The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-15
AMONG RAILROAD MEN.
Santa Fe to Develop Kansas
Gypsum Resources.
viii Shortly Erect Two Large
Cement Factories.
Industrial Commissioner Davis Talks
of the Work-Cars Arranged
for Transportation Of
Cream.

The immense gypsum resources of
Kansas are to be thoroughly developed
through the fundamentally of the San
ia Fe Railway company Mr.. A j.
Davis, Industrial commissioner OF the
road, has turned his attention to this
| matter and within a short time two
| large cement factories, with thousands
of dollars capital, will be esta blished in
the state.
Mr.. Davis was in the city yesterday
He accompanied Booth-Tucker, COM
mander of the Salvation Army. on his
trip TO the semi-arid lands of Colorado,
Arizona and New Mexico He is the
man who was instrumental in having
BOOIh-Tucker make the trip, because he
believes that if the colonial ton scheme
proposed by the commander can be car
ried out, the great American desert can
be made a fit habitation for man.
I believe the gypsum resources of
Kansas to be as great as those of any
other part of the world" said Mr.. Da-
Wis yesterday, and for this reason there
is a great field for the cement industry
in this state. I hope to have two ce-
ment factories esta blished in the state
which will increase the output OF that
product five times the present amount
We mean to offer them every advantage
of distribution and market, and give
them every chance to compete favOra-
bly, with the factories of other states.
I am as yet unable to say OF course
they will be in localities where gypsum
is found in large quantities
I look for the gypsum resources to
be of great advantage to the state La
Dor Will be employed by their develop
ment and the product is here in guam
titles sufficient to supply a large num-
Der of factories. There is no reason
rank among the states in the ulanufac-
ture of cement
L am greatly pleased at the way in
which the crea merry industry in Kansas
is advancing, continued Mr.. Davis. 1T
is making immense strides Creamer-
les which were turning out but Few
thousand pounds of butter a month
when the Industrial department was
esta bIished. are now doubling and treb-
ling their output In addition to the
crea meries already eSta b1ished, new
companies are starting up from time
to time
within a few days cars arranged es-
peciaIIy for the transportation of cream
will be placed in service by the Santa
F-e on the lines in Kansas This VIII
be a move OF the greatest peneHt 10
crea merry men
a man will be in charge of each of
the refrigerator cars and will see that
the temperature in the car continual
" remains the same. Cream viii be
gathered in these cars and taken into
the creamery stations in perfect condi-
ton This Will enable the crea merisS
to turn out the best butter possible
L want to say. too" said Mr. Davis.
chat there is one class of work which
the industrial department is doing,
which is not confined to Kansas or the
vest This is the educa ton of the peo-
ME in the east The change in the opin-
ion Of the people of the east and the
eastern press within the past few
months in regard to Kansas and the
western states in general, is marvel
Gus. They are beginning to realize that
we have a great country out here and
eastern capital is coming to the west
as result 1 see great future ahead
for Kansas and the west