, 1923-01-28

Ills WIS aTTanBeu BdllsIdCtOrllyt out
when numerous other refinery work
ers n workingmen saw the advan-
tages of the location, the charm and
beauty OF the spot they. too, sought
to buy land. As n result. the town of
Mills was staked out and. while there
was at first no active campaign to
dispose of the lots. they went like the
~proverbiaI hot cakeH.
Mills today is a most up.to-date
city. The place has been incorpor,
ated, numerous store buildings have
been built, 1t has a regular p~ostoffice,
and gas. electricity and water are
convenient to every location in the
town. Most of the inhabitants Of the
town are employed in tho Industrial
plants which surround the settle
ment.
The property of the Midwest Re
timing company, now known as plant
No. . OF the Standard OIL company.
adtoins the town, the Producers and
Refiners Corporation have built their
great gas absorption plant on the out
skirts, the Mammoth Oil company has
constructed Its warehouse north of
town, the Western Pipe Line has 10.
Gated the leading terminal of their
Salt Creek pipe line at Mills, the
Sprague and Nlsely Construction
company maintain their offices there,
and there are several other companies
Of lesser Importance who have real.
lied the at~tractiveness of Mills and
established themselves there.
Freedom from the smoke and odor
OF the refineries is one OF the advan.
tages of the town. It is built west
of the great plants and the dirt and
smell coming from the scores of giant
smoke stacks seldom covers the town.
Both the Chicago and Northwestern
and Burlington railroads run close to
the little city. II is now inevitable
that a railroad station will be estab.
lished there before many months
have passed. Both the rapidly grow,
ing population of Mills and the great
industries which are at the very doors
Of the place will demand a station
soon.
The fact that go many large indus.
trial concerns have located at Mills
assures the future of the place and
insures beyond the slightest doubt its
continued growth. The advantages to
h large companies are so apparent
that it would be no surprise to sec
stu o companies build their plants
in the vicinity.
The people who nve at Mills are for
the most part working people. Prox.
nifty to their work is one very good
reason for their being there, but
there are other reasons equally i'm.
portant. Taxes are low. gas is
cheaper than anywhere in the coun.
try. electricity and water arc obtain.
able at prices equal to those of Cas-,
per. The fire hazard. SO great in
many communities, is not great a,
Mills, due to tho fact that there is a
fire hydrant at every corner OF the
town.
The offer which tho Nils Con.
structlon company makes in the ad.
v~ertisement in the Tribune today
comes at a time when real estate
values seem about to raise. How
ever, the lots which are offered for
sale have not been increased In
value, nor VIII they. It is the inten,
ton of Mr.. Mills TO dispose of the
$50 lots he has for sale as soon as
possible. and for that reason he has
taken advantage Of the advertisinp
columns of the Tribune. The small
advertisements which have appeared
in this paper during the past few
days indicate hat considerable inter
est has been aroused and that the
sale will start with a grand flourish.