Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-01-18


, >hs psssimistic views Of the late To-
>snss Of ne Baxter papsrs, I would
be pleased 10 have you pubiish .
\ shost statement IRON IN "cptimist."
n ny oplnioa there ID no town 10
shis sassipi with brighter future.
ofDuo that 10 destined ~ have 2
49, =, more substaptiai growth
q lay Of Baxter spriags. I
>raiess NIT IN sAsii sowns and
! vtllawss which must Of necsaaitt
Now % .on al siass Il ~ VII
Srcve = kssst bsasiit to our city On
1ocs w ssst spe, and ne shouid
sseosrses. f6tktf than retsrd al
Z )onsh sutespfisss.
v Ths onstsw ni.iag district 10
siFsady sprssd over such. Q large
sscsien, ana % new mines ere open
"a, nors settlsments will be made
bat svsry spe viii ~ tributary 10
Daxtss spsians. !
II ear msrehsats ana business
.nsn ere sstahis ,of grasping the
sltua sies, svssy torn shss 10 sfsrfed
; wlthin tek .miles u this ;city wi'l
move of great sdsaniags 10 them,
ana they riii CONTROL all the best
fs.ds Of theee towns. We have 90
many AAysatages over ' mining
campo asa email villages We need
not fekf eoaifsaition 90 long 40 re
ksep ..up-tt 4Ale" ssecks, and, oner
propsr indaeensnis to !pnrchasers.
Ne hase . solid city, With everything
+ A sight 70 make IL the most desir'
able residence eo9n in Kansas; We
have rood churches, schools the
best Of society. pure water. ana .
I class Of citizens that cannot be e.
celled anywhere.
willie ne have but one raureae,
I yet Il russ 10 every direction ana
/! with fourteen passepges trsins os''
~ we are surely not sustering ioi
TRANSPORTATION. We are ALMOST GER
tain 20 have an electric line wisnin
/ . year, aud psrhaps one or too oth'
or railroads. We have q good gov
ernment, where al lsws are en-
forced, and all rights of properly
i respected. We have comparatively
mo bad citizens, no .toughs' slug
.rers, or other vicious chaFscseTs,
,such 40 may be found In coal
campo and mushroom towns. we
nave no saloons, or other disreput
Xble plsces whsce our boye can DC
IsducSted into ioafers' and i'vsRa'
}bouds.
Does d, mot sism probable that
with the, stsst we have ana 'ne
many saxsntages We possess We
viii uusssrip any rival town. ana
thst we Gill draw the bess'eiemen's
ana the efeatest share OF all the
Ibe.t business from che surround.
Ing villagssr Do you, Mr.. Editor
know OF any good citizen OF this
city who win give up Baxter
Isprings TO take HE family to MIN
dog camp II II 10 possible for him 10
Remain heref Nay; nav!
But we must all strive to make
Barter a oester town than itis. we
mnss have good roads to every
minina camp; we must do al 10 onr
power 20 secure an electric line to
re mines; we rsust provide houses
hotels aud other accommodas'ons
lor all who wish to reside here; We
sunss keep q , good schools, libra
ries. theasres and perhaps . CLUB
soom: we. m ust have natural gss'
nell iiRhsed streefs. clean streets
hetser sidewalks, and good soads IN
kverv direction. We rnust have .
kitv that even the newspsper men
bili ~ prond of.
or people may be q. little SLOW
io ntart. butt have never lost faith
NJ 4hew. and 7 know that when the
6fpper time Gomez they will not De
;cnnd wanting. We are not n sicn
eammunisy, but am sure tina.
hsariy every business man ano
Rroperty owner In Barter sPringe
siii respona literally to every: en-
,.rprise % aiding TO the up-buiiding
and imprUvement Of the city: Les
6 All iine up on the aide OF any
ana every scheme that will be"eht
Iaa. ana nniie In pushing every en-.
,erprise rhat coises mp. Above al
Ilss us have an sbiding faith in ONT
lbwn town and htand By u to tne
II.sk We have the foundetica tor
lac hest city IN Kansss aud ell pes
.lmistic ideas 20 the, contrary
.houid be Esisgased.
p.a--SIncs utiiipg the above we
ave received Z dffinlie proposition.
som rsspossibIs 'capisslists 70 con-
! .ruSE 81 Sisesficrosd fru1 hextef
e1t. car neW presses srs notnG