Wichita eagle., 1890-03-01
KANSAS IMMIGRATION.
wreu,r. Kan. Feb. "a. 1890.

10 the directors of the hansds 1uiSTd tIo0 Dured1
and every Citizen in Kansas:
The first twenty-five pages of the
state book ia TO be devoted to an able
and faithful write up OF the state at
| large. The best ability in the state Is at
| work on this, which will make it so at
| tractive and valuable that every copy
VIII be worth dollar to any person
| who may possess one. Yet they will
| only cost four cents each. We expected
To have this book out by February 30 or
| March 1, but owing to the impossibiilty
to have the part devoted to the state at
| large ready before March 10, and the
| impossibility of some counties getting
| their county commissioners or citizens
| together to raise the money to pay for
! their page and the small assessment for
| the bureaus actual expenses, the date,
| February %. which was fixed as the
| limit for the matter and money to reach
| this Office has been change to March III,
on which date all the members OF the
executive board will meet at this office
and pass upon the book and submit the
book for bids to all responsible publishers
| in the state. The extension of time
will enable every county ID the state
| to raise its money and prepare Its matter
| for one page which must not contain over
| 100 words.
All expense for this immigration bust
ness is based upon the population OF a
county. If county has one thousand
population it can have one page OF 100
words and 100 books for four dollars, and
one dollar to the one thousand popula-
ton must be added to pay the expense OF
| the state office. Any county can take
more than its ratio by paying for same
at rate above, which is four dollars to
the hundred books. The books that
each county pays for will be subject to
its own order, either to be sent to 1t or
distributed by the State Bureau, as 1t
may choose. The state matter will be
ready ON March 10th. 1t is hoped that
every county in the state Will
| be embraced IN this book
| by that time. The first edition
Of this book will be 100,OC copies. Many
| county write ups are III now and GER
| tainly deserve high praise. Out OF all
these county write ups man will have
| to be too good for this world who can
not find condition of things to suit his
most cherished hopes of home. Facts
about Kansas will bring the homeseeker
| from the less favored and thickly popu-
lated portions of the east here. This
will be the best state book ever mailed,
because it will be written by 100 differ
ent writers and describing the best coun-
try in the world. No county can afford
to be left out of the immigration move
ment or this book for ten times the little
expense and work attached to 1t. 1t we
keep up the present work for fifteen
month"; we shall add One-half million
good residents to Kansas to stay.
The bureau has secured the railroad
rates, and now let US tell the people what
Kansas is. and no one can keep them
from coming. The bureau has mailing
list of over 100, coo names of people who
want to hear about Kansas. These names
are coming in by the hundreds every
day. This list will be free to every aux
Hilary organization. Any county organ
lZation can name locality it wants adj
vertising matter sent to, and this office
will Immediately cover such territory
with Kansas information. Some coun-
ties are already getting out splendid is
sues of their county papers, devotinS the
whole paper, except telegraph news and
advertisements. to fine expositions of
their county, with pictures faithful and
favorable enough to win the heart of any
homeseeker. They send these papers to
the bureau here, where they are forward
ed to the names of people who wish to
be posted on Kansas for the purpose of
moving to this state. Many people write
to the bureau, saying, If you can send
us reading matter, and we find climate,
soil, production and prices of land and
property to suit us, we would like 10
come to Kansas.
In order that none may lose time IN
writing for further particulars, we will
say that county organization auxiliary
to the state bureau and working through
the state organization is the plan that
will always secure you state and railroad
cooperation and give you the state bu-
reaus endorsement to forward your
work. through your agents and your va
rious plans of operation. Everybody, of
course, realizes that organization is al
waes essential to the success of any I'M
portant object, and that is what has
brought about the grand results so far
realized. Late adyices show the home
seekers rate and all plans for moving
the people into Kansas will be perfected
before we can possibly get ready to use
the rate. Every county organization
should negotiate with the hotels and liv-
cries for good accommodations and sat
isfactory prices. Let every man that
comes to Kansas feel that he is among
friends with whom he would like TO live.
Every livery and holel should send rates
to this office that inquiries from the east
may be answered. Every county should
send all the information to this Office
that will be of interest to homeseekers
and itself. See that your cOunth has a
thorounh organization. Select the best
men in the county for officers. Have
every township trustee and farmer and
business man IN the county working to
get people and wealth into your county.
See that every man in business-hotel,
livery, bank and farm hears this circular
read. Don't throw this away, but get
thousand more printed just like ii and
send them all over the county, Print it
in the county papers and daily papers.
See the work that has been done in the
last five weeks, then think what can be
done in year. With proper manage
ment this movement is capable Of revo-
lutionizing and doubling the population
of Kansas in five years. We have the
largest crop ever looked at 10 show them
when they arrive here; and hogs are
worth So 90, which makes corn 43 cents
:. busliel on foot. This Is as good thing
as an eastern farmer wants. This is 4
state organization. any man in Kansas
who wants immigration, or to know
about anything connected with it, should
write TO the Bureau. If you have friends
or acquaintance in the east that you
want posted, send their nance TO the
Bureau and they will get mail fresh and
regular. Sec other circular for the ex-
Dense IN the boOk etc
Hale CONVEY