White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1867-05-16
PLAIN TALK TO PLAIN MEM

PLAIN TALK TO PLAIN MEN.
That the question Of rsmovin, N. c...
Seat. should b . source Of sxeiteI.,, ="
natural, foe disguise is - vs nav RI 4. .s
that comes directly home 70 the poekes - -
cry taxpayer Of the County.
In advocssing ths reoosal Of Abe County
Seat from Troy, Aad askine fes - loeasioo n
Deoiphas, % have no ia1ension Of adding n
the prevailing e1eitsmess-so deprivats injury
70 any perssn--W any ses unvertAy Of The
character Of eoaistent, ratiopals lav. abiding
citsens, whose iatereses. moral and material,
are 30 ultimately identified With yours.
We believe. and hops = eosvincs you. thas
the County Seats Of alf River Counties should
De on the river. We believe this is especially
90 as 1t regards Doniphan County. Three.
fourths at least, Of her people are fsrmers.
Their interests lie at home. The csre of their
farm. and stock requires unremitsins s,ten,ion.
and they seldom desire 70 leave their bocaW.
unless to exchange the produce Of their labor
for the wares Of the merchant or for eash-.
Farmers, where do you 70 when Won v;eh n
make this exchange? Do you 10 /. row
Or would you, in the next twenty yesn. 70 70
Troy OF any other torn away from In xis1 n.
sell your products To This nine -ieuths of
you would give bat Que o. svsr.. YeSARo, ike
sensible men. wbers you car. % Sest. 'Doubs.
less you woAd an psfsr 70 tridsip yvor Own
County, bns in the abeencs Of probse facilities
at home. many ef you 70 to 81. 1ossph. OF 70
Atchison. sud " sbus spendiSe yoas 6SaSH
outside Of your Coungs yss reduce 10 that sx-
tent. the general volume Of basinsss. asi tie
consequent liability Of ous business nsAaosay
onr psAais expenses. Nov We suAsis, voulA
it not De better to conssptsats our slsets, anl,
by oailding up city Of our own. make per-
msnent market At home, snd st the sams dDs
lessen our taxation By feapibG the beneAes Of
the immense retenue derived IRON tie busiSeGu
OF large commercial city .-'''1
Let ~ dra~ q comparison between our Coun.;
ty and our sister Counties kelov us ON ne
river, Atchison end Leaverworsh. lei, kbevn
to all Of you perhaps that they both have their
County Seats on the river. They we're bosA
organized In 1855, as the same time ws wers.
We have soil and other farming facilities
immeasurably superior 10 either. We have
nearly twice g much fiver front 10 both Of
them together. Our people srs q fnduStrious,
intelligent snd poblic spirited ~ theirs, and
pay fully as hexvy sa1es, tes what d ths re-
suit Z Why. Atchison hiss her spacious Court
House, and her Jail. IN which 10 keep 7ssr peis-
oners at ssT cost. And 20 Of Lsavsnvos
By sensbly locating their County Ssass % the
river, they have both built up fsns cities, each
paying at least three fourths ofshe whole Coun-
ty Revenue, and supporsfng mercantile trade
sufficient to sbsorb not only their own axsicai.
tural products. but those ofa large portion ofths
adjacent Counties How 10 10 with Us I Why,
after II years Of oneross tsxasiou, Ws And osr.
selves without q room 70 hold . yussices' Csust
in-wishout Jail. OF market houss, n short,
without . single public building q my ebarseI
- .k>S NJ -
been % il our Couosy business foe the last ten
years had been transacted ss some river town I
Not one Of you eah believe 10. 5e'-'''a -1.r "a
We do BOT present thsss disssreeshls facts
to your notice with sny design Of charging ear
6nancia, mismanagsment upon any particular
party or class of men. We Only state tbsS
with which most Of you are painfully familiar,
AMI We nov propose 10 point out 10 you . esss
and certain remedy for paFt Of our misfortunes
at least in the future. 500 ..s-s ..--F
Before doing 50. however, We wish to pre-
sent one view Of the case, which, though not
new to some II you. ought. we think. 70 have
material weight in determining this qasssi on.
We do not believe that the boundasies Of
Doniphan County can remain many yesss lon
ger as at present. We hardly bslisye that q
single County will much longer be sllowed 10
mOnopolize more than haf the river front Of
the whole State. We believe that each Of shs
great western projections of the river in our
County, one at Doniphan and the other st
! Iowa Point and White Cloud, viii bsfore long,
be the site OF lsrge Commercial city The
commercial inteSesss ofibsse toe sscsiose even
nov lie in different directions. The interests
Of the people south Of Wo;f River naturally
gravi.ate toward Doniphan. those north Of thss
stream, mostly toward Iowa Point and White
Cloud. We believe this tendency will hereaf.
ter be more and more apparent, and before
long it will become so nalpsbls that the peo-
pie will be found asking that the County lines
be made TO conform TO their manifest interests.
The rich and popuious Counties on the river
ought to be aud will be made smail-ths thiniy
settled ones in the interior, larger. Had W
not better begin 70 prepare now for that which
is certain 10 the future Atchisoa Couasy bss
but II miles river front. Leavsnworth about
10 and Wyandott less than either, While Doni-
phan has over IS. This 10 vishous taking into
consideration the bends of the river, which, IL
counted in, will give Doniphan ninety four f9l,
miles. and all the balance of the State ssyenty.
two (72) miIes. ~, -43' lpgi'l
Important, however, as ,hess speculssioas are
We do not accord TO them controlling ipau.
enee, and disuiasinr them % viii proceed
nov to whaS We eeossder of noes vital impor
tance to you, citizens and tax psysrs Of the
We stated In the outset that this question
comes home E., the pocket Of every tsx.payse
of the County, and further. that vs vsuId pre-
pose sure sBd certain remedy for so0s Of o.s
misfortunes in the futuss. To THE latter point
We now ask your serious attention.
It Is useless to remind yos, fellow eftissne.
Who are voters ss veil - ts,-psyers. tkat prom
i.es abont election times are Dos slvsys hanhs-
BILE. that often verbal and soDstiues written