The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-06-28
a GENER AL IMMIGRATION MOVE
MENT NEEDED RIGHT NOW
IN KANSAS.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
The writer hereof, who was indirectly
connected with the Kansas State I'm
migration bureau, is in receipt of a letter
from gentleman in Chicago, who has
always shown an interest in south
western Kansas and who was interested
in our immigration movement, by
reason of being an investor in Kansas
lands in a large number of counties,
south and west of Newton, as well as a
few counties lying east and south of
Sedgwick.
In letter to me in 1890, he stated that
the crop outlook was so bad that he was
positive we would fail in our object, for
the reason that the railways at Chicago
and their eastern connections kept so
closely posted on our prospects, that
they felt that any great outlay
of money in advertising would be lost.
Also the people east had heard so much
discouraging news that you could not
talk Kansas lands to good advantage.
In his letter today he starts out as fol-
lows:
my DEAR -:
''The reports from Kansas indicate
that this is the immigration year for
Kansas.
"Forty million bushels of wheat:
Zone hundred million bushels of corn:
twenty-five million bushels of oats:
care splendid showing. | had a
conversation yesterday with railway
man, on whom called in 1890, relative
to passenger rates for the immigration
bureau, and in his talk he said:
"'The Kansas outlook is such that now
is the time for your friends in Kansas to
push the immigration one fare rate
scheme, for series of excursions from
the east. The railroads are your friends,
but are governed by the Transmissouri
passenger association. The thing
is for the Kansas people to
get up a monster petition and
present to the Passenger association
at the earliest moment, and have your
friends through the local papers urge the
matter But "a word to the wise is
sufficient"
write you and suggest that you see
matter up. Let me see some fruit from
this seed soon. Yours truly,
Now Mr.. Editor: l have put this be-
fore you and | trust you will notice this
in a leader commencing the idea and
urging united Board of Trade and
newspaper movement in Kansas, and
especially in southwest Kansas.
1t occurs to me that if twenty news
papers in the southwest take this in
hand and urge it the movement will end
in state movement, If not general
western movement. Presuming that
my friend, from his intimacy
with the railway official, knows
what he is talking about
| can not but conclude that the present
crop outlook can be made the basis of an
immigration movement, and by series
of excursions bring thousands to look at
Kansas. many of whom will buy our
lands and become citizens.
My idea is that the newspaper men
urge on their citizens the immediate cir
culation of petition addressed to the
Transmissouri Passenger association, ask
ing it TO grant an excursion rate for
August, September and October, from
points east, at one fare for round trip for
persons desiring to go TO Kansas. These
petitions, when signed by each county,
could be forwarded by the various ed
itors to the association direct, or be sent
to the EAGLE and forwarded by it to the
association at the earliest moment.
In conclusion, this movement is worthy
the immediate and earnest attention of
every citizen in Kansas.
What shall the harvest be?
CIPHER.