Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1889-03-23
KANSAS Commissioners TO PARIS,
FIoprvrr KAN Mar % 'S9.

FLORENCE, KAN, Mar. 20, '89.
DEAR SIR: Having been appointed
Commissioner for the state of Kansas to
the Paris Exposition of 1889, I wish to
justify the trust reposed in me by the
governor, in doing the most energetic
work of advertising Kansas all over
Europe.
The uncertain and threatful condition
of the different nations of the old CONT
nent, and especially of the nations speak
ing the French language, on the one
hand, and the highest state of civilization
that has been obtained by Kansas on the
other, affords, in my judgment, the best
opportunity for US to endeavor, during
the exposition, to secure the citizenship
of the capitalist, the manufacturer. and
the wealthy farmer, who now contemplate
seeking more peaceful country.
In conformity to the law authorizing
my appointment, I have just completed
and handed to the state printer the man.
uscript of pamphlet, in the French
language, containing a condensed history
of our state, showing its growth since ad-
mission into the Union, and the many
inducements it offers to the higher class
of immigration.
have been frequently applied to, since
my appointment, for advertisement of
certain localities in my state pamphlet,
but deem it duty of impartiality for
me to make no special reference to any
particular portion of the state. Conse-
quently my own writings show voluntary
omission of anything that brings to prom
inence one portion of the state over
another portion. However, in order to
render more complete the purpose of my
mission, [ wish, in addition to my general
work, to have the counties, the cities, the
boards of trade, and the corporations
throughout the state, to furnish me, for
my office at Paris, and for distribution,
all information, including maps, charts,
pictures, photographs and mineral speci-
mems, and more particularly, special
as will help give to my labors
she best possible results, and to thorough
y advertise to the Old World every part
If a state unrivaled in its rapidity and
continuity of its development.
Respectfully,
EMILE FIRMIN.
Address, Florence, Kansas.
It will be seen at glance that
Commissioner Firmin places each
locality on its metal. If Trego
county has people who would like
to assist in attracting foreign immi-
grafton to her soil, the way to do so
with success has been laid down by
our state commissioner to Paris.
Maps, charts, pictures, photographs
and mineral specimens can be fur
nished by our people.
If special pamphlet is wanted by
our business men to help the show
along, we will edit and publish one
Turing the course Of the next few
weeks, which will fill the bill in
very particular, and at such a price
IS will not make an edition Of ten
thousand or twenty-five thousand
copies difficult to pay for.
Or, if it would suit better the
astes Of our business men who wish
% hasten immigration hither, we
will furnish them, at a low price, a
'ew hundred copies Of the WORLD
or the next few weeks or months,
IS they may elect, and make it a
point to sound to all Europe.
through Commissioner Firmin, the
great possibilities which are lying
around loose in Trego county in the
way of vacant real estate and an
'arly rise in the prices thereof.
1t is our opinion that an oppor-
unity is here presented for bringing
/ large lot of home hunters to Trego
county the coming fall. Is not the
promise sufficiently strong to war
ant the effort as business move?
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