The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-01-09
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he future of our city. They do not
merely talk about growth and prospect
~. They put their money into real
estate as the best and most certain form
Of investment they can make. They are
here To stay. They feel and know that
our city will continue to grow for years
to come, and they prove their faith by |
investing their money.
The observant travellers through Kan
sas will not fail 10 see why the people OF
Emporia have faith in the growth of our |
city. They sec first that it has an I'M
equaled location for the trade Of central
and southwestern Kansas. II is in
the center of the state from north to
south, and far enough from the eastern
end OF the state to avoid the Overshadow-
ing influence which Kansas City exer-
cises upon Lawrence, Topeka, Leaven-
worth, Ottawa, and to some extent on
Atchison. 1t is at the junction OF two
of the largest and most fertile and best
settled valleys In the state--the Cotton
wood and Neosho. This is Of itself a
splendid geographical position, which
men who travel through the state, see
more plainly than those who remain
athome. It is unequalled in railroad
facilities by any city IN the interior Of
the state, and having had its first two
railroads for years, 1t has drawn trade ana
built up a commercial business and nc
cumulated capital TO an extent that VIII
keep it ahead of all competition, no mat
ter if other places, such as Burlington
Eureka, Newton, &C.. do manage TO get
an equal humble OF railroad lines. But
of this, even, there IL little probability,
for Emporia has now three railroads,
and will no doubt have four or five roads
by the time that any other city in this
part of the state gets three. 1t has the
| lead and will maintain the lead without
| any difficulty. The business statistics
we also present to-day, show an amount
| OF trade that could not be done by city
of 5000 people unless its trade extended
over large number Ofcounties.
The building of the water works this
present winter will give Emporia not
only the distinction OF being the firsl
city in Kansas TO establish water works
but it Will add the only basis we need
for large and fiourishing system Of
manufactures. The trade is here, tho
capital and enterprise are here, and
cheap coal Is here. An abundant sup
ply of cheap water will put dozens o
| manufacturing enterprises In motion
and stimulate the growth Of the city be
You'd the calculations of our most san
guine residents. Our supply of coal i
becoming more abundant and cheaper
and coal banks are being opened up ev
cry season nearer tisG city. Every new
railroad will strike new coal fields, ant
give us cheaper fuel. Fuel, water, iOea
ton, trade and capital will combine +
urge forward manufacturing, and ever
successful manufacturing enterpris
= paves the way for another and helps t
make our city productive and self SUI
tanning. AS the city will own and COZ
troll the water works, it can offer specis
inducements TO manufacturers over wins
they can obtain elsewhere, and they wi
, locate here.
, As a mercantile center. the trade ST
tistics We publish tell their owp stor
and warranted 100000 of public an
private building last year.
As professional and educational Gel
; ter, Emporia rivals the state capita
The EmpoFiR bar has, Us whole, Il
best reputation of any IN the state, an
we could name number OF OuF lawyer
I who are absent half their time in distal
counties, conducting important suit
The Normal School, now rebuilt, an
/, soon to be reOccupied, is in some I
spects the most popular and importa
educational institution in the state, al
L our city schools are conducted in d
= best manner. One or more large CT
y schools are To he erected this year, al
e the state Presbyterian college offers
J. come 10 Emporia on more favOrah
q terms than to any other place. o
architects and builders take importa
}: contracts for public and private bull
, Ings for hundred miles around. T
4. reputation of EmpOria as an education
II and professional center, we may safe
70 leave 90 the statements of any part
IL who claim 10 be able TO express
opinion on that point.
AS a money center, EmpOris ran
highly. Our two national bank sta
4. ments now run up over 100000 ca
- every time their publication is called f
:. and the Savings bank does fair b
- mess The Lyon County Mutual LO
:. Association, the Central Loan AgenC
- representing bone capital, and four
In five special loan agents, who, repres'
90 an immense amount OF eastern ca
ar tai, make Emporia an important tinl
w cial point. Capital is steadily accu
a mulating here, and rates of interest I
~ moderate. Eastern capitalists regs
,0 Emporia as a safe point, and our natI'
al al banks have the record of never havi
al suspended payment. even during
he panic of 1873, when nearly al the bar
- in the country refused TO cash chec
), In wholesaling of goods and in
~, stock business, Emporia ranks very hi
~ ". Il is one of the largest cattle sh
ot ping points il the state, and cattle n
rv for hundreds OF miles deposit tn
"a funds, transact their business, and of
zoe have their families reside at EmpoI
80 Live stock farmingis the most profital
o. and Lyon county is to-day the center
ho the best stock growing section to
- found in the state. The agricultu
au resources OF Lyon and adjac'
=. counties have been but partially de-
oped. In ten years their farming pc
lation will double, and this OF il
~ would equally increase all the busin
- of Emporia.
We do not predict the continuance
years Of our present rapid growth, fr
,s any desire to exsggeFate or to keep u
o. boom for selfish purposes. We
~ lieve the prediction will be fnifiiiea. {
No we believe we can clearly see why
- growth is natural and certain. Their
business where Emporia is located, fo
-, good sized city. There is trade for
- With the natural and acquired adv
!, ~ tagcs we possess, it would be strang
:. our growth did not cOntinSs and
-. trade become wider and larger e.
n year Observing and sagacions n
- who travel through the west, and h
- RO interest in Emporia, say that t
~ see clearly q large growth for it in
- near future, and tlst it is, in a reasona
number of years, bound u be the larl
and most flourishing interior city
Kansas. The figures we publish to-
~ sneak for themselves. and will be lara