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The Toronto City Directory 1903, 1903

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1INTRODUCTION
3The first Directory of Toronto was published in 1833, when the total population was only some 9,000. To-day we present to our subscribers the forty-second issue of the City Directory of Toronto, and by actual count, we find it contains 97,087 individual names, exclusive of firms, corporations, etc.
5By using the multiple 2 3/4—which is extremely low—we estimate that at the end of 1902 the population of Toronto was 266,989.
7Some people in the past have said our estimate of the population of the city was too high, but a glance at the following comparative tables will show the rapid progress Toronto is making in all lines and go far to substantiate us in our estimate of the real population.
9BANKING.
11Following are the figures of the yearly clearings of the banks in the city, as given by the Toronto Clearing House, during the past four years:—
131899…………………….$504,872,846
141900…………………….513,696,401
151901…………………….625,228,306
161902…………………….809,078,559
18REAL ESTATE.
20The following table, giving the actual number of real estate transfers during the last six years, shows that business in this line is increasing.
22<table>
23 <tr>
24 <th>Year.</th>
25 <th>East.</th>
26 <th>West.</th>
27 <th>Land Titles.</th>
28 <th>Total.</th>
29 </tr>
30 <tr>
31 <td>1897</td>
32 <td>687</td>
33 <td>728</td>
34 <td>—</td>
35 <td>1415</td>
36 </tr>
37 <tr>
38 <td>1898</td>
39 <td>831</td>
40 <td>865</td>
41 <td>—</td>
42 <td>1696</td>
43 </tr>
44 <tr>
45 <td>1899</td>
46 <td>1107</td>
47 <td>1417</td>
48 <td>259</td>
49 <td>2783</td>
50 </tr>
51 <tr>
52 <td>1900</td>
53 <td>1305</td>
54 <td>1507</td>
55 <td>284</td>
56 <td>3096</td>
57 </tr>
58 <tr>
59 <td>1901</td>
60 <td>1549</td>
61 <td>1839</td>
62 <td>392</td>
63 <td>3780</td>
64 </tr>
65 <tr>
66 <td>1902</td>
67 <td>1726</td>
68 <td>2064</td>
69 <td>398</td>
70 <td>4188</td>
71 </tr>
72</table>
74BUILDINGS.
76The following table gives the number of building permits granted and the value of the buildings erected during the past six years:—
78<table>
79 <tr>
80 <th>Year.</th>
81 <th>No. of Permits.</th>
82 <th>Value.</th>
83 </tr>
84 <tr>
85 <td>1897</td>
86 <td>396</td>
87 <td>$951,130</td>
88 </tr>
89 <tr>
90 <td>1898</td>
91 <td>521</td>
92 <td>1,701,630</td>
93 </tr>
94 <tr>
95 <td>1899</td>
96 <td>710</td>
97 <td>2,011,000</td>
98 </tr>
99 <tr>
100 <td>1900</td>
101 <td>678</td>
102 <td>1,888,066</td>
103 </tr>
104 <tr>
105 <td>1901</td>
106 <td>981</td>
107 <td>3,568,883</td>
108 </tr>
109 <tr>
110 <td>1902</td>
111 <td>1519</td>
112 <td>3,854,923</td>
113 </tr>
114</table>
116The total Assessment of the City of Toronto, as returned by the Assessment Commissioner for six years, is as follows:—
1181898…………………….$149,612,523
1191899…………………….150,325,122
1201900…………………….148,958,240
1211901…………………….152,383,037
1221902…………………….160,513,871
123903…………………….163,829,075
125is estimated that the amount of fire insurance in force in the City of Toronto at the end of December, 1902, was over $80,000,000.
127The Post Master General's report of 1902 gives the following figures for the year ending June 30, 1901, which show that the business of the Toronto Post Office largely exceeds that of Montreal:—
129<table>
130 <tr>
131 <th></th>
132 <th>Gross Postal Revenue.</th>
133 <th>Number of Money Orders Issued.</th>
134 <th>Number of Money Orders Paid.</th>
135 </tr>
136 <tr>
137 <td>Toronto</td>
138 <td>$481,479 71</td>
139 <td>17,919</td>
140 <td>239,397</td>
141 </tr>
142 <tr>
143 <td>Montreal</td>
144 <td>374,841 41</td>
145 <td>16,645</td>
146 <td>100,718</td>
147 </tr>
148 <tr>
149 <td>In favor of Toronto</td>
150 <td>$106,628 30</td>
151 <td>1,274</td>
152 <td>138,679</td>
153 </tr>
154</table>
156The Custom House returns for Toronto during the last five years show a very large increase.
158<table>
159 <tr>
160 <th>Year.</th>
161 <th>Duties Collected.</th>
162 </tr>
163 <tr>
164 <td>1902</td>
165 <td>$6,468,844</td>
166 </tr>
167 <tr>
168 <td>1898</td>
169 <td>4,533,005</td>
170 </tr>
171 <tr>
172 <td>Increase in four years</td>
173 <td>$1,935,839</td>
174 </tr>
175</table>
177The increase in the business done on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the last three years is shown by the following figures:—
1791900…………………….$223,920
1801901…………………….575,815
1811902…………………….1,682,645
183The returns at the Western Cattle Market show the following:—
185<table>
186 <tr>
187 <th></th>
188 <th>Cattle.</th>
189 <th>Sheep.</th>
190 <th>Hogs.</th>
191 </tr>
192 <tr>
193 <td>1902</td>
194 <td>197,408</td>
195 <td>168,078</td>
196 <td>170,152</td>
197 </tr>
198 <tr>
199 <td>1893</td>
200 <td>86,719</td>
201 <td>49,883</td>
202 <td>74,557</td>
203 </tr>
204 <tr>
205 <td>Increase in nine years</td>
206 <td>110,689</td>
207 <td>118,195</td>
208 <td>95,595</td>
209 </tr>
210</table>
212Gross receipts of Toronto Railway Co. during the month of December in the past six years, are as follows:—
214<table>
215 <tr>
216 <th>December</th>
217 <th>1897</th>
218 <th>1898</th>
219 <th>1899</th>
220 <th>1900</th>
221 <th>1901</th>
222 <th>1902</th>
223 </tr>
224 <tr>
225 <td></td>
226 <td>$99,336 55</td>
227 <td>108,924 65</td>
228 <td>119,931 15</td>
229 <td>129,910 13</td>
230 <td>146,615 50</td>
231 <td>170,082 13</td>
232 </tr>
233</table>
235The City Engineer's annual report for 1901 gives the following:—
237The area within the city limits, not including the portions of the city land covered by water, is 17.17 square miles.
239There are 259 1/2 miles of streets and 84 1/2 miles of lanes, of which 182 1/2 miles are paved and 77 1/2 miles unpaved.
241There are 233 1/2 miles of sewers and 260.056 miles of water mains, with 3,079 hydrants. The average quantity of water pumped in 24 hours during 1900 was 22,093,150 gallons.
243The electric street cars run over 85 miles of tracks, and more than 200 cars are in use. They carried 39,848,087 passengers in 1902.
245The number of buildings in Toronto, as counted by our Street Directory, is 45,786. This includes office buildings, factories and dwellings.
247There are 131 vacant stores and offices and 985 vacant houses enumerated in this year's directory. This is the smallest number in over twelve years.
249In conclusion, we tender our sincere thanks to our patrons for their support and encouragement.
251MIGHT DIRECTORIES, LIMITED.
253JOHN C. GARDNER,
255President and Managing Director.

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