Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1856-11-13
Lrcr The Bellckne Gaze.te.l

/ MTsSRs. IntTORs-
The rapidly advancing interests Of cur
town seem to call loudly for something TO
be done, to publish to the world the fact,
that there is such a place as B~rLLEvUE.
WHY is it that ue receive no fresh impor-
,ations Of citizens of Nebraska People
find their way here in small quantities,
It's true, but they will always tell You tina,
they have visited other portions of the
Territory, ere they reached us, and that.
until they neared our shores, they had
never heard that there was such n place
in the Territory as Bellevue, while the
names of other places were in the mouths
Of every body at the East.
Now this is a ~deplorable state Of things,
and vet that it does exist, cannot be de-
MED.
The question which naturally suggests
itself under this state of facts, is, how
shall we remedy the evil, or what steps
can be taken to publish our place and its
resources, and induce people, who are
seeking a home in Nebraska, to direct
their steps hither, instead of going to
other and less attractive points +?
Let me suggest what might be done.
Let the Gazette be the medium through
which 10 communicate to the world the
fact, that BELLEVUE is surrounded by
more natural advantages for any class of
citizens, thar any other point in the Ter
ritory. That the country west of BELLE
vUE to the Elkhorn, and to the Platte
river on the south, is better adapted to
farming, is better supplied with timber
(both soft and hardy, water and good
stone, than any other portion of the Ter
ritory of the same extent; that the west
branch of the Papiilion, which heads with
in 100 rods (by actual measurment(, of
the Elkhorn valley, at a point about 3
miles farther north than BELLEVUE; that
the valley of this stream (the Papillion) },
affords the only natural and direct outlet
for a Railroad from the Missouri to the
Platte valleys; that a line running from
here to the head-waters of the Papillion,
thence to the northern bends in the Platte
river, will be nearly direct; that after
reaching the Elkhorn valley, the route
westward lies entirely in the valley of the
Platte river, and that the river does no,
touch the bluffs upon this side for a dis
lance Of about 600 miles hat there is
plenty of good material for making brick,
and plenty of limestone of the best quail
", both for burning into lime and for
building purposes; that we have two saw
mills in the immediate vicinity, and an
other in process of erection in town
that we have two large and commodious
hotels, conducted by accommodating and
gentlemanly proprietors, who are sure to
make their guests feel comfortable and a,
home that our merchants are supplied
with all the variety usually found in any
market; that their goods can be bought
for from D to 20 per cent less than they
can be bought at any other point north Of
the Platte, and hat provisions of almost
any kind car be bought here for much
less than they cau at any other point
These are facts which can be ''backed
up" and should be proclaimed far and
near. Will not the publication Of such
facts be inducements sufficient to bring
emigration directly to this point, and il
the tide Of emigration once sets in, viii
not those interested reap their reward for
making these facts known Are we nor
all interested in this natter? Will we
not all receive Il benefit?
Let the Press proclaim let the pro.
prietors of the Press send forth theil
paper; and let each mar who lives in
this vicinity subscribe for himself and for
some friend at the East, and believe me.
it will not be long before you will be in
the receipt of returns which will well pay
for the little mite which you contribute in
this way
Cast your bread upon the waters, and
it will return after many days" when il
will be so orergrown that you will scarce
recognize it as the same with which you
parted but Il short time before.