. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . SOLDIERS MONUMENT. SILAS BALDWIN HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY 171 With a population conservatively estimated at twenty thousand,Elkhart has all the other features of a modern industrial and residentialcenter. Situated in tlie two civil townships of Concord and Osolo,with an approximate area of nine square miles, splendidly advantagedhy its water power and railroad situation, the citys resources are now-increasing at a rate never before equaled. The total assessed valua-tion of property, real and personal, shows the
. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . SOLDIERS MONUMENT. SILAS BALDWIN HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY 171 With a population conservatively estimated at twenty thousand,Elkhart has all the other features of a modern industrial and residentialcenter. Situated in tlie two civil townships of Concord and Osolo,with an approximate area of nine square miles, splendidly advantagedhy its water power and railroad situation, the citys resources are now-increasing at a rate never before equaled. The total assessed valua-tion of property, real and personal, shows the following figures: Elk-hart city in Osolo township, $158,395, of which $25,690 is personal;and of Elkhart city in Concord township, the total is $4,307,440, thepersonal assessment being $1,362,335 of the total. In 1904 the totalamount turned into the cit_\- treasur} b}- taxation amounted to $76, The railroads furnish a large quota of this total. The LakeShore paid taxes of $4, for the past year, the Indiana Trans-portation Company contributes $, and the Big Eour about $
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