The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-03-12
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jefferson City has been lied about
so much that we should be pardoned
for occasionally Boosting and calling
attention 10 what we have and have
done. The improvements made in
1895 alone amounted to over $500. 900
as compared with $4,000 expended
in Sedalia. L. this city we have a
magnificent steel bridge costing S250>
600 that is owned entirely by the
people of Jefferson City. We have
hotel accommodations for 1000
guests, while it will tax Sedalia to
her utmost to take care of GOO. We
have twenty bridges crossing small
streams and about forty miles of
macadamized roads and streets.
we have as many miles of granted
walk and six miles more of brick
sidewalk than Sedalia. We have a
Touring mill of a capacity of 1000
barrels per ay, while Sedalia has,
according to u recollection, none.
We have a magnificent United States
court house and postofIlce. costing
5000, 900. We have a sewer system
connecting the Missouri river that is
the finest that can be built. We are
erecting a new county court house
costing $50, 200. We have three
la,.s. spriok uS-ins estapllsl.
ments'that make both pressed and
kiln brick, We have the Lincoln
Institute, the hest and largest colorcd
educational institution in the west.
It ia here where is located the state
prison, the largest, cleane,t and
most economically managed Of any
in the United States. VIZ have Il
brewery and ice plant, in which there
is invested nearly 500, 600, modern
in every respect. We have three
leading trunk iines-the Missouri
Pacific, the Chicago & Alton and the
NJ, X. X L.
Our manufacturing interest, are
larger than any town of like size in
Missouri, and five times us large rs
that of Sudalia. We have fDundrirs
and machine shops, the Western
bottling works. the Excelsior manu-.
featuring company, Clothing manu
featuring company, Harness manu-
featuring company, Saddle Tree
manufacturing company, and Boo
and Shoe manufacturing companies.
We have three banks, four building
and loan associations with an aggrc
gate capital of 81, 200, 900. We have
the best wheat growing county il
the state and the rich and fertile
bottom lands of Galloway county ar,
tributary to jefferson City. The
/; development of the manufacturing
and other interests is done almos'
wholly Ivy local capital. We hay,
the finest fruit land in the worId,an,
the culture of apples is being pushcC
vigorously. We have q magniiicen
waterworks system that will suppl,
: a town-of 10000 people. We hav'
al excellent gas plant. We hav,
5 incandesccnt and arc electric lights
We have an excellent electric ligh
= plant.
The City of jefferson is at prcscn
lighted by forty arc light. that bur
all night. Between the two politica
parties the best man usually wins
i, the city administration now helm
one.haif Democratic and oue~hul
Republican. The county officers
politically, also stand about hplI
and-half. jefferson City is l.
miles from st. Louis and 1913 frol
Kansas City, and is within lively
miles Of the geographical center {
- the state, and has one more railroa
=. than SednIia, the c. 4 \. In add
tion to this, the prospects for I'll
further extension of the Leblanc
Branch, that has been built fort
: miles south, are very good. it
also likely that the river route b,
tween Jefferson City and Bounvil
., will he built in the near future.
a We ask any candid man, aft,
reading this, to say whether Svdal
: can hold II candle to jeff, rson City
-. She has clustered and lied until Il
, people are asking for a Showdown
and if il fferson City doesn't be-
:. her on every point, we are willing
put the capital on wheels and plal
it on Flat creek in Pettis county.
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