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Centralia (City of Marion miles S W)

a city of Marion miles S. W. of Chicago, on the Illinois co., Ill., 60 miles E. of St. Louis and 252 Central, the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, the Southern, and the Southern Illinois railroads. It is located in the orchard section of southern Illinois, and its fruit trade is large. There are manufactories of iron, steel, envelopes, knit goods, flour, and butter, and the machine works of the Illinois Central railroad. There are three banks, ten churches, high schools, and public schools, and a Carnegie library. Centralia was settled in 1853 and became a city in the following year. Pop. (1910) 9,680; (1920) 12,491.

Wash., midway between Portland and Seattle. The chief industries are lumber, coal, and canned goods. The waterworks and electric lighting plant are municipally owned.

There are two banks, excellent schools and a Carnegie library.