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Sacramento City directory, 1939, 1939
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1Sacramento Statistical Review
3Name of City—Sacramento.
4Slogan or sub-phrase—"Heart of California."
5Form of Government—City Manager-Council.
6How Incorporated—City.
7Population—1930 U. S. Census report, 93,750; local estimate at present, 118,808. (The following based on the 1930 U. S. Census): White population of age: Males, 31,898; females, 27,698. Total colored (Negro) population, 1,086. Total number of males in city, 49,790; females, 43,960. Native white population is 76.4% of the whole. Predominating nationalities of foreign-born residents: Italian, German, English, Canadian, Irish.
8Area—[address hidden] miles.
9Altitude—30 feet above sea level.
10Climate—Mean annual temperature, 60 degrees F.; average annual rainfall (or precipitation), 17.84 inches (50 yr. average).
11Parks number 25, with total acreage of 1204, valued at $2,693,300.00.
12Assessed valuation—$116,388,420, with $1.85 per $100.00 tax rate in old city; $1.83 in annexed sections.
13Bonded Debt—$7,584,390, Dec. 31, 1938.
14Financial Institutions—9 banks and 1 trust company, with debits of $1,372,979,000 for the year 1938; 9 savings banks, with total savings deposits of $51,026,049 on December 31, 1938; [address hidden] and loan associations.
15Postal Receipts—$1,460,271.51 for the year ending December 31, 1938.
16Churches number 60, representing 21 denominations.
17Building and Construction—Building permits valued at $7,828,132 in 1938.
18Industry—Chief industries of the city and surrounding territory, manufacturing, agriculture, transportation, distribution and trading center. Number of manufacturing establishments 512, employing 15,020 (including seasonal workers) men and women, paying wages of $11,926,391 annually, and having products valued at $63,883,097 annually as per report covering the year 1937. Principal manufactured products: Fruit and vegetable canning, railroad manufacturing and repair shops, slaughtering and meat packing, rice cleaning and polishing, sheet metal and tin cans, flour and mill feeds, almond shelling, printing and bookbinding.
19Trade Area—Retail area has radius of 100 miles, and population of 500,000. Wholesale area has radius of 370 miles, and population of 1,500,000.
20Newspapers—Daily, 3; daily and Sunday, 1; weekly, 5.
21Hotels number 124, with total of 7985 rooms. Newest hotel opened in 1929.
22Railroads—City served by 6 railroads, as follows: Southern Pacific, Western Pacific, Santa Fe, Great Northern, Sacramento Northern, Central California Traction Co.
23Highways—The following highways run through the city: U. S. 40, U. S. 50, U. S. 99.
24Airports number 2—Municipal, U. S. Army repair depot and supply base.
25Amusements—Largest auditorium (municipal) in city seats 5000 persons. 16 moving-picture theatres, with total seating capacity of 16,671 persons. Number of golf courses in, or near, the city, 3.
26Hospitals number 7 (including 2 emergency), with total of 931 beds.
27Education—Number of public schools 34, including 1 junior college, 2 senior high schools and 7 junior high schools. Number of parochial schools, 8. Number of pupils in public schools, 27,450. Number of teachers in public schools, 819. Value of public school property, $8,729,000.
28Public Libraries—(number, including branches) 5, with total of 589,888 volumes.
29City Statistics—[address hidden] mileage 349, with 349 miles paved and none under construction. Miles of gas mains, 340; of sewers (sanitary), 261; of bus and electric street railway, 57. Number of water services, 29,580; electric meters, 32,525; gas meters, 29,491. Capacity of water works (municipal), 64,000,000 gallons, with daily average pump of 24,000,000 gallons; 247.16 miles of mains, and plant valued at $3,588,416. Fire department has 188 paid men, with 6 autos, 9 engines, 8 hose and chemical wagons, and 3 hook-and-ladder trucks, 10 station houses and [address hidden] of fire department real estate and equipment, $983,691.99. Police department has 144 men, with 1 station and 32 pieces of motor equipment, all radio equipped. Value of police department and equipment, $271,352.14.
31SACRAMENTO FACTS AND HISTORY
33AGRICULTURAL
34Sacramento Region produces 35% of the total value of agricultural products in the State of California.
36INDUSTRIAL—1938
37Number of manufacturing plants…………………….512
38Wage earners (including seasonal workers)………..15,020
39Payroll……………………………………………..$11,926,391
40Cost of materials…………………………………$36,082,971
41Value of Products………………………………..$63,883,097
43LOCATION
44Geographic and economic distribution center of the Sacramento Region, composed of twenty-one counties possessing over fifty per cent of the water resources of the State of California, rich agricultural lands and diversified industrial resources including precious and industrial mineral deposits, lumber and hydro-electric power.
46RAW MATERIALS
47Center of great producing area including the widest diversification of resources in the State.
49TRANSPORTATION
50Three transcontinental railroads. Two interurban electric lines. Sacramento River steamers, operating daily to San Francisco. Nine motor stage lines. Motor truck lines operate in all directions out of Sacramento.
52POWER
53Abundance of electric power at low rates.
55WATER
56Excellent municipal water supply in abundance at exceptionally low rates.
58AVAILABLE SITES
59Excellent locations on rail and water or both, available at reasonable cost.
61MUNICIPAL CONDITIONS
62Conservative tax rates, excellent housing conditions, progressive city government providing ample facilities for industrial expansion.
64LABOR
65Largest labor market west of Chicago with excellent relations prevailing.
67OPPORTUNITY
68A sound, prosperous, expanding section of California with increasing markets.
70The Sacramento Chamber of Commerce
71Is at your service for further information
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