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 . nt; Charles F. Hemenway, Cashier. It has a capital of$100,, and a surplus of $20, At the time of its last statement itsresources were $255, Moline Savings Bank.— This is the only chartered savings bank in Rock Islandcounty. Its officers are: H. W. Wheelock


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 . nt; Charles F. Hemenway, Cashier. It has a capital of$100,, and a surplus of $20, At the time of its last statement itsresources were $255, Moline Savings Bank.— This is the only chartered savings bank in Rock Islandcounty. Its officers are: H. W. Wheelock, President; Porter Skinner, Vice-President;Charles F. Hemenway, Cashier. It has over 1,200 depositors, and more than $280, in deposits. That this number of workingmen should have savings-bankaccounts is good evidence of their frugality and thrift. ITS JNTEEESTS AND INDUSTRIES. 7:i THK roST-OKFICE. The accompanying cut shows that the Moline post-office occupies for its home oneof the handsomest buildings of any post-office in the United States. The block wasbuilt with the special view of meeting the wants of the postal-service. It is a three-story stone structure, in the very center of the city. The income from this officeduring the year 1887 was over $17, The domestic money-order business increase. MOLINE POST-OFFICE BUILDING. during the year was a little over twentj-five per cent, and during the same time theinternational money-order business increased a little over thirty-three and one-thirdper cent. Moline, like all first-class cities, has the free-delivery service, which, withthe general service, is very efficient. D. W. Gould is Postmaster. BUILDING, SAVINGS, AND LOAN ASSOCIATIOX. Another evidence of the prosperity ot the laboring classes of this city is foundin the number of patrons of the Moline Building, Savings, and Loan current series of stock is the thirtieth, and the total number of $ sharesissued is 1,802. The gain on the firs


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