The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-12-10

tcTther Instruction to the People OF
southwestern Kansas.
Notwithstanding we Published the
original call. together with an account
of the organization OF The state com
mittee, its objects aad the after adj
dress, we find many people yet failing
30 understand or iaboring under mis-
approximations. Within the week we
have been visited by upwards Of two
hundred persons, most Of them repre-
scAtiug either organizations. neighbor-
hoods or townships, in Cowlcy, Sum
mcr aud Scdgwick counties all in search
Of explicit information. therefore this
article. We are sincerely sorry thai
SO mauy have been put 10 SO much
trouble. but we assure friends every
where we count our part of the work
solid pleasure 80 long as we can do
the least good and so long as our work
is satisfactory to the people.
The experience Of the past week has
more thoroughly convinced Us than
ever that very many who thought thai
they would hc able 20 weather through
viii he comnelled TO seek assistance OF
suffer. Grain for spring seed and
grain to Keep teams and stock alive i,
needed in many instances in ncarl,
every township Of the three counties
named. Besides there are many in
each of said counties whose inborn
manhood or true pride has deferred
them from letting their real wants b,
known until surroundings have dis
closed their true condition. Where
we have discovered one impostcr al
least dozen worthy subjects have
been met. The greatest dcstitution
aud that demanding speedy relief, eX-
lists principally in the western portion
Of Sedgwick and Sumner counties.
with small per cent. scattered
throughout each and every township
in the five counties. But enough in
this line.
The State aid society has got fairly
10 work and the effectiveness of it,
work is already being realized in III,
more destitute counties upon the ex-
trcmG border. Taking the agrlcultur-
al statistics ~ = basis. Sedgwick. Sum
Eer ana Cowiey counties appear To
have enough within themselves TO am
ply support their own destitute. Ac-
cordingly Gen. Pope. basing his opim-
ion upon said information or statis-
Tics. ordered no clolhing for these
counties. We corrected this report as
soon a. possible and we received Il let
ter on Monday last from COY. Slower. |
enclosing letter from Maj. Gen. Pope
to GOV. Osborn. saving that second !
application had been made for cloth |
ing. shoes and blankets, a supply of |
which We hope to secure for Scdgwick. |
sumner, Cowley and Butler counties.
although we cannot be too certain |
GOV. Slower in his letter 10 us says. I
We have not much on hand AT pres
emf, but considerable on the way and |
We only di>trust our ability TO proper
Is distribute supplies
The ladies ofthc aid society of Wichita
are doing all in their power, but that
they viii be, with their limited means
utterly unable TO meet the large de-
mands being daily made upon them.
we are thoroughly convinced The
city alone would demand all their ei-
forts. nevertheless we know of many /
instances in which they have extended |
timely aid TO outside parties. But
when it comes 80 the matter of grain
and.bulliy provisions for the townships /
at large. even should our citizens
prove ever SO libcral-it is too much |
TO ak or expect that the ladies can /
supply even TO 4 limited extent.
Vow a. TO Information respecting
the dc-irc~ of the state socieiy and the
necessary preliminary action Of ooun-
ties, townships, school districts, gran
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the needy may be relieved:
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ship or school district in which there
I'N'' any "esti'u''' i'''' ''eSi'te'i'
secretary anu treasurer ""''h Officers
mag "'' ''So - d" 'H''",iNc commit
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