Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 208, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 December 1925 — Page 17

THURSDAY, DEC. 31,1925

JAY $6,000,000 IROUGHTTOCITY BY CONVENTIONS tidianapolis Was Host to 279 Meetings, Says C. of C. Indianapolis was host in 1925 to Ixty-three national and intemation--4 conventions, 172 State conven(ons, thirty regional and fourteen Blscellaneous events of more than 9cal Interest, the annual report of be Chamber of Commerce shows. (>ick Miller, president of the City Crust Company, was chairman of he convention bureau. The total raa 279 conventions and events, Bid increase of fourteen over 1924. Some Interesting facts concerning lonvention attendance were revealed D the report. Attendance from outtfde the city at the 279 conventions louched 326,126. In order to place a nonetary value upon convention vistors, the attendance must be mulIplied by the number of days spent n Indianapolis by each visitor, the fesult being called ‘‘transient day ittendance.” The attendance at contentions was 363,277 and at events, 192,900, a total of 556,177 transient Lays. $6,000,000 Spent At a recent meeting of the Internattona.l Association of Convention bureaus held in Des Moines, lowa, the actual monetary value of a contention visitor based on estimates trom twenty-four convention cities Fas decided to be $11.25 a day. On this basis, convention visitors spent bore than $6,000,000 in Indianapolis luring 1925, all of this amount representing money earned in other totalities and spent here. As an evidence of what. may be txpected of conventions during 1926, the report shows that already ninetytlght conventions and seven events have been definitely scheduled for the year. The estinxated attendance t,t those conventions and events is approximately 45,000 visitors with a total transient day attendance of 160,000 days. This number is steadily being added to and evidence Kints to an even greater success in 26. Big Printing: BID Throughout the year the conven- i don bureau printed 10,000 copies of a folder entitled ‘‘Attractive Indianipolis.” Approximately 30,000 of these have been distributed, while 4,000 copies oft he booklet “Indiantpolis Invites You" have been placed bn the hands of secretaries of organ tsatlons and of influential members if these organizations. A large |

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quantity of “Indianapolis Next” badges have been distributed, along with several thousand special printed invitations and maps. r n connection with its routine work, members of the staff of the bureau have kept in constant contact with secretaries of all organizations meeting in Indianapolis and as far as available funds would permit have made every effort to increase the attendance at conventions held here. The Bureau has cooperated to tfte extent of providing hous Ing and information bureaus for the accommodation of strangers and virtually has acted as an official host for Indianapolis with a representative of the bureau attending every convention meeting here. The

Indianapolis Life Insurance Company • Home Office, Meridian and Thirtieth Sts. ANOTHER PROSPEROUS YEAR THE USUAL GAINS IN ALL DEPARTMENTS Growing Steadily INSURANCE IN FORCE I 906 532A.U00.00 1 9 0 4 1,281,900 92 1* 0 7 2,158 315.63 1 0 0 8 $2,344,449.12 1 9 9 9 3,037,1 36.59 1910 3,760,237.61 19 1 1 4,45 1,264.48 1 9 1 2 5,756,69 3.86 19 13 7,011,554.27 1 q f A 8,655,788.49 / o 1 c 10,231,921.21 1 4 1 A 12.021,820.06 ~ 1 7 .13,665,053.34 19 18 1 5,532,346.26 1 9 1 9 20,456,374.44 1 9 2 0 27,006,018.90 1 92 1 31,275,345.88 1922 35,236,427.74 ‘* 2 3 40,882,131.98 192 4 46,628,369.17 i92s 55,000,000.00 FRANK P. MANLY President ELDER A. PORTER Actuary EDWARD B. RAUB Vice-Pre*. and Counsel JOE C. CAPERTON ................Agency Manager JOSEPH R. RAUB Secretary DR. J. B. YOUNG. \ „ , A. I.E ROY PORTTEI'S Caahler DR. F. A. MORRISON. | Medical Directors W. A. TIDWELL Mortgage Loans THE ANAWALT-MARTJN AGENCY HOME OFFICE SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVES F,. E. Young J. E. Tyler W. Irving Palmer Chaa. E. Ferrell R. R. Yesgley A. M. Aikinan Chan. Harris Field Supervisor Field Supervisor Nick Schon S. H. Newman E. H. Oaperton La Monte Daniels Roy L. Myers ~

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manager of the Bureau traveled more than 4,000 miles during the year accompanying local delegations and assisting and aiding them In campaign to bring conventions to Indianapolis. POPULATiONIN CITY IS 370,776 According to a statistical review for 1925, prepared by the city engineer's office, Indianapolis now has a population of 370,776. The Indianapolis postoffice furnished the city

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