The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-09-18
0. n. White Carries Message Of
Cheer to Kansas City.
Tells Former EmpOrians That
Strife Has Ceased.
FAST GROWTH SHOWN.
Street Car Line Biggest Under
taking Carried to Success.
Santa Fe Has Spent Much Money
in School Center.

Kansas City, Sept. 1S.-In his speech
to ex-Emporians at the city park here
O. NJ. White gave them "A Message
From the Old Town." which was to
the effect that the town row was dead
and buried.
1.-THE securing of a street railway
has been the largest accomplishm ent, .
he said. I'VE expect cars to be run
ming in october.
Now for the Santa Fe railroad.
They still run through the town on
Third avenue. Yes, and their business
has grown so that we have given them
all of Third avenue. We have now
the third largest switch yards on the
Santa Fe system. Last year they
spent $1OO,O 600 building the best stock
yards on the whole system They have
q concrete base and are Illuminated by
electricity They still maintain the old
yards This year they are spending
another 100000 in building new
freight depot and laying new tracks
Increase of their freight business com
PEELED them to move out of the bust
ness center Never before has the
friendly feeling existed as does now
between the Santa Fe Railroad COM
many and the citizens of Emporfa.
"Emporia is out of the dirt street
class. Seven years ago we began to
pave on Union street. only two blocks
were petitioned for at first. Today We
streets in Kansas. Some are brick, but
lately they are all being paved with
asphalt. Every year we are paving at
least two streets. Only one on the
west side and three on the east side
remain unpaved. We are spending
about $4,000 annually for paving and
our city bonds are always in demand.
''Our Normal with all her new build
ings and record attendance of $500
last year, 1900 at her summer school
and the college with a $4,000 gym
nasium and $4,000 girls dormitory
under way, street cars running to the
grounds, yes. and a new 100000 high
school building next year, looks as if
we still maintained the school center
of Kansas. Two years ago the college
and normal resumed athletic relations.
Both schools have learned to take de-
feat. Their athletics are on the boom
and the treasures are not empty.
'Emporia is not only on the map,
but on the Santa Fe Trail. Lyon
county will spend $4,000 in the bet
terment of her roads next year. Wheat
that made so bushels to the acre.
Alfalfa that is making more than the
land is worth. Two seed crops in
some places. Corn and all other crops
fine.
1.-The telephone company has spent
$100. 900, in rebuilding their plant have
one of the best homes in Kansas. and
we get service. too The government
has enlarged our postoffice at an ex-
penSe OF $4,000. Mr.. White has rebuilt |
his newspaper office, adding modern
equipment, making the Gazette metro
politan- The second floor is used by
the Elk lodge, which now has a mem
bershfp Of 300.
THE wornan's Federation has taken
hold of Fremont and Humboldt parks
and they are the beauty spots of the
city.
I'm the last sixty days a Country
club has been organized and los acres
of land purchased from the G. w. New
man farm lying just north of the city.
Golf links, and a six acre lake are IN I
der construction, and early in the |
spring a club house viii be built. Not
less than $4,000 VIII be spent by the
Country club. Yes, and we have the |
commission form of government
1.-The Santa Fe expects to build their |
depot double its present size put up
rain sheds. connecting it with the
Harvey eating house. We expect to |
build a new opera house on the ground |
eral additions that rightfuuy belong to |
our population now. Put the fair as
ISOLATION on its feet. and give Lyon
county a place to exhibit her crops
Lack of transportation killed our fail |
before A large summer auditorium |
will be built by the street car company |
at Soden's Grove. Nature has given us |
a. stock center. the Santa F'e handles in
the season, over six hundred cars of |
cattle. hogs and sheep per month. The |
Commercial club has the promise of a |
very successful packer, to come to EN-
poria soon, and look the ground over. |
A packing house will be the next ac-
complishment of the Commercial club