Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-11-21
A NEW MANUFACroRY.

There Is q prospect Of locating a
Baxter Springs q large mandatory
but In order TO do anything Of thii
sort some of our leading citizens must
take an interest IN the project and
work up the details. Some eastern
capitalists who own the right Ia
manufacture o new separator or
threshing machine, have been In cor
respondence with parties here for some
time In reference to obtaining water
power, lands, etc. The prospect is
very favorable for locating the enter
prise here and we should be willing to
give them power and lands in proper
ton to the number of men they will
employ.
We have always held that on bust
ness principles, this city, after building
the dam should put more money with
it and assist manufacturing enterprises
to make q start. Suppose the Allen
investment was a failure. That Is no
reason we should sit quietly down and
say our water power is worthless.
The time will soon come when our
water power will be worth many
times what it has cost us. A water
power no better than ours has been
the means Of building up such cities
as Rockford, Dixon, Rock Island,
Elgin and Aurora. Water power has
made Minneapolis one of the great
cities OF the northwest. The western
farmers are grumbling at transporia.
ton charges more than anything else.
Eastern manufacturers must come
west or pay the freight.
1t is true we lack railroad facilities
else our water power would have all
been in use long ago. but it we put In
few good active factories, the rail-
roads will come and il is cheaper to
assist the factories than 1t is to bond
ourselves TO build railroads. Should
we get one more railroad here and
then advertise our water power 1t
would all be improved in short time.
If we get few factories started the
railroads will be glad TO come.
But, gentle reader, unless VIC are
willing to do something for ourselves,
the world will wag OH without us as
usual and we will all die of the dry
rot and make no sign. There never
was better opportunity for an enter
prising people to better their condition.
Emigration has set in once more to
Kansas; the next year will bring
about a liberal increase in railroad
building; manufacturers are more
ready than ever to move their institu-
tons to the west and capitalists are
more willing to make investments;
the demand for goods Of American
manufacture was never 40 great and
there is no reason why the city Of
Baxter Springs should not reap some
of the benefits which are offered her.
If the business men Of this city could
be induced to forget their own private
affairs for a little while aud devote a
few short hours of each week to the
public good; If they would only stop
TO consider what grand results might
come from q united effort towards
general prosperity we doubt not our
city would soon he in as fiourishing u
condition as any in the land.
We believe the factory spoken Of
can be located here and we believe
dozen more could be located here II
our people would show as much pub
lie spirit as they do private energy.
The board Of trade should be re.or.
ganized and our water power facilities
advertised extensively. Our medical
springs should also be kept before the
people and our general advantages
shown up in such a way that the out
side world could not forget that there
is such place as Baxter Springs.