, 1878-12-14
san FIR Market.
TIE FUTURE OF oJR CITY.


The time has arrived when Walla
WaIla. il she desires 10 retain the COM
merce Of the vast empires lying To the
north and east, should put forth such ex-
ertions as will for all time settle the fact
of her commercial pre-eminence. Towns
are starting up in all directions; new
communities spring into life as if by ma
gc, tracts of land that . short time since
were considered worthless are yielding q
rich harvest: and where once the cay0te
and wolf roamed IT will Is to he found
the Comfortable dwelling Of the adventer-
Gus pioneer. Change Is going on all
around u.s. New avenues are daily be-
inc opened, and the silent yet steady
march of civilization Is passing on to-
ward other localities yet to be developed.
Do we realize that tins great revolution
is in progress, and are We making pre-
paratioms To take advantage of and reap
the benefits that must of necessity follow
in the foo, steps of this advancing army!
Are we putting forth any additional effort
To secure Il trade that must soon assume,
when compared to the present traffic, g.
gaHtic proportions? tr are We so content
with present prosperity that We have no
thought Cor the fuIure, ,.preterrInS u hold
ON to What We have rathc than 10 take
any risks upon the future, lest III so do
IN. We go backward Instead Of advancing!
That ro.cy, while safe one, perhaps,
can on.y result III general sta9laiIon
What industry Is to Imam, enterprise Is to
Il community. Without the former, man
dies of dry-ret, and although not a mt
subject for the grave, sill he IS nna6le to
give any satisfactory reason why he Should
not be removed from the ilvIiiS. As with
men, So with communities Without en-
terprise no toxin caa ever expect to reach
the proud distinction Of 4 city. NotlAn5 :
comes by chance. Great deeds are the
result Of great efforts: aad industry (iiard,
unreiaittin. toll Is the s,cre' II Ill per
manent success. Without 1t there can be
no substantial prosperity The city of
Waiia Waila Is blessed with Il command
ing position, and If she Is true to herself
she viii become the Chicago "a the New
Northwest But nothing must he taken
for granted. Mere ass-rtiOIis that the
trade will come here will not add one dol
lar to our wealth. To lie secure III OBJ
taininm Il VIC must exercise incesSant Vi9-
lance, and through such means rs have
blessed our former efforts see that 1t
does come, and is not diverted INFO other
channels. Men who to-day are retailers
should aspire to become iobbers. Jobbers
should be ambitious to foand mercantile
establishments whose renowp will be
known throughout the land. \ little en-
erey, a little push, ami the Judlclous tos-
terIng of enterprises tending to develop
the country viii accomplish this. a cas-
in point Is that of the history of Kansas
City. In 1860, at the close Of the war, 1t
had population OF scarcely three thou5-
and. The State Of Kansas was about en-
tering upon an era of prosperity such rs
Is soon t. lie witnessed III this upper
country. LeavenWorth controlled the
trade OF that State. Eicil, and with a
large population, ii feared no rival, least
of ali the insignificant and unslshtly vi
,age of Kansas City. 5 cure, as 1t
Thought, III its position, Leavenworth
made no exertion to secure the growing
trade of the State OF Kansas, but con
tented itself with the Thought that ut
..I,s,t ,...,.,a. i-.-- y 4 f.- ar Kansas
City, whose fortunes could have been
told OF on ones fingers, inaugurated a
number of enterprises with view OF d.
verting the Kansas trade to that POINT.
Cease!ess III their efforts. and using
every-IneaaS in their power TO accomplish
the end III view, they succeeded Leaven-
worth Is almost deserted; grass grows IN
It's once busy streets; magnificent stores
are tenantiess; and everything about 1t
wears the AIR OF decay Kansas City has
population Of 50,0G0. Its streets are
filed with a cease!ess throng of active
men; It's commerce keeps a steady pace
with the country With which 1t is insep-
tra5iy united What shall our future be
"a Kansas or q Leay enworth!