The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-01-23
AMERICUs,


Mr.. Fl. L. Carpenter has purchased the
Maston farm on Allen creek, and viii
take possession in 3 few weeks Mr.. c
came to Americas two years ago, and
concluded to rent property and looi
around before buying. He has eoncIud.
ed that this Is the place Eor him, and con.
sequentIy has ssettIed down." The farm
consists OF eighty acres, nicely improved.
and sold for $1,000.
The case Of Agnes Balm, who died in
this place last Saturday night, at the age
Of thirteen years, was the most remark
able. and has caused the greatest amount
Of interest with the people. OF any that
ever occurred here. She retained her
mental faculties, which were OF = very
high order, until her death, and often ex-
pressed her unbounded faith in her sure
~ Of heaven, and was impatient to die.
Her words Of consolation and her constant
appeals to the friends who called ia large
numbers to see her during her last days,
will have \ deep hold upon their hearts,
and Il is generally admitted that her ex-
ample will do great COED in the som-
munity.
The grangers are said to be increas-
ing their membership In this place. W lille
we hold no sHmity whatever again st them
Is individuals, we cannot see how their
present works can help but do great mis-
enief to our business Interests. They are
discouraging the business men who have
always, according to their own admis-
sions, done all they could do to accom-
modate and help them, and We are Offer
ing nothing tangible IS an Offset. By
constantly holding the threat over the
BUSINESS men that they will start new
stores, or buy direct from manufacturers,
they keep them in doubt as regards their
future success, so that the merchants do
aot know what to do about laying in new
stocks. II the farmers think that the
merchants are selling goods too dear, they
have plenty Of men among themselves
who are able to put in stores and sell
goods according TO their ideas Of reason
able profits. II they are not prepared to
do this, and cannot devise some improve
ment upon the present way Of doing bust
ness, they should not ruin the men who
are doing the best they can. The way
things are now drifting, two or three
honest, worthy, faithful business men in
win b., broken up and ruined.
and RObOdy will be benefited. On the
other hand, It will leave an open field for
some one man Of capital to step In and
have things his own way. We firmly be-
lieVe 1t to be for the best interest OF this
to stand by our merchants.
We are all In the boat together. There
are many thousands OF dollars of Credits
among the people for goods |
that the merchants have got to pay for. |
Take their business away from them and |
they will Lot only go down themselves, |
but they will be compelled to enforce the |
payment OF these accounts. so that the |
blow will surely fall upon the heads Of the |
people themselves. At any rate, they |
should either sustain our present busi- |
ness men, or e'se give US something bet
ter. The present situation is better, Ger.
tainly, than nothing. Don't tear down |
until You are sure you can again build |
better. And don't threaten If you don't |
mean nothing. The trouble with all |
business now IL want Of confidence, and |
to keep on pulling apart, tearing down |
and finding fault il only making matters
30 much worse.