The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1873-10-04
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Waving Cllcnro, no oly on lhr
American .nllncnl hm advanced
with such hdllluul ramdlIy 10 COM
incfdm ucmnon, ar developed inlo
ilir mounrcliinl proportions " Hn lHl-
posingcly, klugly with the creations
OF architectural Rcnlul and hcamiug
aud lfc-clcctrllying with tho 1orcrry
of railing center a. Kansas City.
Less than II decade ago II slender purse
could have obtained warranty decd
Tor the shaliy parliament of houses
which barely attracted the eye OF II
Missouri river pilot who, undcrp protest,
recognized them with Il steam sd(r0
and never "run her nozzle agin the
shore" without fiery explosion OF BIZ
lingsgatc classics. Nobody went 10
Kansas City then, we may assume, I'M
less his horse took his bit in his teeth
and ran away with him in that direc'.
tlon, or some modern Sappho, seeking
immunity from the consuming flame
other love, sought these demonstrating
hills from whose height she might,
like her cupid-maddened prototype,
lind her Lcthe. and those who did call
it 'home" seemed but world-accur1ing
Timons, or each Judas with the
hand of the universe against him.
But now behold! Magician nature,
with II Cretan thread, leads from this
labyrinth Of once seeming unredeem-
ing. hills, IL mighty city, and places her
upon Il seat OF namclcss beauty and
enduring strength, and to-day Kansas
City IS the altar of that imperial teH-
pie from whose urn must flow the wa
tiers of more Respondent future, for II
territory whose magniiicence Of extent
and fertility has no rival on the globe.
The three elements that have COM
bined to make Kansas City II control
ing trade center! is first, her gcograpii-
ical position, second, the ENTERPRISE of
her citizens, and third, the Vitalizing
Intelligence and scer-like prescipnce of
her press. The result of this triumvi-
rate, in harmonious action, is shown in
her splendid palaces of trade, costing
millions OF dollars, her princely homes
erected and beautified Mt an expense
of additional millions, and all the gem
erous, costly and elaborate appliances
! that 20 to form one of the first cities
of the nation.
Every department Of enterprise has
its fullest representation here. It's
marts are laden with products Of every
country in the world. Its system of
transportation is the most searching
and direct, and is differed by the best
brain and experience in the country
| witness the signal administrative
ability of such railroad managers as
Major Hcnning, general superintend-
ent of that splendidly constructed road
passing through Il country of enchant-
| lllH WV @'ii'SSti'
River, Fort Scott and Gulf and Colonel
Bowen, general superintendent Of chat
grand and delightful route TO The
Rocky mountains, tie I,ansas Pacific,
| Both OF these gcAtlcrncn wearing
names that bear u prestige of honcra-
bic official character all over the vest,
and by n wise and clear-eyod shreWd-
ness she has tapped the very heart of
the trade of Texas, and by the same
finished tact and libcrality that she
has shown in other directions, and
which she has transferred to this chan
mel, she almost, nay, now holds,
the trade Of this State against all COM
petition, a trade which will eventually
flood her treasury with twenty mil
lions of dollars annually.
Tomorrow we shall speak Of anoth-
cr work Of her triumphant energies
the Great Exposition.