The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-07-26

has had two big industrial clouds
much like Norfok's abandoned sugar
factory. Years ago an immense flour
ing mill was built in Sioux Falls. There
wasn't wheat enough in the country
to supply the mill and the wheels
stood still Now the old mill has been
revived and will be used as an electric
power plant. Also years ago Sioux
Falls gained an immense packing
house. 1t was a gigantic plant, but
the management never succeeded In
getting live stock headed that way.
So 1t remained idle through summer
and winter until few weeks ago when
It was bought by packing house man
in Sioux City, said to be backed by
Swifts, and now there Is every pros
pect that the institution will succeed.
AS a result Sioux Falls has taken a
new lease on life, and the whole CON-
munity has felt the effect Of the new
blood.
The NJ. & o. officials we're quick to
recognize Norfolk's advantageous geo.
graphical location. They saw how
this is bound to become more and
more the commercial center of the
northwest. But as outsiders they were
impressed more than all else by the
fact that no industry has yet been Sc
cured to occupy the sugar factory
buildings, and they gave it as their
opinion that the Commercial clubs
biggest work lies in accomplishing
this end. Just how to go about that
accomplishment, however, is not an
easy problem to solve. Perhaps the
right kind Of publicity in magazines
that would reach investors might help;
perhaps circulars sent out with let.
tiers or pamphlets distributed among
people passing through the city would
help; perhaps to send representative
east somewhere might gain the de-
sired industry. 1t is reported from
West Point that Regent shoe factory
representative visited that city con-
templating establishing shoe factory.
Factories are more and more getting
out of the cities and into the smaller
towns, so that there ought to be some
method of getting results.
| There are number of things that
Norfolk needs and which ought to be
Systematically gone after. In order
to do the town justice, outlying
additions ought to be brought inside
the city limits so that they will be
counted as a part of Norfolk's official
population when the next census is
taken. Good roads ought to be built
for long distances out of the city so
Norfolk and the surrounding territory
would be brought closer together;
Norfolk avenue down town ought to be
paved in order to bring it out of the
mud and in order to put city gown
instead of village gown upon the
town; an effort ought to be made to
bring Northwestern mainline trains
| up town that passers-through may
get just impression of what the
city is; preparations should be made
to take advantage of the Trip county
rush next spring and secure some ben
eft for Norfolk among the throngs;
new industries, particularly a large
new industry to put life into the dead
sugar factory walls, should be secured.
All of these things can not be gained
in a minute. Each one will take time
and effort. But there is no reason why
efforts could not be made along a
number Of different lines simultane.
ously. To remain stationery is
retrogression. Organized, harmonious
activity alone can bring the advance
ment that Norfolk needs. Every per-
son in Norfolk is interested in Nor
folks growth. That growth can come
about only from an energetic, ever
lasting systematic campaign in which
every individual throws his whole zeal
and effort. United effort and CO.
operation in each movement for Nor
ioih WclidlS Gail dlOue secure CQ6
desired forward movement. 1t mat
tiers not whose pet scheme it is, so
long as the plan is worthy one for
the benefit of Norfolk petty jealousies
should be fed to the cat and the idea
gone after for all it is worth.
Norfolk has made excellent progress
during the past year. New factories
which hold out much for the city's
good have been established. A per-
manent roadway has been started to
the Junction. And now, under the ag-
gressive and eminently able direction
of Norfolk merchants, the Norfolk
Trade Promoters association is be-
ginning a movement which promises
more benefit to Norfolk as a whole
than any undertaking that has been
| launched in many a wear. Fortified