Nebraska advertiser., 1858-11-25

this place to secure the trade and travel
Of that section Of country situated direct
y west Of this point, and unless diverted
by some undue influence, would natural.
ly find its way 10 Brownville. This sub
iect has frequently been alluded to in the
columns Of the Advertiser. We again
present facts for Consideration That
BF6wnyiIIe has natural advantages equal
to any.other point in Nebraska is a prop
.osidon susceptible Of demonstration and
if this City can but secure these advan-
tages and develope its own resources, it
need fear no rival. If we consider the
sectiOnOf country which is naturally de-
pendent upon this place as an outlet and
market for its produce, we find that near
-ly sl-O that portion of country extend
ing north about fifty miles from the Kan
sas line, and west as far back as settle
ments are likely to extend, embracing
the finest portion Of Nebraska. and con-
tanning within its limits six organized
counties; to-wit: Nemaha, johnson, Paw
nee, Gage and Clay, is mainly tributary
20 Brownville. The settlers of these six
counties, excepting perhaps those in the
eastern part of Richardson, and the
northern part of Clay, viii find this the
nearest and most accessible point on the
Missouri river and unless attracted by
some unnatural influence will eventually
make this point their market place. If
such has not been the case, heretofore it
IS to be accounted for by the fact that the
settlers have been led to suppose that the
merchants of Brownville were not fur
= nished with such supplies as they needed,
and that they could make their purchas-
es TO better advantage at older and lar
ger places; and also from the fact that
The principal road extending from the riv.
er to the interior, starts from Nebraska
City ; and people find it more convenient
in new country, to go a little further
and follow well beaten routes, however
bad, than to go to the trouble of seeking
new ones, and new crossing places in Z
country so difficult to traverse as ours.
Heretofore a greater portion of the
settlers Of Gage and Clay counties have
made Nebraska City their trading point
for the two reasons above mentioned
And il is only Til the present season TIA
they have thought of coming to this place
We are assured, however, by all thos,
who have once made the experiment o
coming to Brownyille for their supplies
that henceforth they will make this thei
point Of trade. They find a far easier
country to travel over in coming here thai
can be found to any other point on tn,
Missouri The settlers on the Blue il
the n~eighborhoOd of Beatrice and Austin
who have been accustomed, heretofore
10 trade at Nebraska City, have express
ed this opinion, and acted upOnit. With
IN the past four weeks they have bough
goods and supplies in this place, to TIL
amount Of nearly two thousand dollars
mostly at the house of Messrs. Crane 8
Hill. THIS fact is sufficient TO show wher
the trade of those places will n~aturall
tend. But still, if the people of Brown
vile are DESTROYS Of securing it, the
must not expect to have their desires graf
lied without some activity and effort O
their part.
In the first place let it be known ths
our merchants have as good a supply c
goods as can be found in the TERRITORY
and that they are selling, and can affor
10 sell goods here cheaper than they ca
at any other point. Next, we shoul
make an effort TO open and keep in goo
repair a public read from this point
the Blue. An apologize or a roadhas bee
laid out between here and Austin in Cla
county; but it has never been put inl
good repair. Il would cost but little
make a good travelling road from here
Beatrice. Both the Nemahas are brids
ed, and a little labor in fixing the eros
ings Of the smaller streams is about a
that is necessary. A road from tn
point directly west would pass throug
st. George, st. Frederick, and Tecun
sch ; crossing the Yankey Creek som,
where in the n~eighborhood Of Latin
/; thence over a direct and level route
Beatrice; crossing bear creek about tire
miles this side Of that place. This rOu
once opened aAd extended about TWEEN
miles beyond the Blue, to where it wou
intersect the old Military road fro
L~eavenwOrth 10 Fort Kearney, vou
draw all The travel from the plains
this place. Because people in eomiI
from there viii be anxious to reach Il
Missouri river by the nearest and ca,
est route, and they wall fnd that they "
shorten their journey some fifty or Oh