White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1858-07-15
Tmprovements.


The improvements in our place, the
ursseut season, have not been so rapid as
in . few other places, but they have been
steady and healthy, and there is aprospect
of considerable addition to them, before
winter sets in. The improvements now
making sre Of permanent character, our
population is gradually increasing, and
there is now not the slightest reason to
doubt that White Cloud is destined to be
9 place Of Importance. Here is capital
place for the mechanic, the manufacturer,
and the business man. The trade of the
place is rapidly on the increase, and will
continue to do so in proportion as the IA
cilities for accommodating the public are
enlarged.
Besides our Hotel and several business
houses, there are quite number of dwell
ling houses under way, and in contempla-
ton. OF the travel through here, and
the business with the other side of the
river, no one had any idea,, until an ex-
hibit Of the business of the Ferry Boat
showed It. In fact the boat has been the
means Of bringing much of this travel
and business here. Notwithstanding
strenuous Efforts have been made in some
quarters, to make strangers believe there
ere no roads leading to White Cloud. we
have good roads leading North, East,
West, and South, and strangers seem
very readily to discover this fact, if we
may judge from the numbers that we
daily see in town.
The work of grading the streets is now
going on, and one of the very best Of
roads is being made to the prairie, lead
ing to the back country, for the benefit oil
the settlers who trade here. This work
is done by the city Company, and moi
one cent Of the expenses comes from the
citizens. The Company have over $780,
600 due them for lots, all of which they
intend to appropriate to the improvement
Of the town. Our citizens have no taxes
to pay for town purposes whatever, and
probably will not have, for some time tc
come. A City Charter has been granted
US, but no organization has taken plac'
under it. Persons settling in new place
have expenses sufficient, without taxing
them to death to improve the town; and
therefore the City Company have deter.
mined to improve the streets, for the pres
emit, out of their own fumes.
We wish to say a few words to farm
ers-more especially to those who have
some means to invest in the business, Al
many sach contemplate emigrating West
There is large amount of vacant land
1yine immediately around White Cloud
of the very best quality, which can b
purchased at from $40 to 812 per acre
and perhaps less. This land was bough
of the claimants, principally by persons
interested in the town, for the purpose Of
preventing its falling into the hands o
spectators who desired to use it to tn,
disadvantage of the place. They had t.
pay rather heavily for it; and now I
large quantity of it will be sold to those
who desire to farm it, at prices which
viii pay but little more than the origina
cost and interest on the money invested
The land is Of the best quality, lies clos
TO timber, and is convenient to market
Persons who viii purchase it, and farm
4 earnestly and systematically, canno
fail to uale an independent fortune in I
few years.
We throw out these facts for the con
sideration Of those desiring to come West
Taking everything into consideration, W
do not know Of place where more i'm
provements are making than in Whit
Cloud, nor a more desirable place to set
lie. II some Of the attention which j
now being bestowed upon Southern Kan
Gas, were directed to Northern Kansas
we think that emigration would hereafte
take different turn from what it ha
been To those who love peace and
6ne country, Northern Kansas must Ger
tainly have greater charms than SOuthe,
Kansas.