The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-04-18
p,,,. 70 THE ssgTRwEsr.

To carry cut fully tie railroad pohcy
adopted last iali by The progressive citizens OF
Ieavei.wo1;h, enc of tie mos. important
moves will &c TO secure the A;chison, 10
peka & Santa Fe Railroad, or convenient
Connection with il. To this end, and TO the
further end OF obtaining another road to To-
peka, number OF cur citizens propose to
build an independent line OF railway o: the
ordinary gauge to the last named city. Ao-
cordinyiy, n proposition hrs been submitted
to the qualified elections Of Leavenwor;h
County, to aid the company which proposes
to build the road, 70 the extent Of Sl5O, oo0
ia county bonds. To morrow tie people
will be called upon 10 vote for or against this
subsidy.
Before casting ballot, ii becomes duty
OF every elector TO consider whether or not
the road viii be worth 10 LeavenTorth
County, the amount asked Of Leavenworth
County to get il. There can hardly be two
opinions on this question; because the good
20 be gained from the road is so great, and
the subsidy asked for so small. Ii imme-
diate connections with or direct line of rail-
road 10 the great and rapidly developing
Sou;hwest-lhe country of the Arkansas and
It's tribu.arics-are worth anything to Leav-
enworth they are worth the interest from
year TO year on $4,000.
The Leavenwar.h, Lawrence * Galveston
Railway is now preparing 10 run into Leav-
cnworth, and afford our merchants speedy
and unbIoken communication 10 the south
line OF the STATE. Oar connections with the
East, Southeast, and Northeast are nearly
completed. The Kansas Central is pointing
10 the West, with feeders to the Northwest
counties, and Leayenworth may rest in the
assurance that her interests will be taken
care OF in that direction, ard it now remains
Tor our people to determine whether or not
the trade OF the A,chison, Topeka and Santa
Fe country is worth paying for. Leaven-
worth may gain knowledge from the history
of other prosperous cities. Chicago was not
content, with one line TO the Missouri River,
and the cour try ives, of Lake Michigan, but
steadily continued building new roads and
securing new connections, until all the great
lines Of western, northwestern and southwest
ern railways divergei from there. Cities
m.y be bankrupted by the liberal lavish Of
money and bonds, but We challenge any one
70 poin, TO a single instance wherein 3 city
has become hankrup: by expending money
70 build railroads.
A new road to Topeka and an unbroken
line 10 Southwest Kansas are essential 10
the growth and greatness OF the metropolis of
Kansas. Tie subsidy will involve addi-
tional taxation, but the road will create
additional taxable property, besides enlarging
facilities for controlling the commerce CT the
S.a,e. Our people may look to Chicago and
see what skill in graspiDg sndt.controlling
great enterprises has accomplished, and
thereby gain wisdom. Lcavenwcrth has
now fully regaiIed hsr position as the chief
commercial city of The Missouri Valley, and
the people of Kansas have reposed conf
dence in her. They will look to the record
she makes on the question Of union with To-
peka and the Arkansas Valley, and depend
on her support. We cannot afford TO reject
tie Leayenworih, Oskaloosa and Topeka
proposition. Its defeat would be disaster.
1t would destroy faith abroad and arouse
dissord at homo. The people should turn
out with one accord and give this proposed
new read square and absolute endorsement.