The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-03-08

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wealth Of timber and natural parks. will
its pearly. swift flowing streams Of cry
taline delight: with its natural peninsu
las Of marvellous fruitage. with il.
splendid
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS.
It's founders builded wisely.
Salina is modest. conservative. sub
stantial. progressive. ambitious Of fulur,
growth. Of future enhancing and adj
yanring development. but il does nol
now nor it never has sought these al th,
expense Of untruthful revelations If in
flation's air built castles. and misleadin-
efforts. consequently Salina is one 81 d
very few cities in the state which is pros
porous. attaining year after year an
enlarged growth. exalted in her eduea-
tiOnal and religious features. emminent
in her array Of learned diyines and
scholastic thinkers and surrounded by all
the evidences Of right-thinking citizen
ship.
Her taxable region embraced a half
section Of land. which with its personal
aceumulatiOns were assessed al $31Un
Mark the change since that struggling
period. Her area comprises 5.0o0 acres
now. and her present valuation fools up
s10UO0.O00. Now she has 9.OD0 and bids
fair in the year 1900 To swell its porpor-
tiOns 10 25.OOO inhabitants
Her railroads. her educational institu-
tions. her social conditions. her well
known prohibition attitude. her scenic
attractions and her conditions Of health
fulness have brought about this Spleidid
growth and are an auspieiOus augury of
the grand revelations Of the futnre
Salina has grand natural adyantag
Of geographical location. The city ard
county are situated in almost the very
center Of the state. With quick and
easy communication with every portion,
placing this city on basis Of CONNER
cial advancement and prosperity posse
sed by no other in the state.
Her distributing facilities naturally
perfect, are wonderfully augmented by
her matchless
SYSTEM OF RAIL ROADS
Now extending their lines Of cOmmu
60 all points Of the compass.
Salina has the main line Of the Unlou
Pacific Rail Road operating berween
Kansas City and Denver.
She has the Salina and South Western
Rail Road running south and having fur
its objective points the Indian Territory.
Texas and the Gulf.
Has the Salina, Lincoln and North
Western in operation. through the North
Western part Of the State.
Salina has the great and matches
Pacific system. giving her an
outlet westward. nOrthward and south
ward. Trains are run from this city 10
Kansas City, st. Louis. Omaha. Lincoln.
New Orleans. and. in fact, all points oi
importance which are in
.erested by this stupendOus system Of
Also the equally great Atchi-
'on. Topeka and Santa Fe Rail Road and
he untold advantages which this grand
system gives 10 a railway centre like
Salina. And the same is true Of thr
Rock Island System. one of the most
progressive roads on the American
ointment which has lis Denver line
how completed and in full operation 10
;alina. and when completed through
vill be the shortest line between
'hicago and Denver.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.
The manufacturing capabilities and |
'osslbilities Of Salina are even now at |
Tacting deserved attention and with |
Ier admirable connecting network Of |
all roads. and the extensions being rap
dly made by these gigantic roads. in
heir competition with each other. she
Ommands the careful consideration Of |
II eastern manufacturers and jObbers. |
rho are looking 10 this wonderful state
or superior commercial openings Even |
casual glance at a corrected rail road
nap. shows the remarkable advantages
Salina as a distributing centre.
HER MINERALS.
In the shape 0f minerals Salina takes
n advanced stand. She has within easy
cceSs fire clay. iron. ineXhaustIblp fields
salt. the finest pOtter's clay in the
rOrld, unexeelled in quality; vast beds
{ gypsum, available FOR making plaster
paris, porcelain and stueeo. and splen-
i'd building stone. Her gypsum lodges
re simply inexhaustible. twenty-five 10
hiTty feet thick, and extending from
he centre 10 the eastern line Of the coun-
:. thirty miles in extent. This gypsum
cit Is twelve miles wide and is found
light al the surface In beds or basins
Oyering acres in extent.
Il IS Just dawning npOn the minds Of
alina's people. that in these gypsum de-
Osits there lies hidden an almost mex
mine Of wealth. Il has been
rOyen in sslina. that it makes a far
elter plaster for houses and other
than can be made with lime.
ImOng our new buildings. three at
asst of those represented in this issue
the Reporter. are plastersl with
iueeo OF Gypsum; The Residences ~
". Daily. and n. c. Rash. aud the
ational H0tel.l
WATER POWER
The Smoky Hill river. which pierces
e heart Of the city on its way to the
sw. has q fall Of six and one half feet
Z mile and Is now partially used Tor