The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-01-07
STRUCK A BONANZA
TRAEPS WILL SOON BE AN UN-
KNOWN QUANTITY In WICHITA.

worth SlOO,OOO, and VIII Try armInt
Arid Land for the Next Five Years, or n
Long as His Money Holds Out-H,
Wants to Engage All the Unemployed
and VIII Put Up Money Against Labor
Invited to Meet at Wichita.
Kansas City Jim has returned to
Wichita from Hot Springs, Ark, where
he says the tranps of the west half OF
the United States held their annual con-
vehtion.
He says that their former plans 10
fmmigrate to Colorado was not carried
through as a result of the extended cir
culation of THE Wichita Eagle and just
about as he was TO start to the con-
vention he was given the following let
ter which came to Mayor Cox and in
which he was asked to present to his
fellow comrades in convention assem-
bfed. He says that a, committee was ap-
pointed ITO investigate the financial
standing of S. p. Gibson and finding it
gilt edge and the man worth a cool
hundred thousand, they at once adopt
ed the suggestion made and will stick
to the old man as long as his money
lasts, and as a consequence there is a
strong probability that there will be no
more of the Old professional tramps in
Wichita next summer.
When asked to explain himself he
handed the reporter the following let
Ger:
ITO Kansas City Jim, Wichita, Kan.
Dear Sir:-As you have a large in
f1uence with the unemployed We take
the liberty to ask you to use your in
fluence in canVaSsing for members and
aid for the Southwest. The living
generation can not wait for legislative
action. The Southwestern company
operative, farming, manufacturing and
transportation lcolcny-wants 5000, 900
members of all trades. Located on
sub-arid government and state land in
in Texas. The farms will be forty
acres each, and there will be a forty
acre park in the center Of each six
miles square where the main business
will be built in towns. Here will be
schools, etc, and from here each man
will attend his farm, and by all living
so closely together the expenses VIII be
much cheaper as provisions will be
bought in large quantities. Each per-
son joining the colony will own his own
home but all Will work together
Each person should have SIS. but II
you can't raise that mulch you can join
anyhow. / have enough 10 start with
and if the unemployed will join me, 1
will put my capital against their labor. !
The whole colony is an industrial |
school 1t will take month or two TO |
learn In place Of sending money here |
and there, a thing that nobody has, |
day labor Is used for mony, thus so |
many members are detailed for short |
terms from each farm to teach school, |
work in factories and operate railroads
Jr ,1f< ay nd Jf,-yl
ed equally TO each member. All must
work fairly.
To the 1aborer now employed. BY
removing we make you safe. VIII you
not donate $50 each, or loan your jobs to
our boys for 100 days?
To the churches, charitable societies,
business men, city governments and all:
Society has to support the unemployed
somehow. Now do it in a sensible way
for once and be done with It, Give the
a chance to make a home
for themselves Calamity is going to
you all some day, and we may
% able to serve you a good turn in the
'uture.
Now, my good friends, look into
his you have everything to gain, moth
ng to loose. Have You manhood to
'trike for this plan. Alone you can
rot go in the sub-arid belt 1t has
proven a failure. In cooperation it |
will be a glorious success. The climate '
s lovely and as soon as we jointly .
make stand the fair maiden will join
YOU, as no individual enterprise could
rive her the comforts the co-operator
AN You are yet young or middle I
lged- There is time yet.
S. p. GIBSON,
Page, Neb.
The tramps have sent Mr.. Gibson an !
invitation to meet them at Wichita,
nd Jim Johnson says that If he agrees
hey win ask Mayor Cox for the use Of {
he city hall for their meeting. The |
olony will be organized at Wichita. ,
provided the old gentleman talks like
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