The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
Remarks About Kansas

Kansas is the greatest agricultural
State in the west and there is no reason
why all persons seeking homes should
not find them. She Is already famous
in song and story, as the wonderland
of the mighty Occident. This year she
will show the world what she can do
In corn and wheat.-Erchdnge.
Kansas is rapidly forging to the front
In every department. Her honorable
title as King of Grain. Is now bright
ened by the statement, in the last off,
cial statistical crop returns from WASH
ington, that Kansas is at the head nj
the wheat crop this year. The average
present condition Is 81. New York
comes next with "a and Pennsylvania
with an average of 9O.-OttdUG Re-
publican.
FOR SALE"
A letter written to an eastern paper
by some fellow who came out to Otta-
wa and thought that the town was go
ing to the "demnition bow-wows" be-
cause there were "For Sale" signs
stuck up here and there, calls forth the
following observations from the New
ton Republican,
sit seems to us that this fellows re-
preach is really the glory of Kansas.
1t is country where property is being
sold, and consequently being bought.
1t may be well believed that a cOun-
try where nothing is for sale, is q dull
country, a stupid country, played-out
country, dog fennel country. which
ought to be fenced up and whitewash.
ed: All growing countries are ''for
SALE" A town that is growing right
along is full of houses for sale. Men
build houses for sale; and buy lots to
sell them again. In the old town OF
Wayback, in the east there are no
houses for sale. There is nothing for
sale except few lots in the cemetery.
The old people live in the house that
their fathers built, and which have
never been sold. They take pride in
saying that the old house stands OH
land which their great-grandfather
bought of an Indian for quart OF
rum, and has never passed out of the
hands of their family. That is what
old Grandfather Lickshingle says, az
he stands around solitary, his sons
and grandsons have gone out to Kan.
sas where they buy and sell houses
lots, lands and improved and unim-
proved property.
Yes, all Kansas is. and will be fol
same years, for sale. It is a new cOun.
try yet, and has not reached the age
when any pride is lent IN its ansiquity
A Kansas man does not take pride
in telling you how old his house is, but
how new it is. He tells you with great
glee that this the fourth house he has
built since he came to town, and that
he sold all the Others at a good advance
and perhaps you would like to make
him trade for this one.
Because Kansas is "For Sale''
country, it is the country to come to.
If man could buy nothing after he
reached here he had as we'll stay at
Wayback or Sleepersville or Messy
Ridge, in the sOmnolent east. The
beauty Of Kansas, aud the richness
thereof, and likewise the prospect; can
be acquired in lots to suit purchasers
The State lie not quite full yet. 1t ie
not run on the principle of the church
which nobody can join unless there
was vacancy. There are few choice
millions of acres out of fifty-twO mil.
lions which can be got. A Dung man
is not obliged to wait till his father
dies before he can get a farm. Come
on! it is no trouble to show goods"