The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-08-28
TEXAS AND KANSAS.
A Former Sedalian's Expe.
rience in the Lone Star
and Jayhawker
States
No Place Like Sedalia and "0ood
old Democratic Missouri
PARSONS, KAN, Aug. IL, '83

PARSONS. NAN, Aug. IL, IS
DEAR BAzOO:- Again We have tn,
pleasure IF scratching few lines ''for tn,
paper published for the people now or
EARTH" Al most every town we have
struck in the past three weeks, sOmeho "
or other il was our good fortune 10 run
across copy Of the BAzoo, aud it seemed
like meeting ''iong lost brother" |,
gave us new life and fresh vigor TO peruse
its columns and SEE what Was going on in
The QUEEN CITY of the prairie's and tn.
Country 'rodnd about, and the dear one.
at home" Although having bern away
from Sedalia luore or less Tor tin past TIVE
years, We Look upon it as home, and will
always have an interest in It's welfare and
future prosperity. Being OF a roaming
disposition, and possessed OF desire t. see
as much of the world as our financial
ability" will admit, we very often become
ont On wild goose chases 4" Our last, n
"trip 10 Texas. Was decided 'goose chase, I"
aud We are now seriously contemplating
">etiling dawn and stick to business-pro-
vided We give satisfaction in the sob" we
have just caught "n" 20
OUR OPINION OF TEXAS
IS not of very high grade. The country
NAV be good enough but there is wonder
Iui chance Tor improvement in the major
;ty OF lis inhabitants, especially in the
portion of The Country we were i'm
We visited great many of the principal
cities In the state. While we found cunsid
cradle stir and hustle, there was an unseen
something" to us that was lacking TO give
us the air of genuine business solidity. IL
may have been prejudice and par,islity,
but We did not See town or city in Texas
that could "show mp" with Sedslia in any
thing.
Ell Paso is a lively place. tn" great rail-
road center of Texas. The railroad shops
and other manufactures Of the place give
10 several hundred men.
Outside of these a man stands Il slim show
of finding anything to do that will enable
him 10 procure recompense that will fur
nish him with The neces>aries of life-an,i
keep the children from crying for bread {"
There is wonderful emigration 10 Texas
I is yrar-tbe majority OF them on the
same mission your humble servsu was
looking for a job or some place where they
Such places may have been in the lOhg
ago, but are now nO more.
We at last became discouraged and made
up our mind to the effect that it was ~
use t. To- k for anything in the mercantile
line and turned our atlention 10 the cart
1t never goes back on the
loor," and with this conviction W. dropped
INTO an office at Sherman, for the purpose
,f seeing how the "sub-list" WAS and the
,hance> for being put on" While look
ng over the exchanges, a little item headed
Wanted" caught our attention AT Par
'Ous, kas., two first-clAss statesmen i'm a
general store. Good wages to the right
men. We were not sure of being
he right man. but knew there was not a
nan Ina Kansas that could 10y harder than
'urself, SO concluded to investigate and see
What wac in it, SO We are here, and will en-.
er upon the duties of the position at once. |
We have charge Of the dress goods depart |
nent, and having been out of the dry goods |
business for two years, NAV he q little |
rusty" and liable to confound crushed |
"dregs OF wine" and blood uf
K heart" at first, but with proper care,
hink We will stand the test.
Parsons is very pretty place of about
500, surrounded by rich farming
ountry. 1t is full of life, and it looks on
be streets and in the business houses more
Ike something was going on than any
lace We haye been outside of Ell Paso.
here are seven saloons in the city,
Notwithstanding the prohibitory move of
" years ago. Prohibition in Kansas is a
lilule, decided failure, and is fast losing
!vor among majority of the people. A
ign license law, rs they have in Missouri,
the only sure way TO curb the traffic in
" ardent" and the advisability of pass
g such law is being discussed among
le authorities.
In course of time, when we become bet
T acquainted. and know more. will write
gain. For the present, adieu.
TOURur.