The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-22
A WESTERN TOUR.
Through Kansas, Texas Aud the Indian
Territory.
What u Stark County Man Saw, and How
the Country Impressed Hlm---
Crops and Hard Times.Law
Prices OF Cereals.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT: Having just re-
turned from a seven weeks TIP through
the States Of Kansas and Texas, and
| through the Indian territory, | will give
you q few observations OF my travels,
| which you q publish II OF 'niilclent
interest TO the reader Of the DEMOCRAT.
| Commencing with the State OF Kansas,
where | tray He'd through the eastern,
central aud southern portions, the arst
impression IL he contrast OF the c0nn-
try In general an compared with Ohio,
| on account OF the absence OF Il Dter aud
lhn general appearance OF the country.
The State OF Kansas lain the main one
vast rolling prairie, with undulallDg
| uplanda and bluffs, and rocks cropping
out In the northeastern portion Of the
State, 10 the more level prairirs OF the
| central part. While southern Kansas In
perhaps the most level and certainly the
most fertile and beautiful portion OF the
State, except pnhaps, that central
Kansas, acre for acre, Will produce the
most wheat. " for other various field
crops southern Kansas has the prefer
ence. Coal also IL abundant In the ex'
treme sOuth'ea tern portion Of the State,
which, In part, cOmpensatea for the lOaa
Of wood. There being some timber
growing along the bankb OF slrehm4i
and through lhe encouragement given
by the State TO timber culture, here and
th5re can be seen lne growing groves OF
timber, prlncll ally cotton wood, which,
on account OF its rapid growth, Is gem
orally planted.
THE EMIGRATION TO KANsAs
From some OF the eastern states IL very
large, particularly from OHIO and In
diana, aud the people going In are ~ a
class, persons Of rather limited means
financially, ard going there for the pur
pose OF seeking homes, And II appears
AZ a rule that lhOse purchasing property
almost always Invest beyond their
means, paying high rates OF interest on
the uni aid purchase, money OF their
farms aud homes, the result In that In q
new country aud among strangers they
have no credit, There may To u partial
failure Of the crops, or u low market,
and on account OF their inability 10 meet
their obligations they are obliged to II,
or BE- sold out NJ asacrilce; particularly
has this been the case for the past two
years. Stark county farmers aud bust.
moss men may talk and complain OF duh
times for the laat year, aud while some
III them have reason 10 complain, yet II
they want 10 get u practical ldea OF the
hard lines lei hem 20 west nj least TO
Kansas or Texas. Fdrmera In Kansas
have been selliug their wheat
FROM 30 TO 81 CENTS PER BUsHEL
shelltd corn from IS TO 81 cents per
bushel, and other farm crops In the
same proportion. Banks charge on
short loans from 2L to 3 per cent per
mouth, Yet with all that Kansas will
be q great state In the near future, on
account Of the fertility OF the soil ana
healthy climate, More capital " what
IL wanted IN Kansas,
rhe Indian Territory, dir city south
OF the State Of Kansas, with reference
TO the surface features and soil, Ia sim
ply q continuation Of Sou, hern Kansas,
particularly what IL known az the
Cherokee Strip until near the center
OF the territory, going south, when the
oklahoma" country is reached, which
IL claimed TO be the faeat portion OF the
territory, being well watered with riy.
ers and streams, aud the greater portion
has an abundance OF timber, prlncl.
pllly "black Jack" and post oak" rs II
IL called IN that country.
The Oklahoma 6 u1try has la'oly be.
come famous on account Of numbers OF
people attempting 10 settle and locate
there under the leadership Of Captain
Payne, who did lately; and In alliance
OF the UnitOj States Government, the
Boomers" dEthey are called. persist In
going In, greatly TO the annoyance OF
tho Indians, who have asked the Gov
eminent TO protect them and expel The
whites, and Uncle Sam" has soldiers
there now for that purpose,
Next. bV way OF closing, a few words
with reference to the great and "Lgne
Star State.
With all that has been said about tho
rullanism Of Texas and tho cowboys, II
Is not half ~ bad 10 generally repre-
aeuted. The people, M n rule, being
civil md law abiding ~citi2ens. except
that there are u few lawless cust0mora
on the great cattle ranges In the west'
eTn part OF the State. Texas has 40
great q variety Of different soils, both
~ TO fertility aud color, AZ the State IL
l0rgei from gray, yellow, dark, black
aud red In color OF soil, and from tho
barren TO the most fertile soil imagin.
ahlej the beet soil being either OF dark
black or Venetian red color. Great Pine
forests cover The eastern part OF rcxua.
III, w. HOS9LER,