Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-27
TO THE FARMERS OF SEDCWICK
COUNTY.

To the Editor OF the Eagle:
Taking the liberty and also DEEM
ing the opportunity a pleasure, | feel
it my personal duty to try to induce
the industrious and honest farmer TO
shake off the mantle of darkness which
great nominal interest has caused to
be thrown around him. That inter-
est alone has fOstered aud become
rich at the expense of the farmer as
well rs all other classes of Industry:
that interest il today dctying all
other interest, in the same directions;
there is dog in the wood pie and
the farmer fails TO see it in its true
light. This great interest. the enemy t.
the farmer, to Sedgwick county and
to Your own thriving, industrious,
city, is causing much agitation about
the bond question Why so, honest
farmer? Because there is competition
ahead, there are breakers ahead, and
they through you, honest farmer, are
throwing headlights ahead in the
shape of dodgers and agents, and
furthermore they will at the fatal time
use money to carry their ends. They
are crying taxation and financial
crisis to the county, and everything
that will agitate aud mislead you SO as
to cause you to defeat the bonded
question the Sih of June. next. |
would demand halt right here and
ask you i'm the interest of your homes,
your families, your county and your
metropolis, what has these railroads
done for you? Has it not opened
market in certain directions for your
grain, your cattle and for every pro-
duct you raise on your farms; have
they not afforded transportation for
yourself and for the grand march of
immigration that is pouring into this
western garden of ours? are they not
building up our towns and cities?
Where would you have been TODAY
had it not been for the rOailroad? Your
farms would not be worth to exceed
ten dollars per acre, and today you
can get even the enormous amount of
one hundred dollars per acre.
What caused this? say without fear of
contradictions the commercial inter-
ests, with an eye to business, has
caused all these developments. While
am willing to give all credit and
honor due to the Santa Fe railroad, l
am not willing to accede to it entire
supremacy and act as monarch of
this domain, aud to be heard to blow
with loud blast, am monarch of
all l survey. What is this corporation
doing now? They are trying to die
tate for you forms by saying you will
bankrupt your county by voting stock
in any other railroads. Why are they
so sensitive just now? that is the dog
you farmers should pluck out, and
am satisfied he will be punched out on
the Sth day of June, 1886.
Farmers, what can you realize by
cncoura ging and assisting other roads
being built into and through your
county and state? II will give you a
wide field it will give you unbound
ed transportation to all parts of the
and it will enhance the
value of your farms and town prop
erty from % to so per cent on the
dollar, and still you are led by this
to think otherwise. Whist
would your lands and property be
worth today if it were not for these
enterprises? Probably you could
realize $3.50 to $40 per acre.
While admit taxes will be little
high for awhile, but what is that COM
pared 10 the increase in valne of your
lands and your town property! What
would your grand metropolis be today |
if II had not been for these facilities?
It would be in obscurity and ouly q
trading post, while today look at her |
beauty and greatness. The grand
bird of freedom can soar aloft and |
chant; success and prosperity are
waiting your efforts. These reasons
alone should stimulate every lover of
prosperity and competition 10 step
no on the sth and say with one voice.
We arc willing to encourage every en-
terprise that will rebound TO the up
building Of general interests of man
kind. Business will prosper in every
branch, labor will receive its reward
md the farmers will see in the end
hat they were in their own darkness.
Farmer, mechanic, laborer, everyone
that hss home interests at heart. put
your shoulder to the wheel and roll
up q grand victory on the sth day Of