The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-14
KANSAS BEATS THE KLoNDIKE.
All the state Transformed by tho Enormous
Crop OF wheat This Year.

All tho state Transformed by tho Enormous
Crop OF wheat This Year.
oBERLIN, Kan. Aug. 13.-Grain is pouring into
all the towns Of western Kansas to-day In thou
sands and thousands OF bushels. All over tho
wide prairies may DO seen wagon after wagon
rolling across the plain toward the railroad sta
ton. Golden is the grain. and golden is the
return 1t Is bringing the farmers Of Kansas this
year. A week ago tho price was so cents; then
1t went to So cents, then TO So. and 1t Is still
moving upward.
There Is scarcely a farmer in western Kansas
that put out wheat at all who has less than
twenty acres. From that the acreage will run
10 100, 200, and 2iQ acres. The average may be
put at 25 bushels to the acre. Tho man who has
20 acres Of wheat will realize roughly $3.50 for
his crop. The man who has $40 acres will re-
ceive 81 800 for his crop. or $12.50 an acre. And
then in addition to the wheat crop nearly all
have a good corn crop, not to mention hay. cane.
millet. alfalfa, and the minor crops. which are
looking well.
Men who have been in debt for years. and have
been held down by repeated failures will this
year clear their farms of debt, pay every cent
they owe and place a neat sum in the bank for
next year. Moro mortgages will DO paid off in
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska this year than
for many a season. A transformation seems
to have taken place. The low-spirited, grum-
bling farmer who saw his crops burn up year af-
ter year is now smiling. happy and prosperous
looking. He goes into the store and pays the
1000 bushel Of the finest kind of wheat, and I
iiRS oaF aGo "a re in a fSsHp Iou Of l WITHIN, ,o-d day n sna
under the eyes Of THE Sun correspondent.
The railroads are beginning to feel tho rush OF
work of hauling the immense wheat crop of
Kansas and Nebraska to market. With 10000
ooo bushels or wheat in Kansas. the same
amount in NebraBEa- md If 0Nl 900 hIahela in
traffic to the various railroads. On Monday last
the receipts OF cars OF wheat at Kansas City
receipts were 10 cars. One week ago Monday
the receipts at Kansas City were 512 cars. On
July 3 $40 cars were received at Kansas City.
City railroad yards from 5 A. NJ. to shutdown in
! ssiSsd 1900 st Kansas snss of city wheat during will A SS ss:
pushed to hold the grain 1tf.'" a Shortage, Of Of
hardly begun to. move. when the enormous
amount that will have to be handled Is consid-
cred; Cars everywhere along the lines are being
will be pressed into service. Many carpenters
are busy getting these cars IN shape.
like "a a r a@ise P the farmers aen, Will Wifi Begin shst to h SoIthf fhs UP
wheat for higher prices. Many in this section
have not marketed a bushei. But most OF the
burden OF debt lifted from their shoulders.
Talk of the gold of the klondike country"
s shta GOA Sao of f Kamsrs yefKifi oddIkEe i is ndt ' in T. lS ss tS Ss
Ooo. 900 bushels Of wheat in Kansas, Nebraska,
s en- more Than ii9'oo6.o Q o'n AZ = rs rePTs,
which is about what II will sell for II it is held a
short time, the wheat crop of this section have
beat klondike all hollow I'm n Kansas man.
and I'm hurrahing for Kansas, you bet u And
that seems to be the sentiment of many others.