The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-16
Judge Wickbam of the Norwalk( Ohio

Judge Wickbam of the Norwalk( Ohio
Reflector, who recently visited here
writes as follows of Salina:
My opinion of the town as place OF
| business, has been EXCHANGED by my VS.
it. 1t is, in proportion to its size, de.
cidedly the most stirring town that
| have visited in the State. 1t draws ats
business from a region extending thirty
five miles around, and | must confess
that | was surprised at the amount OF
business done in the place on the Satur-
day that spent there. :,
SaIina is surrounded on nearly all
sides by considerable hills, from which
splendid views are obtained of the town
and surrounding country. My friend
Frank GoodnOw took me in his buggy
and after showing me around the town,
drove to the Fair Grounds and Ander-
sons Hill, mile or more from town.
From the top of the latter an extensive
and lovely view is had of a large extent
OF country. The Fair Grounds are COM
modious, convenient to town and nicely
shaded with Cottonwood, Black Walnut
and Box Alder. 1t is sort OF penln-
sula, and so surrounded by the Smoky
Hill river that to enclose it, only short
fence had to be put up from one bend of
the river to another.
There are several old Norwalkians
here, among them, Frank -Goodnow,
Charley Culp, Fred. Wildman, Richard
Watson, A. W. Wickham, c. f. Mead,
r. f. Nichols, f. W. Ober, Ambrose,
Dave" and Frank Beebe, all of whom
have done very well, and some of them
have made considerable money here.
Mr.. Goodnow, with gentleman nam
ed Woolley, is now putting up a -four
ing mill, of six run of stone, which when
finished will be the largest west of st.
Louis, and az good as the best in the
country. was shown through the
building by Mr. Goodnow and can say
that the structure, which is being put up
by Milwaukee firm, is being bnilt in
the most substantial manner. All the
latest improvements in milling are being
put into it, and they will undoubtedly
be able to manufacture as good Hour as
is made anywhere in the United States.
Their -four will be sent 10 the eastern
mark cts, and they expect to be able to
compete at least, If not to lead. in the
quality of the article offered, and we
have no doubt they will do il.
They will be able. not only to manu-
factnre more -four from given quantity
of wheat, but far superior article than
can he made by the ordinary process OF
milling. Wonderful improvements have
been made in this branch of industry
within a short time past, and. Messrs
Goodnow Il Wooley have takenl advan
tage of them all. Their mill is built and
furnished complete tor running by one
of the largest and best mill-wright firms
in the country. The timber was all
framed ready for raising in Milwaukee ;
every thing pertaining to the frame was
prepared there ready for putting togeth-
er. 1t is TO be ready for operation by
the first of September.
Mr.. Watson is in the grocery business,
Messrs CHIP & Wickham are in the lum-
Der business. MIR. Oberi is doing we'll in
the general mercantile business, Mr..
Wildman ia in the real estate and loan
business, Mead is selling meat, Mr.. Mich
OILS is q dentist, "Dave" Beebe is priT L
ing a paper, Ambrose is engaged in agri-
culture, and am informed that he has,
the present season, set out at least one
thousand shade trees in the yards and
along the sidewalks of this town. They
are elm, cottonwood, maple and box
elder.