The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1892-12-22
Kansas crrYs nULrsaxEss.

IL 10 o well known TACT That the
railroads traversing Kansas would
have long ago established the freight
rates that Central and Western Kan
sss are now going to demand, and
are rure to get, IL they had not been
told not to do 80 by the business men
in Kansas City and other Missouri
river towns In taking that position,
and the red-hesded, genial, George
Martin thinks he Is with them, they
display the most shallow business
judgment that can readily he i'm
sgined. All will admit that Kansas
City, and all the river points for that
matter, could not live without the
Immense trade that comes to them
from the state Of Kansas, yet by
their selfish aud unjust demands Of
the railroads that they discriminate
In freight rates against the state,
they aim to, and are day by DAY
dwarfing and delaying the growth Of
the very source from which they
derive their existence. Has Chicago
been injured by the building up Of
Kansas City? The facts prove that
with the advancement OF Kansas
City, Chicago's growth has heen
proportioustely great. And SO with
this case. Car lots Of goods should
20 from Kansas City to inland cities
all over this broad territory Of Kan
sas, there to be distributed to the
millions of people who will build
homes on these prsiries as soon ~
just treatment from these great cor
porations 10 assured. As it 10 Kau-
sss City 10 not good market to 60
to. It's merchants do not carry the
immense stocks to select from
that are needed by the wide-awske
merchants Of Kansas, and II they
had, the position they have always
taken against the State OF Kansas,
does not make the Kansas man feel
like pztrouisiug them. From bust
ness men, who claim to be shaping
the destinies Of great cities, our river
neighbors are becoming the laughing
stock OF the state, and long ere this
should have discovered that our in
terests are theirs, and that the only
say for them to become, great Is to
fret allow w to get on our feet. The
Commercial Club OF Kansas City |
hs. Just returned from an extended
tour Of several states, the prime OBJ |
ject OF which was to enlarge the
territory Of that city's business &C.
quaIntsnce. The move was . good
one, but II they as an Organization
would have resolved to restore to |
Kansas the right to live, and do
business on an equal footing with
other states, they would have &C.
complished more than the results Of
the entire trip will beDefit them.
By their actions they are day by day
educating the business men OF Kan
sas TO hate the name OF Kansas City,
and ere long IL will be necessary for
a travelling man, IL he halls from
Kansas City aud wishes to succeed,
to conceal the location Of his house
rs much IS possible.
Gentleman, you might just rs well
accept now with good grace, the In
evitable. II you would come out
like broad minded business men,
and grasp the situation rs II Is, say
to Kansas that her claims are just
aud should be recognized, that she il
entitled to cities aud distribut-
ing points within her borders
as well as are other states, we will
together make 9 stride forward that
has never yet been dreamed of.
Kansas City will then grow. and
back OF il all will be cities all over
Kansas OF ten, fifteen, twenty, thirty
and fifty Thousand people, who In
stead OF fighting against, will be
fighting for KsLsss City, for she
was their friend when they needed
help.