The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1875-11-18
A Ge0D THING FOR SAJIsA.

hitherto there have been many fcuss-
words,' used on account of the apparent
favoritism> shown SolomoD>city oyer
salna by the Kansas Pacific, in the mat
ter of giving the merchants and dealers
of the Solomon valley much better
freight rates at Solomon.City than at
Salina. Dealers up the Solomon valley
could 60 to Solomon City and obtain
their freight at rates forty per cent. less
than at this place. The Solomon valley
merchants could go TO Watervillc, on
the Central Branch road, and ship their
freight from that place about as easily
as they could from the Kansas Pacific
Hence it was 10 the X. P.'s interest TO
make il an object TO the Solomon valley
people to ship their freight over tho X.
u. Thus Solomon was made the grand
center for cheap freight rates and to
that point has been shipped goods
for the Solomon valley for several years.
Salina has claimed the same privileges
with which Solomon City has been
blessed, but has not been able to obtain
them until recently. AS rule the Solo.
mon valley dealers would have preferred
TO come to Salina for their goods. The
road in the Solomon valley from Mime
apolis to Solomon City is on very low
land, and innumcrable and bottomless
mud holes during wet weather have met
the Solomon valley carriers at nearly
every step. The road from Minneapolis
TO Sallna is on high ground all the way,
and is in good condition every month Of
the year. Salina is much larger place
than Solomon and has, as consequence,
more attractions and accommodations
for the "up-river" people. 1t is the
leading wheat market for the west hall
of Kansas, and farmers from the Solo
mon valley, can come here with their
loads of grain, sell at the highest mar
Let price and return up the valley with
their wagons loaded with the Solomon
valley merchants goods. Thus they
make of it a profitable trip all around.
Yes, the Kansas Pacific now grants the
Solomon valley merchants the same ratee
Of freight at Salina as at Solomon, and
to Mr.. d. B. Powers, moro than any
other man, arc Salina folks indebted for
this favor. He has succeeded in max
ing this arrangement with the officers
of the X. p, after considerable solicita-
ton and work upon his part. This trade
from a new source will greatly benefit
Salina and add to her already acquired
importance of being the chief city west
of Topeka. When trade is once directed
from tho Solomon valley to Salina, ii
will come with a rush, and flow unceas-
ingly.
Another project which is on foot and
which will help on the good work, if it
is made successful, is to establish dal-
ly stage line from this place up tho Solo
mon. There are fattering prospects
that this will be accomplished.
1t is the duty of our business men TO
work earnestly to encourage this Solo
mon valley trade. Salina is now placed so
that she can do large wholesale bust
ness, and can undoubtedly persuade the
"up-river" merchants that they can do
as we'll here on prices of goods as furth-
or East.
IL is desirable that Salina should join /
Ottawa county in building a bridge near
the Bennington mill, SO that those who
60 to that place with their grst, may
come little further and buy their goods
at Salina.
There may be some demand made up
on Salinas business men in tho matter |
OF bridging one or two creeks, repairing
roads, etc.,. but it will pay them to spend
a few hundred dollars each in order to
gain permanently the vast trade which
will flow hither by reason of this.