The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-18


Kansas CITY twenty miles to the
north of the line: and if built, Will
Seriously cripple the latter place, and
benefit Lawrence.
Teavenworth is now, and, think,
nromises TO be, the commercial and
ia lY CITY of Kansas. A look
tbrougb its stores and drive around
and through its limits to-day, after
seeing the other two cities, satisfies
me of this. 1t is very much such a
city in population and mercantile
trade as Evansville Its stocks of
goods are about as large and as well
supported in the different lines of
merchandise, but it is away behind Us
In manufactures. It's railroad ad-
vantages are better, but its steamboat
business and packet trade has no COM
parigon to ours. It's Business houses
and blocks are nO5 so large
as those Of Evansville, but It's
fine residences are more tasty, eZ-
pensive and numerous. The location
Is on a high. bluff bank ABOVE the
river (the MissourD. and the sur
/ face Is quite rolling, thus obvlatIng
the heavy outlay we have made for
sewers. 1t has about the same extent
of improved streets as Evansville,
macadamized with stone taken from
their own excavations-excellent
building stone underlying the whole
surface Of the city. What mine of
wealth that would be for Evansville
It has no street railroads, but, better
than that, it has three good hotels,
any one of which is better than all of
ours combined. And the sane may
be said Of both Kansas City and
| Lawrence. | know that / have
a better impression of the city because
| of the comfortable quarters and table
II have had here. And how many
strangers have left Evansville with
unfavorable aud false impressions fol
contrary reason. For the pas
eighteen months or two years Leaven.
worth has not kept pace In improve
ments with Kansas City, but this citJ
is waking up again, and her peopl,
expect for her a more prosperous fu.
ture. They regard the railroad bridge
over the Missouri as a certainty, anC
it is being pushed forward with the
promise of early completion This
will make their connections b!
rail to Omaha, Chicago, anC
the direct route east perfect
and equalize the advantage
gained to Kansas City by the bridg
recently finished The road up tn
Missouri Valley to Atchisou. icon
Meeting with the Central Pacifi
Road, under the auspices of the Mis-
souri, Pacific, has just been finished
and its completion was celebrated yes
terday by free ride to Atchison. an,
to day by a free excursion Of tn
Atchison people to this place TIL
papers and citizens are in fine spirit
about it, and give Col Moore, Super
intendent of the Missouri Pacific
great credit for its success and his de
votion to their interests.
LeaVenworth, it will be remcm
bered, was for many years the starting
point for emigration over the Plains
and has been fora long time the mill
tary headquarters Of the West. Larg
fortunes have been made in arm,
contracts and Quitting for th
Plains; and this city is the home 0
many gentlemen Of much wealth. a
little more active use of this capital
and more hearty unity of actor
among the business men of the plao
will greatly promote the prosperity o
the young and thriving city.
But this is sufficient for one chapte,
of Kansas cities, especially as Their
are others worthy of and demanding
notice. J. w. i.