The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-29
AN AGRICULTURAL, EMPIRE
The Crop Outlook and the Country as 1t Was
Seen by Well-Known Business Man Of
this Civ

a WeII-known business man of this city,
who yesterday made a flying trip from
this city to Guthrie, Ok, speaks in glow
ing terms of the wonderful crops appear
ing all OF the way along the Santa Fe line
| between this city and the capital of the
new territory. Everybody knows that the
crops along the great Arkansas are i'm
mense. Wheat, corn, potatoes, everything
that grows IN this latitude, is growing
along the Big river. Crossing the divide
from Mulvane to the Walnut, the crops
are good on the high land all of the way.
reaching the Walnut river into Cowley
county, as fine belt of country as
ever greeted the eye is opened to
the traveller. Here is a world of
wheat and corn, corn and every
thing that can be raised. The corn is
black, and rich in color, well along in the
silk. Crossing the Walnut at Winfield
the train breaks over the divide between
the Walnut and the Big Arkansas river.
here IS another valley unsurpassed in
crops and richness. Arkansas City is soon
passed. A line of hedge only divides the
state of Kansas from the Cherokee outlet,
which is probably the finest body of IN
settled land in America. Here is a stretch
OF about so miles of fine grass land. AS
you look away in every direction over this
immense stretch of fine land you do not
wonder that numerous prairie schOouerS
are running over it in all directions, and
that the average American covets this
land. 100000 acres of fine land, unused.
except TO cut hay and to pasture immense
herds Of fat steers. 1t is myth that the
cattle men have abandoned the outlet.
AS far away as the eye can reach
herds of cattle are seen. Here and
there Is a camp Of hay cutters.
Crossing the Cherokee strip near Orlando,
you enter the territory OF Oklahoma. A
fence running east and west indicates the
line. The houses begin to appear Signs
of thrift are seen all around Good barns
are seen on some of the farms. The val
leys are full of cornfields. You wonder
how it is that these people who went into
that territory SO poor only two years ago,
have made such wonderful progress in so
short a time, Cotton appears in the fields,
and it is looking well. Oklahoma has
this great advantage. it can raise both corn
and cotton. The red soil is warm rich
and early; it is easily handled. 1t pro-
duces fine wheat. Many wheat stacks are |
seen; some of the wheat has been threshed. |
Prosperity is on every side. All around |
Guthrie are seen fine crops. On the !
streets are seen many old timers from |
Wichita. Professor Hallock is city editor |
of the Capital John Golobie is the |
city editor of the News. Will |
Wilson is in the United States |
marshaps Office. All the old timers from |
this city are doing well. Frank Dale and |
Judge Thomas are leading lawyers of the |
territory. Oklahoma has a great future
It's climate the golden mean, southern
Kansas the outlet and the Indian Territory
is an agricultural empire. And that leads
us to remark that the sooner the outlet is
opened to settlement the better for this
city. There is room there for at least
twelve good counties. At Willow Springs
will be the county seat of one good county;
at POnca another, and at Red Rock an
other. Around each will be as fine a body
Of land as the sun shines upon. The next
five years will make wonderful develop
ment in all the country named. AS this
country grows and developes so will Wichi-
ia grow and thrive, aud wax fat and pros
porous.