Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-30
OVER 100000 THE PAST WEEK
LAND DEPARTMENT OF X. c., p. d
G. ACTIVE.
Interesting Details of the Trip to the
South-intervfews With PrOmi-
nent Business Men Who Went
to Port Arthur-Mission-
ary Work Begun.

the recent excursion to the Gulf bringing
d returns far greater than he had believed
possible. The claim that there is no money
p the country had taken some effect on his
Judgment and belief, but the last few days
lave made it apparent that there is always
money in the country, and it can be found
n the event anyone can show up something
nat tempts an investment.
The sales of the department during the
week have aggregated over 100000, and it
n came about through the information
IIaced in the hands of business men by the
Hcent excursion to Port Arthur, the party
Icing made up Of prominent business men
D the states Of Missouri and Kansas and
he territory of Oklahoma. The great rush
3f business involving Port Arthur property
commenced when the excUrsionists had
gained an idea of the possibilities of the
new town of Port Arthur, originating with
he idea of deep water and a consequent
Itream of business from the North.
The eXcursionists. themselves, made lib
eal and heavy investments and since they
returned home they have distributed the
Information among their friends with the
result that the land department of the new
Kansas City road has been exceedingly
tusy.
The party of business men who were FIRST
introduced TO Port Arthur is as follows:
Ex-Governor E. n. Morrill, of Kansas,
Hiawatha. banker.
4 Colonel F. b. Dawes. ex-attorney general
of Kansas, Clay Center, lawyer.
z. Stanley, ex-state superintendent of
schools. Lawrence, teacher.
The Rev. ]. d. Botkin, Kansas congress-
rnan-at-large, Winfield, minister.
The Rev S. z. Pendleton. Baldwin,
has;, minister.
Colonel Ed Madison president of the
Kansas Republican State League, Dodge
City, lawyer
bank, Hutchinson, Kas.
Peter smith, president Citizens bank,
North Topeka. Kas.
Colonel r. i. Walker ex-United States
marshal. Topeka, Kas.
Atchison. Kas
Harvey. business men, Atchison Kas
S. II. Horner mayor of Caldwell, Kas.
9. j. Twiss mayor of Kansas City, Kas
X. N. Shelby, Topeka. Kas.. capitalist
o. B. Trower Kansas City, Kas.. live
stock commission business.
J. H. Wilson. Topeka, banker
DR.. j. w. Dolman, NJ D., Topeka, physi-
Ben schnierle treasurer of wyandotte
county. Kas.
Q; W. Shepard, register of deeds. wyan-
2. D. Smith, editor Kinsley CKas.) Mer-
Colonel E. c. Manning, editor of the Win
field Courier.
Ex-state. Senator w. L. Parkinson, of
Ottawa, Kas.
w. H. Winter. Lawrence, Kas., attorney.
D. IL. Barnes. lumberman, Kansas City,
kas.
f. E. Carlton. vice president First Ma
tioEal bank, Pittsburg Kas
A. Dennison, real estate Columbus
Kas.
u. P. Hazeltine. hardware, Columbus,
{. A. Galbraith. attorney general of. Ok
iahoma, Oklahoma City.
l.. NJ. Turner, treasurer of Oklahoma,
Guthrie. o. T.
G. G. Jones. mayor of Oklahoma City.
Major G F. Ashley, president Citizens
Judge c. Reed, ex-iudge of Eighteenth
City, Kas.
George A. Metcalf. Kansas City. Mo-,
bond investor.
E. H. Dorman. Kansas City. Kas., hard
ware.
c. C. Grove. Kansas City, Mo. hard
ware, grain.
Or. H. P. Porter. NJ. D.. Foster. Mo.
II. L. Littell agent Western Coal and
Manutacturing Company, Foster, Mo.
y. Baum. Kansas City, Mo-, merchant.
Dr. himberlin, Kansas City, Mo-,
j. r. Norling, secretary of the American
Swedish Emigration Society, Chicago.
n F. Best. Enid, o. T, real estate.
S. p. Hammond, Enid, o. T., real estate
Richard Pappe, secretary of the German
o. r.
]. d. Brown. Rich Hill. Mo-. investor.
r. c. Dudley. New York city. capitalist.
In addition, there were T. A. Hornbeck
land commissioner of the Pittsburg &
Gulf; George NJ. Craig, general townsite
agent; George NJ. Mathews, architect and
superintendent of buildings; also w. c. Ed
wards. of Larned. Kas.. ex-secretary of
state under Governor Morrill,, and !. V.
Moffett. formerly with the Rock Island
railroad. Mr.. Edwards and Mr.. Moffett
have recently been appointed special pass
fp~st f1a.a tfeEf
& Gulf railroad with headquarters at To-
peka, kas.. and Kansas City, Mo. and
this was the first of the big excursions
which are TO be conducted by Messrs. Ed
wards and Moffett In every way it was
a splendid success.
The party returned last Tuesday ard
each one at once began missionary work.
Ex-Governor Morrill,. after making the
rounds in Kansas where as he states
most everyone wanted to hear something
of Port Arthur, rounded up in Kansas City
yesterday. He explained that the people
of that state far as he could discover
had all heard about Port Arthur, 1t seemed
10 be a matter of geography that Port
Arthur is an old place. at least the coun-
try around that section is old but the
people of his acquaintance had not found
81 out until very recently. In fact he with
others had not known until quite recently
that there was such a place and not until
very recently had been placed in possess
sion of the facts, commercial in nature,
which are always very important TO busi-
ness men.
I
Arthur. one of the finest residence sites in
the tCwnsite For II he paid the amount of
s. 600. and very soon he will commence to
build fine residence. He will nave il put
M for his own use. and ii is his intention
to spend the most of his winters there.
This is evidence of his conclusion about the
future of the town in one direction, and
while IL may pertain more TO climate than
future commercial greatness, the governor
has also expressed his views on the COM
meTCial outlook of the town by purchasing
some choice business property. In this way
tho conclusion is reached that Governor
Morrill, has faith in the town. for IL is we'll
known that he is one of the conservative
and safe business men of the West.
Governor Morrill, on Port Arthur.
Referring to Port Arthur. Governor Nor
riH said: In the first place IL will be but "A
sEort travel from the great Central West,
and thus II will be a place easy to reach,
and this. taken together with the climate.
makes ii certain that many winter resi-
denCes will be erected there. owned by
huSu,SS men all over the Central West.
This will insure good class of people max
Ing up the town. Cool schools Will nat
urallN result, at least good primary schools,
for families will spend The winter there.
and the children will attend schools. The
social feature will he such rs to conform
70 the wishes OF the best people OF the
country
Referring TO commercial matters the gov
ornor continued as follows: Il am very
certain OF the business success of the place.
II will have a wonderful and unprecedented
growth. ! Will tell YOU why. For ten or
twelve years. yes. sixteen years ago. the
matter of Gulf transportation was dis
cussed In the Kansas legislature and in
all the years il has come up regularly in
all the LEGISLATURES of the Central West.
Finally the Santa Fe reached Galveston
and some other roads, but they reach the