Wichita eagle., 1886-08-26
LERADO.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

. coming further west something about the
bustling, enterprising town of Lerado.
1t is situated in the worlds best country
in the southwest part of Reno county, Kan
sas. The first building upon the town
cite was commenced the Sth day of Octo
Der, 1885. Prior to that time Lcrado ex
listed only Oh charts and papers, but today
she presents the stranger with thriving
business population in which nearly every
industry is represented, and not day pass
es but what we welcome stranger. W.
have mercantile establishments that com
pare favorably with any in the state, and
doing large and steadily increasing bust
ness The bank building which cannot bt
purchased for less than $4,000, is one OF
the best in the state, being deliberately fur
nished, is complete in every respect.
The newspaper Office is an imposing
structure and is beheld in envy by the av
erage western editor. A twenty thousand
dollar hotel is in course Of construction
but if immigration keeps pouring in anC
railroads keep coming this will be far too
small to meet the demand A large NJ f
church building and seminary will be
erected this fall
The system of water works put in by the
Fairbanks company of st. Louis is nearing
completion. Its capacity will furnish wa
ter for city of $4,000 inhabitants. This
gives us an advantage over our sister
towns.
Neat and commodious dwellings, are
going up on every hand Every day the
sound Of the hammer is heard in a new
direction. Another thing that furnishes
Lerado with enticements for the stranger
is the manner in which lavish nature has
embeIished her with natural beauty and
scenery Surrounding us are groves and
parks, while on either side of the principal
streets and sidewalks are rows of trees over
a mile in length which form a wall of liv-
ing green from thirty to fifty feet in height
the beauty and size of which is a grand
advertisement for the soil and making this
the most picturesque city west of the Mis-
sissippi Then, too, we have a natural
business situation SUR oUnded by a rich and
fertile country that is now handicapped by
as large a crop corn as any country ever
raised, and in place, too, where He who
made rivers and bluffs, and mountain
passes. said railroads must center Exam
inc the man, and you will observe that we
are in tie gateway through which all
northeastern roads going southwest must
pass.
Now, something about the class Of peo
pie that have already settled here. They
are a kind hearted, whole-souled, indus
trouS sort of people, whose ambition far
exceeds their capital, yet they realized that
; it took less capital to come west than it did
to stay east They had sense enough to
see that Lerado, with its prospects for the
future, was the rich mans bonanza and
the poor mans paradise. They are very
moral and generous people, representing
nearly every religious denomination.
They came here for business, not
for their health nor to wear out
their old clothes So in the iargon Of the
west we size them up as strangers. Yes
sir, Lerado is the future town of western
Kansas The business man that leaves this
place crosses the river to get a drink, and
the one that settles in the west without first
visiting us is a bigger fool than Tompson's
colt. do not say this prompted by any
mercenary motives for have been in the
town less than a week and do not own a
dollars worth of property in it, | am a
young man % years old, belonging to the
newspaper fraturnity, with just about the
capital that characterizes that profession.
have Travelled in the cast, explored the
west, but settled in Lerado. and | advise
young men to come TO southwestern Kan
sas and be happy. Come to Lerado, where
the Golfers of plenty has been upset and it
is free grab for everybody. Here locate,
and if you have the least bit of energy you
can lay the foundation of prosperity and
your fortune is assured
Now as to the route by which you can
reach this place Those of you living east
can come from st. Louis over the NJ p.
known here as the ID. NJ & A.. which will
be completed within sixty days Those
waiting until next spring can cross the Mis-
souri, at st. Joseph and take an air line
route over the c. X. & n, or several other
grand trunk lines. getting in here at union
depot.
There are many more things | would
like to tell YOU about, but haven't the gall
10 ask for more space. One thing is the
new method of making brick which makes
building material cheap, many of our best |
business houses are built of them. but will |
choke myself Off by saying in the language
of the immortal Shakespear, Lerado, Oh |
Lerado, thou art daisy. Yours,
BILLY RIPToN.