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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09
The Range--Wool Growing.

Within the past two or three years,
sheep husbandry has developed into one
of the interests of the State, ccntering
in the Arkansas Valley in the South
west, owing to advantages of range,
grass and climate. Southwest Kansas
is a natural sheep country. soil and eli
mate combining TO render ii beyond all
comparison tie fines section for stock i'll
all the west. Oft. Mr.. Samuel Archer,
who as breeder of thoroughbred sheep
has been so uniformly successful as to
make him high authority, says Quoting
his exact worlds: II regard the grasses
of Central and Southwestern Kansas as
better than those of Colorado, New
Mexico or any portion of country on
the west side of the plains. The east
side of the plains-Southwest Kan
sas--is undoubtedly the best in every
respect; the grasses growing thicker on
the ground and growing longer. | am
persuaded that alkali is injurious 10 the
wool: in fact. experience with the wool
Of Northern Colorado and Northern
Kansas has proven this beyond all dis
pute. The water facilities are much
better in Southwestern Kansas than any
other section | know of in the west.
Another great advantage over Northen
Kansas and Colorado is the milder win
tiers. fewer storm and lighter winda, thus
not calling for so much expense III pro-
viding shelter and food"
In the very heart of the Arkansas Val
ley lie the lands of the Atchison, Topc-
ka Il Santa Fe. and millions of acres in
vite sheep men TO occupancy. The terms
for the lands are based upon Il scale OF
liberality that cannot but nj once inn
press all with the thoroughbred way the
road has OF doing things. These terms
in full. maps. statistics. and in short
every item of information sought for.
will be promptly furnished upon appli-
cation to a. ;. Johnson. Acting Land
Commissioner. Topeka. Kansas.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09
About Drouths.


No one hing l,a. done the state Of
kansss greater injustice than the sioFie-
Of dTouih. which have been 80 long aud
persi-fentis eirrulated aiI over flsr eoon-
iry. And nothing could be- more uuiF7lc.
No State in the tnioB ka~ = climate
more rsgqllsr and reliable ii.an ksn-as.
and In no Stale rssn TIE average a Gather
Of the season- be mere confidently r.
lied npon. The term -'DT8Bilsv Kan
sas.- originated from so nnfaSofsi,.s.
season IN 1850 There iA.i been "A very
large immigration 80 thu state ja he
spring 81 fhaf year, composed siinssi on
tsrely If pecp.e without Dseans. 8 ho
eaalr 10 the State sish hardy enough
"a bring thens here. and depending up
GA their -zs1 crop 10 carry tiasg
through the winter: bus owing 10 the
DRY seassa tfe -Dd crap filled. and the
CONSEQUENCE ~ss ssaar1e number ~ tie
new settlers were iffs destitute. and
were obliged 10 appeal 10 the public fsr
asssssaare. May aeTs ~ cauzilS IN Tie
gra-shopIer yesr. A . rule. froH tss
last Of isgTsst tn ti.rs~iss&s, the rain
fsl! ~ This .s.rsi1a 81 The State j. no' ss
gres, a. IN Tie. Atlantic ~ Middle states.
Oar attitude give. a. = dry TAB. siih
clear sunshine. sad brae.nz winds Hiih
bat Iitlle humidity IN sl.e air. 1ith no
n<1. ~ Sog-. no gioots. frez 5 tns-
jofity of our ~intef. arr dry ant bfae-
.u.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09

l. exceeding bea!thfal. sud this = ons
Of the principal .a,eiieneies and induce
inenis 20 settlement. The purits ~ ,bs
atmosphere makes Il singsiaf1y beneti-
cial 10 invaiifis. especially fbDze snii.T-
ing pulmonary Disorders. There are ne
prevailing diseases. aud consumption i
slIaos, unknown ani never originates
here. Thor are 10 ttaT-is. az sts2nsut
pools. and that great plague common ~
almost all ne. countries, namely, agss,
i 81 rare occurrence. The winters are
very short. lasting usually about three
months. ahd arr generally dFY snd Pleas
auf Snow seisinm lies on the grpHi,d
longer shan a fw hesrs spring rg;n-
meHsss shout the Grzt ~ iareh. and
vegetation shoots forth rapidly The
beat II summer, which = sfvpr asiresDa.
il Heui5slszrd ay the ceoling broerea
which sifDe-s epnstsaily vaa aeross oar
plains aBd ibe nights eslseiaily Bre
rendered pisasani anil refreshing. Man
and beast. after their iay II toll. can
herr enj9y the swart repose ~ sirsf,. 80
essential 10 health ami sigaaa.h. aud rise
N ilse a9rnlag lRrigeTste1 and pre-
pared for the ~srs hafors them.
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AKsystons Drops Out.

The editor of the Pennsylvania Rural
in speaking Of the advantages Of kai-
sas over the old he, stone state. says in
his paper:
MANY persons III limited mcans Who
have for wears been trying 10 sqneese
something more than bars living out
Of shcir hard soil. and who have not sue
ceedc.i. have. during the past year. read
in the columns of this little paper that
which caused them ia enisratc 10 lands
where the price cf our iowIlest house
and poorest huartcr-aere bot viii bay
them competence. Almost every day
some oac calls or writes Ia tel ns Ia
change hi. address 10 some distant poin.
ia the West or Southwest. And the
people who have gone there have not
been disappointed One man writes la
tell IL how he sold twenty acres with
very poor improycmenlsl. five miles
frcm tanonsburg. and with he money
he got bought one hundred and siNty
acres OF a. iise land NJ the suu shines On
within dive miles ton level road Of The
capital ot the State of kansa<, Has
twenty acres here were hard Ia work,
aud hc was not able To make living Oh
them. with his large family. HE iso
acres there have iwo new. good houses.
the iarJu al well i,ne.sd. good water al
the door. forty acres of wheat Ero.in ing
and f,sEis acres Of corn-csery thing he
could 81 first wish. He l. new indie
pendent for al time. He can live with
a. nlush ea.. aud indulge IN n many
Injuries a. q b,sn can here who l. worth
twenty thousand ,loilars. Ns.y many
Others have gone from this section AMI
done the very same thing. These a;c
facts. There are none Ia DENY thrss.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09
The Constitutional Limit to Debt.

The State constitution of Kansas
limits her Indebtedness to one million
dollars. The result of that wise proyi-
sion Is, our bonds are at premium and
State scrip worth its face. Speaking of
the State finances. the Auditor of State.
Hon. +. !. Bonebrakc, concludes his last
report as follows:
The financial affairs of the State We're
never in better condition. Our bonds.
coupons and warrants have been paid ut
maturity. leaving large balances after
all payments are made. State and local
taxes have been paid better than usual.
Local indebtedness is being paid or
funded at a lower rate of interest whilst
the era of speculation is past. and the
mania for bond voting has about run its
course. Some of our claims against the
general government will. without doubt.
be paid before the Legislature meets.
and our military bill viii certainly be
paid before the next Congress. The
population has increased AT least two
hundred thousand within the last two
years. and two marvellous crops have
rewarded the husbandman. With Judi
cious appropriations on the part of the
Legislature, and an honest administers
ton on the part of the State Off GERS, the
State will be better off two years hence
than she is to-day
The biennial report of Treasurer
Francis. like all of our worthy treasUr-
er's estate papers, is complete. con-
else and intelligent balance sheet from
December |, 1876. to June 80. 1873, and
as Mr.. Francis wen SAYS. il exhibits Il
most healthy financial condition of Kan
sas finances. Proud of our State Us to
her resources, rapid DEVELOPMENT. and
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09

The question = oflea zsksd ~ ~ .sr.
+ the best fisse 80 come o. ksnsa-f
Our snzseF mas. be governed bs -
circumstances
II yes Waai r. baF an iiaps5gtd fzEIn
and ~ right 70 farming. he siias o.
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win.sF.
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asd make fsgJa II Il, b. ali issesas
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thea be rfssiy fos y0as sosi corr in ise
sl,ring
II ySa saDs - FaFeilase psp;,fsly A.
80 itvestsaeHi, come sns month u ID
year.
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the sprisg. ssssasoef o. rs, sud ese he
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he year. za5 II goB assald ges robust
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The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09
Questions Settled.

The question as to the Arkansas Val
ley being corn country is answered so
emphatically by the figures from the Of
fetal reports as to render any other as
suranccs entirely superfluOus.
The official figures are equally posi-
tive as to rye, oats, barley and all lead
ing products, and want of space alone
prevents them from being tabulafed.
The ..lay of the land' in the Arkansas
Valley is all that could delight the farm
er's eyc-widc, high bottoms and rich
rolling and sloping uplands.
Owing to its altitude above the sea.
ranging from !, AS to 2,22i feet, the eli
mate of the Valley is particularly favor
able alike to man and the fruits of his
toll.
There is great abundance of water
throughout the entire valley. being read
lily reached at from ten to forty feet AT
any point.
The many live and enterprising COM
mercial centres from end TO end of the
agricultural regions of the valley, and
the close proximity of the Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fc railroad renders the
question of access to markets one of
easy solution.
The growth in population of the Ar
kansas Valley presents remarkable re.
suits. In 1870 the entire population was
but 2,0I9; in 1875, so .916 March /. 1873.
70,i4l, and at this writing. 10000.
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county. and Is in the Arkansas Valley.
1t Is the shipping point for several coun-
ties in the southern part of the State
From there a large trade by teams Is al
so carried on between the Indian Terri
tory and that point. The city i nost
admirably laid out with wide streets.
Douglas avenue is the business street.
Sometimes the stree, is 50 crowded tina,
il is impossible for teams. II keeps the
police busy 10 keep the way clear for
passage. The climate l. salnbrious.
During the summer the hest i SOME
times great. but constant air makes II
pleasant. No difference how warm the
day is YOU can go 10 bed AT night and
take good sound sleep. No sultry.
close atmosphere prevails. but cool and
pleasant breekes. \ biank.; often
comes handy toward morning. The
soil is Of 4 black sandy loan. and yery
deep and rich; SO rich that the farmer
throws all the barn manure away. NOT
taking the time TO spread il on the land.
We have three new spapcrs published
in the city. namely Wichita City EA-
GLE, Beacon. and Herald all sprightk
papers. and we have most all the eastern
dailies, so that we get all the news OF
the east. We have seven churches rep
resented. Episcopal. Presbyterian, Unit
ed Presbyterian. Methodist Episcopal,
English and German Catholic. and
Friends, all in prosperous condition.
Butter sells at thirty cents. eggs
twelve and one-half cents, best beef
steak ten cents per pound, flour So
per hundred. DRY goods ~ cheap rs in
the east. We have eight wheat eicvat-
ors now in completion through which
pass daily about 50. 600 bushels of wheat.
The wheat crop WIS an unprecedented
one. \ great many farincr, had from
1900 ~ 5000 bushels of wheat fo sell
The corn crop Is about the same. 20
YOU see that il VIII make the streets
lively. The emigration WAS cnormoas
all summer. Que party came here FROM
Potter county. Prnnsylvani1. with three
teams, drove sll the way. The schools
are good and plenty of them. Every
few miles is . school houEe. This state
Is filing up very rapidly. md bids fair
Ia be one OF the finest in the Union. nj
most every acre being tiilable
Going into Wichita one day recently
met quite number OF iarmers haul
ing humber for the erection Of new
houses. his goes to show inht TIE
country means business. wish that
some of our Union county farners could
be here and soc the IaHds surrounding
Us. IL would make their hearts beat
with joy to hook at them. The Lord
never marie a loyolier country than this,
and a country where nature respond.
more readily To an intelligent demand
upon her resources. There has hardly
. day passed that have MOI felt sense
Of thanktulness 10 the Creator chat cur
lot l. cast in 50 Delighted a county. ]
do not believe there Is 8 place to-day IN
.i,e world whore man oen gain wealth
faster than here.
Persons contemplating going west
had better avail themselves Of the PREF
eni opportunity. rs land i advancing in
value rapidly.
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WICHITA.


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n ns.o a. .uoa ssauuesn oo.sIy, proud,
$500 ~, y A' "nete noe ieng 40
IN, rne canning iiIaia,i unufs pote9 s~Syed
Mnr H. ~. 1seI p,n.ns % wsslhg grsss,
IT. ys..a,o, =. .ao,sanus. c9uiu oe seen
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For three wears In succession Kansas
has led the United States IN average Of
corn to the acre, and this year the aver
age viii be the greatest ever known in
any State of the Union.
Never since Kansas became State
has her average Of wheat per acre fallen
under fifteen bushels, the average for
ten years being fifteen and one-half
bushels. No State in the Union can
equal this showing.
The wheat crop of Kansas this year
will average fully twenty bushels to the
acre, and in the aggregate will exceed
sc. O0O. 600 bushels to 14.000, 600 bushels
in 1877.
The quality is remarkably fine, expe-
rienced wheat men declaring that twen-
ty-five per cent. viii grade No. l, and
forty per cent. of the remainder No. 2.
All the crops of the State are unprec-
edentedly large this year. Barley thir-
ty bushels to the acre: rye twenty-five ;
Oats fifty, and other grains in proper
ton.
Kansas. the seventeenth State in the
Union in aggregate of wheat in 1871. the
eighth in 1876. this year is second be-
eond question. being ranked only by
California.
Kansas is placed at the head of the
States in aggregate of corn crop. In
1871 she was ninth, and in 1876 fifth.
Her crop of 1873 will reach 10000, 900
bushels.
The increase of population in Kansas
most fittingly corresponds with her un-
PARALLEL increase Of agricultural wealth.
In 1875 it was 53l ,l56, and it is now es-
timated at zoe, 1000, probably below rath-
er than above the actual figures.
In 1872 the entire number of acres I'M
der cultivation in the State was 2 .476 1862.
and the value of the product thereof
so, 265. 100. In 1877 the acres under
cultivation reached 5.595, S04, and the
value Of the product therefrom $45 ,597
051. This years the acres under culti-
walton exceed 800 900, the increase be-
ing nearly a million acres in single
year.
The State taxes per capita in Kansas
are the lowest in the United States.
SLIP.
Kansas. in 1877, had 4,O0s school
houses, valued al $4.337 .654, the State
having 81 ,252 ,565 invested in perma-
nent school fund. paying an annual divi-
dend of sl51 1853.
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Kansas i. not unlike that of England.
and we have brighter sky and richer
soil. Here let Us rest. Let Us not be
driven 10 and fro ike a weaver's shuttle.
by drouih and grasshoppers. and a
vague uneasiness which is not enter
prise. Here let Us rest. and trim our
hedges and plant our trees and build
homes for our grandchildren to live in
Here let us rest. until we have fairer
England. fhriitier Scotland. and
greener Ireland. There are some wo-
men whom 10 have once loved renders
it impossible ever to love again. As the
gray and melancholy main 10 the sail
or. the desert 10 the Bedouin. the Alps
to the mouniaineer, so Kansas TO her
children
No one ever feels any enthusiasm
about Wisconsin. or Indiana, or Michi-
gan. The idea il prcpostcrou-. Ii is
impossible. They are great prosperous
communities. bu; their habissnts can
remove and never desire to return.
They hunger for the horizon They
make new homes without the '.maladic
du pays But no genuine kansan can
emigrste. He NAV wander. He may
roam. He may travel. He NAV go
elsewhere. but no ether State can claim
him. Once nsturalized the allegiance
can never be forsswen-~
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09
Jus: What We Do Claim.

Ksnsa- d5exa'r claim 10 b. absolutely
;s-rfer: III sDiI And sisfnst. shc doesn' {
siz5sa a. ise zHashs.r psrassise bsis chr
does eisifn 80 .es,fse a. Tsez. 10 slsis ss2iit-
ard IL s.zesllsaee ss any esfer $40: ns
Tbs Americas eessiB@ps. We DON'T
rlaisa fhsi I~avle szsa IiTe hsss ~. cir
and water. has we d. esai.a flsaf a snsB
csn isv. here If ~ can siye SAW lseTe-
We csa.sn 80 have ssse 81 the tosssf sHlss-
brsau- rsszlaies ia The world ia, we Do
noi eiaiel .kaf il IS sSisbFsosss sssss5za ss.
,gszssse HzB s'sshssst y Ts,sfgd 81 ant
thing to- ear 81 a slosar Ia Bis Issesss 80
boy wssh 20 ~ dss&n rgxn , ssDsesn-
snsnt s3siar7sg -e~fioB sad i've rcsFssforts-
bis ID h. frat ss.tss grew. We do
essssa ;ssas The fsser ArsSnsss taassg =
nos surpassed b. sry -erssse arr ksre
in 81 fisin-s that 70 10 make ~ . desjr-
she hrner's lad
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of day i'm and about the office revived
many recollections of the grasshopper
year. recalling many incidents long
since forgotten. and suggesting mos;
forcibly TO more than one employc the
fact that diligence, energy and dermin-
alton viii conquer any obstacle.
With the history that this cras>hop-
per sufferer" will have 10 tell Of Kansas.
with his home back in Rice county he
will have To describe. il will be more
than passing strange if the immediate
section in Germany where he spends the
winter does not send representatives to
the Southwest of that sterling worth.
indomitablc win. ceaseless energy. and
implicit Faith. so strikingly exempliiied
in John I. Gehhardt.- Commonwealth.
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The ssto-day Of Kansasv does NOT COM
prise al her glory IN any scnsc or direc-
ton. The wonderful productions Of
1873 are closely seconded by the .resulis
of 1877. She raised 1900 900 bushels
Of wheat last year. and l0S, 900, 600 bush
els Of corn. 800 .Oe3 bushels of barley.
and 2.72l ZOE bushels of oats. The cash
value Of these five crops Is not less than
$40, 900. But Kansas had. in addi-
ton. nearly million and half acres in
other crops and in pasturage. She had
nearly 1000 900 head Of stock, valued at
So. 10000. She produced 1f,00O, 900
pounds Of butter.
20 back one year more, and the offi-
cial report Of the State Board of Agri-
culture shows total valuation of the
products for 1876 10 have been SOS .9s7 :
04l. Kansas stands ahead of all the
States in the production of rye. The
production the last year was 500 900.
The following condensed table. from
the agricultural report of 1877. viii give
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The best Blood Of the Older States.

The tide of emigration still rolls in up
on Kansas. and in volume. permanently
aud soiidity has no parallel in the Ma
tons history. rcplete a, it is with rec
ords of amazing growth and develop
ment. So vast her domain of virgin
SOIL so inexhaustible her resources and
rich her possibilities, that one cannot
wonder at the steady stream of the har-
dicst and best blood of the older States
pouring in and over her broad acres. \
State that scarcely ten years ago did
not raise wheat suflicicn, to meet the
demands for home consumption. that
now leads all the States Of the Union in
wheat product: that for four years has
stood first in average Of corn TO the
acre. and last year was the fourth IN
product. has a future no other State ran
boast of.
With upward Of 100000 bushels OF
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vision. Sleep brings perfect rest; rest
gives health. The weak and debilitated
grow strong. The climate is a cure for
consumption, asthma, bronchitis and
kindred ills, where Florida and the
Southern Pacific slope have failed to
give relief. Air, water, organic matter,
everything is charged with electricity,
and life, whether of man or animal. Is
toned up to healthfnl tension. Earnest.
ambitious action characterizes every de-
partment Of life. One feels like busi-
ness in this rare. radiant atmosphere.
Nothing drags here. Everybody feels
fresh. and youthful, and self-command-
ing. Nothing denotes age but The rocks
and hills, and there is no sign of decad-
ence where the inspiring breeze from
the mountains touches the very germs
of life and gives strength and bonyancy
to all its forms.
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Noble Prentis and His Kansas
Home.

Noble Prentis, whose name is familiar
to every home in the State, spent sever
al months in Europe last year. He
sums up lecture in bit of advise, as
follows:
And what can we learn from the old
country! BY we mean the people of
Kansas. ] went there as kansan. my
fellow passengers called me 'kansas,
and il was the only nickname ! lever was
proud of. and | saw things with Kansas
eyes. and il seemed to me that the les
son we should learn is that Of steadfast-
ness. England is great because her peo-
pie love her very earth. England is
beautiful through centuries of patient
cultivation. The undulating surface of
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How to Get Here.

Drop postal card TO A. :. johnson.
Acting Land Commissioner Atchison.
Topeka 4 Santa Fe railroad Topeka.
Kansas. and he win send. YOU the Ar
kansas Valley Guide. and several other
publications Of much value and impor-
ianee TO all contemplating trip to the
Southwest. He viii also furnish dates
of excursions at cheap rates to the Ar
kansas Valley. and the rules and rates of
the company regarding freight ON
household goods. etc.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-01-09
Unparalleled Increase for Seven
Years.

Following are astonishing facts that
would not receive creIenee any where
beyond the limits IS this State were
they not made uuher the oatbs Of re-
turning officer. The figures shoa the
yearly increase Of thr witeat aud corn
crops Of Se'igwick county for the past
seven yeers. intending the srassliopper
year of 1874. We challenge the world
FIR another showing equally wonderful.
our ol;n State furnishes no parallel. al
though some eight or ten other eountie-
crowd bard upsn rs. Bai let The IL
gres speak fer ihrmseisea;