The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-05-28
From the Kansas Daily Commonwealth.
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EAIPoRIA, May 10, 1869.
Emporia, as is well known through
out the State, is the largest and most
important town in Southwestern Kan
sas. Next to Topeka it is the liveliest
and most bustling place have been in
this spring in the State. The citizens
claim a population of fifteen hundred.
In one important respect they are beat
ing Topeka, and that is the macadam-
izing of their main street.
just now the people arc excited on
the question of voting bonds to aid i'll
the construction of the Atchison, To-
peka u Santa Fe railroad. The ques-
ton will be submitted to vote on the
10th of June whether the county shall
subscribe 100000 to the capital stock
of the company. An active and thor
Ough canvass of the county by the
friends of the enterprise will be prose-
cuted, the ball opening ut this place to-
night. i have assurances that the prop
osition will carry. The most sagacious
and enterprising business men the coun-
ty contains favor it. They are satisfied
that stock i'll the road will be paying
investment, aside from the great all
vantagcs the country will derive from
the road. The magnitude of the freight
ing business between Topeka and
| Southwestern Kansas is astonishing.
The main road between Topeka and
Emporia is lined with freight wagons.
l believe there is enough frcighting
now between these points to pay the
running expenses of a railroad. OF
course railroad would largely increase
this business. A direct railroad con-
nection with the Kansas Pacific road is
what Emporia and this section of coun-
try mostly needs, and Topeka and the
A. L. & 5. +. II. Il. Co. are likewise as
much interested in obtaining railroad
connection with this section. Topeka
needs it to secure the trade of this vast
and rapidly improving region, and the
y. L. * S, L. Co. needs it to obtain the
immense business the road would nee
essarily command. While Lyon ard
Usage counties are working for bonds,
don't let Topeka and the railroad com
pany relinquish their efforts and zeal to
| push forward the work.
A new railroad project has been or
ganized here by the contractors who
are building the Southern Kansas Pa
cific railroad, among whom arc, Francis
| Skiddy, Judge Levi Parsons, j. b.
/ Dockarson, Clark, Dodge & Co., and
several other responsible capitalists OF
New York. The new project is to
build road from Holden, OH the Mis-
/ souri, Pacific, 10 Emporia, via Ottawa.
/ The company has been formed and the
/ ball set in motion.
t The Southern Branch Pacific viii be
completed to Emporia before the first
/ of next January-the contractors say
/ by the 18th of October. The route has
! been permanently located as far as Bur-
I lington. "A meeting of the stockhoid-
/ ers to elect directors for the ensuing
1 year was to have been held here to-day,
but has been changed to meet at juno
/ ton City tom orrow.
! The country is rapidly filing up with
settlers and improving. The improve
ments in progress this spring are more
! than double III extent of those made IN
! one season heretofore. Property is ad-
vancing. Crops are looking well-tife
/ country never better at this season OF
1 the year.