Wichita eagle., 1890-01-29
MANY SHOULDERS AT THE WHEEL

The secretary of the state immigration
bureau is receiving many encouraging let
tiers from the counties in the state on the
| question of going to Omaha to present the
| claims of the bureau before the Trans
Missouri Passenger association. It is con-
| sldered most conservative estimate to an
nounce that it looks much like over three
fourths of the counties in the state will be
represented at the Omaha meeting. The
business at Omaha will consist of meet
| ing of the directors and much other bust
ness aside from the rate question will be
considered. Of course that will be the
leading question, but since the bureau
will be so cleverly represented there, other
matters, as estimated, can be discussed
and action taken. Sedgwick county will
be represented by Mr.. George L. Rouse,
| ST., W. A. Thomas, w. s. Corpett. A W.
Oliver, Frank Williams, Kos Harris, Hale
| Cowley. j. d. Hewitt and George II.
Blackwelder.
The executive committee has after con-
siderable investigation and with great care
agreed upon the following:
WICHITA Kan, January %, 1890
The plan and character of the state ad-
vertising by the Kansas immigration bu-
ieaU uds Detn OecIueu upon ny the execu-
tive board. This will be a work to be dis
tributed by the board all through the east,
mailed direct to the people we are DESTROYS
OF attracting to Kansas. To make it
book of such a character that it will give
dignity, tone and character to the state,
no county can be too careful in the COM
pilation of the facts and figures they fur
nish for this book, combining themselves 20
good, clean, well defined matter in attract
i've form, which every county has plenty
OF. Twenty-Five pages of this work will
be devoted to the state at large. with a
good, plain map of the state.
Then each county which is organized
and is there with its matter ready at the
directors meeting at Omaha, on February
II, where the matter will be passed upon
and classified, will be given such space IN
the book as the meeting may determine
upon. Hence the Importance of each
county preparing its matter at once, and
being Oh the ground to represent the in
terests of their county. The space for each
county will be determined by the meeting,
probably equal space to each one.
This work will be published Immediately
after the Omaha meeting. OF course no
great space can be given to any county.
and it may be well enough to add that
your matter must not contain over 1000
words. Probably the first issue will be
one or two million copies, the forms of
when needed. The director for each county
should give this immediate attention and
get the best ability in their county in this
direction, and by the 20tn of February we
will be sending a book over the world that
Kansas will be proud of, and one that will
be read and preserved with more interest
and different motive than any book ever
mailed for this purpose. Let US be careful
and get up book that will do justice to
Kansas. At onbe setting ourselves right
before the east and dlsabusing all of the
erroneous opinions heretofore held. This
will be followed up by the county con-
tributions of the newspapers from each
county every week and the work of county
agents in the east, and at this Omaha
meeting, also, will be determined how
many men the state shall have to repre-
sent her at large in the east.
TO EVERY DIRECTOR,
Don't fail to go to Omaha upon the sup
position that the movement can go on as
well with out you. No immigration rate
will be given except to a state organlza-
ton and your presence is needed to make
it such and identify your county as q part
of this organization and prove to the rail-
roads that the Kansas immigration bureau |
is what it claims to be.
In the event Of the impossibility of any |
director to attend the Omaha meeting, |
they will please notify the secretary and |
forward their matter for the book to the |
secretary at Wichita as soon as they have |
1t ready. HALE COwLEY.
Secretary Kansas immigration Bureau.