Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-29
TRACTOR CITY"
MAKING RAPID
ADvANC EMENT
Fremont Admirably Situated
on Main Line of Three
Railroads and on the
Lincoln Highway.
By HARVEY c. KENDALL.

Fremont, Neb., the metropolis OF
Dodge county, known all over the
world as THE Tractor City" is
enjoying a wonderful growth at the
preser. time. !. is doubtful whether
or no. a5v other city OF like size can
boas, o: sre!, real progress as Ere
mont is making.
There are many reasons why Ere
mott ahou!d grow. First OF all,
Fremon. is a great railroad center.
1t is located or the main lines OF
the Uaion Pacific. Chicago 4 North
western ard Chicago. Burlington &
Ouirc.. There are ~ passenger
: trains daily ir and out OF Fremont.
1t has been said tina: over 100000
people pass through the Fremont
union station ANNUALLY.
New Developments.
Included among Tremont's newest
developments are Midland college,
new Masonic hospital, six miles Of
cement road between Fremont and
Ames, many new manufacturing
concerns, and the new Country club
home.
Midland college was moved to
Fremont from Atchison. Kan. This
wonderful institution will erect new
buildings which will cost $500, 900.
Thousands OF students will come to
Fremont to attend Midland.
The Eastern Star of Nebraska will
erect a new modern hospital on its
property adjoining the city on the
north.
Six miles Of paving from Fremont
to Ames will soon be constructed.
This new stretch is on the Lincoln
Highway and the first Of its kind
to be built in Nebraska. This Won
dcrful improvement will mean much
to the people residing in this Sec
ton of Nebraska.
Build New Factories.
Many new manufacturing con-
Germs, incfuding.a large cement post
factory, are being added to Ere"
mont's long list of manufacturing
concerns. There are over 100 man
ufacturing plants in Fremont today
and the annual pay roll of these in-
situations amounts to great deal
more than 100000. =
The Fremont Country club has
just purchased 60 acres of chose
land at the head of Nye avenue,
Fremont's most beautiful street.
The club will spend several tho1-'
sand dollars in improving this.
property.
Fremont has a large number Of
excellent retail stores. 1t has the
finest jewelry store in Nebraska ara
on account of Fremont's extraor-
binary retail stores, people come to
Fremont from long distances to DO
their trading.
A Good Place to Live.
DISABILITY as a place to live is
one Of the big community consider
atoms. Fremont possesses and is
developing these human values in an
excellent degree. There are sur-
rounding natural picturesque fea-
lures to be enjoyed afoot and by
automobile, rivers, bluffs, wooded
islands, lakes, fishing, noble OLD
trees, delightful picnic and bungalow
places. An inexhaustible supply Of
the best and purest water wholly
free for all time from all faint anG
pollution perfect drainage and sew.
erage, the best OF health conditions,
fine electrolier lighting system, ex-
tens;ve brick paving.
There are things in an eminent
degree that make for the enjoyment
OF the people, their education, moral
and religious we'll being-the best
of public schools; all leading church.
es with a large aggregate member
ship of earnest, helpful people; ore
of the best Y. NJ. c. A. buildings
and organizations in the state; a w.
c. T. u. organization and temple;
Woman's club, public library,
country club, well-kept parks, de.
lightful homes, lawns and trees and
many annual state conventions and
gatherings; the best of musical
dramatic and other public enter.
tainments.
A Wonderful City.
Fremont is 4 wonderful city. Il
may be called The factory and ship
ping city, the city OF homes, a great
railroad center OF 4 manufacture
city. 1t IS all CT these and has the
business strength aud advantages Of
many cities three times its size. Its
postoifice receipts are fourth in the
state, coming next after OMAHA,
Lincoln and South Omaha.
The Fremont Commercial club.
comprising a membership of over
400, Is one OF the strong, effective
commercial and improvement o.
carnations Of the state.
Fremont is a growing city, a live
wire city. a big bright spot on the
Lincoln highway.
Tilted. But is Reversed.