Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-12
OKLAHOMA'S SUFFERERS.
How Crops We're Successfully Planted
and Destroyed,

SALT LAKE CITY,
June 18th, 1895.


Editor Deseret AogE
Noticing your editorial, "Oklahomn
Desitutlon," which appeared In last
evening". issue, wish to add some
few facts. The position you have
taken respecting the destitute condl-
ton Of the settlers Of Oklahoma u
correct, and the scenes there are but
tamely portrayed. have been
watching developments for some
time, knowing well the condi'
ton Of the people, and would glad
ly have urged emigration on the
part OF our 5aints there, that they
might avert the now pending troubles,
could have felt justified In 90 doing.
We are already overdopo here with
unemployed, and it seems TO me some
nte getting 20 lnhospitible here, that
they have no room In their hearts OF
homes Tor the poor of other lanIs.
Some seton has been taken 10 fC-
lieve the OklahOma Saints, ana a
lively and sympathetic intoItsi j.
being shown on THE matter. Elder
Arthur ". Wallace, PRECEDENT VI The
Oklahoma lcunieionce, has been IN.
stfucted 10 assist tue starving Saints
with what mission means no has, un'
I'll further aid DO sent, and mUAus be
devised for tho permanent relief VI
worthy people. Tue number OF Eljeie
laboring there may be reduced iOf the
tins being.
wish to ray that notwithstandiu
the poverty Of the settlers OF Oklabnma
our Elders hAvr freely shared their
hospitaiity.vi Uf cOurse, Of late they
have paid their way mostly, prrieffing
10 nsslst rather thsn TO take from the
people Rny OF the little they had. IL Ia
cart estly hoped that tho sympathy OF
the people viii be drawn out toward
this sufferers OF that land, aud tia,
national aid will he forthcoming.
In Tia. year 1889 Oklahoma tsfritofy
was commenced; about Onu anu
half million acres Of land wgH bought
by tue government from the Seminole
Indians for thu settlement Of friend.
~ Tribes, but not being uscl
Tor that purpose, IN was thrown
open for white tettltmout.
subsequently other reservations have
bern tdded, anu In tho fall Of 1893 the
Cherokee t.trip, COMPRISING Ak
million acres, WAS added, DIring this
SIX years about two hundr,u ana atty
thousand settlers have located Ia o..
lahoma, the great majority Of whom
we're very poor. The first few year
there Was plenty Of rain aud every.
thing seemed prosperous, hut tho laat
two teafOns cTOIe have teen aimost
total failure. When We tnko int
confederation the many hafdbhips Ia
oident 10 pioneer life, coupled with tho
aim a. total failure oic fops forIwo yentt,
the older "a mutTs Of our western home
eau readily ilsgiuu the Huiirfiigpot tho
OhlahOms urUpir. la some ius,auces
iarmotn have aown anu planted thri.
nelds anu gardens several tinIsf, each
time the seed dying up Hnu blowing
away In tho dust. a little rain came
about tho iirst Of May, which proved
only M hggravAti0n anu stimuli. u
false hopes. Garden stun came up
only 10 be dried OUT Ait6TwafdF, aud g.
uetain tho poor people longer la n
ttatvAtlo country. They
took new hores aud commenced pllw.
Ing anu planting again. Now all thyif
hopes are gone. Thv season ia too flf
advanced, even with the fails told o.
In loday'S teiegtanIs, 10 develop cfols.
One OF our POOR families, wfitlnr
TO me, said: "Ws vsu.d b.
glad for anything, even old
nlolhing, OF A. ything 10 he'll keep ~
alive" Brother Irplot Tcitt,s how,
IN the city 81 Guthrie, tho Genital OF
Oklahoma, whore there are about on.
Teen thousand Inhabitants, his duugu.
ter tried 10 got work but failed; shp
could not got even pain sewing 10 do.
lie Rlsl tells Of poor woman who
was Try Ing TO give her chiilfsu away,
laying she could tIaud that OuItprtngl
10 see them slaTyg.
IL ls gratifying 10 leAfn that s0np
Of cur saints sold their posssssiun.
'omo time ago preparatory To a m.y,:
ana while In tno Kind providence. u
lho Almighty | believe tho faithful
saints VIII got Geiirt, uauuut we d.
,omelhing for the other poor rufiersFt?
Our lovely country Ia tsrming win
plenty Oh every hand. Lot ~ load .
lew cars OF ir1Vlsi IA am fpllevp an.
suffering fellow creatures. | bcriry,
ne TallToHJ companies Wuull aIl vith
nee lrhusu.'t1tiou, ami uy a united
tuott on 1hr part Of tnusu 10 .aygrgJ.
NE unfrn may tlill live aud me urrpI,
oi this favored land never I..I f.'. I'.-
A NDUINy 4 Fatu.y,