The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-30


nratlons pushed the even tenor Of their
way. but those who have sympathy
IN excess need not waste Il on Polk
county. Rather. they should bestoE II
on a large section OF western Kansas
huge slices OF Nebraska and the bliz-
gard and drought stricken regions OF
Iowa.
The mossback IL welded 10 his idols
but ne never suffers Polk counys
farmers have more 20 be thankful for
than any number OF northern and vest
ern counties which boast 81 numerous
railroad crossings and big public school
funds Even wlihou, those things |
Polk county has ccntrlycd 20 get along.
not as well as lt might. 90 De sure, but /
3, has had people who have made small
fortunes. and on entire population free /
OF debit Polk county armoTd do not /
know what a mortgage o. With no |
railroads nearer than hfiy miles until |
very recently. when 81 was a.xiy miles /
from stations over trails which were
hardly apologies for roads. you could
not and a homestead with a mortgage
en- Il ln a two days Journey.
In this same county Of Polk the Dem
ocrats are 20 the Republican as 90 10
1. To be oxao there were polled al
tho last election 1864 votes. Of which
Mr.. Bryan got 1000 and Mr. Mckinley
81. when Clay county, Missouri. cast
1000 Democratic and 900 Republican
votes the United States was asked 20
produce its equal. And when the cote
from Barry was announced on the bull
letin boards At the last election as ls3
for Bryan and Tor Mckinley Missouri
Democrats oxulted In the belief that
they had the solidosi Democratic COM
munity In the union. Compared 10
some Polk county precincts barry Il a
geriahle hoihod OF Repuhlicanlsm.
But there are other things besides The
absence Of debts. Republicans and
MORTGAGES which helped 20 make Polk
county sal generis. When O resident
Of the west wishes 70 employ figure
Of speech TO emphasize intensity be
SAYS "hltior o. a Kansas couniy-solt
war" a county-scat war means 20 a
wesiernor shotguns. raids and mid
night assasslnatlonn. But they 90 not
40 things that way IN Polk county
Such matters docs not disturb the Ar
kansas mind.
n the people IN Kansas are 90 believe
what is here written perhaps ! ought
no, 20 tell In the same story Of the land
whore the mortgage Is unknown and
where the people OF one town, without
even making a mild protest. riill per
nit the county government 10 be- ,aker
from them. hut these are facts.
Dallas was only a few years ago {
huwiully contonted town u 800 In
habliants. What there Is left Of Il nos
IA contented enough. but instead o.
there being 1900 inhabitants there ar
not 10 exceed SOC The location OF IN
town Is ideal For thirty miles bcior
/, Ia a. spread thc Ouchiia Valley. rangInl
! IN width from Eve 20 ifecu miles "
T, lands ln the world are richer or nor
F, productive than these. Two sides q
. the town Of Dallas are bounded by IN
mountains. Exhausucsa springs wit
as marvellous curing powers ss thoso q
/. Hot Spring supply the town with wa
/. ter. Some years ago a company wa
i, organized and an effort made 10 bull
+, a resort here. but lnyalids could u,
I, be induced 20 come sixty miles trol
railroad over country roads that
perfectly sound man would survey wit
: dread. When the handsome hotel whlc
was built burned down no effort ",
made TO put another In rs place an
the bottom dropped out Of the reso
boom.
Il was probably this experience viii,
taught Dallas that riches. after al
were largely a matter OF location. |
inhabitants learned that no matt
what goods could be- offered Tor sale. Il
means must be provided either OF ro
ting them 10 market or OF gt,tlng De
pie TO them.
when the news came that q rallro
was 20 be- built 10 tho gulf which wou
un through % part Of polk county
as 90 skip Dallas the inhabitants OF d
town knew that The county seat wou
boz moved somewhere else. lts m1
progressive inhabitants surveyed q
situation calmly They ana not oner
do battle. but followed iho example
Mohammed. who found q easier 90
90 the mountain than 90 bring O
mountain to h.m. Dallas business IN
made a rush for Mcna town proper
aud o. littlo railroad town four m.
away captured iia entire business nu
ulgtlon within q month after O. D
been Incorporated. The opportunity
hearing locomotives whistle proved
be "a greater attraction than gushl
springs and beautiful lawns m
talk 40 Mona Of either a boulevard
electric road 10 Dallas II they
either Of these things the now prac
cally deserted county seat may M
more hocomc a aoutishins hamlet.
Il can never hope to DO anything Of
business town.
The railroad has killed Dallas co
merco without damaging the lndlvldl
prosperity Of rs citizens. Farm Ian
In the vicinity Of Dallas bring mi
money now than ever before. Add
towns people are dolng more busin
al MenA than they could possibly b,