Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-01
WONDERFUL KANSAS.
Value Of Crops-Immense Yields-How
Shall the Crop be Handled?-Eleva-
tors Needed---More Wholesale
Houses Wanted in Wichita
Houses Wanted in v

| tors Needed---More Wholesale
! Houses Wanted in Wichita.
| To the 1dtor of the st. Louis Grocer
The state of Kansas today is probably
attracting more attention than any other
state west of the Mississippi, on account
of the abundance and quality of her
| farm products. Today Kansas can show
to the eastern farmer a wealth of cereals
| as has never been seen before. Here lies
an empire which. it is said, produces
more than all the New England states
| put together. More wealth than all the
mines in the whole world. The esti-
mated product of the mines being $780,
100000; Kansas farm products will be
more than. S2O0, 10000. 1t is estimated
the corn crop will amount to more than
300 600. 600 bushels and the wheat crop
40, 100000 bushels. In this county the
wheat crop will be 939, $50 bushels at a
close estimate. The corn crop at low
| estimate Of fifty bushels per acre, will
amount to 1928, 200 bushels, and rye
50, 900 bushels.
Within radius of fifty miles of Wich-
tia there will be over 10000, 900 bushels
Of all kinds of grain harvested, without
question. What an opening for an
elevator.
In order to know that all that is said
about the crops is true, one has only to
take drive into the country and see for
themselves. The stacks of wheat and
oats, the immense fields of corn with
hardly an imperfect ear, the ears large
enough for sewer pipes; the fields of sor-
ghum, of millet the miles and miles Of
hedges around these farms: and the
orchards loaded with fruit, are well worth
trip from St. Louis to see.
While the delegation from the st. Louis
Merchants Exchange were enthusiastic
over what they saw on their trip, they
would be more than astonished at the
full development.
The great question which agitates the
farmers now in the country tributary to
this city is: How will they be able to
handle their crops? Threshing will soon
commence, and the elevators here are
too small to handle the wheat; in fact,
at the present time when scarcely any
wheat is moving, the elevators are una
BILE to take care of it. Seventy-five cars
OF grain are standing on the track wait
ing to be unlOaded, cleaned and for
warded. there ought to be LOCO, GOO
bushel elevator erected at this point as
quickly as possible, and it will take out
side capital to do it, The farmers have
all they can attend to, land more, too. The
people of Wichita have all they can do
to keep up with the business. ST. Louis
should act promptly in the matter and
provide for some of the business of South
western Kansas.
John Whitaker, of the firm of Francis
Whitaker & Sons, was here this week,
and, in company with ex-senator Kel-
ley, Mayor Clement, and the secretary of
the Board of Trade, took twenty mile
drive over the country, and he was COM
pletely surprised at the beautiful farms
and the immensely of the crops. While
he rode through the country on the
railroad, he declared that the only way
to know a country was to drive through
it. Many an eastern capitalist has quiet
ly drifted into the city lately. taken
team and driven out through this coun-
try, and returned satisfied that words
can not express what they have seen.
Mr. Martin Collins, of st. Louis
was here with Mr.. Whitaker
this week and was completely sur
prsed at the development of this city, he
not having been here for seven years.
He predicted a very bright future.
Several Boston capitalists came in this
week looking for investment. Eastern
people are beginning to realize the fact
that there Is a rich field open here. and
some one is going to take advantage of
it. Farm property is not high, and city
property is much lower than other cities
OF the same size and with the same de-
velopment, Residence property ranges
from $40 10 $50 per front foot, according
TO location. Business property ranges
from 500 to $500 per front foot
There is no question about the future
Of this city III such a magnificent coun-
try. With the business OF the city in
creasing, as is correctly shown by the
clearing house reports, and the coming
in of new people with more capital,
great results are sure to follow.
The Wichita wholesale grocers report
an increasing business, and could do
twice or three times the business if they
mad the capital. The same can be said
of all other wholesale houses in the, city.
More wholesale houses are badly needed,
and there is no better time to start than
right now.