Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1892-10-01

crop alone i nearly al, 500, 600. Tho
total value Of al the gold and silver
produced in the United States Tor tho
ten years 1881 to 1890 inclusive was
1861, O0O, 900. The total value OF the
field crops Of Kansas for the same
length OF time was almost 81, 232, 0OO,-
600, or nearly double. Add our live stock,
and We have for the same period q
total value Of farm products of ST.
5OO, 0OO, 900 (actual figures 50, 1924
OOO). or nearly three times as much as
the total value of all the gold and silver
produced in the country.
But it is not to the farm alone that
we look for our resources and produc-
tive wealth. There have grown up
manufacturing interests of greater
magnitude than the unthinking realize.
The following shows a most satisfac-
tory increase in our manufacturing in
tereets:
Capital invested in manu-
va ,Sicsuri i; s.sls $685.. ns
products .............. a,s4a,77 7s,1sa,sss
Amount paid for lahor..-.... a,es5,Olo s,s4,1N
Soss Ss ray az smnia as eols
From 1880 to 1890 we have increased
our taxable wealth, at an assessed val
uation from S161.52 to $244.17 per
capita. To get the real wealth per cap
lta, multiply these figures by four and
and we have $646.08 in 1880 against
$976.68 in 1890, gain in wealth that
to say the least is most satisfactory.
To recapitulate and bring the totals
of increase in direct comparison with
the debt statement. the account would
be as follows, remembering that the
debt is placed against the increase
only, the original capital of ten years
ago not being taken into account:
Increa.e in value Of farms 800 900
Increase in value Of farm products sa,oOO,OOo
Increase in value of manufacturing
increase in value Of manufactured
Total increase $$5A, 500, 900
Total mortgage indebtedness $235. 100000
Balance in favor of Kansas s,ee, a0O, COO
There are many items of large value
that might have been figured in the
increase account, such as increase in
the value of town property, farm ma
chinery, personal property, etc. But
tho data for these items cannot be OBJ
tanned at this tine except by estimates,
and rather than use anything that
might be questioned as to reliability
they have not been included. The fig
ures given do not by any means repre-
sent fully the actual increase OF the
wealth in Kansas, as they simply in
clude such items as may fairly be con-
sidered as legitimate objects to the value
Of which the mortgage money has added.
In the balance given there has not been
deducted the one-fourth that the census
gives as not being devoted to purchase
and improvements"
The total mortgage Indebtedness that
has been made in Kansas in the past
ten years is $343, 268,OOO. OF this
amount $176, 123, 900 has been paid of.
Thus we have paid off more indebt-
edness than we now have to pay. If
from 1880 to 1890 we paid off $780,
100000 Indebtedness, is there anyone
who can doubt our ability to pay of
the smaller sum of $167, 200, 900 which
yet remains due, especially when it is
considered that the increase for the
next ten years will be 30 much greater
during the rext ten years than it has
been during the like past period?
Where, then, is there any excuse for
ca'amitOna crv9 Instead We shOuld all
shout, ''Stand up for Kansas"