Six trunk railroads with many lines replace steamboat and stage coach
service of three quarters of a century ago.

SIOUX CITY'S real growth began with the coming of the railroads that were to tie the city to the whole world by means of adequate transportation facilities. The first road, under the name of the Sioux City and Pacific, was finished so as to allow the first train to run from Sioux City to Missouri Valley, on March 9, 1868. This line connected Sioux City with an east and west transcontinental line and gave an outlet to the east and to the great northwest. It was absorbed by the Chicago & Northwestern in 1901. The following years saw many lines projected and many built. The building of these early segments of later nationally known lines gave encouragement and added determination to the early pioneers who were striving to build a great city on the plains of the west. In 1869, the Illinois Central railroad extended its line from Fort Dodge to Sioux City and gave a new and direct line to Chicago and the east.

In 1870, the Saint Paul and Sioux City line was started at Saint Paul but stopped at LeMars and used the Illinois Central tracks into Sioux City. The Milwaukee railroad had its beginning in this part of the country in the early seventies when the Dakota Southern Railroad, a local enterprise, opened from Sioux City to Yankton. This road, built in 1873, was absorbed in 1879 by the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul and a line was extended from Elk Point to Sioux Falls.

The only narrow gauge railroad that Sioux City ever claimed was the Sioux City and Columbus, built from here to Ponca, Nebraska. This was in 1878, and a few years later it was taken over by the Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad and extended to Wynot, Nebraska. Another line was built by this road in 1880, from Sioux City to Norfolk.

On November 15, 1886, the Northwestern completed a line from Mapleton to Onawa which gave them a connection with the Sioux City & Pacific and enabled trains to be run into Sioux City by way of the two roads. This was an important step in railroading in Sioux City.

The Sioux City, O'Neill & Western Railroad, which was the early forerunner of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, was built from Sioux City to O'Neill, Nebraska, in 1888. About the same time a road known as the Sioux City & Des Moines was built to Manilla, and later became a part of the Milwaukee. The Great Northern took over

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MAP SHOWING SIOUX CITY'S RAILROAD CONNECTIONS

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the Sioux City to Sioux Falls, a local enterprise, line in 1888 and extended it to the Twin Cities. In the early nineties the Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha built a line from Sioux City to Lincoln. One of the important steps in railroad building since the beginning of 1900, was the extension of the Chicago & Northwestern from Moville to Sioux City, in December, 1901. This gave another important direct line to the east and added considerable business to the city. This was the beginning of the Sioux City Division of the Northwestern road that replaced the Western Iowa Division with headquarters at Lake City. The headquarters was now moved to Sioux City.

A very important step forward was made in Sioux City's progress as a railroad center when the Hawarden Cut-off was finished on November 13, 1910. This shortened the distance from Sioux City to hundreds of towns in South Dakota on the Dakota division and gave Sioux City direct connections with these towns.

From a humble beginning has grown a great railroad center with a system of lines radiating out in all directions, and connecting with other lines in such a way as to give direct lines to all important cities of the country. The six trunk lines—Chicago & Northwestern; Chicago, Minneapolis & Omaha; Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Great Northern; Illinois Central and the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy—have approximately 20 lines running out of the city. Sioux City is the division headquarters for the Northwestern and for the Milwaukee.

The railroads play an important part in the local life of the city with thousands on their payrolls, including mechanics, trainmen and executives. The Milwaukee, the Great Northern and the Minneapolis & Omaha, have large shops in the city, employing hundreds of men who care for the rolling equipment of the roads. The shops of the C., B. & Q. are located across the river from Sioux City in South Sioux City, Nebraska, and are considered a part of Sioux City. The freight houses and passenger stations are located in convenient parts of the city and are manned by large personnels of railroad men. Downtown ticket offices are maintained by all the roads, while some roads that do not even touch the city maintain agents here.

It is the railroads that have enabled Sioux City to become the industrial center that it is. By means of them the city is put in close touch with hundreds of towns and millions of people. There are over 7,000 miles of railroads in the northwest territory, every station of which is closer to Sioux City from a freight rate standpoint than any other industrial center. There were over 100,000 cars of freight shipped out of the city last year, going to all parts of the world. Some went to the seaports to be exported, some were raw products going to eastern factories, some were manufactured products of the Sioux City factories going to the consumers, and some grain and live stock from the farms of this territory that had come into the Sioux City market to be sold for consumption in other cities.

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Educating Youths Important Business In Life of Sioux City

Elementary schools, high schools, colleges, trade schools and
parochial schools form educational system of city.

THERE has never been a time since the foundation of the city when education was neglected in Sioux City. Even before the city was incorporated and when it was nothing more than a trading post, a school was in progress. The first school building was built in 1857, and was 18 by 30 feet in size. There was only a handful of people here at that time but they were of the class who recognized the value of education. From the day when this crude makeshift school was opened to the present time, educational facilities have increased until now the city is cited as one with the best educational system for its size in the country. It is all a reflection of the type of men who settled Sioux City and who have brought it from the trading post type to the big city type.

In addition to a splendid system of public schools, the city has two colleges, Morningside and Trinity, as well 18 a business training school and an auto and tractor school. The public school system is divided in three distinct groups: elementary schools, including the first six years; junior high schools, including seventh, eighth and ninth grades; and the senior high school, containing the next three years. There is also a kindergarten for beginners and a normal training school for those desiring to teach.

Central High School, as the high school is known, is housed in a large stone building covering almost the entire city block on which it stands, and with a capacity of 1,600 students. It has auditorium, manual training rooms and other modern features. Opportunities are given here for students to learn the rudiments of business, the crafts or to get the requirements for entering college. This school, unlike many others, does not pre-suppose that every graduate will enter an institution of higher learning.

The junior high school system is composed of schools in various sections of the city. The North Junior High School is the newest of these schools and is located in what is known as the north section of the city for the people of that part. It is modern in every respect and is as up-todate as any similar school in the United States. The West Junior High School serves the people on the west side of the city, while the East Junior High School serves Morningside. At this time bonds have been voted and plans are under way for a Senior High School for Morningside

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MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE

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and a Central Junior High School to be located near the center of the city.

Twenty-seven buildings are required for the elementary schools and kindergarten classes. These schools are scattered in every corner of the city. They are so located that there is no part of the corporate limits of the city that are over a few blocks from an elementary school. Some of the buildings are new in structure and design and within a few years all old buildings will have been replaced with modern new ones like most of them are at this time. Beauty in design, economy, usefulness and adaptability to the needs of the particular part of the city were taken into consideration in constructing these schools.

MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE

Morningside College had its origin in an action of the northwest Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In September, 1894, a commission was appointed to establish a college at some place within the bounds of the conference. In 1889, an institution known as the University of the Northwest had been established by Sioux City men in Morningside. In the fall of 1894, this property was purchased by the Methodist commission and on December 5, 1894, Morningside College was granted a charter.

The scholastic standing of Morningside has always been high. The excellent records made by the graduates in graduate and professional schools of the large universities have won the college favorable recognition in the higher educational centers. The state board of education of Iowa grants first grade certificates without examination to graduates of Morningside who have followed the recognized course there. The college is unable to supply the demand upon it for teachers from the graduates. Recognition by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools is evidence of its standing.

The Association of American Universities has placed the college on its approved list. The University Senate of the Methodist Episcopal Church fully accredits the work of the school and recognizes it as in Class A.

Under the Colleges of Liberal Arts, which grants the only degree given at the college, that of Bachelor of Arts (A. B.) there are several pre-professional courses. The School of Home Economics, Conservatory of Music, and the School of Expression give extensive work in their lines. The pre-engineering course is given under arrangements with Schools of Engineering at the State schools of Iowa City and Ames. A student may take three years of selected work at Morningside and two years at one of the other schools and thus secure a degree in arts and in engineering. This course is becoming very popular with the boys who are looking to engineering as a profession. The enrollment is approximately 1,000.

TRINITY COLLEGE

Trinity College, a Catholic boarding school, began its career in Sioux City on September 8, 1913. It was founded by the Right Reverend P. 1. Garrigan, D. D., Bishop of

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Sioux City, and is conducted by the Fathers of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis. The building and grounds are located on a high hill on the Floyd River road away from the noise of the city in the open. The buildings have been erected along accepted lines of modern educational buildings and are adequately equipped.

The course of study of Trinity is divided into four sections-preparatory, commercial, academic and collegiate. The course in the preparatory department leads to necessary requirements for entering college. The commercial course includes stenography and typewriting, bookkeeping and other business courses. The classical high school courses include the classics of Latin and Greek as well as English and German.

NATIONAL BUSINESS TRAINING SCHOOL

The National Business Training School opened in Sioux City on April 1, 1902, with three students, and has grown year by year since that time. The first school was housed in a small room of the Union Depot. At the present time it is housed in a modern building at Seventh and Nebraska streets, with all the facilities of a first class business school. The annual enrollment is over 800, and with graduates numbering nearly 20,000. The school has been the means of starting thousands of youths from Sioux City and the territory on the road to business success. Over 55 per cent of the students come from outside the city, and over 60 per cent of them stay in the city to become a part of the business life. Special night school is conducted for those who work during the day and short winter terms are held for farm residents who are unable to attend the entire year.

This school is fully accredited by the National Association of Accredited Commercial Schools. To be placed in this category of accredited schools is the highest honor that can be conferred upon a private commercial school. This has come about because the National Business Training School's courses are standard and are taught by experienced teachers in commercial school work. A free employment bureau is maintained for graduates of this or any other accredited business school.

IOWA STATE AUTO AND TRACTOR SCHOOL

The Iowa State Auto and Tractor School was established in 1917, in a small building on Pearl street. The following year the growth had been such as to require a larger and more modern building. This is a three-story with basement daylight building housing the most modern equipment obtainable for instructing automobile mechanics. The purpose of the school is to train not only mechanics, but also automobile business men who are capable of handling garages, sales agencies and machine shops.

The enrollment of the school varies from year to year from 100 to as high as 300. These students come from various parts of the country where they return to go into business for themselves or to take positions in other shops and garages.

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