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Enterprise City of Mills Thrives on Smoky Hill Power
A stroll through Enterprise shows a town built on river power with the Smoky Hill dam and four mills turning 600 barrels daily. Hoffmans and Ehrsam Machine Co. loom large with machinery, flour brands, and a growing elevator system. Local firms Prather Hoffman and Watkins drive real estate, while shops, hotels, and stores line Factory and First streets. The river power promises further growth as Union Pacific and Santa Fe routes reinforce Enterprise as a key west rail hub.
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Senn & Ehrsam
Smoky Hill
C. Hoffman
C. Hoffman & Son
Hoffman & Son
Enterprise
Mississippi River
Sierra Nevada Mountains
J. C. Townley
C. B. Hoffman
Messrs. Hoffmans
J. B. Ehrsam
Mr. Ebrsam
W. G. Chapman
Leavenworth
Great Western Manufacturing Company
J. KR. Hartman
J. H. Hoffman
Miss Ehrsam
J.B. Ebrsam
Buhrer
J. F. Buhrer
Tle
William Poister
A. Olson
Poister
River Park
A. G. Eyth
Eyth
John A. Flack
Tishner
Opera House
G. F. Hanson
Tts
Hanson
Central Hotel
Mr. Smith
Grover Cleveland
Belle Rogers
Factory Street
Orville Swain
J. F. Stauatz
Staatz
John Latto
Jacob Slemmer
Hon. C. Case
Windham
Kansas
Enterprise Bank
Case
Enterprise Real Estate
Enterprise Property
C. Nelson
White City
E. F. Grosser
Joseph Rihn
Enterprise Bakery
Rihn
Peter Forslund
Kirkatrick Bros
Au Hoey
E. Truhart
Hunter of Eaten
E. Holsworth
D.H. Heilman
Isaac Olson
A. E. Jones
F. Gabriel
W. W. Stevens
Blaich
C. W. Brooks
W. C. McRill
Watkins
Justice of the Peace
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Eni
Rock
Rie