The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-30

!. trade. r. r. MeCandliss is also
: heavily stocked. Both of these
firms will do nice jobbing bust
. ness. mostly west.
HARDWARE.
There are several hardware firms,
# and as is the case with most hous-
es here they carry stock complete
In every department. The leading
$ house is that of Holderman Bros.
This company occupy one of the
finest two story blocks in town
: which they have recently erected.
The "Woods'' and t'Bucyrus" now
ers and reapers with the 'AIoline"
/. and Peoria plows constitute
e their principal stock in connection
: with shelf and heavy hardware
, and stoves.
/ Several other firms are handling
this branch of merchandise, but |
, did not learn to what extent
BANKS.
While many towns of 5000 pop
ulation will not afford sufficient
latitude for the operations of more
than one bank, Emporia and the
surrounding country affords am
pie field in which to engage the |
operations of two national banks |
and one private bank.
The Emporia National bank,
successor to the Emporia Bank
and Savings Association, is the |
oldest banking house in this part
of the State. The president, Col.
L. Ii. Plumb, is one of the origin
ators of the town, and has been
one of the best known and sue
ccssful lawyers of the State, and
has now the finest private law Ii
brary in the State. W. Z. Soden
is vice-president, and L. L. Herit-
age, cashier. In January, 1872, it
was made a national bank with
cash capital of $4,000. Their st.
Louis business is done with the
st. Louis National. The First
National Bank of Emporia has
capital of 100000 paid in. The
report of this bank to the comp
troller of currency shows deposits [
of $177,397. Their business at ,
st. Louis is with the Fourth Ma ,
tional. He. Cross is president and .
II. u. Hurst cashier. The banking
house of Riggs IL Dunlap do also
an active business; also, Judging
by the sign boards and placards,
one would be led to think Empo-
ria the central land agency OF the
entire west. Look which way in
clined and Land Agency" stares
you in the face. 1t is lettered on
walls, hangs on shingles about I
stairways, and diyersiiies the cards
of the hotel walls. But the lead.
ing agency and the oldest, and the
one having the best lists of alb =,
stracts by far in town, is that OF
f. p. Bancroft, and from this gen c
tleman l ascertained many points X
in regard to the o
LANDS OF THE COUNTY. e
These lands do not vary much p
from the high reputation sustained
by all the lands of this part of the 0
country. The county is perhaps 5
better wattered than any other a
county in this region. Many s
large streams traverse the county =
with their network of tributaries, n
each having it's belt of timber, \
thus affording an abundance of a
timber for the use of farmers. .
Fruits of all kinds grow success Il
fully, for which, rs also for the a
grain products of the county, En- q
poria offers an ample market. The =
prices of these lands, unimproved, II
frOe 4
acre, and from fifteen to forty dol c
lars for improved. The most reli- Il
able information relating to these q
lands, can be obtained from Mr.. d
+. p. Bancroft. s.
RAILROADS. :,
At present Emporia has two a
railways in successful operation, a
the NJ. X. and T., and the Atchi- s.
son, Topeka and Santa Fe, thus q
giving connections to each of the !. =
four points of the compass. An . :"
other route, however, is projected !,
to be known as the Kansas City, h
Emporia and Walnut Valley. This v
route is to connect Paola with the D
NJ. X. and L. branch, now running IL
to Holden, thence through Empo- q
ria and west to the Arkansas river, o
forming almost Decline west 7
from Kansas City, and opening y
competing line to the East. The s
NJ. X. IL T. railroad is much inter il
ested in this as it gives an outlet n
for their short branch between Il
Paola and Holden. With the COM t
pletion of this, Emporia will pos t.
sess a network of railroads SUI y
perior to any other city in the :
State, and whose advantages will :,
place her deservedly in the van Q
among Kansas cities. Two live n
newspapers are published here, r
both Republican in politics. The t
Emporia News is the oldest paper \
in this part of the State, while the 2
Ledger is a wide-awake, spicy y
weekly and fast gaining in public g
favor of which it is deserving. To 9
any one who may have visited EN- a
poria it will be seen at a glance v
that / have drawn no fancy pic Y
ture, but have confined myself to a
the fccts as CLEANED from the bus c
mess men; and now with q glance
at the .
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL =
located here, and at it's superb n
building, will close. The State a
Normal School was located here
in 1865, at which time the State 2
built q fine stone building at a
cost of $4,000. This was soon :
found too small, and magnificent +
brick structure has been erected 8
adjoining and in front of the old L
building, the dimensions of which S
are 125 by IS feet and four stories Y
high, with mansard roof and three
square topped gable and two orna
mented towers facing front, also :
gables facing TO the ends. The
foundation, which Is of stone, +
rises many feet above the surface, d
and two main entrances front, with o
wide, easy steps, render the APP 4
pearance very rich and attractive. P
/ will not enter into detailed ac-
count of each floor, in each of I
which the arrangement is most com Z
plete and advantageous for the 4
uses of the various departments y
of learning. Suffice to say the 4
building is the most complete and r
elaborate In finish Of any proba- 4
bly, in the State, and reflects much Z
credit on the architect, Mr.. Z. I. = =
Carr, of Leayenworth, and the n
confirmation Mr. Holm Mcdonald v