The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-07-24
KANSAS IN 1850.

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The wonderful. marvellous and unprece-
dented growth Of Kansas since her I'D
into the Union Of States has
been the subject Of many warm and glow
ing eulogies. Her progress in everything
has been phenominl. She has built in
proportion 70 the yeaxs Of her existence
more railroads, founded more schools
more industries and contrib
uted more to the aggregate wealth o
the nation in every way than any other
commonwealth in the country. Time
Vas, and very short tune since, too.
when the declaration Was made and BE-
lieved that all that region west Of the
Missouri was . vast and sterile desert
upon which nothing could be grown or
produced, and yet in 1878 kansas vas
the FIRST wheat State In the Union, and
what is now Kansas was formerly q part
of the Great American Desert Accord
ing TO estimates made for the present
year, based upon returns made from the
counties
THE POPULATION OF THE Stair
At the present time is nearly 800, 900. and
by the end Of the year, If the immigration
is anything at all a. We have reason 70
believe il will be. the number Of inhabi-
tants will fully reach that figure. The
influx this yea, from the East, South mot
taxing into consideration ut all the Exo-
dus) and Europe has been very large,
and the promise for its continuance in the
fall is very Hattering. A most encourae-
ing feature Of the immigration OF this
year has been that the class Of settlers has
been Of the very best, consisting OF prac-
teal farmers who have sought our state
not with the expectation Of raising for
tunes in two or three crops but with the
idea that We have magnificent soil, q
fine climate, and, in fact, country where
q man can make q home in . compare
lively short time at comparatively small
cost. Kansas Is no place for q lazy far
strip and fight his way is not needed hs re.
One feature in regard to the immigration
of this year is worthy Of remark and at
distributed than that Of any previous year,
NOT peinR connneu 20 eAeiuss1y .ne
INES OF the ereat urunA tAiitoaos - ne's
!oiore. DurinR tne spring tne I9ads Ieaa'
ing 10 Sne northwestern ana southein parts
OF the otate were iA'riy iihea win 'ons
"hlte caravans OF
PRAIRIE sc"ooShhs REshA"LiS"
the baggage train Of an immense army.
freighted with the families and worldly
goods OF the adventurous pioneer Who had
LETT some comfortable nome IN me East 70
come to Kansas and Rrow up with the
country. The consequence OF tins was that
the vast and fertile region OF the state
which Is on from the railroads has been
filling up rapidly, and further conse-
quence mas Teen tnat tne RAILROADS nave
6ehun 70 follow TINS innuS ana are nov
building INTO parts OF the State tnas o.ner'
WISE would not have had railroad facilities
and advantages Tor year, 70 come. The
mania Tor railroad extension TINS year IN
Kansas mas developed INTO positive epi'
demic' ana several nunared miles OF iron
highway WIN De aadeS 70 the already en.
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