The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-11-13
This Thriving Village in Sumner
County IS Seen by Our
Correspondent.
He Thinks There is no Better
Point in the West
for Capital.
All Seeking investments are In
Vited to 60 There and
Be Convinced.
pt Gal to THIS i.EAvENwoRra TrsfEs.I

-ucH Narrer as 10 sugges; Its importance
With such striking force as /, warrant me
in making special mention of it. But this is
grand country. To the many readers o!
The TINES who have not, and 10 those who
may never look upon the broad expansive
scres, nov covered with a carpet of the
richest green i say, it must b. seen to be
fully appreciated.
When at Arkansas City, about thirty
miles east OF this point, a few days ago, l
seemed 10 have caught the idea that that
was the very choicest OF locations; End while
| am not now ready to withdraw anything
said In i,s favor, still having found another
Reality resenting many advantages, |
mus! try and present them IN a. good lishl
as that under which they were 30 iavorably
Impressed upon nv mind. 1t is sometimes
an irksome task to say good things" Of a
given locality, and 10 say OF it Just such
things as sre absolutely and urqIalifedly
true; but when the subject of the newspa-
per sr;icle is one replets with inte1esi how
different the wri;er feels, and with what
alserity he enters upon the task. Ia the
present instance, claim to hays for my
subject the cue last described, and now
introduce to the reader this thriving, pros
perOu., busy town Of
CALDWELL
of which l desire to say few things, try
ing to familiariz, all who may have the
patience to read this letter, with its loca-
tion and the many advantages it possesses,
and how cheaply they may be enjoyed, and
other matters OF general interest.
LOCATION.
To the intelligent reader, an idea of the
location of point of which he i. reading,
is OF primary Importance; it is therefore
necessary, if the writer would be under
stood, that he so describe such point that
no doubt may exist In the mind Of the
reader, as to its locality.
CALDWELL,
the subject under consideration, Il in Sum.
iler county-one of the border counties Of
the State. The county is bounded on the
north by Sedgwick on the west by King
man and Hsrke., and on the east by Cowley
county, while its southern bIrdrr IL the
Indian Territory.
Caldwell is situated in the southwest
portion of the county, and distant from
Wellington the county seat-about TWEEN
ty-fve miles. 1t is abou. three miles
north Of the southern boundary Of the
State.
Caldwell has not, 1t il true, figured very
c0nspicuously in the Commercial world,
but then il must be remembered that il il a
town OF "teuder years" and that being true
not much could be expected OF it. But has
promising future? That is the ques.
ton OF mos: importance TO us ia now; We
are not so much interested in knowing
what the town has already done, a. to
know something OF its possibilities, it.
hopes and aspirations.
Ia all candor ! believe it 10 be The b.st
point Tor investments, OF any / have visited
in the State, and it shall now be my pur-
pose to assign the reasons for that belief.
the mere statement that 81 believe" 20 and
40, unsupported by any facts or arguments
does not amount to anything. To be able
to give reason for the hope that i. within
him, is very gratifying to the Christian; 20
that on matters pertaining solely To subu
nary AFFAIR.", it is always well to b. able to
give a reason for wha, We say and ID.
POPULATION.
: Oae year ago 10 day; six months $50 !
may ssy, the town OF Caldwell diG not con-
tain one hundred inh sbitsnts to-day tie
population Is not far from
FIVE HUNDRED
az is strongly evidenced by the vote cast st
an election this week, for Mayor and ore
Vacancies occurring in said
Dffices) The vote cast for Mayor was Il3,
estimnting the population would made tha,
Il Caldwell exceed rather than fall. below
I've hundred. la addition to thes voting
there are also several families
residing In sdditions recently made TO the
city, but rot within the corporate limits,
aud therefore not entitled to vote 40 it il
no mere as'ertion, unsupported by the
'acts, to say that the population of Caldwell
is five hundred
An NCoRPJRATED CITY.
Olly last August WAS the little town in
and then it began to assume a
more commanding position; for with a
government Of lie own, iis affairs mansged
~ interested parties, a marked change in
Is history was observed, ard while even
low it is but city of the third class, stili
{ ia one Of the best -overned cities in the
state. Situated "a it is On the very border
# the State, and subject TO the raids Of the
COW boys" and other daring, reckless char
,cters from the Territory, who in other
lays had given the Iittl- town an unenvi.
lble uo,oriety, it is to day, thanks to the
ficiency OF its officers, notably the city
a very quiet and orderly town,
he Territory are not particularly enam.
red; for siuce the city has assumed mum. |
ipsl functions acts of la~lessness have
ntirely ceased and peace and quiet reign |
upreme.
CHURCHES.
At this point it is proper to say that a |
ODDLY number of religious org suiz atoms |
re TO be found AT Csld veil, among which |!
re the Methodis.s. Christian. aud Adyen-
SITS. A good Sunday School il msintained,
II the churches uniting; the attendance il
God and much interest taken in the work.
WHAT rF THE CITY.
In wins. is Cald veil proper, or, a. the
tizsns perier to call 1t, the 'oId town."
,ere ia embraced within the limits, 1i9
cres. The town ia regularly laid ont, the
rect running ess, and ives, and north and
,utn; the principal streets are 100 feet
nd so feet wide. Tie lots are p feet
ide, and 40 feet in depth. Ia the plat
lere are 720 lots Of uniform size, and "a
ts varing in size snd kno sn as out lots.
The town wss laid out in the month Of
ebruary, 1871.
Do TIE LOTS SILL?
In conversation with the leading BUSH
.ss men, and especially the Real E.tate
gents Of the city, was told what was
ready apparent, from the amount Of
Hiding being done, that there il great &C.
vity in City Real Estate; that lots are
pidly changing hands, and tina, they
mm and q good and in some instances q
Indsome price.
Lott sell at prices ranging from so 90
$500 90 each, according to their location.