The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-10-10
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1860.
LRAvEHw0RrH.

that. without disraraging the claims Of
any other city. We shink Leavenworth
will maintain the lead which she has
already taken, II is very evident that
bat oae Of the cities along the rive.
aasong the number in rivalry can be-
come de point Of attraction. and con-
Time % hold her superiority; and as all
cannot be that one. the svoner the ques-
iioa Of supremacy is settled. the better
for' all concerned; for i: is important
that each place should learn at as early
day as possible what i. can be and then
in its appropriate sphere make its mark.
'Leavenworth % now much the largest
city in the territory: We think her in.
hsbitants win number three times as
many as those Of any o,her town in the
territory: her trade is unques.ionably
greater than that Of any other place,
We should think. wiihou, any statistics
ON the subject. in about tie same ratio as
her inhabitants. She is. then. at the
g present time. Mree Asndred per cent, in
advance Of any other city of Kansas.
SO far rs substantial tradc--that which
does not come aud 60 with the tide Of
navel. but is permanent and number Of
Inhabitants lis corce-re'.
VIII lshe maintain and perpe;uate this
supremacy ? -. ID
This is the great question which is
3 to be decided. Shall Atchison or Kan
sas CITY eutstrip her in the lace, and
bear OF the palm . The answer to
these questions involves the whole of
her future policy.
With her present advantages, she has
only 10 be true to herself to continue
6rsf. and become still moro evidently
the center Of trade. and the acknou-
i.dged emporium of the future State;
but il she becomes a laggard, or does
no. properly use her present resources,
she will be>lefl behind. and justly; for
sh" viii deserve to te outs,npped By
her rivals. 1sssa4
Some point along the river Will Sc
cure the inferior trade. That trade
will naturally go to Leavenwor,h, but
IT may be dnwn aside 10 another point,
If the means to divert it are properly
thrown out BY those interested in other
localities. provided she is not wide
-awake to her interest.
Bot what policy ought her citizens
pursue in order to make permanent her
prosperity -. -
As general thing it is mach easier
10 ask questions than 10 answer them;
.bu. We think there is little difficulty in
answering this one. Railroads. as has
been frequently said. are the equalizers
OF trade: they ere. also, the eoneenfra-
fors Ct trade. q, Lcayenworth, then.
'anst have aiiroads. But what kind ?
Mere local Affairs : No; they must be
the great arteries which strike out into
the heart Of The territory and from iha,
l'eatins heart carry out the blood and
distribute it; or. In point of trade, il
should be the heart. to- send out the
arteries. and center. in itself the veins
Of the state. r.4s =
But leaving metaphors. We say tina,
Lea,enworth must have railroads that
vii! reach on: into the country; into the
great agricultural regions: not mere
links to unite few petty iowns toge;h-
e.. There is no town in Kansas wor.i.
going out Of straight line to reach it.
As We have already remarked-in a
former number-railroads should be
made as free from curves or detorts as
possible; especially al trxsk roads-
those % b depended upon as main
rostes Bat as We stated this point in
pre-. ious article. We shall not now re.
peat IL. though it cannot be too en-
phaiically suppressed upon the mind. or
100 often reiterated. = 800 - ~
II strikes US that 10 be true 10 herself.
Leayepworth must have . railroad 10
Topeka. ~ the first grand point. and
si,sa beyond into the rich agricultural
Ssgions westward. This is the most
important one; but next to it. and but
= little behind ip all respects. she should
bare one running souIhvsrd. down in
,sslhs Nsosho sallcy and she southern
sesioas-of che territory. to secure the
siia.de there; which Is destined To- be Of
very great vsIue. tz
These iwo roads should be CONSTRUCT
I'd vithaslittis delay aspossible. The
csfissi isnot in Lssvenworth at the
present time, nor is. Il in The countrF