Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-03-03
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News OF State
Interest.
This Answers Many Questions.

A large proportion Of the correspond
ence that has lately been coming to the
state department of agriculture indi-
Gates that many persons have very En-
roneous ideas as to what it is in the
power of the department to do. For in
stance, three sorts of applications that
are altogether in vain arrive in nearly
every mail: One is for seeds-garden
seeds especially; another is to have the
secretary secure from the railroads free
transportation for seed grain to the
western counties of the state, and a
third consists of requests for copies of
the last and previous biennial reports of
the department.
Secretary Coburn desires that the
public may understand that the state
board of agriculture has no garden nor
field seeds, nor connection with any sort
of seed distribution, large or small, but
he suggests to applicants that there is
bare possibility of their obtaining
some portion of the garden seeds need
ed, from the Q. S. agricultural depart
ment by applying to their member of
congress at Washington, d. G.
Also, that requests for free transport
alton of seed grains would more proper
ly be sent direct to the state board of
railroad commissioners, who naturally
come in much closer contact with trans
portation matters than do any other of
the state departments. Further, the
secretary says all the issues of biennial
agricultural reports are entirely ex-
hausted, and the same applies to the
worlds fair pamphlets and all quarterly
reports, barring a limited number of
those for the quarter ending December
31st ultimo.
It is to be regretted that there is not
a generous supply of all these docu-
ments on hand, as increasing demands
of the most pressing character are being
made for them daily from ali parts of the
country, and even from abroad. The
state could scarcely make more judi
cious investment than in the distribution
this year, to anxious inquirers, OF half
million of it's agricultural reports, which
give such fund of the information that
strangers are seeking in reference to
Kansas, and have everywhere stand
ing attained by no other works of SINH
lar character.
AS to the seeds, Mr.. Coburn under
stands fully how important and desirable
it is that these applicants should have
them, and he sympathises heartily with
every effort which can be of service to
any of the people of the state, but as it
is altogether beyond his power to fur
nish either the seeds, the reports or the
free transportation mentioned it is mere
ly waste of time and postage to bur-
den him by requests with which he has
no means Of complying.
Miss Jennie Ward, of Cloud county,
who, by her own exertions, has mainly
supported her invalid mother, has been
appointed attendant to the convalescent
ward at the Topeka insane asylum. Miss
Dick, of Lincoln county, who has recent
ly been left homeless by the death of her
mother, whom she faithfully nursed for
two years, during her painful illness
with dropsy, has been appointed one Of
the asylum nurses.
The general committee on entertain
ment of the General Grand Chapter
which meets in Topeka next July, held
meeting and the reports of sub-com-
mittees were heard. Various plans for
entertaining the visiting companions
were discussed and the invitation of
General Forsythe, who rendered the hos
pitality of Fort Riley was accepted and
an excursion to the fort, to be limited to
the visiting delegates and members of
the grand chapter and local committees
will be arranged. Topeka chapters in
vitation to general reception IN honor
of the distinguished visitors was also
accepted. Many minor details of the
preparation were left to subcommittee.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthel has
already distributed about 1000 of the
special report he prepared on the condi-
ton of the banks in Kansas, January
LIST. Nearly all of this number have gone
to eastern investors who wish to test the
pulse of Kansas through the report. 1t
is an indication, the commissioner thinks,
that an increased interest is being taken
in the state, and there is no doubt that
a careful perusal of the statement of the
banks will show remarkably good con-
dition of affairs. the commissioner still
has large number Of these reports on
hand. Loan companies who wish to
send them to their eastern correspond
ents may do so if they will send three
cents in postage for each report
The specific charges being made
against Adjutant General Artz, now be-
ing investigated, were not given to the
public. That they were made by man
familiar with every detail of the Office is
known. It is claimed that the charges
have to do with the dealings of the
state with the general government.
acquisitions for clothing are signed by
the governor, but are transmitted
through the adjutant generals Office. 1t