The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-02-18
An APPEAL TO KANsANs


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Kansas CITY, No. Feb. Sat the
banquet rendered the Kansas editors
BY the Commercial club last night
George w. Martin OF the Kansas City
(Kan.l Gazette spoke as follows:
There was no business or attempt At develop
ment IN Kansas prior to 1885 OF 1851 All was
politics o. war. Many people from the north
and from the s0tth entered the territory fOE
the purpose Of making homes, but I doubt II
they had q Well-dehned idea beyond making Il
q free o. slave state So il vas not until
after the war that the spirit OF business and de-
TeiopInent seized the people And while people
were pushing vest, locating towns aud organ
ling counties. Q mighty conflict was raging
along the Missouri river, between certain
cities for commercial supremacy. But few OF
the editors present are old enough OF we're in
the stase, and 50 probably have no compr5hen-
sion Of the genius. and labor, or the millions
won and lost from 1855 70 1870, IN adjusting al
the avenues and implements Of commerce 70
present conditions, and not 5 per cent Of the
citizens OF Kansas City can conceive Of the OBJ
ssacles overcome OF the cost OF the supremacy
Of this city
Kansas City IS the commercial metropolis Of
Kansas, and Sd the regions to the mountains,
and north and south for hundreds OF miles, be-
cause Cod Almighty decTeed it suspect the
decree vas trihed with to the extent Of . few
miles, but the fathers Of the city as It sands
when shis right angle In the Missouri was made
when the junction OF the two rivers was made
and when the choicest garden Of the world
vas built around IL An army oficer at Fort
Riley years ago told me that he had been in
Europe, Asia. Africa South America and all
parts Of this country, and he had seen no place
IN all his travels 70 equal the KaW valley from
Kansas City to Salina- From one OF these
hiu tops away back in the 40s, Thomas H
Benton predicted this city, and he was looking
up stream when he said e. Kansas City could
Tot help being what she IS. and there is no
power without OF fOolishness OF stupidity with
in that can keep her sr0m passing St Louis n
the next 20 years
But Notwithstanding the decree speak Of,
Gid the city attain its present position without
hustlingf You bet your sweet life, Il didn't
The big odds against hsr proved the decree.
II was q mighty battl5 The city was in Mis-
souri, Ten years Of war ragged on the border,
and the bitterness was intense During terri
torial days the MissOurisn- with Uncle sam on
his side, rubbed it into Kansas, and during the
war Of the rebellion Kansas had Uncle sam
with her and she rubbed it into Missouri, with
interest compounded How many Of the pres
ent audience know that q Kansas brigadier
general ordered Jackson and three or four other
Missouri counties depOpulated, AID il was
done He was q very conservative man At
the time an this disaster to Kansas City from
both sides was going on, LeavenWOrth was en-
iOying the perq ufsites Of one Of the greatest
military headquarters Of the government
down TO business Every element Of politics,
every feature Of Ohicial power, state pride and
prejudice al the bitterness Of the war, we're
worked to the utmost to beat Kansas City End
establish the Missouri river point at LeaF IN
worth. Bonds were voted and railroads ALT
IN all directions TO beat Kansas City. The
Kansas Pacific was started on the old leTee at
Wyandotte, and Kansas City was reached By
switch from Armstrong back to the state LRe-
The Fort Scott & Gulf. Of al the early roads,
nn-~arH
Geography or commerce compelled every other
road 70 build into Kansas City. and mostly
against their wills The Santa Fe started from
Atehison, and # had to build to Kansas City.
The LeavenwOrth, Lawrence & Galveston
started south from LeaTenEOrth, but it
was compelled 70 build into Kansas City.
The Hannibal built TO St Joseph, but il had
to come TO Kansas City, and bridge the river
at this point LeaveuwOrth built what was
called the Missouri Valley road down to tap
the Missouri Pacific at Kansas City. LsaVen-
worth viii build another road in the summer Of
1893 to Kansas City. Kan. this time, to sell her
known as the Pleasant Hill cut-On, but the only
recollection there IS Of that Is the interest on
certain county bonds The newspapers OF
Kansas at that time did their utmost TO Whoop
up state pride and the Kansas prejudice
AGAINST Kansas City. WyandOtte because
fered severely from her own state from
this cause speak in all kindness
Of LeavenHorth-she made o brilliant
fight and &c IS not her fault that Kansas City is
not % miles further up the river Kansas City
soon began 20 absorb the cream Of the busi-
ness men Of surrounding towns In those days
there were probably score Of as strong whole
sale firms in LeavenEOrth as there are In this
city to-day Livery county In Kansas IS repre-
scented IN ali lines Of business, and Kansas peO-
pie are everywhere throughout the city. Kan
sas City, Kan, IS fully One-han made up Of
people from the interior OF Kansas
tr0polis has been settled, ana what are you
going 20 dc about ftf Seventy~five per cent Of
what you see in this city has been contributed
By Kansas. and 50 900 Il the population live
within the borders Of our state Kansas City
is becoming more attractive and stronger ev-
cry day. It has no rival All bitterness has
entirely disappeared Still there IS some dis
appointment that the city is principally in Mis-
souri, That cannot be helped, and the sole
question remaining Is how much OF this city
do you want in your state have under
stood that Kerscy Coates said without
q dollars worth Of Interest west Of
the line, some - or - years ago, that
there were persons living who would see the
state line the center Of the city. Is this too
much 70 ask fort Kansas can help much IN the
development Of the city west Of the state line
You can help greatly in recovering lost
ground All you contribute need not necessa-
rfly 90 20 Missouri The same advantage Of 10
cation and every artificial element Of a great
city exists west Of the line in kansas Some
very proud and enthusiastic Eansans, who
would rather lose an arm than forfeit their cit
izenshfp. reside in Kansas City. in Kansas, and
they dislike very much when they are doing All
fn their power for Kansas 20 be snesued a.
the slop-oTer Of a Missouri town They want
and demand recognition n 3 variety q ways
They have 8 right 70 ask the sane
state pride "a what has been accom-
plished a. EaH's mouth as was displayed and
exercised years ago IN attempting the fmpOs-
sfble Tor which many Of our people are still
cashfnE interest coupons while that which we
ask to-day win cost nothing eLcept 20 follow
your trade with your good viii
Wyandotte c0unty's potatoes and other gar
den truck places her IN creditable comparison
with the largest agricultural producing cOun-
ties IN the state she ships gold. silver and lead
equal 20 the best point in any auriferous OF
mineral reEioa5 she handles grain enough %
beat a Letter combine haH dozen tines
q year, she slaughters meat for the
world she performs more labor than
any ten counties inrths stases surely Kansas
City, % which We sre 8 part and net a sIOp-
over. cones within the motto q Kansas. Ad
astra per aEpera-To the stars through dinlcul-
ties and that those Of Us who are endeaTOring
20 secure some Of &c vest Of the line are en-
titled 60 y0ur utmost eonfdenees Sympathy,
good wiz, and assfstance-
EIors Rigid Than Ever