The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-03-26
. OUR MARKETS.

alent among eastern people that 1T ID
impossible for farmers so far to the
west to realize any remunerative
price for their produce. Accustomed
to look upon the great cities Of the
East as the only markets, they fear
that transportation over such vast
lines of railroad will cut up the profits
of the farmer. This is especially true
of the people of Illinois, Wisconsin,
and eastern Iowa. The market value
of crop in any given locality is esti-
mated by the answer to the question !:
allow far is it from Chicago ?" 1t
will not be difficult to show that this
estimate is not sound one.
In case of all produce likely to be
exported, proximity to the seaboard
is an important consideration and it
is positive fact that Emporia is 200
miles nearer salt water than Chicago.
The South Branch of the Pacific Rail
road will soon be extended to New Or
leans and Galveston, between which
points and New York there will be
scarcely any appreciate difference in
the cost of freighting to Europe.
So far as home consumption Of pro-
duce is concerned, we may safely as
sumo that food will go where there are
people to consume it. Great mining
and manufacturing regions are always
the best markets, as they are seldom
adapted to agricultural pursuits.
Such a region, of vast extent, lies
close along our western border. The
great territories of New Mexico, Col
orado, and Wyoming, have moro water
power than New England, and generally
of far more convenient and manage
able character, the streams being often
fed by melting SHOWS in the mountains
seldom frozen, and never affected by
the destructive spring freshets of New
} England. The RATION coal fields, ex
: tending through Colorado and New
Mexico, are equal in quality, and prob
ably In extent, to those of Pennsylva
MIA. Throughout these regions are in
exhaustible deposits of gold, silver
= copper, lead, iron, mercury, salt, sod;
D marble, petroleum, gypsum, and a
f most every other mineral and metf
known to chemists. There are ais
1 valuable pine forests. The climate
: dry and pure, business being but littl
d interrupted with winter SHOWS. III
: Central Pacific Railroad has alread
y crossed the Rocky Mountains. and
being rapidly constructed across IL
g Great Basin of Utah. The two hui
h dred miles between Denver and IL
q western terminus of the Union Pacif
g will be bridged this season. We sha
5, speedily witness an enormous transf'
C of population to this region. III
l, great manufacturing towns of the Fla
: viii fade into insignifcance, whe
compared with the mining and man
featuring cities soon to rise in the Va
) leys and parks of the Rocky Mou
in tains.
n But, with all its natural advantage
, this can never be an agric Iltural I
/. gion. Only few narrow valleys, C
at pable of irrigation, can produce sat
ee factory crops. Here we have mar
/ ct, of the very best character for ;
VI time to come.
iii For all present purposes, the hon
c, demand exceeds the supply. The co
n stantly growing immigration, the gre
ce consumption of grain caused by t
~ Santa Fe trade, the supplies needed
cd the garrisons and troops in the lndi
IN country-all these will be sufficient
Is, consume all. surplus for many years
OF come.
re Let it be remembered that the Fl
We eign markets are Insignificant in V
ay ne, compared with those created
% the home demand. Kansas is
OF Central State, and has direct access
~. moro sources of demand than any o
cd or in tho Union. Let no prospect
of immigrant from the East imagine Il
here his crops will rot in his granar
u for want of a market.