The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1870-12-29
From our Travelling Correspondent.
SENECA. KAN. Dec.

On the evening of the 10th, at $40, we
took the western bound train over the ST.
Joseph 4 Denver City Railroad for lila
watha, the county seat Of Brown County.
The eastern terminus of this road is at e.
wood, opposite st. Joseph. The road passes
through the counties Of Doniphan, Brown,
Nerneha, and will be completed to Marys-
ville the county seat Of Marshall. Its con-
tinuation is laid down on the MAPS, to
Washington, in Washington County, where
it is to form a junction with the Union Pa
cific, Central Branch. II is well constructed,
and have no hesitation in Pronouncing it
the smoothest road have vet passed over in
Kansas. There is the usual fault-fnding
along the line, as to the exhorbitant freight
and passenger tariffs; and people are SUI
premely disguised with those in charge of az
fairs at Sit Joseph, who take If upon them
selves to delay freight. A general COM
plant is raised, and great many business
men are going back TO the ''wagon and
team" 4 great desire is manifested for sat
iSfactory arrangement for transportation
over the Leavcnworth, Atchison 4 North
western. and the AtchisOn Il Nebraska, to
Troy. In that event, Leavenworth will
come in for large share of the trade of the
Northern Tier. But it il generally un,ler-
stood that the ST. Joseph & Denver will put
freight rates up, in that case, TO the same
standard from Troy west as from st. Joseph.
l have found in my travels, that Leaven-
worth men stand very. much better all
over the State than those Of any Of the rival
cities. The desire is growing to be univer-
sal throughout Kansas, to build up the great
civ of the West in our own State. II the
people Of LeavenwOrth will now begin to
take care Of themselves, the rest of the State
will help them. Ii has no affinities with
neighboring States that ought to be allowed
to come in and usurp those natural ones she
has towards her own cities. St. Joseph, and
other rivals, have received encouragement
from contiguous localities in Kansas, that
has thus been diverted from Leavenworth
These localities have secured what they were
primarily seeking, viz: Communication by
rail with the commercial centers of the older
States,-and there it ends; there they stop;
and in all respects else, are Kansas people,
solely interested in securing, within the
bounds Of their own State, the Metropolitan
city Of the West. If this is not the truth in
the ease, they are universally insincere in
down against them. Let the business
men of our city but work, and work
tremendously, and the day will come
that shall see her proud and prosperous and
her rivals deserted and decaying. 1t should
not be understood in any Of the foregoing re-
marks that any complaints are aimed TO he
''trumped up" simply intend to relate
the condition Of affairs in this portion of the
State for information.
In my letter from Troy, l omitted to state
that the Atchison 4 Nebraska is expected to
reach White Cloud by the first Of January,
and that arrangements are being made TO
run trains from Atchison ria Troy to St. Jo-
seph. In this connection | NAV suggest,
again, the importance Of securing Transport
tation for freight from Lcavenworth TO Troy
without breaking bulk. 4 run Of five miles
from Troy brought us TO Norway, which,
aside from being a station, has assumed no
importance As yet. From Norway TO Ryan
the distance is four miles; to ST. Francis,
fourteen; to Evansville, eighteen. The
same may be said of these stations as was
said Of Norway Five miles farther and We
are at
HIAwATHA.
Such a nice little city We were not quite
prepared to see. The business houses and
residences are quite faultless, and more
gentlemanly set Of business men cannot be
found. We found our way to the Addison
House, where We spent the night, and. by
invitation, next day, had the pleasure Of
partaking Of the Inequalities in store for all
those who patIonize the Hiawatha House.
Mr.. A. J. Selleg is the proprietor, and the
truth is not infringed upon when We say that
he keeps one Of the best and most popular
hotels in Northern Kansas
In our call upon the business men, We
found +. E. Collins, Esq, of Leavenworth,
Special Agent for the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company, of Milwaukee. in
town, and he seemed to be the most popular
man extant
Hiawatha has now about 500 inhabitants
and they are increasing rapidly. The pro
LESSONS and usual departments Of trade are
~ we'll represented ~ in most towns of that
size. Among them We shall notice the fol-
lowing:
H. c. wey, an old Leavenworth man, has
established himself here in the hardware and
stove trade. He keeps 4 splendid stock and
docs lazgetIade.
Nelson 4 Wells are the most popular dry
goods dealers in town, as they deserve to be.
Their store Is always crowded with c,,sto-
mer.
J. B. Butter6eld has all he can do in the
manufacture of boots and shoes
VS. Bristol does a large business m the
furniture trade.
B. B. Mann has inst opened fine Billiard
Hall, which he runs on the most unobject-
ionable principles.
We called At the Hiawatha Dispatch Office,
A. n. Ruley, publisher and editor. We find
him ensconced in splendid Office, and pub
fishing paper in which his people take
great pride. We are indebted to him for
courtesies and some Items"
Arrangements are being made for the
building Of fine Touring mill. There is