The Falls City tribune. (Falls City, Neb.) 1904-191?, 1910-03-25
FALLS CITY IS FLOURISHING
SUBSTANTIAL REASONS FOR ITS
SPRING ACTIVITIES.
Substantial Improvements Going
Structures Under Way
Scarcity of Houses.

The soud of the hammer rings
clear and loud in Falls City, Build
ing operations are being pushed with
unusual energy. Old structures are
being remodeled and enlarged, and
foundations for new ones laid
+. M. Harlow Is russlng his new
building for keeping and loading his
oil wagons. II is Immediately be-
yond the FIGURING mill and will be
an addition to that part of town.
Work is going forward on both the
round house and the National Poul-
try plant with all the vigor that
has characterized all the operations
of these two concerns.
A large gang of Roumanian track
layers began work the first Of
the week, throwing down the ties and
fastening ON the irons. They are
experts and will have the yard Gov
cred with Its network of rails and
ably short time. Several carloads of
mules were shipped in last week to
be used by the grading gangs.
The necessary grading for the
switch preparatory to. beginning the
foundations for the National Poultry
plants first building is about com
pleted Structural material is al
ready on the ground, and work on
the main building has begun.
The Pony Creek electric passenger
and transportation project is again
being agitated An electric line run
ming between Falls City and Sabetha
via the Springs would no donbt be a
good investment and do much for the
development of the country along
way of Salem and up Rock Greek,
past Albany to Sabetha would
from an economic standpoint, prove
the better Investment.
The time is very near when we
will have hour service into Falls
City from the north. The electric
or motor roads now being projected
from Lincoln and Omaha will find
natural terminal in Falls City. If
then the Burlington could be pre-
vailed upon to put motor cars upon
their main line east and west, Falls
City would enjoy transportation ia
cilities such as few western cities
have Besides, there is no question
but what the Missouri Pacific has in
mind extensive plans in railroad build
ing, in which Falls City will figure
prominently.
Work has also begun on the un-
finished square of paving. Ii is to
be anticipated that this will be hur-
red to an early finish and that the
distractions to the street will be re-
moved and the unsightly appearance
of ths streets in this quarter general
" improved.
House hunters still wander aim
lessly about our streets Unfortunate
rlief The number of home seekers
is increasing. while the available
homes are not The number of build
ings going up, though considerable,
will in no sense begin to meet the
demand even for some time to come
The boom II Falls City has in
clined outside people thinking of re
tiring. to look for future homes here
Mr. John Sims of near Minis City
was in town last week looking for a
place; not able to find anything de-
sirable he has since bought proper
ty in Pawnee City,
Real estate owners and men of
means have an opportunity here
which they can ill afford to neglect
The better grade of houses We fur
nish, the better the class of people, to
some extent at least, who will make
their homes with us 1t is duty
we owe to the town and to those
moving in, to decently house all who
come