The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-08
KANSAS
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srEcTAcLEs--THE isiMESsETIDE
OF IMMIGRATI0N-wuE
a., TO LOCATE AND WHAT
THINGS COST " "
THERE.
Ell HELESr R4ScH( (1yAsrAH)
GREENWOOD Co, KANsAs.}
April lst, 1879.


I April lst, 1879.
Mr.. Editor:
There is hardly q home in our
COUNTY, iaast ofthe Mississippi where
Ilrnsass Is mot ID household word.
Tile onward MARCEL Of Empire ahas
drawn upon over crowded cities and
the thickly East TO swell the great
tide OF humanity that is pouring iuto
this new State from the East, North
aud South. The great question is
from where do these people come .
Hundreds every day cross the TIRES
hold Of the State nj Kansas City and
\ Atcliison.s InYtactI TIM inhabitants OF
the ,overcrovdea East are literally
taking possession olfhis . great State.
| | have received so many letters
from friends in the East enqniring
about the. amount Of capital necessary
to start with here, thepriccs ofevery-
thing, the oest localities and towns,
that have concluded to take up the
editorial quill once more and give
You for the benefit Of your readers a
few general observations founded on
actual knowledge and experience.
Many Yeyaggeraled statements have
been furnished BY feorresllopdcnts
concerning the State aud many peo-
pie have inadvertently led themselves
to believe that all theyrhad TO do was
toagosyestp andFegerythipg would
ll,enifow EASILY aud iortnlles Would
bo assured without labor. Now
there is nothing more untrue. Men
have In work here for n living, and
work hard toojset ills true, TINT
while the relative chance OF a
mans succeeding in The East is as one
to len, IL is here about yiiAe 10 ten
provided the nlau is willing TO work.
| cannot advise any married man TO
come here with less than $500 to
$1,000 to make start on q farm. or
ANY single man with less than 500 to
5000, and then it win require plenty
OF grit, hard work and economy 10
gel through yihe igst eor Two. Those
seeking and' depending on employ
mept can get plenty OF farm work IN
Spring, Summer, and Fall but Winter
employment is scarce. Wages aver
age almost The same as in the Eastern
and Middle States, being highest dur
Ing harvest. Young meu seeking
clcrkships in Offices or stores cannot
do better here Than East ii as well.
For ever " vacdncy yIthat occurs Qhere
are now many applicants.
The,rP - I pfthe State are prin-
cipallr'Sgriclntdrals The majority of
its citizens are farmers, when who
have come here with limited means
and are as arule very economical. 1t is
such men ,iien TO ope,i up and devel-
op her resources that Kansas most
needs and It is this class who are
most successful. The drones of hu-
manity fni little 20 encourage them,
Hence Kansas has drawn from the
Eastern States some of their most en-
terprising, intelligent, and hard
working people, md schools, church.
esJuid, newspnpeis, and that bull Ids
ur ,niorderiy and law abi.ihig 'com-
muniiy have kept pace with Jur rap
| ID increase aud unprecedented de-
velopment." The p0pniation OF our
| State IN 1870 was n trifle over three
hundred thousand, and to-day, it is
in round numbers n million, aud yet
The Kansas of yesterday and today
but family illustrates what the Kan
sas of Tomorrow will De. WIN a
soil uneYcelled ipriehness and pro
ductivcnessi ivi'lg. al ready for the
Iplow and capable oigrowing great
or number 'of staple products than
any other State, with her pure almost
phere and heaiih restoring Climate,
with herexeelleiIt markets, as,we'l
as an outlet In the near future down
] The, Arkansas TO New Orleans and
| L:verpnol, with her model system Of
education aud total state debt ol
less than half million dollars. Kan
sas is destined to be the banner State
Of our Union. What she waptsinow
| ispienI men ofeharaeter, ,WSetil and
means: intelligent and thinking men'
fatm.making men and home making
men, men to help build her cities, her
railroads and her manufacturing IN
dustries, and assist and encourage TO
still greater achievements those who
by theirintclligcnce, industry ana ep-
crgy have already accomplished so
much. l am frequently asked by
friends to- advise them IN regard "a
local i0h and my3riably y,ask 'lyllat DO
you want 10 engage ln! II N iarm-
ing or slock-raising, then oy all means
select location ~ the peanulnl gar
den valley OF the ARKANSAS IL Is inc
most fertile portion OF tne o'ate'
The statistics OF the board OF agricul'
ture show that the TWELVE Leading
counties OF the Arkansas vailey
along the line'oi The aAtchison, rope
kay santa Fe hailroad produces one
qpaller OF the totai u aliiou " aoi y
clppslnlseu ~ the whole Slnte, 1tni'
lact alone5is conciusiyes ~ gnepS
lawyers ana professional men
would recommend this por'ioh o
the state. IL Is new ah'
there are better chances, or success
: than m lthe OLDER se'pieu sections
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