The herald., 1922-05-18

There is no reasOn-sO far as finances are 10
cerned-why Nebraska should not have SM. |
600 capitol, if it wants one. The state hss
population of almost 100000. Ten years az
its per capita wealth was $311O while t
average for the United States is s1,965 The sHn
debt is $209,S34, which is but 16 cents per 0pn
only New Jersey has smaller state and %
capita debt.
The placing of 'The Sower' on top Of the ru
tower is strikingly appropriate. Nebraska
essentially an agricultural state. 1t has but tE
cities Of 10000 population: Omaha lslsl
Lincoln, 54,94S; Grand Island, 1884, Hasha
n,647; North Platte, 1O,466. Its farm prqru
Is valued at $4.193 S25, 242. Its farm land srsis
is 42.33S,S36. The average farm value is ssgt
Its farmers annually grow over 250,000,0O0 bushes
OF corn, 6O,O00,OO0 bushels Of wheat and sO00l0
bushels of oats. In 1920 the value Of Nebashi
crops was $780, 469. 900 and the agricultural nni
the state was thirteenth.
Lincoln was originally called Lancaster ns
city was laid out in 1864, with population
just about dozen. In 1867, when Nebraska vs.
admitted to the Union, there was population
less than 30. Nevertheless, Lancaster was mao
the capitol of the state and its name was change
10 Lincoln, in honor of the martyred Presdal
then two years dead
Lincoln is a good site for tower with the pr
pose of making people look up, since the pHs
is almost level. There is a story about Da
who bought a $1,000 piano and had to rebuild 3D.
refurnish his house to correspond. Probably W
coin will spruce up bit in honor Of the new cF
tol, but the city is already attractive, Slln W.
wide avenues and many noteworthy buildings !
H. a.. ITVs,- ftrvn M
State Agricultural college and several other enas
tional institutions. Among the prominent Ous
ings are the federal building, courthouse oV W
penitentiary, insane asylum ST. EllzaOeln' '"
pital and the Carnegie library The dy -
about the center of the eastern third OF the w..
1t lies southwest of Omaha and is just lar sD"'~
away so that its tower cannot be seem
Lincoln's new capitol building will be tne ~.
to stand on the same site. The nrsl sauN
naturally was not very pretentiOus. nu' ur
ond has done its duty nObly, being sIu.,~
white limestone erected at cost OF s0"'"N- ,s
Nebraska has an interesting history
would surprise those who have been oiOu. ~
to believe there is no such thing as nI.'Os a,d
of the Alleghenies or possibly the Mi' ~.
The first white man TO see il was prooaDs ~
nado in 1871, some time before PlynOu"
became so well known. The Choleau' - ~
Louis, famous early fur-traders, got up =
forks of the Platte In 1852. The his. hDsItS
Element was in 1905 at Bellevue by Mau 'a-.,r
Of fur-tra6ing fame. The American =. IN
established posts at Omaha and NeOrs sd
about 1925. The MormOns wintered u .A,0uh
1856. Thousands of god-seekers pasSe' 80 an
beginning with 1S49. These were ai'' ,,;rr,dG
of the Oregon trail and its famous -, -. n b
Nebraska in these early times was '
romance of American pioneer history .,scsssI
Nebraskas early political career was ' -. cs
The territory now constituting the stAs nsG
inally part of the Louisiana rure ID',o,, ~
and afterward part of Missouri Lem, ,e.n 80
n generation after the admission OF 1.s.rsrupeI
the territory was practically withou, s.ortiOp
In 1853. unable TO get congressional 'nro,iscS
a territory, the inhabitants organize, 10, eOyest
government and elected William wan, wan a. sDs
After several attempts to be adIn. ,san, JOhrss
Nebraska finally got in over PreSiu'"
veto in 1867.