The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1905-02-06
KANSAS CITY
and VINITA
Both Striving to Make Definite
Gains.

The Chleltain ventured ia q recent
issue To foretell how il would be pos
sible for Vinita TO become a city Of
5000 within the year, and straIghtway
the Kansas City World placed the
slogan Give Hundred Thousand
People for Kansas City in Five
Years - at its masthead II will be
remembered that Kansas City has
had this goal marked out for q great
many years and has moved heaven
and earth to reach it, and she will
never stop until she has achieved 1t.
in 1870 her population was 10000.
She struck for 5000 and soon obtain
ed it. She bid for railroads until
IS radiated from it as commercial
center. She bid for The concentra-
tion OF the stock market and the
largest packing houses, with all the
modern appliances for preparing the
products Of the great grazing country
of the southwest for the market,
spread themselves over the west bot
toms at the mouth 0f the Kaw. She
tunneled under the hills and blasted
through the rock until the bluffs on
the banks OF the Missouri have settled
into level plain, with broad avenues
and comm0dious streets. From a
steamboat landing in 1860 il has be-
come a. metropolitan city of more
than quarter Of a million inhabi-
tants.
1t is this spirit Of enterprise which
has carried her beyond all other Mis-
souri, river towns with which she now
has no competition. May not Vinita,
in a measure, emulate her example,
and study carefully the sources 0f her
rapid growth and wonderful prosper
ity. One thing is noticeable in every
effort she has made, namely, the unity
Of her people. They may differ on
politics and religion, they may sharp
~ strive III competitive trade; they
may seek for individual advantage.
but when the needs Of Kansas City
are under discussion. when its growth
aud development are considered, or
position and dissension nelfs like a
snowflake 10 the sea, the strength Of
3 united purpose thunders ont, -it
must and shall be done Again IS
its moral and material support given
TO aid the enterprise which they know
win ultimately result in increased .e-
turns. Is it encouragement? Not
citizen but will tell 20 every other its
benefits, It's certainty Of success It's
influence abroad.
4 stranger scarcely sets foot upon
the depot platform but feels the in
fiuence OF wonderful activity: and II
lie remains, becomes a part and par
Gel OF IT, Gentle reader il you wish
20 see how things ared done watch Kan
Sas City for the neyt few years. Citi-
zens of yinita. leaders Of business iu-
terests here. take q good long look |
and learn good lesson from this COM !
mercial giant up the way. We have !
bid for 6.Opo people for Ninita within 4
the year Can We DO itf Yes, viii
our territory our population, our fer
tile soil. our advantageous position,
Justify the assertions Most assured
~, n we use rightly The advantages
placed az our door il means fargreater
than this II we focus our optics on "a
longer range Of vision. there IS more
Tor us than can be seen in the narrow
range OF q few present selfish dollars
We may learn another lesson from
Kansas City. and that is the generous
distribution OF printers ink She
speaks Though her press ever ard
always Of her hearts desire. Her
princes IN the columns Of I
every issue with a glowing account OF
heir wares Ail lines Of trade are
Kept before the public ia the most at
Factive manner possible Only lei US
Increase our commeudable efforts Of
asst wear and II will be easy for Ms 10
make the gain. Not town la this
altitude ins brighter overlook than
'urs. With a good name abroad and
Impie resources at home, ii viii be
'ur own fault If we live to see other
owns OF less advantage outsiripping
Is. Il