The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-07-28

guesswork merely, for what we know about and all we know about IS just one strong pull together for Kansas City" s%s. . s
 This last resolution is the one adopted by all communities which have won out in the race for supremacy. If Montsom- cry people would move as a unit In all matters pertaining to its increase in pop ulation, wealh business, civic improve ments, including the betterment of streets and sidewalks and the securing of up-to-date accommodations. it would not be long before great changes for the better would be visible. One good hotel, that would have been talked of favorably during the past two years, would have brought thousands of visitors to Mont gomery who have given us the go-by. Out of that number there would have been scores upon scores who, realizing our great advantage, would have invested in many of our enterprises or established new ones. which are yet offering fine fields for profitable investment.
 The transportation facilities are unsur- passed, as great trunk lines of railroad run out to the every point of the com pass. In the early days before the ad- vent of railroads, the Missouri River was the great dependence, but now very It, tie use is made of the stream for carry ing purposes. It was a mighty power for civilization and progress in the early days. It rises almost in the clouds and runs through a splendid country, until its junction with the Mississippi, just above St. Louis. There has been much of TO- nance and history written in connection with the mighty Missouri.
 The pluck of Kansas Citians was shown when it came to constructing street car to hiltxr nj nd you are first high up and then far down again. Instead of adopting the horse car plan-this was. before electrical appliance
 "a system of cable cars was put in and this, as is we'll known, is the most expen- sive means of locomotion. Only the very largest cities had the cables, and the spirit of Kansas City in this matter att tracted universal attention. Since elec- triciy has been so thoroughly utilized, the cables have been gradually changed, and now nearly every line is run by that means. Only a few miles of the cables are now in use, and they will soon give way to the newer propelling power. There are nearly two hundred miles of street car track In use here.
 Among the advantages of the electric over the cable system are the saving in coal bills. in cost of cables. security to life and greater carrying power.
 The average idea as to Western cities is Of crudeness, rush, and hurry, and very little attention paid to the comforts and convenience of life and adornment of home. Just why that should be so is df- ncult to understand. as many of the greatest men, and most cultured woman of our country are products of the West, and Kansas City has furnished 8 fair proportion of them. Certainly, those who Arat had in Ind ha hs.fi nR ,fk here planned wisely and well. There is no cramping for space anywhere. Ample room has been allowed in streets and sidewalks. No city in the Union sur |. passes thIs in the attention paid to parks and streets. One of the handsomess spots anywhere is the Paseo, and the authorities of places who desire to best provide for beauty and comfort in public highways should send suitable representa- tives to learn how these desideratums arc secured in Kansas City. Prizes have been offered in abundance and with best results for the best yard decorations. The rivalry of the various residence sec- tions has been great and with correspond ing improvement in the appearance of the city. In this connection it is not im- proper to recall the efforts of The Adver- tiser to produce a spirit of front and backyard improvements in Montgomery. when 1t offered some handsome money prizes year or two ago. A chain of boulevards has been planned here, which. when completed, will amount to sixteen miles, making a beautiful driveway through the very heart of the Best im- proved sections of the city. Ten miles have already been completed, and at vari- ous points are little parks and pavilions and music stands, where thousands of children and grown-up people congre- gate during the summer and fall season.
 Kansas City mas gone through many trials and has overcome every difilculty. Nothing now can prevent its rapid growth in wealth and population. Tn 1880 there were only 4,As people here-not as many as were then in Montgomery. In 1870 the number had increased to 32,2eO; in 1880. 65.575; in 1SsO lS2, ,71e in 1900, 1SS, ,762 with d,AS in Kansas City, Kan, just across the river and practically part of the city. These figures tell tho tale of growth. w. w. s.