White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-02-24
hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad
rs Importance to Northern Kansas.

hannibal and st. Joseph Railroad
Its Importance to Northern Kansas.
The Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad
i nov in complete running order. A
new channel viii hereafter be given to
emigration and the benefit to Northern
Kansas, arising from the opening of this
great thoroughfare, will be immense.
Emigrsnts heretofore, with the exception
Of . small portion who came overland,
came by steamboat up the Missouri.
Nine-tenths of them started simply for
Kansas-not for this point, nor for that
but they determined to come to Kan
sas, and let circumstances determine them
where to settle when they reached here.
A majority Of these seemed to be igno
rant of the existence Of any portion of
Kansas above Leavenworth. In fact, to
them, Lsavenworth and Lawrence were
Kansas. Kansas City had her runners
on the boats, who induced thousands to
stop at that place. as starting point for
the interior. All such went into South
ern Kansas. But the great majority of
aenigrants landed at Leavenworth. From
'thst city, they nearly all took the route
for Southern Kansas-frst going to Law
u
renee, and from there, as a matter of
course, being directed to points south of
the Kansas River. Scarcely any of these
smigrants came to Northern Kansas or.
not until they had first examined South
ern Kansas, until their funds were about
exhausted, and they found that it would
not suit them.
But the Railroad will inauguratc new
era. A large proportion of the emigra-
ton will now come over the Railroad, to
st. Joseph; and from that city. they viii
naturally make their way into Northern
Kansas. They win settle here. circulate
their money here, and make their homes
hers-not exhaust their means in South-
srn Kansas, and come among us with
nothing. This has been one Of the prin-
eipal causes of a greater scarcity of mon
ey in Northern than in Southern Kansas.
The interests of St. Joseph are closely
identified with those of Northern Kansas,
while her intercourse with Southern Kan
sss is very limited. She has a vast
amount Of trade in the Northern portion
of the Territory. and is benefited by all
the travel in that direction. 1t will be
to her interest, therefore, to direct emil
grafton to Northern Kansas-an inter-
eat.which it is fair to presume she will
not lose sight of.
p The line of packets to run from st.
Joseph, will afford emigrants an excellent
conveyance to points on the river above,
90 that they can scatter through Northern
Kansas in every direction, with the great
est ease. The Railroad will not affect
Nebraska so much, for those who start
for there will go there, whether there be
. Railroad or not but it will be vast
benefit to Northern Kansas, in directing
this way large amount Of emigration
which would otherwise go into Southern
Kansas. There are, therefore, bright
prospects ahead for hitherto slighted
Northern Kansas. With the opening of
emigration, we may expect to see rapid
Cow of settlers into our beautiful region,
and q large amount of money will be
brought here, driving hence the hard
times which have been expressing US for
year and half past Another advan-
tage still, will be the fact that emigration
win not be governed by the stages of wa
ter IN the Missouri River, or the opening
and closing of navigation; for the facili-
ties for coming here by Railroad, will be
equally good at all seasons of the year
This is an advantage which Southern
Kansas does not possess.
We may also add, in this connection,
that the Hannibal and st. Joseph Rail
road viii be the principal thoroughfare
Cor Adventures to the gold mines. The
emigration to that region. this season,
will be immense and from St. Joseph it
viii take the route through Northern
Kansas. Such persons, we presume, will
not settle here /; but they must spend a
large amount of money on the route,
which is by no means an unimportant
consideration. The future prospects Of
Northern Kansas are bright, and her
motto is Coward p b
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