Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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«i 11 CurtL. ]lli. lb A prubpeiou!. ( il. ut l.S.UUO inhabitants, situated two miles from the Oklahoma line in Montgomery County, and although located in a splendid farming dis- trict, it is a factory town, having, perhaps, more factories than any other town in the state. 1 Among the large industries, Coffeyville has four railroads, two interurban lines, three oil refineries, one zinc oxide plant, five flour mills and elevators, two foundries and machine shops, four brick plants and many other smaller factories. The payroll of these concerns exceeds ?200,C00 monthly. Coffeyville claims the second largest out- going tonnage in the state, the best and cheapest light and water system in the state, and a White Way that is second to none. Slie has good schools, good churches, good pa ing, and is a city noted for iier beautiful h nu

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f % ' 4 ' A DoJfC Cil - is tlie metropolis of tli;il asl territory known as Sonthwcst Kansas, and is the capital city of Ford County. She has nearly 5,000 people and is still j;ro vini. rapidly. . traveler seeing Dodge City for the first time can hardly realize it is in western Kan- sas. He sees a town with paved streets; ; modern lighting s ' stem with the wires underground; a modern telephone system; ; court house built of dressed stone; a higl school building that cost 3100,000, and man other improvements that are found onh ' ii i J • ■ i% modern cities. II 1 Dodge City is probably growing faste 1 than any other citj ' her size in the state having spent over half a million dollars in 1 building operations during 1915. The home I building has kept pace with the busines 1 growth, and prospects are promising for ; 1 bigger and better Dodge City.

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111 11 MANHATTAN. Manhattan is situated in a beautiful valley at the junction of the Blue and Kan sas Rivers, and is surrounded by one of tlu finest agricultural sections of the West. SIk has a population of 8,000 enterprising nti zens and is the county seatof RileyCount As a city of beautiful homes and well-lcpt streets, Manhattan has a state-wide repu tation. The State Agricultural Collete brings to the city each year, over three thousand of the choicest young peopli of not only Kansas, but of all the states in the Union. The superior educational ad in tages have been largely responsible for the select citizenship of the city. Social advantages are of the higlie t quality. Eighteen denominations have tint church properties valued at over a quartci of a million dollars. A free public libr,u two first-class hospitals and a city pari t forty-five acres. Eureka Lake with its fin grounds and park, and many surroundin points of interest all go to make Manli u tan a desirable place in which to live.