The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-10-12
MANSON, IOWA.


 Manson is located on the Illinois Central railroad, just midway between Waterloo and Sioux C1ty. This fact, however, was nret known twenty years ago.
 from Sioux City to Ogden we will live On the most direct and best equipped line of rail roads between San Francisoo and New York & srssie .S ~lli 1' prsseipsiIy eoSs rss Msasoa. midway city between the two great seaports of America Again. Manson is centrally lo- center of population of the United states. and ls justly entitled Co fair recognition e q site for the removal of the capital from Washlng- best best intsrsst G so the sreasest number in in the G United States, Manson should have the capi tal. With this project in view we must peti- vsssers ~ @ are nceded than we have ss oommssd. for which we offer exceptionally rare in- duoements. You should apply tn person and ssnt snd we'll known men that you are sas. ceptible to unbounded faith in any scheme to which there is good salary attached. Also. o1r oS coSss.aos ss SSiSs .isss Ssei drsS. sor 500 or sSoo to turn In as part down payment on the purchase of an unsurveyed fot. to be within % T twenty niles niles. of scapi.ai i Hill % Re. serve."
 In the event of the happening of such ctr iin M a .s viii Ss isassed. snd icsssad Of Ssiss ss they now are-iAxs miles-they will be in- creased tenfold. Manson is built rather on sas :prssd sAsas order. wssa ,, small II body and one mile; from the mansion of James Bragin- Ss Of lacks but ten rods of one and halt miles, as might be shown by street car survey. and guess that is correct. tor that is Just what an years ago by odometer style of measurement He tied a rope of prairie grAss around the spoke of his old wagon and counted the revo-
 do not know the exact population Of Man con. I am no judge Of large crowds of people. but an good oaicuiasor , & of di.saross: sHa @ We sees Main street gets but little knowledge of
 Ss an1 Ssa s hotels. equipped with electric lights and bells and the elevator will tho man with the grip sack "size up" our beautiful town and realize her GU burban magnihcenoe.
 When the Oregon Short Line begins to carry men of prominence from ocean to ocean through our town the citisens VII want 70 toothpicks and open to view what is now hid den behind the rapid growing forest.
 sa: S ssa Ss of our soil. It is capable of producing any: thing adapted to this climate. For general and Msy sS. .s s:S F Ss SS ucts is laid directly to the doors of the farm CTS of northwest Iowa. where crops are pro duced in such great quantities that the sur plus will feed milllons of men and beasts. The only remedy for our eastern farmer friends, who owa high; priced land or pay great rental, is to consolidate and send repre- sentativss up here to buy all our cheap grain and hay. set Ire to ik, 70 back. sell out their home raisings at . good round price On the principal of supply and demand. We know no fAilure of crops. The cause of diminished yield would oe owing to an excsss of moist are. winch would not hurt our luxuriant grasses nor tnJure our corn crop to such an extent e to leave our vast herds Of cattle, our hogs and our sheep without sufic cient pro- vender to fatten for the Chicago mArket A dry year, which is the oause of % many entire failures west. does not harm us.
 Our dairy products are immense. and ws have the faciiities for handling to tke best possible adyantags. The msrchsnt no lonTsr pays the fArner's wtfe fifteen cenfa per pound for her butter ato hold trade" sndsf. tsrwards chuck it out into tho heek alley.
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