The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-26

families willing to change their dwell
ing place. The reasons given by those
who move are that they must be where
there Is a greater certainty OF crop pro
ductIon-where permanent prosperity
of the people IS assured. They say the
savings of one year are consumed by
the necessities OF the next, and so they
are unable TO see a hope for compensa-
ton, or even a chance to pay their in
d~btedness. Good crop years win cause
many TO return, especially those for
merly living in towns, as nearly all
still own property. which makes per-
manent lack If interest improbable. A
number of families from this county
have settled in Louisiana. but their sue
cess has not been fiattering, and one or
two are back again to remain North
ern Texas has considerable contin-
gent, but Oklahoma most of all. X has
been noticeable that few have gone ~
the Atlantic coast, the old home back
east having little attraction for the set
tiers, owing largely to reports OF hard
times and lack OF employment in the
east. The California and Washington
state emigration, which was so greatly
favored a few years ago. is also for
gotten now. The south is regarded as
a mecca OF futu prosperity. and with
Missouri holds first place in the minds
OF those who find Kansas untitled for
their demands or unind toward their
efforts to build up a home.
Leavenworth. Kan, Dec. 25.-North-
eastern Kansas has for three months
been thickly strewn with the most Sc
ductive railroad land advertising con-
csivable, setting forth wonderfully
cheap" and fertile lands in Arkansas.
Louisiana and the upper Mississippi
country. For obvious reasons this ad-
vertising has had comparatively little
effect in this most product part Of Kan
sas, which has a record OF only one
crop failure IN its history. and that due
TO drought and gTasshOppers combined.
A party Of six persons left Blaine,
Kan, last week. and car load OF MI
gratory land seekers met az Holton 20
go south, but this Is the extent OF the
emigration noted here. TIE railway
passenger agents claim Nebraska il
furnishing the greater number OF home
seekers for the south. and that from
some sections OF Nebraska the move
ment practically amounts 20 ar exodus
The railway companies and land
spectators are wing with each other
IN Offering Inducements 20 western Az
TiCuiturlsts 10 settle in the south The
railroad fare IS very box, and. in many
instances. large parties % prospective.
land buyers are carried free An cppST-
tunity 20 bsok for something better,
backed I'D by the land SELLERS Stalls
tics. which apparently d0n't lie and
which promise seslth or Independence I
for small investment and lttle Tork. 4
are gaGting dlshea-tsae3 grarzers I
away from districts where there have /.
been crop fail1res-
According - recent rsrIr--s % the a. i
sesssug boards In Kansas. Lezver- 1
worth. A-chisoa and Kansas CitY.
Kan. "a the only big towns % ths 4
state which have noe lost some II pop
uiafio1 this year. While the price q. 4
real estate ~ the towns has declined 4
steadily since rhe boom days. Il has i
about reached bottom TIE value q I
re farms q -his part % kaaEzz- ou 4
the otbe- hand. has increased instead 4
Of deprecated There are from tea . .
fifteen --ate-s <o- every ssas1< fam. 4
and ne average reats. price - e rsT
acre. The bard tins have affected 4
the t.orns more severely than re Ins-s-
~ prod ,7ctnE 5ocsiitles- 915 coas-~Ev@s-
sharpe competition among --z1ssrnen