The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-04-28


value of the lands have not greatly ap-
preciated and he is land poor. He has
still left about $4,000 acres Of land but
is unable to pay livery bill of 50, and
be could not to day get trusted for ten
dollars in this o;ty.
No one should attempt to cultivate
more than very small farm or should
own much more than ho can well take
care of. He cannot afford it. Pursuing
the safe and economical course he is sure
of ultimate success.
In the cities and large towns the con.
ditions of labor and capital are similar to
those in similar relation in the east. Cap
ital has the advantage, even greater than
in older places. 1t brings large per
cent and can be readily placed upon am.
pie and first class security. Skilled la
Dor is better paid than in Vermont but
unskilled labor receives no better COM
pensttion if it does as good.
The tide of emigration, though some-
what checked by the panic of last fall,
continues to flow and the cities and towns
are growing rapidly. Leavenworth has
a population of over 10000; Atchison
e5ort ! 9, 900; Topeka and Lawrence, each
about 10000 Emporia perhaps $500,
and Parsons 5000.
Topeka, the capital OF the State, is
thriving town, well built, pleasantly To-
Gated, and has fine railroad facilities. A.
mongs its public buildings are the State
House, which is only one wing of the
State uouse which is to be, was erected
about four yeurs ago at an expense OF a.
bout $3.50, 0,000 some sixteen or seven
teen church edifces, some of which are
not yet completed Washburn College,
formerly Lincoln, of which Rev. DR..
McVicar is President, an institution which
has been adopted as the exponent of Wes.
tern Congregationalsm and which has
been taken under the especial care Of that
denomination the Episcopal Female Col
lege which now occupies a fine new build
ing; the Court House and Jail, sub.
stantial brick structure four or five new
and elegant public school buildings, the
largest Of which, Lincoln Public School,
was erected last year at an expense OF
100000. The school system Of this city
seems to be in no way inferior to that of
the most advanced in New England. The
principal business street of Topeka is
three miles in length and the distance
through the city the other way is only n
little less.
The manufactures of Topeka are at
present the King Bridge Cos Works, n
very large establishment, the new Rolling
Mills, the machine shops of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, and 9th.
er less prctontious establishments. Tho
city is well supplied with good hotels and
has some fifteen licensed drachm.s shops,
from which n revenue is obtained for the
city treasury of about sll 900 In spite
OF this nuisance the city is orderly and
quiet and really pleasant place to live
in.
One OF the most pleasant things IA
connection with visit to this town, IL
= one who goes from the Fast, is the very
cordial reception and the unnumbered
courtesics extended to him by the many
eastern men who reside there. He is
captured at once and surrenders at dis.
cretion and will, ever afterwards, be more
hospitable and have a more friendly feel.
ing toward his fellow men in consequence,
The railroad enterprises at the West
are well conducted, and one feels secu.
rity aud pleasure in travelling there
which are not always experienced in rail-
road travelling The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe road has obliging Officials,
nice cars, make prompt connections and
exhibits an enterprise which deserves the
success it is receiving, in its efforts to de-
velope the rich country through which il
passes The "old reliable Hannibal
and St. Joseph, through northern Nilsson.
, ri has also good road and part Of its
lands are very 6ne The Neosho valley
from Parsons to Emporia, in southern
Kansas, is n very fine country and fast
developing The Missouri, Kansas and
,, Texas Il. Il. Co. own most Of these lands
Mr.. Abbott, their Eastern agent, has just
brought out a lot Of cmigrants, many OF
them from Vermont He returns for
: more next month.