The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-04-04
N THE END
The Opening OfOklshOma viii Benefit
Kansas. IL Nsy Take Few Away
But Il VIII Afford Q Market For Kan
sas CrOps-The HOme-seekers
Who Visit The Promised Land VIII
RetnFn 10 Settle In This State.
Top-Ea Capital- Commonwealth:

Topeka Capital-C omInon wealth:
A representative OF the Capital
Commonwealth visited the depart
ments yesterday for the purpose Of
obtaining the sentiments Of the
heads Of the departments concern
ing the OkalahoIBa proclamation.
Governor Humphrey said In brief:
1.-THE proclamation IL the opening
wedge which will he followed by
other acts Of congress opening the
entire public domain. The settling
of the new district will take some
people from Kansas, but will result
in ultimate good 90 the state"
Hon. T9nI MeNeai, Of Medicine
Lodge, recently appointed one Of
the commissioners Of the Huiehln-
sou relOsmRtory and q member In
good standing Of the press gang,
when queried concerning the Okla
hOmA opening said: I'VE are not
caring very much whether u II
OPENED or not. 10 will take some
people out Of Kansas, but will finally
result we'll. We will raise tremen-
dOus crops of wheat aud corn this
year aud furnish the boomers bread
this winter. The result must be
eventually % our benefit. ID will
hasten the settling OF the public do
main aud the sooner every section II
occupied. the sooner our lands will
hHve settled values.
"OklshOmA IL not larger than three
ar four ordinary Kansas counties
and will sOOn I've OYerrun. This
will force the opening Of the Cher
OkPe strip. In fact there Will be
pressure from all sides aud all the
United States army could not keep
tie people out.
THE effect will he contrary TO
what people generally expect.
1.-THE opening was inevitable aud
the sooner 10 H. over the better. IL
will give usA market for our inn
mense crops"
W. A. Gebhardt said: 81 have
opened up our western country and
have experience for sale.
Central Kansas II good enough
fnT me. We will raise more wheat
in one county this year than
they will la Oklahoma In
ten years. The wheat crop through
the golden belt was never 40 prom
ising since the state was settled
Hon. Martin MOhlsr, secretary o
the state board of agriculture, said:
Before the matter was settled did
not deem Il fair To take sides either
way, representing n ] do, the agri-
cultural Interests OF the entire state,
but now since the opening, ! can
express an opinion. I think Il will |
not do Kansas any special damage.
la the end Il will be rather other |
wise. IL will call people west to see |
the country. Those who pass
through Kansas will he impressed |
favorably, and after visiting the
new territory will In the main hnal- /
ly return ana settle In Kansas.
"ll Kansas can not stand this com |
petition aud hold her own she II
worse Off than I think she IL. I am
not afraid but what Kansas will
come out all right"
Hon. A. w. Smiih,Of McPher-
son, who Was In the secTetary's Office,
said: al think the opening Of
Oklahoma = mistake. Kan, ~ don't
want that kind Of competition just
now.
"I think u will take Q grest many
people away from Kansas. do not
think that q IL ~ good q country a.
Kansas. In fact have never been
VI III bhA1AAbAAAh OOpulNls
but there IL one eonsidsratl IN
that may he beneficial TO Kansas
farmers. They can not compete
OF beef, aud the opening OF
the country for settlement will ma
change this"
Speaking OF the crop prospects
from Mcpherson east over the line
- MI UalaUnA he 1
are excellent. I neNer
lime Of year"
Colonel II. e. RiEer, secretary Of
the state board OF railway commits
said: IL think eventually Il
will be = good thing for Kansas.
10 not think it will be bad even tenn
porarIly. IL will be the cause Of an
influx Of people from the east, many
81 hon will stop IN Kansas. IL
v 10 give the railroads something TO
DO more than they have had Ia some
lime In shipping passengers and
freight to the newly-OPened eOun-
Try"
y. ID. Mckinley: at would have
been better for settlement after this
years crop was raised. In the end,
II will give us As much ~
We lose"
The assistant labor commissioner,
J. q. COugher, saId, THE opening OF
will fall far short Of q
Of the labor problem. Tho
'Ountry will overrun with people
and the land spectators are the only
Dnes sh0 will make anything.
Poor men will 20 there, work for 3
While and come away poorer than
hey went.