Retail Trade in Illinois in 1939 and 1929 Source: United States Bureau of the Census In the following table their current sales are compared with those shown in previous censuses, but 1935 and 1929 figures for cities except Chicago include data for repair garages, which were classified as retailers in those years but are now included in the Service Census. 33,903 31,037 923 2.957 2,613 3,220 7,855 9,100 Total, All Stores Furniture household-radio. Filling stations. Lumber-building-hardware. Eating and drinking Drug... Other stores. Principal Kinds Food Group... Grocery stores (without meats). Other food stores.... 109,132 93,432 $2,857,646 $3,658.560 332,003 331,078 $339,072 $428,553 846,471 53.692 54,613 57,405 69.811 72,292 1.564 5,184 1,023 3,262 640,075 82.914 74.731 79,439 84.356 349,719 29,652 32,726| 601,024 17,707 597,834 237,638 31,747 46.316 110,396 346,030 456,908 22,852 26.109 31.389 43,308 158,156) 11,248 172,514 270,702 15,064 21,432 19.080 36,287 17,707 72.292 1,564 5.184 1,023 3.262 74.731 79,439 84.356 39,961 68,030 4.789 6.479 Variety stores. 902 901 58,214 61,898 13.284 10.745 Apparel Group. Men's-boys' clothing, furn'gs, hat 1,501 2.202 50.938 105,797 4.440 7,731 6,108 12.442 Women's ready-to-wear stores 91.478 9,313 9,367 8,892 12,301 57.336 5.712 7,343 5.821 10.455 Shoe stores (all kinds) Furniture-Household-Radio Furniture stores 1,558 1,967 44.215 17,524 29,169 6,543 11.987 Automotive Group 13,502 4,510 Motor-vehicle dealers (new) 2,092 2.577 Accessory, tire, battery dealers.. 1,024 1,623 26,546 Filling Stations. 110.482 13,408 Lumber Building Group Lumber and building-materials. Heating, plumbing, paint, electrical 1,440 1,645| 2.325 6,702 Hardware Group. 2.934 2.958 58.924 76.161 5,148 5,153 52.332 182,648 3.280 3,762 Liquor Stores (packaged goods) During 1939, there were in operation in the State of Illinois 42,697 Service establishments whose volume of business for the year amounted to $294,956,000. These establishments reported employment of 84,810 persons (average for year), of which 72.277 were full-time employees and 12,533 part-time employees. In addition, 43,140 proprietors were reported who devoted the major portion of their time to the operation of their business. The total payroll for the year (exclusive of proprietors' compensation) amounted to $98,074,000, full-time employees receiving $91,932,000 and part-time employees $6,142,000. Chief Manufacturing Industries of Illinois in 1939 Source: United States Bureau of the Census Agricultural machinery (except tractors). Aluminum products (including rolling and drawing and extruding), not elsewhere classified.. Automobile stampings.. 561 644,364 2,572,435 Batteries, storage and primary (dry and wet). 7,018,481 Beauty shop and barber shop equipment. Biscuit, crackers and pretzels.. 3,656 3,646,770 27,568,398 Blast furnace products. 1,505 2,175,992 46,707,305 Bolts, nuts, washers and rivets-made in plants not operated in connection with rolling mills. Bread and other bakery products (except biscuit, crackers and pretzels) 15,129 Coats, suits and skirts (except fur coats)-made in inside factories or by jobbers engaging contractors. Construction and similar machinery (except mining and oil field machinery and tools) Fabricated structural steel and ornamental metal work, made in plants Sausages, prepared meats and other meat products-not made in meatpacking establishments. Sawmills, veneer mills, and cooperage-stock mills. Scales and balances. Screw machine products and wood screws. Secondary smelting and refining of nonferrous metals, not elsewhere classified. Sewing machines, domestic and industrial. 1,133 1.499.334 6,665,027 Sheet metal work not specifically classified. Signs, advertising displays and advertising novelties. Soap and glycerin Sporting and athletic goods. 1,922 2,268,932 10,771,134 Stamped and pressed metal products. Steam and other packing: pipe and boller covering. Steam fittings, regardless of material.. 8,813 13,066,823 44,110.708 Steel barrels, kegs and drums.. 1,307 1,356,918 8.230,641 Steel castings... 25.015,128 Steel works and rolling mills. 207,301,815 Stokers, mechanical, domestic and industrial. Stoves, ranges, water heaters and hot air furnaces. 5,403 6,451,849 28,436.015 Suitcases, briefcases, bags, trunks and other luggage.. 5,508,811 Surgical supplies and equipment, orthopedic appliances. Tin cans and other tinware. Tools (except edge tools, machine tools, files and saws) Trousers, wash suits, and washable service apparel. Upholstered household furniture. Vending, amusement and other coin operated machines. Vitreous-china plumbing fixtures. 570 Vitreous enameled products. 1,426 Wallboard and wall plaster, building insulation, floor composition. 571 713,547 3,914,810 Window shades. Wire drawn from purchased rods. Wirework not elsewhere classified. Wiring devices and supplies. Women's and misses' dresses made in contract factories. 776 Women's and misses' dresses. 6.659 639,469 6,059,685 963,476 26,880.499 Industry Wage ers Wages Value of Products Women's, children's and infants' underwear and nightwear of knitted fabrics... Women's, children's and infants' underwear and nightwear of silk and rayon woven fabrics. Wooden boxes except cigar boxes.. 1,399 1,252,827 5,039,881 Wood preserving..... 6,818,621 Wood products not elsewhere classified. Woolen and worsted manufactures 4,609,411 Work clothing, sport garments and other apparel. Work gloves and mittens. 4,080,537 X-ray and therapeutic apparatus and electronic tubes. 9,059,044 Other industries.. 50,697 68,636,596 460,779,356 Textile mill products and other fiber manufactures. 3,715 3,821,961 25,264,553 Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials. Source: Dr. M. M. Leighton, Chief Illinois State Geological Survey The total production of crude oil in Illinois will approximate 830 million barrels Jan. 1. 1942. The current rate of production (Oct. 1, 1941) is approximately 417,000 barrels daily. Oil production in Illinois began on a small scale near Litcheld, Montgomery County, in southwestern Illinois, about 1886. For about 20 years production was insignificant. Then came the discovery of the great southeastern Illinois field (located mainly in Clark, Crawford, Lawrence, and Wabash counties), and its development caused the State's annual production to mount rapidly to a peak of 33,686,000 barrels in the year 1908. From 1908 to 1910 Illinois ranked third in the nation in oil production, being exceeded only by California and Oklahoma. For the next 25-year period, ending in 1936, Illinois' production declined gradually to a level of a little less than 412 million barrels 1928 of rich oil fields in the very center of the Michigan basin, geologists began to realize the possibilities of such untested basins as that in Illinois. There were (Oct. 1, 1941) 9,990 oil wells producing in the new fields of the State (discovered since Jan. 1, 1937), and the average daily production for September was 405,000 barrels. This is an average of 40.5 barrels a well a day. The old fields produced an average of 13,400 barrels a day during September, 1941, from approximately 13,000 wells, or an average of 1.03 barrels a well a day. The Salem field, Marion County, with 2,391 producing wells and 20,000 acres of production are the largest fields in the State discovered in recent years. Many new areas of oil production have recently been discovered in White, Hamilton, Franklin, Saline and Gallatin counties. The Johnsonville field in Wayne County may prove to be the most important new field discovery in 1941. There were (Oct. 1, 1941) 83 producing wells in an area of approximately 2,000 acres and further development is continuing rapidly. The initial production of many of the wells ranged from 2,000 to 5,000 barrels daily. Wholesale Trade, Illinois and Chicago Source: United States Department of Commerce Illinois State Parks and Their Facilities Source: Secretary of State Warren, Ill., 78. Rock Island, U. S. 67, Ill. 2. East St. Louis, U. S. 40 Fox Lake, Ill. 59 and 60. Chester, Ill. 3. Charleston, Ill. 130. Metropolis, U. S. 45. Joliet to Peru, U. S. 6. Ill. refers to State Highway and U. S. to United States Highways. OTHER MONUMENTS AND POINTS OF INTEREST IN ILLINOIS William Jennings Bryan Home-At Salem at the intersection of State Highway 37 and U. S. Highway 50. The residence in which the late William Jennings Bryan was born has been preserved and contains an interesting museum of relics and facts in connection with his life and works. Buckingham Memorial Fountain-Located in Grant Park in Chicago, one of the largest and most beautiful water displays in the world. The fountain circulates, when in full action, 15,500 gallons of water a minute and is on display from 4 to 6 each afternoon and illuminated for half an hour each evening during the summer months. "Uncle Joe" Cannon-At 418 North Vermilion Street, Danville, is located the half-century-old mansion of "Uncle Joe" with the furnishings remaining unchanged. George Rogers Clark Monument-In Riverview Park at Quincy. Near this point is the end of his trail and the statue shows the famous pioneer fighter standing overlooking the country that he conquered. (Also see Fort Massac State Park.) Cahokia Court House-Three miles south of East St. Louis off Illinois Highway 3 in Cahokia. Located on the site of the original Cahokia Court House built in 1760 by Francois Saucier, French military engineer, who used it as a residence until 1793 when it was sold to St. Clair County-then a county of the Northwest Territory as a court house and jail. Building, constructed of vertical rather than horizontal logs, has board shutters and is surrounded by large veranda. Stephen A. Douglas Monument On U. S. Highway 36 at Winchester, almost directly southwest of Jacksonville. Statue erected in public square of Winchester, commemorating its illustrious citizen, Stephen A. Douglas, whose early career was woven into the town's history. Stephen A. Douglas Statue-Located on the east steps of the Capitol in Springfield. In 1935, the statue was removed from an obscure spot on the grounds to its present location. Stephen A. Douglas Tomb-Located in Douglas Park, Chicago, at the eastern end of 35th Street. Monument is well over 100 feet in height, erected above the crypt. The remains of Stephen A. Douglas, "The Little Giant," were laid to rest here in 1865. Ulysses S. Grant Home-5 acres-In Galena on U. S. Highway 20. Home is preserved in same condition as when occupied by General Grant, and the view of the city of Galena from this point is an exceedingly interesting one. Fort Edward Monument-At Warsaw, on the Mississippi, just south of Keokuk, Iowa. This monument was erected in commemoration of the establishment of the old fort which was the stormy scene of much frontier history during the War of 1812. Located at a point affording a perfect view of three great states. Kane County Forest Reserves-350 acres-Well equipped to accommodate visitors. General John A. Logan Statue-At Murphysboro, on State Highway 13. This very impressive monument occupies a plot of ground 100 feet square on the lawn of the Murphysboro Township High School. General John A. Logan Statue--Another inspiring statue honoring the memory of General Logan is situated at the top of a sod-covered mound at the south end of Grant Park in Chicago. Lincoln Tomb-In Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. The Lincoln Tomb, final resting place of the martyred president, was started in 1871 and dedicated three years later. The structure began to show signs of disintegration after a few years and was rebuilt 1899-1901. Again it was remodelled 1930-1931 and although the exterior remained the same, the interior was changed considerably. Eight statuettes, representing Lincoln during different stages of his career, stand in niches in the four corners of the interior. The States in the Union are represented by stars, twelve in each corner. In a semi-circle behind the cenotaph in a sarcophagus chamber are the official flags of the States through which successive generations of the Lincoln family passed, beginning with Samuel Lincoln who emigrated from England. The Abraham Lincoln Home-Located at Eighth and Jackson streets, Springfield, Ill., the only house Lincoln ever owned, was purchased by Lincoln in 1844 and served as his residence until Feb. 6, 1861, when he left for Washington, D. C., to become President. Throughout the campaign of 1860, the home was the scene of history in the making. Robert Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln. presented the house to the State in 1887. Lovejoy State Monument-At Alton. Erected in honor of the young editor, Elijah Parish Lovejoy, who was shot down on Nov. 7, 1837, as a result of press articles and sympathetic attitude in favor of abolition of slavery. Marquette Monument-Located at Summit is one of the points of greatest historical significance in Cook County, marking the place where Father Marquette spent the winter of 1674-75. Metamora and Mt. Pulaski Court Houses-Known as the old Woodford county court house, the Metamora court house and the Mt. Pulaski court house in Logan county, depict the days of Abraham Lincoln as the horseback-riding-circuit-lawyer. Nauvoo On the Mississippi River north of Keokuk, Iowa. Of unusual historic interest, the old Hiram Smith early in the Nineteenth Century. Mormon settlement, established by Joseph and Southeast of Nauvoo, also in Hancock County, is the jail in fleeing from which the two founders of Mormonism were killed. Pierre Menard Home-Five miles north of Chester in Randolph County, at the foot of the hill on which Fort Kaskaskia stands is the home of the first Lieutenant Governor of Illinois. FrenchCanadian by birth, Menard moved to Kaskaskia in 1789 and built the French Colonial, native oak house in 1790. |