White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-05-09

How 0thers See It.
The following complimentary notice
Of our town. ws lini in lsts issue Of tbs
Hiavsths Sentinel 80
WmrE CLouD.-Ws wete called to
this plsce. . few days ego. on business.
and found the citizens. - usual, sll on
The ox; virs. There is no missskipg ths
faet that Whits Cloud is . live tosn, in
,very sssss Of the word. It is inpsov-
inn rspidly oil The time. We do nos'bs-
lisvs tbsre is town IN Ksnsas, Of she
Dams Size, IN which there is 60 much bus-
ipsss done % thsra d in our psighboring
tovu of White Cloud. Thess are bat
i.w towns in Kansas. beside It: in which
there is 90 much genuine public spirit
manifested. and siwsys in the right d..
rection. There are no people anywhere
moro liberal in oil respects thsn the peo-
ole of White Cloud. This is what puts
life into any town or community. Man
wss not msds to,live for himself alone.
We found al the people Of White
Clesd ehssrfal. and hopsfol 10 -sslstiou to-
the future business prospects, ofths plses.
All branches Of business seem to b aonr-
ishisR e the present time. A 1srge
Dart Of the trade Of White Cloud comes
from Brown County. Nearly, all the
farmers Of our County hsuI their lumber
from there; aud alargs portoin Of them
also fiod . ready market there for their
grain and pork. We entertain none but
the kindest Of feeling toward White
Cloud in general, and We hope to see the
town continue to improve in every thing
that will add to the prosperity Of her
citizens. The time is not far distant. in
our opinion. when the greater portion Of
the trade Of Northern Kansas that has
heretofore gone to St. Joseph. will be
turned to White Cloud. We shall re-,
joics to sec such result brought about,
and especially since ST. Joseph has 30
often played of on Northern Kansas.
St. Joseph will. no doubt. soon begin to
sec the hand writing on the wall. Her
people will learn the things that would
have saved them from ruin, when it is
forever too late.
We shall have more to say upon this
subject hereafter. q,
We also take the following from On
article in Q recent number Of the Senti.
nsl. on the advantages and resources Of
Brown County =
This being the second County west Of
the great Missouri River. makes the dis.
tsncs from the County Seat only siatssn
miles to White Cloud. which is ON the
Big Muddy, and from whence our pso.
pie can have their produce shipped sith-
or to the gold regions OF to almost any
point East or South. And as White
Cloud is the great lumber metropolis for
this section Of the country. If our people
take grain to the River to ship. on their
return they can bring load of lumber
with them. which may often save them
time and money. The north. eastern por.
ton Of the County is bat q few miles
from the River, in which part there is
plenty of good unimproved land that can
be bought OF reasonable figures. That
part Of our County is IS well supplied
with water ss any other. Timber is not
much Of IN object there. on account Of
the Missouri bottom being close by.
which is covered with growth Of heavy
timber. Lumber can be bought at White
Cloud. at present. for S1750 per ,hous.
and feet. and al other building material
ct about the same reasonable rates.
The foregoing extracts contain truths
which are every day becoming more sp-
parent to the people Of Northern Kansas
White Cloud is the natural trading and
shipping point for large portion Of
Northern Kansas and Southern Nebras-
ks. While other towns are Boosting Of
rapidly securing the trsds Of Northern
K Ksnsas, and becoming the commercial
emporium Of al this region, that trade
comes here Of it's own accord, and asks
to BE- accommodated. By energy aud
proper inducements on the part Of our
business men. they can easily control and
increase that trsds, and secure it 60 effec.
tuslly it can never be taken from them.
Consider the item of lumber alone.
and estimate the growth Of the region
whose natural river Foint is White Cloud.
We have here three Ssw-mills in con-
slant operation. (and . good prospect
for fourth.) These three mills average
something like 5000 feet Of lumber per
dsy-ths aggregate daily product Of the
three being suficient to fence Q quarter
section of land. This lumber 10 all to.
ken direct from the saw to the wagons
in visiting for ii and much more would
bs taken ss readily. if it could be had.
This lumber goss to Brown County. the
eastern part Of Nsmahs County. the
southern border of Nsbrssks. and The
northern part Of this County. In this
region. there ia. then. being fenced at the
rate Of . quarter section Of land per dsy
during the Summer. from the While
Cloud mills alons. besides large quanti-
lies Of lumber procured at other places.
Il this 10 the nearest and most convsuisot
point to procure lumber Tor this growing
'eeion, it 10 the same for trade snd it
. certainly worth the effort Of our busi-
,sss men to secure the trade. and elineh
{ 20 that It will remain hare.