Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-08-08
A Flourishing Town without
Saloons.
EMPoRIA. KANSAS.

In Emporia and its suburbs 1900
people live, who are probably the most
prosperous people In the United States
taken a. a whole. For Kansas is the
most prosperous state In the Union to-
day, and Emporia Is the largest town in
Kansas without a saloon, 20 that every
dollar that Is earned in this community
10 spent for something which adds to the
real comfort and the happiness of the
people. There Is no economic loss
through saloon or gambling places in
this town. Every man In town isl
worker. Every days work piles up real
prosperity. So In addition to its attrac-
tons as an industrial center, Emporia is
known all over the west az a city Of
beautiful homes. This IL true, because
the money Of the people Is not diverted
from their homes. Therefore when the
five thousand workmen who live in
Emporia 90 to their work every morning,
they add to the wealth Of the town three
thousand dollars every night. And
when part Of this money is spent; it is
spent for food and clothing, and shelter;
the rest 10 saved. The banks of this
town contain over two million dollars,
the year around, and this money re-
presents the annual savings Of the people.
For that money 10 spent for new homes
and buildings and in improving old
homes. We are good livcrs in I;mporia. =
Dun handsome homes are comfortably
arranged. The town owns its water
works system aud its electric light
system. and water and light aud power
are furnished to the people at cost. So
the man who makes the average wage
Of the town, can afford every comfort
Of on modern civilization. That is why
there Is no poor quarter of the town.
That is why the people share the pro-
due, Of the labor Of all the people. That
in one reason why W have no rich men.
but thousands Of moderate means. That
is why We have fifty miles Of stone walks
all paid for without a dollars worth Of
saloon fines in them. That is why w
are paving the town. paying for It as we
go, out Of the daily earnings of the
people. That is why manufactures ON
to Einporia--becaus they can get steady,
sober. high grade labor and their work
is always the best. That is why the con-
Germs that are here, the iron foundry, the
railroad division, the ice plant, the two
Wholesale grocery houses. the wholesale
hardware house. The two laundries that.
wash all of Central Kansas, the stock
yards that feed and market the cattle Of
the greatest st..:r county IN the world,
the State Normal and the l;mporia
College, the Sotlen mill, the corrugated
iron works. that makes culverts for this
part Of the world, the mammoth dry
goods houses. and hundreds Of stores
all find that they have more work than
they can find hands to do it. The Santa
Fe Was tied up seven hours recently, he
cause the company could not find men
enough TO run its engines. Yet not -
man 'sick." not a man disabled BY
reason Of any ~disreputabie thing. The
men were simply worked until they hah
to take their sleep. aud couldn't come to
work. There never was a time in this
town, when n man could get such good
wages aud 30 much work as now. More
than that. there never has been n time
in the history of this town when business
men are doing ~ well AS now. There is
. fine healthy town spirit. The
commercial Clubs work In harmony.
Men are always willing to &c, ont and
help the town. The spirit Of envy and
malice is gone, The people IRE pulling
together. and the first thing the town
does to n stranger is to Undue him with
the Emporia spirit, Emporia homes are
set among elm trees in wide green lawns.
and on wide paved streets, From these
homes evey day the hsppies,. mos, pros.
pcrons people In the world co,ne forth IL
do the days work joyful and efficiently
II pays to live In Emporis. For evejy
dollar earned gocs 70 buy Something that
IN worth having.