The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1862-11-15
a RARE CHANCE OF INVESTMENT.

A RARE CHANCE OF INVESTMENT.
The necessity for good FIGURING Mill at this
point becomes more and more apparent from day
to day, and to the end of securing such an one
Re call the attention OF capitalists to the fact
There is no point in all the West that holds out
so many inducements for investment in such an
enterprise, as this place. The nearest mills that
are at all available, at this time, to the people Of
al Western Kansas, are situated at Manhattan
and Council Grove, respectively. and they do
net near satisfy the wants of our citizens. The
mill at Council Grove sometime since stopped
grinding for the farmers, and now only works
upon large contracts, leaving the mill at Man
haitian to do all the work for region of country
extending one hundred and fifty miles west, and
many miles north and south, which it is totally
Inadequate to do. This leaves many of our
people almost without the means of obtaining
breadstuffs, while they have grain Of all kinds
in the greatest abundance.
The Smoky Hill Valley, with its numerous
tributaries, already teeming with busy popu-
lation, and destined soon TO be one of the most
thickly settled portions Of the State, together
with the beautiful vallies of the Republican, and
the many smaller streams emptyng into it,
naturally lead to this point making it their
great business centre. A glance at the map will
confirm this in the mind of any person. and
show what bright business prospects Junction
reasonably has. and how speedy and sure would
be the return of the investment of capital in
mill at this place. Naturally drawn here by
the inducements held out, a mill would still
further attract and make sure the trade of these
rich and fertile vallies, embracing tract of
country over hundred miles square, and make
permanent that prosperity which is now slowly
!5ut surely attending us. All that tract of coun
try extending west from Fort Riley to the Great
Plains would look to this point for the obtaining
Of their breadstuffs.
But not alone upon the custom work derived
from the farmers Of this great section, would
mill have to depend for support. There are
other and better inducements held out. 1t is
already well attested fact that our section is
unsurpassed in the quality and quantity of it's
winter wheat. While other crops have failed
winter wheat has yielded abundantly, and to
the satisfaction of all. Commanding, as we
eventually will, large proportion of the trade
70 Santa Fe and the Mountains, it needs no
arguments to prove the advantage that would be
derived from supplying those almost grainless
countries with breadstu:fs. This, mill at this
point with the large wheat producing county
surrounding it. would undoubtedly do.
Our close proximity to Fort Riley, Of the
most important military posts in the West, and
which is fast taking the place of Fort Leaven-
worth as an Quitting depot, is other reason
why a mill would pay at this place. ANY one
at all acquainted with the business done at one
Of these military depots will a. once perceive the
great amount of patronage that would be be
slowed by Government upon such an enterprise
Outside of supplying this post with si,e -four il
needs, mill here would be called upon to do
the same for all the Forts on our frontier, which
now have TO be supplied from Leavenworth, and
Points further east.
There are other reasons that might he given
rs inducements for such enterprise, but We
think those already addueed sufficient TO
chow its need and its proitab!eness. We have
no capitalists among US, otherwise this thing
would have been accomplished long ago, and
the object of this article is to call attention of
noneyed men outside Of this section to ths rare
chance Of investment