McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-02-05

cessful building association is doing business.
Educational matters have secured their
share of attention amid the CHATTER or rapld
Improvement, and GOOD graaeh sch 20 Vol al
supported. Their school building Is quite
pretentious. upon handsome slt@. ine Sai-
uatiou of school property is ?',u w. Suurcnes
are coming; the, is one built, anOther ABOUT
finished and still more in contemplation
Church property now is valued at $1,000.
There are tour civic societies. one good
weekly newspaper, a hall 81 by lUO. with stage
and accessories three hotels. one good bank,
stores CARRYING good lines in all classes OF sal
able stocks; excellent. Weil-stocked Iumoer-
wards, furnishing building material very rea e
onably and |, commercial business, exclusive
of exports of from $650.JU0 to SIUU.OtO
The Holly water system has been introduced
at an original cost of S5UUJ., the capacity BE-
in ample for a large city. They have built u
reservoir for purifying the water, and have
an extra pumping capacity avallable. Inefe
is no fire organization. but nook ana iauuer
equipment. A GOOD volunteer or2anlLatl05iii l
with some drilling, would be found especially
efticacious i'll case CT a serious conhagratioh.
WHAT FACTORIES WILL PAY?
Is q question in all localities. The brick-yard
established is doing well This is an eXceilent
point for good Touring mli-good water
privileges, plenty of grain. and large nome
and foreign demand. 4 sugar and syrup rae
tory would pay in time-a broom manu!actory
from the start. A paper mill would yleld gooo
returns. There is an abundance OF good Oat
straw, plenty Oh wafer, anu d is.i &c -, :
paper ANY responsible parties desiring the
| cooperaton of McCoOk's citizens would ma
| the encouragement hearty and substantial:
This city has trade over one hunureo niles
| north and south. Many cattle ranches north
and west draw their supplies from this center
| This is the headquarters for cattle owners, on
account of school privileges and market adj
yantlgeS. -. e.
! McCOok is not for a day or an hour, but foi
| all time Its citizens are OF class that belleVe
! in rapid advancement, and keep to the front
| with a will. They have laid out park OF ter
| acres in town and will beautify ii extensively
| The reservoir is in the center of the park, anc
fountains can be easily supplied with water
The future of the city is assured by the inter
est of the
| BURLINGTON & MISSOURI RIVER RAILROAD.
Which has made this division point for ter
minal train service, paying Off over lG0U EN-
ployCs per month, disbursing S36,OO Or m0r'
monthly. They have built roundhouse OF i
stalls repair hops &c. This railway system
a part OF the Chicago, Burlington and quincy
has spared no expense to supply TINS re2loi
with railway service rarely exceiled I'D man.
of the older States. At the pre- ent time thef1
are in operation by this company over l,5-
miles of first class, well ba!asted track, cross
ing the State in all directions. following tn
Republican and forming means OF coWmun
cation with all the towns south or the Platt
River The Burlington route IS known as I'll
l shortest and quickest line between Chlcag
and Denver BENG the only lire under TN
l manag ement, tedious and unnecessary delay
and transfers at the Missouri liver are entire
1 " avoided. McCOok is the point of chang
= from central to mountain time. and we not
the popularity OF 81 train arriving at III 40 a
: NJ, stopping five minutes Tor lunch ana spGee
fifty-fi re minutes. 1t is .SJ miles from Umahs
25i t.ieS from Denver.