Wichita eagle., 1890-02-09
LET Us LOOK ON THE BRIGHT
SIDE.

10 Ine EullOr OIL lne Eagle.
1t is so common for people to say
things are out of joint, and that corn is
SO cheap, and in fact many say thai
they are making no money, etc. Now
can see in the future outlook many en-
couraging things. 1t is often said, and
with great deal of truth, think, that
when the people wake UP to the situa
ton that they are equal to the emer-
gency and will soon remedy the evil.
Now this seems to me to be right and as
it should be, for in this country believe
the people can only be united as one
man on those things that are just and
right and calculated to benefit the people
of the whole state.
Sixty days ago there was no general
move for immigration to the state OF
Kansas. Today the state is organized in
one harmonious active body, putting
aside all petty jealousies that never
ought to have place in any state, much
less in this great state where the early
struggle in the dark days of the Cos
ought to, and did in great measure,
prove to all that were here then and to
those that may come hereafter that only
in harmony and unity there is strength.
A grand effort that is now being made
by the whole people of Kansas to adver-
tise our advantages fairly and honestly
and to ask the railroads that traverse
this great commonwealth to
SO cooperate with us that
people from all the central and eastern
states may come and see what we have
IN Kansas and be able, by personal in
vestigation, to compare the general ad-
vantages that we have here for grain
and stock raising over the more northern
states as well as our peculiar location
favorable to fruit growing. The fact is,
the best informed fruit growers believe
with the same cultivation and care we
can outstrip California. We can grow
successfully most all the fruits here that
are grown in California except oranges.
Kansas will produce great many other
varieties that cannot be grown there.
Now l say that this is an encouraging
outlook. All this talk about corn being
worth but II cents is not the worst thing
that can happen to state. Plentiful and
abundant crops are good thing every
where, and the fact that we cannot sell
our corn at profit to ship out of coun.
try at this time, just proves one thing,
and that is we must change our way of
doing things; we must go to work and
see to it that every farmer raises hogs
TO eat the corn he grows on his farm.
Then instead of getting - cents for cor n
we will get at least 30 cents. 1t is well
known by all feeders that hogs at
present prices make corn worth
so or 50 cents per bushel. We
might well ponder the words of Mr..
Jacob Dold. Four weeks ago gentle
man of this city was in Buffalo, n. Y,
in conversation with him. Our friend
said to him that our farmers were COM
planning that they did not get any price
for corn. "Well," said Mr.. Dold, II am
paying only So so for fat hogs here in
Buffalo, and corn is worth 42 cents on
our streets, and my son George is paying
worth II cents. / think your farmers
ought to raise hogs and feed their corn. :"
Now let us stop looking on the worst
side of everything and all work for the
brighter future. We can all do some
thing, for often all our conditions and
surroundings are largely as we make
them. 1t will be well for US to remem
ber that Kansas has not made an
eHOTt 10 auNeIllse as state before
this, and that the states south and north
of US have been doing for the years the
very thing that we are now commencing
to DO as state, and are now reaping
splendid returns IN thousands of immi-
grants and millions of capital coming 10
their states.
In conclusion Will say let us all work.
and work hard for Kansas, and we will
see in six months abundant returns from
our labors. PRANK WILLIAMS.