The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-02
Correspondence of the Atchi
son Daily Champion.

We were lately visited by X. A
Hoffman, correspondent of the
Atchison Daily Champion; and
from that paper we clip a large
portion of his letters written from
this point. We have taken the
liberty of making a few correc-
tions in statements, which were
inadvertently made.
The site of Emporia is one OF
the most beautiful in the State.
1t was located early in the year
1857, before as yet a single house
was built near the site, and was
surveyed during the spring of that
year. The site was selected by
Lawrence capitalists, and laid of
under their direction. The origi-
nal town company consisted OF
Col. p. B. Plumb, now president
of the Emporia National Bank
and four gentlemen then residents
of Lawrence.
THE FIRST NEWSPAPER.
In the spring of 1857, the ma
terials for printing office were
landed at Emporia, when there
were but two cottonwood shanties
on the town site, and Jacob SLOT.
Ter, the present editor and proprie
tor of The EMPoRIA News, com
menced opening the type in 6
room of the unfinished hotel, lay
ing down loose boards to work on
Col. Plumb was the proprietor o
the paper, and it was then called
the "Kanzas News" At the enc
of the first volume Mr.. Stotlel
bought into the paper, and chang
ed it's name to The EMPoRIl
News.
He has with the exception o
two short MISUNDERSTANDING serv
ed several terms as Representa-
tive and Senator from his county
been connected with the pape
ever since. He has toiled through
difficulties, overcoming every oh
staclc, until he has built up on
of the finest journals in the State
He publishes a 40 column paper
which is mammoth sheet, and i
filed with very large amount @
valuable, interesting ana instruC
tive reading matter. 1t is the old
est and largest paper in Southern
Kansas, having issued its frs
number on the 9th of June, 1885,
His Office is one of the largest i
the State, and he brought the frs
power press into Southern Kansas
He now occupies a portion of
fine two story building On the col
ncr where The News has Away
been printed. The paper has a
ways made a specially of home il
terests, and has probably don
more toward the building up {
the town than any other agenc,
1t enjoys a very large patronag
having nearly double the circnli
ton of any other paper in Soutl
ern Kansas, q large share of I'll
Job work and advertising, and IL
unbounded confidence of the pul
lie. j. r. Graham, of the NEw
is q good writer and excellel
business man, and was one yei
and a half partner in the co
: Germ.
|. GROWTH OF THE TOWN.
There were some one doz,
buildings put up during the we
1857, and the town had from &
first \ substantial growth. b
"a its principal growth has been sin
the war. The population nc
numbers from 1880 to 1000.
is the county seat of Lyon cou
ty, and contains substant
l. stone building for a court houi
built in 1866, with two high stori
and tower, and a basement for
Jail and jailor's residence. In 1
dition to this and the State n,
NAL school buildings. there is
good stone school house, t
stories high. a fine two-story bri
~ building, and two others, besit
an additional room rented
r, school proposes, making in
five. The stone house abe
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