West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-20

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opportunity, through the kindness Of you
MIR. Editor, permitting us the space.
Leaving Ironton, Ohio, December 4th
and arriving In Cincinnati ON the morning
of the 9th, we spent that day with ou
Preston County friend, Mr.. Charles E
Brown, In looking around Q. and enjoy
ing ourselves generally. Leaving thor'
that night, over the o. " NJ, tho next
morning about daylight found us in the
populous city of ST. Louis, where We
spent several days, aud from there we
"t0ok in" the southern and central parts
of Illinois. Thinking our visit being ,ov1r,
and coming down to business, we took n
bee line for Emporia, Kansas. Arriving
here December 18th, we made ourselves
known TO Mr.. Jacob Stotlor, whom many
OF the Kingwood folks remember. He
ana family visited John s. MurGoclI dur
ing the month of August last. He gave
us Il hearty welcome and proceeded to
talk business TO us. Learning our desire
aud intention to stay hero, he said he
could nnd something for us to do. Since
our arrival we have both been busily en-
gagged at a fair salary.
Enporla, the county scat of Lyon
County, is nearly in the centre Of the
county. Its population Mt the present Is
something over 1000 and steadily increas-
ing. II Is noted as 1.-THE best built city
of it's size in the West, nearly three
fOurths OF tho butiLess houses me OF
brick or stone, aud its principal thorough
fare-COmmercial street-ranlGs as the
finest looking business avenue in the State
The location of the City Of Emporia Is
the finest In the State. II is situated on a
smooth elevation between the Cottonwood
and Ne, sho Rivers, each about one mile
from the city, and the ground gently
sloping from the city to the rivers. We
are siXty-two miles from Topeka, the
Capital, and 1875 miles southwest from
Kansas City.
Emporia was the first city In Kansas to
establish water works, and has complete
Holly system, costing S75, 900, and giving
all parts Of the city an abundant supply
of water for all purposes. These works
will add greatly TO her manufacturing in
terests, which now comprise Touring
mill, furniture factory, carriage and wag
on factories. blank book factory, foundry,
steam printing Offices, binderY, machine
Shops, soap factory, tailor, shoe, harness
and blacksmith shops, several of these es
tablishments running by steam power and
employing good force of men.
Empora is provided with frst-class
stores in every line Of mercantile business,
and has large wholesale trade. IL at
tracts business from counties hundreds of
miles distant.
A company Is at preaent laying Gas
mains, and on Saturday night the city will
be illuminated with gas
Emporia is the best railroad contre in
the State. II is the junction Of the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fc, Missouri Pa
ciac and Kansas City, Emporia and
Southern Railroads, and will, IN few
months time, be reached by the Emporia
and ~. Louis aud the Kansas City and
Emporia Railroads The A, T. 81 s. f..
Railroad is now concentrating It's interests
at Emporia, having 800 men employed in
its round house and repair shops who re-
side here 10 the city.
Firsi-Dass building is the feature Of
bmpOrs. Among the buildings finished
in 1881 are $50, 900 hotel, SO, 900
church, n $1,000 high school, a 800 900
opera house and $50, 900 hotel. An sis.-
600 church and a $50. 900 masonic temple
are now in process Of erection, ln addition
10 various business houses and residences.
Nearly every denomination Is represent.
ed here by comfortable, and, in some
cases, by large and elegant church edifces.
a Lawrence, Kansas, company have the
contract 70 put in a street car line in our
city, which, we are told, will bo running
by the first Of April Let her hoom,
Your readers arc all aware Kansas has
prohibitofy liquor law, and M this CITY
OF 1000 ir habilants We have seen but five
men under the Influence Of liquor since
our siay here. Not a saloon in the town.
The educational facilities Of Emporia
arc very complete, consisting of a thor
oughsyslen of graded city schools, culmi.
mating IN the high school, the diplomas oi
which require excellent scholarship. Thi,
system is enhanced by the State Normal
School, with a large and able faculty, and
accommodations for 500 HuIenls. +,
closed ils last term by graduating a class
OF twcntY-Ono teachers 70 now has ON
enrolment Of 300 students
What has made Empona what Il ist
Railroads. We have just learned ,haI
Kingwood Is 10 have . railroad. We a.
ways knew BiDgwo. would some day
put on metropolitan aira We eArncstly
hope this new railroad Of yours wont
merely be placed on paper, or in "your
mind, bot in running operation.
This winter, 60 Tar, has been The mid
est ever known 10 The oldest Kansan
I Yesterday was like a balmy day IN MAY
| For either business, residence. cduca
tional or climatic purposes, Empoua If
one of the most desirable cities i'm IN,
| West, and its future is certain and pros
porous. Real estate Is held st reasopabl,
/ figures, and the growth Of both the cit,
/ and county fq healthy and r.fi,tr. a.