The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1866-10-06
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season and out Of season. fer Governmen
aid for road from Fort Smith, then con
4 Meeting with roads from MsmPhis and
p Sbrevespor,rin fact the whole Southland
thence up the Neoeho Valley, connecting
with the Union Pacific Al Junction CITY,
thence Gp'fhe Republican TO Fort Kear.
ney. and tbeneegif ! ou will, connecting
with the NoFIheIn Pacific inoethe Black
Hills Let this be uFgeds) as a pacific
measure to the South; let il be urged as
Ia good, sound national policy, as il would
LseIIle up and develop an almost uuk 10 WI
region, adding millions co. our national
wealth, making millions. Ofaacres OF, pub
lie lands. Yalusble that is now worthless;
driving the Indians from the plains, or
eOmpeli0g them to sue fof peace aud be
come sgric1itRristss and tlsals-aaEs milf.
ions now expended in useless Indian
warfare, and who can doubt success
Suppose this road was built to-day, or
suppose il was certain that it would be
built, the. Easlerntisr would then have
no trouble 10 getting means to reach
down and make her connection in Cher,
| okee county. The Lawrence and Fort
Gibson road would be pushed TO a con.
nection in the Neosho Valley. ST. Louis
wOuld, In my opinion, aid in Building y
ioQr ST! houiSa add Santa Fe iroa hsaE 4eaSz
t. Emoria, whilst the Northern tier could
and would, connect in the, Republican
Valley, and our friends at Atchison
could then tell what TO do with their Atch.
ison and Pixies Peak road We should,
then fud LaWrence pushing her souths
west road to the NeoshO, and Topeka all
so pushing a road in. the same direction
with Atchison, and the Northern Rail
road interests seeking connection with
these roads at Topeka. the capital of our
State. & In, this part of the States we have
other interests To look after Four mill.
ions of acres of land were granted to the
State of Kansas to aid in building Rail-
road to Santa Fe. 1t vas expected that
read would go up the Arkansas Valley
Kansas should see to it lhatlthis q is yet
done. The Arkansas. aud Smoky Hill
Valleys are sixty miles apart. The Ar
kansas Valley lie capable Of sustaining
population as large as there is in Kansas
to day. GOVERNMENTS spending mills
ions of dollars annusllys TO protect trade.
and travel on tue Arkansas Il would
be much cheaper in the long run for Gov
.ernment to build Railroads and settle the
valleys. In time Font Scott will get her
eastern connection via Sedalia, and will
be pushing a road vest. up the Arkansas
.nnitlng With Us a. the Big Bend, Whsp
the South Is rec, instructed we shall have
other Railroad projects. Fremont; win
be asking Government aid to- Build hE
Southwest Pacific road up ths Canadian
to Fort, Union, AlbQqurke, aud tbence to
the Pacific. Whilst still further. South,
they will ask for their road from ShreYs-
pOr! through TexAs, via EIiPaso aud over
the Southern route to Slu Francisco ;,
touching San Diago aud Los Angeles. We
must be ready in. Congress with our. Sen i
ator asking a branch up the Arkansas,
through the San 'Grieye, Christie Pass,
down the Rio Colorado of the west, 81 10
the mouth of Virgin river, sors the head OF
navigation on tue Colorado, whence uni
ting with the Fremont roal. we take a.
common route through New Pass of the
Sierra Nevada moahtains, the Maripaso'
and San Juan rivers, to SACRAMENTO and
to San FranciscoG Or diVerging at Fort
Lyon 70 Fort Union and down the Rio
Grande. connecting with the Southsr1
road in Arizona.
. In the meantime let all work specially
for their local roads, We wauEouE East-J
ern connection, and eos sdOlyou. Jaet US
then in every. way possible, nTge forward
the ST. Louis aDd Santa Fs road. Our
friends in Cass AID johnson counties, 10
Missouri, are ready TO take hold and build
it to the State line Large gcapi!alistss
who own ESQ, 600 acres of the Sac d Fox
lands, are ready to help US along. st.
Louis wants direct connection with the
Neosho Valley. With the proper ensrgy
l 5eleiYethis road lcan,at once be builtsIo-
EmPoria. Once, a Emporia, with the
help of q land grant and the energy of
our people, it viii soon start up the Cot.
tonwood, and finally reach the Arkansas
and up the Arkansas until IS WillacOntroE
the trade of all Southern Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona. With our road
once built, the Smoky Hill road would
not hurt US particle. &s not a pouBd of
Southern Colorado, New Mexico 5Or ARR
IONA trade would then ever reach the.
Smoky Hill. All that We wanIthen is to
be united at home. We must send men
to the Legislature who can aud will unite
and work for our Railroad Interests. Do.
aothings and drOBes must be def at home.
Let not ogly the rGsosho Valley, bus all
Southern Kansas; yes, Northsrn Kansas
and Esastern Kansas. send up their best
men-men that can throw self asids and
uails aud work for the best interests Of
ALL Remember that the Lawrence Trib-
une says The reason that LaWreucs and
ALehison has Railroads, is because they
mad United States Senators. and we
should certainly profit by such examples
and admissions. inHrn,- sdl +Fosaaot
l sm very truly yours, . l,tfs= ass
~ 80 5..i s. N, WOOD.
Thesaddest story that We eveT tsad
was that of, a'liitlss child in oSWIkerknd,
q pet boy. Just IS ,yoHrs is, readsb whom
his mother. one bright morning, rugged
ont in q beauti al Jacket, all shining With