The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-12-03
A FEW WORDS MORE on "DEsTlYurE KAN.
SASS


SiS.''
Tho shameful stories which have been
circulated in the East concerning Kan
sas' restitution will have visible effect
in retarding immigration to this State
unless the true state Of things is made
sufficiently public by the State press
You would think from reading some OF
tho eastern papers that the whole State
bad been eaten up by the grasshorpers
and rendered barren desert. Whereas,
two thirds Of the state is nearly as well
off as il has been for several years. The
corn crop WAS destroyed IN most por-
lions Of the State, but good yield OF
wheat much more than repaid for that
loss. The Hesitation occasioned by the
grasshoppcr rad is confined to tier OF
Of western counties, lately settled, most
Of their settlers having come TO the state
with out much means and in no way pre-
pared 10 suffer any loss. These destitute
people arc being rapidly provided for
through the medium OF n state Relief
Society, and such society will be amply
able to supply subsistence and clothing
TO the settlers without SO much noise and
fuss being raised in the East. The con
ditlon of the state at large is good. Bust
ness is about as usual in most portions
and there is not near the complaint
heard about the times as there is in some
portions Of the East. The "avcrage
poor man in the country is able to taln
care Of himself, and thanks his stars he
is not one of the discharged operatives
of an eastern manufactury, or one who is
compelled to earn starving living at 80
cents day. Nearly every portion of
Kansas is improving steadily and the
people feel mono at all alarmed over the
losses of the last season. In Saline coun-
ty restitution is hardly known. Labor
ers find plenty Of work farmers have
plenty to eat and are in every way COM
fortable-in fact most of them are max !
ing improvements TO their farms, build :
ing and repairing houses and laying
plans for the culture of many more acres /
next year. In town and tho town de- /
ponds on the country for It's prosperity I
business is fair new buildings and i'm /
provements are under way in every di- /
rection, many more 10 be built in the I
spring are "under advisement,' and /
everything indicates that there is not
even q seconds cessation in the rapid |
wheel of progress. Acres and acres OF
splendid winter wheat meet tho eye on
every hand, and there is nothing TO re-
mind us that we are destitute. Surely,
f here 10 any cause for the people Of
Saline county TO fear the results Of the
ate grasshopper invasion, they are the .
most reckless and improvident people
iudcr the sun-!udging this by the way
hey are now spending their money and
hrowlrg it away on new barns, new
houses, new blowing, new clothes, new
'arriagcs, new horses, new cattle, &c. If
he Saline county people are paupers,
hey must have stolen the money which
hey are now using to make themselves
comfortable and furnish the Injuries
which they now enjoy. And Saline
'ounty is not the only one in the starry
ng region p" which is guilty OF such )
: tricks" And all these reckless and !
counties are willing and
eady and able TO furnish goodly share
n the contribution TO the destitute of The :
rontier. Some few people left Kansas ;
uring the grasshopper invasion, having I
cen temporarily frightened ever The :
respect. Many OF those same persons
ave returned and now consider that +
hey were foolish In ever having lett. 1
hey say that even Kansas with grass .
oppers is better than the eastern coun- :
y. The decentralization over the grass. y
oppor invasion was but temporary, and n
is being brought back into a
lc old channel. :
1t is The duty Of the state While provld-
2 for those on the frontier who are no c,
'ubt needy to take as active measures I!
put an end 10 the " dead scaiism
Inch is now going on IN the east IN the -
me OF " suffering Kansas Matters
ouli be 50 arranged that Kansas shall q
II be misreprcsen,cd and Inalisned as
has been, and that the true state OF q
airs here may be pabiisned through "
/; the United States and in forc;.a
uhirl>s.