The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-18

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event On trade days, Norfolk will be
the Mecca Of people from great many
miles who have things to dispose of
or who are looking for trades The
plan has worked successfully in Wis
consin towns and the farmers around
Norfolk are of such enterprise that the
movement can not fail here
Another matter Of very vital import
ance to the business interests of Nor.
folk has been undertaken by A. j.
Durland in the building of a perma-
ncnt roadway between the business
portion of the city and the Junction.
When this roadway is finally estab.
lished so that It can be used in all
sorts of weather impressions made
b upon visitors arriving in Norfolk will
enjoy an upift and more Junction peo-
pie will be able to come up town, par
ticularly II arrangements can be made
to establish some sort OF streetcar or
automobile service for those peoples
benefit
All of these highly constructive
movements have been going on stead
lily and simultaneously for the good
of Norfolk. And on top of these, the
Commercial club has been in touch
with the industrial agents Of railroads
with the view of getting in touch with
new industries available. For new in
dustries are one of the most essential
factors needed for the greater Norfolk.
With new industries, there will be en-
ployment afforded and the people will
come in their wake
number Of different sorts of indus
tries have been suggested here and
there which might he established sue
cessfully in Norfolk. A condensed
milk plant has been thought of by one
, man; shirt factory, which requires
small capital, and an overall factory
both of which enterprises have recent
I ly been secured by and are being sue
cessfully operated at Nebraska City
have been suggested; and many more
, such Industries have been discussed
as possibilities.
That Norfolk could successfully
start an advertising campaign for such
purpose, as has been profitably done
, by many another city of late, is the
, belief of many who have studied the
: situation and the results of city ad-
ictp in Oth t., 20
many cities no larger than Norfolk
:. have employed experts, the business
: men paying the cost, to devote their
exclusive time and energies to going
after new industries, advertising the
=, city's advantages, and in other ways
?. looking after the development of the
!. city's opportunities, just as experts
!, do in large business institutions.
- The Commercial club of Montgom-
q cry, Ala, has set itself to the task Of
+ doubling the population of the city by
o 1910 and has raised fund of $4,000
to be used in advertising. The club
expects to do this entirely by adver-
;, Using and thus far has had excellent
,, results. Business blocks, public build
" ings, churches and suburbs are being
: rapidly built and it looks as though
the club would succeed.
n Des Moines has concluded to grow
l. and twenty-five representative bust
II ness men have formed a corporation
4 known as the Greater Des Moines
f Committee" They are raising a fund
[ of 100000 for their use. Several new
r factories have already been secured.
e Among other planks in the Des Moines
# committees platform are: Securing
q new factories and helping those that
g are in the city; encouraging public in
r stitutions; publishing beautiful book
+. lets.
e Tuscola and Paxton, H., have sub.
II divided land and used the money real
s lied from the lot sale to secure new
industries.
Il Cedar Rapids, Iowa, merchants have
S for three years past gone out on four
g trade excursions into Cedar Rapids
= territory, They say it pays.
S Fort Worth, Tex, has made good
e growth and is prospecting, largely
, through advertising, The board of
+. trade tried all methods and finally
r adopted newspapers. They have dis,
continued bonuses and brides of all
sorts and now take stock in enterpris-
It es started by men who bring money
II and skill into the city.
t Waterloo, Iowa, has been working
o for industries for years and has been
a successful. Last year nearly 400 new
l. buildings were erected there.
Pueblo, Col, is paving ten miles Of
n streets, building 100000 sewer sys-
r TEN and securing new industries