Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-15

ups to the number of words agreed upon
! by the Omaha convention, and a general
| discussion of the work.
The treasIrers report showed money
enough to publish the first 100,0 600 copies
as agreed upon, and the bids all being in
| that had been received, the contract was
| awarded to the Wichita EAGLE, its bid
! being the lowest. The publishers think
! they may be able to furnish some of the
! books within ten to fifteen days. The
matter is progressing rapidly i'll print
now. and | read some of the proof sheets
! before the contract had been signed two
| hours.
The board also discussed at length the
next edition of 100,0 900 In this first
/ edition there is no advertising matter
whatever, not even a railroad cut. The
space is taken up entirely by state and
county write-ups. But in the next issue
the book will be open to advertising. 1t
does not need any one to recommend
what the value of advertising space will
be in the next 100, 900 books. going into
the hands of FIVE times as many people
| coming here to buy PROF arty and make
| the necessary business acquaintance and
do business with those to whom they
have become introduced by Judicious
advertisement in this book.
\ gentleman of wide experience from
Michigan said the other day that there
had never been book of this character
printed that would be of one-ffth the
value of this one. This is compilation
of matter from scores of the best writers
in the state, while all ether state books
have been written by one or two men.
Now If all those who have written be-
fore about advertising in the first book,
and all others who want space in the
next book, will address the secretary,
rates will be made. 1t is desired
10 get the next issue out as speedily as
possible, because for every book that is
sent out there will be a cali for ten more,
and for every dollar a man eIpends in
advertising liz the next book he viii want
to put ten in the one that follows.
The executive board will meet at this
Office on April IA to further arrange for
carrying forward the work. At one
time it was thought that a meeting once
in six months would be often enough,
but the work now indicates that the time
may soon come when it will well pay the
state to keep them in session one-half the
time. Some Of the Sedgwick county
books recently Issued and sent out from
here have borne good fruit. Five fami-
lies have reported here in the past few
days, and come to stay, with money to
buy farms. They were directed here by
reading the Sedgwick county pamphlet
Just sent out within the last fifteen days,
and over dozen more families have
been heard from, announcing their in
tentiOn of coming. Their letters are
seeking railroad rates and other informa-
ton. Take the lists that will be sent to
the directors of your county organize
ton and send them papers and letters
and pamphlets. Every county should
have 4 twenty-five page pamphlet at
once as an exposition of your county.
Tell the truth. Tell all the good things
about your county. Talk for Kansas
and your county, and let the other
counties work the same way. | have
noticed, with a great deal Of interest,
the work of auXillaries, and / repeat
that all the information possessed by
this office is yours and subject to your
order, and will be furnished you so far
as possible and ! am sure when you get
your lists and operate as has been in.
dictated you will have most tlattering re-
turns for your toll.
A few years ago you could have
rented one-third of all the land in this
county. Today you can't rent ten farms
within thirty miles of Wichita. That
means that when the eastern man comes
he finds the land in use; he cam rent it.
He has money and he will buy if it suits
him. If not he can be suited farther
away, and Sedgwick county never will
scowl on him SO long as he buys land in
Kansas.
The dates fixed for excursions by the
Trans-DIissouri Passenger association for
hOme-seekerS to come from the east, are
as follows: April %, May 30, Septem-
Der 9, September %, and October
It Now it is fact that the
railroads in Kansas through the
efforts of the Kansas Immigration
bureau, and the long and tedious
struggle of the Trans Missouri Passenger
association in Chicago for sixteen con
secutive days with unrelenting vigilance
and against an opposition that had to be
simply worn out to be defeated, have OBJ
tanned for Kansas a home-seeker's rate
of One-halt fare and provided means by
which county literature may be for
warded east without charge. This mat
ter Is to be sent to the care of the rail-
taken charge Of by the party named by
the county organization for distribution.
Ii now remains for the people of Kan
sas TO do their part. We have asked for
n rate: they have granted it. We re-
quested our advertising matter forward
Ell free: they have provided for the
same. We requested that transporta-
ton be given our agents to 90 east. The
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reliable man with such local recommen-
dalton as will be unquestioned as to his
safety and ability to 90 the business for
which he is selected, make your applica-
ton to the proper railroad official. which
will be referred to the bureau for en-
dorsement and returned to the railroad
for action, and from them forwarded TO
you.
Your application will have to go to the
railroads first and then referred here.
But it will be useless to make any appli-
cation without YOU have a strong en-
dorsement of your county organization.
Please observe the above and it viii save
You fruitless work and delay. ANY rail
road Will consider your application If
the same evinces the requisites to make
them business. Now. we can not. in all
fairness. fail 10 give due credit To the
railroads tor their activity and support
in this business, and see IN their treat
ment of 1t q strong desire to conserve
every interest that the people of Kansas
can possibly have IN their own success.
Having done this, they have capacitated
us TO go 10 work on q business basis aud
reap the rich reward Of every hour of
time and labor we NAV devote to IL.
We have been blessed by creative wis
dom with country so fair, so favored
and So fertile midway between the seas