City Directory 1917 vol. 1 - Special Collections

AKRON 1917
Akron's annual history 1s one of continuous prosperity,
and of industrial and colnmerclal progress Its growth 1s
both mpld and stable
Akron's industrial strength is embraced in its 168 manufacturlng
plants having an aggregate capltallzation of about
$200,000,000, and employing about 67,000 persons, wlth en
est~~iiated payroll for 1917 of al~out $48,000,000. The payroll
of lliese fnclories fol 1916 was over $40,000,000 and thc value
of their manufactured products totaled $226,600,000
The builtll~ig perinits issi~ed by the c~ty durlng 1916 .Iggregaled
$12,777,036 in estlinated cost of new buildings, and
$8,318,395 for the first SIX n~onths of 1917 Tlierc were 2,821
new l~ouses bullt tlur~ag 1916. The clearings of Akron's
bank\ totalecl $207,484,000 for 1916, and the deposits in the
Akron banks in June, J917, aggregated $44,194,000 The
recelpts of the Akron poitotlice for 1916 amounted to
$773,576 and for the first six months of 1917, $463.976.
.Akrnii .IS !LC. I:!cge?t rubber nianufacturing center jn the
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