Towanda daily review. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1879-1921, 1881-05-25
Letter From Kansas.
Mcpherson, KAN. MAY 10, 1881

time have travelled over large palt of
Eastern and Central Kansas, and what |
write in y mshort letter to your worthy
paper will be the conclusions l have
reached by my observations. Kansas has
been well advertised through the East
ern press, and many truths told aud ma
ny falsehoods. Actual experience with
view to do justice 20 Kansas and all con-
cerned, will be my aim in this letter.
Kansas is justly and properly termed
great agricultural State, having an undu-
lating surface, rich soil and Il genial eli
mate, subject to drouths and other Ca
lamities that visit other and older States
OF our country. To say that we have
more frequent drouths would be saying
what is not true, as experience and his
tory will prove. I am now speaking OF
the Eastern and Central parts Of the
State where cultivation is general. The
record which has been carefully kept,
shows a steady increase of rainfall as
general settlement and cultivation moves
on west. The use Of the plOw and the
growing Of timber does have an influence
that direction.
Western Kansas, or that portion Of the
state west of the Tooth meridian, is as
yet very unsafe for settlement and |
would not advise any man who thinks Of
making the west his future home to take
any chances, from it's altitude and from
it's near approach to those arid plains in
Eastern Colorado. This season is an eX-
ception as wheat and corn looks very
promising throughout all that section.
Eastern and Ceutral Kansas never look
ed more promising at this season of the
year, than now. While we had cold,
long winter, with considerable snow, for
this climate, yet when spring came, warm
sunshine and gentle showers accompa-
MED it,and Vegetation Of all kinds is some
weeks in advance of last season at this
date. Wheat and corn, the great staples
Of Central Kansas, promise an abundant
harvest. Wheat was supposed to be
PlNoDJ cSllouSly NtttliIN-CNl III Cftl llJ SplllS
by the severity of the winter, but the ear
ly spring together with the rain fall has
forced the growth of wheat beyond the
most sanguine expectations of those
mostly interested. Now as to McPher
son county, the one | am most interested
III. We have a larger acreage of wheat
than ever before, sown this season and
the same with corn and oats. The pres
ent Indications are good for the largest
receipts from that industry that has ever
been realized in our county. The farm.
ers are hopeful, which gives life and vim
to all industries. The present growth Of
our embryo city is an indication of an
increasing faith in capitalists that, sur
rounng the city, y,within the county is
rich and frugal class or farmers. With
our present railroad facilities together
with the promise we have of larg agrlcul-
tural receipls giving confidence to men
Of means We shall make a rapid growth
again this summer. New homes are
looming up all over the city. Drs. Day
and Murphy, and o. Heggelrond have
. the cellar dug, where another large brick
block will soon be completed. Three
large brick blocks were built the past
season, and several more will be put up
during this season. The contract for
building twelve or fifteen thousand dol
lar school house is about being made
The school house is to be completed for
the fall term Of school.
still insist that Eastern ahd Central
Kansas is full of promises to young men