The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-08-21
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Inc pres OF me country In genera -
paying good deal Of atsension to Kan
sac. Itseems to be the kind Of attention
always shown an individual, or the peo-
pie Of state, when they hegiE not only
10 take care OF themselves, but TO consld-
erably affect tho interests and fortunes
Of others. There are many items going
the rounds like this:
AIN 1888 Kansas had 158 976 S23 bush
els Of corn, or nearly twice as much As
was grown IN any other state. Kansas
farmers received for this crop $l5s CO.,
900 more than was received by the farm
ers of any other state"
And this:
"If the yield Of wheat this year should
reach only tWenty-three bushels 10 the
aGre, the crop Of Kansas will be more
than A. OOO. 600 bushels. II would take
100, 600 freight cars to haul IL, . train
half as long as the distance from Topeka
70 New York. Il will be worth some
thing near $35 1000 900, or more than
thirty dollars each for every man and
woman in the state, and Including the
babies."
And finally this:
"Somebody says the average western
farmer tolls hard, early and late, some
times depriviBg himself Of necessary rest.
for WhatP 10 raise more corn For
What3 To feed more hogs. For what
To get more money % buy more land.
For Whst3 To raise more corn, TO feed
| more hogs, 70 buy more land For WhatG
| Why does he want more land? To raise
more corn, to feed more hogs, 70 buy
more land. Well he goes on In this way
until worn out and prematUrely dead the
Almighty puts stop 70 his hoggisn pro
ceedings."
Now all this, except the last item,
which is undoubtedly slanderous, htl
Kansas to st" And the last Is not SD
sOlutely untrue Of great many. Why
not round up the history Of the most
prosperous year Of booming state by
taking fitting holiday, especially when
il gives Us an opportunity 70 enjoy II
with several thousand others? We ere
not the kind OF people TO visit cities, OF
loaf around watering places, or go tc
see our Wife's relations "back east,
But everybody who pleeses can e
to our state fair. The Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe road has started
out by placing the fare TO Topeka fol
that occasion, and from anywhere IN
Kansas, at one cent per mile. The othel
roads will do the same. It is intended
TO be the greatest show of foe stock
that has ever occurred in that state, o.
perhaps in the west. It being included
in the western circuit, the fastest trottinI
and running horses In America will b
there. The grounds are large
there will be ample accommodation
for everybody with plen
ty to eat, ice water, shade, amusements
flowers, grain, dairy products, moving
machinery and fine gathering Of Kan
sas people. Every one Is more or les
interested in the principal features o
the. occasion, which will be stock horses
cattle, sheep and swine. At one dolla
for every hundred miles travelled, thre
stock men and farmers ont of five vii
be Inclined TO go, and more than likel!
to take along their wives and the ED
est at least of their son
and daughters. Topeka Is accustome'
to crowds, and has more than once. whe
the means of accommodation were les
than now, taken care Of more than twer
ty-fiVe thousand strangers at once Their
will be undoubtedly very fine display {
everything that is interesting to the pei
pie OF an agricultural country, and of
state that Is rapidly coming forward q
: the foremost fine stock country in th
Union. 1t Is our state fair, anyhow, an
deserves a visit on general principles.