New-York tribune., 1886-01-17
TUEN1Y-FIVE YEARS or KANS.lS.

PREPAHATIoNs FOR CELEBRATING THE QUARTER
CEXrENNtAL ANNIVERSARY TnIs MONTH
fYRoM An OCC CORRESPONDENT OF 1IIE TRIBUNE
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. "a quarter of a cen
tnry has gone since the few sturdy gathered onthc
raw soil o the Territory OF Kansas and fought to make IL
free stats. Then Kansas seeking admission ID the
Federal Union, and was finally successful. Many
changes have come then. revolution Of opinion
ON the whole slavery question was begun by the battle
made y Kansas She has been called tho Massachusetts,
of the West When It Is rememt cred that In nyc years
Kansas mad to struggle with four state constitutions
over which the norco wars OF the border held,
can get some idea hariships OF tho settlers who
tot tho shareholders and border rufans OF Missouri
From n state with population OF 100000 she has
grown in tho twenty five years To population %! over
25OOOO and according to tho census of 1850 ranked
the twelfth state In population. It would SOUND too
much Ike advertising circular to describe In detail
the erowth OF production. population and wealth OF
Kansas from tue date OF her admission to the Union to
tho date O, her quarter centennial anniversary. Her
c.nital city has grown from 900 population OF
30 OOO aud there three other cities with popua
on n, over 600 each aud threo independent trunk
lines of railroad from East TO West and several indie
pendent cross lines
Many OF tho members of the Wyaudotte Constitutional
,nlslill survive and they initiated move
mani which has been seconded by the state Historical
socety and by tho State Government, TO celebrate tho
uarer centennial anniversary OF the admission OF the
state A programme has been prepared as follows
which will be carried out at Topeka on January 30.
The exercises will occupy the Afternoon and evening OF
rho day Those OF tho afternoon arc 10 embrace
addesses by Governor Robinson tho first Governor
OF the stare and by Governor Johh A. Martin, tne
present Governor. Governor Martin will preside while
Ex-Governor O insOns address Is being delivered ana
nnrine the delivery OF Governor Martins address
Governor Robinson will presfe Colonel ID. H. Anthony
president OF the state Historical society VIII preside
during the evening, ut which tlnie' besides other
addresses which may be called OUT Wy Tue Preseneo oi
proIn nent citizens short addresses VIII bo Delivered
by persons on the subjects assigned them the Hon.
s. ~ Wood. The Pioneers OF Kansas Tue hon jonn
Rpeer "The Territorial Government v; tho Hon T. d.
Thatcher. The Rejected Constitution me Hon u; ~
simpson, "The WyandOtte Convention y; tho lion.
Thomas B. Osborn, Tho state Governments Inc
Hon A. II. Horton, /" Tho judiciary OF Kansas Gen
eral G. W. Blair Kansas During the War; the Hon ~
W. Wilder The Pesa Of Kansas - the Rey DR. hcnasn
riley rhe Schools OF Kansas "; the Rev Dr. T.: D.
McCabc. The Churches of Kansas tho Hon william
hI,n4 The Agriculture of haDsas"i the Hon: Aex-
anler Caldwell, Kansas Manniscsutes ana Mines
tho IIon James Humphrey, Tue Railroads OF Kansas
the Hon C. X Halliday The Cities OF Kansas >" the
Hon Noble L. Prsntiss Tho Women OF Kansas" and
the Hon. Eugeue Ware sii read poem prcpsroa ZOE
the occasion.