The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-07-27

Pine Gropn-RaiBrOaA Pla0N aDa Pres.
peess-N has SSaaher1 KaAses E1-
poets of LeaSenW erth-A Coed Letter
from . Former Citizen.
WISFIELD, Cowley Co., July l7,:ls7l.
1oae..EdnOr Of lie Times:
Never was any county more favored with
glorious prospect for an abundant harvest
than this section OF Kansas. Frequent
showers are bringing up the sod crops to the
GROWING point. -
This county, however, will never sIier
from droughts. Beautiful, pure, rapid run
ming streams, heading from copious springs,
abound throughout the county. Indeed, one
may be crossed every three or four miles,
and all skirted with timber, more or less.
Wells of the best Of water may be reached at
ten to twenty ieet in any par, OF the county.
In fact, the resources of the Walnut Valley
Will lie immense and railroad companies
from every direction, understanding lie i'm
portance Of securing the trade OF this valley,
and its outlets to the Indian
country and on 10 Texas, New
Mexico and the Pacific, are beginning
to reach out their arms to us. The Missouri,
Kansas & Texas road via Parsons, from the
East; the For, Scott, Humboldt, Fredonia,
d Winfield road; the Aichison, Topeka Il
Santa Fe road, ami the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas road from the north, and not the
least important, the Leayenworth, Law
renee d Galveston extension OF the
K, C. b. 4 ). +. r.
This last r.amad road deserves more tLan a
passing notice, both for the interests OF this
valley and for Leavenworth. 1t is now
called the Kansas City, Burlington Il Santa
Fe Railroad. 1t is completed from Kansas
City, via Olathe to Ottawa, or rather the
Leavenworth, Lawrence x Galveston road.
l believe bonds have been voted by Cofiey
county, and Greenwood county have voted
$500, 600 10 the road, and Is soon as a like
subsidy is voted by this county, the road will
be completed from Ottawa to Burlington,
10 Eureka, and on 10 Winfield. l think
may safely say that this road will be built
soon, and probably under the auspices Of
the Leavenworth, Lawrence d Galveston
Company. Now what should Lesvenwonh
do? In no wise must she fail to vote aid 10
her southern connection to Olathe. We,
living down here, understand the import
ance of this measure better than those resid-
ing al Leavenworth. There is an immense
trade flowing already this way, and the grand
resources of this sectisn will constanlly in
crease this trade. Leavenworth, Kansas
City or St. Louis will get it. 1t belongs to
Leavenworth. She can have it. Give us
the same facilities for travel and Transporter
ton with other places, and the choice Of all
business men in Southern and Southwest
Kansas is Leavenworth.
Leavenworth Is in The situation of man
holding the second mortgage. He must buy
up the frs; one or lose his own. But after
all, what is the amount necessary TO secure
all the roads for which she is called upon to
aid, compared TO the immense advantages
she will reap by securing them With the
K. C., the c. & S. W. to Topeka, and the
Olathe roads, Leavenworth is safe to be the
largest city between St. Louis and the Pa
ci6c coast. Can any one he so short-sighted,
50 unwise as to oppose the propositions al
ready submitted by the county. or any one
# them? J. NJ. ALEXANDER.