The Globe-republican., 1897-08-26
BIG BOON FOR KANSAS.
In the East EVERYBODY IL Locking
to the Sunh0Wer State.-B00th-
Tucker Colonies Secured.


, From Kansas City Journal.
prosperity has arrived, and Kansas
has today the greatest prospects of any
state in the union, said Industrial Agent
james A. Davis, of the Santa Fe.
aThis will make Kansas City rich, }" he
continued. 81 have just gotten back
from the East and everybody there is
looking to Kansas. Kansas is attracting
more favorable attention now thsa at
any time since it has been a state. There
are many favorable opportunities there
for manufacturing and development en-
terprises. The whole line of the Santa
Fe railroad is in just the same shape.
The mineral prospects of the territory on
its line are more encouraging than those
of the Klondike without any such trials or
privations in reaching them.
"We have secured the location Of sew
ecal of the Booth Tucker colonies.
Will not say where they will be located.
because it might have an effect upon ne
gotia.ioDs for lands. accompanied
Booth Tucker to see many of the heav-
lest 6nanciers on Wall street. One of the
largest bankers gave him three hours
time. and he was assured in my presence
by many leading financiers of moral and
financial support for his scheme. On
Booth fuckers return from England
next week, we will have conference
with many of the leading financial men
in New York. There will be represen.
tative of J. P. Morgan & Co. and nearly
all other great financial houses.
1.-The plan of Booth Tucker has had the
strictese investigation and study and no
one has found any Jaw in it. 1t is one
of the greatest philanthropic movements
of the age. He has not talked to man
in New York, but who told him he would
be glad to be identified with it and to
contribute to it. He has strong COM
mittee back of the movement in Chicago,
and j. Sterling Morgan, who was skep-
teal about it, after talking with Com
mander Booth Tucker, admitted it was
the only feasible colonization scheme he
had ever heard of. If these first colonies
are a success it means an incalculable
number to follow, to the great good of
the Wcst-and Kansas City is the me-
tropolis Of the West.
''There are great gypsum beds all over
the state of Kansas" said Mr.. Davis, di-
crossing from the subje of Booth Tuck
er's plans. "Plaster made from the
Kansas gypsum is better than any other
produced in the world. Yet Kansas City
has been receiving its supplies of this
plaster from the East. There is lots of
money in these gypsum beds for Kansas.
Plans for their development are matur-
Ing and from them the plaster Of the
West will be supplied.
''We think Kansas City should have
'ne of the largest tanneries of the world (
md we have plans which believe will ,
cad to the early establishment of such a ,
,lant here. Lam hardly ready to say
much about it, but am confident the
ield is here and that the plant will be
lere soon.
''Millers from all parts of the country /,
rave written to me, asking about the pos
ibilities of Kansas for milling purposes
have more applications from the East
or information about Kansas and the
of manufacturing and de-
'elopment enterprises than am able to /,
handle. ID
"The situation never looked brighter t
han it does right now for big indus {
rial revival in Kansas and Kansas City. {
think the foundation is being laid for I
he sOundest kind of boom on q solid
'asis, with no wind about it. look for =,
tremendous immigration of class of {
'eople who will bring with them not only e
ONE money, but skill and experience b
nd spirit of progressiveness." '