The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-04-27
HOW KANSAS STANDS.
Some Pertinent Inquiries Answered-Kan-
sas May Have Her Troubles but They Are
Not Any Worse Than Those OF Her Sis
tera.

sas May Have Her Troubles but They Are
Not Any Worse Than Those of Her Sis
tiers.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture. addressed some inquiries
to Mr. C. S. Gleed, of Topeka, who has
spent some time in the east, asking his
opinion as to the status of Kansas in
the industrial, commercial and finan-
cial world. to which he received a
lengthy reply and publishes in his
quarterly report, and from which the
following is taken:
The general reputation OF Kansas is very bad
among superficial observers: fair among the
middle, and frst-class among those who OBJ
serve critically The superficial observers are
those who know nothing of Kansas except
what they find in the crime and freak depart
ments OF the big papers The newspapers must
sell II they desire to live they must be inter
esting II they desire to sell: to be interesting
to the majority Of buyers they must contain
plenty OF hot stuff" The writer's write what
the papers want to print. and so it is entirely
natural that the news from Kansas should
nearly always be limited to sensations Of the
"red hot kind
The second class OF observers are those who
pay little attention to what the papers contain.
but yet have only hearsay, secondhand
knowledge OF Kansas matters
The third class is made up of those who have
an actual, close, business knowledge of the
state. The man who merely has bad Kansas
mortgage or several of them, cannot necessari-
ly assume TO know Kansas All he knows is
that some reckless or knayish loan agent or
agency has sold him bad securities Kansas ID
not To blame for that Those observers who
study the statistics. and are able to intelligent
ly compare net results in Kansas with net re-
suits elsewhere. know that Kansas is all right,
and deserves TO be ranked with the very first
states, and second TO none
What do eastern people think OF Kansas by
this time as an investment fieldf
They have not, as a whole. changed their re-
Gently formed opinion, but they have begun to
change, and are now changing rapidly. When
the symptoms Of our collapse from The boom
period first appeared, and afterwards. when
the full xtent of our collapse was known they
thought they had discovered that Kansas peo-
pie were all confidence men" and swindlers.
As they saw 1t, the fair face of our state was
tattooed over with the hideous sig of finan-
cial dishonesty. Then, one morning, the east
looked in the glass and, holdl its own face
was as badly dishgured as that of Kansas lis
own financial favorites went to grass with fear
ful rapidity. Eastern promises to pay fell to
lower average than western promises to pay.
Stocks ami bonds which had been considered
higher than the stars above Kansas securities
came plunging earthward with fearful unanim-
tty. Chaos arrved-and il did not come from
the west Now, the east was entirely willing
no doubt, TO charge all this trouble to the west
1t was willing, but it was not able Ii
had too much sense to try to do So
1t could not believe that the region between
the Mississippi river and the Rocky mount
aims was powerful enough to paralyze the
financial world east Of the Mississippi river
far enough 10 include England And so were
born better thoughts about Kansas and other
5 tates in the west Without having any per
sonal connection with the business of len ling
eastern money in the west. it has We; ccme to
M knowledge, incidentally, that lenders are
getting back their Kansas courage l know
one gentleman. in Massachusetts, who recent
ly bought 5000 worth of Kansas mortgages.
savings bank in Vermont, the other day,
bought $1,000 worth have repeatedly known
eastern people TO discuss their bad Kansas
losses with an agent and then, in the same in
terview. bargain for new securities We shall
never Il hOpP) get the wholly unrestricted
command of money that we once had, but we
shall in due time. get standing that will iu-
sure us the cheapest money for all legitimate
uses.
What will be the imm ediate future OF emf
grafton TO Kansas?
Emigration seems TO be very much matter
of fashion First il runs in one direction, and
then in another. Kansas has not had chance
for good while. The Oklahoma openings, the
rushes to southern California and the north
west country. and other counter attractions,
have combined TO keep emigration from head
ing toward Kansas in any strong way. The
time is at hand. however, In my opinion, when
there is to be a general and steady inflow Of
people seeking better land, better climate and
better conditions generally, than they have
hitherto had in this country or Europe. There
are few more ent rely new regions TO be
opened by railroads or by acts Of congress, and
everywhere there is q rapid closing up OF the
ranks. Room Is wanted, and we have 1t here
in Kansas 1t is bound TO be applied for, and
every citizen should feel large degree of per-
sonal responsibility in the matter of getting
only the best class OF newcomers. Every Kan
san knowing good farm that NAV be had at a
bargain should make personal attempt to
have 1t purchased by some newcomer who
really knows the farming business. and who
has thrift, energy, and clear grit A half mil
lion such people added TO our population in the
next five years il b. no means an impossibility.
What is 10 be the future OF the grain and cat
tie markets in which Kansas producers are in
terested?
have no hope OF seeing dollar wheat" until
an extended period OF low prices has driven
farmers somewh hat out OF the wheat business
or until war in Europe or an extraordinary
renee has cut of part of the product Few
people have any fair comprehension of the vast |
Increase in recent years OF the wheat-produc- |
ing area: the vast decrease in the cost of pro- |
iucing wheat, due to improved mechanical ap- |
pliances: the vast increase in the number and |
quantity of things eatab,e which can be substi- |
tuted for wheat, and the vast changes worked |
in the markets by the greatly improved |
methods of transportation surplus in one |
locality can now be rushed to the place where |
Il is needed in comparatively no time.
But in spite Of these considerations. 1 expect |
10 see a decided improvement over present |
prices, because. when political conditions are |
hanged. and eastern manufacturers begin to |
pay out their usual volume Of money in wages. |
The amount of food consumed will be immensely !
increased This. with the cutting down in
quantities produced, will give prices decided |
Upward hitch think Kansas ought to work |
,ut her own salvation b. producing and manu-.
acturing so far possible, all she uses |
is shipped out should be in the most
possible form. Then we s nall get
he greatest proportion Of money for a given
train on our producing power
CHARLES S GLEED
"A brawny farmer presented him
'elf at country school dragging an
,vergrown boy reluctantly through the
ioor. What's yer limit here? This
Boys arter an iddicashun," he de-
handed. The timid teacher replied
ha. the curriculum lem braced read
ng. arithmetic, history, algebra, trigo-
THAT will do" inter-
.upted the farmer. Load him up
leavy with triggernometry; he's the
,nly poor shot in the family. IN. Y.
Mercury.
FOREIGN NOTES.
EIGHT HIrNnREn tons Of Australian |