Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-03-09
SEMl.ARID KANSAS.
TnE SECTION or TuE STATE WHERE
IREtGArtoN Is NEEDED.
now Its Lands werc settled and After
wards Abandoned-The Need
OF Water aud How 1t
May lie Had.

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In the sixteenth annual rcnsrt ~ tbo go,..
| crpr,ort geological srrys,. no., s.. . -,
| ,oHlI t"ehSlNc chapter on The Public
| Lands aud Their Water supply written
by Frederick Haynes Newell. in speaking
OF the sct,f.srig iar1s N, Nycs,,,,, t.s,s
! Nir N,ygii sa,s '''''t''' q i>"''S"S'
] Although. as previously stated. Kansas
] contains very small amount OF land Np-
/ il9nsinE TO The national government. set
! lh'l' are, especially ~ the western ,oGr-
! ursi THOUSANDS upon thousands Of acres to
ns % he,n ataaiI@s " @ 6y Tse seists iiS%a' H' 3SN
/ times within the past decade. Much OF this
! iaEi rlohauly belongs TO loan ana trust
3 companies. while considerable tracts have
! utrh ahahaontd anu offered for sale in pay
| Nm ot jsAts5 During the years lS@ aud
ana eng"rN took up land wherever a piece
/ oi suiil.ient size could he had. Townsites
| ings sprang up as by magic. Every point
| ot NaylaE" TO secure the pcrmautnCc of
how trivial. Especially was this the case
WIN We towns coYiesting for county build
bly, located nut IN its bid. aud the rivalry
became SO intense that petty warfare was
| inauguraied.
kaiiioals ana local improvements were
ianialI constructed or, entered upon. ana
ing Liabilities for public buildings and for
ne indueemsnt OF railroad construction far
time money was loaned freely TO the set
ti'rs Whci"Ntr any apparent security could
nanits, rendered reckless or dishonest by
IN" prospect I OF commissions, bid against
upon real estate. The stories related Of the
eN'rnvagauce of these years, or. rather,
short seasons ct growth, are almost beyond
belief Nlen are reputed to have taken up
laud ana secured title simply for the pur-
pose OF obtaining loans Others. with hon
~ intcr>ons OF securing homes. were led
hN ih" ease OF borrowing 10 CNpcnd sums
for useless implements ANA unessential con-
NFnIt IttN. NtNrIN hnurgaftHu
mortglEed often Tor sums many times iys
cll-i,s OF sorno Eastern trust company. ana
m inuum"rahlo cases persons In moderate
glrgnmslanccs who took this method Of in
tanning o rate OF interest ln excess OF that
prevailing iu older. settled communities.
suhhuWi9 ana the land subject TO drouihs,
yet ,rsous interested in land sale. and IN 1
their power 10 difusp tho belief that under
the influence OF settlement the weather
and that with the breaking OF the prairie
sod. the building Of railroads. and the
growing season would bt Increased. render
ing this part Of the state NJ suitable Tor
Tho oNfravuuauce. MISREPRESENTATION and
talla.ics which led Ia the rapid disposal Of I
check hv the cUutiuurd fTouths which fol-
lowed year after year and the rcsuIting loss /
~ ,t.ie hLi poFeiE oI me people. a
PEELED 10 leave through actual want. others
becoming llsUEIITtEgt TtfhHIs attracted
household effects ami r6f away as best !
ba,Sxs bnyx 'oT5 ah,an49pTs lhfT arms F sSn a3l
an. down and 'th.. houses v'iutioyylass and !
~ som. Instance a farmer more fortunate /
10 iha CLIMATE condItions. or S parhaps spt.
crssfuI iu cattle raising. has gathered to- |
.Eether "a humber Of these deserted houses. /
hauling them from an directions. ana per- /
ner, or seaft,rias them aLoGt i'm "a motley I
fashion iu his own .Gooryard, for use as /
barns and sheds.
n was early recognized that the parrua- /
nsut ocruratf0n ami dryGlGpmcnt II murh /
Of 6biainir,a y,,fsr ong VI tb. ATE.i.,s
VALLEY "a rIfDl,r ~ ranajs yy,.,S c1nstriiIt
frt. arnrrl ~ erli IN ' rms str- .t,,' ,
Ing priorifiss IL is Claimed ey,n over many
linn. rbrs.. i,riI. ,y,r.. trtiif tha Ari'ars,s
WAS sriaul-fd ~ bg n A.. r,,fini.l -tr,'5fn and
little II any doubt was entertaiued as To-
seasons 'g,it MIN M, d,yennrnant m irri.
81 tb ,I-l,fi , "a I III @ ,t ~ t1lt' ltF ~. ,,s
land ,uItit,af-I tber, mas Larn "a ii,aIrrr
i,i,, No.. - a,t tt''- ..ti',,,.t . r,it ,'1--
~ ~ r,ra,tI,.r, ss ~ ne ~, & = 3
fI.t.i,- 5Iv 1E"lt SoTrai1s sfs,,r,t,
It.l''S NNIIsr ~ al at il'ost .yr,,aiiI staElaut
avTaTs.- bry,a len at,andnua.l ar T"
finI4 in sIb tiita. OF ,ui "til
XII ,Ili.ei "a W sa.h shli li,ss' iIl,Iltl.hl ilAii.f
Z ", H'l,,tl tti,ll' . t''
bv .1sl' ~ m II is az nosiIs ',I2R rbt
- ,..a go . . , ~, ~ - .at
~. i.l't ii!ai.dt' li.i nv, alI w uiN'Isioii
~, ~ 4"a',i +Ll,Ir Hotilf men "i 'ir lai.i
4hieF thc canals mlsht y" Wen waleIrd
@ @o...s '' ,t-eal - ,a'3 ai.v 49,. tnrtltF
,tol > NIL ~ l4.'t "ft t,lHuliS ~ lIlEd-
tioii' anu WIN tht lit,NllNt oI lhr exam
pi5s oL S4,.s5SI ~ W iaI tiirIS Solie 9i larst
~ ."nalr VIII HHnoupl"u4S be Itlll%'d III
NJ r., iu.u -, ,,
- Y nttlitF Jus OF 'ilr Athahsd now
eNrI. arc lol itpthlthI uloh ihr noWinE
Mdt'lS but possess a great :iHNdntage IN
lLaL theS sah ne lIilEait4 from aholhef |
seLI,' tl- source p lhe slpt tlhous Vol
'+tll'- u Htl'l FN'lftl ll AlAAtl - lN lFlNAt4S
ssnils, tisliE a1tefslpIe py NtHs or leep
ltlt h'-. Hr tAlstehcr ni the sGnsul lace
Naleis ol lht lNgf valleys OF Ncstern
hahsds has loiS been kno"h. anu mas /
, oLleli hetn ir"uSht 10 publ4 attehlion by
| IoLIiaI atuglss uhd by oIhelal reports (
ran, - ~ uiiF Nill" iittlr it11- il|tft mas