The annual report of the Indiana Bureau Of Statistics gave brief descriptions of the commerce of cities and towns, but also included information on services and churches. This snapshot comes from the Twelfth Biennial Report, covering 1907 and 1908. Note that like most towns on the Ohio River, Vevay's drinking water came from the river at a time when it was extremely polluted.
Vevay, county seat, city, southern part of the county and on the Ohio river, has a population of 1,588 (1900); third-class postoffice, with 4 rural routes; assessed valuation. $689,920; boat service on the Ohio river, with 6 boats daily; access to the Adams Express; county telephone system; 2 weekly newspapers; municipal electric lighting and water plants; 4 1/2miles of water mains, with the Ohio river as the source of supply; direct pressure for fire protection; about 3 miles of macadam streets; 5 miles cement walk; 1 national and 1 state bank; 2 drug, 6 grocery, 2 hardware, 3 dry goods and 8? [this section of the scanned image was damaged] shoe stores; 4 hotels and 1 bakery; a laundry is needed; 8 [lawyers? The page has la ... and physicians were listed next] [?]physicians. 2 dentists and 2 schools, employing 11 teachers. There is no veterinarian. There are 6 churches— Baptist, Christian. Catholic. Presbyterian, Universalist and Methodist Episcopal.
Vevay has a furniture factory, 2 flour mills, a planing mill, creamery and an ice plant employing about 65 men with a weekly payroll of $650.
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