New-York daily tribune., 1854-09-09
r,ucRArIoN TO KANSAS.

We receive many more letters than we can sr-
swer. asking for all manner OF information with
regard TO Kansas its soil and climate, its position
,r5 advantages. .he means Of reaching it, ani
the aid afforded in so doing by the Emigration So
rieties. We have already published very much
On these TOPICS but will sdd little more, though
NE wish those in want Of special information
vould write TO those who make q business Of sup
nl,pg IL rather than TO such as have supera5und-
,pce of other business and no time for this
|. There is no question as TO the fertility Of
much of the soil and mildness of the temperature
of Kansas. Its climate is in the average about
the same az that Of Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Wash
;roton City. Wheeling and Cincinnati. Much OF
the soil is deep, rich, black prairie loan, hardly
excelled. Timber is scarce in many parts of the
Territory; but every one who goes thither for
the next wear or two can locate in the midst or
along the edge of forest The sees ut. But tim
her ,riH be scarce in Kansas unless planted very
soop; and probably no better investment could
be now made than in taking up prairie lands asay
from any timber, plowisg forty acres here and
there. and planting with Locust Hickory Peaeh'
&c. in the fall aud with Corn the following
spring. Plow around and around the outside OF
this plantation the next fall, so as to keep out
the fires: plant the Corn early in the spring har-
vest in September, plow and SOW with Wheat'
which harvest and plow again in August, 80
ss TO keep off the prairie-fres from the young
trees. In four or five years the Peach VIII bear
fruit, which will always be wanted by the newer
settlers: in ten years from the start, the Peach
trees should be cut out for fuel and light fencing,
leaving the roots to send up fresh and vigorous
shoots: and by this time the Locust will begin
to be worth cutting when il should be treated
in like manner leaving the slower Hickory to be
cut last OF course, an experienced woodsman
may suggest species of trees preferable to some
or all of these; but the thrifty, provdeut man
who would leave property to his children can
hardly invest his money and labor better or safer
than in tree planting on any of the great Western
prairies.
2. As to the means of transportation, We
know none other equal to those profered by the
Kansas Emigration Society having its headquar-
ters at Worcester, Mass. Its Secretary il Ed
ward Z. Hale who will answer all reasonable
inquiries by circular or letter. We believe he is
also compiling small book giving information
respecting Kansas and practical directions as to
the best means OF reaching that Territory. The
cost of passage per head is S25 from Boston or
New. York to the Kansas line, which does not in
clude provisions. G. III. Stebbns, No. 10
Broadway, is Agent in this City. Emigrants can
make arrangements beforehand to join at almost
any point on the route.
g. We have been asked to state whether any
Emigrant Society pays part or all of the passage
of those wishing to emigrate TO Kansas, but un-
able to pay their way We know no such, and
trust there ia none. There are few persons I'M
able to pay their passage to Kansas who would
be able to fight their own battle after reaching
that Territory, and the settlers should not, mast
not be loaded down in the infancy of their en-
terprise with paupers. No one should go TO
Kansas these FIVE years who has not proved his
ability to make fair living aud something over
in the States.
A. There is "Uni0n Emgrating Society"
organized for Kansas by the Anti Nebraska Mem
bers of Congress at Washington City, whereof
the Hon. j. IL. GOoDRICH of Berkshire Co.,
Mass, is President. The formation of Auxiliary
Societies in towns or counties throughout the
Union is recommended. Members pay 81 each
per year, to promote the general objects of the
Society. We cannot find the name of the Secre-
tary on the papers now before us, but presume
that letters addressed TO the " Hon. J. u. Good
rich, Pres't Emigration Society, Washington,
sd. c." will be promptly responded to. The
Worcester is stock company, intending to pay
dividends to the contributors to its funds; tho
Washington enterprise contemplatss no return
whatever to its contributors except in the good
accomplished.
5. We know no Kansas Emigration Society
which wishes to employ paid agents to drum up
contributors to its funds or settlers for the Terri
tories. Yet we hear Of advertisements in eircu-
lation proferng salaries of u, 900 to 81 800 to
such agents Should anybody bite at these offers,
then it is our opinion that somebody will be taken
in; but we may be mistaken. At all events, they
will bite, If at all, on their own responsibility.
PAINFUL TO OBsERvE.-The first attempts Of
young and tender mouthed donkey to masticate