New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-09
EMIGRATION TO KANSAS.
STATEMENT OF LAND COMMISSIONER TO TIE
BUREAU OF MIGRATION


Migration at Philadelphia, March 1, after speech
from Horace Greeley, which has been fully published
L. T. Goodnow, Land Commissioner OF the MISSOURI
Kansas Texas Railroad. made the following state
ment concerning Kansas and ats attractions To emf
grants:
called suddenly and %oexpeetedly to address
especially to the lands along the line of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas Railway 1t Is unnecessary TO state
is attracting more earnest attention than other
State Territory IN out OF the Union Since the close
Guiding ai up and eass build
ing schO0lhouses in educating teachers .r Sna
Vacations Of lte' Kansas is without parallel;
20, she ss has Bas Of s ss
Eleven years old state in railroads In the su6san
tai OF @ In Of s'9S s In sle resu a
advanced as other States have been at 50 years Oh age
.eco a to Soe ' n the Union Beside the
mon and graded schools, we have the Normal School,
we'll endowed and in iloSrishins condition. That the
building Of 1900 miles Of railroads has had to do
viii III readily read comprehend, and within the last
two especially has the completion Of 500 miles OF
psny through the Great Neosho Valley aud ITS connee
o d0S to a' s sp Oder OF Ses rUaa
follow necessity otter the settling up Of the country
the Our settlers. in large degree, are made
up of the most intelligent moral Industrious and enor-
getic aud of the various states Of the Unon
With fair representation of the foreign element. drawn
hher by the great struggle for freedom In our early
history. people who will sacrifice the comfort OF
Eastern homes and risk life for principle to build up
state AID consecrate It to the cause OF freedom
can but be both intelligent and Christian, and good
people TO live among. ,
roundngs settlement. and then turn the tide OF emf
ocaty ia f be chosen and disposed Of Ia the same way
and TIL all OF tho most desirable lands In each OF
has I'm the end its proper share OF attention the part
q this Association As YOU gentlemen OF tins Bureau OF
r attentions upon the Kansas and ID TsAas
sent, il may be proper and indeed necessity this
evening. 10 cali your special attention to me Inc
r n%1 Neosne valley Aside from its remarkable fer
tity this valley is noted for its great width, which
IonS and four hundred miles vide" Along ana near
this valley in the Counties of Davis. Morris Chase Lyon
Cofey, Anderson. Allen, Woodson Neosho, and Labete.
We have million of acres; while oil Of the immediate
line in the Counties Of Cloud, Riley, wabaunse Dckn;
son. Usage, Butler, and Greenwood, we nave several
hundred thousand acres Our Congress grant or lands
takes The unoecuped odd sections OF anes ioG ssp on
tue loss settlement we have an Indemnity grant OF
the odd aud sections of the strip ten miles In width
on each side OF inc hIst uet OF ~ m hns
all belt Of 40 miles wide, less the tracts taken by carry
settlers. our grant selected lands near ana on
the line OF road. These lands constitute some OF the
richest aud most inviting OF all the lands Of the Great
have iust been put upon The market They consist of
rich 6ottouis level, undnlating and rolling prairie
river InterspeIsed among cultivated tracts and
lying in large bodies they present @ 70 a
possessed by no other lands IN me state; Whe the
lands Of other corporations have been culied 10y INC
20cOo settlers Of the years, in the main
The soil is black mold, with clay subsoil. Along
the streams aud rivers this mold Il from two 10 six feet
deep and the uplaDds, usually from one TO TWO fee
dontnnousIy since 1855 shows no signs of failure
half the labor required at the East VIII here insure
corn will pay for the breaking. This crop is raised with
only the labor Of boy Who drops the corn rgnt ass
all inc way from nothing 10 10 bushels TO the acre,
according to The 49e Sr csd rS' n e 20 10 ana 20
bushels to the acre OF corn, 20 to 40 90 wheat
other crops in proportion The high rolling prairie is
the finest wheat land ia the world and when pl0wed
For small gains in general, Small fruits and cu
ture, IL is well adapted aud espeeay 3r ofchards, On
Crane produced III luxurious profnsOn Thus for tho
Choicest fruits aud for pastures most OF our rough lands
our Intelligent Farmers result in the following cOnclu
sion that take one year with another reckoning health
aud everything else, the man who farms prairie lana
will come out ahead of the farmer upon bottom land
awe have cotton wood, blackberry locust oak hickory
In raviDes and upon the large rivers and creeks. The
prare fires alone have kept the trees from covering the
idIy and to-day we have more OF them than ten years
ag0.i Our cheapest and most durable fence Is the
Usage orange hedge three OF four years VIII turn
stock II can be set, cultivated, and warranted for IS
cents per rod After numerous experiments, Prof
in 4lacrc fields, allowing strip two rods in width for
the hedge will bear more gram than te whole surface
sown ithout hedge. This IL due 10 tho moisture re-
LINED bv the Usage orange Next to this wire is
the cheapest The costing some ~ OF 90 per
sections nicely slowed away in economical places ne
on Of fencing houses, and stables But better
than al this, from the acton OF our present Kansas
Legislature and the growing public sentiment of the
sfle we look for Herd law which will compel men 10
herd their cattle, leaving the farmer 10 cuu
yt9 s 13 TSS' b 1o osS sops against the att
tacs Of his Hcghbors cattle II either cattle or crops
must be encc d. most assuredy would decide for the
products OF lis land without being compelled TO
fence them TO open farms in ONO. Michigan, and New
YORK former required time of the severest toll in
cutting down the trees and roofing out the stunps TO
lands now all ready for the pow. While most OF our
railroad lands have no timber what little may really be
needed can be bought oi the earliest seteIs VINO were
very careful all the timber possible This VIII us
al the settler less than 10 buy tmbered lands
at pi!ces now demanded. Timber can DC easily ah ~
Iamdly grown, aud, az crop would pay wen IN furnish
lG0 acres Of land Who will within five years plant and
cultivate five acres OF timber am authorized Dy our
give tho Ave OF land At Neosho Falls 0he place
OF our General Land Oce native lumber sells at from
ber from az 30 10 s65; pine shingles from 81 10 10 &C. AT
the same place wood sells for s. per cord.
Coal Is found In abundance along the line OF the road
and DO furnished TO settlers at reasonable rates.
Good wells can be had az from Il to 40 feet depth.
Sre %aered ~ the Eeo:ho Usage cO}tonwcSd WS
not, iaDete Verdisris and Fall Rivers Clarks Lyon,
Coal, ssli Insd,ty' I him. Wolf Indian aud IlicG,
too numerous to mention These constitute a
natural system OF water-works for supplying
man and beast with health giving beverage and drain
the country Of what Is not needed While France has IS
inches per annuIn Kansas has inches This
less than Ia Western kew-IOrk, but the quantity Is
greater ia Kansas when most needed. For Instance ia
Inc spring we have IA inches, while in Western New
York the fan only 10 inches nut Ia Autumn IL IL two
Inches more. Ia Winter, New York has inches rainfall
IN rain and snow while Kansas has but inches Daring
this season. when in New YORK 10 Is cloudy, cold, and
uncomfortable for outdoor work, IN Kansas IT
l. usually dry and pleasant suitable for bush
ness neaTly the entire Winter. Two years
aSg tbs farmers pQwed every month Curing