The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-10-18
A GREATER NORFOLK.

A GREATER NORFOLK.
Norfolk is today working toward the
growth to which its natural advant-
ages enttle it, in more effective fash
isn than at any time within the past
Rfteen or eighteen years. Prosperous
and thrifty, the city is taking on an
optimistic view OF life and the entire
community, apparently, is solidified In
he determination for greater Nor
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To the people of Norfolk, as well as
Of this great northwest territory whose
welfare is linked hand In hand with
the growth of Norfolk, this new spirit
of hope and determination should be
most encouraging. For determined
organized effort toward a greater Nor
folk will mean rapid growth and that
rapid growth here will mean advance
ment for the entire region roundabout.
Norfolk is to be congratulated upon
me action of the city council in ex-
banding the city's limits so as to in
clude those people who are properly
citizens of the city but who have never
before been counted as part OF the
legal population. This will benefit
both Norfolk and the people who are
to he brought inside the city limits.
There is reason for congratulation
also, in the development of a number
H., -. Fnl1y h In,
the past year. New small factory
buildings are constantly being built
and new industries started Not va
cant building in the business portion
Of the city is to be found. And en-
pleyment has become available for all
local young folk desiring it. In fact
there must soon be importation of
workers to operate the industries that
are here and coming. The CONNER
cial club has done much during the
past year to systematic the work of
gaining new industries and otherwise
advance the city's interests. The
Trade Promoters have been wonder
fully effective organization in promot-
ing and expanding the trade of the
city and thus holding it for northern
Nebraska, where it used to go to cities
altogether out of the territory
One element that has worked well
for the city's advancement of late has
been the harmony that exists among
all business men in this centralized de-
termination to bring Norfolk into its
own. The people of Norfolk realize
that without harmony and united ac-
ton toward the goal of a greater Nor.
folk growth can not be so sure or
rapid.
And more things are still to come.
The Trade Promoters are to meet
Monday night to discuss methods Of
perpetuating the excellent movement
which as been inaugurated by them to
expand the city's retail trade. 1t is
meeting which should be well attend
ed.
The city is apparently unanimous in
the belief that a permanent and wor-
thy fall festival, such as the corn pal
ace at Mitchell, S. D., the Ak-Sar-Ben
at Omaha is not only desired but need
ed at once for the best interests of the
town. The opening up of a million
acres of land, 5000 new homes, in Nor
folks territory next summer will add
much to Norfolk's importance as y
commercial center in two states, and
the people very generally are OF the
firm opinion that some high grade fall
festival, superior to any that can be
found anywhere in this part of the
country, must be established in Nor
folk for the sake of inviting the city's
neighbors out through the northwest
to assemble here in the after-harvest
season of every year for the purpose
of shaking hands, renewing old times
and enjoying entertainment of high
quality order,
Another highly important step that
has been taken has been the move
ment toward the organization of a
trade or exchange day in Norfolk. In
this the farmers of the territory round