Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-03-31
Letter From Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kansas, March q, 1886.
Ma. EDuoR.-S pring is here often a hard
winter and as usual the loss in cattle on the
plains is small. Ranchmen are anxiOusly
looking to their annual round up so that
| they can definitely determine their loss. 1t
is known that their loss is not sufficiently
large TO induce them to provide feed and
shelter in the future. It's a pity, as the
stock must suffer terribly in such weather
as we have in the last two winters. 1t has
been proven beyond all question that south
western Kansas is just as good for fruit as
California, and it is settling up wonderfully
fast. There is being planted one of the lar
gest vineyards of the world out there. The
cheap rates on railroads is bringing vmi-
gran Is faster than ever before. The through
cars to California are crowded until two en-
gincs are required 10 draw each train aud
all this STIR gives our town big boom.
Large amount OF real estate are changing
hands every day. Our town is full OF stran-
gers. Lucky is the man who secures a
homestead now where they are TO be had
for school resources. Old Uncle sam has
been especially kind to his bay Kansus in
giving us land for school purposes. We
have yet $50, 900 acres OF unsold land and
We have permanently invested the fund of
So ,529 900, the interest of which is applied
yearly to Or schools, which are Just as
money can make them.
Our State University at Lawrance is Just
as good as money can make it, with a build
ing, well, almost said it, second TO none
other, with over four hundred students in
it now. The students had a contest here last
week, IN the Grand opera house for the best
speaker in the state. A Lawrance young
man got the championship OF the state. Re-
ports from most all parts of ths state pro-
nonnce the wheat in the ground as In splen-
did condition. A Texas company has made
contract in England to deliver 100000
pounds of beet IN their refrigerator vessels,
they have been running several between
Galveston and European ports for about
three years. We are now building a rail-
road directly through the Indian Territory
to Galveston, that connects us with the
old world direct. There are three rail roads
quarrelIng for the right of way through our
city, they will sweep and take many little
homes. s.Let them come" is the motto OF
Kansas, but we don't want brains nearly as
badly as We want money. Bring your mon
ey out here and invest il and sit down aud
watch it double up, 'tis sure thing, If you
do not buy too much and go in debt. The
curse of new cOmers is, good chances. see
ing so many chances tor better investments
than they ever saw they cannot reject the
temptation to go in debt, then the money
loaner gets his hands on them with interest
at II TO Is per cent, and they are IN trOu-
Bile. If man will come here and stay out
OF debt his future is assured. Men coming
here should be careful and avoid buying bo-
gus drafts. 1t appears that old men are the
silliest. The other day sharper victimized
an emigrant, on the cars, and was about
getting away when the conductor shot him,
he is in jail. But l must not take up too
much of your space.
T.B. THOMPSON.