The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-25
PROSPERITY STORY
Comes From Glasco. Located in the
Rich Solomon Valley.

Glasco. Kan, Nov. 25.-An indica-
ton of Glasco's prosperity is the fact
that an even dozen of her citizens own
and ride in their own autos. Nor is
this ALL a dozen or more others will
be in service here before the close of
1909. Then, again, to convince one
that there is money to throw away in
GIasco, the cost of these pleasure con-
yeyances ranged from $500 to $500
each. This is the way the Glascoites
do things. They don't pattern after
other towns; they just get in on the
ground floor.
Another prosperity item for Glasco
which takes in the farmers as we'll as
townspeople, is the bank deposits. The
First National bank at one time dur
ing the fall had deposits aggregating
$4,000. At this time the deposits
reach about $275,OOO. The second
bank in Glasco, the Farmers State,
less than a year old, has about $4,000
on deposit, and is keeping up a steady
gait.
The price of land in the Solomon
valley is climbing up some. sales hav-
ing been made as high as $125 an
acre. And here is where Glasco is To-
Gated. On account of the high price
for corn there will be a scarcity of
feeders this winter, estimates place the
number of cattle on full feed tribu-
been years when these figures have
been doubled and even trebIed. The
| scarcity of the corn crop and the high
price for the same has brought about
the scarcity of cattle.
The Catholics contemplate building
$4,000 church here next year.
School is held in Glasco's new $1S,-
900 building. 1t is near fireproof, the
partition walls being brick as is the
building. The basement floor is ce-
ment. 1t is heated with steam. Seven
teachers are employed, which in
cludes the music teacher. The school
has of al M
AIcorn is principal and Rev. J. B.
Robinson is assistant The corps of
grade teachers are Miss Kate Carroll
| Miss Allie woodward Miss Alma Hen
ming and Miss Anna Bates. The
/ scholars are admitted from the Glasco
schools to the State university.
The Glascoites didn't find the oil
| they prospected for, and the expert
who went after it lost a valuable drill
| over 1000 feet below the surface. The
! derrick still stands, and near by there
| has been erected and is now in opera
| ton an alfalfa meal mill. Had the
| expert continued his explorations as
| per contract. it is generally believed
| oil or gas would have been found. The
| Glascoites believe the expert" lost his
| drill in a mysterious way and long
/ before he had fulfilled his contract.
Glasco stands ready to literally take
stock in Touring mill enterprise
J That mill of this kind located here
would be a paying investment from the
| start, our people haven the slightest
| doubt. Some day the lie of Glasco
! will rise up in their might. put the
| Davidson boys in the lead and get a
| Touring mill
! There is much to commend in the
public spirited enterprise of the resi-
\ dents of Glasco. In their grain lum-
Der, BANKING hardware and imple-
! ments, general stores, cement walks
| and schools, few towns the size of
/ Glasco duplicate the -2,1sh forward this
| town has. And it will continue to
grow, for several buildings are project
ed for the coming year.