The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-01-17

capital and labor employed. as shown
elsewhere, Is marked and gratifying.
The recent discovery and develop
ment of eXhaustless deposits of pure
salt underlying large portion
OF central Kansas, is matter of con-
graduation to the entire state. 1t
adds another industry, the Importance
of which can scarcely be oYerestimated.
AT Hutchinson alone eight salt yards
or plants are in operation, producing
daily 1000 barrels of salt, equal in
quality to any in the world. at Els
worth, Wellington, Kingman and sew
eral other points. salt works are either
already in successful operation. or soon
to become so. and there can be no
doubt that ere long Kansas is to sup
ply large portion Of the union with
this staple.
Coal in profitable quantities has been
discovered in nearly every locality in
the eastern part of the state. natural
gas abounds, and we can boast of the
largest zinc Werks in the United
States, save one.
The manufacture of sugar from
sorghum cane grown in Kansas is no
longer an experiment, bCt an assured
success, requiring only time and CAPT.
tai to develop 1t into great industry.
The four plants in operation the past
season make showing that leaves no
room to question this fact. These four
factories, during the season of
1883, produced an aggregate of
SOC, 900 gallons of molasses, with salts
factory results financially. notwith-
standing the conditions were in some
cases unfavOrable. Those who have
given this question critical investiga-
ton and constant study for years, re-
gard it as settled, and this opens UP
the prospect of making Kansas, espec-
tally central and western Kansas. q
great sugar producing district.
By way of encouragement, at
least for the present, congress should
be memorialiZed on the subject of of
| fering bounty on domestic sugar, to
cover any reduction in the duty on the
| imported product, in the revision OF
| the tariff now under eonSid.
Grafton. 1t would seem that congress
could not refuse some such cOnsidera
| ton to a new industry of vast impor
lance, not only to Kansas but the ma
ton.
l have thus briefly referred to some
of the chief industries of recent devel
| opment in our state, which convince mt
that f1attering as our material progress
has been, it is but hint of our capa
| bilities as a state. The quartz mine!
on our former territorial boundary line
now included within the limits of {
sister state, have been called the ''in
ner chamber of Gods great granite
safes, fastened with time
locks set upon the advent O.
the railway The time-locks guard
ing the inner chambers where the hid
den wealth of Kansas lies, are set upoI
the advent of Yankee enterprise.
has come, and the first-fruits of thu
new era, full and Astounding are in on
hands.
In the hope and belief that the mat
tiers herein presented will receive you
cordial and careful consideration, tina
your deliberations may be character
lied by fairness to all portions of TIT
state and toseach of it's varied interests
and that you will so discharge you
arduous duties as to receive the sane
ton of your own consciences and thu
approval of the Great Ruler of state
and nations. this is confidently submit
| ted. LYMAN u. HUMPHREY.