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SIOUXCITY. The Pride of lowa and the Center of a Great Rail way System. The Distributing: Point for the Great Northwest — The Corn Palace City. Surrounded by the Great Range and Corn Belt of America. Facts As to Her rapid Growth I —Pork Packing: and Other industries. Nearly Five Million Dollars' Worth of Improvements During 1887, And Double That Amount to Be Expended During" the Present Year. Sioux City, the county seat of Wood bury county, lowa, is known the wide world oyeras the City of the Corn Pal ao< 1 . Hut I lure are other things which the readers of the Globe should know about .Sioux City. For the past five years the growth of this city has kept cadi increasing, and she stands to day the pride of lowa, the commercial metropolis of the state and the center <•!' a meat railway system. Ten years ago Sioux Ci y was hardly known beyond the limits of lowa, but with a steady, healthful growth the population, commercial and manufacturing enterprises have in creased beyond the most sanguine ex l>ectat ions of those WUO had every eon- \ en . property, upur tUy limits per w H silberhorn packing house fideiuo in tier future prosperity. wwe " Sioo to 500 B *" cm 5008EE¥ " ' !0001 "" in "' AT ' No wonder Sioux City has risen from Compared with other cities of less December. It has a daily capacity oft sold in 1887, 821,000,001; in 18S0, ?18. --r : small town of a few years ago to the preteoshms the prices are from 30 to 50 1 3,000 hoes, 1,000 cattle and 500 sheep. 7(h»,ih)o. 1 "-1 ••tit'i.'i 11,1 pntprnrisinircitx she is to- 1 l n ' r (Vllt cheaper. Tracks of all railways run around the Mr. D. P. Hedges is also a gentleman iimuanu enterprising mj m ™ w- Th(i com |);11 . u . e of yi(mx CUy b several i M)UsI . s . They are having built standing in all tilings as does Mr. Gar flay. Nature could not lum a.ionua | kuoxvn M OV( . r t he world, for the their own line of refrigerator .'ins. and retson. The names are synonyms of r better spot A glance at the map will 1 n()V elty of Its design, its rapid concep- j will soen be competing with all of the .success in any enterprise. Bhow that Sioux City is located in the tion and lightniiier-like erection. Per- I foremost beef houses or America. The most fertile section of the Missouri | haps no better can be said of this than J bnberhorn company is not new, having valley ,( a point where the waters 'to reproduce the following, published been in existence since ]s-y, in New OI „„■■ „', Kin 1& first 1.-,,,, ivqii in tho Illustrated London News of Dec. | York city. It has a branch in Chicago, pi the noble Missouri last became avail: 2i lgß7 . where it has been au( , |s sllu oue Qf (h^ able for commercial navigation and at "Extensive tracts of lowa, Nebraska i leading houses. Its - brands are the gateway to the great Northwest, and Dakota are by soil and climate par- I well known throughout this country vrhn its rich grain fields and ticularly adapted for the cultivation of 1 and Europe, and are considered A BIRD'S Is^xhaustible mines. Within three I rnilesof Sioux City are the limits of {southeastern Dakota, with her wealth of soil and abundant crops of grain; on the opposite shore of the Missouri the rich, sandy loam lands of Nebraska lie, While bacK of her are the immense corn fields of lowa, the pride of the state and the w hi oi the world. To the west : northwest are the great cattle ranges oi Dakota, Montana and Wy oniiug territory. \\ "ith such an extent of territory, com prising a belt 7tK> miles long and 200 miles wide, covering Ho.ooo square miles, all of which depend on Sioux City f«r au outlet tothe great markets of tlte world, why should this not become a large and prosperous city? Wnile nai ure has thus demanded that t!iN sh »ulil lie the spot selected for a great city, capital has not been loth to lend 'a helping hand and scatter uroad the requirements of the increas ing demand. Although the growth of JSioux City has been rapid and prosper ous for the. past five years, the most marvelous increase has been within the past twelve months. The enterprise and capital were not lacking here to ful fil! such requirements. The immense corn fields of lowa arc immediately tributary to this city. The best corn fed hogs and cattle of the world are vai.-'d and fatted here, and the great herds of range cattle from the West are brought here to be corn-fed and pre pared for the Eastern markets. In order to keep up with these interests, large parking houses were necessary to prepare the nogs and cattle for market. Btoek yards had to be established, and :....:! i- :iiu» ......... ••...,»,.„„.,.... *.„ «ii u way i;i''ini!e.s were necessary to carry on the business. Alive to their Interests; the citizens of Sioux City did not delay in getting all these require ments. 'The Sioux City & Pacific was the first to give an pullet to the east. The Illinois Central was the next to reach here. Then came the Sioux City & St. Paul road; which is now the Chicago, St. Paul ft Oinaha road, and a part of the great Northwestern system. This road has extensive shops located here. The Chi cago. Milwaukee & St. Paul were the next to strike this point, making exten sive and far-reaching connections, pene trating a vast .-cope of beautiful and productive country and affording easy and rapid communication with St. Paul and Chicago. Ii would require more space here than can well be given it to state at length the advantages of the coming metrop olis of the great Northwest, as the worth of a city is to be taken from what She has accomplished, so a brief state ment of what Sioux City has accom plished within the past year will en able the reader to judge of her actual worth, and from it her prospects. The population of Sioux City to-day crowds 30,000 very close. She lias quadrupled jher population in five years, and accom plished alone in point of population what i uo city lias ever done In the history of I marvelous developments. During the past > car over .-<:;,000,000 alone was spent in new business acquisitions. In city improvements 53,902£34 was expended. ! In 1386, for the same purpose, but I 1,454,801 was expended. From this ■lone can be judged her marvelous growth. No other city in lowa ac- ponipiisuea sacn results, in new resi dences, 1443,450; business blocks, $775, --£5 O. In the mailer of city improvements (ton miles of water-main and eight miles of street curbing- have been laid. Added to this four and a quarter miles jDf Street paving and more than 500,000 Sards of grading, and the record is as tonishing for a city of the size of Sioux City. One thing is to bo said to the cmlit of the city, and that is that she pays cash as she COM now, and her war rants are at par. In Hie jobbing trade last year the sales t sv«re *7,t;i::,ooo; the average stock car tied was $2,057,500, and 104 traveling pen were employed. in real estate no city iii the Union, THE SIOUX CITY CORN PALACE. and that is saying a good deal, can 1 boast of holding property so cheap. The record of the past two or three; years in real estate transactions has Eieen unprecedented in the history of I the Western cities. Additions have been ' pushed out in every direction; and so I irreat an impetus has been given to 1 building that it is only the possibility I of indefinite expansion, and the thou- 1 sands of acres of circumjacent lands equally good, and equally desirable, which has kept the price of unimproved realty down to its present reasonable and relatively low figure. The real estate transfers of 86 as compared with '85 showed an increase of over :>o per cent. Daring \ S 7 the sales amounted to $7,250,000, an increase of at least :.'"Ht per rent over '86. Figures such as these speak for themselves, and in the minds of thinking men must carry considerable weight. The steady grow tli of the amount of transfers can not but brine additional capital. The followine will show at what | prices the different kinds of real estate are selling: Per Foot. i.est wholesale corner lots S.">oo Best wholesale inside lots :jmi> Best retail corner lots 500 Best retail in.-'uU- lots joo ! Ordinary business comers I(K> I Ordinary business inside lots 50 Best residence corner U>ts 50 Best residence inside lots 40 U'orkingmen's residence corner lots.. . 15 I Workinnmon's residence inside lots 10 -EYE VIEW OF SIOUX | corn. Sioux City, a name which was obscure enough a few years ago. has the good fortune to be situated in the center of this corn belt, of which the es timated corn crop for the present year is tj'JO.OuO.ooo bushels. Sioux City is a notable example of a city which is the result of the Introduction of steam and electricity into the wilderness. Before 18(t4 the region was unknown to the white man. In 18JG the population amounted to l.~>i> souls, and the city was first mapped out aud named after the I largest and most powerful tribe of In- I dians now extant. During the last six j years the population has increased from 1 7,500 to over 30,000, and the city is now the third greatest pork and beef packing entrepot In the Union, while live great trunk lines of railroad, with thirteen branches, combine to make it a railway center of the first importance in the West. "N oil n western lowa has escaped ex tremes of drought and rain, and, with { few exceptions, has produced abundant crops for many consecutive years. These vast yields of corn and wheat, it is found, can be utilized more profitably as feed than as crude products. Farm ers can readily become manufacturers, as it were, by transforming field crops into stock, the only difficulty heretofore having been the securing of markets— a difficulty now fully obviated in the case of Sioux City. The cost of sending ; sixty live hogs to Chicago from the Mis souri river is the same as the cost of sending the manufactured product of 150 hogs that distance. This fact has induced packers to select the Missouri valley as the site of their pacKing nouses, so mat umaua aim ; Kansas City rank next to Chicago as meat-producing centers. Following this | line of policy, several of the heaviest) operators in Chicago have recently de cided to make Sioux City a point of op eration. Messrs. Fowler Brothers, Sil berhorn and Armour, three of the oper ators who have made Chicago the capi- 1 tal of the meat supply of the world.have | begun the construction of immense J packing houses in the city, and within *i\ months live new establishments will be in active operation, which, jointly with those already on the grounds, wiil have a capacity of preparing for the j market daily 1,500 head of beef cattle and 15,000 bogs. "Ie grateful recognition of what the j prodigious corn interests of this flour ishing region have achieved for their! city, by tempting some of the largest corn and beef packers in the country to settle among them, the people of Sioux City erected a magnificent corn palace — an allegorical temple of Ceres— hold- j ing a grand harvest jubilee festival ! from Oct. :» to Oct. 8. The palace, which j consisted of framework covered with i coin and other agricultural products, ! measured 200 feet by 100 feet, and JW feet to the top of the dome, the whole designed by a skilled architect, and tastefully arranged by experienced and zealous hands. It held exhibits of the products of the surrounding country, and there were various amusements — band carnivals, military drills, illunii- j nations, concerts and dances. In fact, j the event was made one of general re- 1 joicinir. and no pains were spared to j entertain the crowds who came to visit the palace durine the festival. "As an illustration of the growth and prospects of this promising city, it may be stated that the Northwestern system of railroads is now engaged in con structing a bridge across the Missouri, from Sawyer's bluif, in the eastern part ot the city, to the opposite shore on the Nebraska side, at an expense of 31,500, --000. In dimensions this bridge is to be four spans of 400 feet, exclusive of ap proaches, aud it will be a structure in which not only Sioux City, but the whole state, will feel a laudable pride. During 1887-8, $2,500,000 will have been expended here on the bridge, the pack ing houses, and other permanent im provements." Sioux City stands next to Kansas City as a pork-packing center, and all tbis THE SAIKT PAUL DAILY GLOBE: MONDAY MOBNING FEBRUABY 27, 1888. has been accomplished in less than a year. The packing-house capacity of Sioux City is, in detail, as follows: House. Hon. Beeves. Booge 1,500 Silborhom H.OOO 1,000 Fowler 7,500 I,IKH> Cudahy '2,000 » Total ll,:>00 2,000 , TBS BI&BKRHOKX COMI'A.W, The pork and beef house of this com- . pany is considered the most complete in ■ the Northwest. It is only just finished, ; but has been partially running since: CITY, IA. • standard bj the trade. Mr. AY. 11. Sil- j berhorn, the head of the company, is i i located in Sioux City, and is giving this ,' branch his personal attention. There i is now nothing In the way of this house. j situated, as it is, so favorable for the ! i purchase of bogs and cattle in good con- j | dition, before they have undergone the i j fatigue of long shipment to Chicago and I j other distant points, but coming direct j | from the ranges. They \v\\\ be enabled to j '■ become formidable competitors for this ' i Important trade, which is assuming j ! such large proportions in the North west. ' THE BOOGE PACKING HOUSE. In May. 1887. the packing business of I Sioux City was carried oif by a single j establishment, with a capacity of 2,000 . hogs per day, running winter and sum mer. The sales of meats last winter ag gregated &j,000,000, the product being shipped to the Pacific coast and to the BOQOE PACKING HOUSE' Gulf states. During the year 1887 the Booge company killed 175,000 boss, and this year will kill 200,000. The princi pal market for their hams is in the Northwest and California, and their sides through the Month. Their trade has extended to Portland, Or. Mr. James E. Boose, president and mana ger, is exceptionally well posted, and his unqualified success is alone due to merit. When it is remembered that work on thcCudahy houses will be begun early in the spring, and they completed and ready for operation early in Ihe fall, something of the magnitude of the re sults that have been accomplished in Sioux City may be inferred. These vast establishments are the very demonstra tion of the destiny of Sioux City in its relation to the corn country and the cattle ranges of the Northwest. But they are only the beginnings of this tremendous development, only the first unioldings of the manifest destiny of SiotfX City. Other great packing estab lishments will follow inevitably in the near future. It may be stated that there is now practical assurance that one of the greatest dressed beef companies in the world is about to locate in Sioux City, and upon grounds owned by the Stock Yards company, as are all the above packing companies, except the Booge. It all means just one thing— Sioux City forever the packing center and stock market of the Northwest. Sioux City possesses linseed oil mills with the greatest capacity in the world. { This company is incorporated with a capital of 1800,000 and a large surplus. They consume 000,000 bushels of ilax seed in a year and produce SOO.OOO bar rels of linseed oil and 10,000 tons of oil cake. The manufactory is the most complete of its kind in the United States. Goods are forwarded to Chicago, New York and Liverpool. The wonderful success of this company is chiefly owing to the fact that they are in the midst of the best llax-growihg region in the coun try. The capacity is over 2,000 bushels a day. [inboard & Gere is the firm name, both gentlemen of undoubted ability and excellence, of judgment. Among the most energetic men, and one to whom Sioux City owes more than she can ever repay, a self-made man, A. S. (ianetsoii stands foremost among the business and moneyed men of Sioux City. A shrewd investor, he has accu* raulated a considerable competence. He is looked up to in all public movements and is ever ready with his purse ami I his brains to help Sioux City for l ward. Most instrumental in obtaining for Sioux City many of her most valu able auditions in the way of public im provements, foremost among which is the new bridge across the Missouri, Mr. Uarretson occupies in the minds of the residents an enviable position. Mr« Uarretson is manager of the Sioux Na tional bank. It is an United States de pository, and also a depository for many banks in lowa, Dakota and Min nesota, it has a paid-up capital of 1500,000 and a surplus of $75,000. The business transacted by this bank is enormous. J ll the businessof this bank a comparative statement between iB6O and 1887 is as follows: Capital, $300,000; same in 1886; average deposit in 1887, ;?t>OO.OUO; in 1*8(5, $850,000; exchange W. E. IIIGMAX'S BUILDING. _ [From Fhoio by GeneUi. ] W. E. Eligman is perhaps the most extensive dealer in fine residence prop erty in this marvelous city, lie has been engaged in wholesale merchan dise for the past eight years, first its wholesale grocer; at present, boots and shoes, and carries the rules of a suc cessful merchant in his real estate transactions; namely, to buy right, and turn quick on small margins. He has laid out six additions to the city within the last seven years, to wit: Higman's First, Higman's Second, Higman's Pierce Street, Higman's Park, Pine Place and Lowell, all in the finest resi | deuce put of the city. His judgment I in selecting, and his willingness to part I with his holdings at a slight advance over cost, has" enabled purchasers to make unusually large profits. He tells your correspondent, that all the lots he j has sold for the past seven years have i averaged the purchaser over 100 per 1 cent per annum profit. This is ccr- tainly a remarkable showing, and one that but few real estate dealers can show covering a period of .-,e\en years. Mr. Hhjman's lots lie in the north part of the city, commenc ing at Fourteenth street, a half mile north of the business center of the city, and extending to Twenty-eighth street, one and a half miles from the business center. The Sioux City Street railway runs through his addition on Pierce street, and the cable car line have the iron distributed along Jackson street (running through his additions), which will be laid early in the spring. Mr. lligman is very enthusiastic over his city, and says the figures show a larger percentage of increase in popu- ' lation during the past five years than* St. Paul, and predicts a much larger percentage of growth for the next five years, owing to the new railroads now coining and the great pork and beef f packing interests now centered here. Should any of our readers wish to in vest from $100 to $10,000 in Sioux City real estate, they would do well to write Mr. lligman, who will send them maps and give them such information as they 1 may desire. He can refer to well-known St. Paul and Minneapolis men, who have invested to their great satisfaction in his various additions. The firm of W. £. lligman & Co., wholesale dealers in boots and shoes, do an extensive business, covering a large territory, closely competing with Chi cago. St. Paul and Kansas City houses. MTIXEK 15F.A1, ESTATE COMPANY. One of the most enterprising and lib- tfral real estate linns in Sioux City is tlio Miller Real Estate company, f>o7 ! ; Fourth street. They not only huve largo tracts of land surrounding the city and lots in every part of the city of their own, lmt also have one of the largest lists of property belonging to others which buyers can select from. Strangers can depend oh the judgment of Mr. Miller, for there is no one better posted on Sioux City real es tate than he, and his word is as gUbd as his bond. The firm owns and has for sale the following additions; Miller addition, situated in the fast part of the city, near the large packing houses; Floyd View addition, situated in the northeast part of the city, and Cedar Park addition, lying north of the city, and within a short distance of the cable ear line. All the Hue residences are be- Iflg built in this direction. Mr. Miller can .say truthfully that no one. has ever lost any money who bought real estate on his lodgment. He knows every foot of Sioux City as well as he does the alphabet, and enjoys nothing so well as to show strangers the city and its re sources, tell them of its possibilities and what it is sure to be. • WAKKFIEM>, HIM. A AVIN'GKr.AM*. This linn are the leading civil, sani tary and landscape engineers of lowa. L. F. Wakelield is a young man of known ability, having located many lines for the Chicago & Northwestern in both lowa anil Nebraska, and Chica go, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha railroad, and at present is chief en gineer of the .Sioux City <fc Northern. F. A. Mill is one of the prominent economic railway constructionists of the Northwest, and at present is con sulting engineer of the Illinois Central railroad in lowa. 11. Wingeland, the junior member of the firm, lias long been known as one of the leading engineers in the Northern Pacific railroad system. lie is at pres ent a candidate for city engineer, which has been held by his partner, Mr. VVakefield. This linn has won quite a reputation as town site aiid landscape engineers, having surveyed all the Important ad ditions to the city, and has now under contract a tract of one thousand acres of landscape work. W. c. m'namaua. W. C. McNamara, the senior member of the railroad contracting firm of Me- Namara & McCarty. Ik- is one of the leading bridge builders of the North- West; lie has this year completed the timber approach to the Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul railroad bridge at Kansas City, the bridging on the C, .St. P. & K. C. railroad, Dcs Moines, South C. & D. railroad (I. C. It. R. branch), and is now grading the. ap proach to the Chicago & Northwestern bridge acres? the Missouri river at this place. Mr. M.cNamara, although a young mini, is full of enterprise and energy, owning considerable property in and around the city. lie is known as one of the staunchest Democrats in the county. T. L. Foley is one of the leading citi zens, although a young man. lie, on account of his ability, sound judgment and phenominal foresight in municipal matters, holds the enviable position of chkirman of the Democratic county cen tral committee, and holds the office of justice of the peace, for the second term. He was spoken of for the mayoralty, but declined being a candidate. j Mr. Foley is the senior member of the firm of Foley & Bluitt, real estate, in surance, collections and loans, and by .strict attention to business, energy and enterprise, they have become the leading firm in their line in the city. Mr. Foley is a large property holder, and at ail times ready and willing to aid substan tially and by advice all new enterprises and manufacturers centering here. One of the most valuable, and at the same time picturesque additions to Sioux City is Highland Park. In con nection with this is the Sioux City & Highland Park Railway company. This company owns 1,000 acres of land four and a half miles from the center of the city. This is being landscaped and will be put on the market in .Tune. Presi dent Byam is an energetic man. On the Big Sioux river is a fine boating course, and only last week the presi dent returned from Chicago, having purchased steam yachts, barges, etc. It will make an unsurpassed summer resort. The motor line, which is ele gantly equipped, starts out at the inter section of Water and Fifth streets, and runs four miles and a half. I SACKETT, Fl.oritXOY & OOSS, real estate, loans and insurance, with their office in the Booge hotel block, have been established five years. This firm does an extensive and general business in lands, etc. It makes a specialty of cheap lands, and is agent for the lowa Railway Land company. They have listed a large amount of the best local property, residence, busi ness, acre or addition. All the mem bers of the firm are men of excellent standing in business and social circles. JACKSON, I'ATTKKSOX 4 CO. This firm is classed as being about the shrewdest in the city. Well-posted on all real estate matters, and haying unlimited experience, it is the recipient of a lanre business, and consequently has an unsurpassed list of properties business, residence, addition and acres. They negotiate first mortgage real es tate loans, and, besides dealing exten sively in real estate, handle large in vestment securities. Their office, at 422 Pierce street, is one of the finest in the city. GHENF.Y & I.OZIKH, real estate, loans and abstracts, office at 408 Pierce street, have complete ab stracts of title to ail lands and town lots t ■ in Woodbury county. This is a very important fact; our investors would do well to bear this in mind. Both mem bers of the firm are old residents in the city, living here over ten years, and are consequently well posted, and to be trusted implicitly where a good opinion is valued. Mr. Cheney owns considera ble property on Morning Side, the best residence property iv the city. A motor line will run to and through their prop erty, now commenced and to be finished by July. E. W. SKINNEK, lauds, loans and city property. Every person in this young metropolis knows E. W. Skinner. He is taken as an au thority in all real estate matters. The gentleman handles Honiiek's addition, a piece of the most l>eautif ul property lv the city. Ho also handles feioux City property generally. CXAItICE "BttOS. Since their advent in Sioux City four years ago these gentlemen have secured both fame and fortune. They have an elegantly appointed office at s2o Fourth street. General real estate dealers, they make a specialty of largo sales. Their work is splendidly managed and is di vided into different departments; the firm employing a large number of com- wgaoßunvcouiiTr count ho SIOUX CITT DWa potent clerks. They have on their lists large bodies of Western lands. Mr. Charles Clarke attends to the larger deals. They own larire additions of their own and are interested especially in South Sioux City property, on the Nebraska side of the Missouri river. Their dealings are not sill confined to local lands, but handle lands through out the West. They are general dealers for railroad lands in lowa, Kansas and Texas. Messrs. Clarke have made some very good deals. This fact may be taken as an index of their judgment: JOSEPH HKBCK & CO., real estate brokers, 5iM Fourth street, do a general real estate, collection and loan business; pay taxes for non-resi dents, examine titles and attend to renting farms and houses. Persons wishing to invest in city property will find with them a list of carefully se-. lected residence and business property that is very cheap in comparison to any city of the same size in the West. All information desired in regard to prices and location of lands and city property will be cheerfully answered. B. DAVIDSON ft CO., doing business at 523 and 525 Fourth street. This firm is known as the lead ing dealers in dry goods, carpets, boots and shoes in the city. The firm has been established five years. The busi ness last year amounted to over $'200,000, and will increase 50 per cent this year. The building is now being enlarged owing to the increasing demand on this popular firm. The firm makes a spe cialty of mail orders. Parties in adjoin ing states can feel assured of prompt attendance to all orders mailed this re liable firm. Mr. B. Davidson is an un usually fine dry goods man and has won a reputation In the state. AAKOX IIAI.SETII, the most prominent contractor and builder in Sioux City, office at 314 Ne braska street. Mr. Ilalseth is the con tractor for the Silberhorn house, and built the immense shutes from the stock yards to the Booge and Silberhorn pack ing houses: also the very many pens in the addition to the stock yards. Among the other buildings erected by Mr. llai seth is the stock exchange, at a cost of §20,000. Mr. Halseth has been in Sioux City eighteen years, and possesses the esteem and confidence of her citizens. He is the oldest contractor, and has in his day erected the High school. Pierce block, and some other of the largest buildings in the city. Mr. Ilalseth owns considerable real estate, and is in very comfortable and affluent circumstances. In most cities which have grown as rapidly as Sioux City there is generally one tune wanting, ami that is a good hotel. Sioux City is an exception in this respect, for the Hotel Garretson is without exaggeration the finest in any city in the state of lowa. The proprietor, Capt. I). A. Williams, built and furnished this hotel at an ex pense of over $290,000. There is noth ing lacking to make guests comfortable at the Garretson, and no who goes in the direction of Sioux City should stop outside of this hotel. In view of all this, as very briefly sketched, little wonder, then, that thoughtful Easterners come West to the banks of the Missouri and Sioux City — the boiling channel through which one chain of land-locked ocean seeks the sea, the gate through which miles of prairie pour their products upon the markets of the world. But further retrospection would be idle; the mission of Sioux City is no longer problematical, it has become a matter of history. The question for consideration now is not the origin or causes of her progress in the least, but the ultimate limits of her future growth. Taking its past as a criterion, who shall dare to predict the future of Sioux City? It is to-day increasing its popula tion, developing its resources, and extending its commercial enter prises to a degree that is scarcely credible, save as one is faced with actual facts and figures. These miles of streets filled with the roar of busi ness; these lofty temples, magnificent warehouses, and elegant residences: these public institutions of learning; this gigantic commerce: this high de gree of civilization, all of which have been attained by older cities after a pro longed struggle with adversity, are here the creations and accumulations of less than a quarter of a century, presenting to the eye a great city which embodies perfectly the possibilities of accomplish ment of the Anglo-Saxon race, given its best conditions of freedom, independ ence and intelligence. No one can ex amine the records of the early and later industries, projects, enterprises and improvements or this city without feel ing that no common type of manhood has exercised the invincible energy, the prophetic insight, the heroic rectitude, the noble patriotism and the sterling abil ity in the business world of stern, every day, prosaic effort that the annals of Sioux City reveal. Down thiough these few years Sioux City has brought some thing that appeals to the admiration of the historian with wonderful force. There is a dash, a spirit of enterprise, nerve, pluck, courage and mettle — a combination of many of the most essen tial elements of success— which seems to pervade the very atmosphere of the city, and to penetrate all the avenues of life. It wins people. No man can write of Sioux City and do justice to her enterprise, and no more can he predict her future. She may, in a word, be termed a living, growing, progressive city, filled with an industrious, enter prising and prosperous people, who al-, ways look forward and never backward. One of the Strong Institutions of Sioux City — Significant Compar ative Statements. The Security National bar.k, of this city, was established Feb. 7, ISB4, and few banks have had a more prosperous career. From small beginnings it has grown to be one of the stablest institu tions of the Northwest. Its business has been built up on the strict line of legitimate banking, and while dealing liberally with all the business interests of Sioux City, it baa pursued a safe and conservative course. The bank is now located in it 3 new and elegant building, with every facility for the transaction of its rapidly in creasing business. Below are given comparative state ments covering the four years since its organization : Statement Feb. 7. 1885. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $103,449 31 US. bowls 25,000 OO Premiums paid 5,070 70 Due from treasury United States 1,125 00 Real estate and furniture 11,208 .'55 Expenses paid 827 20 Cabh and exchange 50,908 58 Total $198,189 29 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $100,000 00 .Surplus fund 300 (M» Undivided profits.. I, <>:s.-> 27 Circulation 22,500 00 Deposits 73,754 02 Total $198,169 29 Statement Feb. 7, 1880. ItKSOUKCIW. I Loans mid discounts $215,080 99 United States bonds 25,00000 Premium* paid 5,000 00 Due from treasury United States 1,135 00 Real estate and furniture 1 1.200 00 Expenses paid , 840 22 Cash and exchange 8(J,319 70 Total 5344,981 97 LI ABILITIES*. Capital Ptoc-lc $100,000 00 Surplus fund 2,000 OO Undivided profits.. 1.896 59 Circulation 22,500 (Hi Deposits 218,585 38 Total $314,931 97 Statement Feb. 7, 1887. - BESOURC£S. Loans and discounts $290,515 39 United States bonds 25,000 00 Premiums paid 5,000 00 Due from treasury United States 1,123 00 Real estate and furniture 11,275 00 Expenses paid 807 53 Cash and exchange 107,03151 : Total 5112,041 43 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $100,000 00 Surplus fund 8,000 00 Undivided profits.. 2,422 42 Circulation 22,500 00 Deposits 309,122 01 Total $442,04 1 43 Statement Feb. 7, 1888. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $308,470 02 United States bonds 25,000 00 Premiums paid 5,000 00 Due from treasury United States 1.125 00 Real estate and furniture 35.000 38 Expenses paid 1,152 89 Cash and exchange 193,8*0 10 Total $1530,795 05 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $100,000 00 Surplus fund 17.1.MX) 00 Undivided profits. . 2,21110 Circulation 22,500 00 Deposits 489,053 89 Total $030,795 05 ■>•»- SPRECKIiES' SUGAR WORKS. It is Thought the Big Trust Will be Too Powerful for Compel i tion. The telegraphed report from Fran cisco that Glaus Spreckies. the big sugar refiner of the Pacific coast, con templated starting refineries in Balti more and other Eastern cities, was read with considerable interest yesterday by gentlemen who were anxious to see a revival of the sugar industry in Balti more says the Baltimore Sun. One gen tleman, who is in a position to know, when asked concerning the report, re plied that he doubted whether Mr. Spreckles would start any refineries in the East. It would cost an immense amount of money. Speaking on the subject of a refinery in this city, he said that fhe project was almost complete when, about a year ago, the sugar trust was formed. It was useless to think of it after that. "The trust," he contin ued, "has since grown to enormous pro portions and become a great power. The trouble is you can, not tell who is in it and who is not. The trust controls ' the market and nobody is going to put money into a refinery in Baltimore or elsewhere in view of its power, and th trust has all it can attend to and is not likely to start any new refineries itself. That is the situation in a nutshell. "This trust is a gigantic thing. There was a time when the refiners were satis -1 lied with an eighth of a cent profit on a pound of sutrar. A quarter-cent profit was considered big. The trust will get a half-cent if not a full cent profit on the sugar used by the people of the United States. At half a cent a pound profit the trust would make $15,000,000 a year. At a cent profit it would make $30,000,000. No wonder the people in it say they only want five years of it. The profits of the trust and the duty paid the government represent nearly 5100,000,000. , The people pay annually about ?2 apiece for every man, woman and child in the country. There is only one way to break this up, and that is for the government to take off the duty on sugar. "The trust is the biggest thing of the kind in the world, and really controls the sugar market of this and all other countries. It says what the producer must take for his sugar, as well as what the consumer must pay. Some of the refineries are not in the trust, and the trust cannot hurt them. The trust may force the price of sugar down in an effort to cripple the independent refin ers, but the latter have only to buy when the price is down and sell when it goes up, as it is bound to do, to make money. But it is useless for any private concern to talk of fighting the trust." In reference to Mr. Spreckles' inter ests, it is claimed that the Pacific coast refineries have had an advantage all along on account of the Hawaiin treaty admitting sugar from that country free of duty, while that from other sugar countries pays duty. The coast people have not only been able to supply that section, but have also b^en enabled to send their sugar to places before sup plied by Eastern markets. It is thought possible that Mr. Spreekles thinks the trust is hurting his interests, and that he may be willing to strike back by starting refineries In the East in oppo sition. The cost of starting a sugar re finery In Baltimore, it is stated, would be well on to a million and a half dollars, and would require as well some one in charge who is thoroughly posted in re fining. While those merchants and cap italists who thought of starting one. here do not entirely despair of some day do ing so, they see no prospects at present, with the big trust in existence. With the duty off sugar, however, and the trust broken up, they think there would be a rapid move in that direction. — Protection Claims Everything. William R. Morrison in the Forum. The cost of production, unfettered by taxation, and the price of commodities have been greatly reduced in recent years by inventions and improved pro cesses common to all manufacturing countries. Protection, while hindering both these great results, credits itself with both, as being the very means by which they have been accomplished, The one contrivance with which pro tection may rightly credit itself is its method of procuring and saving con gressional legislation. And this is not the least baneful result of the system. A Proposal. Chicago Mail. Mr. Saint Pawl— been keeping company for years, dear; suppose we get married. What do you say? Miss Minnie Apolis— -It would be nice, but wouldn't we get tired of each other and be sorry? "1 dunno. I guess not. Besides, my dear, it's time we settled down and be came dignified and of some importance in the community." "Perhaps you're right, love. Anyhow, it will stop people's talking." • ♦ An Indulgent Father. Chicago Inter Ocean. "Grandpa," said Bertie, "you like to see young boys enjoy themselves, don't you?" "Why, yes." replied grandpa, "And you like to do all you can to help 'em have a good time, don't you?" "Why, certainly." "I thought so. Well, me and the Tompkins boys and the C larks are going to play 'Life on the Plains' in the Claries'. barn for the next two after noons, and I thought I'd ask you to let us take you: wig to use lor a scalp.' TO CAPITALISTS! SIOUXCITY IOWA, Acre Property For Sale. clarkTbros., No. 520 Fourth St. 1 1\( ) ACitKf *. two and one-half miles from M.y\J the very center of the city, $175 per O/\ ACKKStwowid one half miles from OU the center of the cit> for 8185 per acre. BUNCH of lots, 202 iv number, 42x125 feet, east part of the city; will close oat the lots at $77.50 each In one sale: lots in this addition arc selling at $150 t<> Bl9o each. l!(\ AOKKS adjoining town of Sonth Sioux UV7 City, Neb. : lots can be sold Immedi ately when platted; here is a bargain for some capitalist. 1 1 fid ACBKS fifteen miles from Sioux ±<fL\J\J City, 10., for $10 per acre; well watered. 1 / | SUCTION.-* of fine grazinc land in J-vJ pecos county, Texas, for hale, easy terms, at 93 cents per acre. *_)/ \ SECTIONS in same county for $1 per *J\J acre. *> (MM) ACKKS in Eastern Nebraska, &l\J\J\J wild land, for $5.75 per acre. 4,0 (UK) ACRKS—SoIid tract of pine d^\J> > \J\J\J and farming land In Arkan sas for $2.75 per acre; this laud Is worth S3 an acre without the timber. IOWA and Nebraska improved and uuim proved lands for sale and exchange. Clark Bros., 520 Fourth at., Sioux City, 10. WE HAVK 730 lots in Railway addition to South Sioux City, rseb., which we would close out on favorable terms; this property to-day is as valuable, if not the most valuable, in the new town : South Sioux City is only one year old, and has street car lines now in operation; we will give some one a great lay-out on this South Sioux City property. SIOUX CITY SANITARIUM AND SURGICAL INSTITUTE ! 413 Fifth St. and Wood Park, Sioux City, lowa. The Largest Medical and Surgical Insti tute in the Northwest, tor the Treatment of All CHRONIC % SURGICAL DISEASES. H. E. HOOD, M. D., Frofrietor and Piiysician-in-Chief. The Institution consists of the main Sanitarium Buildings and Cottages at WoodPabk; and the business office, Consultation Rooms and Surgical Dis pensary at 413 Fifth street," near the Postoflice, which is furnished with a complete supply of Surgical Instru ments and Appliances for examining patients afflicted with every conceiva ble form of disease or deformity. In fact, one of the most complete and val uable collections of Medical, Surgical and Anatomical Apparatus to be found In any Hospital or Medical Institute in this country. From three to five skillful and experi enced Physicians and Surgeons are to be found in constant attendance on the wants of the patients and visitors. The department for boarding patients consists of a large, commodious three story main building with wings and sev eral cottages, outbuildings.etc. situated in a beautiful Private Park of forty acres, owned by Dr. Wood, in the best residence portion of this beautiful city, near its western suburbs, only one and one-half miles from the business center, and commanding many grand views of the city and its picturesque environs. The grounds are landscaped and beau tified; the buildings were designed and constructed under the supervision of Dr. Wood, the founder and proprietor, with special regard for the healthful ness and comfort of patients— they are fitted with Bath Rooms, Sanitary Plumbing, Perfect Drainage. Ventila tion, etc— and supplied with all equip ments for the treatment and comfort of patients and guests. Two of the Physicians reside here and one or more arc in constant attendance. Dr. Wood has been located in Sioux City eight years, and is doing a splen did business, the afflicted coming from every Western State and Territory to avail themselves of the benefits of the Institution and the skill of Dr. Wood and his staff of associate Surgeons and Specialists. Dr. Wood is well known to be a relia ble and responsible; he is a large prop erty bolder, a member and stockholder of the Chamber of Commerce and "Pea vey Grand" Opera House, and Inter ested in the city's growth and develop ment. He Is also a member in high standing in the Masonic and other or ders. He is the author of several val uable Medical Works. This Institution has a wide and envia ble reputation, which is constantly ex panding on account of Dr. Wood's phe nomenal success in effecting Gem-ink Cures in hundreds of Complicated Cases where othej; Practitioners had failed to afford any Relief. The reputation of Dr. Wood is due to many natural reasons, the main one of which is his honesty of purpose and his profound knowledge. From n local practice, when he first established his Institute in Sioux City, his practice and fame has extended far and wide, and his success in effecting Cures has been marvelous. Di. Wood goes to the root of the Disease at once, and, by the most careful methods, achieves uniform suc cess. He has built up a magnificent practice, and thousands have expressed, in the strongest terms, their gratitude for the Relief and Cures he has given them. He has a largo correspondence with Invalids, and thousands arc Cured annually by treatment sent them at their homes, after giving a full history of their Cases in this manner, by mail. This Institution is one of which any city should be proud, and that it is duly appreciated by Sioux City citizens is evidenced by the fact that considerable anxiety is f<# regarding a rumor that Dr. Wood contemplates removing to St. Paul, thereby securing a wider field and establishing a great Medical and Surgl-« cal Institute, with facilities second to none in America, and which would be within easy access of the people of the great Northwestern States and Territo ries. Dr. Wood has the ability and capital to accomplish whatever he un dertakes; but it is not definitely known what his plans arc in this regard. 5