The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-16
STILL AT the FORE.
rhe Work of the Santa Fee Railroad Com

The Work of the Santa Fe Railroad Com
pany in Behalf of Immigration.
With characteristic far-sightedness
and liberality the Atchison, Topeka q
Santa Fe people are about to enter upon
work which. if carried out as planned,
will be of great importance to the en-
tire territory trayersed by their giant
railway system. Heretofore the passen-
ger and land departments have perform.
ed the work of attracting immigration
with the aid of large force OF agents
in the field in this country
and in Europe during the past
ten wears, with what success is well
known. Now by far the greatest pro
portion Of the company's land grant,
which does not extend beyond the west
ern line of Kansas, has been disposed Of
to actual settlers, and what remains OF
it is being sold very rapidly and with
out any very great effort On the part OF
the company; either to parties ior
stock raising on large
scale, or, in the agricultural
districts, to Individual settlers. 1t will
not be long before the a., L. d .. r.
Railroad company will have no more
land to sell. Yet, throughout southern
and western Kansas, within the reach OF
the Santa Fe line, there are vast bodies
of uncultivated land yet to be had from
| priyate parties and from the government
| which, if settled, would add greatly to the
wealth of the state and to the business
of the railroad. There are also many
farms in all stages of development for
sale, and such properties are usually IN
differently farmed, and would be
source of greater profit if in the hands OF
settlers who intended to make permanent
homes of them.
The work of the new department OF
| Enumeration. under the direction OF Mr'
r. schmidt as commissioner OF i'm
migration, is to cover this broad field
and the many agents OF the company In
all parts of the civilized world will as
sist in calling the attention of the emil
grating public to these opportunities
Beyond Kansas, in Colorado. New Mex.
leo. Arizona, even in California an0
| Old Mexico, vast resources are to be de-
veloped. and much muscle
brains and money are need
ed to accomplish it. Here too, thu
A.T.&S.F F. will be, with its dependen
cies. the chief promoter of business; anC
the department of immigration Is to g
hand in hand with the general passen
ger department in the work OF attract
ing. and to certain extent directing
these requisite elements.
1t is grand work, one which deserves
and no doubt will have the sympathy o
the people; and it is to be hoped tina
the press all along the line, the local au
thorities, corporations and private indi
y,duals who have properties to develop
VIII cooperate IN the wori
by keeping in communication
with the commissioner OF immigra
ton whose headquarters are at Topeka
; by hosting him upon the wants and 81
|, fractions of their respective localities
! and by furnishing any information n
NAV require to do his work effectively
Mr.. Schmidt has for ten years beef
, identified with the immigration work Q
the A.. 7. s. S. F. railroad, and has onll
recently returned from Europe, Wher
; he spent most of three years establishing
, agencles and advertising his road. h
has returned home with greatly enhanced
facilities for successful work.