The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-08-26
KANSAS cEAsING TO PAT TRIBUTE.
sr.a. ccmmotion in Kansas City.

VIVA SVA&A0J--OI n 00oS88 WHY
1t would appear from several Of tie late
issues OF the Kansas City Times that the
denizels and soiourners of that town are
greatly exercised over the probability tina;
Il good portion oi line products of Kansas
=ill find lis way 10 market without PAWN ,
tIlDu-e al the stock wards aud elesalors,
and 10 The kansa City Inidiie-nlen. Tfsir
apprehension Is lat ,he Missouri Pacific
L. y. Is to 6e the medium Of transporting
such products, and that upon il, in connec-
zion with other railroads, the trathc is to lie
carried without being subjected to the tith-
ing invariably levied by the middle-men Of
Kansas City upon the shippers OF Kansas
products when bulk is broken in that city.
Kansas City, a Missouri town, was Great
ed, and is to-day largely maintained by the
products OF Kansas soil, and the industries
oil Kansas men. What special claim that
city has upon the State OF Kansas for con-
tinuance OF Its bounty, has not been shown
by the press Of that city, nor has j, been
perceived by any one. 1t Is n well known
tact ;hat the people OF Kansas have at all
times been FESTIVE and dissatisfied with the
manner in which their trade has been CARR
Ell on they have believed that their own
cities and towns should have the benefit OF
such trade, and that it should not I've sur
rendered TO border town oct Of the State.
| II has been q reproach TO the skill anu en-
terprise Of Kansas men that this oruer Of
| things could not lie changed, that iheir
products should be delivered for market
| Just over the State line enriching those who
participated in handling il without contrib
uting by way OF taxes or otherwise one cen,
| to the State.
Year after year this has gone on against
the interest aid VII OF the people oi the
State, until E.lsas City row has the auda.
city TO claiIA descriptive right to enjoy
and titae iIe whole commerce OF Kansas
and proposes 20 EsvsnSe II5e!f upon what
ever parry or corporation does not secure 70
1t such 3 pre- oste-oas Calm. kansas City
people ask themselves me pertinent ques-
ton, What is \ HEs;-s City, il she has mol
such right? aud OF what consequence
without il ? The answer readily suggests
i.5elt that withcGt the :-ale of this Sia,t
Kansas City viii III tie future have nc
more significance I.an ROW nave the former
ou,ai;iny posts 10y the overland New
Mexican trade. None appreciate and fore.
sec this condition Ui things more clearly
than those OF Kansas City who have lived
and thriyet upon the industry OF the peo
pie OF this State
Any change likely to diminish their op
por,unities to levy tribute upon Kansas
products is cause oil oiiense. The Kansa,
railroads on the south side of the kansa.
river find by operating their roads in theil
own way in connection with the Missouri
Pacific, via. Pleasant Hill to ST. Louis
they can promote their own interests and
accelerate and cheaper the transportation
OF the enormous products OF the farmers ii
all the region south OF the Kansas river
and because they have 20 found, AMI are 5.
transporting the crops ready Tor market
Kansas City complains.
The Board OF Trade j. convened, a com.
mi:tec Is appointed 10 investigate ard AS
certain what rates these railroads have es
Ia blislei Tor the carrying OF Kansas pro
ducts, and it IL proposed that ii the rate
are not satisfactory 20 the belligerenis
Kansas City shall make open wa upor
the Missouri Pacific railroad, whicl
means We suppose that the Board Of Trad,
shall exercise is influence and cause al
Kansas City 10 Withdraw its patronag
from that railroad.
That would be die calamity indeed
provided Kansas City could control all tn,
commerce of Kansas, but masmuch rs sh
is not likely to control one-tenth of it, tn
Missouri Pacific railroad may look will
serenity upon the threatened teapot TEN
pest.
BY making the threatened war, the Mis-
souri, Pacific will not re harmed; is pros
perity does not depend in he least upo.
Kansas City. lts greet sUufccs OF reyenu
are on the one hand along it, own line IN,
far into the rich State Of Nebraska and o,
the other connecting 1T Pleasant Hill l.,
tie ST. Louis, LawTeice " IVES. crn I'll
road with the Atch;=on, Topeka q SAINT;
Fe Railroad. Ike Gulf and the Leaycn
worth, Lawrence * Galveston roads, from
and over which nearly all the commerce,
south OF the Kansas river can he Nor,
speedily and cheaply transported to marke
than the same can possibly be done through
Kansas CITY. This is a stubborn fact, and
it would seem to be folly for Kansas City
to get i'll rage about it. We have no in
terest whatever in staying their wrath. Ii
j, is the pleasure of Kansas City to make
war upon the Missouri Pacific, it viii have
one the less road 10 count upon 10 give il
significance, and ii it will only make wa,
upon one or two more railroads il vii! ll,eE
be an interes ing ;Ues ion 'Of what COR
Germ is Kansas C.iy?' The future Of that
city is by no means certain. \ few more
seasons oil plenty, such ~ the present one
in Kansas, may put an altogether different
face on things.
II is well known that the affairs and
| prospects of that town are not now of the
most hopeful character. We do not see
how they are TO be bette-ei by warning
| upon the most important railroad passing
| through the town, and the one which
breathed the breath OF life into it. 1, will
certainly prodUce no favorable ell
feet upon the welfare O. lis citizens, nor
will it change the purpose OF the people OF
Kansas. They want The cheapest and most
expeditions mode of transporting their pro-
ducts, and will pa;roni1e such railroads
As can or will afford what they want,
And ii by the system of roads already
complete, the rates for freight and fares,
with equal profit 10 the Olathe and Law
renee that are made to Kansas City, Leay-
enworth and Atchison, it is only fair that il,
should be done. And though it may seem
TO be against the interests Of Kansas CITY
that it shall cease to b. the base of trade
for at least two-thirds of the State of Kan
sas, sooner or later her pre.entions in that
respect will cease. II is not in the nature
of things that !: should be perpetual.
While haEsas has no inter
est in haild!ng up Kansas City against its
own towns, ,nc c.; ,irly has no INTEREST in
destroying il. T. rt {; cease its arrogant
preteniions, aE,l 4.t: uullrrtske TO bully
o.