Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-03-03
BOOM orruMwA.

The announcement, long expected,
of the failure of the project for the
stove works which Ottumwa hoped to
secure. was made yesterday. 1t does
mot indicate. as might be thought. any
lack of Enterprise on the part of OF
tumwa citizens, any lack Of civic pride
or of willingness to pull all together
for single purpose. 1t simply means
that, as business proposition, the
stove works plan did not look feasible
| to the business men of Ottumwa and
that they accordingly decided to
drop it,
| 1t does not mean that Ottumwa looks
askance upon propositions to establish
manufactures here but rather that
limits factories that are good bust
capital is available here for good
enterprises and that the people of
| Ottumwa are ready and more than
willing to invest in any concern that
has the characteristics to bring sue
| cess.
| Ottumwa as can be proved by the
records of her many successful manu-
featuring institutions, is an ideal loca-
ton for factories.
The city has good railroad facilities,
good, cheap fuel, good fire protection,
good locations for working mems
homes, excellent schools, splendid
stores and many fine factory sites. In
addition, Ottumwa has men who are
ready to put money into enterprises
that offer reasonable returns. Her
citizens stand together on every
proposition to better the community.
They are for Ottumwa for they
realize that every citizen is benefited
whenever the city is benefited. No
| factionalism divides Ottnmwa against
herself.
Such are the essentials of the city
/ that succeeds, Ottumwa has made
I! splendid progress in the last few
years and she will continue SO to do as
long as these characteristics are
hers
Ottumwa extends cordial invita-
tion to all kinds of legitimate enter
rrises to locate mere This is manu-
featuring center already and it is the
desire to make it very important
one. Ottumwa business men stand
ready to encourage any enterprise
that is founded on firm Business
basis. Ottumwans are for Ottumwa.
1t is gratifying to note that the
business men of Ottumwa are enthusf-
astic over the prospects for an inter
urban line to be built from Ottumwa
to Des Moines. Ottumwa is at the
point in her progress where an inter
urban will prove of great benefit The
retail stores in this city are equal to
those in many places of twice the
tsize. With an interurban line in opera
ton the people for many miles around
this city can come to Ottumwa and
do their shopping, returning home the
same day. They can get as good bar
gains here as they can get in cities
much larger.
They can market their produce here
and will be welcomed whether buy
ers or sellers. No one il Ottumwa or
| in the territory tributary to this city
can afford to disregard any op-
portunity to encourage the project for
the interurban line Not only Ottum.
wa but the owners of land through
which the interurban line will run,
will reap benefits of financial nature.
The history of the interurban lines in
other states is punctuated with golden
commas, but not a full stop is to be
found. The interurban means pro-
gress. Ottun1wa is for progress, and
consequently Ottumwa is for the inter-
urban.