The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1884-08-29

The press of the country in general
is paying great deal of attention to
Kansas. 1t seems to be the kind OF
attention always shown an individ ual
or the people of a State when they be-
gin not only to take. care of them.
selves, but to considerably affect the
interests and fortunes of others. There
are many items going the rounds
like this:
"In 1888 Kansas had 1916, S23
bushels of corn, or nearly twice as
much as was grown i'm any other
state. Kansas farmers received for
this crop $l5, OOO, 900 more than was re-
ceived by the farmers of any other
state"
And this:
"If the yield of wheat this year
should reach only twenty-three BUSH
els to the acre, the crop of Kan
sas will be more than 46,OOO,OO0 BUSH
els. 1t would take 1OO, 900 freight cars
to haul 1t. train half as long as the
distance from Topeka to New York.
1t will be worth something near S35,.
OOO, 600 or more than thirty dollars
each for every man, woman and child
In the state, and including the ba-
bies."
And finally this:
somebody says the average west
ern tanner tolls hard, early and late,
sometimes depriving himself of the
necessary rest, for what? To raise
more corn. For what? To feed
more hogs. For what? To get more
money to buy more land. For what?
What does he want more land? To
raise more corn to feed more hogs, to
buy more land. Well, he goes on in
this way until worn out and prema.
turely dead the Almighty puts stop
to this hoggish proceedings"
Now all this, except the last item,
which Is undoubtedly slanderous, fits
Kansas to ct" And the last is not
absolutely untrue of a great many.
Why not round up the history of the
most prosperous year of booming
state by taking a fitting holiday, es-
pecially when 1t gives us an opportu-
nifty to enjoy 1t with several thousand
Others? We are not the kind of peo-
pie to visit cities, or loaf around water
ing places, or 20 to see our wife's' rel
atiOns "back east" But everybody
who pleases can 60 to our State Fair.
The AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe
road has started out by placing the
fare for Topeka for that occasion, and
from any where in Kansas at one cent
a mile. The other roads will do the
same. 1t Is intended to be the great
est show of fine stock that ever occur
red in that state or perhaps in the |
west. 1t being included i'm the west
ern circuit, the fastest trotting and |
running horses i'm America will be |
there. The grounds are large; there |
will be ample accommodation for
with plenty to eat, ice |
water, shade, amusements, flowers,
grain, dairy products, moving ma
chinery and fine gathering of Kan
sas people. Every one is more or less
interested in the principal features
which will be stock-horses, cat
lie, sheep and swine. At one dollar
Tor every hundred miles Travelled,
three stOckmen and farmers out of
i've will be inclined to go, and more
han likely to take along their wives
md the eldest at least of their SONS
md daughters. Topeka is accustomed
70 crowds, and has more than once,
when the means of accommodation
we're less than now, taken care of more
han twenty-five thousand strangers at
'nce. There will be undoubtedly a
very fine display of every thing that.
s interesting to the people of an agri-
cultural country, and of State that is
'apidly coming forward as the foremost
Inc stock nursery of the Union. 1t is
'ur State Fair, anyhow, and deserves
visit on general principles.