, 1879-08-01
KANSAS.

|, Lettor from n Farmer I}enouuetox sha
Glowing rintnrts nf TIM stato.
WICHITA, Kns., july 23.--7o tbs Editor Of M
Lo"tsrihs coaricrsJoHr7tal: lam Induced to wrt,s
to you that 'nay answer many Iettcts inqu'rne
about this country, and take this mathod ia
a1,sxcr all frankly and truly. In tho frss place.
there Is rlng that has Advertised this Slate and
pnffcd It up ou paper In order to deceive md
swfndfe all tho farmers they cau, This nta,o Ia
frnnd on Gra'ul scale. 1t Is a 1atluro tn oycry
particular Ia farming. The farmers hnvc
drought hot Winds heavy hail, grasssoppcrs, ind
chFtcl}-buEa There Is no certaty OF n cyt,t,
until you have It gathered. It Is tnposs,b,o to
grow tame grass here for stock Wo have |uyt
rono through one drought Of nbou. eight montbs
without rain. Il has faincd for thu pnss
swo or three weeks. but too late, Tho
grass Will barn to.1ay. Wheat is a falIuru
1Irre. IN many places there h not enough, to
live op. The pcoplo aro dest.tute md tl,erur Is
II" rnoncv Tho women aru f1a1f.clolhct1 aud Tho
mcn tre harciootcd on the streets. There has
%t 5 afe n yen, t III, IasFe portion o. 'hs
snd Know 1t to f,e true. Yon sec the ntlver.iso-
t,''ns: n7n ~ talHo us he'll. There 10 not more
than ~ PCT cent Of the land worth anything,
sr ew e' w qSe nsh ,one g9o soPs but hs
E.ldornuo ot the world. Tie production IA great
tn rascal!ty, n''t prostitution is legal here, nud
ts'c business tnen lip their hats tn the eoI1ed
them. ani theY take their places At ti,e tables H.
y susts tlte'r fahcs. Taxes afo very heavy, and ;
the farners cnnot pay them anil live. Tiicsp is
clnas 81 roussls mid unpsIncspled men TINT
bonds. cot them lecattz.d soii them, aid sgin>
out. IL this country wore Ia he sofh to.dnv mi
dchts. Wy '@'~'t
claim 10 b. oue Of the best sar,ncrs in TIN.
t1o's, md have lived md fnrmed on the p.nlrIo
for thirty Years, ntd believe k,luw what IL H.
nave taken three years TO test this country,
and ad11se nil nen vino think Of co.nlng here
them come and tratel with farmers au,l eee fnr
themselves, cooking their meals with grasa.
cnrt1sta!kt, and atraWs il they eau get it. You
have seen farms ADVERTISED for sale az being
Is ialsc- Ti'cra is not one farm tn the state ID
well improved as arc tile ordinary tarns you
have in Kentucky. an'I when n man comcs heFo
to sell ont asld bent some one from. the East.
Three Ia ono other point wish to notsce. Tho
pcobtc voso hotIdE for everything mud try 10 on
cpurnge Immigration West to paw the taxes. Tho
more than i've bushels pcr acrc. and corn tho
same. Fruit Is hut trial, mud It may bo SUBJ
posed to fail. Peaches arc sunburnt, and aio
not 1T for use. nltl some fruit trees will not
here comca from tic East. Tho Uranium
awarded n' Kansas on apples waa on apples
grown in Eastern States, ard were selected by
a fruit uan In Columbus, Kas., whose name /
Tan give
All just such frauds l,ayc gone to tho press
a1il been scattered all over thu country to In
duco nleu to gn West, where no nun can ever
ltvr comfortably. There Is no Stale 10 tic
Union tint !las 50 much poor land as Kansas.
Men como here, TOOK over the country, md to
them It sccius 10 l,e rlch when it Is very poor.
was ralscil near Louisville, md know how this
country is. hare lived hero oyer three yenrs,