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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1872-03-14
RaiIroads.


- The Jackson (Tennessee J Plain
dealer says: Tile following is YSH
worth place. in our columns. It
merits the attentive consideration OF
.eve~y~Ilan; because It. shows that
Colonel Sykes. knew what he was
talking about in 1919; and it is rea-
aonable to suppose he knows, what
he is talking about now Extract
from an aEticie published by " illiam
j. Sykes ia 1913, in the Magry Ten
nesseel IntelligeIicer, in reference to
the proper gterInination Of the Pacif-
ic.railrOad: ~,.-,...,. =, c
1T is exceedingly Important that
= route should be selected not liable
to. the objections stated by Mr:: Ben
ton. "A more. southern route would,
in . great degree avoid these OBJ
stacles, and Yonld IN all respects, be
equally as advantageous to all see
tiOns of the CniOn. Mrinphis. is
perhaps as eligible s-plsce rs can be
selected, BY means of the Missis
sippi and its tributaries, it is con
pectcd with all the great cities Of
the West. Il is in the heart Of the
Mississippi. valley. and occupies a
commanding position, which clearly
marks il as the mast suitable point
for the termination OF the Pacific
railroad. 1t is also probable that a
road commencing, there you'd avoid
The deep sneKs spoken Of By Mr.
benton. 81. f-rsdstf tsa .at-U
I'm few years there viii be q
continuous line OF roads from AieIh
phis to the Atlantic, The railroad
! from Charleston, $. c., to Nashville,
Tenn, will soon be finished, Ar
that will then be necessary 10 CON
meet McTPhis With the Atlantie
will be,a railroad from Memphis to
some, point or the Nashville, and
lChaFIestOn road. There is every
reason to believe that this viii soon
be bulls. To question this would
ne to doubt che energy and enter
l.Prising spirit of those most inter
ested, a road viii either be built
I from Nashville to Memphis or the
4 present TuscumbiS and DecaturToa
will be extended west to Memphis
and east to some point ON the Nash
vile and Charleston road. Ifnei-
ther Of these two roads should be
built, another route equally as adj
vautageous might be selected.
"A road from Memphis, running
/ through the counties of Wayne
Lawrence, Giles and Lincoln, and
,-onnecting with the Nashville, and
/ Charleston road at or near Winches
Ter, Tennessee, would meet Will
great favor. The advantages whiel
4 would accrue to the people OF Nortl
I Alabama and Middle Tennessee arc
TOO apparent to require any elaborate
Y arguments to shew them. At pres
l.seLt the Tennessee valley in Sortl
'I-Alabama one Of he finest portions
of the State, and II any OF. the riches
counties in Middle = Tennessee
aboupding in, all the elements 0
wealth. ,pFe,iA 2 great degree cut o.
! At the time those remarks Wer
made, by a then citizen Of Mildl
Tennessee, Memphis had no r=iiroa,
and less than six thousand inhaGil
, ants. What was then spcculatio
e has now become realityy1 and eve
G now a project is agitatett OF btsildlin.
: this road snokGh 6fthrough BolivaI
I Savannah and PulaslSi, sdHd we ma
} reasonably expect it will be built.
] J Z
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Tie Legislature.


This body eoByenetl5lins extra sesr
si0nsoa EHesAay last, a. filli7qudram
being present IN BathT houses, ana 4
ldetermihGt4ou to dispztch business
speediiS vas plgiifest, GoyefaOF
IsKoIExss-messEzs. rehabilitation
igz.ao farriblessanl concise mannef
his reason forIconYsPiggF ting leegiis
lature, was wellFeceived.
The FIRST bili-intrOduced in the
Sebate.Nas e aistfi8rized tic Mayor
and Alderinan aGfneorpoEatel towns
and cites to Issue Bonds to the
amoupspf $lseea.s. ss1.sl ) ga /
In the House a bill to appoint a
eommissipn 81 three persons learned
in the law. in eacA grand tli vision Of
the stats to 8 lsi,oss q 81 Eases on
the docket of the supreme Court, ili
whiea Objection ztps Tie Ja1glietfoP
of the couinissioa i not made, tdr
which arc not reached by the Sup
prcmegfSoIHrtss ssss misis s-Il4r
4nouiar 70 regulate. practice in
the -iHfsgiqF- and SpPysme q Courts.
one OF tile i5riip.ipal OBJECTS sc tile
bill Is 70 sl,reYspt cases siieihg aP-
pealesllo the Supreme Court, merely
for delay. .rTsfsyg HEX
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Lawrencehnrg, but scarcely dollar
fora road that merely touches the
County. The owners of the five
cotton factories in the immediate
vicinilg of I.awreneeburg would of
themselves contribute n handsome
amounf
All fhat ear people want is n
guarantee that the railroad will pass
tie center of the County,
and large amount will be at once
secured. - Laurence journal.
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half-breed. and once . member Of
the late Confederate CONGRESS-, q
their Agent, and a n1anyof fine cul-
ture and varied accomplishments
> Tbe Jsnauese Embassf has been
Received in the house. and Prince
iwakena made aspects, which, as
his RICHEST was rendered iuto ing
fish l,F TIE Stentafiian ice 81 Gen.
Banks; afteF1Ul5th, he itembets
gave them a good hand shaking.
They were not in their coart dress,
but in black cloth and white kid
gloves.
Our Government is wise in court
ing and Testing tlIezsEaIsssaas size.
secures their trade, and through
them penetraees Clfina; and we can
readily see what great benefits viii
accrue to MS, as web as both those
counties, by this movement. Aa
1a9 ue7Fs"l EsrEELE VEHsE.
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ayfeniphis and Knoxrill6.
From the KhO4vinesPress < Messenger.

From the Khoxyiflc Press & Messenger.
At the citizens meeting last night,
at tho Board or Trade Rooms, Hoh.-
&. NJ. McGhee al the chair, Mr.
Woodruff, President Of the Board OF.
TradS, offered tile following, preain-
bic and resoIutiHhst which we're.
unanimously adopted - -e-
WHEREAS, we are eredilhy in
formed thai. measures have been ia
ken in Memphis, Boliver and ether
poffts III west TeRnessOe4 to effect
direct railroad communication with
Knoxville. iasof II zr.ft IL.
!. 9RestIasti, That it is the eonvic-
tioAleN this meeting that direct
gailrOad communication with Nest
Tennessee would be. OF great adyan-
t9ge 10 Iris community, and that
weapleitge 30 nsOreyery exz
ertioA - aid this enterprise and
push % So,a speedy completion.
ResotVeR, That the Board of Trade
Of this ciIygbe requested to OPcE a
correspondence with the ollirers of
the Aiemphis x knoxville Railroad
/ Company, and Ohtain from them the
information necessary to enable the
! citizens az knoxyillaJto cooperate
f! inteliigeHtly and successfully with
those ofQWest 8 TCncessees in for
warling AN enterprise so important
To both tho cities of Memphis aud
Knoxville. and the region lying be
K tween them.s.se frs.t
The subject WiH be brought be
lore the Board Of 1'rade, rs ffs regtI-
/ lar meeting next Tuesday night,
! and prompt RetiOn will no doubt be
taken. a f,t -,..-u, ....,.-s. 3.
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We have seen a ietter from Hon.
r. 4. Neeiy, President of the Mem.
pills < Knoxville Railroad, to Capt,
DeaVenpbrt, relative to securingcom-
missioners to solicit Subscription
for tbs proposed route from Ssis-an-
nah to Knoxville, TIA COlumbia. also
t0 secure commissioners to solicit
Subscription FOR BRANCH. rOsgf from
soine point ON tho above line through
Labrenceburg and Pulaski to Pay
etteville. go
The President states that they ex
pect to apply at once for q charter
for the extension 81 the Memphis q
Knoxville Railroad from the Ten
nessce River to Knoxville, through
Columbia and Mc3IinnVille, also e%-
tending q line Of the samernad from
some point on this line to Farette-
willie, p'a I.awrcneebn-g and Pulaski
We are free TO say that as fas as
the people OF lawrence County are
concerned, they will subscribe very
hbeFaiiy to 3 r0ad passing through
I.awfencthurg and the eentet Of tile
County, We need a TSilr6ad. and
we hesitate not 10 say that We
would be willing TO be heavily taxed
20 aid such a road, but for a road
running through the extreme north
western portion or the County, never.
We have consulted seversi Of the
ald citizens and end that from Sos,
/ 600 To 81 100000 would be suescFilAeSi
+ by ttc citizens 4oT asroad through
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In Chaneery at Pulaski, for
Giles County, Tennessee.
Joseph II. Strayhorn u. John Il. In
man at ais -'1- tf--. ~

Joseph II. stray norm -. Jonn. Is. III
.g f-.f 3D.. man ct ais. %
IN THIS CAUSE, on motion Of COM
i plainant, supported by affidavit, that
he is bound as security for Joseph g.
Innlan, deceased, in the sum OF 1888 So,
and that said sHIA was due and owing At
the time Of the death of said Joseph G..
Inmau, and that he As such security u
VIII have said sum to, pay aud that
said inmaIT died intestate in tie State
Of Alahalna, seized and possessed OF
real and personal estate in the State OF
Tennessee, and that no allnliuistration
has been granted upon tile estate OF
said inteState inrtlIe State of Tennessee,
and having olhaiunSlv from the Hon.
Thomas. 81. Jones, J Judge &c, an oTrler
for q writ or attachment TO issue, which
attachment has been issued amt re-
turned, levied upon the estate Of said
Joseph O.. Inmah, deceased. desconded
ca tie defendants, his heirs at law, and
distributors, Ii is therefore ordered
that publication be made for four sue
cessiVe weeks III tho rCLGsKi CTTlzENS,
a newspaper published ia the town OF
Pulaski, reqaifiiig said EIvirsa Innian,
sJohn n. InnHn, YIN. Imam jackson
LInmaR, who are the widow and chill
dTen of Joseph C. lnin3n, deed; Wiley
Smithers and his wife, Sarah, James IN
man, Joseph Inman, Nathaniel lnman,
fSat=ih p. laman and Mary Jane Insnan,
widow and children of.;Ohn G. Inman,
/ deed, to appear before the Chancellor
F! Of otJr Court Of ( IIafcefy for tile county
I of GiasE. at the next term Thereof to be
/ held at the court house in the town Of
I Pulaski, on the LIST MOnday' III Seitem-
Der next, 1872, and plead. answer or de-
mur to eGIHplainant's bin, or the same
viii be taken for confessed. and set tor
/ hearing eX-parte.
+ 1n ~. r BAl.I.EsNTESEysC .sts NJ.
% Mar. I3-4t 49,. l-
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NOTTcE.

To Deputy Tax Collectors.
a-l-u.il EGl s<-l+--5 = ~ 81 20.
Tue DeputV.l o3ectorss OF q lies county
are hereby notified to proceed 70 col
lecf al outstanding Taxes and report
without fsii by the fonrth Monllay IN
March ..lHst.). No further delay t'au be
allowed. - aaR. L. EVANS, T. C. q
March 7-2t ..iu afs-b E1f IS
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TXTHER 7 v Z r
w the NJ PITS
Ultra GIee Book
has been introGtld ed
ithas been pronouh-
eed superior to al
other Fgerks OF is
kind. 1t is thelarg-
est, latest, iihect fin
sst and only lcdlec-
tioil of new Glees s
Quarfets, nearly al
Of W.llieil have Piana
AeeeRpanilneHts,
Sample Copies
hlaiIed, post : paid
H0r $3.50 .5o5 c.TEl
y. L,cREEERS,
500 Broadway, n y
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CT BSO lkR EBstals5F7Ali E song Echo
~ Peters, 81 CsIcAIl Il contains- over q
MONTH"; are geflng iHundreei beautiful
81 thellrttst q .iseSt Songs aDisets and
MElSfcT for fEyo andiss hOEuscs sHch as
: llTe4 cents s niece.t Driveh frJin Home
Every number eoRsi Isiitl 3F7Nfnf lurch
taiIis at least So NY Father Grow
verb 81 new Ntsie.l ing Old &-klaily . IL
by such authors asssle F]r-Rain on
uays, Thomas. GQlI-jtae Roof She Sleeps
nod, ssefsley, kinkell "a re Valley Write
Ait. Paeiler, Hard, me ID Letter, ETC.
StFaus, Faust. sc. There is not pO0i
/ Single Copies mai pieee. ~ the book.
led FOR 30es PTicel samples glnailed
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|EfEFERY No. Of
II Peters BIusical
Monthly contains s
on s RiaR0 Songs 4
or 5 Instrumental
Pieces, besides FO-
lcah Duets QBartets,
land four-hsnd pic
lces-in fact, ske guar
Ianfee eyer yearly
subscriber AZ least
/ $50 worth Of new
cl5oiee 8Ilisic. We
lofeF foury yearly cop
lies FOR So,
/ Sample mailed foI
3Gee IS back nos. 81
lJ. 4. PETERS
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A subscriber. recently paid for the
Lebanon. C'fenn,l Herald twenty
years in advance. - q
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80 &c

East Tsnpessee shaol sHoE ten to
twelve ipgAss deep last Friday,
Late tIisRateltes Indicate the defect
Of the Mexican revotutionists. 4,
General pillow Is spoken Of for
3 Governor. Is tyiI ~ Its-a s1t
There IS to be 3 convention Of
fflTsforlH BsphBiicans. in Tennessee Ter l'is. IS
llfSSf5' a. - - saug5 esq dslu b
80 Tie FnahlOiih iRev9oy,sRgg be
. adoption Of the Kentucky system 81
monthly stock sales. t
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saf go. saiea 80 100 15s D.
LIST OF SEroGKHoL191E
GEN. Jolif c. BROWN 6ovs5sor er ih. Ssase ..@2a
sas.s ALEXANDER PORTER EsQR,s.r as 5a No. JaI~
T. A, ATCHIsoY. n D.. T. -s'e 80 e = -.s72 coll
CA r. TIC MPsoN. Of TRouapsop BroLsrs end Kaleys
- =.a' w H. EVANS Evans Fas Porter q Co.. 5Aae .s
..s5 THos n FITE .. ~. e.aA .5ar1s ?asasHsst
oa aisJos ALLEN, F%. Marin" aadEIr 1900
% rats JOHN NJ BASS lqts fzeg Uaios BaaE +, 5e,
a7"' - DANIEL CARTER Esq ca Lsaol
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81. DEMoyILLE DenOv6i q Co.,. DraygisEs5 oe5 s7s@
.g.s s.. "A C.lCARTER ESQ .Iis5 gss <.3o g3 @
lar 5 JAMES B. GRAIGHBA ESQUssa gael ssss
1.@. y JOHN PoRTERFIELD. Sdaioasl Bant, e.
LAS. IS. HAMILTON, of-1apliasa CsasiagaaHs.
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L. A. G, ADAMS Aaahs, 7hrOhss Go e'.aa si7s -.sss
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THosa GIBSON. ESQ. .ayaa $50. ias ssun2-5 5zh
GEO sEARIGHT, Sety Dis on Co. sze.al -a.4 5aai -
har Il JOHN oVERToN. ESQ. $50 49,, o. IT,.
DANIEL H1LL9AE. (6oas Ae.i.J q, Balsl1a Brosy...b
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@a-s7 JAMES WooRIAN ESQ rsos a4sa s.s af~q4r ~.-
- THOMPSON AN DEKSoN of anderson, Green, q CO. rs
+ l,.l.s GEoRGE IL HUDSON, ESQ 80 Ia 80 ,t+n-7
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1s ~is coll. j TURNER. GsRafas Tenn -
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Ne have quigg = filrapg- OF In
dians with Us. Col Bondinot a
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I Ne. James Spenca, of Memphis,
the inventor. ofthe Spencer rifle, has
3 been nptitiesl by- Che CrdnaAce dc
g partmeR@ 0r AsaslIiagtmr thatlons OF
bis claisas against the Government
had1 beeu allowed, andl be could
draw upon that department. for4g5,
600. eEa aiEEl. ~
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& Robert Mechanism, Of WILLIAMSON
couptya aged la was taken sick
Monday evening and died Tuesday
morning. Meningitis is prevalent,
sudden, aud fatal. t-.-s q
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-05-03
ucated At ALLEGHENY college. pennsy,.

ucatcd at Allegheny college, Pennsyl-
wanna, and Concord, New Hampshire
Institute, read law 1t W;lliamsport
and New York, with varied experience
in practice, wide celebrity as plat
form speaker he stands with marked
individuality of his own. breaches
Sundays, practices weekdays, fights the
rummies, the flesh, the devil, and al
most everything else but his wife, and
expects to win every time. Don't care
what others think if he knows he is
right himself. Ready to go in on his
muscle, studies and thinks hard, aud
would rather work day and night for.
nothing, for year, than to lose a
case. But you can't get him for moth
thing. Ifhe was against us in a suit
we would settle it, rather than join is
sue, for he would beat us in the end,
right or wrong. law or no law. and he
would never know when he was whip
ed, and would not yield if all christen-
dom was against him. Stop in when
You visit Oxfotd, Mr.. Editor, and
lunch with him and You will be polite
ly treated by the redoubtable Colonel.
From these four you may select coun-
sci and advocates in whose hands yo.i
can safely trust your most valuable in
terests, and taken together we will
match them against your best quad
ripple.
You have now had ne base of long
metre tune and next we will try to
give you richer, finer melody from the
best refrain of MOZART.
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The Wichita Eagle is the name Of !:
paper just started at Wichita by Hon
NJ. NJ. Murdoch, formerly of the Bur
lingame Chronicle. The Murdoch.
seem to have special skill in getting ul
neat papers. Until the Eagle made its
appearance we thought the Walnut
valley Times about the neatest paper
in the state. Marsh. not only has a
fine looking, but a lively, readable. en-
terprising journal, decidedly credita-
e.e to .r hm in ssnnd and capable new is a"
man, and we wish him all possible sue
cess in his new vcnturc.-4tchisoa
Champion.
WICHITA CITY EAGLE.-This is the
name of NJ. NJ. Murdock's new paper.
the first number of which, dated April
18th, 1872, is before us. 1t exhibited the
good taste ofits proprietor in the Sc
lection of its material and in its make
up. Its talk about advertising rates
and patronage is sensible.
This part of it for instance: 1--WE
think business men can get value re-
ceived by advertising with us. We ask
no one to patroniZe us out of charity.
and do not want mans money unless
we give him value rccciycd.-.Stafe
Record.
We have received Vol. No. of the
"Wichita City Eagle'-M. NJ. Muir
dock new paper. He is so well known
through the state as newspaper man
that comment is unnecessary. Both
the editorial ability of the paper, as
well as the mechanical skill displayed
in the same. we think it is just about
perfection. You bet we will find a
feather once in a hile, and be glad
to X.-.Nd,TOn Record.
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THAT PARALLEL RAILROAD.

The people of Wichita and Sedgwick
county are awakening to the impor-
tancc OF this direct eastern COMMUNE
eating line Of Railroad. Now that But
Ter county, and other counties on
the line are taking steps to secure this
important enterprise, the leading prop
erty holders of this have began to coun-
sci together.
AT meeting of business men of this
city, yesterday morning, held 1T the
Office Of Steel 4 Smith, in which j. X.
Mead acted as chairman and j. M.
Steele, secretary, the enterprise was
thoroughly discussed by such men as
Gricfenstcin, Kohn, Woodman, Steele,
Gilbert, Mead, Smith and others upon
the part of Wichita, and Danford.
Snow and Wheeler of Butler county.
1t was resolved that all should be done
that possibly lay within our power in
securing this road to Sedgwick county
directly through Eldorado and To-
wanda.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Frakcr, Grcidcnstein, Mead, Payne
and Steele was chosen to carry ont the
action Of the meeting and to confer
with like committees upon the part of /
Butler and other counties.
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Correspondence TO the EAGLE
WEST WICHITA.

EDITOR EAGLE.-A tendency to en-
JOY the gentle zephers" of last week
must excuse the non-appearance of a
letter ''frOm over the Rhine" How
ever we still live and will note few
items. or furnish few crumbs for the
EAGLE.
The trustees of the First Presbvtc-
rian church of West Wichita me: last
Saturday and located the lots donated
by the town company. a fine site was
selected on the corner of the street
leading west from Douglas avenue and
Wichita street. This is an enterprise
VIC sincerely hope will be encouraged
and which promises great result.
Nothing can more successfully over
come the temples of Satin reared in
oar midst than churches dedicated to
Jesus Christ. 1t is not our intention
To organize distinct church. but erect
a building suitable for holding meet
ings, Sunday schools. etc. 1t is also to
be used for,school purposes one year.
1t is almost astonishing to witness
the number of freight and emigrant
teams daily passing through here en-
route for the Southwest. The success
of Wichita as trading point is estab-
lished. Many dealers from the coun-
tics south and west affirm they can do
better in Wichita, trading and buying
many kinds Of goods, than at the pres
ent terminus Of the railroad. And
with the capital, and competition
which a railroad always carries with it.
will be far ahead of all her
Another important fact !
should not be overlooked; it is to be !
the terminus If the road at present,
thereby making fhe jobbilg business a
permanent thing. In all these advan-
tagcs Of your town. we of the west side
hope to have share.
BY 1.-The signs Of the times" we see
spring is upon rs, and nature is array
ing herself in her LOWEST dress. Mr..
Z. Dodge showed me some fine peach
trees the other day, loaded with bios
SONS, that were ouly three wears from
the seed. aud IN apple tree in full bloom
can be seen on the premises occupied
by Lawrence and Little south Of town.
These show that in very few years
fruit in abundance will be grown in this
valley. Farmers, set out trees-fruit
.rces---is the advice Of EBkS. |
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FORT SCOTT RAILROAD

The editor Of the Eldorado Times
writes us that the commissioners of
Butler county, on the 23rd ult., sub
mittcd proposition to take stock ia
the FIT. Scott, Humboldt and Western
Railroad to the amount of $3.50. 600.
The election is set for the 18th of Nav.
This road is of vast importance to
the people Of Butler county. 1t will
give her direct outlet east, open up
{" her farmers tho most desirable mar
kets and, above all. increase the value
OF the property Of the county more
than a million dollars immediately up-
on the declaration of the successful is
sue of the proposition. In these times
counties cannot afford to wait until
the surplus produce or unemployed
capital shall demand or build railroads.
In such waiting they are apt to wake
mp in the future to find that they have
been circumscribed aud fanked with
roads upon either side and the lands
OF adjoining counties bringing three
times os much money as their own.
The direful effects of such policy up
ON the growth Of counties and the val
nc of property can be instanccd Just
wherever yon can find county whose
Inhabitants lack in the enterprise of
the times. Butler county is one of the
very best counties of the state, drained
by as rich a valley rs the world often
sees, yet should she through local bick-
cring. jcalousies. or lack of enterprise
fail TO secure this road, allowing one
TO be built south and another north of |
her, the value of her lands will never
he set down as first class while her pros
pective cities will never be more than
nnimportant villages.
Viewing the ease as an unintcrcstcd
outsider il seems TO us that in no wise
should Butler county fail to secure this
important and direct eastern outlet.
With this road built as far as Wichita
this tier of counties becomes immedi-
ately the strongest aud wealthicst tier
in the state. Let us have the road.