The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-10-17


Horseshoe That neglect gives smaller
investors chances not obtainable in any
of the Leadyille gulches, and the little
fishes ought therefore TO return thanks to
the big ones. }. r. GRAHAM.
NOTES BY THE WAY FROM EMP0RIA
TO CHICAGO.
Having business to transact in Chicago
we left Emporia Monday evening at
6:sO, our route being over the A. T. & S.
F. railroad TO Kansas City, and from
Kansas City 10 Chicago via. st. Louis
over tle Chicago & Alton railroad.
Kansas City is thriving place, claim
ing $4,000 inhabitants, situated so close
70 the Kansas line that il is 10 all in
tents and purposes Kansas town. though
it is geographically the second city in
population and importance in the state
of Missouri. 1t so near WYandotte, in
Kansas, that the two places seem TO join.
transferred Ia Kansas and are only de
TERED from so doing Ivy the high price
demanded from Missouri for the privi-
lege. The town was laid out in 1880,
p years before Kansas was open for
sttlement, and this is probably the reason
why ii was not located within the Kan
sas line. 1t is built partly upon level
ground, but chiefly upon high bluffs,
where the principal stores are located.
These bluffs are largely if not wholly
composed of brick clay. This city is
connected with the northern shore of the
river by a railroad and carriage bridge,
|, 1897 feet long, resting on seven piers
and built at cost Of one million dollars
Kansas City is railroad center, having
numerous lines of road all starting from
one depot, and connecting it with every
part of the country north, south, east and
west, enabling 1t to do an immense mer-
camille, cattle, packing and other kinds
of business.
In West Kansas City is located the
Kansas City stock yards, the most com
modious and best appointed yards in the
Missouri valley, with unlimited capacity
for feeding, weighing and shipping cat
tie, hogs, sheep, horses and mules They
are well supplied with water, and have. "a
first class system of drainage; conven-
iently located as regards other markets,
and the grass grazing grounds of the
west and south west. All the roads from
the west and the south run directly
through the yards, thus atfording the
best accommodation possible for those
coming from the great grazing grounds
of Texas, Colorado, New Mexico and
Kansas. The company have erected a
large modern brick exchange building,
including twenty-four offices for com
mission men, a barber shop, saloon and
restaurant, and two banking offices, one
of which is occupied by the Bank OF
Kansas City. There is established al
these yards an extensive horse and mule
market. The business of the yards is done
Systematically and with the utmost
promptness, the day of our visit over one
hundred car loads of about 800 head Of
cattle were received and unloaded at there
yards, which we were informed was not
an unusual days work.
| We also took look at the large dry
goods establishment of Bullenc, Moore
81 Emery, near the post Office, ON 8Iair
street, which employs over three hun
dred persons.
Leaving Kansas City, the distance Owe
the G. 81 a. railroad is tire hundred anC
thirty-three miles to St. Louis, takes
thirteen hours travel, or an average o
twcnty-six miles an hour for passenge
trains. Along this road is an endles
succession of corn fields with farms wei
fenced, numerous farmhouses, villages
cities, rivers and small streams, lineC
with timber, and teeming population
: constantly in view. Arriving at Eas
St. Louis, we pass over the magnificen
steel bridge across the Mississippi river
which was said TO be built at an expens
of six millions ofdollars, and was recent
ly sold under mortgage tor one and ont
fourth million dollars.
: Passing .hriu'rh The tunnel under tn
city we enter Union depot. ST. Louis i
a large working city of 10000 inhab
tants, situated on the west bank of til
Mississippi river. The west bank of III
: Mississippi at st. Louis was lined wit
, steam boats for over a mile, loading an
: unloading vast quantities of merchar
> disc, and the wharf was mass of worl
ing men and teams. We spent one da
visiting the post Office building, Towe
Grove Park and Shaw's Garden. Til
: garden is said to be the finest botanic;
garden in the world, founded by Henr
Shaw, in 1859 1t is situated four mile
southwest of the city, and is reached b
= the Tower Grove street railroad.
We cross the bridge 10 east st. Loui
II which has population of 1000, to tab
= a look at the new and extensive esta
!, lishment of st. Louis beef canning cor
!, pany, located on the grounds of the
LOUIS national stock yards. Althoug
:, every conceivable continuance for Il
performance of work by machinery
= apparently made use of, yet 500 pal
= OF busy hands are necessary, and a
;. now at work at the place. The bull
20 ings and arrangements are evidently W,
20 planned, every apartment being we
!, lighted and ventilated, and kept scrup
~ lously clean. Every minutie of lab
/, necessary TO convert living bullo,
!, INTO the most palateable of beef, in
: tractively labeled cans, ready for I
:, table, in packages containing, one, tW
:. six, eight, ten and fourteen pounds
10 meat, is performed at the compan,
no establishment. The company impol
~ from England the tin used for its car
and makes the cans ON the premis
= which is an extensive business of itse
- At present the company employ s
4 hands; GOO men and boys and 200 won
~ and girls, and their monthly pay roll
=. help is $4,000. They now kill da
. 500 beeves, though their capacity
= 1 900, and can them ready for the tai
- The cooking department now is turni
: out ready for canning each day 2OO.(
80 pounds of beef, the capacity being A
=, 600 pounds. To fully describe
Embellishments and its imnorfance. Wol