Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . legehas in a great measure revo-utionized business methodsduring the last four years by^^ introducing the type-writer,whose merits the college hasadvocated, and whose utilityit has taught. The use and type-writingsave one-half the time, ormake it possible to do
Three cities and their industrial interests, with an historical and descriptive sketch of the national armory and arsenal, the location, manufacturing facilities, and business advantages of Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Moline, and Milan, Illinois--their commerce, population, schools, churches, and present condition . legehas in a great measure revo-utionized business methodsduring the last four years by^^ introducing the type-writer,whose merits the college hasadvocated, and whose utilityit has taught. The use and type-writingsave one-half the time, ormake it possible to do twicethe business at a .slight increase of expense. The Iowa Commercial College is a member of theNational Union of Business Colleges, of which D. R. Lillibridge is President. The Western Pen-mans Association will hold its third annual meeting in the rooms of the Iowa Commercial Col-lege, December , 1888. This is comi>osed of a body of business educators nownumbering ninety-six members. Prof. B. C. Wood, of Wood & Van Patten, was one of the cor-responding secretaries for the i)ast year, and is chairman of the Executive Committee for thel)rcsent year. other schools. There are nine private schools, of which two are kindergardens, one a free German school,and the other six parochial KYAN BLOCK. ITS INTERESTS AND INDUSTRIES. 53 HOMES AND HOSPITALS. cooks home for the friendless. This clinrity wns made possible hy the iniinilic(iie of Mrs. Clarissa C. Cook, deceased. Herwill ( the smii of fm- the puipose of providing a home for destitute andindigent females. To this sum S(>5,<l(l(l.(K) has been added. SOLDIEKS orphans Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home and Hoine for Indigent Children is a state eharital)leinstitntion. It was organized December, 1SG3, and oitened ,Iuly, 1864. S. W. Fierce was electedSuperintendent, Mrs. S. W. Pierce, Matron, and Dr. \V. F. Peck, Physician, November, 1867, andthey are tlie present incumbe
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