The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-15

state Of kansas. This is q matter that in
terest, not only the city, but the whole
state, for every dollar that is added to the
wealth Of Leavenworth by the development
OF her natural resources is Just 20 much more
capital brought under tribute to the state
Of Kansas, to bear its proportiona'e share
OF the state's burdens, while all the money
sent away by our people to purchase goods
manufactured elsewhere, is Just 20 much
money contributed BY Kansas to the en-
riching of other states. We have within
ourselves ali the elements of wealth and
greatness, and it needs only . general de-
termination on the part of our people to
"pull together" to make of Kansas, . few
years hence, one of the most wealthy and
populous states OF the Union.
Leavenworth can contribute largely
TO this end, and at the same
time secuH to herself almost Unlimited
growth in population, BY utilizing the ad-
vantages that nature has given her, BY an
energetic development Of her resources. She
already has better start in the manufac-
turing line than any other Missouri river
city. She is already comparatively we'll
know throughout the west as = manufac-
turing point, and the thing for her to do
now is to hold her vantage ground, and
push forward the work of her development
with ali possible energy,
There is no man in the city or in the
state, too poor to contribute q little
toward the accomplishment of this
end. He need not necessarily be able TO
invest capital in the establishment of some
new enterprise, but he can aid by patron
izing those already established. We are all
consumers, and by acting in concert, and
giving the preference, when We buy, to
homemade articles, We can aid to an al
most unlimited extent. The merchants are
able to do more in this direction than any
other class Of citizens, BY pushing" the ar
ticles made at home in preference to those of
foreign make Everything that is made here,
from a farm wagon to bar of soap-from
a steam engine to q package Of baking
powder-is just as good and just a. cheap
as any like article made elsewhere, and if
the merchant will interest himself in the
development of home industry to the ex-
tent of stating this fact to his Gus
toner, nine purchasers in every ten
will take the homemade goods, and
thus home goods wo Id at once take the
place of foreign goods in supplying the
home demand. But truth compels US to
say that the merchant too often pursues .
course just the reverse of this, and when
his customers call for certain article,
without stating what make, the foreign is
generally put before them in preference TO
the homemade A reform in this direction
is needed, and our merchants should insug-
rate it at once. They should realize the
fact that the building up OF manufacturing
institutions in our own midst is not only .
matter of local pride, but Of pecuniary in
terest to every resident Of the city. The
merchant should remember that by selling
home goods hs makes work for home peo-
pie, and thus secures customers for his own
wares. Our manufacturing interests are Of
vital importance to US, and the board of
trade can greatly encourage their develop
ment by determining to give the preference,
under all circumstances, to homemade
goods.