The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1860-07-25

certainty Of The speedy el6strde.ion o
the Lessenror.h = awaee road 10 Tie
interissof Kansas. p the Kansas vhllej
unmibtaksbly points to Leayenvorth z
the metropolis of Our future State and
the Missouri Valley.
Not only will Leavenwor,h be made
the great commercial emporium Of the
west, but all central Kansas will be
benefited by the completion Of, this
great enterprise. II win open to us q
speedy communication with the Allan
tic sea-board,it will unfold to the farmer
4 home market for his grail. his pork.
his cattle. and all the agricultural pro-
duciions Of these rich prairies. and viii
be the means of the development ol
the commercial recourses and industrial
advantages Of one Of the richest valleys
ON the American continent, by inducing
an unparrellcd emigration Of industri-
GUS and enterprising men 70 the young
empire Of the Union.
|. jefferson County. by the provisions
Of this treaty. will have lost nothing.
but gained very much. The Leaven-
worth 4 Pawnee Road, which is in
embryo the grand trunk Of the great
Pacific Railroad, will traverse the Kan
sas valley on the North side Of the river.
and must consequently pass through
our county fiom East to West. Besides
this, onc-third Of the territory included
within its boundaries. which has here
toiou been unoceupied by white men,
will soon be subject to taxation. and a
large proportion Of our revenue will be
derived iherefrom. II is to the inter
est Of the railroad company 10 have at
least alternate sections of that land set.
tied. and they will, undoubtedly. offer
inducements to settlers. They. in time,
will open farms, raise cattle, sheep and
grain. and gradually develope its varied
resources, until they make the soil q
mine Of wealth to our people.
1t is true that. individuals would have
preferred 10 buy this land from the gov.
ernment at Sl.95 per acre. rather than
to buy Of a railroad company at an ad-
vance on the government price of land.
This would seem TO be The popular view
Of the ease but upon reflection it will
be seen ,l,at. with the advantage Of such
a grand system Of railroad commun;cv.
,ion with the Atlantic cities. opening up
10 as constant market COR every thing
we can raise and The continually in
creasing demand for shipments Of pro-
dnce for the western frontier. the trans
portalion Of which will be greatly facil-
itard by tnc rcv-,ru-s;o~-~ss-.s--~L-~&-
p. Il r.. less quantity Of land within
The boundaries Of that reserve than
could have been bought with the same
amount Of money at the minimum price,
will be more valuable than the larger
trac, would be without the railroad -
From l60 acres OF Ind with these adj
vantases. il il can be bought from the
company at proporiiona;ely reasonable
prices, "A man can make more actual cash
than he could off Of double the number
OF acres without the facilities for ex-
porting the produce raised upon it.
That the completion Of this road.
even as far west rs Topeka. will be the
beginning Of 4 new erai in the history
Of Kansas. no one with half the vision
OF prophetic eye can help seeing
From that time on will we see the agri.
cultural, mechanical, and mineral re-
sources Of our territory. gradually but
surely developing until. not many years
hence, Kansas will be numbered among
the great States Of the American con.
federacy-