The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-12-09
ARKANSAS cIrY-RAPID GROWTH.


ton of Walnut and Arkansas rivers, is
building up rapidly. We CLEAN few
items in relation to the town from the
report of the President-Prof. III. B.
Norton-and Executive Committee of
the town company, made at a meeting
of said Company held in this place last
Monday.
The first building was completed iii
April last, aud by liberal policy in do
mating lots to those who would build
thereon, fifty-six buildings are now mp
and occupied /; twenty more are in pro-
cess of construction, and will be COM
pleted within the next twenty days;
twenty-five others are under contract to
be built as soon as the materials can be
had. 1t is believed that over 100 build
ings will be completed by the 18th of
january. This is now the largest town
in the Walnut valley, leaving out Edo
RADIO.
The buildings now occupied include
some of good dimensions, such as the
City Hotel, just erected by the Town
Company, which has a basement and
two stories, and the main part being
25x30 feet. Many of the business
houses are 25x40 and two stories high.
The Woolsey house, which is in running
order, is 22x34, with a two-story wing
nearly as large.
Among the branches of business now
being carried on is the following: Car
penters, dry goods, harness shop, board
ing houses, millinery and dress making,
land Office, bakery, grocery, restaurant,
paint shop, blacksmithing, livery stable,
wagon making, billiard hall, hotels,
hardware and stoves, tin shop, drug
store, printing office, clothing store, can
die factory, meat market, jewelry store,
shoe shop, feed store, soap factory, ETC.,
etc.
Trade is good in the town, and as the
Walnut and Arkansas valleys are rich
and arabic for miles, the country will
he thickly settled, and business will
steadily grow better. It is so situated,
also, as to command the trade of several
tribes of Indians, in their new homes
in the Indian Territory.
Parties are erecting large building
for the sale and manufacture of agricul-
tural implements also, for town hall
25x60 feet. Another hotel, is under way
to be 30x50 feet in size, two stories
high.
The Southern Kansas Italian Immi-
grafton Society has made Arkansas
City its headquarters, and has already
erected building for an office. Two
hundred families viii be located i'll the
vicinity, by the agent, who is already
making arrangements for them, early in
the Spring. They will engage in silk
and grape culture.
The total number of lots donated, so
far, for the benefit of the town, by the
Company, 253. A large number more
are yet to be donated.
A ferry is now running overthe Wal
nut river at the town, and one will soon
be running over the Arkansas, and ar
engagements are being made to cross
Texas cattle at this place next season.
A road has been laid out south to inter-
sect the well known Chisholm trail, and
traders pronounce the route via Arkan-
sas City superior in every respect TO the
| Western trail.
Two of the best saw mills in South
ern Kansas are running day and night
at Arkansas City, and they cannot sup
ply the demand for lumber. Two shin
gle machines are also in operation, and
to one of the mills is being added a lath
mill and gig-saw.
| Beedy 81 Newman who entered into
contract last season TO improve the wa
ter-power near the place, are already at
work on a large water mill, which will
| be running next summer.
The flow of immigration to the town
and country is steadily increasing, and
the demand for town lots on the liberal
terms offered by the company, was new
er so great as now.
The company will obtain title for
their site at an early day, and the town
will have growth next season which
will be rapid and permanent Few
towns in Southern Kansas have better
location.