The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-02-24
KANSAS WINES .
The rohihiiion State Considers
WAYS aud Means.
From UaIper's Weekly.

prom uaIper's Weekly)
There are other interesting items in the list Of
Kansas crops and products, and although fig
ures are dry. venture % reproduce some more,
because. like pictures, they tell a story in their
own way one that cannot be told 50 well in any
other manner. The value of the oats in the State
for 1885, WAS nearly 81 e0O Irish and sweet po-
tatops. 50 100000: rnillet s. 600. o0G; sorghum.
Kaffir corn and maize tor fodder. St 900 900; tame
grasses 50 0o00 00 prairie grasses. si5o0oo0; hor'
ticulture. garden products and wine. sf,JOO,uJ0
The wine in this list is the greatest surprise of all,
for il must he remembered that Kansas is a
prohibition State in theory. ! am soiIy that the
item escaped nay notice until after | had left the
State. 50 that il TOO late TO ask what be
comes of the wine and how the valuation Is put
on il ii il is not sold in the state.
| find, however, by the report Of the secre-
taIy of the board of agriculture issued early IN
January of this year, that wine was made in no
less than - OF the JOG counties of the State; that
the vineyards number 7.l2i: that the number OF
gallons OF wine produced 2Sl, :;6i which. at %
cent a gallon, worth sl13,a23- neat little sum
for such an industry in prohibition State, Closer
examination of the tables show that the county
raising the most wine is Doniphan which has a
record of 49, vineyards. producing 4a,s92 gallons
of wine worth $50 ,4l9. An examination of the
man OF Kansas shows that Donphan county is in
the very northeastern corner OF the State adioin-
ing the States of Nebraska and Missouri. Nebraska
and Missouri not prohibition States and If the
fact has any relation TO Boniphan county's wine
production other than mere coincidence, Of
course that Is another story.
Perhaps one hint as TO the consumption of Kan
sas wine may be had from experience had at
supper in a hotel in Marysvile. in the northern
central part of the State evening. | no.
ticed decanter in the center of the table filed
with something red. and said to the waiter girl:
What is in that decanterg
81 don't know, sir.
rs il wine.''
"a don't know, SIR
''Mell. it's something to drink?''
sit looks that way"
lis il given away with the meals hereY''
'sSec here mister. I think you had better taste
some OF that. and If you the kind of man
you look YOU won't ask any more questions Of
me in this prohibition State"
Although | was Sq5e,chcd, did follow d.
rections. Ii fair brand of port wine, and
although il may be a STYLE known only in kanss;
TO furnish such product at supper. ] purposely
refrain from mentioning the name OF the hotel. I
was told that they had free sherry for breakfast.
ID was IN that same town that | found big
wooden sign stretching clear across the side
walk from building 10 the curb, the busiest
block iu the main street which read. Are rou
dry Then hand with finger pointed straight
az the door Of n saloon in full blast. | went in
and found that in way did the place differ
from saloons in other States. There six
saloons in that toEn OF about 800 persons, and
the monthly fines. in lieu of license. weat great
way toward the support Of the schools and otheE
institutions.