The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1893-06-15
JEFFERSON CITY, NO.
How She is GroWins-Will Be a City
Of Ten Thousand People
In Five Years.

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iered because it depended upon one
line of business.
Had tho State University been
taken from Columbia, that city would
have felt the same poisonous sting.
Had the state capital been re.
moved ten years ago, jefferson City
would have suffered bankruptcy.
The way to avoid this calamity is
avoid depending on one thing for
your existence. If man we're to eat
only meat he would always be hun
CRY. So if u town depends solely
upon politics, it will some day see
its mistake. Jefferson City saw this
danger several years ago and it has
not lost the lesson. While Sedalin
is solely dependent upon the will of
the Goulds, jefferson City is becom-
ing Independent Of the state capital.
Not that it ever expects to lose it,
but because it is not wise to live IN
the state capital alone.
The state capital has been a det-
riment to the City of Jefferson. 1t
occupies a position on the maps that
would have long since made it a
city had it not been for the curse of
politics. The people have realized
this, and they are now building up
"A city that will soou wipe out old
Jefferson and build upon its ruins a
fine new city hat will be a surprise
to the moss-backs and a joy forever.
We will keep the capital because
we want it in our business, but it
will not be the sole dependence of
our people, A new bridge will soon
span the river, kissing the morning
sun as Sedalia wakes up with a cold
shiver, caused by the rumor that the
Goulds would 500 move the shops
to Jefferson City.
A fine ice manufacturing plant
has just been built, getting ready to
ship ice into the far south over the
NJ, X. ~ 4. A new excelsior man.
ufacturing plant has just been put
in operation, and will soon supply
the poor of Sedalia with excelsior
at regular G. o. d. rates.
We are manufacturing shoes at a
rate that would make a Sedalia mans
eyes turn green in three shakes of a
goats tail.
Jefferson City has one of the
largest mills in the state, producing
something like six hundred barrels
of flour per day.
We have the finest federal court.
house and postoifics outside of St
Louis, in Missouri.
We have a waterworks system
that would feel everlastingly dis
graced if it had to supply Flat creek
water TO Jefferson City people.
1t boasts Of sas, arc and mean
descent electric lights, and the city is
lighted better than ever in its his
tory,
Our baRks and building associa-
tons have deposit capital that touches
the two million mark.
There are now sixty thousand
dollars worth Of buildings in pro.
cess of construction, and thirty thou.
sand dollars that are delayed for th,
! want of brick. While other town,
report n money famine, Jefferson
City mourus II bfaek famine, a can
dition that challenges comparison witt
any town in Missouri, not excepting
st. Louis.
One of the best breweties in tho
state is operated right here in JEFF
ferson City.
The government works employ
900 men, and are confirming the river
in its proper channel, 50 that navi
CATION will o o be first class. Otter
now half a dozen boats can be secI
ut the river carrying the product o.
Jefferson City farmers to the mar
kets of the world.
1t will thus be seer that we ar,
growing independent of state aid.
We have in addition to all thes,
natural a fine crop of ma
tive colonies, who weave not ant
neither do they spin.
We are getting to be in sucl
shape that we can say, if You don,
see what you want ask for it, for W,
always keep it in stock.
In five years from this day from
ten to fifteen Thousand people will
be enjoying these advantages, and
Jefferson City will blossom like the
rose.