Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-28

Edgar.
Edgar is a city OF nearly 1900 population,
Is situated in the south central secuon OF
Nebraska, twenty-sevoh mics southwest OF
Hastings and thirty miles from the Kansas
state line. II is in the center OF the
winter wheat belt, and the annual products
of this section are more busnels OF wheat
and corn per acre than any other part Of
the state. Edgar is also the center of the
great alfalfa belt and produces exception
ally fine alfalfa in great abundance. snip
ping facilities are also excellent, as the
city is situated on the Burlington and the
St. Joseph and Grand Island railroads, and
IL in direct line OF communication with Lin
coin, Omaha and Chicago, also with ST.
Joseph, Kansas City and st. Louis, ana
with all points west, southwest and north
west.
Edgar has just completed a fine brick
school building at a cost of $1,000 has a
waterworks system second to none in the
state, a complete telephone system with
service both in the city and country, in
addition to the long-distance telephone sys-
tenn 1t has also a new electric light plant
a -four mill with a capacity Of about sew
enty-fve barrels per day, canning rae
tory with a capacity of 5000 cans OF corn
per day There are also three, grain ele-
vators, two lumber yards, brick YARD
three hotels, two banking houses and be-
tween forty and fifty other lines OF ousi-
ness we'll represented.
There are FIVE church societies, the Meth
odist, the Baptist. the Presbyterian the
Christian and the Swedish Lutheran, each
of which has a fine church edifee. In al
dition to the churches, the city has me
H,Wr he
pendent order Of odd Fellows and Ancient
order of United workmen orders
The shipments Of grain and stock from
Edgar will show that It is one of the best
II not the best, shipping point in the
state. The grain shipments for the past
few years have averaged 100000 per year
and the stock shipments have averaged
nearly Sl25OOO per year.
The city is making a very substantial
growth. All business and dwelling houses
that have been built during the past -four
mr. five wears have been of a very substan
tial character as we'll as ornamental
Great care has also been taken in building
the walks, and Edgar can now boast Of
more than six miles Of elegant brick anC
cement walks.
Edgar has unusually good mail facilities
there being eight mails daily. and any par
OF the United States can be quickly com
nunicated with either by mail, telephone
or telegraph.
What Edgar and this section of Ne
braska particularly need are the mean
for using the vast products that annual!
90 to waste. An alfalfa mill in the mids
Of this great alfalfa region is an urgen
need, and for such a mill this would b.
very desirable location on account
the shipping advantages which Edgar pos
sesses over any other town in this par
OF the state.
Another great need in this immediate sec
ton is a distilery for denaturized alec
hol. Nowhere in the state can such a.
abundance OF material for making alcoho
DO grown as in this immediate section an
a distiIlery would greatly stimulate IN
raising of grain and other products neces
sary for the dlstlllation Of alcohol sue
an investment of money would not oni
be Of great Importance to the farmers o
this section, but would be safe ana goo
! dividend paying investment.
Edgar has two papers, one weekly an
one semi-weekly, and one farm magazine
a hustling Commercial club OF 100 mem
hers. Of which H c. Hart. cashier OF tn
Edgar state bank. is president. and w. Z
Montgomery. lumber and coal dealer.
the corresponding secretary. Capitalist
who are looking for good opportunities 10
, investments will find these gentlemen READ
=. and willing to answer all inquiries prompt
and reliably. H. - nan
President Commercial Club.
w. e. MONTGOMERY, Secretary.