The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-01-14
NEW AND VALUABLE
WORK
illustrated Historical Atlas { 4
HE World

We met in our city, This week,
Rev. Mr.. Allison, of the firm of Al
lison, jerks & Co., Chicago, who
are now engaged in getting up the
above work. Mr.. Allison is here to
gather information for the book in
relation to Lyon county and this
section of the State. The WORK is
to contain large map of the State,
which will be as correct as it can
possibly be made. Besides this Lyon
county is to have a suceinct history
in the map. We have seen copy
of the work, so far as it has been
completed, embracing several of the
more eastern States. The maps of
the different States, and of every
country in the world, are the finest
we have eyer examined. Each state
and country has complete history
in brief, embodying all the promi-
nent facts, and these are obtained
from the most reliable sources. 1t
is large work finely printed and
bound. We copy from the pros
pectus:
'The Atlas, when published, fOI
the different counties of Kansas,
will contain in addition to the cen.
trail maps and histories, the follow
ing local matter:
1sT. A large county, township
and sectional map of the State, col.
ored by civil townships. In max
ing this State map, we wish to state
to our patrons that we shall make g
departure from the old style of en-
craving your names and number o.
acres on the map, and shall insert
them in the Atlas arranged alpha
betically, giving in addition tC
name and number of acres, youI
nativity, postoffice address, and bus
mess, number of section and town
ship, also the date of coming to thu
county. This will make a valuable
record and directory, and will bI
found much more convenient thar
looking over the entire map for /.
single name.
ID. 4 history Of yOur county
exhibiting the prominent feature
in your progress from the time o
your organization till the present
showing by the best information
that can be obtained the develop
ment of the county, giving the mum
Der of acres cultivated, the amour
of grain raised, and other stats ii
cal matter.
Sd. Family genealogies. It i
our aim, also, in connection with tn
county history, to SO identify tn
first settlers and prominent citizen
with its history and progress, as t,
make a valuable record. We shall
in the history of your county Civ
each subscriber, free of charge,
reasonable space in the book for
genealogical sketch of his family
accompanied, if desired, by a brie
relation of interesting and import
ant incidents and facts in the histo
ry of the family.
We shall spare no time nor pain
on the local matter, and when com
, pleted we will place copy in tn
Centennial and State library, in tn
Tooth year of our republic, that shall
illustrate to the world what a fire
: people can accomplish in q free re
/ public.
The general work will be com
plete in the spring of 1876, and viii
contain maps of every country O
the globe.
: The maps of the United State
; will be the finest ever published
they will be elaborate in detail, fine
ly executed, and will give a bette
, idea of the advancement of our re
: public for 100 years than can b
i given by any other publication
The maps from the old country wi
be from the best authors, and wi
be found complete and well execut
: ed. Every map will be accompar
= led by historical sketch, giving, i
a concise manner, such facts as vii
make them doubly worth their cos