The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-09

that he was pleased to observe that the
eastern people were commencing to get
correct idea of the west. Especially was 1t 1
gratifying to observe that eastern capital
is 5 and moneyed men were beginning TO |
find out something about the State OF Kan
sas that was correct For many years |
a grasshOpper of unusual size and showing |
evidences Of clever treatment, reported to /
be found in some part OF the state was |
soon set forth as meaning that Kansas was |
having another grasshOpper surplus. a |
wind storm in some township upsetting |
tottering shed was thought to mean that |
a cyclone had demolished every building |
in the state. y hail storm in one corn
field was supposed TO absolutely ruin the /
great Kansas crop and a threatened dry |
spell in one county meant starvation
all over the state. II took some |
years for the average investor and
average business man Of the east TO get |
firmly fixed in his mind the correct geo
graphy of Kansas, its size and climatic
conditions With this gained they could
understand that there is room for many
windstorms and the state very little in
jUred and room for the different kinds OF
winds to chase each other for many, many
miles one way and another and with all
this an abundance of room left. The east
is also commencing to understand that
partial failure of crops in one part OF
Kansas may be reported and be true and
also an abundance left for a good average
over the state 1t is also understood that
a partial failure of crops over the entire
state does not mean that everything In
Kansas has gone to the dogs, nor does 1T
cast a serious reflection on the future
probabilities. They are commencing to
understand that in the east failure in crops
and depressions in various lines Of bust
ness are as common as in the west, and no
more serious in the west than in the east.
With this much gained Mr.. Rouse
thinks that the east VIII be
much better prepared to form a
correct estimate of the name and import
ance Of Kansas in the face of the informa-
ton referred to which has been taken in
by the slow process Of Absorption.
1t is believed that within the next six
months many thousands of men seeking
investments or change in business location
will come to Kansas. In the eastern mind
when the west is referred to Kansas Is
thought Of Kansas to the average east
erner means the west" They estimated
everything by using Kansas as rule OF
measurement. When anyone goes west
ne is sure to make the rounds in Kansas.
MR. J. 0. DAVIDSON TALKS.
In response to a question Mr.. J. o.
Davidson. of the Citizens bank, said yes
rcrdav that there was no doubt about
Kansas being better off financially than
one year ago The improvement was
II arked by the business men, including all
classes, meeting obligations more prompt
Is and reporting business in all lines more
active.
Today corn was bringing more than
three times as much as last year
and very soon this ratio would be
raised as compared with last year
until corn would be bringing over four
times and possibly five and SIX times as
much as last year at corresponding date.
| Wheat at present prices bringing in ready
cash to the farmers over double as much
| as at the corresponding date last year.
/ The result was that the farmers were salts
/ fed with prices now being paid and were
40 longer thinking for moment about
/ feeding on prospects together with men
engaged in all other kinds of business.
! There were no kicks coming from the
present condition of things relating TO
/ prices received for Kansas products The
! increase in money coming into the state
/ for agricultural products made an increase
! all along the line.
From the increase in prices for farm pro
! ducts it would readily be seen that 1t now
takes three and four times as
much money to handle these
products in response to the demand and TO
! supply the country as last year. The recent
! tariff bill made rush for money TO buy
material in certain lines and along this
line Mr.. Davidson thinks may be found
the answer to the question seeking
10 find out cause FOR temporary
embarrassment in the money market re-
/ ported a few days ago. Ii was the east
complaining of being hard up for money,
and much of the money lost TO the east
and badly missed in that section had come
west after products, and the average bust
ness man was giving the laugh 10 the cry
about a tight money market, for in the
west it is decidedly a let up on the average
man as compared with one year ago
Also as contributing TO the great demand
for eastern money may be mentioned the
improvements made in the last year in all
cities. and especially in the west Taking
| Wichita as an example, bonds calling for
many hundred thousands of dollars had
been issued, the money found in the east
and brought out west. The western fellow
having bonds to sell and going east, as
usual: would even at present have picnic.
Some Of the bond-purchasing concerns
perchance would give no more attention
TO a fellow with a bundle of bonds for sale
than would an average western farmer
who had corn and wheat to sell In fact
the average western farmer had money on
hand and likely 10 get more while some OF
the bond purchasers had no money and
were scarcely prepared 10 say when they
would have.
Mr. Davidson is well pleased with the
outlook of business IN the west and think:
il Is much better now than it has been FOR
some time and viii continue 10 improy,
rapidly.
LOOMING FOR THE STREET SWEEPER.
Some Of the business men yesterday wer'
making inquiries about the street sweeper
that was coming in the 2.20 class as 50 re
Dorred The clever breeze Of Tuesday eve
ming had attracted attention 10 the absorb
ing soil on the pavement, and much Of i