Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-20
LEAvENw0RTH LETTER.
LEAvENwoRTH, KS, Aug. IA.


LEAvENWORTH, KS, Aug. IA.
EDITOR INTELLIGENcER:-T
flaming posters announced that last
Monday would be "gala day for
Leavenworth," as celebrated politi-
cal orators would be here, nothing
unusual transpired. Why but two of
the gentlemen came, when about
thirty were billed do not know, but
only that number of the political
orac'es put in an appearance, and the
avere. citizen Of Leavenworth is
still in olissful state of ignorance as
regards the present condition and the
probable destiny of the country po-
litically, for but bare handful of
persons turned out. In the after
noon, at the courthouse, Mr.. F. o.
Willeys said his say. and in the even
ing Solon Chase-"the farmer states
man"-spoke his piece.
Well, there was an arrest, last
Monday, because of refusal to pay
the occupation tax, which resulted in
all acquittal. Judge Hacker, before
whom the case was tried, in passing
upon that portion of the ordinance
which assumes to tax business men
for every
DOLLAR RECEIVED IN THEIR BUs1.
NESS,
said that it was in the nature Of an
income tax, which had been declared
Unconstitutional, and decided that it
was invalid. He said the city could
levy tax on occupation or business,
but not on income. The case was
test case, but. is still unsettled, as
it. is to be taken to the supreme
court.
There are at present running into
this place five different railroads, and
the number is soon to be increased
one, as all election, held a few days
ago, on proposition to vote tax to
| build the
LEAvENwoRTH, TOPEKA s. SOUTH
WESTERN ROAD,
was carried by 796 majority out Of a
total vote of LILA. The roads now
mere are, Missouri Pacific, Kansas
City, ST.. Joe & Council Bluffs,
Chicago, Rock Island s. Pacific, Union
Pacific and the Kansas Central. The
! latter is narrow gauge, but it isn't
so little giant as the one running
into Lexington, being 126 miles lolg,
with 25 miles under construction.
This place is one of it's terminal
points. ..-s
Because of the ..hours", l keep,
don't get to see much Of Leayen-
worth. l generally go. to work at
eleven in the morning and work till
half past four in the afternoon, when
am free until seven O'Clock, at which
time l again start in and work till
three the next morning. after which
go to bed. The most disagreeable
thing about the matter to me is,
don't get any breakfast; have been
here over two months and nave only
eaten breakfast three mornings IN all
that time. While you Inteiligencer
gns Ghs fOf foTls and fresh butter, beSs e1nssl sl
sleeping, In spite of having but
little time to call my own, L have
been wei enough of the town !
hadn't seen before to learn that there
are still more
MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES
here. They consist Of box factory
aud barber-chalr factory. In order
to give you some idea of the business
done by the manufacturing enter
prises of this place, l will say that il
is claimed that Leavenworth makes 6
wagon every twenty minutes; car.
riage every hour; stove every five
MINUTES; pair of shoes every
minute; two thousand cigars every
hour; fifteen -four sacks every minute
This shows that business must neces
sarily be good here, and it is.
The question Of waterworks is mol
est; and now the town has beer
agitated by the visit of representa-
tive ofthe
BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Persons who nave seen this ligh
t know how superior it is to any othe
furnished by the ingenuity of man
and if it isn't generally adopted b,
the larger cities I'll be mistaken. l
is proposed to erect a.mast of fou
i or five lamps. of 25. .OO0-candle powe
each. which will throw light one
half mile in radius, or a circular are
one mile in diameter. The mast
to be constructed of iron and stee
d boiler plate; is to be three hundre
feet high. The streets, both thes
lighted and unlighted by gas, as we
as the alleys and back yards, can b
lighted by the electric light for wins
il. costs to main tain the gas posts 8
they now stand, multiplying tn
light five or six times, without til
least additional expenditure to til
city. AS the light is thrown dow
at an angle the greater the elev'
ton of the lamp the better the ligh
suppose that, tins, like the wate
works scheme, will fall through, al
it seems wonderful that the railroa
proposition carried, for poster
dodgers and cards were conspicuous
stuck up and nuinerously circulate
denouncing the projectors of u
scheme as swindlers and thieves al
cautioniDg persons against voting fl
il. Well, it is t., be built. aud W
be of benefit to Leavenworth.
Yours, most truly, SAM.
A sOANDALOUs FALSEHOOD E.