Show PROGRESS somo some one bos bas sent beet us a description 0 omaha as own through ro lie arjes of an all enthusiastic E patera eastern man who marvels at its groak in anil present its population was only ISM in amo la in ISSO it was only about what this city la Is at present but now it boasts perfect sewers milts miles end and miles ot of pavement find and blocks and blocks ot of stately edi fleet of from two to t eight stories in bigbe anil without thoat regard to ex ei tease penne that to la all right anil and we ro re joica alc with ili the omaha man in ift tho the ad tance anco of lila his home borne and in the proud which hla his city me lias bt at tanned but it would be foolish indeed not biot to take in the f actors that havo maio made alt mo bin possible anil and they lire are very few ot of course con rai tho the railroads holved liol ici of course coi irs the settlement of 0 tho the state by a largo large anil and population helped but bat they did not create tho the city ilia men of ottha the city itself did that rato the sams samo spirit had prevailed that liaa has pro prevailed ailed here barc find and there was no progress find and but little life it tina 08 au an inhospitable bad and disagreeable site for or a city at first exceedingly hot in summer bummer and cold in winter an dri abject to hurricanes that hat were enough to blow the buttons battens from onea coat then it had few convenient facilities tor for building tho the nearest quarries were ero miles and miles away the surface broken by hills and valleys every crery thing about it was harsh end rough rp to iw some at 0 he more enterprising citizens had la in vain lain urged publio improvements na be a prime dee necessity etsity but they hail haa dean been at t every turn torn it was proven that sewers were ivere not needed that the beet plans plan bail bad not been naj anti le even asserted arted that the opening ot of the ibo earth for or sellers would breed a pestilence sewers grading and pavements parc menta too were treated as something which would woold bo be but tho the beginning at 0 bankruptcy it tried so the fight went on tor for ten tea years and progress was dead at lost last however bo some laws were passed which mado made a bagi beginning pal ng possible some were graded sewers ant in ia and pavements laid down the effect was me magical 1 cal suddenly property properly no BO imago led doubled in value st stores 0 res it and iad ollices in lite improved district were rented at double the old rotes rates before they could be prepared for tenants te Ban la in tho the unimproved portion houses stood tenantless a and property values began to fall then tho ilia people on tho the ont side saw that inthey bould save their pro property porty thoy they must male make it valna klc then a raco race began and up to a year ago the graders and pavers bavers could not keep paco pace with the demands upon them toe the wort work going on oil attracted others from abrial to come and join la in it then tho the owners of great factories came to act t terms on oa they hoy might move their plants sites site were ircle given them a and a it sometimes a bonus bonna and the result has been that now the city boasts a population approximating to and that mini Is a ris al to both chicago and kansas city in trade the truth la is told la the closing words of this correspondent as follows so public tina bag acea concentrated and formulated luto into Ucal bious it protects tor for low local improvement nod and bind D dar d 0 r g 0 e n U u a t y 0 of f I 1 u apen N v I 1 iza r of t t and aad a revolute reto refo lute litto rad well direce spatt ot of to achieve tho the objects sought to bato bao bed bad la in city frijo and bavo beas rather then narrow per ional and ad ilia a align political jaae nod attl an no u 10 weara we are nil all democrats and all to lu spity for the municipal Ini insures N nod aad to Bil darce varce bood of the to people herb to fullil lid UD this ilaff our lome anil and make it powerful po and this jd it the mu 60 the mer chaaW and bureau la in hanau city anil and the be board of trade la in omalia it aal enforce b by y betuu all move to kolher nal nfl onal man in support ot or needed measures and oil all seem IL loi to ond 1 te lor or the a common city welfare wui wel faro thero ts croaking DO no 00 oo pu achmat each other ju r uhro battem effi cleot oil U pull buil bui lifts tied up such luch a thing aa poi lion ice is UZI deown WO havo haro a plea flie eit chaa omaha under softer skies wo can improve our city nearly for what the grading cost la in omaha ila 0 he hai ono e rival la in trade within COO miles we have bavo every facility for building a great city right sit at a our er doors litzou hou this people got get over the tha spirit which ruled in omaha la IQ tile tho seventies seve atte S and an it takouj lie irit vib leh hai bag r aled there since elnko eighty our city will 0 ad vance na omaha has and w with ith utta hopes ot an aa enduring prosperity |