The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-02-14

gha purpose shan ve bad lsse week. but
atsa sa earnest desire 40 haish mp tbe JOB
aitG-u. fu.lher delay we proceed 90 Jos
down abe concluding chapter in the hurried
z4d boueIy account ne have been giving
somewhat A. random Of car recent brief
visit 10 Central Kaa7ss. Fuss thga- lp sC-
coldance with promise, Ne turn OR atten-
tian to 3 hasty aud imperfect description
Of the
CITY OF sALIEA,
which, barring the absence Of shade trees,
though that was ''allee samee" to us IN the
depth Of winter, is one of the prettiest
towns it has ever been our pleasure to visit.
Located as it is on level plateau, and pos
sessing as it does the widest streets We
have ever seen any Shere-nOne Of them
being less, we believe, than one hundred
feet--and all of them, in the principal poT-
tion OF the city at least, being either lined
with elegant business houses or handsome
and comfortable dwellings, it may we'll be
conceived that Saliua has few If any suPe-
Tiors IN point Of beauty, IS we are sure it
has none in point Of prosperity, among
cities of equal size in or out Of Kansas
But its pleasant location, its lne houses,
and its level and well kept streets, are by
10 means its creates: attractions. The
many advantages 1t possesses as p business
centre and the prosperity, cleyerUess and
genial hospitality of is citizens who, if
our own experience is any criterion to
judge by, take pleasure IL extending
hearty welcome to all whom they deem
worthy of such a recognition, are more to
its credit than would be the most costly
aud elaborate monuments Of wood or stone.
That the hospitality Of its people is Of the
most practical kind we have good reason
to know, and that its present and future
prosperity as n business centre is well as
sured may be inferred from the fact tha: it
is the principal winter wheat town Of Kan
sas, not less than two thousand CARS filed
to TepIstiou with that kind Of grain having
been shipped from Salina alone during the
year 1873. I. is also the greatest broom
corn shipping station in the STATE, the
. broom corn grown in the vicinity being be-
youd question the finest and best produced
in the United States, 50 admirably adapted
is the climate TO its rapid growth and ear
4 Iy development. In the fall Of the year
I buyers o broom corn flock in from Chicago,
Baltimore, New York, Philadelphia and
Buffalo, and the competition thus created
very naturally results in making this great
staple one Of the most profitable aB it is
one Of the easiest and surest to cultivate
that farmer can turn his attention to-
At present the Swedish population Of Sa-
line aud adjoining counties have al almost
entire monopoly oE the broom corn bus
inoss, they being the most successful pro-
ducera Of this peculiar product, though
the day, no venture to say, is not far dis
tant when other natioualitics sill contca.
f0g the prize with an equal chance Tor the
winning.
Having said this much about The people
and tho products Of tho soil upon which
the prosperity OF Saliua in 2 great measure
depends, lei as now turn cur attention for q
time to the city itself, which, as ws have
heretofore remarked, is the capital OF Sa.
limo cou-ly, and contains today al oslt
mated population or about 1900, nearly il
not quite half of whom have taken VI
their abode vith.3 i.s limits during tE.
. past two years, the greater number OF thu
proportion, as We infer from the fact tha
ono hundred and oigaty-three houses wert
erected in 1878, having found their va
h!tho- during The twelycmoa5a last pas.
q! ito public cd.lces VIC may mention lei
churches. a $50, O.J school house, au opc-
house (oE which wo have already spoken
capable os ECatjDE SIX hundred parsons
six grain elevators, each with = Capacity o
from l5,CC1 to so, 900 bushels tutso Fplou
did Touring mills, one Of which. the "Sa
lima MIL owned by SIR. Frank Goodnov
HL0, by the way, IS good now and good @
the time, being jolly GOOD feii0g and
great viii we had the pleasure, in conn pan
with and through the courtesy of0ur frieu
Nj Wm. r. Gels, Of inspecting thoroughly
as we also had Of The grain elevator owne
, in part, we believe, by the game gentle
man. This mill, Hhich has capacity
j TWO bundled barrels per day, Is one Of Ia
5 mos. perfect and complete, as v 3 were al
D sured and have reason % believe, IN ia
g Uared States, and the flour made therein
4 q sample Of which We hope 70 have Il
pleasure OF showing soma CT orr IIeul
. one Of these days, not only takes rank wit
Il the best manufactured in this CT any oiLl
u country, but finds ready sale III Ne
1 York, Boston. Chicago, St. Louis, GaIve
e ton, and many other ci.ioa, to which poiu
, large quantities are constantly being sli
ped.
Besides lis many fine public buildfn.
and extensive Industrial establishment
Il Salins has = stone court house aud ia
It four large lumber yards, .wo bauki.
q houses, lone and trust company, Fl
n livery and sale stablos,-with all the mode
-, improvements, the principal Offices Of Il
General Land Department Of The Ksus
Pacific r. r., and quite \ number Of
J. large and neatly arranged stores as mai
4 cities of greater prcteHsious can boast {
= Among these latter We may mention :
.a general stores Of MessTs. Obor, Wilson
Co., J. c. Rash s. Son, MARYLAND, bod
: & Moore, and thee as handsomely squi
% ped drug stores IS can be found auyvghoI
Y one OF which, aud the Oldest establishe
,e IS owned By 3tr. Oscar S5itz, Who land
N in Saliua about twelve years ago with
is satchel fall Of drugs, since when be b
accumulated a snug little fortune, estimat
e ct about $50, co., Another OF Salinas {
q" te-pIising druggis.s is 5ir. Sale, who, o
al ing TO his absence from the city, ne {
n not hsve the pleasure or meeting, but v
d is said 70 be not Ouly = successful pill va