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KANSAS CRY, Missouri.
Inne 29Ih, 1869.

Mr.. EDITOR - wrote you SOME "'"0
ago giving hssiy sketch OF our greet
State and it's resources. | now propose
10 take glance al Missouri's second cry.
Kansas City is situated in the norm %es'
corner of Jackson county, which eotoefs
on Kansas and on the south bank oil Inc
Missouri River; by rail, 2s2 miles west
of ST. Louis, 25 miles east oil Lea'en'
wor,h. and about IS southeast oil st.
Joseph. Many have supposed from Tue
name tina, i, belonged to bleeding han
sas" and indeed The proposition 10 trans
fer the border tier of counties lying ada
cen, 10 that Stale, was freely discussed
here last winter. The idea was hooled
at BY Missourisns, j! seeming 10 touch
their State pride. and it being OF course
impraclicsble. il was dismissed. Suffice
i, 10 say however, many Of US 'sdopied
citizens" were very wiliingtlo join. as
our taxes would thereby be measuIeably
liRh.ened. This city for many years be-
fore the war was known only as West.
port Landing. being point d'appm to that
ancien. li,,le burg by river. We are pref
ty we'll fanked and almost surrounded by
other cities each of which doubtless like
this expects 10 be metropolis IN l'seIi.
We have Wyandotte in Kansas west oil
us, on our left flank 3 miles distant. with
population of 500 people. Wesspor'
to The south and rear miles. is abou! The
same size, while Harlem looms up in
from, Of us on the opposite bank OF the
river, with 800 souls. An idea OF The
rapid increase in the population oil Kan
sss City NAV be conceived from the fol
lowing statistics: Population Is. OF Jan.
uary, 1865. 5000; Is. January. 1866. T.
500; LIST January. 1867. 900; LIST jan
usry. 1868. l6 900; lot January. 1869.
$4,000. We now have seven railroads.
slready completed and in process Of con-
suuclion. although six months elapsed al
ter The close Of the war before the iron
horse made his appearance here. They
are the Missouri Pacific TO ST. Louis.
Kansas Pacific 10 Sheridan. Kansas, 400
miles west-,he Missouri River For,
Scott and Gulf road being rapidly pushed
forward to Galveston. Texss-ihe Kan.
sas City and Louisiana now being built to
The latter poin, in Pike county. l27 miles
above 81. Louis; the Kansas City and
Cameron railroad, the Missouri Valley 10
Des Moines. Iowa. and the North Mis-.
souri, 10 st. Louis. Another railroad is
plated from this point to Santa Fee
New Mexico, aud the sdjacen, counties in
Kansas have already voted large sums 10
aid in its construction. Thala city the
size oil this should have sprung up so sud
denly. and increased so rapidly seems a
little remarkable. especially when its close
proximity 10 ST. Joseph and Leaven worth
are considered. The secre. seems 10 be
lha, eastern and western capitalists be-
lieving tina, Kansas City had The best Ge-
ogrsphical position Of any town in The
west. determined together among them.
selves to come here and build railroads
and make i, a great centre therefor. They
have thus taken time by the forelock"
in advance Of old fogy ST. Louis. St. Jo-
seph, and Leavenwor,h, snc secured the
trade around Us for many miles in the
interior. /, is true we are situated in the
mos, fertile and productive sections in
Missouri and Kansas. But this fact
would no. be sufficient in itself 10 build
up a city here. (as many predict will be
the CASEY Of 100000 inhabitants. My
own opinion is that we can only do this
by establishing large manufactures, foun-
dries and wholesale houses. We must
invite the capital and labor necessary TO
this by having judicious system Of edu.
cation. The professions all seem TO be
filed to OVERLOOKING, The cslibre Of the in
cumben,s may be pu, down as-igh,-
though the creates, deficiency seems 10
be in the pulpit. One Of the most as,rac-
tive features of this city at present is lis
gres, Railroad and Carrisge.way Bridge
over The Missouri, just completed alta cost
OF over two million dollars. lis whole
length is 1850 feet, length Of draw 800
feet. Next Saturday, July 3rd. has been
appointed to celebrate its completion.
D,guiiaries from all quarters have been in
vited to participate including the City
Councils of ST. Louis and Chicago. who
have accepted. Hon. John A. McCler-
nand Of Illinois, has accepted the invita-
ton. as orator Of the day. | will send
you The papers containing an account Of
The "days doings," as every body and his
brother is expected and we anticipate q
big time generally: Yours.
OCCIDENTAL.