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Newspaper
Hamburg Reporter
Location
Hamburg, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1914
Page
5
City issues a proclamation for a bond vote at polling places including City Hall and Brower's grocery to raise funds for waterworks and sewer extensions. Ballots ask voters to approve $15,000 for each project with yes for waterworks and no for waterworks while notation outlines voting procedure and locations.
A travel pitch extols ranch vacations in the Black Hills and Big Horn region highlighting open air recreation, nature, fishing, trails, and restful lodging. It promotes Yellowstone access via Cody Road and Hot Springs in Thermopolis as healthful, moderate cost getaways with restorative claims. The copy emphasizes rejuvenation and health benefits from mineral waters.
Ida County farm wife Mrs John Jengen near Ida Grove reports the past year sales of poultry and dairy products totaling 1158.80. Ducks net 89.50, dressed chickens 172.87, butter 709.07, cream 22.05, eggs 215.11. She gathered 1084 dozen eggs, averaging three dozen per day.
Town has realized manufacturing growth with 1912 data showing 36 million dollars in value and over 7,000 workers. It hosts three state educational institutions and major factories including cereal mills and starch plants, with more than half the residents owning homes. A second city of a third the size also boomed due to factory growth, as schools reported faster population rise linked to industry.
A Lime Springs Iowa man cites a Minnesota buyer praising Iowa as the best country on earth for farming. The report notes Iowa land profits, including an Illinois seller earning over 75 dollars per acre in under a year and a Missouri resident with three years in Iowa making about ten thousand dollars on 808 acres. The piece highlights many others who profited from land value increases and farming income.
J. D. James of Storm Lake recalls land once sold for five to seven dollars an acre while few buyers appeared. He notes farmers earned little for grain and railroads took half for hauling to Chicago. Now Iowa boasts local markets, with a predicted rise of large packing houses and a destined prominence in manufacturing due to location and resources.
Twenty Iowa candy factories produced about 4 million dollars of candy yearly, supplying roughly half the state's demand while the rest is bought from neighbors. About 2,000 Iowa workers are employed in candy making, with around 150 traveling salesmen distributing the product on roads.
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