The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-26
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braska, and a number in Illinois, all Of
whom are sending colonists south.
While Illinois people seem to prefer the
west, it is reported by the Illinois Cen
trail that ffty persons have gone from
Champaign county in the last eight
months to Mississippi. In many cases
only the heads of families have gone
before, 20 prepare the way for their
families. To this must be added the
work Of several other railroads and i'm
migration societies, and the result In
the aggregate is imposing enough to
arrest public attention.
AS TO KANSAS.
Topeka, Kan, Dec. 25.-During the
past three years the tide of emigration
of Kansas people Co states on the south
and east has been steady and gradual
They have not gone in great numbers,
but 10 can be safely said that there is
not a county in the state that has not
suffered slightly at least from this ex-
odus. Prior to that time many thou
sands left the state and went TO Okla
homa and the Cherokee strip. This
class OF people, however. composed
those without lands who wanted TO get
into the new country and secure a
homestead. Many of them were wan
eral thousand families camped along
the southern border of the state for two
years waiting for the presidents proc
lamation declaring the country open
to settlement
Continued crop failures IN the west
ern half of Kansas have caused many
farmers and business men 10 leave that
country and seek a climate where the
seasons are more regular. Many have
remained in Kansas locating in the
counties bordering on the Missouri line.
But the large per cent OF the people
who have deserted the west have gone
into southwestern Missouri, Arkansas
and Texas. The railroads tapping
southern Missouri and northern Arkan-
sas are offering special inducements TO
settlers. A territory there one-half as
large as Illinois is practically as nature
made it. Lands are selling from s1.25
TO SO an acre. and they are rich and
productive and the country is full OF
the various minerals. only awaiting de-
velopment. Many Kansas farmers have
gone TO southern Missouri to engage in
fruit raising. II Is known as the land
Of Big Red Apples" and when a fam
ing circular, telling of the wonderful re-
sources OF the country. falls into the
hands of a Kansas farmer whose crops
have annually withered under the hot
winds and drought prevalent in the
western half of this state, he is ready
to try the change and take chances.
Some Of them go over into northern Ar
kansas, where lands can be had for al
most any price. Those who have been
in that section two or three years make
favorable reports 10 their old neigh
bors, and the result is that the stream
of emigration continues.
IN CENTRAL KANSAS.
Abilene. Kan. Dec 25.-The success
sive crop failures during the past six
years. together with the low prices re-
ceived for farm products. has made Il
difficult for the farmers Of central Kan
sas TO succeed. especially when ham
pered by Indebtedness. The present
season has been a decided Improbable
one in central Kansas. except 70 few
favored localities. where rains were
both timely and fairly abundant As a
result there has been a considerable
emigra ton OF farmers. From this
county It is probable that one hundred
or more families have departed since
July /. and from ueighboriug counties
come similar reports some VIII lose
largely; others less Their places are
taken by western Kansas immigrants,
who are glad 70 escape from the west
ern portions q the state These mostly
become tenants, and the mortgages
are left 20 own the land where the for
mer owners have proved unsuccessful.
Oklahoma has probably taken more
Of the enigrauts than any one point
Missouri and Texas are next There
has been TO movement Co-tnEzrd eX-
cept a colony OF French from Cloud
county. These people went IL body
- the northwest over the British Co
lumbia line. Otherwise the exodus has
been almost uniformly toward the east
and south A few have gone 20 eastern
Kansas. Missouri has beea visited by
delegates IN several Instances rep-s-
senSiag a considerable ne.ghe'orhooc.
and their reports have usually been
favorable 20 those receiving them AID I
have been followed by q number %