The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1877-08-23

how she sends but few delegates with
the Kansas excursionists. l had the
pleasure of meeting A. NJ. Campbell and
John Lay, members of last weeks ex-
cursion, and haiiing from Salina. By
the way, it was at Murphy temperance
meeting, and they informed me they had
arrived but an hour before. Just think
of it, seeking good influences 50 soon,
Fastening to draw around them those
safeguards that would bear them un-
scathed through the wlles and tempta-
tons of our city. Those men will do to
travel. will do To trust, and they should,
as thew do, command large share OF
Saline county patronage. Seriously,
though, it is astonishing, as well as fiat
tering, how this Murphy movement
does draw. Not house large enough
to hold the crowd. Tonight they con-
gregate in the open air. Saloon keepers
grumble audibly, and ask in anguish OF
spirit: "When will this wave stop" 1t
is majestic, noble wave, and it not
only bears the jealous teetotalers and
luke warm advocates upon Its crest, but
sweeps up with its reslstless might the
onfrmed and moderate drlnker and
holds them aloft with nObleness and
strength of purpose depicted in his face
that seems to say, "fhank God, L have
conquered T" | know of no one in your
midst it would crafty so UNNECESSARILY
to witness the evidences OF salvation
evinced by SO many wrecked and DDS
pairing drunkards, ~ Brother J, Ii.
Lockwood. His earnestness and elo-
quence ia this cause is so heartfelt, that
it carries strength AS lasting as it is
beneficial. We have travelled, aud /
know, like beothers Campbell and Lay,
he too will DO to trust. Our Kansas OK
cursionists are not only giving the cause
encouragement by their presence at the
meetings, but are adding to their effect
iveness by appearing upon the rostrum
May the Murphy movement give Kansas
broadside yet
Farmers here have pretty good cause
for rejoicing too Wheat is turning out
finely, but no one imagines that Coiors-
do can do without Kansas in the way OF
cereals. 1t is cheering to Us here to
read such items as appeared in your last
weeks issue, as 1.-TWO hundred bushels
winter wheat beng har vested from FIVE
acres" and Horty-two bushels to the
acre being harvested by Gypsum creek
farmer" Certainly we ought to breathe
free when we know the plains of our
Sister State are yielding so bountifully
and that our own mountains never
seemed SO we'll filled with the precious
metals. And by the way, gold and sill
YER are not the only valuable minerals
here, and Of which Kansas stands in
pressing need Our coal is ar article in
which you are deeply interested, and lis
something, too, in which take lively
interest, tor | expect to put many car
load into Salina and other X ansas towns
this coming winter. Our Canon coal
80 named 10y its beng mined near Canon
City, is the coal of Colorado, and when
once fairly introduced into Kansas all
other Goals must take u second or cor
responding cnOico.
Your old townSman, Judge Hamilton
leaves this week with his family FOR Sa
lima, where he expects TO remain. Mrs.
Hamilton, who has been very sick for
many weeks past, feeling now sufficient
ly strong To stand the trip. The Judge
will be missed 10y many here very much.
His efforts in developing the mining in
tcrests of this country, though not to
him remunerative, have been indefat-
igable, and deserving of large success.
He has so great q store of information in
regard to our ores and reduction pro-
ccsses, that trust some day will be of
money value to him. A few come here
hopeful and determined, that leave des-
pendent and broke, but none leave with
a better knowledge OF Colorado's intrin-
sic worth and more enthusiastic belief
in her dazzling future, than my esteemed
friend, Judge Hamilton.
hope to be in Salina again one of
these days, to preach up the clearly,
heating and lasting qualities Of Colorado
Goals. Adieu for the present,
W. :. G.
Denver, August Doth.