The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1912-01-05

TINS year, cost over S22,OOO. In 1910
there were twenty-five new homes
erected; in 1909. 81: in 1908, %; in
1907, 9; in 1906, III. in 1905, 3d. in
1904, SO, and in 1908, A. Builders pre-.
dict that 1912 will see even more new
residences than 1911.
Every House Is Occupied.
The scarcity of suitable residences
has been noticeable in Norfolk for
number of years, and during the past
two years there has been scarcely
summer at least fifteen families had
stored their household goods and took
their turns" on the waiting list for
vacant houses. 1t is estimated that
there are about 1900 residences in
Norfolk, and these have been prac-
About 100 new families came to Nor
folk this year, and about sixty have
moved out of town. New families
have arrived in Norfolk throughout
the year on an average of three in to
two going out. About three families
y
average, have come to Norfolk.
New business enterprises coming to
Norfolk this year have numbered
about twenty.seven, including a new
cigar factory, wholesale fruit house,
stock food company paint factory, au
tomobile garages, restaurants, etc.
The improvements made by the city
have been slightly decreased this year
The completion of the paving was the
feature of this work About $1,000
worth of new sewerage was construct
ed and about $4,000 worth of crossings
were built. A large retaining wall
was constructed at the river.
Among the new buildings recorded
for the year are: Grant school addi-
ton, new Lincoln school, new Union
Pacific depot, new Northwestern de-
POI, ID. Rees store building, new Lyric
theater, Y. NJ. c. A. bu:ldinS, hotel,
saloon, barber shop, pool room tSouth
Norfolk, koyen automobile garage
and Pacific hotel annex, Koyen q Dor
roughs stock food building, G. l..
Carlson's building, Josephine Durland
estate building, Cotton block addition,
King Mills garage, EVans-Brown lum-
Der plant, new H. E. Hardy coal sheds,
Koehn building, Schelly icehouse, Klug
cement factory, Kell cement factory,
Norfolk Oil and Chemical Works
building, Christoph drug storage
house, Nebraska Telephone company
storage house, Hans paint factory,
Cades shoe shining parlor building,
Northwestern icehouse, new electric
powerhouse (under construction)
Carl Braasch blacksmith shop.
Banks Tell of Prosperity.
Notwithstanding the fact that com
mon talk" had money scarce the
figures of the three local banks do
away with all thoughts of an "off
year." and 1911 figures show that
loans and deposits in the three local
banks were materially larger than
those of last year.
While the amount of money shipped
to smaller banks from local banks in
| 1910 was larger than 1911, last year s
| figure is an average amount, and
shows that country towns are doing a
good business. The largest amount of
money shipped from one bank in this
city in one day in 1911 was $4,000
| The three local banks shipped 1892,
$40 out in 1911, as compared with
81 ,15S,955 in 1910. These amounts in
clude bonds and securities.
| Loans and discounts were larger in
1911 than they were in 1910, and the
last statement of 1911 for the three
local banks shows $1,344, 402.SS in
loans and discounts, as compared witt
81, 1S9, 1898 in 1910. The total foot
ings of these same statements shows
$2,055,65S.75 in 1917 great gain over
I$1,920,796.20 in 1910. The year 1905
is considered a record year in money
circles here, but that year was consid
cred an exceptionally good year.
Postoffice Receipts Grow.
Although the fiscal year of the post
office does not end until June 80 next
Postmaster John R. Hays estimates
that this years receipts will show 1
large increase over last years re
ceipts. There has been a stead.
growth in postoffice receipts for man!
years past. The month of Decembe
this year shows a large gain over an.
previous December in the postoffice'
history.
Freight Shows Increase.
Freight receipts at the three raj
roads of the city show great in
crease over the year 1910 and ever
other year except during the yea
when the sugar factory was in it's big
! gest run. A freight transfer has beel
moved to Norfolk this year, and tn
amount of freight handled here ha
greatly increased. The freight receipt
! do not include the transfer business
and the local receipts continue t
show a big increase.
, More Coal and Lumber.
All kinds of coal sales were in
, creased over the sales Of 1911. Will
J some dealers report a substantial IN
crease in sales of all kinds of Goa
! one dealer reports that soft Goa
dragged slightly during the warn
: weather in November.
| Lumber sales were heavy, and tn