Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1900-07-05
Kansas and Missouri.


gathering this week to resolve fer.
ninst the administration. Suppose
they look at these states progress
since Mckinley was inaugurated.
Missouri has gain $l2S,000, 900 in
wealth under this Republican admin
istration.
The state Of Kansas has gained al
most 500, 100000 in wealth under
this Republican administration.
These substantial facts, showing
that greater prosperity has visited
Missouri and Kansas during the last
three years, should not be forgotten
by their citizens during the whirl and
excitement OF the Democratic conven.
ton.
The Democratic party is notorious
ly an anti-prosperity party, and the
farmers and wage.earners in Kansas
and Missouri must not allow them
selves TO be led away by the false
promises and calamity bowling Of
their friends who are assembling
here In national convention.
In Kansas the farmers have gained
$50, 100000 through the increased
value OF their live stock and princi-
pal crops this year as compared with
1896. 10 Missouri the farmers have
gained $40, 100000 this year.
In Kansas the largest gains to
farmers have been in their cattle and
hogs. This they we'll know. because
their returns when selling their live
stock have been SO much larger this
YEAR than under Democratic admin
istration.
The price Of the staple crops grown
by farmers represents an increase OF
$28, OO0,O 900 for Kansas, and over
$2O,OOO,O 900 for Missouri.
Corn, oats, hay and potatoes show
the largest gains in both states.
While wool Is not so much grown
here as in the far western states, still
the increase under protection in the
value Of the clip has been satisfactory
to those farmers who raise sheep.
In Missouri this years cotton crop
was worth almost twice as much as
it was in 1895 under the Democratic
administration.
Lastly an examination Of the num-
Der Of bank depositors in Kansas and
Missouri is full OF facts upon which
our citizens can congratulate them
selves. The figures are taken from
the last annual report Of the comp
troller Of the currency:
In the state OF Kansas there we're
IS, l5l people who had bank accounts
in 1894; last year there were lOO,s4o
bank accounts in that state.
In 1894 the total deposits in Kansas
amounted TO $l7147,16 last year
the total amount Of the deposits was
$SS,5O5, 1Ol.
There has been an increase Of prac.
tically 100 per cent both in the num-
Der Of people who had money to de-
post in the banks and in the total
amount Of money on deposit in Kan
sas.
In the state Of Missouri there were
ll7,S67 persons who had bank &C.
counts in 1894; last year there were
2lS,OO9 bank accounts. In 1894 the
total amount Of deposits in Missouri
was $5S, 921, 1858. In 1899 the depos-
It's in all the banks Of Missouri had
ncreasedto l41,726,449.
While the number Of depositors in
Missouri had increased by 30 per cent ,
he total amount Of money deposited
lad increased by 100 per cent. =
These facts and figures do not show =
he increase In the business done at
he stores, mines and factories, nor
he larger amount Of wages paid to
he thousands Of people who earn
heir livelihood in these two states. y
While the Democratic orators this .
week are charging upon the benefits +
hat will happen to the country II a
Democratic president and Democratic
congress be elected this year, our
itizens should not neglect the bless !
ngs and prosperity which they have I
erived under the Republican admin b
stration that is now in power. h
L. L. ax.;sa 70 throw AWAY the