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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1913)
1 1 ti n THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AVQVSl! 28, 1913. Beginnings in Lincoln Brought Forth Much Good Fruit ny r. a. BAnnow. I WAS a. cool, pleasant afternoon In autumn, alone In the early rlxtiee, when a group ot men 1 appeared on a hill a abort I dUtance north of what l now j the city of Lincoln In the then , territory of Xebraaka, and looked acrosa the valley before them with Interest. The shadows warned the new comen thai they mutt soon . seek a camping place tor the night. As they itood there discussing the scene before them two prairie scooners, drawn by teams of mulea appeared on top of the hilt and aa they neared the group the tired mulea (topped oC their own ao cord aa It willing to Join with their matters that It was time to look for a camping ground. "That little grove along the banks of that stream over yonder looks to me to be a good placo to pitch our camp," said one of the number as he pointed across the valley a couple of miles to a grove which looked Inviting, "and be sides we will probably find water there." "Ton are right," answered another of the men, "and I believe ye better get across aa soon at possible'" Pleased rritU Prospect. "It looks to me toys," said a third that this valley would be a mighty good place to locate and take our claims," and aa be cpoka the men mounted their horses, led the way across the valley and pitched their camp for the night. The party consisted of Elder J. M. Toting, Luke Lavender, Jacob Dawson. John Giles, and other, seeking & home en Nebraska's fertile prairies. Thus begins the story of Lincoln and Its growth. A story which has become his ory. i story alway Interesting because of its many sided character, amusing at time, at other times almost tragic, yet In the whole a tribute to the character and stlcktolt-lve-neas of the men who did so much to make Nebraska What Jt Is today, and Lincoln the lively hustilne and pretty city which la the admiration of all who paae up and down Its busy streets and do business with lt up-to-date live business men. Nan-Ins the Town. Lincoln has not always borne the name of Lincoln. Awav baek In lltta It known as Lancaster. At that time one of the greatest political fights ever staged In Nebraska was fought to take the cap ital from Omaha and locate It at Lan caster. The state seemed equally di vided, and A. E. Sheldon says in his book lately published: "It was a long fight between the sec Uona of the state known as the North rlatte and the South Platte. The latter oelng nearer to the settled states and farther from the hoatlle Indians, had out. frown the North Platte aectlon, and had more votes In tho legislature of im, which passed an act to remove the capi tal from. Omaha, The new capital wat named afjer Preajdent Lincoln and was given to It by Its dnemlea, Otoe county nM led tho fight fbr removal from OiMha. Its members of the legislature kaa lwea opposed to President Lincoln. The Wort ltt members who wish th capita) at Omaha mayea to wake th xie Lincoln, hoping that tka pj4 county momWrs wul refus to Vete for a capital so named, but the ruse railed, an the new town was nam4 Lincoln Instead of Douglas, the name put forth by the opposition." Tn e teflstatura selected Governor David Butler, Secretary of State Thomas P. Knnrd and Auditor John J. Gllllae to as a eommUtee to ameura tlxi tan &4 make arratwemeaUi for the bvttWtag of the capltol building and through their efforts the land en which Lincoln now stand was secured at so smalt a price that It would hardly purchase one lot now on most any of the business streets. About half a doten buildings comprised the capital, city aV the .time, of the loca tion. And aa soon as the, purchase of the land was completed the .committee ad vertised ior bids for the erection cf a4 capital building and the contract was' award to Joseph Ward for i9,000. Work on thf excavation ' began In November, 187, and In December of the following year the oulldlng had, so far been con structed that the state officers moved In, An interesting item In connection w,lth the relocation of the capital of. tha state Was that the location of the .capital so near" the great salt baln would be a the great city, which "RIM GRIP" SUB-CASINGS 'm I,, i "pi- l aa . . ai i ARE NOT RELINERI OR INNER SHOES, BUT ARE COMPLETE SELF-SUPPORTING INNER CASINGS Thsy ars i the only tiro d vie sold that you can placs on the rim of your cat with nothing but ths innsr tub and inflate to the pressure required to carry the weight of the car. . . WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? IT MEANS THIS: When you place ft "iptaKIP" ub GMix? inside an old or weakened tiro you have equipped that tire with a device that will 'held the pressure and take the strain off th tire, ' How can any inner tire prevent an outer casing from blowing out if the innor tire requires the support of tho outer casing to hold it in place? A call at our factory will convince you that "WM-GRIP" Sub-Oaaings will do what wo claim, for hero you may observe one mounted pn a wheel and inflated, male ing mile after "mile and' carrying a load without the support of any tiro or outer casing, If this is not 'sufficiently convincing you can try it out on your own car. You can get more miles for noyance by using "RIM GRIP" "RIM GRIP" : Sub-Casings Are built up of tire fabric by tho same method that the fabric portion of the tiro ib built, and they differ from all othor inner tire devices in that they have a bead or cable and will hold the strain of the inner air pressure in the same way as a straight side tiro. Tho beads or bands fitting tightly over the bead of the outer casing make creep ing or changing of position inside the tiro impossible. Tho fabric portion of an automobile tire) in most cases does not maintain its strength for a sufficient time -to wear out the tiro. "BXM-CtKXP" Sub-Oasings provido a way in which you can add now fabric to that whioh haB become weak. !Sf fmJ?n2lY.8tndl with trouble and an-SUB-CASINGS. . 1 - psjfle. eSBBSSBHBBBHilBBBa source of great revenue to the state as It waa expected that the salt springs would prove of value, but this . has not panned out as was expected. Of course, the salt waters have proven of great bene, fit from a standpoint of giving relief to those, who nak its health giving Qual ities, but as a manufacturing project nothing has ever been accomplished and Wit river stands only as a natural drain age for the city and surrounding country. Growth Its Element. Founded upon such history, the city of Lincoln has continued to grow. When tho commissioners laid out the city they looked far into the future. But as far as they looked, they were unable; to See would soma day stand upon the tract planned by. them. It Is true that they made Its streets wide and set the capltoV of the state on a beautiful tract of fbur blocks In the center of the city, but thy -could hot. look far enbugh'to see the great' possi bilities cf a future university and the four blocks set aside for that Institution long since have proven inadequate to the demands of time. The march of half a century, has seen the little village of Lancaster .with a population of less than half a hundred grow Into the beautiful and prosperous city of Lincoln with a population of nearly 60.000. It has seen the hills and valleys whete once fed the antelope, deer and buffalo, grow Into beautiful suburbs covered with beautiful homes and fceaii tiful towns. It has seen the prairie schooner give way to the iron horse and the long steel track, until It has become the universal expression of every visitor, ' What a beautiful city and how I would like to live here." YVIirn tho nattrond Cme. In January, 1870, the people of Lincoln celebrated the arrival of their first rail road, the Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy, with a big banquet. Since that time the Union Pacific, the Chicago te Northwest ern, the Missouri Pacific and the . Chi cago, liock Island & Pacific railroads have built Into and through the city, a portion of these being through lines di rect from coast to coast. Interurban lines, both operative and In prospect In the near futuro, lead out to join slater citlea and towns, making Lincoln the hub of the state and the natural location of great Industries. The question has often been asked why Lincoln Is so peculiarly a good place, to live and bring dp a family. It has been answered In various ways. Some have said It Is a big overgrown country town with none of the vices of the city and many of the advantages, and this to a certain extent may be the answer. Lincoln Is not a town of vices. Per haps the reader may better understand that proposition when he knows that Lin coln has never had a police force larger than twenty-one men, which Includes cap tains, sergeants, plain clothesmen and patrolmen. Such is the size of the force at tho present time, and up to a couple of years ago got along very nicely with considerably lees than that number. It is said that there is not a city of more than EO.0O0 people In the country with aa small a police force or so well governed In Its police department "Eight patrol men are sufficient to guard its welfara at night and It Is Well guarded, too. Its Municipal Manafrcment. A few years ago Lincoln took over the city water plant and It has proven a suc cess In every particular. One year 'ago the water department was estimated to be worth $1,000,000 and the lighting plant about W.000,000. The water department has over eighty miles of water mains and the water supply comes from artesian wells. Additions are constantly being made to the mains and the water supply Is Inexhaustible and of the purest kind. The street lighting system Is said to be as near the .acme of perfection as It is possible to ge't It. For Its size Lincoln Is said to be the best lighted city In the United States. The business streets are lighted with powerful Incandescent lights placed, on ornamental poles, while nearly 400 arc lights light up the balance of the city, Its lighting wires are either placed under tho ground or In the alleys and the tnaln street are practically devoid of the wire nuisance, as telephone wires are also prohibited from the main streets and like the lighting wires are in the underground conduits or are placed in the alleys. No unsightly wooden poles, except those necessary to carry high wires across tho streets at Intersections are allowed on the mala streets, and the wires of the street car company are carried on extensions of the ornamental lighting poles. Linooln's. principal street, "Qr" is .a beautiful, parade, p) feet wide and with twenty. five .foot, walks, al of ttr principal stores with modern plate glass frontsal ways brilliantly lighted, makes It almost s, sunlit street in appearance: the- orna mental lighting posts at close intervals on each; side, each with four powerful lights. addfng greatly to its appearance and making O street In the evening a pleasant place to promenade, and no mat- 'Continued on Page Ten.) TOU are invited tm call and look ower our large stock of Pianos and Player Pianos while in Lincoln visiting the fain If you are a prospective piano buyer, it will be to your decided advantage to see our large stock and get our low prices on pianos and player pianos, including fifteen of the most reliable makes of pianos on the market today. 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