The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-04-05
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STOCK RAISING.
Our facilities for raising ST ock cannot be
exeelled anywhere. Our prairies are COW
cred with the most nutritious grasses;
good water is abundant; good hay is Sc
cured at q trifie. Many stock men of
means are locating here and establish hing
large ranches in various direcuons-at-
tfacted by our excellent society and
schools. This section can furnish It's
scores Of examples of the profitableness
of cattle and sheep raising.
IMPROVEMENTS.
In our city is a substantially macada-
mixed street, the best improvement of the
kind in Kansas; We have a good substau-
tial court house and jail, four school
buildings in the city and about eighty
in the county; nine churh buildings;
six or eight first-class iron bridges in the
county and about sixty miles of railroad.
The court house and Jail, the bridges, and
most of the shool houses are paid for.
Our taxes average in the county
three mills, on a taxable basis which
reaches, in round numbers, nearly % ,000,-
GOO. aud property is taxed at about one
third its real value. The taxes for these
improvements were voted by the people,
and while they seem high, it must be
borne in mind that we have made i'm
provemenis in the last dozen of years
which it took mary of the older states
fifty years to make. The enterprIsing
spirit OF our people could not beIr the
idea of waiting half century for the
improvements and conVeniences which
they had left behind them before coming
here. They therefore pay these taxes
cheerfully. The most rigid economy is
being used in the management OF our
public affairs, and the taxes are decreas-
ing. They will be still farther reduced
as rapidly as possible.
PRICES OF LAND
Having gone through the speculative
and ''infi ited" periods and settled down
to the "bed rock" city property and land
can be had at very reasonable prices.
Land as follows: Upland $3.50 &c 1925 per
acre; second bottom, 81 to IS; first bot
tom, So to $40; improved land, SO to $50,
owing to the improvements. City prop
erty at the same ratio. There never was
a better time than now to invest in Kan
sas lands, owing to the low prices asked
for them. The same may be said of prop
erty in our city.
INDUCEMENTS TO NEW COMERs.
No county offers better inducements to-
day to home seekers OF moderate means
than Lyon county, because, first. land
and all property is cheap; second, be-
cause the immigrant will find here
schools, society, improvements and con-
veniences almost if net quite as good as
those In many sections Of the east. If he
goes to a new section Of the State he must
wait years for these and help pay for
them, which we assure him will be no
light burden. Considering everything,
property is really cheaper than in the
newer regions Of the country.
MANUFACTURING.
Much afternoon is given to the subject
OF manufacturing, but as yet, owing to
the want Of capital, principally, these en-
terpTises are but in their infancy. The
Neosho and Cottonwood rivers furnish
abundant water power. Just south of
the city is one OF the best water mills in
Kansas, and water-posyer furniture fac
tory. In the vicinity are three other FIRST
class water mills. In the city Is num-
Der one foundry and machine shop, a
sosp and broom factory, which largely
supply Central and Southwestern Kansas,
carriage and wagon factory.
OTHER TOWNS.
In the county is located. as will be seen
by the map. Americas, Plymouth, Neo-
sho Rapids and Hartford. These are ali
in fine neIghborhoods Of enterprising peo-
pie. Americas is nine miles northeast of
EmporiA, has the largest and best cheese
factory in Southwestern Kansas. Its pro-
duets are sold from Kansas City to DEN
yer, and all through Color ado. Good
prices are paid for milk. Americas has
several good stores and shops, is laying 9
thorough system of sidewalks, several
good church buildings, and is very de-
/ eirabIe place to locate.
/ Eeosho Rapids is twelve miles east OF
Emporia,Is surrounded By one OF the best
| farming regions in Southern Kansas, has 6
| large dourishing -four and saving water
mill, several stores, churches, good
/ school house etc. at this point the Eeo-
4 shO river Is SPAWNED by fine iron bridge.
i The people are thrifty and otter every IA
i Hartford Is . HouFishing town on the
south bank 3 few miles below the Rap
4 ids. Has just erected new school house
Has 3 fine water power towering and
saw mill, Newspaper cElIed the Hart
/ ford Enterprise, is very faVoraEly loca.
i ted. and has good stores and all the usual
u branches OF business. Has, also, q mag.
i nificent new iron bridge.
Plymouth is nine miles west Of Empo-
i ria and is located in as fine an agrtcuItu-
raj region as can be found IN Southern
Kansas
Il MARKETS.
The best Of market facilities have al
q ways been afforded for our surplus pro
Il ducts bv the incoming immigration, and
! from the demands Of the western fort
and new settlements We have also ship.
Iped potatoes, corn, hay, ste, to Texas
We have never lseked for markets from
VaE1oGs sourcsss aad good prices have