The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-16


The Ksnsas City papers have carefully
supprsssed the associated pges. disPa,cLrs
from Leavenvorth this week. In the Law
renee, Topeka, AichisoD, Fort Scott, 81. Jo-
seph and q. Louis papers dispatches con-
corning the attendance and the display 1t the
Leavenworth Fair have appeared. The AZ.
clusion Of the messages from the telegraphic
columns Of the Kansas City papers belonging
to the association eighties q weakness upon
the peri OF our neighbors down the river.
Does it not show that the blowers of the
''Great ExPoiiiou" are apprehensive lest the
Leavenworth County Fair should beat their
''big effort" As bad a. the 81. Joseph Exposi-
ton did ? II looks that way.-Leapenrortk
Tsmes
We entirely agree With The TINES in re-
ference to the petty spirit shown by the Kan
sas City papers. No city in the West has
heen allowed to do 20 much blowing through
the associated press rs Kansas City, and for
two or three years past the amount of gra-
tuitous putting il has had has far excelied its
deserts; yet We have not grumbled. No
sooner did 81. Joseph CT Up an Exposition,
however, that eciipsed that of our neighbor
in every respect than one of the papers of
that city insisted that the associited pres
should refuse all notice of what Vas going on
here, and the agent at st. Louis did actually
refuse to receive an important dispatch con-
tanning the proceedings Of the last day. This
was an outrage on the part Of the agent, but
he was doubtless instigated in bis sctiOn by
the Kansas City Times. At the next meet
ing Of the Association We shall take pains to
bring the matter up, and ascertain if Mr..
Osborne had any authority to refuse u dis.
patch sent by the agent in this City.
Jos,ph Hao!d.
We do not censure Mr.. Osborne for the
non-appearance Of dispatches from Leaven-
worth in the Kansas City papers, because the
papers of St. Joseph, St. Louis, Atchison,
Lawrence, Topeka snd Fort Scott contained
the press reports from this city. We have the
proof positive that the editors Of the Kansas
City papers, did in some instances suppress
dispatches from Leavenworth concerning the
Fair, and one Of the papers there. CARRIED =
a dispatch, with the evident intention Of mis-
leading its readers at the expense of Leaven-
worth. That act was unworthy Of . respect
able Newspaper. We agree with the Hsrald
that Kansas City has obtaine! vast deal of
gratuitous advertising in the associated press
dispatches. The people down there have
been making desperate efforts to bolster up
he decaying town. They used the press re.
ports freely for weeks before
their Exposition opened for no other purpose
in the world than to draw people to the
town. The dispatches we're an imposition
but THE TINES submitted to it, because Of
it, desire for good will ard harmony, and
because it held that the prosperity Of this re-
gicn would be promoted BY the success Of the
Exposi,;ons of the Missouri river cities.
In return for generous treatmeat we have
received from the Kansas City papers con-
temptble slurs concerning our city ard orr
Fair, and since the Kansas City papers have
invited that kind Of opposition We will give
them turn In that direction.
The Leavenworth Fair will stand the test
Of criticism. Ii has not been eIcelied in the
West this year. The attendance last Thurs
day was no! as large as the attendance at
Kansas City on Thursday of position week
but the number of visitors 10 our Fair
in the aggregate for six days, exceeds the
aggregate attendance at Kansas City by ut
least ten thousand.