The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-02-01

The State at Large Coming to
the Rescue Of Sedalia.
= Sound Argument by an Outsider
IN Favor Of The Queen Of
the Prairles.

Srdalis has been charged with being
!y. Presumtious, brcsrse she desires the
. oval Of the capital. Those who sr,
opposed to the removal 10 seJxiis clsiul
tn, other portions Of the state are as
strongly opposed to sscslis a. site 10.
the future capitol rs Jefferson City is
Ksn-.- City herself hss cisims on tie cap.
ita', but .he frankly acknowledges the
superior claims Of Sedaiis, - shown by the
following able article from this morning
Times:
Few states but have had their contests
over the location Of their state cap:tals
In some states the Contest seems never to
have settled into quie, aaquie-csnce in
leaving the capital in an undesirable local
Ity, and apparently never will thus settle
Among the states whose capital is unfor,u-
nately located pre-eminer,ly stands the
state of Missouri. There has been from
the first decided dislike for the situa,ion
., Jefferson City BY sil whose fortunes hav.
zen, them thither. This dislike has found
expression year By year in the newspaper.
and in the public uiterances Of Legislators
on the ,or OF debate at the state house. II
il not wbim. The desire to move away
has more foundation then mere caprice.
aud its sdvocaters are not sctua;ed by
Interior or selfish motives.
Jefferson City, while socially delight.
full place for a minister's scjourn, is in point
Of climate, most undesirable. The fact Of
sudden deaths from pneumonia, peculiar
to its high, bleak ard exposed position
over the river, tel. their own story. What
hss been observed ~ the most delightful
summer resorts in the north, il also. in a
measure. true Of Jefferson city delightfully."-
c,ol and iEvignrs;inx in summer, but in
winter intolsrsble iroc, It's hyperhorean
blar,s, laden with death for tho-e Of weak
pulmonary organs.
Tins peculiar disadvantage Of Jefferson
City a. the capital Of our State has for
years been Deprecated, rallied sgsin.t and
condemned. There l. now favor shle op-
portuniry for change from whs, is on all
hands conceded to be an undesirable local.
iiy. A bill is introduced to repsir the old
snd unss rvire,ble c-yitol building; tie
amount asked ia sufficient 70 build u new
and comnOdious building at some point
Satisfactory to q majority of those inter
es,ed-or rather, We should say, most salts
factory to all for il ms. be the fortune
of sny man TO represent the state in the
legi.ls,use. To make this change an
amendment to our constitution will prob
ably be necessary, but this il no. very
serious matter.
In CASTING about for new situation TO
which the capital Eay he removed md tie
new building erected, for new building
musi, j, SCENE, be had in ans event, We
favor the city OF Sedslis. Tue it has
nothing to recommend il over Jefferson
City ~ being more geogr. phicsiiy central,
but much may be said in its favor a.
railroad csn,er over Jefferson City. Five
railroads center there, ccming directly
from the extreme limits o! the state and
from the four cardinal points Of the com
pass. While Jefferson City in GUNNER |
might Be cooler and more salubrious
Though We arc not certain It would be,
yet. in winter, S,dsiia would be vastly
and winter il the season in
which the crowds assemble At the capital.
Sedslia has also made some bids for the
capital worthy of attention in these days
,f jobbery. Sue ofi,.s 100 acres Of land
10 the state. which insures most elegant
lite for the new capitol. She offer. in adj
iinon to this, to defray the expense to the
tate of passing the necessary amendment,
% the constitution.
These very liberal propositions should
nave due weight in the deliberations upon
hi. matter. Ii the capital is removed to
,edsli.. Jefferson City will lo.e the chance
or the taking Of g few boarders for Iim-
ted time IN the year, and Sedslia will gain
N the same ratio.
sedalis offers large premium for the
'ooor de-ired-larser, We suspect. than she
silI ever proportiona;ely realize from-but
III this is nothing to the people Of the
tate, Who wish simply that the state capital
nay be ehanged to more he.lih:ul and
lcca,iiy. ard believe this
favorable OPPORTUNITY to accomplish the
'tjsc;.