. Canadian grocer January-March 1919. 79 and 1889 it had advancedfrom a city of .34,208 people to a popula-tion of 44,489, and the twenty-four yearithat followed were necessary to doublethe population. From that time on, how-ever, the increase has been phenomenal,till to-day Hamiltons population standsat 110,137, which does not include the15,000 soldiers that she has sent to thefront. Even more remarkable has been the growth in assessable property. In1879 this totalled $15,168,280, while to-day the property is assessed at $88,267,-195. It is generally conceded that bankclearings and customs re
. Canadian grocer January-March 1919. 79 and 1889 it had advancedfrom a city of .34,208 people to a popula-tion of 44,489, and the twenty-four yearithat followed were necessary to doublethe population. From that time on, how-ever, the increase has been phenomenal,till to-day Hamiltons population standsat 110,137, which does not include the15,000 soldiers that she has sent to thefront. Even more remarkable has been the growth in assessable property. In1879 this totalled $15,168,280, while to-day the property is assessed at $88,267,-195. It is generally conceded that bankclearings and customs returns give afairly accurate indication of businessconditions. If this is so, Hamilton iscertainly in a thriving condition. In 1914the bank clearings totalled $148,,586,and in 1918 they stood at $262,476, customs returns for the port ofHamilton in 1914 were given at $2,274,, while in 1918 they had reached$6,758, Hamilton is essentially amanufacturing city with 425 manufac-turing establishments, many of them of. The centre of Hamiltons shopping district—looking north on James St. a very extensive character, but it is alsoa city of homes, having 20,554 houses,a percentage per population that wouldcompare favorably with cities is a city well equipped and wellmaintained. It is a city of which itscitizens may well be proud. Are Not Neglected Notwithstanding the progress thathey have been making citizens have not in any wayneglected the things that make lifeworth while, in the shape of nicely laidout streets, nice comfortable residences,parks and similar features. From abeauty standpoint Hamilton is somewhatfavorably located on the Hamilton has one of the best land-locked har-bors on Lake Ontario. The city is some-what extended, covering an area of al-most 8,000 acres. It has about 30 milesof asphalt roadways, over 200 miles ofcement walks, fifteen public parks, sev-eral of them real beauty spots. Big Fruit Trade Fru
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