The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-04-28
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THE NEOSHO VALLEY.
New ToWns-ParsOns-Its PrOspects-R.
r. 'ExeursiOnists, &c.

A ride down the Neosho valley is en-
ioyabie at any season of the year, and
so now, when spring is dom
ming her robes of greenest hue, and
betokens an abundant har-
vest. As an sold settler" of eleven
years. experience in Kansas, 1 am entit-
led to say that winter wheat never has
looked as well as it does now; and there
also seems to be an unusually large
breadth sown. The farmers are engag-
ed in putting in their corn, and spring |
wheat is up and looking well.
So many new towns have lately
sprung up along the line of the NJ. X.
& T. road, and. they have all "blowed"
so loundly, that looked for them with
interest. There is New
Chicago, Tioga, Galesburg, Urbana, and
others whose names l do not remember,
all cutting a large swath-on paper.
The two first named, join each other, at
the crossing of the L. L. q g. road, and
have been waging a war of extermina-
ton, each against the other. But re-
Gently peace has been declared, and
their two hearts are hencaforth to beat
as one, one of them being tired of being
BEAT alone. New Chicago is quite
lively little place, less than year old,
and is lucky enough to be possessed of
a good newspaper, which, to borrow
the words of the patent medicine men,
''no family should be without"
I But the town that the most elbow"
has been made about is Parsons, at the
junction of the Sedalia branch of the NJ.
X. & T. with the main line. It's not all
blow, either, for it is by all odds the
liveliest, most go-ahead town of Usage
that know anything of. Only about
a month since the first real improve
ments were begun, and it now has
about 800 nhabitants-some say 1000.
The sounds made by the carpenters at
work are positively deafening, and you
can't look in any direction without see
ing new houses going up, or piles OF
| lumber awaiting the workmen. Town
lots are selling very rapidly,at fair fig
ures. The town company owns 2,2OC
acres there; so they will have room
enough for all. One good, large hotel
is already in operation, and another
will be ready for the'public in a few
days. Mr.. Beard, proprietor of the
Belmont House, opened his house on the
4th of this month, and is overrun with
guests. He is building a large addition
a building for high school is to be
put up right away, to cost $4,000 or ST.
600. Judge Parsons gives $1,000, the
city will give $1,000 in bonds, and the
town company gives a half block. Il. S.
Stevens has contracted for residence
for himself, to cost about $4,000. Mel
Vile, j. r. Barrett and r. S. Stevens
have bought two blocks on which tC
erect buildings for sale, to cost Sl,5O(
each. Milt. Reynolds will soon have
the San shining Oh the citizens of Par
sons in particular and the world il
general. An Office is to be built 70
him at once. If were to write all da.
| could not enumerate all the improve
ments that are under way and project
ed, but l mention the above as sample
of what is beiny done, and the kind o
men who are investing there. Steven
says he is going to put up the finest de
pot in the State at Parsons, probably o
f brick. The citizens expect that tn
company will put up their machin
shops, and remove their headquarters
there, and some other folks are might
ily afraid of it. OF course l canno
speak as to the truth of these hopes.
The town has been organized as
city of the third class, and on Tuesday
the 18th, the following city ticket wa
elected: For Mayor, Col. w. Davis
for Police Judge, III. L. Partridge; 70
, Councilman, w. w. Dana, A. Carey, =
w. Rhodus, J. b. Plato, and Chas. Wat
= son. cannot leave Parsons withOu
=, remarking that Col. Davis, Attorney c
the Road, has his Office in the buildin
in which the first baby in Parsons wa
born, and had thoughts of occupying
!, as residence. He has changed his mine
however, and is building a neat littI
residence. Maybe he was afraid of thu
house!
On Tuesday came up on the trai
Il with the officers of the road, and sever
al gentlemen of this State and Nilsson
: ri among whom were the following
: II. S. Stevens, General Manager M
;, X. 81 T. Judge A. S. Stevens, father {
Il r. s., and r.. b. Stevens, both of Ne
Il York; Ii. D. Misick, General Tick
g and Freight Agent; w. r. Woodar
Superintendent Sedalia division; F.
IS White Superintendent Neosho divi
d ion George L. Sands. Superintendel
n Usage division; o. B. Gum, Chief FL
r. gineer; Willard Davis, Attorney NJ
d X. & T.; II. L. DeHpison, Private Sc
d rotary of r. S. Stevens Mr.. Wells, ed
y tor Chicago Railway Review; NJ. v
n REYNOLDS, of the Parsons Sun; Messr
s Greeley and Currier, Directors A, T.
o S. F. r. r. and others whose names
o do not now remember. The party wei
y interviewing the road, and had spel
/. Monday in the Indian Territory, at Il
o end of the track. The road is now bui
o 80 miles south of the State line, and
It progressing at the rate of two miles p'
d day. The crowd was well provide
it with eataRles and-water;. and mac
o itself Just as merry as possible. The
I, passed on up the road, expecting to r
e turn to-day Col. Goss is determine
l. to make them stay over night at Ne
d sho Falls. He probably has some loo
S. lion which he wishes 10 exhibit.
IS In conclusion, l wish to repeat Il
d prophesy have heard thousand tim
e within the past two days-Parsons
:. coming to be the town of the Neosf
g valley.
i Some of our Emporia citizens, eve
: keen for paying investments, ha'
r bought property there, and consid'
|, that between this and that place, the
It will certainly own something wort
T their money.
}, EAIPoRIA, April Goth.
t Robert Armstrong, Deputy y S. SUI
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