The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1869-07-23
CHICAGO, July 10. 1869.


OFF for Chicago, where we came. as most
of TIE NEWS readers know, to purchase.
new machinery to accommodate the in
creasing demand of our prosperous
town and community, for thorough
and first-class printing establishment.
We shall not soon forget that departure
from EmpOria, and some of the thoughts
connected with it. The sun was low
enough 10 make the atmosphere delight
full. In front lay the beautiful and fer
tile valley above the junction, dotted
with farm houses, orchards. and golden
wheat fields. Turning our head back
ward. the town. with its church steeples,
its white houses and green shade trees.
completed one of the happicst pictures
we ever beheld. We could not help but
contrast this sight with our first ell
trance into EmpOria. II little over twelve
years before. Then but two or three
log cabins greeted the eye in all the
scope of country which composed the
picture above described. There is much
encouragement in rejecting on what
will be done in the development of the
country in the next twelve years, when
we consider what has been done in the
last twelve, surrounded with almost ev-
cry circumstance that could retard onr
growth. In spite of the happy and
hopeful aspect Of the scene. feelings Of
sadness stole over us unbiddcn. We
were turning our back OH about all that
1ao tn Ia
thriving town, whose every house we
had seen reared-with whose citizens
we had been Identified In years of toll
and privatiOn. Our heart is held to
them by the strongest feelings of SYM
pathy and affection. The feeling came.
old town for the last time" This was
banishcd at once. but some how or 9th
err it left an impression like this: YOU
viii soon go, and all will soon go for
the last time. The fOndest ties cannot
last long. But pictures of the bright
future which seems TO await us crowd
eel on those of sadder nature, and
soon we were thinking of our two rail-
roads-Of our five or ten thousand in
habitants-Of big blocks of fine build
ings; and, last, but not least to us, The
DAILY EMPORIA News.
We had a very pleasant trip to Bur-
lingame by moonlight. The stage was
comfortable, the horses went along rap
idly,and the driver,(w I'VE don't remember
hts name,) was gcntlemanly, and like
loci, Ri1Itn.rs' 0aI
business" This line il now in first-class
order, and we think the travelling pub
lie may thank Hank Lowe for il Us much
as anybody. lie understands the stage
business, and will run it for all IL
is worth, or he won't run il at all.
The crops between town and the old
Walker farm are looking splendidly. If
the farmers of Lyon county could see
what we have seen since we left EmpO-
ria, they would come to the conclusion
that they have special reason to be
thankful for big crops and bright pros
poets. We arrived at Burlingame at
o'clock a. m. After resting until 2 a.
m, and taking breakfast at Richard
sons, we were driven over to Carbon
dale, the present ending of the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, i'm a COM
Portable Concord coach. A little after
above road for the capital. This road
is in splendid order. All whom we
have heard say anything about it pro-
nounce il the smOOthest and best new
track they have ever Travelled over. The
time made is good for new road
Work is progressing rapidly. There
must be about two hundred hands at
work. The track is early finished to
ITO creek. and Il force is at work on the
culverts between that creek and Burln-
game. The cars ought to be runningto
Il. by the first or middle of Scpteni-
learn that The Major Beach who once
took the contract for building the Neo-
shO Valley Railroad, and who was con-
siderable Of lion in the valley for
awhile. is running the engine OIL the a.,
L. & 5. F. Railroad. lie is said TO he IA
good engineer. Half past eleven found
us in the capital. Topeka has grown
wonderfully in the past few months.
We had the pleasure of meeEing Mr..
King, one of the new men in the Rec
ord office. He is greatly pleased with
Kansas, and will do much good in our
young State. We took look through
the Office of this paper. 1t is one of the
most thorough printing establishments
i'll the West. Everything is new and
neat rs u new pin. Also visited the
Commonwealth office, where we found
everything in excellent running order.
Major Edwards, the successor of friend
Prouty, was absent in Illinois. Burlim-
game. Davis and Moore were at their
posts. This also is "a large printing es-
adjustment, and the character of its
work is suequallci for excellence ANY,
where in the country. Topeka can
boast of two of the best papers in the
West. Our business was mostly with
the State officers. We found friend
Moonlight, Secretary of State, MIR.
Thoman, Auditor, and George Graham,
! Treasurer, at their posts aud as accom-
modating rs ever. Col. Moonlight has
lately hccUmc impressed will, the i'm
portaDcc o. being Quaker, aud wears
a broatl brimmcd hat. He SAYS there
has got 10 be something in the next
platform about the word Thee" We
doubt if any State can boast of three
more competent or accommodating Of
ficers than those named above.
On Friday morning at six o'clOck we
went TO Lawrence, where we stopped