The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1876-06-03
ALLEN COUNTY.
KANSAS.
ITS ADVANTAGES /.
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Land ct Pioneer Prices Without an,
Of the Privatinns Of pionser iifs!
l AMONG the many localities in Kansa
which offer peculiar advantages to tn
HomeSeeker, Allen County, q regard
Location, Soil, Water, Timber, Cheal
Land, Convenience to Market Facilitie
for transportation, Towns, Settlement
and Society, stands second to 20 other /,
the State, - . brief reference to the SHOW
mentioned particulars will show:
/ LOCATION.
This county il second from the Eas
and third from the south line of thl
State. It il ons hundred miles south
east from Topeka, seventy.iive mile,
south from Lawrence, ono hundred south
west Of Kansas City and twenty.fv,
miles west from Fl. Scott and lies mainl,
within the celebrated Neosho valley.
SOIL.
The soil of the uplands il q black o,
dark red calcsreous loan Of great deptt
and inexhsustable fertility, while that
Of the bottoms il the black alluvial de.
poeits usually found in such localities,
and varying from four to tan feet in
depth. No better soils for the succeafuI
production Of oil The grains, Rrss.es,
fruits and vegetables of this latitude can
be found in the State.
WATER.
The county is watered by TIE Neosho
river. which flows through it from N.
w. 70 S. f. and by its tributaries in the
middle and western portion and BY the
Marmaton and Osage in the east. Each
of these streams is skirted by Q belt Of
excellent timber and flows through fine
alluvial bottoms from half . mile to q
mile in width. Water for domestic Dor
poses Is found in springs and wells 81
moderate depth.
BUILDING, FENCING
AND FUEL.
One of the special advantages which
this county posseases over the treeless
plains Of Western Kansas in found in
its timber, coal and stone. The average
width Of timber belts il half . mile or
more, and the quality il excellent, fur
nishing . reasonable supply for all prac-
tical purposes, - Is shown by the fact
that the price Of good hard wood in the
towns seldom exceeds $3.50 per cord. In
the eastern and less timbered portion Of
the county coal of fair quality b mined
in quantities sufficient for domestic
purposes, and will no doubt be deyel.
oped - the wants Of the county require,
For building and fencing stone Of an
excellent quality abounds in many local.
titles, yet 30 disposed as to interfere but
little with the cultivation of the soil.
PRODUCTS.
. As elsewhere stated this county Is we'll
suited TO all the productions of this
latitude, but is especially adapted to the
growing of wheat, corn, fruit, and to
stock raising; all Of which succeed I'D.
mirably, and particularly the last. The
inexhaustable supply of native grasses
both for pasturing and for hay-offers to
the stock raiser most inviting field, and
makes this one of the most certain and
remunerative branches of husbandry
that any one can engage in.
RAILROADS AND MAR.
KETS.
The Lenvenworth, Lawrence & Gal.
weston railroad trsverses the county
from north to south. passing through the
towns of lola and Humboldt, and si3ords
direct connection with Lawrence and
Leavenworth in Kansas and Kansas City
in Missouri. This last ia one of the best
markets in the country and is but six
hours from lola, the county seat.
The NJ. X. 4 T. passes through the
8. w. corner of the county, touching at
Humboldt, and affords an outlet to the
mining regions of the west, and south to
Texas and the Gull.
CHEAP LANDS.
Notwithstanding the county hes been
settled for many years and contains Q
population of over I, 900, large bodies of
unimproved lands are yet for sale. These
lands belong TO the L. L. & G. and n.
K. & T. railroad companies, and are
offered for sale cheaper than such lands
can be bought any where In tho United
States where equal advantages exist
Land capable Of producing twenty to
twenty-five bushels Of wheat or 80 to IS
bushels Of corn per acre 10 sold at $40
per acre for eash, or 800 On time. Al
most any year, after being reduced to
cultivation, . single crop will pay the
entire cost Of the land.
During Last season many parties in
this county with les than half their
land in cultivation raised corn enough
when sold at Csc. bushel to pay for tie
whole tract. Any one looking fora new
location can not fail to appreciate this
fact, especially considering the fact that
these lands are surrounded by old set
Elements, and are convenient to railroads,
towns. mills, school houses, churchesand
all the appliances Of civilization. Land
at pioneer prices, without any Of the
privations Of pioneer life.
These lands are sold BY MessrA Scorr
& BowLUs, local agents.
COUNTY SEAT.
lola, the county seat Of Allen county,
b pleasantly located near the couAusnee
Of Elm Creek and the Neosho River,
and on the L. L. 4 G. rsilroad. The
Neosho ct this point only needs = be
improved 70 faTniah good vster power
for mills and manufhctoriss. Good pure
water can Be obtained at . depth Of from
fifteen to twenty-five feet. e has three
churches. Baptist, Msthodise and Pres
byterian, and IN exes1lent school build
ing. The di6srent blanche. Of business
and the profesions ass we'll represented;
and property can now b purchased at .
price which must steodily