The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-03-16
cuR PRESENT AND PAST CoHTRAsTID.

What We Now Have and Whs: We
Not Have.
We have a coal mine in our city, yielt
ing a million bushels of coal annually, an
employs one hundred men. We have thrs
large furniture factories, all running up I
their fullest capacity, employing over thrs
hundred hands. We have the Iron Brids
Company, who are extending their bust
ness all over the West, with large orde,
not vet filled, and give employment t
thirty men. We have two elevators, whicl
are shipping large quantities of grain, EN-
ploying twenty men. We have twelve ci
gar factories, giving employment TO owe
one hundred and fifty hands. This brancl
Of our productive industries has grow
rapidly within the las, few years, some o
their brands taking q front rank in tn,
Western and Eastern markets. The pro
duct Of their business il that of any two cite
in the Missouri valley. Our -four mill
have run day and night; their busines
has exceeded any former year. We have ,
carpet factory now in the hands Of men O
capital, and the energy Of which will be il
full operation in a lew weeks, employing
fifty hands. Wild such men As Jone.
Morgan & Duffy, its success is guaranteed
The Great Western Manufacturing Compa-
ny have added to their foundry, within
the last few year,, .tove department,
making over forty varieties This. with
the addition OF their steam engine depart
ment, gives additional employment TO o..e
hundred hands 1t il eat mated that their
sales will reach nearly half q million thi,
vesr. We have a drain and sewer pite
factory, giving employment to fifteen men
This pipe is made by patent process, and
bids fair to supercede all other kinds. Il
can be made at one-half the cost. They
make from the same material win 'ow sill.
and caps; it is used in the manufacture OF
street sidewalks also. The patenteee, who
are Leavenworth men, have been offered
$4,000 for the right Of some of the eastern
States. One pork packing house has been
established here. This, with those already
in operation, find employment for one hun.
dred men during the winter months. This
has proved to be the bert point In the Wesl
for packing-the government and mining
districts, in the West, taking nearly all the
m;nss shouId nrove wb,t ~s ali hon. ,ha"
will tb;s hr.ncb of ,r,Js w;II GA -.
market for all her surplus products, and
packino bon.e. ,ooe,bs, lii m. a.,
mills and breweres have onsn.d nm On
o,ber ;ndns,rv-~c,o c,o,,r;r as,.L,;sh,
pivin, emnIoyment ,o Ton roons,s wa h..s
nev m, - ,.c,orv eun,,Ioviaa ~ I'D
thew ,Iso shin IargaIv of sbncts .h;ch ,h.,
.,r;, fine cis.r I'D h.Ia ha manh;.a' t .'
". b,ys in .dd;,;on % oil 81. -. :;
5us,r;es ons mo,s m cb;na shn, 80
torv no. f.c,orv to h.I' ,
candy f,c,orv y;,s-,, f.o,a., L.L;.
powdsr facrory c;g,r-Io, f.c,o,x ona
lar and .addIel,rae f,c,orv ,,;,;',,, H..
n over one bnnd,sd nsch.s;.. Nv. -
! s,,.a, ,.,I,o.d .,,nIov;.n 90. 80,
men ..v.r,i ,.;I,o.d. ,n.L - -;
,.n. .n,ona .h;oL . -" D. -
\ .,,o- c.. .h;nh :. -, ,a h ~"'
snd.J nns tr,J..J - W., r.
nd. Give emniovn,o,, 90 80, - -
,r.d neen Shn - ;n I-.,S ! Nv.
,.r. . h;aa sonss H., - ;n"....a
,ns;n... wonds.fni,x ~ g.. - ~ -
q q handling hlhx,s sb hap>a Il
n m. W., ,hev = ca;va =. -:
IN 60, - III T
ndnstr;aI tr,ncbes bars .,I -. sroo.s..
nIIv ,hI;.h.d w;,h;n 49, -. e.
n tb;s citv G;,;n. .n,.ro,wan,
a owe, ono ,bon.s,d Nnpa:.,;ras
,bo.. u,;,sJ &c. .onn,. -
var half million 81 aa,I..s IT,
,dn.,r;es cr..,a .nJ .dJ ,hons.nJ. -
,eaI,b and largely 20 on nonnIs,;".
'hese ,oos,her x;,b on. forr,.- f;aJns,.;
onE o;vs s.mnlovmen, 80 - o noo
,.tives IN onr mon;sd mo-, 80,
,vor,b ,o ;ncre,s. n w..i,h I'd ,onuI.
on ;f ,bey x,n, ,h.;r Lonsos II -
.cn,,;.J Il ,h.v .n, IT,. A.
- and ,h.;r ,rors,,a - ,n...
Nm. n ,b.v ~.nf ~ q, =, h.'n, IL
,e,ronoI;. ii E.ns.s ,ha. shonIJ -,
;,h their influence and c.n;,.I ;n r,,,;na
|, onerarion mor. I,b-cre.,;na and
,annf.ctur;no ind,s,r;ss We n,ns, &c.
.o,k;ro W. NAV he y, tho ho,,on, ,f IT
Ode, Sut the ,onmos, ,ouod ia in v;sw
mr. ves,ern mine, no v;sIJ;na hi, ,n,,,ij
iII;ons. the s,,;Ies of m. hnsh.nJn,.n
,suro N. of ,,,,b.r honn,;fn, h.r,o,, ,r.
!. s,nor,;no more and ;m,o,,;ns
and s;Ive, have ben rnnn;na
'cs and greenb,cks are .besd r, rar
To- in s. Ions IoI s;lver JoII,u ~ huv
70 hnndrsJ doI,s,s in arssnh.cts Ths
'ss,e,n S,.,es arc M, nvsr.,acIad lib
,oJs TLa Jsu.nd 81. ON n,snnf.,,n.aJ
.,;cIe. !. s,s.d,Iv On ,ha ;nc,a.sa
om eo;.-.,;on .,J o,h., o.nss
ons, :. nisn,v in all ,hs mnn;sd osn,a.
mi, co,inrrv Silver ia a drngon The pa.
6c and il ran;div .ccnmnIs,;n. in n.
a.t Tbese facts and f;snres 5emon.,ra,s
,at we can m.nnfacture and that We have
Ided largely 70 The m m.nnf.c,n,;na i'm.
,.rries e.tsbi;.bed in former ve.rs So~
our business men and capitaIists vouId
rn their attention more ,a tb;. snb;sct
eavenworth would take one s,ep in adj,
nee of ali the ciries in the Missouri Val.
'. There are manv branches thai could
made successful bere-oIas. n.ner
,olen and cn,ton yood. CANNING es,.biisb.
emf. a sta,cb factory which ia sb, INF N he
,abli.bed J;.,;IIsrv that vo,Id m,ks II
ents. These could all be esrablirhed
re. We have the raw material here
eaper than at more remote eastern To-
lities. There would be . saving of trans. {
,rtaaiOn and other charpes that vould |