The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-10-28
oUR FARMRR FRLENDs.

Our readers outside OF the city limits OF
EmpoFia are probably as deeply interested
In the court house measure that comes up
next Tuesday ct the pole, as any of our
readers within the city boundaries. And
that their interests are identicalIy the same
Is fact easy Of calculation, especially
under existing circumstances.
Every citizen Of Lyon county at all
posted will admit that new court house
Is an absolute necessity, the building of
which should not be put of, and which,
In fac, cannot be put of any great length
OF time, even 4 we wish to do so.
The reasons why new court house Is
imperativcly needed right now are almost
too numerous TO mention, but the princi.
pal one TO all land holders in the county Is
the great riGk they all run of having the
real property In the city and county de-
strOyed at any hour by a slight confisgra
tiOr, as the present court house is notOri-
ously merely regular fire trap that Is la
BILE to go ct sny moment, and no later than
q week ago came nearly being burned to
the ground by Grey woman confined in
one Of its rooms.
In case IRE ever did get good start
no power on earth could rescue the records
and books, as they are simpIy-tBe greater
part OF ihem-slored on open shelves,
and would only add splendid fuel to the
flames.
But aside from all these reasons we wish
70 impress 1t on the minds of our readers
and especially those who msy not live
within the city limits OF Emporia-tha,
now lie the accepted time.
In the fret place the city of Empoiia is
practically unit In favor of the PROPOSE
ton to build, and the only question that
agitates at all is as to the site for q Ioca-
ton. The leader Of the opposition, as in
the water works question, IS Mr.. Soden
who insists on building = new court house
at the enormous expense to the county of
$4,000, ss he publicly stated at q mass
meeting to consider the subject
Most of the intelligent voters OF Lyon
county will concede that the vote of En-
poria, If it goes solid one way, will settle,
with but very little help from outlying
districts, almost any question that may
come before the pee pie of Lyon county TO
be voted upon.
THIS being conceded, ard the present
court house bond Observation-Disclosures
Its many advantages as regards a free or
cheap site-Deing voted down by a small
faction in the city, who are merely afraid
Il may be decided in favor OF the free site
what IS 10 hIude the citizens here from
coming to an understanding as regards a
site which all may agree upon at heavy
cost to the county, and by all working to-
gether. carry such an agreement into eff
feet at another election in the near flu
turef
AS such thing msy come To pass II the
| present proposition is rejected, why not
vote the more moderate sum and save the
county thousands of dollars in the future ,
1t is certainly beyond eli dispute that
a new court house is an absolute necessi-
~.
1t is also certain that If we do not build
one now IL will have 10 be done IN the
near future.
1t is also certainty that It can never be
built under more favorable circumstances
than at present.
1t is also certainty that 1t can never be
built at as email a cost TO the county as a,
the present moment.
1t is also a certainty that 1t can never be
built when our credit is better than Al
present, or when more favorable terms
from hnanciers may be obtained
II is also certainty that it can never b.
built when the amount OF labor necessary
can be more easily had, at or near home
only awaiting employ ment.
1t is also certainty that every work
Ing man in the county who has his Owl
interest.as we'll as that of the county q
heart, will vote for the project, as it vii
make an immense amount of work TO b,
done right here at home.