The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-11-24
OUR POLICY.

The benefits resulting to q city through its
manufactures are seldom overestimated.
They confer u direct and substantial prosper
ity beyond any other branch of human indus
try. They transform raw material into use
full and saleable autobiography enhancing
its value by the operation. They supply their
own locality with manufactures, thereby
keeping at home large sums of money which
would otherwise be sent to distant points,
bringing return. They gather money from
far and near, and bring 1t in steadily flowing
streams to themselves, and as steadily,
through their many operative and general
purchases, scatter their ever increasing tri-
butes throughout all the business channels of
the city. They add very useful class Of pop
ulation. They create and sustain business of
all kinds. They improve the demand for do.
nestle produce. The farmer whose market is
manufacturing city gets more for his wheat,
corn, butter, eggs, pork, beef, poultry, vege-
tables, fruit, than he could anywhere else
in the world. He does not have to pay rail
road charges TO get his produce to a ready and
profitable market. His farm land increases in
value accordingly. The merchants sell $500
to 81 900 of goods to every mechanic at work
in their city. The professional men exper-
fence appreciable increase of their incomes
handle more funds. Real estate advances, and
changes hands at satisfactory figures. New
business houses are erected AMI rent TO adj
vantage. The laborers, the masons, the car
penters, the plasterers, the painters, the tin
ners, find constant employment at fair wages
Dwellings multiply. Vacant streets become
inhabited. improvements progress. The tax
able property increases in geometricaI ratio
| and thus the tax rates lessen. The schools
| are full OF pupils. The chuIc hes are more
easily paid for. Substantial prosperity re.
suits in all quarters from the presence Of pro-
ductive industry.
Manufactures come singly, at first. Capt.
| tai is cautious; skilled labor is expensive
and to succeed in manufacturing requires the
three important qualifications Of money, busl
ness experience, and practical ability. The
| success of one mandatory invites another
| to try its chances. When half-a dozen are
| doing well, score will naturally follow
One kind creates the necessity and field fol
another kind. The first experiments must b.
fostered by the community. 1t is wis
policy for the public treasury to lend aid to {
| certain degree. The judicious gift of land
and use of loans, TO secure the establishment
of leading manufactures, is generally . mos
excellent investment for the public good. 81
soon as the experimenters in new fielC
| achieve positive success, they will be fol
| lowed by others. and the point at which di
rect assistance is no longer necessary or advis
able, can easily be perceived.
We urge upon all our citizens, upon tn
owners OF both city and farm property, tn
importance OF securing the establishment her
OF all obtainable manufacturing enterprises
Once established they are sure TO succeed-fo
Emporia is one of the best business center
west of the Mississippi. We must ail-m
chants, lawyers, farmers, doctors, mechanics
land owners, money lenders, encourage man
ufactories by every means at command.
necessary, the public credit and resource
should be called upon to do their share Of tn
good work. or all enterprises that may sprini
up In this section, manufactures Of staple Al
ticles are the most necessary, and beneficial
and should meet with the most favorabl
consideration from all parties.