The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-02-12
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ABILENE. DIcKIEsoN Co, KANSAS,
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. ABILENE, Dickinson Co, KANSAS,
Feb. 4th, 1874.
Editor DemocrGt:-Since 1 left STARK
county, Ohio, and came here to make my
home IN this place, I have received letters
ofinquiry from, and had personal inter
views, with numerous old a~cquaintapces
and citizens of your county, relative to
the advantages Of this portion Of Kansas,
all of which should be taken into consid-
Grafton and might, in a balance before one
makes mp his mind to leave agood eoun-
try and risk everything on the uncertain
ty9of bstterlng his condition further vest.
[ wish 10 be understood that this applies
only to those who are in good circumstan-
ces and comfortably situated, but to those
who are DESTROYS of becoming the owner
of 160 acres Of land and have not the
money 10 purchase would say that Dick
inson or Davis or many other north-Wes-
tern counties l might mention offer IN
ducements which will, ifyeu avail your
selves of them. eventually pay you well
for you time, trouble and the hardships
which you must endure, besides the con-
sciousness of having a home, a farm of
your OWE, provided, however that ell
such persOns must preserve, in q large de-
gree. that quality sometimes called back
bone" In short they must make up their
minds to fight it out on that line if 1t takes
five years to do it, and as this is 8 poor
country for foraging, they will have to
subsist on tkeir own Johnny cake, OBJ
tanned by the sweat of their brow.
However, our country is beginning to
assume the appearance of an agricultural
community. and would compare favorably
with what Stark County was thirty-fve
and forty J ears ago in an agricultural
point of view, though our emigration far
exceeds that of many of the adjoining
counties.
Orr farmers have now from sixty to
one hundred acres ready for cultivation.
and even last season there were some
large crops Of corn raised Corn is noW
WORTH 3 cents per bushel and money so
scarce that one half of those are in need
OF that staple annot buy but must de-
pend on dry buffalo grass and hay to
bling their stock through the winter and
until green grass comes, and yet cattle are
looking reasonably we'll much better, l
think, than they could on the care and
feed you use In the old settled country.
l do not know what the population of
III county is, but the vote polled at the
ast general election in was over
1 will at q e future time give your read
ers q detailed history Of our county and try
to show how her are being
developed. We expect a heavy immigra-
ton into Jul county the coming spring, as
nearly every settler has friends In the
east whom they are expecting as soon as
the weather will letethem get her, and its
when they do come that they will
possess more Of the filthy lucre, common
ly called money, than the present settlers
- fhar- - H., ,a.I,l 49, .A,.. /
than another II is money. But time will
tell the tale, Mr.. Editor, and We look for
ward TO that eventGul day. But 1 fear l
am worrying your patience for 1 have al
ready prolonged my letter beyond my III
In conclusion allow me TO tender
my best wishes for the protIActed success
Of nay old friends of Stark County.
Yours Respectfully,
JAMES c. WHIPPLE.