Kansas City journal., 1897-06-08
A Lusty Young Metropolis.

n Lusty 1OunS metropolis.
From the Pueblo (Col). Chieftan.
Colorado people ought to do a little think
ing in the direction of Western supply
cities. It stands to reason that the farther
West business works its way the better for
Western people in general. We have a
strong sentiment in favor of the patronage
of home industries, but there is a large
amount of traffic which necessarily goes
outside the city and outside the state Now.
1t is of no use to argue against plain figures
and undoubted shades of quality-peOple
will buy in the cheapest market or where
they can get the best goods for their money.
But other things being equal would it not
be a good plan for the people of Southern
Colorado to give their patronage to those
business houses located as far West as pos
sible?
To come to the point, Is it not better for
us to patroniZe Kansas City rather than
Chicago or New York when We can do so
without disadvantage? When our trade
goes to the far Eastern cities nobody ap-
preciates it and nobody cares-it is taken
in a matter of course. But If We should
work up a mercantile friendship for Kan
sas City it would be appreciated and
valued, and might bring business to US in
return.
Kansas City is 600 miles straight toward
the east, with direct connections with
Pueblo by three of the best railroads in
the country, over which fast trains give
quick communication and reliable trans
portation. We complain that Eastern peo-
pie fail to realize the growth of the West
and are away behind the times in their es-
innate of what we have out here. 1t is the
same way with most of our Colorado peo-
pie in their estimate of Kansas City. When
they came through there ten or twenty
years ago their way West IT was a
lively but not first-class city, and it was
built mostly on great expectations. But
since that time many of these expectations
have been realized, and Kansas City is one
of the most vigorous, progressive cities in
the country, and even in these hard times
It is growing at astonishing rate. 1t
can be stated here from personal knowledge
that more than one hundred first-class resi-
dences were in course of construction there
a month ago-possibly two hundred, but
more than a hundred were counted in one
street car ride-twenty-two from a single
point of view. What Kansas City can offer
IN the way of jobbing trade and manu-
factures can not be here given, but it
would certainly be worth while for US to
investigate. II Pueblo people could take
a ride over that city and see fits crowded
business streets. its miles of magnificent
residence streets, all paved in the best
manner. clean and inviting, and its park
system established at a vast expense. they
would have an idea of Kansas City different
from that derived from the usual mere
change of cars i'm the smoky depot neigh
borhood at the foot of the hill. or in the
smelly market house quarter TO which the
street going up from the depot leads. Mod
ern Kansas City is farther east and south
from the old quarters which most of our
Colorado people have visited. 1t is city
hot farn ms nrOTId n
with which he would like to strike up an ac-
quaintance. 1t Is a city which commands
the trade of an immense and very rich
territory. Yet it is far enough away from
Colorado not to be a direct rival for the
trade that we should have-excepting, how
ever. New Mexico. which sends to Kansas
City and ST. Louis much business that
would come to Pueblo and Denver If we
would work for II.
One of the incidents of the growing
greatness of Kansas City is the fact that
with a good corn crop over the Western
states more cattle will be marketed in Kan
sas City during the year 1895 than I'm Chi
cago. This is already conceded by Chicago
commission men.
The Missouri climate. even on those lofty
and airy bluffs of Kansas City. is some
thing terrible-something that in mid-sum
mer would wilt Colorado man as an
of that city and vicinity can make the
run to Colorado's mountains in one day
and for very little expense. and hundreds
OF them will be doing so as soon as general
trade enables them to accumulate a little
spending money and enjoy such a luxury
as an outing in the cool hills of Colorado.
But we cannot expect them to do so II
their attention is not drawn to what we
have here to offer in climate, comfort and
IT. hrr1F -gst,
them and keep our resources and attrac-
tions before them.
We talk about cultivating close acquaint-
ance with Galveston, twice as far away,
and we used TO advertise Colorado I'm the
far East. Let us also consider the thickly
populated country. numerous cities driving
Industries and wonderful material riches in
the circle of seventy-five miles on all sides
of the mouth of the Kaw.