Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-01
uNsUKeAssED GROWTH.

wouderful ana Rapid Growth of the
 City of Kearney, the Second MetroPo-
 lis of the West-Kearney's Climate,
 Wealth and Business Facilities-Its
 Already Large Business Interests.
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 Tn our yesterday's issue in an article on Kearney, Nebraska, mention was made of Nebraska's immense agricultural resources, it's narvellously rapid growth in population and wealth, and some idea was given of the extent to which it's resources have been and are to-day being developed, it's railroad facil- ities, it's magnificent water powers, and of it's great importance as corn producing State. To-day especial reference is made to Rear ney's importance as distributing point for Nebraska's immense crops and as manu- featuring and commercial center, it's infu- ence and financial importance as city to- day and it's most favorable location for com manding large part of an immense busi- ness, and as center affordiDg unsurpassed inducements to mechanics and business men.
 Kearney must become 8 great distributing point for many reasons, perhaps the most important of which is the fact that it will be the greatest railroad center in central Me- braska. Beside this take note that Omaha lies 200 miles east of it, Lincoln is 125 miles east of it, at the north there is no nearer competition than Bismarck, Dak., 400 miles away, and at the south than Wichita, 25e miles away. While at the west there is only Denver and Cheyenne. Thus Kearney has 8 magnificent territory-a vast empire-for trade, 200 miles to the east, 250 to the south, 400 to the north and 300 to the west, and all as rich and productive country as the sun shines upon. Kearney with it's railroads is the hub of the wheel whose spokes will reach into this vast territory in every direction, and make it the future market for the farm CT and ranchman, the center of pork and beef packing, of manufacturing and of whole sale and jobbing trade for all this vast do main. Bear in mind also that slx-tenths of all the produce raised in this section to-day is shipped west into the Rockies and beyond. Kearney has, therefore, not only big marFet east but big market west, with the movement of cattle and pork packing strongly in it's favor.
 Again, Kearney is an excellent location for cotton mills. If Anniston, Ala, mills make and ship cotton goods largely for the Chinese and Japanese markets, using steam power, even with their cheap fuel and cheap cotton, there is no obstacle to making the same class of goods at Kearney and competing for the trade, considering that 600 miles at least Of freightage is saved in reaching the point of export, San Francisco. The $100, ,000 already subscribed toward the necessary capital for g large cotton mill at Kearney was pledged by experts thoroughly versed in the whole cot ton problem. There is no doubt that more than one such large factory will shortly be in operation here.
 Good sewerage is in many places difficult to obtain and many times wholly impossible; not so, however, with Kearney. The city lies on perfect inclined plain with 8 fall of fifteen feet to the mile toward the Platte river and the water from the canal sixty feet above the city can be used for flushing the sewers at any time.
 Below is list of few manufacturing in terests that could be operated in Kearney with large profit to the investors and a nome market secured for the product. Desirable locations will be donated by the citizens of Kearney to capitalists who will locate any of the industries Tanned below and favorable arrangements can be made with the Geo. w. Fraak Improvement company for either cleo fric power or water: A beef packing estab- lishment, pork packing establishment, wooden mill, tile factory, paint factory, box factory, soap factory, paper mill, flax seed oil mill, stove works, furniture factory starch factory, cheese factory, shoe factory, candle fac tory, creamery, lithographing and book binding establishment, sorghum mill, ma chinery works, beet sugar factory, broom factory, electric engineering company, oat meal mill, artificial stone factory, blow works, agricultural implement works, chair factory, match factsry, carriage factory, pump and windmill factory. straw board fac tory, glue factory, harness factory, tannery, jobbing and wholesale houses. Of the above there is already secured . beef and pork packing establishment, cracker factory, elec- trical engineering company, creamery, paper mill, woo1en mill, machine works and two jobbing houses, and excellent prospects for the location here of a cotton mill, straw fac tory and flax seed oil mill at an early day. There is, however, abundant power, material and home market for more, and all will be welcome.
 Kearney has been lighted by gas chiefly since 1886, furnished st a moderate price. Kearney has fine public school building un- surpassed in Nebraska. Kearney has many Masonic, Odd Fellow, Knights of Pythias and other fraternal societies. Kearney has nine different churches, s,-Congregational. Episcopal, Presbyterian, Lutherian, Metho- & eta @ vbieb the eas ldWsT i. built brown stone and pressed brick, is heated by steam, lighted by gas and electricity and has an elevator. Mr. O. s. Warden, for twelve years manager of the Ocean View Hotel and proprietor of 'ftne Manisses" at Block Is- land, is proprietor. The cost of housekeep- ing in Kearney is decidedly less than at the east. Rents are very reasonable, much less than in the vicinity of great cities and on @ par with those in provincial eastern towns, and on the terms offered it is very easy to acquire homes Meats in Kearnsy cost about half the eastern price. Potatoes are thirty cents bushel. butter fifteen to twen- ty-fve cents 8 pound, four four and half to six dollars a barrel. Horses are also plen- tiful and cheap in Kearney. Good riding ponies can be had at from twenty-five to seventy-fve dollars. Taxes are low. The basis is about one-tenth the valuation. The rates of insurance are low.
 Kearney wants more jobbing houses. There are no exclusively wholesale houses in drugs, hardware or dry goods, and now is these branches. There is a fine opening foI first class crockery house, and mechanics and artisans of all classes will readily find employment and good wages, especially blacksmiths, carpenters. painters, wagon makers, plumbers, etc. A first class tailors establishment is wanted, and millinery and ladies' furnishing store.
 The clay of the vicinity is admirably adap- ted to the manufacture of brick. There are several companies in Kearney now engaged in the manufacture of brick. Kearney has four national banks and two more are soon to be opened. Secured or now building ir Kearney are: Metcalf Milling and Cracker \ SO., ulby tuOusduu 0OAAbAnp Ao0AASJ 0PCi
 Manufacturing Co.,, fifty thousand dollars
 Crystal Starch works, fifty thousand dol lars; Electric Railroad Co.,, one hundred
 thousand dollars; Kearney Construction Co.,. ! one hundred thousand dollars; Citizens Wa l ter Co.,, one hundred thousand dollars; West l ern Engineering Co, one hundred thousand | dollars also woolen mill, machine shop etc. Kearney must become large nanufac turing center, as it is an established law that
 manufacturing grAvitates to where the raw | material is obtained and home market as ! sured. Kearney has one hundred and five
 stores, with a capital employed of fifteen | hundred thousand dollars; has eighteen phy | sicians, forty lawyers, five dentists. five | newspapers, twenty five real estate agents ! eight barbers, four billiard halls, four laun' | dries, etc.
 Unlike many western cities, Kearney is ( city of beautiful and tasteful homes. The l broad avenues, bordered by trees, and tn. beautiful lawns and flower gardens of the Midway City would do credit to New Eng land. The location and climate of Kearnsy combine to make it a very desirable residence city. The bluffs surround the north side o the city 1n the shape of an amphitheater and slope gently toward the city. presenting very -9n