The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-09-13
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VIII Lese Its Hard Won Prestige.

Al 4yoo 4kH EAoAAt- y VI 1A11l-fsSs
Its Reputation as gO-Ahead, Get-Up-
and-Hustle Sort OF q Town Needs Con-
siderable Furnishing to Make It Shine
as Of YOre.
That Goodland is losing much Of its
prestige as a trade center is a fact that
admits Of no dispute. Surrounding
towns and trading posts are getting
considerable business that should ma
turaily come to this city, and not an
effort is being made to reclaim that
which is gone OF to retain that which
now coming here.
The legarthy into which the business
interests Of the city we're thrown dur
ing the past two panicky years has not
been entirely shaken off, the result has
been that outlying towns have profted
by Goodland's inactivity.
Farmers claim that they can trade
cheaper and get a better price for their
products at surroundings towns than
they can at Goodland. Whether these
statements are correct or not, is a
question that may be handled in the
future, but it might be well to pause
long enough to remark that if they are
true, fatal blunder is being made, for
from its location and facilities Good
land is the natural trading point for a
great stretch of country, but trade once
driven to other points, will be hard to
win back. 4 few years ago G0Odland
drew trade from Cheyenne, Thomas and
Wallace counties as well as the entire
portion of Sherman, and even penetFa-
ted to the heart of Kit Carson county,
Col, in search Of customers. Now it is
seldom that a person from these sur
rounding counties come to GOodland
in quest Of even a poker game.
Another complaint is that GOOdland
has never exerted itself to provide a
market for country produce or to build
up industries to consume the products
of the farm
1t must be admitted that this last
complaint has some foundation. With
many thousands of acres Of adjacent
pasture lands adaptable for dairying
purposes, Goodland has never had the
foresight to provide a creamery that
the farmers, through the medium of the
infallible cr0p-bUffalO grass.
With Sherman county near the top
in the production of broom corn, Good
land has never boasted broom fac
tory. even on a small scale.
With the knowledge that vegetables
in profusiOn can be grown here, no
mention has been made of establishing
a canning factory.
With experiments proving the sugar
beet can be prOftably grown here, and
the dryer the weather the better the
beet, no steps have been taken to Sc
cure for Goodland the manufacturing
part of this growing industry.
1t must be remembered that the
boom period has passed, and that bust
ness can no longer be conducted upon
the liberal basis of that inflated epoch,
when everyone had money from home.
The shekels must now come from the
soil, and the more industries at work
the more wealth and trade.
II Goodland is to maintain its place
as the metropolis of western Kansas,
hustling must hencefOrth be the order
of the day, accompanying inducements
to people to make GoOdland their
trading point. Business must be con-
Quoted on the narrow margins that
must always follow the advent of the
penny into the circulating medium of
once frontier town and every effort
put forth TO find for the farmers prod
uct the best market and the highest
price.
These conditions confront Goodland
and must be met, or its career will
eventually wind up in the soup tank
along with hundreds Of other western
cities who have neglected their oppOr-
tunities and allowed their past splen-
ors to be eclipsed by the present en-
terprise of more hustling communities.
A CRYSTAL WEDDING SURPRISE,
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. G.. W. Teagarden
Make a Pleasant Surprise Party.
A very pleasant little surprise was
given Mr., and Mrs. G. W. Teagarden at
their home on Saturday evening, it be.
ing the 18th anniversary of their we'd
ded life. Through the skillful manage
ment of Mrs Talbot, Mrs. TeagaFden
was lured from home, while Mr.. Talbot
engineered Mr.. Teagarden about town
until the house and tables could be
arranged for the surprise of the resi-
dents. The affair was so quietly carried
out that no inkling of the scheme was
discovered by the victims until they
found their castle in the hands of the
enemy, who discovered a source for
much merFiment in the blank looks of
the invaded.
4 very pleasant evening was spent by
all present. and after refreshments of
ice cream and cake had been served,
the crowd dispersed, wishing Mr.. and
Mrs. Teagarden many returning ami
verearies as pleasant as this,
Much was due to the efforts of Mrs.
Leonard who acted as hostess pro tenn
for the successful carrying out of the
plot.
Some very pretty tokens of china
and glass we're left by the guests IS re-
minders of the happy event.
A Hot Ball Game.
Last Thursday was a day long to be
remembered for the high mark to