The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-11-02

trusts IN Nebraska City The people
OF Nebraska City have understood
that Mark Hanna vas coming to Neb-
raska to tel the people that there are
no trusts
That is a good subject for Mark
Hanna In Nebraska. When Mark Han
IA arrives in Nebraska the people win
insist upon his visiting, first, the town
Of Kearney.
After be has told the Kearney PEG
pie there are no trusts let the Kesrney
people invite Mr. Hanna to make a few
visits to several parts of their little
city.
After Mr. Hanna has told them that
there are no trusts let the Kearney
people take Mr.. Hanna and solemnly
march out 70 the western limits Of the
city and point out to him the ruins
that mark the site of what was once a
paper mill. Thousands Of dollars we're
invested in that paper mill, but it
never made a pound Of paper. Before
it could be started up the paper trust
secured possession, boarded up the
doors and windows and left the mill to
go TO rack and ruin.
And after viewing the ruins that
mark the site Of the paper mill, let the
citizens Of Kearney sOlemnly march
over and show Mr.. Hanna the buiIdiug
that was once occupied as a cracker
factory. It was one Of Kearney's -four
| ishiup institutions and consumed a
great deal Of -four made from Buffalo
county wheat, but the cracker trust
secured possession and closed it up.
From the closed and deserted crack
er factory let the people Of Kearney
march in solemn procession with Mr..
Hanna at the head, the band playing
the dead March in Saul, /" to the site
that was once occupied by pillow fac
tory. That factory employed a num-
Der of hands at good wages until the
pillow trust secured possession and
closed it up, throwing the employees
out Of work and running a promising
local industry.
From the site Of the pillow factory let
the citizens march Mr.. Hanna away
with solemn tread to visit the large
building on the east side Of town That
building was once Occupied-as a cereal
mill Today it is deserted. The ma
chinery, if not long since removed, is
idle and rusting to decay. The Kear-
ney cereal~min was q promising in
dustry at one time, but the cereal trust
secured possession and closed it up.
From the closed and deserted cereal
mill it is but few rods TO another site
which stands as q monument to trust
influence. 1t was once known as the
Kearney Foundry company, and in ad
ditiOn to making castings, it manufac-
tured locks. The lock trust and the
iron trust closed it down.
From this closed and deserted foun-
dry let the citizens Of Kearney take
Mr.. Hanna westward along the Union
Pacific right of way until they come to
the spot once marked Oy the Kearney
wooden mills. That was a large build
ing filed with costly machinery for
the manufacture Of wooden goods. 1t
started up and ran for just half a day.
Then the wooden trust swoop ed down
closed the doors, ruined the industry
and in a short time pulled out the ma
chinery and shipped it away.
From the site Of the ruined wooden
mills let the citizens OF Kearney take
Mr.. Hanna to the beautiful cemetery
on the high bluffs overlooking the city
and gather around the grave Of a man
who was once one Of Kearney's leading
and most progressive citizens. Upon
the headstOne is carved the name Of /
"Hecht." By unceasinR toll and rigid
economy Heeht acquired q consider
able sum Of money. Being q butcher
by trade he conceived the idea Of es-
tsblishing a packing industry IN KeaF-
ney. He bought land, erected a pack
ing plant and went to work The
packers trust squeezed the Kearney
packing industry to death. Hecbt lost /
every dollar be had and became q /
raving maniac. He was confined in an
and after q few months Of
misery untold committed suicide
murdered BY s-trust.
From the cemetery let the people OF
Kearney guide Mr.. Hanna's footsteps
to the place where once q hourishing
electrical supply works stood, and
point out to him the IOng-deserted site.
remains nov Of the electrical
supply works save s memory. The in
dustry was throttlsd By the electric
trust.
Once mere let the people Of Kearney
resume their-solemn parade, this time
guiding Mr.. Hanna's footsteps to the
place where once a bicycle factory vas
located Let them point out-to him
that the Kearnev bicycle works wasl