The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-10-11
FR0R KANsAS.

M ELLIS, KANSAS, Sept "a, 1877.
Friend McGfe00r- Wishing 10 have little chel
with my Old iriendB and neghboTH IN Cantonl !
take the liberty to aska little space N your valu'
Since i eft Canton last April have Travelled
over the greater portion Of the STATE ol
Kansas. Ny object was two fold: lst home,
2nd A business that would support rpyselt ana
family. therefore, did not make TIA point 70
choose the first day neither was disposed 20 Pc
leve all the stories the many Agents In the diier
ent localities told me, but concluded 70 go aud see
for myself; and / found II invariably me case
that those places the agents talked about the most
were the best. The result OF my search IL, am
permanently located in Ellis, keepiag the West.
ern Hotel, aud working al my old trade, contract
ing and building. have now several contracts
ON hand, one Of which is new school house,
Elit " situated IN q valley midway between
Kansas City, Mo-, and Denver, Col, ana has
population ofAbout 500. 1t 5 the terminus Of the
second division OF the Kansas Pacific Rail Way.
The company EMPLOY about 100 men mere IN lhe
round house, machine ana car hhOps' IL Is also
the residence Of the Division superintendent
The company Rave also builta very fine stone no.
tel W41S
We have good churches good schools and as
good society as can be found In any OF the Eastern
States. Not crime has been committed since
have been.hers. Our houses we neverlook and
everything IS left At will with perfect safety. AS
you stand Rt the depot and look SOuthwar1 the
firAt that attracts the eye Is white Gill on lhe
leit bank OF Biz Creek very 1nestream ol a1s
that rnns through the town. The bluha' ay us n.s'
sight you wonld say were clay or huge Dou,Ie, sna
with their white heads, but on Q close examine-
ton you ilnd II simply white limestone gravel,
with which our soil ls largely impregnatedt The soil
having been washed of sh0wsihe gravel. AS
cendinR the top, distance Of fifteen or twenty
feet you find sppead out before you 70 the north,
SOUTH east and west flue grand. rolling prairie,
and as yOu-Flde over II viewing the dherentRec
tions twill cali forth heTemark, NO finer coun
try can be produced" The soil ts rich sand
loan, dark mulatto, color OF lime stone foTma'
lion, VARYING IA depth ffom two to six feet The
climate Is pure and healthy, malarious diseases
unknown. The winters are mild, so much so the
cattle Craze on the succuent buffalo grass me sea-
son through without feed, Wheat Is our princl-
pal product varying from % To 30 bushels per
acre Other things grow In abundance IN fact
we can raise anything that can be raised IN the
east, and many things that are natives Of the
Southern States
That Ellis, with lts present manufacturing IN:
teTests its many advantages In trade, iw Deautiiul
country around II which Is fast settling up Is des
tined at no distant day to become one OF the letd,
ing towns in the west there Is not question, and
when wc select the counties Of Rocks, Ellis Rush,
Wess TTego and Graham, we select what VIII be
when under cultivation the banner wheat held OF
these United States
our water Is good supply abundant, reaching
permanent water at twenty to thirty feet Within
the past few weeks have met very few STARK
county men that nave recently Vlhlteu hHubhH
and when listen to the many falsehoods that are
told by the agents along the line about this coun'
try, when they were never here and know moth
ing about IT, and then to think the Excursion
agents, Mr.. A. Augustine and ]. b. Snow, should
participate in them when they actually know bet
ter, which we know In less than one years time
will harp Ellis to the top OF their voice or as hard
as they now run 1t down is surprising. Yet when
we know that the same excursion agents have an
interest In several town sites back east, which OF
course they wish to sell, 1t Is not so surprising.
And then to learn that we have so many Stark
county men that will listen to such carping not
thinking they have q mind Of their own and can
come aud see for themselves, 4 very few, after
listening to the stories, come up here on the night
train and return in the morning at seven O'Clock,
and say they have seen the country. AS well
might man stand on Mount Washington and say
they have seen the United States as TO stand on
the Depot at Ellis and say they have seen the
country.
Permit me in conclusion to say To my many
friends that iniend visiting Kansas, do not listen
TO the carpings of those many agents, but come
and see for yourselves. On your arrival do not
hesitate 10 let your wants be known, Think you
are coming to select a home, and that there may
be as good chances in Ellis as any where.
was favored yesterday with call from Mr..
Levi Mckinney aud Mr.. G. W. 0ldfeld.
Yours Respectfully, q. 5. CAREER