The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-12-13

the great burlington shops, was IN
corporated in 1898. That was just
after the Burlington opened it's shops
there. The first organization was that
of a village and Dr. c. F. Ballard
was made chairman of the village
board of trustees. His fellow trustees
we're George w. Anderson, H. o.
Keppner Charles Sabenhager and
James Hutchinson. Samuel Hinkle
vas made clerk and O. c. Smith
treasurer. Frank Perkins was elected
city marshal. There being no money
iG the treasury it was decided to pay
CITY Clerk Henkle the limit-$15O a
ycar-if the money came in. Then
Treasurer Smith stood up and said
he wanted something, so it was voted
to give him the same salary ON the
same conditions.
But that was fourteen years ago.
Havelock now has a population of g.
500 and the treasurer and city clerk
get more salary-and they really get
i, now. M. H. Woodland is mayor, o.
E. McCutchan chairman of the coun-
Webster city clerk
Havelock's first school was in
building occupied by barrel house"
saloon. The school rooms were di
vided by a calico curtain, and pro-
motion was simply a matter of sneak
ing under the curtain. Havelock now
has two fine school buildings, modern
in every respect Six hundred pu-
pills attend, and the high school is
one of the first class. Prof. John
Woodland is superintendent. The
school board members are DR.. Ballard,
president; F. B. Young, secretary;
Dan Lucas, P. H. Malone, I. K
Clemens and Fred Kroehler.
Trs first church was erected by the
Congregationalists in September, 1892,
at cost of $1,OO1.03 There are now
four handsome church buildings, Con-
gregationalist, Christian, Methodist
and Catholic.
There are two railroads in Have
lock, the Burlington and the Rock Is
land A motor line connects Havelock
with Lincoln, and 80 minute service
is maintained. There is a promise of
another motor line connecting with
Lincoln with a scent fare, but moth
ing definite has been decided upon.
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OF course the Burlington shops
make the big industry of Havelock The
shops employ upwards of 600 men the
year around, and rs per cent of the
population are benefited thereby The
shops are considered models and are
annually visited by experts from other
roads for the purpose of getting point
ers on shop construction and manage
ment
The Maizene factory is an import
ant industrial plant. 1t manufactures
remarkably nourishing and pleasing
food product in the nature of hominy,
and it is good for any meal in the
day. The company is capitalized for
$4,000 and expects to enlarge to
S25,0O0 shortly. 1t has had many flat
tering offers to remove elsewhere, but
it will remain in Havelock because no
better location could be found.
The hemp mills are also important
in Havelock's industrial life 1t manu-
features tow, and about 1000 acres of
hemp are cultivated in order to fur
nish the factory with material
Residence inducements.
Havelock offers splendid induce
ments to wage earners who want to
own their own homes. Slightly resi-
dence lots are offered on easy terms
and the social life of the city is such
as to make Havelock a desirable place
to live. During the past year scores
of comfortable cottages have been
built in all directions. 1t is essentially a
city of home owners, and that means
that it is a quiet and comfortable
place to live, yet having all the ad
vantages of a metropolis.
The library facilities are excellent
a Carnegie library is the city's pride.
1t contains upwards of 1000 volumes
and an average of 600 books month
are circulated. The library cost
$1,000 and is handsome structure
1t is maintained by the city.
/ The Commercial Club of the city i:
always on the lookout for new indus
tries, and free factory sites will BIZ
given manufacturers who can show
that they have a good proposition.
The merchants of Havelock are en-
terprising, up-to-date and always
ready to act in concert for the up
building of the citys best interests
Taken in all Havelock is making his
tory these days, and the Times pub