Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-19
An APPEAL TO KANsANs.

AANoAS ~AAAt @~'' -.
banquet rendered the Kansas editors
NV the Commercial club last night |
60 NJ M..,,, 80 tha Konsaa civ |
so'ss ,,
than.l oazetteS sPoho 10 ioiio"s' |
There was no business or attempt ct develop |
mont IN Kansas prior 10 1875 or 1904 AL was
politics or war. Many pcoplc from the north
and from tho south entered the territory TOT |
tho purpose Of making homes, but DOUBT II
they had o wcl-dcnncd Idea beyond making u
q free or o slave state. SO IL was not until
sitter tho war that the spirit Of business ana de-
yclopment seized the people And while people
were pushing west, locating towns and organ
ixing counties, o mighty conflict was raging
stong tho Missouri river, b,twcen certain
cities for commercial supremacy. But few OF
the editors present are oil enough or wore In
the state. and so probably have no comprcncn-
sion OF tho genius. ana labor. or the miiiions
won and lost from 1885 to 1870 In adjusting oil
tho avenues and implements OF commerce 70
present conditions, and not - per cent OF the
citizens OF Kansas City can conceive OF the Cd
stacles overcome or tho cost OF tho supremacy
OF this city.
Kansas City Is the commercial metropolis OF
Kansas and oil the regions TO tho mountains
and north and south for hundreds OF miles, be-
cause God Almighty decreed IL l suspect tne
decree vas trihed with To the extent OF iew
miles, but tho fathers OF the city rs IL stanus
won fairly and honorably: IL was so oecreeo
when This right angle In tho Missouriwas maoe
when the junction OF the Two rivers was maze
and when the choicest garden OF tho worio
was built around It An army omeer u ror'
Riley years ago told me that nc naa peeh IN
Europe, Asia, Africa South America nnu III
parts OF TINS country. ana NO nao seen NO Plaeo
In oil his travels 70 equal the haw vaiicy from
hill tops away back In the 4os Thomas ID
Benton predicted this city, and no was looking
up stream when nc SAID IL KANSAS City couiu
not help being what snc H. anu therc IN no
power without or foolishnessor stupiuity WIN
In that can Keep her from passing 81 LOUIS In
the next ~ years
But Notwithstanding the decree speak Oh,
did tho city attain It's present position wtnou'
hustiingi iou o:t your sweet nic, !" u'uns
The big odds against ner proved tne occrec
II was o mighty battle. The city was IN mis-
souri, Ten years OF war ragged on the Dordci'
and the bitterness was intense during TERRI
torial days the Missourian, with uncie sam on
his side, rubbed IL into Kansas anu curing tno
war OF the rebellion, Kansas hau Ohcie sam
with her and she rupDeu IL into MISSOURI win
interest compounded how many Vi tne P.es-
ent audience know that KANSAS prigauier
general ordered jackson anu three OF iour otner
Missouri counties depopuiatcd, ana WIS
done He was very conservative mnu az
the time oil this disaster 10 hansas Sny rum
both sides was going on Leevehworth was en-
Toying inc perqulsNcs VI ohe VI sno s.'"'S''
military headquarters OF tine government.
But tho war closed ana everybody setticu
down to business Every eIemeh. Vi poh.os,
every feature OF omeial power, state priac anu
prejudice MI the bitterness ., 'ne "Si. VIZ
worked 10 tine utmost 10 pca' hnnsas Wy un1
estaolisn the missouri river poih. W Le" Si,.
worth. Bonds were votea anu rh'roaas puu'
IN oil directions 10 peat hansas SWy. my
kansas racine was started On thc oiu Icsoo w
Wyandottc' anu Kansas .Ny was rcaoheu ~, ~ "
switch from ArmsIrons DacN 70 .nc s,a'o iIso
Inc Fort Scott q SuiI. VI vi .no eury i"u ,.a
was the onlyero9a Quit from hansas Wy.
GEOGRAPHY o. commerce compeleu every o.n9I
road to build into Kansas CITY, anu mostly
against their Wills Ihe santa re started t l,,'
Atchison, ana IL nao 10 puiiu 10 hunsas Si'y'
Tho Leavenworth' lawrence Galveston
started south from Leavenworln, ou.
was compeiieu 10 ouiia into h"nsas ivy,
The Hannibal puiit 70 sI Joseph, pue ~ nau
to come TO Kansas CITY, anu priugc INC river
at THIS point LeaVenworln ou,is via. "as
called the missouri Valicy roau uo"u W sap
the missouri raclne NJ hansa - .,.y. aessen =,
worth VIII puiia another roau IN 'ne sumn,e, =.
levS TO kansas City, Man, TINS TINT 70 Hoi nv'
coal Lawrence oult road 70 eieasans iii,i
known as the Pleasant nm eut.on' Du. .he only
recollection there Is OF tnat Is the interest," on
certain county ponas INC newspape.s VI
kansas ut that time aiu their utmost 70 whoop
up state priac anu 'he hansas p,eluuioo
against kansas CITY. Wyanaotte, because
OF her contiguity 70 Kansas Cty' SUI
fered severely nom ner own state from
this cause 1 speak IN III xin ,,,lsss
OF Leavenworth-she maze orLiIans
fight and II Is not her iauit that KANSAS oity -
not 20 miles further up the river Kansas Oi.y
| soon began 10 ABSORB tne cream Oh tne pusi-