Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-06-01
A DAKOTA CIRCUMSTANCE.
Illustrating the Way In Which the Cheer
full Boomers Boom.

Illustrating the Way In Which the Cheer
full Boomers Boom.
met the man in Omaha who boomel
Palestine City, Oak, and as had been
cut there and found it tract of land
without house or an inhabitant, I was
naturally anxious for further particu-
lars. Ihad received one of his circu-
lars, and I asked him:
"You spoke of six railroads as GER
tain to come to the place. What was
to bring them?"
Geographical situation, sir. I
couldn't see how they could possibly
get by the town. I had the finest bed
of gravel you ever saw, and railroads
always want gravel. I put the number
at six, but that was low estimate"
I'm speaking of the climate, you said
man could go in his shirt-sleeves in
January"
$50 he could-did it myself; it would
have been more comfortable with two
overcoats on, but was experimenting
with the climate"
you said you gathered strawberries
in December.
Exactly. They were in can, but
forgot to state that fact. I write
carelessly when in hurry"
"And you said that blowing was 60
ing on all winter"
$50 it was. Did I state the sort Of
p!owing?"
II think not"
Careless in me, sir. We begin snow
blowing in November and keep it up
until April. I am always cheerfully
willing to explain these little matters"
"You had thousand inhabitants, and
were to have five times that number
within year?"
Certainly. Had large Indian camp
4here at the time. An Indian is an in
habitant, suppose. The labo2ors
employed on the six rczaoodS would
have made up the rema;h6c.. It was
low estimate"
"How about coal being found on the
ground?"
Il found it, sir. I scattered two hun
dred pounds of it around there, and
most of it can be found yet"
"And you stated that the thermome-
ter did not go below 35 degrees above
Zero"
Fact, sir. I was there for several
weeks in July and August, and I can
assure you that do not e1aggerate in
the least"
Il did not see anything of your gas
and water works"
mo, sir. In shipping them from the
East there was some mistake, and they
went on to some town in Arizona. AM
noyed me much, can assure you, but
mistakes often happen in o new coun-
try"
IF remember right, the town had
two banks, three churches, q ID
school, theater, fire department., pollce,
and $40, 900 court house"
Exactly, sir The statement WsBSe
little premature, but made in all cam
dor"
And your terms were only $50 . lot,
business or residence?"
@Only $50, sir, which, you must ad-
NIT, was wonderfully cheap. Nothing
like it ever offered the great American
public. I sold over nine hundred, sir.
But what was the matter with the
town."
Circumstances, sir. It was sud-
denly discovered that my title to the
land was defective-in fact, that I had
no title. Annoying, I assure you. ut
for that I might have sold 1900 los.
Great drawback to me, sir"
But what of the nine hundred pur-
chasers of lots ?"
Il feel for them, sir-feel for them;
but this is world of disappointment.
may found another town further
West, and if I do my first move viii be
to sell every one Of the nine hundred .
500 lot for 800. I'll be glad to do Il,
mr-giad. Good-day, sir.-NesO Yorl
Sun.
A NEW theater to cost nearly 81, 600.
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