The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-09-19

No person can visit Emporia
without falling in love with the
people, the town, and the surrouud-
ing country. Intelligent, energetic,
solid, il is no wonder that the peo-
pie have built up one of the hand
soonest towns in the State. Our
first visit upon our arrival, was up
on Bro. Stotler, editor and propri-
eCOr of the ENPoRIA News, and
we found him superinten ding the
mailing of his weekly.
No paper in the State can boast
Of . better circulation than this, and
no man deserves more of the PEG.
pie, than jacob Stotler. Like many
others, be has benefited bis town
and comfy much more than him.
self, but his paper has now . State
reputation, and In literally support
ed not only in Lyon county, but in
the whole southwest, and we hope
he will reap the full fruition OF his
labors.
Tho remainder of the day we
spent in the halls of the Horticul.
tural Exhibition. On Friday morn
ing Col. PLUMB, President of the
Emporia National Bank, and one of
Lyon county's abiest citizens, called
for US at the hotel, and drove us up
to Americas, nine miles distant, to
give US an opportunity to examine
the celebrated cheese factory, locat.
ed at that point, now being run by
now usin2 the milk of 400 cows,
and are turning out daily about $50
pounds of cheese. This compare
| lively small amount is due to the
dry weather which they have expe-
| rienced for the past four or five
weeks. The firm buys the milk
from the farmers. paying them so
| much per pound, and this sum az
gregales about $L500 per month
that the farmers are making of of
grass that would otherwise be burn
ed up this Fall. In one sense, it is
to them a clear gain. We met sever
| al OF the patrons of the factory,
among others, Mr.. HI. s. Carpen er,
who is milking 20 COWS. He gave a
very encouraging account OF what
the factory was doing for the farm
ers.
We,fnuni l.. ~. - r5om~
ao9ut 5000 -, sc, and
by t'.e kindna-- - -. J.ln weG.-
permitte d 10 simple ,ev.s; Il. and
IL the Western Reserve ever mad
better cheese, our taste deceive% rs.
We ascertained that they have Ell.
gagged to parties IN EmpCria, some
thing over 1000 boxes, tu be deliV-
cred by the 1st, of November, al
1919 cents per pound and they are
alsO making large sales to Junction
City, Denver, and other points, al
the same rates. With these prices
and quality of cheese that cannoi
be excelled, we know of no reason
why our Leavenworth wholesale
merchants should send to Chicago
for "New York factory" made an
Elgtn, Illinois. Mr.. r. W. Randall
the salesman of the factory, is
an active, energetic man Gan old
typo), and has full faith in the enter.
prise. 1t is proposed to increase
the number of cows next season, &c
800 or 1000.
i We hope to see these cheese fac
tories scattered all over the State
There is scarcely limit to the con
sumption of cheese, and when Kan
Sas can make q quality that is no
exeelled in the world, we know o.
no reason why it should not come
into the worlds market as a compel
itor.
In addition to the cheese factory
| Americas has another institution, o.
immense value to its community.
Mr.. Knox, one of the largest farm
ers of Morris county, bought Q mill
at Americas, and by the expendi.
ture of large capital, has fitted uI
one of the most extensive 6ourinf
establishments in the state. The
} motive power is two large engines
(165 horsepower, and everything
connected with the mill is first.class
His boiling cloths are No. Il, with
one exception the emily ones of this
number In the State, that we know
of. His mill is now turning out
one hundred barrels of -four per
day, and finds ready sale, competing
side by side with the best brands OF
Quincy and St. Louis -four. Mr..
Knox raised 900 bushels of wheat
two ouch enterprises as these, it is
no wonder that Americas is one of
the most prosperous of villages, and
the surrounding country likewise
receives great benefit.
Inc country around uere IL one OF
the most beautiful and inviting that
mortal eye ever rested upon. The
broad rich valleys OF the Neosho,
| spread out before you as far as the
eye can reach /; the finely cultivated
farms, thrifty orchards and .bstan-
tial farm houses, dot the landscape
| for miles ard miirs turn which
way you will.
Without an attempt at fiattery,
we must say that no people we have
net in the State have impressed US
more favorably than these. Tue i'm
press of energy, prosperity and in
telligence is on every hand from The
excellent, weli-kept hotel to the eie-
giant store rooms and Epleudjd
socss of goods ,ha' We Saw spread
out The son..d NJ IA bleck SMITH.
| aatn",er. a3,i she -. 81 ~,
rigging ard rs l., nuI - =. ia
. light, all speak % 6e hrst aud
Enterprise.
GOOD MANAGEMENT One foct IL