The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-01
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EMPoRIA, DlSC. 81, 1871
EDITOR NEWS: We noticed in rHR
NEWS, not long since, your article in re-
gard to coal interests in Lyon county. We
were well pleased with your ideas on the
subject, and If You will allow us little
space will say 4 few words OH the same
| subject, and also will speak of other ill.,
terests that we think are important to all
of us.
Now, it is 4 well known fact that we
| have All abundance OF coal in the eastern
part of the county, and all that is needed
is some enterprising parties to take hold
J OF this matter and develop it. The coal
Is there as we know, and IL coal ward
should he established in Emporia, and
We will say = wood yard, also. that coal
| and wood could be bought at home suffi-
eient to supply the demand, and at less
price than the coal that is being shipped
in. and the money would be kept at home,
We look At thi as very important item,
and il the people of the city W ould look
at this matter in its true light they can
not but see As we do. We see wagon
loads of coal carted from the coal bed on
Coal creek, standing on the streets beg
ging for buyers. Cannot you see that il
is to the interest OF the citizens TO pur.
chase this coal in preference to the for
eign coal, especially if they can get it
cheaper? Even if they pay the same
price 1t is to your interest to patronize
home every time.
We do not want to make war uDon the
'm.ddle men," but we really do think
that they are 4 "ddrned nuisance in a
great many respects, for instance, suppose
the consumers of Lyon county would con.
elude to send to st. Louis for their sun.
plies instead of patronising our merchants
in Emporia. What would be the result
you can imagine. It seems to as that thu
people OF the city should look at this mat.
ter in its true light and they Will at once
see that it is to the interest of us all if VIZ
wish TO see our country and city prosper
that we should patronise home every
time, if possible. Give it the preference
all the time. This thing of sending all oul
money ont Uf the country for fuel, flour
&C., is a "cussed nuisance" and we Will
always be poor as long as we continue
the practice. We must change our tactic,
or go under. These are stubborn fact.
and we hope those who read this article
Will consider them well and then act
We know OF q great many persons who
; have all they can do to keep the "wolt
from the door, and ali they perhaps have
to sell is some wood or coal. They are
) willing to bring it to market and. take q
fair price for it.. But the "mIddIe men,
have got coal that they shipped in; ali,
that is better ut 80 cts. per bushel than
your coal is at ID; we will buy that. So it
goes. The immortal middle man must be
patronised.,
Now in regard to the traffic in -four.
S. L. Hall shipped in a car load of flour
last week that he paid 5000 for. We said
to him that we did not think it good poli.
cy to ship foreign -four in to the city
when we had plenty at home. His rca-
sons "'ir that he could not sell flour
made at home. The people did not like
to buy il. II was not as good flour as
that Shippe in. "Ah, consistency, thou
art Jrwei!' What foolish people do
live ia Lyon c0unIy. We would not have
believed it. We are told that II certain
grocer in Emporia was selling w. II. So
den's Hour, and had sack to come back.
lie asked the party what was the trouble
with the firu". ''Oh," they said, cit eouId
NJ b" - 1t would not raise, &C." 1t
Was left. and by some means was put into
another sack of foreign brand and we be-
IleVe was sold Ia the same party and
gave good satisfaction. 1t was the
''brand" he was after and not the flour
so 1t IL. Now, if we cannot exchange
our commodities for your goods could you
blame us If we should go to Topeka for
our supplies. The basis OF all trade is the
exchange of value, and IL the citizen of
Emporia will not buy our produce, -four,
fuel, &C., could you blame us ii we went
elsewhere with our morey to buy our
goods. Rural.