White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1870-01-20
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able and 'siiiieg to protect its CT z rs
rom constant .grsssive wsrfsre wigsd
~ ihe very heat OF It's territory by al ene-
my which utterly condemns its pnw,r.
i IS the public sentiment OF the East
which is at fsnlt in this matter; and q
remoustrsnee Of this kind nv you would
show onr eastern fellow -rifixens thst the
entire State is in sympathy with the dis
tant border whsp the hardy pioneer snd
his helpless family are msnaced by savs-
ses. anil that We wouA prefer TO sss more
OF the troops ~s help to snpport sent
there rather than such represcnfs'i ives Of
highly respect able imharili,v a. Tire one
who travelled through the W st a short
time last summer. protesting 10 have of
deal s,nc'ioa for his "phiisndering" and
whe wheeled an EASTERN msgsz Ne INTO
publishing his f.lsifsl narratives snd
msndlin d sqnisitions on philanthropy
will leave this subject BY stating tha, it
is Of the utmost Importance to the pros
periiv Of the whole State that oar from
tier he projected from hostile incursions
F,r iniler and more compie,e state
ment concerning military affairs. refer
Won to tbs report Of the Adjtnsnt Gen
ersl. will adj. however. thst I made
every possible effort to hsv. mora U ,ited
States troops sent to thu FRONTIER. and to
ge, authority to raise volunteers for the
Uniisd States services last -nmmsr.
AGRICULTURE. coxurRcy Avn rkyurAcruRIs
Those Of our citizen. who have been en-
gagged in agricultural and horticultural pur
suits, have met with that decided success
which NAV ever be hoped for from the aDHli
c,tion of intelligent labor, under conditions 20
favorable. "a To genial climate and generous
soil. The unprecedented growth OF popula
ton, and the rapid increase Of surplus pro-
ducts, demand that your attention be given to
the problem of procuring adequate facilities
for the transportation Of our heavier and more
bulky products to the markets Of the world
The rapidly extending railway system meets
the demand of the public for the pnrpnse OF
travel, and the transport ,tion of the lighter
and more valuable commodities, even for
great distances. but it is we'll ascertained
fact that grain, for instance. cannot be prof
taby sent by rail to a distant market IL is
demonstrahle that transportation bv water is
vastly che ,per than is possible by railway
| This being the cise, il hehooves u to look
Tor some water line, whereby We can place our
heavy products upon the Atlantic seaboard fsr
distribution there or trsnsmrtiI to foreign
mart.. There exist, it is true. routes uia the
Missouri. Mississippi, and Illinois rivers; the
Illinois and Michigan canal; the great lakes OF
the north, AMI the Erie canrsl ard Hudson
river, or the Welland and Lacnine canal. oI
Canada, and the ST. Lawrence river. The
objections to these routes are that thew are
very circ;.i;ous. that they involve the cost oi
many tri7s s'iipmeHts and the pa7me-t o'
tribute to Iilnris, the Dominion o. Canndai
and the State of New York. Moreover, they
are closed by ice during a large portion ot the
year, and rendered dangerous and doubly ex
| pensive by tempeStuous weather during the
season when IL ia most desirable {, move crops;
mr. can the ese routes be used without passing
through ar along the brrders OF the dominion
1T a foreign government, thus making theiI
use contingent upon am'cahe relations with
that government There is also another ronte
reaching the Atlantic by water, ria the Mis-
sonri and Mississippi rivers To The Gulf ei
| Mexico, thence through the Florida pass 10
the ocean; but this routc has nearly or quite
IA many objections the northern ones
through the lakes. This line is also very
long one. and il masses through a climate most
uhtiNorap'e to tne preservation OF most oi tne
p'oductS of this latitude. Trans shipment al
the gull is also necessary, and the dangers o.
navigation in the vicinity of Florida Keys and
the Bihama Banks are go grelt that Insurance
on VOYAGES that way-ranges as high IA two and
| a hal per cent. on the value of vessel and
| cargo.
Is the onty OF the national legislature {"
see that route Is provided from 'ne interior
10 t,ie sea- WHICH wiz nor tsA 'he ia"or ., ''e
so'h'i'S man se'enE -n'e per cent e'"p,s W
,ufh.sn transportation ior me e-"''ng prouoc''
IN vie" Oh tnese iic's ana otners' "hich iur
hish ressohs equaiiy coeeh'' uech IL en-,
neh'ly NJ ana proper that you should memoir
aihe congress hSsihg tha. ha'ioha' enter
pFise' 'ne 'aineS river anu haha"ha c''a'' oe
ehiarseu anu completed 10 such way as 10
connect 'he htvisaoe waters oil the oh'" ahh
james rivers. mus aHorh'hs means OF transit" ny
"a'er from Tue na''2io'e S'te ms OF 'ne 'h'r
lor 10 the atahtic oeeaii' with"nt IN,
OF irahs shipp"eh', ana without iiSh nom Gu
mtte' tempest or a,en eHemy' ana NJ cost i.r
uaEsp a''oh 'as"t 'e>s man 'hAt Which J.
eh'ai.d upon US oy t.e 'heihciehey oi 'ne pre-
>ens hhes c' c,mm"hica'loh.
Our eeog'apnca' s'ui'oh sh"uid interest nS
:" lne prosecution OF 'h's WORK, i,r "neh IL Is
CON mP'ete'' oaees may oe loaded AZ LeaSen-
norin. h'chisoh' |" yahdotte' or any point upon
.ne h'ssoufi rFef-or upon the Kansas river'
u some mp ovemehts De made Tor rs ni'iSa,
u'h-ani the 1arges tn'is loaded could be towsd
ny s'esu 10 me head "f rasisition on the
nan ht"na nver, thence pis' ihronSh the can'i
rs canal boat to tide water in Chesapeake By.
ho,t co;... - -. r., =, ,
be returned to the West freieh,sd With such
commodities as are in de uapd here. IL seems
to me tina, the openjng of such n lire woaId
greatly enhance the yalue Of all our domestic
products, and che.nen such articles AZ we find
necessary or desirable to b, ing from distance
of real estate would be yreat,v advanced. and
labor made producty.
make mi. sugg o,,.,- ~. rrr;,ds,l os