The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-02-11
This Way.


by US, another great exodus from all parts
of the East, in search of home and fortune
in the West. OF the thousands who win be
landed upon the Kansas shore of the Mis-
souri,, large proportion. perhaps, viii wend
their way to the gorges of the Rocky noun
tains, in search of the golden treasures hid
within them while goodly number-per-
haps one-half of the whole number-will
come for the purpose of cultivating the rich,
virgin soil of the country, assisting to build
up our towns. and engaging in the various
manufacturing and mechanical branches of
industry all of which cannot fail to Sc
cure the desired result-an ample fortune
in few years.
In view of this immigration, we wish to
call attention to our own County, as pre-
senting, not only in our own opinion. but
also in that of others, more capable Of judg-
ing, perhaps, more of the elements of wealth
and future happiness than any other organ
lied county in the Territory. tits generally
well watered, the prairie and timber more
equal, the soil of better quality than
most others; while we have, within our
borders an abundance of stone coal of good
quality; in fact, every natural advantage
necessary for our future prosperity as an
agricultural people. These facts are ad-
mitted by every one who has travelled over
this Territory. There are thousands of
acres of land yet unoccupied, as good as
most of that now settled upon, convenient
to large bodies of timber, which can be had
at reasonable price while there are farms,
in various stages of improvement, which
can be purchased at low figures
covering the cost of improvements
timber, water, &c. Here the question nat
urally arises in the minds of many, Why
do they wish to sell, if you have so good
country. This question is only PROFOUND
ed by persons from the far East, as every
one who has had any previous knowledge
of the West, knows, perfectly well, that
there is always class of pioneers who
manage in this way. They go west, take
up and partially improve place, and then
sell it for about what their improvements
| arc worth, and "striso Quit, again towards
the west in search of another location /;
thus they are always pioneering. It is the
height of their ambition. In fact, the pi-
oneer is scarcely ever the permanent settler.
But all we ask of the immigrant is an ex-
animation of our section of this beautiful
country, and we are quite certain he will
look no farther.
Our town, too, presents the best induce
ments to the mechanic and manufacturer of
any in Southern Kansas. It is the trading
point for the settlements extending sixty or
seventy miles to the South and West; and
is now doing mercantile and manufactur-
ing business amounting to about 8 so, 600
per annum, and must increase with the set
element of the country. At no very distant
day, Emporia must become an important
point upon Railroad lines East and West and
North and South.
AS an important branch of manufacture
now very much needed here, we would
name that of Agricultural implements
The country is very deficient in this respect,
and they can only be obtained from the East,
at much expense for freight. and in case re.
pairs are needed by any implement in which
castings are required, that can only be done
by making trip of rs or 100 miles, sacri.
fcing much time besides the cost of repairs
and travelling expenses on the road. We
trust that within the present year we shall
have a mandatory of this kind here
There are other matters Of which we In
tended to speak, but will reserve them for &
future article: and will only repeat to those
seeking home in Kansas, "This Way