The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-05-04

a correspondent Vi tue OnicaSc
Times has been doing Omaha, Mob,
and writes his findings after a care
full survey. We clip briefly from it for
the purpose of arousing the atten-
ton of our people to the encourage
ment and fostering of manufactures
among us. We have no doubt but
that the city of Omaha now sees to
her very great sorrow opportuni.
ties neglected in obtaining the loca-
ton of manufactures thero. Since
the completion of tho U. p. Il. r.,
and tho springing up of trading
points along tho road west, tho busl-
ness of Omaha has fallen off wonder
fully, and perhaps no town IN the
West is more seriously affected in
the loss of trade aud business, than
is Omaha to.qay, simply because she
has relied too much upon her impor-
lance in q railroad point of view.
Railroads arc indeed a great thing
they are indispensable, in fact, to
make good manufacturing point
We are quite we'll supplied with
thom, yet wo want and neod moro /;
but VIC especially want tho work
shops, tho factories for which we
know we have advantages second
to no other city in tho West, and we
must have Thorn, or, as this cores
pondont correctly says, our labors
cannot have their full fruition:
/ "The mistaken idea of all western
cities is in roposing all their conf
dence and investing all their surplus
capital in railroads, to tho utter neg
lect of manufacturing enterprises
This il Omaha's great fault to doy.-
There is not q single manufacturing
establishment, outside of lager beef
and whisky, that is worthy of th'
name, in all Nebraska. If We wan
plows, wagons, reapcrs, mowers, Gas
tings, or any agricultural lmplemen,
or commercial commodity, wo sont
east for it; and still, the press keep
J calling for more laborcrs, more me
chanics, and more artisans, whel
! one-half that are here already canno
find employment on account of tn
great lack of the requisite Workshop
and manufactures to be employed in
In this connection, it is the truth t.
say that no other country cast o
west, affords 80 many and so larg
inducements to the manufacturer q
this section. Paper, woolens,- glass
: oil, beet sugar, and all kindred fat
tories would be an carly and gran
3 success, if properly started, libcrall
equipped, and judiciously ADVERTISED
Rents and the cost Of living hav
been reduced at least so per cen
0 within the last Blk months. This
0 to the city's credit. Now, if til
corncr-lot gentlemen and land mon'
" polists would come down from the
u tenth heaven of fictitious values, g
a little sublunary, and sell their lo
]. and lands as they assess them,
- give them in to the assessors, q yer
; accommodating as well rs ver
> profitable field would at once be ope
for more prosperous city in tt
next two years.
I Gall other considerations duly q
Is lowed, and ali proper allowance
+ granted, it may be safe to conclut
that Omaha is now and ever will
Is just what her oldest citizens al
I, ablest capitalists sec proper to NAL
n her. Ifthey cling to the Aladd
lamp, somebody, sooner or later, W
8 be swamped; ifthey change tactic
10 and follow the light of circumstanc
IS and practical sensp, the future succo
:. of Omaha is guaranteed beyond
Nv preadventure."