The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-23
LEAVENWORTR

Few towns in the Cnited States have
/ had more rapid growth than L-aven-
wor h.
Twelve years agoa dozen houses only
were 10 be seen where the city stands
/ NoB We have population OF twenty
t.e thousand, with macadamiz I'd streets,
| extensive stores and warehouses, palatial
re-idences. and grand cathedral 10 pro
cess of erection at p cost Of over two
hundred thousand dollars,
Leavepworth thus has the appearance
OF an Eastern CITY, but with more bust
ness. energy and enterprise among its
people than NAV be found in most cities
of one hund ed thousand inhabitants
| Nav buildings are being erected in all
parts of the city, and, we predict, thai
next summer will add hundreds more
With the Missouri river railroad now
ready secured. we cannot fail 10 make
Leavonworth the great commercial me
tropolis west of the Missouri river.
The business of our city for the past
wear will astonish ali not familiar with
facts BY reference to the books, we fiDd
that f ty millions of pounds of Govern
ment freight alone, have been transported
from Leavenworth TO variovs points in.
New Mexico, Colorado and Ulah-one
firm having transported over twenty
millions Of pounds. Now, in addition TO
this. a vast amount of merchandise and
private freight has been purchased and
sent to Salt Lake, Denver and Santa Fe,
amounting in the aggregate to over
twenty millions of pounds. That we may
understand and appreciate the magnitude
OF this business, it is only necessary to
see what is required to transport SO great
an amount of stores over the Plains.
To move seventy million pounds o.
eight in wagons, allowing an averaged of
fifty FIVE hundred pounds to the wagon,
it will require twelve hundred wagons
and supp0slrg each team to consist of
ten head of oxen or mules. it will need
twelve thousand head of animals and
about fifteen hundred men, as teamsters,
wagon masters. agents. &C., to manage the
teams on the Plains. The earnings of the
tran SpOrters of this amount of stores
would be about ten millions of dollars,
large port on of which must necessarily
be expended at Leavenworth for stock.
wagons, wages and material for GU fitting.
The trade of Leavenwortn has been of
immense profit to the railroads and boats
carrying freight to this point. The
amount of this freight, delivered at Fort
y,
last twelve months, will exceed one hun
dred millions of pounds.
We are informed that one frIn of our
city have sold as much as three millions
OF dollars worth OF goods in one wear, and |
many other Establishments range from
Two hundred and fifty thousand to one
md a half millions.
Taking the figures of last year IS q ba-
sis we estimate the business of this vaar as |
follows
Wholesale goods s. 900 600.
Wholesale groceries SI3, 1000. 900.
Wholesale hardware, drugs, &C., 5,
5000
Retail dry goods, groceries, hardware,
&C., 5000 600.
Amount paid for public and private
frieght over the PI.ins starting from
LeaveBworth 10 600 100.
Total busines S38. 100000
We have paid the Hannibal and St.
Joseph Railroad alone. for stores deliv
red at our city, over seven hundred
hvusand dollars, and presume the Gov
.rnment has paid that road as much or
nore for trieghr delivered at the Fort.
When the Missouri river railroad is
lHtaueu holu LeaVenwarth to Ixan.ae
Cliy. ST. Louis viii get most of this trade,
rs We shall then be able to reach that
3ny without crosting the Missouri river.
ar change Of cars, aud will have a shor-
er distance to travel than by the present
cute
The railroad interests of our city. as we
nave ofen stated, heVe been sadly neg
ected in the past but now, our citizens
eem to realize the Importance OF secu
ing them without turther DELAY and
sc may congratulate ourselves that,
within the next twelve months, we will
lave secured two roads, and probably
hree
There are over tnre hundred men at
york on the road from Leavenworth to
Kansas City, which will connect us with I
be Pacific road of Missouri, or St. Louis
The road from Leavenworth to Law y
ence Is also under contract, and is being :
ushed forward to completion.
These roads completed will connect US :
7 a snort time wIth "a road hence to Cam
ron, or with the East. -.
Heretofore, Chicago, Boston and New
ork have monopoIlzad the trade OF
-ausas, and the Territories west, but :
nth the completion of the Missouri ',
rver Railroad from Leayenworth to =
-ansas City, this trade will be secured to =
{. Louis, and cannot fail to be of i'm
tense profit to the merchants of that ,
ty, and to the Pacific road, over which -
must necessarily pass. :
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