The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1897-07-02
A LETTER FROM H. B. A.
Chicago. June %, 1897

. lear ofdpHlc tIllHh tuc COAuuAS
of our Kansas paper are read each
week more eagerly than any other.
We are never quite sure how things
are going in the Sunfower state and
this deepens our interest. We are
more anxious to know how the wheat
and corn are prospering, than to read
of the tariff bill and the queens jubi-
lee.
My brother returned, Sunday morn
ing. from Kansas City and he reports
that prospects in Kansas are excellent,
and that the land will regain its old
time value within two years. was at
Oxford, Ohio, and at Cincinnati last
week. Oxford is an ideal college town.
I got off the train at a. m. and walk
ed up to the hotel. Everything was so
delightfully."- fresh, quiet and attractive
that I wished to- make quite a stay,
but at 10 o'clock a. N. was off for
Cincinnati. The wheat in Mama val
ley was turning yellow, some clover
was moved but corn was not over six
inches high. Farmers who are in debt
have hard time of it, business gen.
orally was dull, and the fear was ex-
pressed that the republicans would not
carry the state this fall. At Gin
cinnati business was fat. At one of
the large advertising agencies one OF
the most important solicitors told me
he INV h,,c
improve in the fall. He thinks mat
ters will never be materially improved
until there is free coinage of silver.
He spoke of Bryan as a sure winner in
the next three years. He also declar-
ed that if Bryan were running this fall
he would be elected. After dinner l
was sitting in the hotel lobby at the
Gibson house when W. j. Bryan walk
ed in and registered. He was warmly
welcomed by many silver republicans,
and seemed in the best of health and
spirits.
A short time ago my brother and 1
made business trip to Geneva Lake,
Wisconsin, 1t is one of the most.
beautiful sheets of water | have seen,e
and some of the finest summer homes
are built on the hills around it. These
houses belong mainly. to wealthy busi-
ness men of Chicago, who send their
families there for the hot months.
Long distance telephones connect them
with, Chicago, SO busines can easily be
combined with pleasure. We saw many
ladies fishing from the wharves, and
there were many sailing parties who
seemed to find great pleasure in skim
ming over the lake. The Y. M. G. A.
is having q sort of summer school at
one place which they own on the lake.
There is a large auditorium and very
many cottages, that seemed well filled
with students. Above the Y. NJ C. A.
building is the Yerkes observatory,
presented to the University of Chicago
by the street car millionaire. 1t is a
fine building, beautifully finished and
equipped with the finest refracting tele-
scope in the world. 1t is expected that
this wonderful instrument will disclose
many secrets of the stars.
Chicago is said to be the first city.
with respect to the number of bicycle
riders, in the world. 1t is stated that
more than $1,000 riders passed given
point on the midway, between and 9
o'clock p. m. l often ride over there
in the evening, and it is truly avon
derful sight to see the swiftly-moving
Tights. The procession moves silently
on, hour after hour. Saturday after
noon during the summer months is
generally observed as holiday, and
out in the public parks there are many
interesting ball games. 1 saw the Illi-
nois Central railroad employees play
Nelson Morris & Co., last Saturday,
and quite good game was played.
notice that my boy is fast becom-
ing accustomed to city ways. 1 saw
him run up and shake hands with a
policeman yesterday, and he winked
at me and said, Il know him" Later
on the boy was throwing stones at the