent op-portunities to become his own land-lord. Rents of stores are moderate,while manufacturing sites can beobtained on most acceptable citizens of Indianapolis arefirm believers in the greatness ofthe future of their citj-, and have. t__ INDIANAPOLIS ILLUSTRATED, THE CAPITAL CITY OF INDIANA. 61 proved themselves to be so by investing their capital at home, andthey are at all times ready and willing to aid all industrial ventures ofestablishment by offering to manufacturers and capitalists excellentsites perfectly adopted for their purposes. Insurance.—The history of insurance in Indianapolis is one ofgreat interest, but it is impossible within the scope of this work to domore than briefly touch upon it. In February, 1836, the first homeinsurance company was chartered for fifty years, with a capital ofS200,000. The charter was renewed in 1865, a new and vigorouscompany was organized as the Ind
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