The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1880-03-18
CORRESPONDENCE.
CENTRAL KANSAS.
Lyon County-Emporia-

EMroRI,, March, 4, 1880.
Lyon County was first settled in 1851 In 1857 the
march of immigration commenced in earnest and the
rich and fertile Neosho and Cottonwood Valleys be-
gan to TEEN with busy industry. This County con.
tains 5i9 10 of land mostly tllabe l07 $40 of which
under cultivation at the present time Three
railroads the County and il is regarded the
best place for stock raising in the State.
EMroRIA
gives promise of being of the great cities of tho
West. at an early day. Its two raroads-the Atch-
ison, Topeka x Santa Fe. and the Missouri. Kansas
and Texas Railways-running they do-one from
the South running North and the other from the East
running West, give Emporia all the advantages of
a Railroad centre. In addition to these facilities il
has another road recently completed to Howard City,
which is known the Kansas City, Emporia and
Southern Railroad. With three lines of railroads
centering here, and jutting out toward the SOUTH
southeast, and southwest and with the very best
Eastern and Northern connections, it readily be
seen ut glance that Emporia will CONTROL long.
if she continues as enterprsing she is now, the
whole southern and south western rade of Kansas.
Emporia is too far from Kansas City to feel the in
fuence exerted by that city over Topeka, and, TO
some extent Atchson 1t is located in distance from
the principal cities of the West follows: Topeka,
81 Atehison, III Kansas City. l2o st. Louis, 40;
Chicago 52i; Pueblo, SOC; Denver SIS miles. Ein-
poria was located in February, 1857 on account of
the site being fine for q city, its geographical
position and ether natural advantages, lying as
does, just between the two beautiful streams the
NeOshO and the Cottonwood Rivers. The proprietors
of the town Hon. p. b. Plumb, Gen. c. W.
Deitzler, G. W. Brown, Lyman Allen. and Columbus
Hornsby Emporia now has population Of 5,6sa,
and is building faster than any other inland city in
the State. The new Normal School building, one of
the most beautiful structures in the State nearly
completed. 1t is a far handsOmer than the one
destroyed by fire. Workmen busy-in fact, all
of surplus working force is employ sd laying the
pipes for the water works. which be completed
early in the Spring
NEWSPAPERS.
The EmpOria Ners was started in 1856, by L. II.
Plumb, now L. s. Senator. In 1859, Jacob StOtIer
succeeded Mr.. Plumb editor and publisher and
has ever since been at the head of the NeIrs, which
ranks of the fOrmost weeklies in the State.
Mr.. Stotler has served four in the Kansas Leg
islature, was twice Speaker of the House, and was
elected for term TO the Senate. lie is the pres
ent postmaster of Emporia and is q quiet, gentle
manly business Mr.. Stotler has always been
one Of the wheelborses of the Republican party of
this section. and has many friends and many bitter
enemies. lie is a vigorous writer, and hits hard and
often, when hard hitting is required. Mr.. Graham,
associate editor and business manager, and thorough
newspaper man, Is ut present in Colorado for his
health.
The daily Ners is lively paper, and is very popu-
lar with the people.
W. F. Chalfant is the editor and proprietor of the
Ledger now in its eleventh year. The Ledger is
and clques, although its proprietor is a true-bus
Republican. The Ledger book binding and job Office
is one of the most comp lete establishments of the
kind in the State, and turns out a vast amount Of
job printing, besides of the neaest printed and
bound blank books to b e found anywhere.
The Hartford Enter prise Democratic paper, has
moved here. and will give the people the straight
and uaadulterated "COnsti tution of our fathers"
T. A. ID,