White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-01-07
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by making known the various advantages
they possess, and the inducements they
offer while other places seem to have no
higher ambition than to be kicked into
notoriety. OF this latter class is Forest
City. We have endesvored. as much as
possible, to let this tremendous ety alone,
but flea can compel one to notice it, If
it is an insignificant thing. So with For
est City, which. we will inform our rea-
ders, is situated on Missouri swamp lands,
some FIVE miles below this place. The
proprietors have had the astute foresight
to place it in the road from Oregon to
White Cloud and Iowa Point, by which
means it is diseoUsred by strangers who
would otherwise remain in ignorance of
its existence. We do not know whether
or not they have a single stuck up, with
the inscription. "This is Forest City, I"
but they ought to, by all means. The
proprietors have adopted the plan of Civ
ing away certain articles of goods, in
order to draw "suckers" there, and
"stick" them for lots, whereby high
profit made for goods, land, etc-espe-
cially etc. They seem to be greatly trou-
bled about Oregon and White Cloud
Whenever a grounding or pOle-cat is
discovered in the neighborhood, it is i'm
mediately set down as an omen that For
est City is going to kill off Oregon and
White Cloud They seem to own not
only the mud on which the city stands /;
but ell who settle there, must become
semi-slsves to the proprietors, and show
their obsequiousness by boring different
editors with the merits of Forest City,
and the dement's of Oregon and White
Cloud. Thus they get their city adver-
tised for nothing, as the editors, on the
score Of old acquaintanceship with the
writers. generally publish their 6Osh. But
sometimes they fail. They recently tried
it on the editor of the Rockport Banner,
but got the wrong female hog by the
auricular organ. The principal emigra-
ton to Forest City, seems to consist Of
drunken deck hands, who are discharged
from steamboats, at that place, for worth
lessness.
The latest elbow about Forest City,
is by some scab who writes to the Som
erset Ky American. 1t appears that
he landed at White Cloud, but it didn't
suit him. For aught we know, he may
have been a discharged deck hand, who
was put off here through mistake, but
soon found his native element. By he
own confession, there were too many in
telligent white people here, and he hunted
up place where they keep more niggers
-congenial company His proclivities
may be easily guessed at, when it is no.
ticed that the only place he knows to be
in Aourishing condition, is a doggsry
He writes from near Forest City, which
is probably from an institution known as
Gordon's Distillery; and, ashamed to be
known, subscribes himself Anonymous. Z"
He says that Forest City is the most bu-
siness place on the north side of the
Missouri River, between st. 10 and Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Had he said in the river, he
would have been correct for there are
young people in this country. who, with
In three Years past, have aoated on raft
over their town site, and will probably do
so again, when the river experiences a
moderate rise. He should also have stated
the nature Of the business in which the
place excels. We understand that it was
carried on by company of prostitutes,
who landed there from steamboat, and
frequented the bushes about that place,
where they did an extensive business
We have not learned how the money
crisis affected their trade. Here are a few
extracts from the celebrated Opistle refer
red to-
found White Cloud to be like many Others
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place, consisting Of an eight BY ten newspaper,
steam mill, blacksmith shop, store, doggery, &c.
the latter, quite fourishing institution. The
towns made up of" curly-lipped'' down casters,
who are evidently rroselytes of Seward, Sum-
ner, Chase and Smith-Where Fred. Douglass
would be chief counsellor,-a place where i'm
morality and vice stalked about in broad day
light, &c.
Thinks TO myself" this place don't suit
me, so III try my fortune In Missouri-where /
came accordingly and found things done more
old Kentucky fashion. Peace, harmony, indus
try and brotherly kindness seemed to be charac-
teristic Of the community. So much for people
that attend to their own business.
Forest City is hourishing little town situated
three -fourths OF n mill from where I am enga-
ged in penning these lines, and Immediately on
the north bank Of the Missouri river, and bids
fair from its position TO become place of con-
siderable importance. Ii is the most business
place on the north side of the river from St. Joe.
to Council Bluff Its superior advantages for
trade, high healthy location, fine surrounding
lands, timber and water, should make it one OF
the most desirable situations for Kentackians
wishing 70 invest money in good property Of any
place in Upper Missouri.
This is the manner in which the people
over there " attend to their own business I"
by growing at their neiohhora. Per-