The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1892-09-28


spondent In the ADVOCATE OF last week
that csunot do better than quote his
figures. Speaking Of the fact that, &C.
coEdlngt 10 Census Bulletin No. 104, while
eight manufacturing states Of the east
have increased In valuation but 81 pei
cent, eight agricultural states Of the west
have increased S17 per cent, he says:
Percentages are decelvlng. For in
stance, a business man did $1,000
worth OF business last year, and this
year does $4,000 worth Of business
his business has increased 100 per
cent. Another man did $4,000 worth Of
business last year, and this year does
$4,000 worth of business; his business
has only increased 20 per cent. But the
20 Per cent. increase represents double
the amount Of the 100 per cent. increase.
The first mans 100 per cent. increase
represents $1,000; the second mans in
crease represents $4,000. Now then, l
find, by referring to census bulletin No.
104, that the eight manufacturing states
OF the east increased from 1880 70 1890
So, ,145, ,380,376; the eight agricultural
states Of tha west increased in the same
time Sl,023, ,740,958. / find that the total
valuation Of the eight agricultural states
Of the west in 1890 was $2,113,5 $50, ,952;
80 that the eight manufacturing states Of
the east could have taken this increase
for ten years and come out west and
bought up and paid cash for every foot
OF land, every head OF stock, every dol
lars worth Of personal property In these
eight western states, and turned the in
habitants out, and converted this mag
nifcent empire into game preserve for
the eastern plutocrats, and then had
S31, 1863, ,424 left. 1t other words, the gain
of the eight manufacturing states Of the
east for ten years was $3l 1858, ,424 greater
than the entire gain Of the eight agri-
cultural states of the west, since COlum-
bus discovered America.
Again, the railroads In Kansas add
largely to her reported gain in wealth,
while every one knows that scarcely any
Of this wealth Is owned in the state. This
is also true az to the mortgsged property
of the state, which fact is equally appll-
cable to all the western states. But to
show you how prosperous the farmers Of
Kansas really are, I have here Extra
Census Bulletin No. 18, dated April 8,
1902, which, on page 4, shows that in the
following ten counties In Kansas, to-Wlt:
Chase, Clay, Dickinson, Geary, McPher-
son, Marion, Morris, Ottawa, Riley and
Saline, the percentage Of hired farms In
1880 was q little over Is per cent. of all,
and that In 1890 it rose to over 3S per
cent, making a gain Of 20 per cent, and
q rate Of increase Of 1853 per cent. In the
number OF tenant farmers. Again, on
page 0, It appears that In these ten coun-
ties over 33 per cent. Of all the families
hire the farms they occupy, and that Of
those families owning their farms over
Ga per cent. hold subject to mortgage.
In other words, In Kansas, as shown by
these central and representative counties,
not one farmer in three owns his farm,
and Of those owning almost two-thlrdl
(Scoordlng to this authority sleep under
roof charged with an average debt Of
over 81, 400, bearing an average interest
of s.12 per cent. per Rnnum, making an
annual charge per farm Of STA. now
call upon A. w. Smith, who comes from
one Of these counties and seeks TO be the
govern r of this great state, to stand up
before the people Of Kansas and say
whether or not the above is q true indlct-
ment You, Hon. A. w. Smith, know that
the sun shines upon nc better county
than yours, and that your people do not
whlttle dry goods boxes, or raise cookie
burs. And can It be true that one-thlrd