The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-04-30
EMPOREA.
Facilities for Trade-Intual Benefit
or Building Up our Own Men.

Facilities for Trade-AIutual Benefits |
or Building Up our Own Men.
Emporia was fortunately laid ont
and settled by men with enlarged |
views and energies. These have al
ways been characteristics OF the town. |
IL is nothing unusual to hear the bad |
qualities OF n town discussed. Some |
mean act of one citizen is charged to |
the expense of the entire city. But
we believe 1t is true that Emporia has
suffered as few such charges rs
any town We ever knew.
All things considered we think
we can say the town has treated
the people well, and in turn she has
been treated well by the people. The
feeling has been mutually good, and
As . consequence the town has always
done q good business-lar2er than
towns generally enjoy of her size.
1t has been the policy OF the people
to build q good town In the county.
The benefits of such a policy have
been mutual. We might cite instanc-
Is of the folly of trying to build in
counties half dozen towns, and show
by comparison the wisdom displayed
in this county by centering our prin-
cipal efforts in behalf OF one town.
We have said that one of the leading
characteristics Of the town was enter
prise. This is noticed by all strang-
ers. There are to-day, rs there al
ways have been, more advantages to
the people for buying and selling
goods here than.at any point In South
ern Kansas. We have better railroad,
educational and mail facilities, larger
stocks of goods, more healthy compe-
tition, cheaper prices, and carry on
more branches of business than any
other point in the interior of the State
leaving out Lawrence and Topeka. In
many respects we are not surpassed by
these two points. We have in Empo-
ria to-day business houses that are as
well able, In any particular, to accom-
modate the public as any town In the
State. This Is no idle boast. Our
schools, stores, mills, banks, work
shops and professions will average with
the best towns in the west. The ia
cilities for traRsactlng business of all
kinds are as good rs can be afforded
anywhere, and much better than the
average of towns of Our size in the
East. This is the result of the wise
policy pursued here of building up
hone. It is a matter of surprise to all
to sec q city of the age of Emporia so
we'll and substantially built. The peo-
pie have supported the town, and they
can see the result. The Iiberality and
energy Of our business men in invest
Ing their money in such q way as to
enhance the property of the whole
county has few parallels in town
building. Every improvement made
in the city enhances the value of the
whole county. The same is true of
Improvements In the country. 1t is
the men who spend their money here
in improving the country, who have
made both city and country what they
are. No "cheapJohn" who comes here to
grab what he can from the people and
then leave, taking the profits of his
business out of the country, should be
supported. Every man that makes a
permanent improvement is u blessing
TO the country, and it should be a mat
ter of congratulation that men have
done well-made mon-y-and invest
ed it right here. These are the men to
encourage and support. They have
shown themselves worthy the conf
dence and support so literally bestow-
ed upon them by the public. The ben
fit has been mutual. The results are
what we see around us to-day--a town
and country built in eighteen years
with privileges and blessings which
are unsurpassed in many sections by
the efforts of half n century. Mutual
effort, mutual confidence, and long
and strong pull! together are the things
that keep the grass cut of our streets,
and make EmpOria one of the most
desirable places for homes and bust
ness in the West. 1t is for the inter
est of all to encourage this spirit, and
TO discourage old foSyism and sordid
selAshness, which kill the best places
in the world If they happen 80 get the
ascehdency.
Keep on building up Emporia and
Lyon county, Sustain public enterpris-
es, unite in going ahead on q safe ba-
sis, and nothing will stop the progress
OF this community and of most all the
people who compose 1t.