The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1860-03-24

increase to the large stock of groceries there
usually found. D. III. Boland d Co., i'm
porters and wholesale dealers in china and
glassware, have as fine store of that kind
as we have seen in st. Louis or Chicago.
OF course we have not room to give all
"a place in our editorial columns. though the
cards of nearly all the best houses viii be
found in the advertising page.
Two days before our arrival at Kansas
City, the news reached there of the passage
through the Lower House of the State Legis
lature of the bill granting aid to railroads.
which provides for donation of 81 500. 900
to the Pacific road, located to Kansas City.
The camp-fres of rejoicing were still smok-
ing in the streets, and flags waving over the
house tops in honor of the event. But the
following evening, when further news was
brought of the passage of the bill through
the Senate, their enthusiasm knew no bounds.
The city was all aglow with Examinations,
and the echo of shouts and deafening roar
of cannon woke the air all the night through.
We regard the achievement of this great
public undertaking-which amounts to the
same as guaranty that the Pacific road
will be completed to Kansas City in two
years-as fixing the destiny of that point
above any other on the Missouri river.
We are indeed thankful to the citizens of
Kansas City for the kind treatment we re-
ceived while there, both in a social and
business way. and can say. as that is un-
questionably the natural river point for this
region of Kansas, so are also other advan
tages in its favor for receiving this trade.
Probably no one cause has contributed so
much towards the rapid progress of Kansas
City as her newspapers. The Journal of
Commerce, despite what may have been said
OF the editors extravagant assertions now
and then, has done more to advance the
growth of that town than any other means.
Labor can hew down those hills and rear
upon their planned base giant business edi-
fees. but it needed first to be proven that
toll and capital there expended would repay
the investment. The Metropolitan, we were
glad to learn. is in a prosperous condition.
under the editorial management of Mr.. I.
H. Sypherd, writer of ability. It is, in
principle, Republican paper, and as such
deserves the liberal support of that party
throughout the Territory.
On our return, we stopped at Westport,
and paid visit to the extensive wholesale
house of J. & w. r. Bernard d Co.-not
for the purpose of buying dry goods, of
which there were hundred loads perhaps
piled thu ough the middle of their long floors,
and the stock had just commenced to come,
so they said. Here we accidentally met Mr..
R. B. Hurst, the young gentleman whom
our readers will remember was announced
some weeks since to have made arrange
ments for opening store in Emporia. He
will be on, he informed us, in couple of
weeks, with large stock of goods, to oc-
Ecupy the old store of Perley's, which is
now being repaired and enlarged. We also
formed the acquaintance, while in Westport.
of DR.. T. H. Rosser, druggist who sells
large orders for the Territory. There are a
few enterprising and honorable business men
in Westport. and Dr. Rosser is one of them.
Leaving Westport, we did not see any
thing particularly worthy of notice till our
return home = except that the beautiful
country along our way had grown greener
and week older since our journey out.