The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-04-24
KICKAPOO TOWNSHIP.
AOuht DIV and Upper SILT Greek
Valley.
(No. H.


Editor Times:
In this age of advancement in arts
sciencss and general literature, . commend
able desire ia manifested 10 almost every par
Of our country TO acquire all necessary in.
formation IN relation to all our material in.
terests and wants, not only in reference t.
general literature, morality, religion, and
pure government; but also in relation to on,
agricultural, financial and Commercial inter.
ests. And since "many have taken in hand
to set forth in order declaration of tbese
things" which obtain in their immediate vi.
cini,y; 81; seemed good to us also to write" .
concise narrative Of the acts, feelings and view
of the people in this part of the "moral
vineyard" on those subjects.
Mount Olivit has q new and first clasr
country school house, 10 which there VA
taught number one school last winter, by
Mr.. W. F. Goble. This teacher under
stands teaching and governing the "youne
ideas" we'll. There is also in connection
With this school literary society, in which
nearly all in the vicinity participate, both
male and female, young and cid. This soci.
ETY. would do honor 10 any city or town in
the State. The grave questions discussed BY
the most experienced, and the text books
brought into reputation do asreeably sur
prise "well read" people. Their weekly
paper denominated "Mount Olivet Sun
flower" il an admirable production, richly
spiced with graphic descriptions Of persons
and places, anecdotes and fun. 1t il edited
by w. +. Goble, who richly deserves the
highest commentator for the deep interest
he manifests for the elevation, both literary
and moral, of the rising generation.
There il a Farmer's Union At this place,
composed in part of many Of the best agri-
culruralists Of Upper Salt Creek Valley.
This although recently organized, is . live
institution. A deep interest and strong feel
ings are manifested among the farmers in
reference to their future welfare. Strong
and arden. views and hopes are freely enter
tanned about the true plan to protect and fos-
ter the farmers interests. While all other
great interests are controlled and skillfully
managed by corporations, association, rings
and unions, farmers at last have concluded
that clubs, farmers unions or granges are
the only means By which they can hope to
keep the scales even with those other associ-
ations; and thereby freeing Themselves from
the condition Of being only "hewers of wood
and drawers Of va er." Many without
much thought or reflection about the plan. in
ext,scy cry out, eureka! eureka Jasl
here few thoughts as suggestions and as a
warning may not be amiss.
lst. Will not the agriculturalist hereafter
a. heretofore be compelled, to look to and be
governed by the law Of demand and supply?
So far as the consumpt ion Of cereals, fruits
and vegetables are in question, We may safely
conclude that the number Of mouths to eat
and stomachs TO be filled vii. continue to in
crease, bu, will not the supply increase in
the same ratio? We answer yer, unless more
intelligen, farming will skilfully diversity
the farm products. Don't raise all wheat,
all corn, all pota,oe, nor all hogs. Intro
duce wool growing in Kansas, one Of the
very best States in the Union for raising
sheep on account of her mild and dry win
ters. For every flick OF 500 sheep
it will require all the corn and
hay that can be raised on one hundred and
sixty acres OF tillable land, outside OF orch
ards, garden and house-yard; consequently
there would be just so much less surplus
corn and hay thrown upon the market. In
this way intelligent farming can control the
supply in a great measure. We h.ve in
stanced only one item out of many that
might be named.
We will further suegest, that the chief
matter to be affected by these Farmers'
40 much the matter of demand aud supply
as that class Of persons and associations who
are severally denominated middle men,"
''buyers and sellers" of the farmers' pro-
ducts and common carrien," railroad
ireishts, etc. This, in our Judgment, is the
proper field of labor open for our Unions.
Clubs and Oranges to operate upon in order
to affect change in their behalf
Second. A word of warning. Designing
men are not few who will try to creep into
these organizations "spy out our liberty"
for the purpose Of demoralizing the entire
work by infnsing Misunderstanding and
dissensions. An association composed of all
or even a majority of the farmers must be-
come very large, and possibly unwieldy.
Small bodies are more compact and can
work quicker and more effectively than
large ones; besides farmers, as general rule,
lack that training in certain rules of order
20 necessary to good government in associa-
lions, 80 we'll understood and observed by
moneyed powers. Herein lies great dan
ger.
Again, there is great danger Of "run-
ming" these associations into politics.
"Tariff and anti-tarifi," protective tariff
or revenue tariff, "free trade and sailors
rights" ETC., and all kindred questions
should be studio,lsly avoided, "a they will
only engender strife and tend to disorganiz,
the entire association.
More anon SoLoN.