The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-07-19
Booming Kansas.

SpGCl6i u JuC hduSuS OAty COuIhoL.
TOPEKA, July 15.-The cheering har-
vest reports which come from every part
of the state have had an Invigorating eff
feet upon business in the towns and
cities, and have stimulated the activity
which prevailed in building circles.
There is more building going on
throughout Kansas than was ever known
at any other period in her history. It
can safely be said that there is not viii
lage or hamlet where some sort of an
improvement is not in progress. In the
larger towns more buildings aye going
up than has been known for manY years,
and there is a veritable boom on. Leav-
enworth Is experiencing season of ac-
tiyity she has not known for many
years, and before the summer and fall
have passed expects to expend several
hundred thousand dollars in new struc-
lures of all sorts. She is to have new
union depot, is erecting many new three
and four story business and manufactur-
ing houses, while residences without
number are springing up on all sides.
Lawrence has also taken a stride for
ward and Is livelier now than for many
years past. Atchison is busy and build
ing largely and is making good record
for herself. As for Topeka, everybody
knows she has boom which has out
lasted even the most sanguine expeeta-
tions How much longer it will last no
one knows, though the people here are
sanguine of its continuance. New bust
ness houses are going up on every side,
and they are readily taken as soon as
completed. Fort Scott has REVIVAL
such as she has not seen for u long time.
Wichita Is spending great deal OF
money in improvements, and such, also,
Ii the case with Emporia, Newton, Abil-
emo and score of other towns which
could be mentioned. Kansas has some
thing over 100000 inhabitants now,
and as the rush into the state is consld-
able now there must, of course, be new
houses built To accommodate them, as
all the old houses are filled. For the
first time in her history the census sh oWs
that Kansas has more than the long
looked for million, and while we have
heretofore frequently claimed 1t
we have never had the fig
ures to show for il. 1t has
been SHOWN pretty cOncluslVely InaL the
rush into the state during the past year
has been greater than anybody antici-
pated, for it is a fact that during the
year 1881 the state lost several thousand
of her population for various reasons.
The census of 1882 showed cnnsidera-
BILE falling off from that of 1880, while
that ii 1888 showed gain of nearly
100000. Now that we have reached the
magic figure of 10000 600 there
is NO fear that We shall
ever fall below it, for we have the magic
advertisement of two enormous crops
in succession TO attract immigrants. The
books of the railroad companies show
that the sales of lands so far this year
have been very large. while those who
have come in To settle will prove most
desir able class of population, having
money and inclined t. e. ahead and
make improvements. Probably the
most noticeable of all the Improvements
now being ~ 'ia in the 4 IA: is th;. lar &c
number al =, | vators anu grain W"rr-
hnHsfs heing constructed along
the VARIOUS lines of railroads.