The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-10-15
Her Climate, Railroads, Towns and
POrple.

Her Climate, Railroads, Towns and
POrple.
TIABER, MINERAL AND AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES.
On the 9th nit. We left Emporia
for q look nj the State OF Arkansas.
We had been hohored with au in
vitation from Col. j. n Loug' be-
ough, Land Commissioner OF ,...
st. Louis, Iron Mountain 81 South
ern Railroad, and Hon. T. b. Mills,
land agent at Little Rock, TO join an
editorial excursion which was to
leave st. Louis the next evening,
for tour Of that State. We were
the more anxious to make this trip,
and the more thankful 10 the above
gentlemen for Offering as the oppor-
tunity, because we had never been
In any OF the Southern States. We
desired to see the condition OF the
country and people for ourselves,
and the desire has been gratifed.
We propose to devote considerable
space to . description or what we
saw.
There Is nothing ofinterest on the
trip from here to Topeka. We OBJ
served that an immense amount Of
hay IL being put up In the north
part or this and the south part Of
Usage counties moro, In fact, than
We saw anywhere else on our eleven
day's trip, and that the corn shocks
were immense. Ga the train were
several Emporians, among whom
were our well-posted friend Capt.
Morrison, OF the firm Of G. F. Pierce
& Co., who was jOurneying to the
East to bring back his family, Prof.
julie c. Wright, who was going to
the Iowa State Fair to make music
for the people there, Thad. C. Da-
wilson and others.
p At Topeka we got . meal ct the
eating house. There is Q good deal
OF the white apron ''style" here. and
net much to eat. The dishes
brought were small and not much
food per dish. But when the pro-
prietor has . good thing he believes
In letting his guests share It with
hlm, al the usual 20 cents per head.
For instance. we had two kinds of
pie, both apple, aud two kinds Of
rice, both boiled. While we were
satisfying our hunger in came our
friend Noble L. Prentis, OF the COM
niOnwealth, carpet.bag in hand, and
Wa were more than gratifed TO
learn that he, too, was booked for
the Arkansas excursion.
Armed with the necessary ere
dentials from Col. Tom Anderson,
we boarded the Santa Fe train over
thc Midland, for Kansas City. We
had not been over this part of the
state since the days OF the Terry q
and their stage coaches, aud the
rip from here TO Lawrence OD the
new and smooth road, was one OF
interest. We looked in vain for old
Tecumseb. The road runs along
the bottoms and in the woods, and
q search for the Gland marks" of the
old hill road is so much gazing out
of the window for nothing. Soon
the brakeman sang out "Lecomp.
ton" But little of the ancient cap
ital is visible. In fact there is but
little oft. Our mind Immediately
reverted to the day when we had
last seen this historic place, which
in Territorial days, was the rendez-
vous of Border Ru1fians, and al
that was Infamous in Pierce and
buchanan Democracy. On the day
mentioned the Territorial legisla.
ture adjourned from LecomptOn &c
Lawrence, the "Abolitionists" of the
latter place having "gOt away" with
LeoOmpton, Hugh Walsh and all
Uncle Chester Thomas and Judge
Nate Price, - members Of the Ter.
ritorial council, had Gifted" US into
the position of Assistant Secretary
and Secretary John j. Ingalls, (now
Senator) and oarself mounted the
upper deck" OF q stage coach, and
carried the "arcbives" of the old
Territorial council to the historic
city. That was the last we ever
saw OF LecomptOn, and the fat
which was then predicted for it, toll
lowed speedily. We could see
from the car window e few OF ia,
old buildings, and when we thinI
what LecOmptOn's prospects ono
were, and what II is to-day, tn
prospect is one Of indispensable lone
liness.
We arrived at Kansas City Q
4:2O. Contrary to our expectation
We found that transportation" 4
ST Louis had not BEEN arrange,
for, ~ promised; or rather II It ha,
: all traces OF it had melted away i
the fire which had destroyed tn
Union depot but few days before
Il looked for . time ne though on
excursion had been brought to 81
abrupt termination. Prentis busie,
himself running through the crow
81 railrosders TO ind something O
somebody who knew somethin,
about the great Arkansas excursion
Singular a. Il may seem our Kansa
City friends Of the press knew moth
ing or IL. But good fortune threN
rs In the hands OF Pangborn, OF th
Times, aud Col. Cobb, of Wyan
dOtte, and we finally found . gen
tleman Who made il ell right wit
the conductor OF the Missouri Pa
cifie train, aud we got to st. Loni
next morning "right side up will
care"
THE START.
There was q crowd at the lro
Mountain ticket Office under tn
Southern hotel Tuesday evening"
selecting berths and preparing 70
the trip. The train moved out G
st. Louis at nineIO'clock o. m. the 2;