Preface
Introduction (Open Sample PDF)
Rockford, A Beautiful City
Streets
City Government, Willard Wheeler
A City Healthful
Music, Art, and Drama
Clubs, Secrets, Fraternal and Benevolent Societies
Labor Conditions Ideal
Religious
Rockford's Public Library, Carnegie, Andrew - Roper, George D.
Hospitals
Bank Statements
Postal Business
Transportation Facilities
Building and Construction
Public Service Utilities
Retail Trade Center
Real Estate
Rockford Manufacturers & Shippers' Association
Merchants' and Business Men's Association
The Press, Chapman, Mr. R. S. - Riley, Mr. J. V. - Bartlett, Edgar E. - Hilton, Howard O. - Pollard, Mr. Harry - Sterling, Fred E.
Schools
Manufacturing
Rockford Chamber of Commerce
Accessibility to Markets
The People's Bank & Trust Company, Wormwood, F. F. - Brown, E. W. - Scott, L. E. - Gilruth, Andrew - Crumb, A. R. - Stewart, D. J. - Talcott, Wait - Brown, E. W. - Forbes, George O. - Harris, James N. - Reitsch, E. R. - Barnes, John - Brolin, W. A. - Swanson, J. F.
Rockford National Bank, Woodruff, W. F. - Henry, C. F. - Burpee, H. S. - Baker, M. E. - Taylor, J. D. - Burwell, W. E. - Henry, C. F. - Armstrong, R. S. - Whitehead, J. B. - Welsh, R. K. - Hudler, W. F. - Bennett, W. W.
The Security Insurance Company, Crawford, E. K. - Williams, Walter D.
American Insurance Company

Rockford Interurban
Rockford City Traction Company
Rockford Electric Company
Rockford Gas Light & Coke Company, Henry S. Whipple
Engstrom Brothers, Theodore V., Alfred A. and Ebenezer W. Engstrom, Philip Lewis, Hugh T. Brown
Barber-Colman Company
E. B. Footlift Line of Farm Machinery
Rockford Silver Plate Company (formerly Racine Silver Company), Henry W. Price, Irvin French, George B. Kelley, Wm. B. Barbour, F. F. Wormwood, L. A. Littlefield
Schumann Piano Company, W. N. Van Matre
Burson Knitting Company
Forest City Knitting Company, William Nelson, Oscar Nelson, F. F. Nelson
Nelson Knitting Company
Andrews Wire and Iron Works
Hess & Hopkins Leather Plant
J. L. Clark Manufacturing Company
Eclipse Gas Stoves
Trahern Pump Company
Rockford Lumber and Fuel Company
Parsons Lumber Company, George L. Woodruff
Greenlee Bros. & Company
W. F. & John Barnes Company
The Ingersoll Milling Machine Company
Rockford Drilling Machine Company
Rockford Milling Machine Company
Mechanics Machine Company
Rockford Drop Forge Company, Sam. Kjellgren, Levin Faust, A. C. Johnson
Cotta Transmission Company
Rockford Malleable Iron Works, Forbes Family, Owners
Burd High Compression ring Company, R. L. Burd, O. P. Hand, F. F. Wormwood, J. P. Linnen, Charles Von Weise
Spengler-Loomis Manufacturing Company, Charles C. Spengler
Rockford Manufacturing Company
Rockford Chair and Furniture Company
Co-Operative Furniture Company, Alf Larson, C. E. Jacobson, C. J. Lundberg
Illinois Cabinet Company
Rockford Standard Furniture Company
Forest City Furniture Company
Excel Manufacturing Company
Rockford Superior Furniture Company, P. O. Ugarph, J. E. Sandberg, A. W. Mann, M. A. Kjellgren, J. G. Grant, Robert Larson, F. H. Lundgren
Rockford World Furniture Company, Otto Grantz, Albert Lawson, E. W. Swenson, C. J. Lundberg
Rockford Furniture Company
Illinois School Furniture Company, W. O. Jones, H. W. Williams, C. F. Bollman, T. E. Jacobson, N. J. Wall
Rockford Light Furniture Company
Royal Mantel and Furniture Company, R. C. Lind, J. P. Lundell, D. R. Peterson
Litton Veneer Company
National Lock Company, P. A. Peterson, D. R. Peterson, F. G. Hogland, O. W. T. Johnson, A. P. Hard, F. E. Buchanan, E. Lutzhoff, Levi Johnson
Kurtz Action Company, Warren B. Thayer, Edward I. Hocker
Free Sewing Machine Company
Superior Mirror Company, E. A. Clark, P. O. Ugarph, M. L. Kellstrom
Rockford Varnish Company, J. E. Bernier
Stonefield-Evans Shoe Company
Rockford Paper Box Board Company
Rockford Seed Farms, H. W. Buckbee
Rockford Wholesale Grocery Company, Fred G. Shoudy, W. A. Stapleton, H. M. McGillivray, D. F. Stearns
Wilgus Sanitarium
Weirick Sanitarium, formerly Dr. Broughton's Sanitarium, Dr. Weirick, W. L. Ransom
The King Company
Roseland Can and Specialty Company
The Savage & Love Company, Fred Savage
Fay Lewis & Bros. Company
Sovereign Fire-Proof Storage Company
Farmers' Co-Operative Packing Plant, Ira J. M. Chryst, F. A. Bingham, John Hrdlicka, Louis Kreuter, Thos. A. Nolan
Rockford Home Telephone Company, T. M. Ellis, R. S. Chapman, J. H. Camlin, W. F. Woodruff, J. H. Corcoran
Central Union Telephone Company
Carrico Stone Company, Fred Carrico
Rockford Sand and Gravel Company
Rockford College for Women, John Barnes
Forest City Life Insurance Company, Arthur D. Warner, Ebenezer W. Engstrom, George W. Brearley, William H. Keig, Frank H. Kimball
Rockford Morning Star, John D. Waterman, Thos. D. Reber, John V. Riley, Roscoe S. Chapman
Oscar F. Wilson Printing Company