The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-25
ATCHISON Globe ON WAR PATH
Charge Burlington and Swift Would
Steal City's Industries

Charging that they have entered
into a conspiracy to rob Atchison of
its most important industrial plants
and convert the town into a whistling
post, the Atchison Globe, in a front
page column editorial this week at
tackled the Burlington railroad and the
Swift Packing company as Atchison' 6
greatest enemies and announced it is
time for the citizens of that city and
its business interests to combine and
solidffy themselves against the 'rapa :
cious, high arch-conspirators"
whom it charges are plucking at it's
throat.
Never before has this community
had it's very existence so seriously
threatened as at this moment" con-
tinues the Globe. '.Atchisons fate is
hanging in the balance. With lavish
millions at their disposal, the Burling-
ton railroad and the Swift Packing
company are scheming and plannin 6
to rob Atchison of its most important
industries.
1.-The Swift Packing company and
the Burlington railroad, thru allied
interests, have combined to build up
South st. Joe and North Kansas City.
They have raised immense sums, ag-
gregating millions, to steal away in
dustries in surrounding cities for
South St. Joe and North Kansas City.
With bruta! disregard of the rights
of other cities and with an insensate
desire for spoils and gain, they are
trying to strip and wreck neighboring
towns.
1.-The lust and the treachery of the
Swift-Burlington combine has been
unbared in Atchison as the result of
the fire at the Blair Milling company.
The fire destroyed most of the Blair
mill last Saturday but the next morn
ing witnessed the arrival in Atchison
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Burlington interests from st. Joe and
Kansas City. they have been in Atchi-
son every day since then. offering the
Blairs most alluring financial induce
ments to pull out of Atchison.
"As a matter of fact the menace
that has been uncovered has been
gnawing away at Atchison's Industrial
vitals for several years. An Atchison
man who is in position to know says
that representatives of the Swifts and
the Burlington have made a canvass
of the Atchison important institutions
and have approached and solicited
| them to move away from Atchison.
Atchison's largest industrial company
has had a golden bait dangling before
its eyes for many months.
Fortunately there are many weap-
ons that can be employed. The Globe
cannot do much itself but if Atchi-
son people will awaken and fight
back, their sting will be felt The
! Globe, for instance, has wiped the
Burlington clean from it's slate The
Globe controls but little shipping but
that little will go to the Santa Fe,
Rock Island or the Missouri Pacific
There are other shippers, however
who have the routing of large ton
mage.
There should be retail meat dealers
in Atchison who will be very careful
in the purchases of their meats and
Atchison people who buy of them
should inquire as to their purchases.
shame on the SWifts and the Bur-
lington and st. Joe. Shame on those
who profit from our activities and
who at the same time are attempting
to make a whistling post out of Atchi-
son. Shame on the neighbor who
would rob his neighbors."