The Red Cloud chief., 1886-07-09
q CLOUD BOOMS.

1nerc II hc IusstiDH put Wtt9t TIE
city CT Red Cloud is destined to be one
Of the most important cities in Nebras-
ka. Being located AS it is almost on
the state ii,ic dividing the state of
Kansas and Nebraska. with an eiior-
nous scope 10 draw trade from, sf:h
no other town Of Importance within
is miles, and In fact the ITincipat city
east Of Dcnyer ill Beatrice is reached.
She is determined 10 become TIE trad
ing center al south western Nebraska.
This il evidence by the fact that rail-
way companies, corporations, and cap
italists are turning their attention IN
tin, direction d oar thriving city. We
Ina JodaylRynllan railway prospects.
No feNer th%.fliEe surveys If different
roads
and i!AkSe4 tic P~r"sPsts,arc good for
at least " Of the five TO be bnilt IN
the next Twelve months. This is our
indication that me city is. considered
to be- 9f. Yore than ordinary i'm
p~oriatre. The reasons for this IL abni-
Gus. .Wciiape good water power for
manufat curing purposes, we have a
large scapeg al rpwry to draw our re-
sources. from, we are. located at .tIe
gate If the famous Kep,iblican valley
a land flowing with milk and honey as
it were, We have eplerprisins citizens
That n takea'forha good foundati N fer
cifE,4as~a Shipping point Red Cloud
IL III tnetop, our. business men dong
more business than any town ia the
valley ". n. RICHARDSON II lieav-
iest stock dealer has shipped within
the last year 100 cars Oh hogs, and With
In the Inst tiyn months 100 ear loads Of
cattle, besides this our agricultural
men have done an immense business
relieving car load after car load of i'm
piemcDis reaching up into the hun
dredsiwi;hin' a twelve months, saying
no,hlhgu f the shipping did by Others
This alone isimpuriant feature, and is
a source of qualification to the metrop.
Oils Of the valley. During the six
months past We have erected come
thing like, sixty or seventy dwelling
houser; and il the b,a,n GOES on in the
next siSfnontiis like il has IA the past
VIC will have reason for congratulaticn.
W. haysahis sHti :fac,iou and that j.
that eastern Capitalists i,aye beheld
our prosperity, and foreshaiowins our
future hayeiIpyesied:iberally ia real
estate, and wiihln the next few days
will hegint,iic erection of seven large
brick stotc buildings are in contem-
-piaIiOn. Red Cloud has never !.ai a
mushr0em gfbWtty bat on tina other
hand it has been steady and sure. I'm
1880 five mistake not, the city had
200 inhabitants all told, today she has
4 population ut or i'm the vicinity OF
2,5o0 souls. a healthy and substantial
growth, and this too CT the :yery best
people the continent affords. We feel
safe in saving that with the same in
crease Of population. that we have had
eincc 1850 that Red Cloud will be a
city of at least 1000 III 30, and if the
proposed railroads coniiden-
TALLY expected, We will have a much
larger population, than that. The same
ri be. said of the other towns in the
county. All are prospering and cs-
pecialfy'a AZ this time of our county al
large, The comfy is improving and
increasing in population rapidly and
substantially, and with people who
come tostay. Mark these wopls well
Red Cloud. will ,give some of her larger
sister towns a close rub for preemi.
nence in the near future that will
cause them to rise up and call us
Great" These are not Boosting asser.
lions tVt those that We believe viii be
verified. W. hope so at least.
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