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

question 10 settled and the Law will not
BE- repealed. because II woald reopen Ihe
fsh. in every County in the State. aud
therefore il would mest with opposition
from every County. In the third plses.
We srs in an odd corner BY ourselves.
spd il there was any possibility Of being
cut %. It could be accomplished q sasily
with the County Sest d Troyss u We
thsas or Doniphsn. In he ioarth place.
il Ne should locate The County Seat as|
another point. on The strength Of ssch )
promise. ten ehsness to ons that such
point would be the bitsersst in opposition
to our going out. when We made the ct;
tempt. In the 9th place. any town that
would seriously propose to barter away
the most populous and wealthy portion
Of the County. in considsrstion Of reesi-
wing some coveted little local advantage.
should be rsbuk.d By the voter. Of the
whole County.
Z GAxxox.-Whas do the people care
for the manner in which the County Seat
wss originally located. or who it was
that did Il! They are perfectly familiar
with the skallduggsry Of the town site
businsss. in the early days Of Kansas.
They know that al towns had their share
Of it. and they are not going to stop to
investigate old qusrrsls and sharp prsc.
ticss. The Whitehead family are dead
or scattered to the four winds, and the
County owns Judge Lscoup,s's Troy
lots. on tax-titlss. Troy 10 nov inbab-
tied BY people like thoss Of the balance
Of the County-no better. no worse.
The Wbitsheads. Judge Lseompts. Joel
P. Blair, are none Of them there; buA
the County Seat is there. and the people
know thst il is the most central and con-
venisut plaes st which they can get it /;
and We are Of the opinion that they mean
to keep it there.
"RrAsoxs. The reasons given Why
the County Seat should bs removed to
Wstbsns, may b very estisfsetory to
the people Of thst town : bat they will
hardly b. appreciated in other localities.
They sxclsim that their town is i'm.
proving; . great many houses are being
built; they want to make . big town
the people ought to locsts the Cousty
Seat there. and when they 80 to transact
their County business. tbsy can buy their
goods and groceries. and build up city
like St. Joseph. All the advantage in
that operation would be on the side Of
Walbsaa; bot what would the people
gain by travelling farther and being put
to additional expense
Wathena is located in the neck Of .
horseshoe bend, thrss-fourths Of . mile
from the river above and below. and 10
almost river town and she can inter.
sect the trade between St. Joseph and the
gold mines. That Is very important,
indeed, in the location of the County
Seat. But in what way will the posses
sion of the County Scat assist them in
intersscting that trade? As two rail-
roads are now rapidly pushing toward
the gold mines, one up the Kansas River
and the other up the Platte, We do not
think Wathsns will become Wholesale
trading point for that region to any slsr.
ming extent, either with or without the
County Seat.
Wsthena 10 nsar the terminus Of the
Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad. and
oil the travel which crosses the Missouri
River, must pass through that town.
Elwood 10 nearer to said terminus. and
there is where the travel across the river
irst touches Kansas soil. Why net
make Elwood the County Seat?
Wathena is on the proposed line Of
the st. Josaph and Denver Rsilrosd.
which will soon be built. % preparations
are being made to push the work with
visor. According to the same authori-
ty. it is proposed to turn the portion Of
the road already completed. into horse
railroads. sort Of opposition to the
msesdsmised road. The prospects Of
that railroad are just now somewhat dim.
II work is prosecuted at oil. il will hard.
y pay to stop it 1t Wathsns /; and -
TROY is also on the proposed route. Why
may not the County Seat % wsll bs left
there? -r.- --.5. .-.-,.
The Missouri River Railrosd will doubt.
less Be continued up the river. and Wa.
thens 10 on the most practicable route.
One Of The most prominent usn Of Wa.
'hsns hes slwsys predicted TO a.. that
his road wesl1 rsa too Ter west even 10
ouch WS;ts Cloud. That would throw
W athena IN The youts-or within about
twenty FIVE nils Of i'll
watbens Il The lsrsest town in the
Northern Tier. and is fast securing The
rsds Of Doaiphan County, ssd the 0oun.
iss farther west. Thst being the case.