The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-08-06
Ok AMERICUS LETTER

AMERICUS, August j, 1861.
Will Amcricus grow? Will the surrounding
country support "A population sufficient TO sus-
tain town at this point? We douS believe
the citizens Of Americus and vicinity enter
tain that confidence in this matter which the
facts justify. They don't build houses; they
don't encourage those who would do SO. They
don't use their influence to build up trade
here. And it is because they are in Doubt
We do not say this In the spirit Of fauIt-tiHd-
Ing. We wish to the people rake wp, look
around themselves, and see whether they are
not responsible for the slow growth of the
place, instead of the country itself Look at
the country here. Examine its advantages.
WI hat does ii lack? Where is there. in Kan
sas or anywhere ELSE, more beautiful or better
region of country than tbezvalley bounded by
Wright's creek on the west the NeOshO on the
south. Allen creek on the east and extending
ten miles to the north? We have cOnversed
with numbers of gentlemen this summer. who
had tr;lversed nearly every portion of the West,
and they Invariably say we have the finest
country they have seen. Those who have
opened up farms are prospecting. Many farm
in the area above described will turn off its
fifteen hundred to two Thousand bushels of
wheat this harvest, with proportionate amounts
of corn, oats, potatoes, etc, etc. We were in a
siXty-fve arrcs Of wheat were grown this sea-
son that will thresll out between fifteen hun
slred and two Thousand bushels of plump,
bright wheat ever was exhibited in any
State. There are plenty of other farms in this
vicinity that make as good showings.
And there are scores of quarter sections way
ing in tall prairie grass that would make just rs
good farms, aud they can be bought cheap: they
toiH all be bought and converted INTO farms.
Then we have the best building stone we ever
saw, In endless quantity. Surely. such a coun-
try tciH settle up. Accounts reach from all
the states east that Tremendous tide OF peo-
Pile is moving weHt, Kansas is getting and Will
continue to get her share of them.7 Lyon coun-
ty, with her junction of important railroads.
will receive thousands of them, and the day is
not distant when this valley win all be occupied
and inpuoyesl.r Certainly H0one can COMPLAIN
OF tho fapidity with which. settlers are now
coming in among But they will come
thicker and faster. As the country fills up
| the towns will grow. We have faith that
| Americas will eventually make large and
| thrifty town. That day might dc FASTENED if
our citizens would unite and lay hold in earn
est to build her up- 1t i plain to be seen how
| it be done. Let hOSIkes be Tails 10 aceOm-
mediate those who desire to locate here. but
who cannot wait for them To be built after they
| come. Families haze been turned away bf-
! cause they could not get such accommodations.
We have citizens who able to put up such
4 HOUSES. and they will pay. Them toy laI<se q
| portion of the trade of this community goes to
Einporia and other towns. This should be
! Kept at home. The reason why il goes away is
that we have not stores enough in Americus.
There several important branches Of BUSH
ness that are not represented here at all. They
should be IS AZ hlsaRS AZ onees If We are
not able tO tStsIblisAs thkm ourselves, let III
show others, who are able, that we need them,
and that we will sustain those who will sap
ply the ,Ieficiency. The fact is, the sl0re bus-
ness ho6Sess NE haze, the more business each
I will do. we need u good hardware store. We
need more dry goods and grocery stores.
We need more mechanics. We need Il good
wagon shop-enotie IN the place. The past has
proven that every one who makes the venture,
either in building opening business, makes
it pay~We rteJ1iect, that when Messrs. HUI
4 Ruggies purchased the Stubbs farm, ON the
Neosho, last winter; and ordered a large steam
I. saw mill to cut out the timber upon it, prom
incnt citizen of tffsleetsnty- said TO Us that he
was afraid the enterprise would not pay.
They YiII sell . little framing timber, bnt
cannot dispose of enough lumber to make the
/ business profitable II nm a Ruggles had
thought So we would not have had that mill.
! But they were not afraid 10 Try the expert
5 nIent, and to-day they cannot supply the de-
uiand for lumber. Capt Hill states that last
week orders for some 900 fest were refused
5 simply because they could NOT IlSake the Jun,
! Der fast enough, and they are ttfttfng about
5000 feet per day So il would prove with 9th
r er enterprises There viii he dcSiSrd. The
railroad viii be lei operation to this place in
few weeks; and that win give Us market fol
4 eur grain: The grain-buyers here, and fh'
|: farmers Will come here with their produce
: aud will want to buy their goods here: ,fhe,
+ should be supplied: II is mo- argument agains
n 4kmericus that there IS more business dom
: here toLday-it is the fault Of the people Tel
4 times as much business could be donein Amer
e icus now, If the goods Were here. Who viii
: bring them here. Rias1 up Tie sfore-houses
h gentlemen! Bring along the goods. Put vi
d tdweliihgs- your green-baeks- yOI
/ will see town right here that needn't b
tsneeEed &t. tEs-sis go So Il.
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