The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1878-11-14
STOCK GROWING.

have alluded before to the many
streams aud rivers which flow through
Saline county. This fact alone
goes to show that the raising OF
stock will be one of the future great in
dustries of Saline, and the adioinin g
counties. Saline county has more large
water courses than any other county in
the state. Bread, while it is the staff oil
life. must be made palatable by being sand
wiched with something else. Sheep, hogs
and cattle, are the wealth of a county, and
Ipredict that in ten years this county will
have within its borders five times the
wealth invested in live stock that it has
al present: these beautiful hills and val.
leys will be grazed by thousands of fine
Thoroughbred cattle, sheep. hogs and
horses. 1t will rival the famous Ken
lucky blue grass region. and there will
grow up here, as there, blue
grass aristocracy. Salinas elevators will
he turned into packing houses and tan
neries, bnt still, thousands of bushels of
wheat will always be grown here, and OF
the finest quality.
SALIVA, THE BEAUTIFUL.
Who has not heard of this beautiful
city. with her timber skirted back ground.
her clear. winding rivers, parks and long
drives and Streets The hand of the live
western man has been here, and the con-
slant improvement in all directions is
living proof of it. Away out in what
twenty years ago was termed the great
American desert, stands town OF 5000
inhabitants that far eclipses any Of the
old iogy towns of the east, with an opera
house, and with beautiful school houses.
churches and residences. This is the
Salina of to-day.
JOHN GELS & co.
One Of the notable institutions OF Salina !;
one which. from the time it was established,
has been the pride and boast of all loyal
citizens of Saina We refer to the banking
house Of John Gels & Co. This bank was
the pioneer of its kind when established here
in 1871. Throughout the years of panic and
broken banks it has stood as firm as adamant,
and not only held its own, but under the care
full and judicious management of these gen.
tlemen had paid handsome dividend. They
have done perhaps more than any other firm
their liberal and judicious policy to keep
down the general depression of the times.
They have taken the lead in all enterprises
which promised to benefit the city or coun-
try Mr.. John Gels, ST., came to Salina in
1868 and invested heavily in real estate. He
then returned to Pennsylvania. of which
state these gentlemen are natives. In the
spring Of 1871 John Gels X William X.
Gels, his sons, came TO Salina and established
their bank. They are among the heaviest
real estate owners of the city. Mr.. William
r. Gels has 1000 acres of the finest lands in
the county, owns half interest in 500 acre
wheat farm. He also owns Oak Dale park,
one of the most beautiful in the state. In
the hank 7. a. Williams, cashier, and John
]. Gels, bookeeper are thorough. competent
business men. The Messrs. Gels are men OF
large fortune and rare ability. Mr.. William
X. Gels has beautiful residence, a cut Of
which we give. Messrs. Gels are the bank
eTs for all the grain buyers in the county. and
are paying out over 81 900 per day for wheat
alone. This is but one of the many enter
prises which they aid and foster by their lib
eraliiy.