Ample rainfall and
abundant harvests brought prosperity to the burgeoning community. The
local press commended the town for overcoming early hardships and recognized
its accomplishments.
A
rail line through the town would ensure continued economic success just
as failure to attract a railroad would guarantee its decline. When
the hoped for railroad by-passed the town in 1888, the fate of Nicodemus
was sealed.
![A Quotation from the Newspaper, Nicodemus Cyclone, September 7, 1888 "We are sorry to see several of our business men making preparations to move to the proposed new town. We consider this a very unwise move and one they will regret. With a thickly settled surrounding, already established in business and as reliably informed in the extension of the Stockton road in the near future, Nicodemus and her business men have nothing to cause them alarm. For every one that goes now we will get ten wide awake men next spring. Don't get frightened hold on to your property and be ready to enjoy the real boom that will surely come."](sorrytosee.gif)
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