The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1875-01-14

most must come from the rural districts, in the
shape OF grain, meats, dried fruits, ETC., and the
country east of the Mississippi is blessed every
where with abundance of these The railroads
are DOING hobiy IN the work. Some of them
VIII not ship save through central aid committees.
In this manner people almost despair at the tar
dy manner in which supplies aro forwarded. No
single committee located in auy one mart of the
States that have been devastet can handle goods
prompt enough to meet the need of the sufferers
If the committee thus located can do it, / call
public attention to the fact that they are not do
ing it. Hence, suggest the best plan is to sat
isfy the roads land that every local freight agent
can look after) that your goods are for the sniff
erers, and then direct to needy districts. Some
roads will not thus transmit, but Others will.
! must speak in the highest terms of commen-
datiOn of the Chicago, Burlington * Quincy in
the matter of transportation. L hava heard
it sad that corporations have no souls. bnt
here is a corporation that has real sympathy and
interest in the relief of the needy. ANY man, or
set of men, that would take undue advantage of
this road, under these circumstances, should he
deprived of the benefit of railroads. In my in
tercourse with the gentlemany agent ut Strea-
tor, l found an index to the geutlemanly de-
portment and courtsey of its employees.
AIT. William Weir, conductor on the express
is a perfect type of the gentleman. / do not
know what the relation is between the company
and the conductors on the Pullman sleeperS, but
W. VI. Angler on the Boston, from Chicago to
Omaha, made feel as if we were by our own
tireSdc, in onr own cherry home.
But we call especial attention to the rapi,lity
with which the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
transported our four ears of freight BY the
fastest train / arrived in Hastings, Neb., ON Sat
urlay, 8 p. M, aud though my freight was half
day behind me in starting, yet two cars of it
reached Hastings on the Tuesday following my
arrival. | call this rapid freighting, and com
mend it for patronage. In conclusion let me
make tlti- appeal fur Smith C,unty and vicinity
Any attempt on the part of land agents or town
companies to cover up the real state of things
should be exposed | have seen with my ewes
their destitutiOn. | have seen both the best
and the worst, and say. unless relief reaches
them more abundantly than it has some must
perish. Think of one bushel and one rill of
wheat to the inhabitant, and that to feed man
and beast No corn and not over n bushcl of
oats To the horse. This destitnton is not inst
here and there, but everywhere in the country
IL IL the rule, the contrary the execution. |
cOnd fill two columns in the Inter Ocean with
incidents known to myself that would make the
heart sick, but | will not in this letter Bnt
they can be had | have no selfish interest in
this matter. i was sent ont hy the people of
Piatt County to make observations among thoS,
knew not, and this is the result. A liberal peo-
pie mUSt respond more promptly with more fnud
and more clothing for the feet aud underwear or
before many weeks pass the death of many at
our door VIII be heard of. Send more shoes and
stockings more underwear for children and wO-
men than has been sent. Let some woman 90 in
Northwest Kansas and hear from womeil's Inns
their fearful experience of scanty clnthirr and
4 story can be heard that other ears cannot hear
For Gods sake, and for hHmanifys sake, let
lhc people respond. Let Counties organize rs
l'iatt County did, and let that organization rx-
tend down to school districts, so as to reach the
remntest points Of the County and fiji ears (not
boxes only for the needy. Do this, as this
Comfy, Irrespective of all lines of distinction in
church, party of fraternity. Piaft County thus !
sent to Northwest Kansas four urll-loafed ears |
and after they were seat others lpatlrl two more:
one sent into Summer County and the other into |
Reno County.
The most needy Counties are the north west. |
and among the most destitute of these, none are |
more than Smith.
Tie people there are hopefnl-ihey belieyd in
the productive power of their soil-thcy have
idlth n ter Country. They universally be- |
lleve they will have no more grasshuppers-hence
their hOTe of the future. With all this calamity
lieoele are moving into that country and now is
the time to 90, or in the Spring, to secure homes
The fact that they built school honscs before
children we're born, shows the desire not only
Tor homes but for education. must close-but
will gladly answer any questions for informa-
ton. Yours, etc, |. VHLAEs
In a private letter to Mr., Cone, Mr. yiIIars
he writer of the foregoing letter, says; "Thcrc
$ no other way to provide the necessarirs of
lie for these dear determined settlers and fh.ir
families, but to send ont our circular
II general manner.
III Is common cause, and shOHld interest
very citizen, of whateber creed or nationality.
u these United States. Send them to every
iospel minister, be he Catholic nr Protestant.
know they will do something. If no more
han dollar, in the har,s of the Comfy Aid
ocletieS, it will be used in a way to do their
cople its utmost good.-