Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-10-10
A FEW PLAIN WORDS.

low tnOusanu circulars containing the
following matter that pretty plainly
states the case. Captain Lewis is in
the real estate business, and has been
for the last ten or twelve years, and
his opportunities for observing what is
being done in that line are of the best:
CENTRAL KANSAS.
The general demand for profitable
investments have been manifest for the
past few years by capitalists and others
all over the country, that organized en-
deavor has been made, in a variety of
methods by a few to assist such capi-
tai to opportunities offered here, but
through lack of Judgment or careless
ness of persons looking for good invest
ments they are generally drawn to
points where there is more or less ex-
element in valuations, commonly
called booms," and they seem to lose
sight of the fact that the rise in valu-
atoms was what caused the boom and
when they purchase at such points they
pay half or nearly all of the margin
out of their own pockets in the pur-
chase.
A candid investigation of the subject
will clearly show that in any good coun-
try where soil, and climate, people are
all that can be desired is the place to
buy land when it can be purchased
cheap.
The past shows that in regular SER
les of years values in such countries go
beyond their worth, and fall far below
their worth, with equal regularity.
Barton county now is Offering bar
gains in city and farm property that
will never be offered again. We have
just harvested a magnificent crop of
wheat, reaching three million bushels
in this county alone. Localities show
the enormous yield of fifty to sixty
bushels per acre. Our corn and other
crops are excellent and general con-
dition Of plenty prevails: Our soil can
pat ba sutpassed for fertility, and our
present and prospective railroad facili-
ties are superior to that of any country
in the United States. Our climate is
without parallel in the world, pos
sessing a temperature that combines
more nearly the mildness of California,
an and the cattle, hog and eoEa qualities
of Iowa and Illinois than any state in
the Union: geographically. we are
interoontinental, lying between all i'm
portant sea coast cities, therefore reap
ing benefits from traffic between all
points.
have interviewed gentlemen of
business experience who have given
their attention to real estate iaSestr
MenIs FOE the last fifteen years, who
unreservedly expressed their belief to
me that in view of the reasonable GER
tainty of additional railroad facilities,
no point west of the Mississippi offers
better opportunities for Investment
than Great Bend Bend and Parton RafFttop ecannty.
Fhe history 0f this City and county is
bHt repetition Of that of Emporia,
Wichita, Fort Scott, with their counties,
and other towns and counties of per-
manent Importance. The average valu-
alton of vacant city lots 25x140 feet in
choice locations in those cities now is
at least ten thousand dollars and farm
property the sane AZ III yeaF state,
Aiitthfo.Ngh thheeif values Adettuateda as
badly or worse than ours have, for the
fifteen years previous TO their present
Permanepey, 0qY condition now, is
what their cities were at their last low
stage In valuations, and IN thi~ on;n.
ion all of our h.aa+ ,,,s;,oss of th;s
! country concur.
In 1912, and '73 we had abundant
rainfall and high valuations. 1919
averaged a abort Drop and very low val.
nations. 1sF5-6V-s-a averaged good
crops and high valuations. 1901, very
poor crops and corresponding depres-
sion In values. 1SS2-3-4-5-6 gave us an
excellent average of crops, and un-
looked for high valuations. 1878 gave
us poor crops and very low valuations.
We are now entering upon the year
1889 with splendid small grain pros
poets and according to the series OF
changes in the past we may conclude
that We will have good crops for
number of years, and corresponding
rise in valuations. In consequence OF
the usual closeness of money all over
the country our valuations have been
crowded lower at the present time than
the condition of our crops would war
rant, therefore it is not difficult to dis
Germ what the opportunities are. Oul
superior geographical location in rela
tisn to the permanent towns of th'
state clearly show that the advance il
this county will be more sharp and
radical than ever before. Gentlemen
from the east who have been ac-
Quainted with this county PERSONAL!
for ten and fifteen years, have at ever!
low stage of valuations came here ant
taken advantage of these opportunities
They have already commenced to ar
rive and they are taking their tim'