PLATTSMODTn WEEKLY HERALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1887.
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To1g Soqtll-Plcitte Gotiqly.
-jrLATTSMOUTir, situated as it is just South of the mouth
of tho Platte and on the Missouri River, has been proper
ly termed tho Gate Way to that region of country lying South
of tho Platto Kiver in Nebraska. In early days it was the great
outfitting point for Pike's Peak and tho Mountains. It has
within a fow years grown to be a thriving young City of nearly
8,000 inhabitants, and is apparently just now on the verge of
greater prosperity. It is the eastern terminus of the Burling
ton & Missouri River Railroad in Nebraska, and it is here the
company maintain extensive Machine Shops, Round Houses,
Store House and other works incident to railroading. From
six to eight hundred hands are constantly employed in manu
facturing and repairing lor tho vast 6ystem of road lying west
of tho Missouri River. As the demands upon the company are
constantly increasing it continues to enlarge its facilities. The
recent investment of over $25,000 by the company on Second
street means tho construction ol a new depot and the enlarging
of their system of improvements.
At this point the O. B. & Q. Railroad company has span
ned the river with a magnificent bridge one of the finest in the
world. Tho freight traffic on over 2,000 miles of road is now
conveyed into and through our city from the west, being the
largest amount of this class of business centered in any one
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point in the state for distribution eastward. Ten passenger
trains leavw Plattsmouth tiaily,. over the C. B. & Q., B. fe M.
and K. C.JSt. Joe & C. B. roads, thus offering admirable facili
ties for passenger travel to and from the city. These facts, to
gether with the alinoBt certain conptruction of tho Missouri Pa
cific railway and the Omaha & Southern into our city in tho
near future, are placing Plattsmouth in the lront as ono of the
most desirable puints in which to locate, or invest capital. Man
ufacturing interests are springing up on every hand. "We now
have the Plattsmouth Brick and Terra Cotta Works, capital
$30,000, capacity 10,000 brick per day and employs fifteen
hands; Plattamouth Canning Factory, capital 530,000, capacity
1,600,000 cane per year and employs one hundred and twenty
five hands, turning over in the transaction of one year's busi
iiess about 100,000; The Nebraska Preserve and Canning Fac
tory, capacity 300,000 cans er year, capital, $13,000, employ
ing 40 to 50 hauda; Schellenbacher's Buggy and Wagon Fuc
tory; Plattsiaouth Broom Factory; Pepperberg's Cigar manu
factory, employing fromfifteen to twenty hands and largely
supplying the tradti lor southwestern Nebraska; and others em
ploying lesi capital but of importance to the growth of the city.
In addition to these interests negotiations are now pending for
the location of Nail Works and a Barbed Wire Manufactory.
Plattsmouth is rapidly becoming metropolitan in character,
having within a:fev years realized tlic construction of a $50,
000 Opera House, the establishment of Oasjj Works, and the
more recent construction of one of the finest systems of Water
Works in the State, involving ai: outlay of $100,000; a
franchise for a Street Railway has been granted by the City
within a few weeks, capital paid in for its construction, and the
work to be commenced within ninety days. The Omaha Motor
Railway company, organized to construct a road to Plattsmouth,
a distance f only twenty miles, is rapidly pushing its work,
track-laying now going on with the possibility of having it in
operation before fall, when trains will be run between the two
cities every two hours.
Many other important facts might be added, were it nec
essary, to convince the most skeptical of the permanency of
Plattsmouth's growth.
SOUT1T PJifffi.
Having faith in the future growth of Plattsmouth, the
undersigned have purchased the beautiful tract of land adjoin
ing the city on the south between Lincoln and Chicago ave
nues, and have platted the same into town lots. A limited
number of these lots will be offered for the next few weeks at
prioes rangiag from $100 to $150 each. The proprietors ot
this valuable addition propose to spare neither pains nor reason
able expense to make it not only pleasant but profitable to all
persons purchasing lots. In the center of thi6 handaomo addi
tion a five-acre Park of magnificent forest trees has been reserved
for the use and pleasure of the city. Chicago and Lincoln
avenues are the main thoroughfares, and furnish the only cir
cuitous drive out and into the city which avoids hills, and the
level grade suggests the early construction of our Street -Railway
to this locality, and to this end liberal inducements will be
ollered.
South Park is less than nine blocks from the business cen
ter ot the city, and but a few rods from the great manufactur
ing interests of the B. & M. railroad, thus making it a desira
ble residence locality.
The proprietors of this addition propose to re-invest tho
proceeds of the sale of the first 100 lots, in choice residences,
which will be offered for sale on monthly payments. This will
enhance the value ot the lots purchased.
Now is the time to invest for permanent use or specula
tion. Without exaggeration or fictitious booming Plattsmouth
realty is growing more firm in value each day, advancing on the
basis of a permanent business foundation.
ggJFor particulars as to property in Sontli IPsir! enquire of
JProprietors
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