The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1864-03-05
Lawrence and Emporia Railroad.

We have little commence IN railroad
schemes, such as are often advocated by our
home journalists as afording little popu-
lar qualification, a slight upward tendency
in real estate, and few surveys superin-
duced, and at the same time there is no
practical basis, demand or prospect that the
road will ever be built
There are certain roads which will be built
in which the citizens of Lawrence and Doug
las county are deeply interested. The peo-
pie should discuss these interests and COM
bine every influence to secure the early pro-
gress of such thoroughfares. There are
three roads of peculiar advantage to US, and
in which our citizens should combine their
influence and energies:
1st. The Pacific road, giving us direct
communication with St. Louis and the East.
3D. The Lawrence, Fort Gibson and Gal
weston road, made by connections with va
fious roads, giving US short and advanta-
geous connection with the Atlantic.
Sd. The Lawrence and EmpOria road, on
the best line to Santa Fe:
Our desire, at the present time is to C Il
the attention of our citizens to the last rou g
mentioned, connecting Lawrence with En-
poria. It will be remembered the grant as
made YVES for a road from Lawrence to a
point on the Neosho river where the route
from Atchison via Topeka in the direction
of Santa Fe crosses the Neosho. This has
been changed recently 80 as to make En-
pori the point and terminus of this road,
thus defining and changing the point where
the Atshison, Topeka and Santa Fe road
crosses the Neosho TO Emporia. tits quite
certain that Congress will make no more
grants to new roads. It is our interest,
therefore, to render available those already
made. Does it need any argument to con-
vince our citizens they should be deeply IN
terested with Emporia in the building OF
this road, seVeuty-fYe miles in extent? The
Santa Fe traders buy in ST. Louis, and will
certainly ship on the nearest route. 1t 10
immensely important to secure the trans
shipment of this immense trade at this place.
This road built, that desirable object will be
accomplished. If Emporia be able to &C
commodate the local trade of The Santa Fe
merchants, as they viii doubtless be able to
do with the aid and cooperation of this
place, it viii be seen it is greatly to our To-
cal advantage that this road be built, and
this consideration alone should impel our
citizens to combine their energies with En-
poria earnestly in favor of this enterprise.
But there is another consideration of great
er moment to US. By this road, the rich
est portion Of Kansas will be opened for our
trade snd Recommendation. The whole
of the rich and beautiful southwestern por-
ton of our State is laid open to the Kansas
Valley. This trade viii naturally concen-
trate at the most convenient point on the
Kansas river nearest to St. Louis. Law
renee is undoubtedly that point. The IN
terests Of Lyon county and Of this county
are identical and equally great in this i'm
portant work of improvement. No one can
doubt il, after g careful investigation of all
TIE facts.
We most earnestly exhort cur citizens
to give their active cooperation to push
this important work through. A company
is soon 10 be organized 10 secure the build
ing of the road at an early day. VIII not
not our citizens put their shoulder to the
wheel witk an energy demanded by the i'm
portance of this magnificent enterprise
Laurence DaiTg Tribune, FEB. 27tt.