The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-04-18

Kansas, Her Marvellous Growth and as
sured ProsperiIy---Large Immigration
Expected this SeaSOn-=sChicago and st.
Louis Enterprise Contrnsted.
Correspondence of the Telegraph.
LEAvENwoRTH, Kansas, April 10, 1867.
It is becoming more and more apparent with
each succeeding year that this city is destined
to be for all time to come, the Commercial He-
tropolis of the State. When we reflect that in
| 1850 Fort Leavenworth was frontier Military
Post, on the verge of civilization, that where
the city now stands, few cheap cottonwood
houses had been put up for 4 sort of trading
post to supply the Indian tribes on the reser-
yations lying west of the river, and few white
hunters and trappers with some of the coarse
fabrics and implements necessary to a half
civilized border population and that now a
proud city occupies the cite of that humble
trading post, comprisinga population of 25,-
0Oo inhabitants, as intelligent and as enter
prising as are to be found in any eastern city
ofits size. And as you traverse these broad
| and well paved streets, faced on either side
with stately stores aod warehouses filed with
fabrics of the finest texture and wares of the
most costly material and curious workman
ship, brought from every cline; and seeing
too, the busy commerce at the levee, which is
lined with steamers discharging their cargoes
of merchandise, and receiving in return the
products of the country, the conviction is If
resistable, that the prosperity of Leaveworth
rests upon safe and permanent foundations.
| Contracts have already been made and
ground broken for very large number of build
| fngs among which are several first-class bust
ness block, with store fronts of iron and plate
glass Also one two fine churches are to
be built, and all together more buildings OF
every class will be erected this season than in
any former year.
| The direct eastern railroad connections soon
to be realized, is stimulating improvement in
anticipation of largely increased demand for
| both stores and dwellings,, as the result of the
new lines of roads being constructed, and OF
rapid development of the natural resources
of the State, and the large immigration ex-
pected this season-in reference to which the
Daily Conservative justly remarks:
"The gradual development of the resources
of Kansas, the flood ofimmigration setting to-
lward her, the increased facilities for travel and
trade, the fiourishing institutions Of learning
in almost every portion of the State, indicate
| greatness and power at no distant day, that
will astonish even those who braved the tolls
and sacrifices of pioneer life, and who endured
so much to make her free commonwealth
The attention of emigrants, both in this coun-
try and in Europe, is primarily directed to-
wards our State. Other States, and especially
Missouri, have made extraordinary efforts to
induce heavy immigration and have succeed
ed in diverting much, that uninfuenced would
have found home among US. Such compe-
| tition Is however, laudable, and we have nc
| fault to find. We now think of ourselves as
small State with q single Congressional Rep
resentative, one hundred and fifty thousand
inhabitants, manufactures limited, and the
mechanical arts but feebly represented. a look
| ten years ahead, with population of a mil
lion, with railroads penetrating every portion
OF the State, with foundries and furnaces, man
utactOries, tourshing universities, and above
all, people educated by the experience of ouI
pioneers, to love, cherish, and if need be, fight
for the great principle of human liberty, and
you have prospect likely to be realized. The
position of the State geographically, midway
/ from ocean to ocean, from the quito the great
lakes, her rich prairies and bottom lands, tho
intelligence of her people, her ineXhauStiblt
stores of mineral wealth are inviting the at
tention of the whole world"
Spring trade is rapidly reviving with this fine
weather, and many Of the wholesale dealers
are having about all they can do to execute
the orders of their customers from the small
interior towns, and of course they wear smil
ling faces. BY the most persistent efforts Chi
cago dealers have secured a large trade il
LeaYenWorth, Notwithstanding the distance is
much greater than to st. Louis, and the latter
having the advantage of water transportation
as well as direct communication by rail-
The fact is, that St.Louis is not fully aroused
yet to the necessity of putting forth all her
energies i'll contesting with Chicago for the
| trade of this region of country, which was for.
merly so absolutely tributary to her. Many
OF her old merchants grew rich under the old
order OF things that existed before the iron
arms OF commerce were extended from the
lakes to the Mississippi, and on to that ohtel
artery OF trade and commerce-the Missouri
River, and are consequently Indifferent and
careless, and trust entirely to the great natu
raj advantages of their position to retain Their
former trade. Occasl 0nally l meet the repre-
sentative OF some new and more enterprisino
St Louis house-very courteous, very affable
and in this respect | think they have a little
the advantage OF those from some other cities
and they meet to, with a fair share of success
and the firms they represent are beginning tC
realize the advantages of puSbi9ag for the trade
to which they are honestly entitled from this
section; but at the same timeChicago" agents
are met at the Hotels and in the cars in score,
l had almost said, in dapper business suits, y
and with their neat sample cases in hand ca.
ger both in season and out OF season to ply
their calling, and seldom do they relinquisi
a customer" without getting an ''Order'' tc
Ibe despatched by the first mail TO their EN-
ployees. Chicago never waits for customers
to come to her; if they come, very WE'LL but
her merchants act upon the principle that il
you want trade you should seek it diligently
II you would sell man goods you must ego
Tor him. and thus are they extending theil
business, and drawing trade from sections Of
country that are geographically tributary tC
other markets 0.