The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-07-05
For the Huntington Argus.
Kansas City Correspondence.

AT your urgent request, neighbor ARGUS.
drop you line after te,iiods ride of
over one thousand miles by steamboat and
railroad. We arrived at this CITY this
morning at Ills, aud now amidst the hur.
ry and rumble OF their new hut already
great city, we try to draw some faint pic
lures OF the trip and of the West We
TAILED to see the fullest results OF the many-
loved editors at Cincinnati, as a late dinner
at + NJ Chase's, of the Queen City, pre-
vented us
But suppose your readers, particularly
will be anxious to hear from Kansas and
the great West. can not give many i'm.
portant items, at present, outside of what
is going on in this, one among the finest OF
western towns But il YOUR readers
wonld get a faint idea OF what western
'nterprise means, let them just visit Kan
sas City. Here, As we stand at the desk
IN the great depot, we notice spirit OF in
dustry and enterprise that tells II great sto-
ry for the west With the thousands OF
em'erants that appear here, weekly. from
every nation on the globe, we can form but
faint idea " the great future of this
country As we write, We are crowded. on
every side and the rafting OF wagons aud
rumbling of cars without, truly astonish ms
when we remember that it was only few
short wears ago, that the ground where
the city now sands, was the lurking places
for the buffalo, the antelope, and the deer
AT the present time the emigration is
not quite as strong as it has been; nor
could we expect that it could be so heavy,
for there is but very little govern ment land
for more than three hundred miles west o
this point A few more years and Uncle
Sam dominion will be occupied entire.
Kansas City claims a population OF tween
ty-five thousand, but we would not give il
the ordinary enterprise aud thrift OF cities
OF like population east Here we are re-
minded OF scenes witnessed in cities OF sew.
eral times the population further east
lie crowded streets, the weary conner and
goers, the number of capitalists, and the
thousand other things that might be men
toned, 90 to make up a city 10y no means
ana IN no way, az far as we can see, behind
eastern towns Of twice the population
Here we observe the finest schools, con,
Quoted by the ablest instructors; the lar
! gest hotels under the best aud most skill.
inl management; and numerous wholesale
hOu-es anh IA variety " mHnuIaclurIng es.
3 tablishments, such even as those are that
do honor TO our great cities east.
We notice many things in the western
people that are peculiarly worthy of note
First the people are Gle, er and social, and
just as they, no doubt, have learned to b,
on coming to a new country; and as wc
might expect ley are industrious, for here
is everything to encourage industry. 1t il
understood that il II man is only industri-
Gus, temperate and honest, he will get
along in Kansas and get rich. The same
principle IL, no doubt. good ohe herever
found, and must work all over the world;
but 1t is politically true in this western
country
But it is particularly worthyoi notice that
in Kansas We s,e oery fdc persons who
seem to have nothing TO do Very few
idiers here, Ma ARGUS aud we think
ibis great recommendation. The coun-
tenance aud hands Of every man indicates
industry. Every body seems to be in hur
ry; aud although times are dull vet we
are led TO believe that muluudes are get
ting rich. The people look healthy AID
stout
But ! will try ard write you again before
my return east ] expect TO spend about
four week- in tie west Tomorrow will
lake the train tor the South a. Tar ~ Indi
an Territory, aud there we will try 10 give
you more OF the particular, Of western life
Suffice @ TO say. that these western towns
excel any thing that have ever seen ea,t
except Huntington. The Magic City Of
West Virginia reminds me very much Of
my western trip and no doubt but it viii
be only another illustration OF what enter
prise can do for a country. j. G. G.
Jane -. 1873