The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-03-24
-louestions Answered.

One of our citizens handed Us a letter a
few days ago, dated at Danville, Indiana,
making certain inquiries in regard to the
country, which we propose answering brief
ly and as correctly as we can. This may
chance to meet the eyes of others who are
desiring the same information: ..
1st. "I would like to know something
about the fertility of your soil-the size of
your town and its future prospects"
The soil of the Neosho Valley is consid
cred very rich and fertile, as much so as
any in the State. 1t is very deep and black,
and produces well, except when there is a
scarcity of rain. Prof. Swallow, formerly
State Geologist of Missouri, who has recent
ly made a survey of this State, says the
soil of Kansas is not excelled in richness
and fertility in the West.
The town contains between four and five
hundred inhabitants, and its prospects are
not surpassed by any town south of the Kaw
river. 1t has upwards of thirty business
houses, embracing the different branches of
merchandise and manufacture, such as dry
goods, groceries, provisions, drugs, hard.
ward, tin shop. mills, carding machine, fur
niture, blacksmithing, wagon making, print
ing, painting, carpenters. masons, miliners,
ssddlers, shoe makers, watch makers, wheel
wright, livery stable, etc., etc. It is in
the center of large district of country,
we'll settled by thrifty farmers and stock
raisers.
Cd. "Please tell me how many physicians
you have, and what would be the prospects
for another"
There are two in the village who make
regular business of the practice of medicine,
and another one who practices some in con-
nection with his business as a druggist.
We can say nothing as to the prospect Of
another. This is healthy country, with
the exception of fever and ague at certain
seasons. An extravagant friend of ours
once told a man in Ohio that they had to kill
people in Kansas to start grave yards. We
can only say to you come and take your
chances with the rest of US. We all had to
run the risk of starving in coming here, and
a good many of US, came very near succeed
ing in that enterprise. But the darkest days
are over, and we venture the assertion that
very few of.the people of Kansas, who have
been Industrious and thrifty regret that they
came here. Those who have tried Kansas
long enough to give it fair test, very sell
dom go back east and stay there. They al
most invariably come back here after trying
the east again. Those who go back to the
Eastern States-and out here we call all east
of US, Eastern States-and talk hard about
Kansas are in nine cases out of ten, GER
tain class of very smart men in their own
estimation, who have only been here few
days, or else they have let some very smart
Kansan swiudle them in paper town share,
or an imaginary quarter section with timber
on it. Of one thing we can assure you and
every other young man who is looking
Kansasward if you have merit you don't
have to wait until you are fifty years old to
get into practice, or gain the confidence OF
an aristocratic old community. You don't
have to wait until some old physician, some
old lawyer, some old merchant, or some old
somebody else dies before you can step into
practice, and be recognized as man.
There is none Of that here. Your manhood
is acknowledged at once, no difference
whether you have cent of money in your
pocket or not, and no difference whether
you have rich father or not.
Sd "What is the value of property
land and town property %
First-class farms from ten to fifteen dol
lars an enthusiastically as high as twenty.
UnimproYed land from one twenty FIVE to
five dollars. Much depends on location.
Good dwellings in town bring from 81 500
to $4,000; business houses little niger:
indifferent houses bring from $500 to ST. |
600; town lots all the way from So to $500;
average dwelling house lots $50 to S75;
business lots little out of the center, from |
500 to $3.50; fEst-class business lots bring
$3.50 to $500.
4th. "Another item of interest to me is |
the churches. am a member of the Pres /
byterian church, and would ike to know
about this denomiuation.''
There is 40 organization of Presbyterians
here. We have Congrsgatioualist church.
q Methodist church, Christian church,
and a Friends church in the village, all hav-