, 1874-12-18
DESTITUTE KANSAS,
Twenty Thousand People in Need
Of Food and Clothing.
Interview with Judge Patterson, O.
Rocks County, Kansas.
Dispatch to "Tllc Tribune " from
Gov. Osborne.

STATEMENT OF JUDGE PATTERSON.
Tho fact ti,ata lnrgo nun1bor or farmers and
otlors who 1iyo on lilo frontiers Of Kansas aro
suffering for Lilo noccsHarea Of Ito docs not ap-
pear to bo realized in Chicago NJ It should bo, or
moro liberal responses wo.sld bo made to tho ay,-
pealR for assiatanco. Much has alroatly boon
contributed, hut Homo OF tho alllictctl conmuni
tics, which hayo thus far received very littlo nl
ara now OIL tho verge Of starvation. Judge Pat
tcrson, WHO ID tho authorized nsnnt for Rocks
County,-abont tho worst Oft in tho Htatc,-who
IL indorsod hy tlo officers Of t1fe State Govern
mont, reached this city n fow days ago, mud can
bo found Mt tho Commercial Hotel by tIloso who
tloairc 10 donato food, clothing. or money. 4
TRIBUNE reporter callal OIL him yesterday, and
tho Bubjoinel conversation took place:
Roporter-What Is tho object Of your visit
hcfs?
Judge pattoraor-To golcit contributions for
our county.
H.-Wbnt Is lilo present condition Of tho poo
Judge r p-uauerally very destitute rory fow
arc ablo 10 goa through lilo winsor Without aid.
Judge p.-In our county tho crops woru on-
tirnly lustroyed-both tho wheat mud corn.
N-lInye tho peoplo no resources wllatnver?
Judge P.-Gonernl!y. thoy hayo not; the mo-
plo Of TIN adjoining coltntioH are unnble to lolp
tllun, as Lllcir c,nis wore nlBo eaton ur.
N.-1low many countio1 wcto ntrippel BY tho
inHocts? --
Judge n.-A1l tho nov counties on tho fron-
tirr, west Of tho sixth moridsau. Tho old coun-
tics have moro or less svt.ent. Six OF aoYcn OF
tho now counties nre aboNt as badly OF aH Vo
arc somo Of them just nj bad.
R."Wlat Bucccss hayo you mot With thua far
III collections?
Judge p.-I hayo raised s750 In Chicago 20
Tar.
R.-Havo you received any contributions Of
food?
Judge P.-Not yot; nm going to Invest tho
u1onoy Ill things TINT tho pnuplo need to exiat
upon.
Inflow many poonlo are needy?
Judge p.-Tho Central llclicf Committee oBti-
mato tho Number to be about 15,0D0, but I think
thsrp uro at loant 20, 900.
N-Aro tin appeals being responded to hbcr-
ally?
Judge p.-whon canlo away, two uoolss ago.
I understood Smith County was tho only one
Tint had. But presume, siMco left, moro or
less has 1oen ont OH. am tho only ngn,lt for
tho county, a!td no ono has Het ANYTHING except
mo Tint know OF. I sent Il small donation from
Quincy: Chicago ia my seaoud atoppiug-placo.
n.-What do tho people mood most?
Judge p.--Sometllng to cat. Clothing is
wanted by tile womon and children; tho mon cat,
rot along Oh What they hayo; but food il needed
ut once.
R.-Wlcro aho,lld contributions bo nent?
Judge l'.To Il. g. Stoyor, Lieutenant Gov
ornor Of Tic State, nt Hayes City, in caro- Of Fralt
McNnlta, distributing agent for: lsooka County.
1t is to bo hoped thut those WHO layo a.,y
Clothing. or money. or food to spare will con-
tubuto oi thcr anrplus to help tllcHo destitute
peoplo. ka1lsaa responded generously when
ChieAgo was Ia aoro distress. and better oppor-
tunity cond not DO presented for tho people OF
this city to show their appreciation of that tang-
bio expression Of sympathy.