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

milling purposes. can be made efficient.
with some expense Of constructing dams.
for pTopelling the machinery Of a dozen
large manufactures. Two Of our large
Touring mills are run by this natural
power.
These with the other mills of the city
have an ont put Of /. so barrels Of flour
per day which j. shipped mainly 10 Tex
as. and the supply j. not equal o. the
demand. Space will not permit L. 90
into details concerning the saline de-
po-iis, and sail works Of this county.
They arr among the important Interests
II the county and city.
CAPITAL is NEEDED
90 develop this and other interests and
can, and is being invested at great profit.
The retail trade Of Salina is heavy.
In 1855 the entire trade amounted 10
s5Ol0000; and by the opening up Of her
tributary territory was largely increased
during the year Of 1857.
salina needs jobbing houses exelu-
siyely devoted 10 iobbing. Now is
splendid time 10 commence preliminary
operations. All the staple products Of
her farms, embracing principally wheat,
corn, cattle. hogs, horses sheep find dis
tributing outlet here.
COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.
A. an educational centre Salinasta
high rank Her attainments in this di-
reetion within four years past have been
marvellous. and bear the highest testi-
mony 10 the character OF her people
We ind here large brick structure
standing at The head ot Iron Avenue
west. known a. the Salina Normal Uui-
,er-i,y. fully equipped. snd conducted
as q Normal College g Prot. l. o..
Thoi6mau. This was built in 1854
Standing on santa F. ayeuue. south
nearly two miles from the business cen
tfe of the city. is the Kansas Wesleyan
University. built IN lsSG entirely by the
good people uf Salina. for the North
Western Conference II the ". +. Church.
In consideration for the grounds aud
buildings thus provided. the ". f. Church
agreed 10 endow and equip a tiTst-class
college. open 10 the world as an eluca-
ti0nal institution. and nnhly have they
begun and carried il on. ~ far The en-
duWment fund now reaches over SJUpO.
ami the educational work done the wear
past is a credit "a the college. tu the
church. 90 Salina. and 10 the state But
this is not all; about a year ago Salina
learned that the Protestant Episcopal
Church was about 10 locate Military
Schoul for boys. somewhere in The west
and Salina al once determined Ia add
this J0 the number uf her institutions uf
learning. To secure this most desirable
end. a large amount Of money was raised
al once. the entire cuSt Of grounds and
buildings. worth when completed SlDO-
80. provided for. and the most beautiful
college building in Kansas. is now heing
built on North Santa Fe avenue.
Thus in less than four years. The peO-
pie Of Salina have provided for u rse
great educational enterprises in grounds
and buildings 10 the value of more than
$20lO1o.
rHE BUILDING OPERATIONS
now going on in this city are the best tell
tale OF itsprosperity aud goaheaditiyencss
Costly residences are being constructed.
palatial in their exterior and interior
manifestations. Large iron front blocks,
splendid mercantile structures. an i'm
mense brick hotel, and many other i'm
pTovements, give evidence Of prospprou.
growth
Salina has beautiful avenues. pfinrely
mansions, amost beautiful natural park
right in the city. the finest shaded drive.
in the state, p most social and hospitaIle
people. a people Ot culture and rcfumeni
and withal q most tusy and happy people.
Nearly three thousand We're added 10 their
number during the year lSs6, and an o.
quail number this year 1857, and still thcy
come, and ,hay will untilS Salina establish
es herself the largest. as she is now tie
busiest and pretticst city ia the state.
The foregoing article originally appeared
in The Chirag, Inter Ocean. in the wing
# 15si. Stripped ofthe extravagaut state
mcnt il then contained. rewritten and
corrected 10 this dale. il presents Salina
10 cur readers as it is l5-day.-Eb