The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-12-21
NEW NORTHWEST GATEWAY
OMAHA BEE TELLS OF NoRFoLks
OPPORTUNITIES.
CITY NEEDS SUGAR FACTORY
Railroad Hub OF Northern ESpraska
Natural Distributing Point, Norfolk
Offers Chances for Development
Along Many Lines OF Industry.


Along Many Lines OF Industry.
The Omaha Bee has this to say In
regard To Norfolk and It's needs:
Gateway to the new northwcst-thc
fertile folds Of north Nebraska and
southern South Dakota, as well as the
mines of Wyoming and the Black
Hills; headquarters for the Chicago n
Northwestern railroad west of the
Missouri river. n hub around which
radiatc steel ribbons In five different
directions; the logical and actual geo.
graphical center of the northern half
of the state, located In the center of
the most fertile valley on earth aud
with retail Wholesale and mnnufactur.
ing industries already established
which would do credit to n city twice
the size, Norfolk, Ncb., built in the
fork of the Elkhorn river and the
North Fork river, bids fair to one day
become Il distributing point second to
none In Nebraska, and manuractur-
ing point of the first rank
Look at the map. Locate Norfolk
there among the network of steel rails
that branch out from this hub for more
than $50 miles to the northwest into
the Rosebud reservation; scvcnty.nvc
miles to the northeast, to the Missouri
river and Sioux City; 1870 miles to the
southeast, reaching Omaha; nifty miles
to the southeast, touching Columbus;
500 miles to DCadwood, in the gold
fields, and equally distant into the
Shoshone mining region of Wyoming,
with prospects for immediate cXten-
sion of this line to the Pacific coast.
What more admirable location was
ever given to any city for wholesaling
and distributing! Where did man ever
find n more advantageous point for
manufacturing?
The constant whistling of lOComo.
tivcs, approaching from and departing
into all directions tells to the silent
air and the birds the real significance
of Norfolk, and the field it fills. The
territory Of second Chicago belongs
to this thriving Nebraska community.
Here in Norfolk the Chicago Il
Northwestern railroad has It's general
superintendent for all lines west of
the Missouri river; the assistant gen
cral superintendent for the same ter
ritory, and the division superintendent
for the eastern division, to say nothing
of its mammoth yards, roundhouse, re.
pair shops, etc. What Norfolk Is to
the Northwestern railroad it can be to
other industries
First of all, Norfolk needs somebody
to accept the now vacant sugar fac
tory buildings and idle boilers as
gift. Anybody who Is willing to bring
the machinery and start the wheels to
grinding sugar can get this Christmas
present Secretary Wilson Of the de
partment Of agriculture says there is
an opportunity in Norfolk And there
JHc American Beet Sugar com
r1ny built a sugar factory here. For
thirteen years the farmers raised beets
and the plant made sugar The farm
ors know how to raise that crop. But
they lost faith in the factory's manage
ton. The factory people, realizing
that the time would not return when
the farmers would supply them, picked
up their machinery, excepting the boil
ers, and moved to Lamar, Colo. Nine
boilers, 1875 horsepower each, and in
good condition, still are here all ready
to be fired The mammoth buildings
are ready to be turned over to anybody
who will bring in machinery and, in
good faith go to work. The buildings
will be loaned for an indefinite period
always If the contract Is carried out,
and will cost the manufacturer moth
ing. All that Norfolk wants is that the
goods be delivered. 1t is most extra
ordinary opportunity. 1t requires a big
man to take hold of the situation but
there is a big chance for doing things. |
Norfolk farmers last year, unsolicited,
raised more beets and shipped them
to Ames, then they had raised the last
year the factory was here for the home
This shows that, treated
to their satisfaction, they will supply |
a factory. 1t can be done. A factory |
here would pay. All that is needed is |
a man, and Norfolk is in crying need
Of that man right now.
Then there's water power in Nor
folk. The city is situated on two riv-
ers. A large mill, making a cereal
product and running electric lights, is
some of the power. But lots |
Of it goes to waste.
A wholesale grocery house would |
pay in Norfolk. With an exclusive |
territory, to be reached a day ahead of |
Omaha, Sioux City or Lincoln; a |
wholesale grocery house here would |
have an easy field to build in. Other |
wholesale houses are running and |
there is field for still more.
Norfolk's territory is almost unlim-
tied. In the heart of a rich agricul. |
tural field of its own, and queen of a |
great big new northwest, it is destined, |
once developed, to become a city of |
the first rank before so very many |
years have rolled around.
There are unlimited opportunities
here now.