The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-09-12

known as the central DeIL is Inorc GAdh
twice as large as the eastern and
western belts combined
Returns made to the board of agrl-
culture show large increase in the
acreage of wheat as follows:
Assessors returns have been re-
ceived at this Office from ninety-hve of
the 100 counties of the state. The coun-
ties whose assessors returns have not
been received yet are Barber. Chase,
Convey, Doniphan, Ellsworth, Harper,
Jewell, Lyon. Reno, Shawnee and
Wyandotte. Estimating the increase
in wheat area of these counties about
the same as that of adjoining counties,
the wheat area of the state is as fol-
lows: In the eastern belt of the state
(thirtY-nine counties) the area is 1884,
$50 acres; in the central belt (thirty-hve
counties), the area is 2, 363,69S acres;
the western belt (thirtytwo counties),
the area is 344, 40S acres-makiEg an
aggregate winter wheat area of the
state for this year of 3, 472, $50 acres, or
an increase over the area of last year
of 62 per cent"
But must hasten on to a conclusion
which l am sure will arise in the minds
of all who read my letter. First, can
the farmers pay the interest on their
mortgages and in due time pay the
principal? Not all of them. The fore
closure of farm mortgages has been go
ing on in every western state ever since
mortgages have been made. l do, how
ever, believe that if Kansas can add to
its bountiful crop of this year fair
crop next year, the loans on farms will
be as safe as the average employment
of capital in any other way. Kansas is
now reducing its farm mortgage debt,
as the following shows:
Statement of mortgages recorded and
released during June in thirty eight
Kansas counties, as compiled from re-
ports of registers of deeds:
Nineteen counties in eastern Kansas
show an excess of S184,695, or Sc per
cent. of the mortgages redeemed over
mortgages recorded. Five counties in
central Kansas report 500, 200, or 43
per cent in favor of mortgages can
celled, and twelve counties in western
Kansas show an excess in favor of can
collation. of 1913, 706, or 60 per cent, max
ing total reduction of 1910, 7O8, or 40
per cent. in thirty weight counties, lit
tie over one third of the entire state.
Summarizing the statements for
April, May and June, from fifty. coun-
ties of the state, part reporting for
only one month, part for two months,
but nearly two-thirds for all three
months. we get the following results:
| Eastern Kansas-Farm mortgages
Z6l, $50
| Eastern kansas-Farm mortgages
| released Observation-Disclosures. ........ Lb70,ln
Excess of mortgages released-24
per cent, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 408,e8i
| Central Kansas-Farm mortgages
recorded. ................... IS 325, Isl
| Central Kansas-Farm mortgages
released 55O4ls
Excess of mortgages released-4O
per GEMS. Observation-Disclosures. 220.277
Western kansas-Farm mortgages
recOrdf d.. 40 III
Western kansas-Farm mortgages
released 79,90s
| Excess of mortgages released-;0
per cent, 39,7t
Total reduction in fifty counties. 673.T53
Does the organization of the Farmers
Alliance party weaken the security a
loans and investments in the state?
think not. The farmers of Kansas are
not regulators. They are a band Of
as intelligent, honorable. patriotic men
as live in any state of the union. Many
of them joined in the struggle to make
Kansas a free state, and they are proud
of her history and fame. The alliance
party will go to pieces. The leaven of
disintegratiOn is already in the lump.
I talked with many members who
told me that they would not counte-
nance the passage of any act that
would change their present real estate
laws. A political party whose plat
form demands a sweeping change in
our financial machinery, which has
given us the highest national credit in
the world, cannot command the sup
port of the intelligent, loyal business
men and farmers of Kansas A word
to holders of farm mortgages. Do not
be frightened into a sale of them for a
: quarter or half their face value. Find
some man or trust company to look
| after them and hold on. Kansas is rich
) to-day, and is to become one of the
richest states in the union.
| IL was OtuICdbtu I'D CIVIL anu pOIILlChA
liberty. On her soil was fought one OF
the most decisive battles for free soil,
free labor and free men the country has
witnessed. Kansans appreciate their
responsibility to their neighbors in sis
5 ter states, and they will maintain their
, faith and honor Churches and school
t houses are in close proximity all over
the state, and the citizens are heartily
i enlisted in all philanthropic and hui
E name enterprises and believe capital
d will be as safe in the hands of such
D men as it will be in the hands of citi-
;, zens of any other state. will only add
| that if any person who reads my letter
1 desires any further information which
' l may possess, l will cheerfully furnish
4 it. III. NJ CLEVELAND
a Brooklyn, Conn. July 30, 1891
. Time to Cool on.
Proud Father-"Mv old friend, called
to see if you couldn't make place fol