Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-06-15
KANSAS NEWS OF RECENT DATE.
Banker. Held Bi< conveneioo.

Bankers Held BiG Convention.
The annual convention of the Kan
sas Bankers association at Abilene
was largely attended and much profit
derived from it. Lieut.. Col. Ed. C.
Little delivered the address of well
come. Among the speakers was Gov.
Stanley, who complimented the bank
ers on their splendid business success
and lauded the states prosperity.
Scott Hopkins, of Horton, talked on
trusts" He declared for legislation
by the states that shall give publicity
to the trusts management and said
the alternative was either control by
the people or socialism. c. Q. Cham
der, of Medicine Lodge, led the dis
cussion on estate funds and how to .
handle them" He advocates a distri-
button of the surplus funds in the
state treasury among the banks that
care to bid for the money, putting up
county and city bonds to secure the
state, and opposed placing the funds
in the Topeka banks. A resolution
was adopted favoring uniform bank
ing laws. A committee was appointed
to take charge of seattle paper ex-
change" $50
Reducing the Rate of Intereat
By the refunding of outstanding
bonds each county in Kansas is now
saving about $1,000 per year in inter
est, total for the whole state of over
100000 annually saved. Eighty-siX of
the counties have refunded their
bonds, reducing the rate of interest
in some instances from and 8 per
cent to 3H and per cent. Last year
the average rate of interest paid by
counties having a bonded debt was
6A per cent. The average rate of in
terest now being paid since the re-
funding action was taken is Az per
cent. The total bonded debt of Kan
sas counties is Sc, 232 90. "A.
Wants School Districts Combined.
In his annual report the state SUI
perintendent of public instruction
will urge the consolidation of the
districts of Kansas, in order to Sc
cure larger schools and better teach
ers. In support of his plan Superin-
tendent Nelson says: THE reports
show that there are ESQ schools in
this state that have less than ten pu-
pills; 3,O7S schools with more than ten
pupils, and less than 80, and $3.50
schools with more than 80 pupils"
TO Sell Irvine to Dealers.
A. L. Barnes, chief clerk of the Kan
sas penitentiary, has made arrange
ments to put the product of the peni-
tertiary binding Irvine plant on the
market in direct competition with the
Irvine trust. The penitentiary d.
| rectors have heretofore sold only to
| farmers direct, which has shut out
dealers. The penitentiary Irvine has
already caused a big reduction in the
| price of Irvine. ..~.s,~s z
Oh istiau Endeavor Omcers.
At Hutchinson, the state convention
| of the Kansas Christian Endeavor
union closed after choosing Fort
Scott as the 1901 meeting place and
elected the following officers: Pres
ident, J. A. Sankey, Cottonwood Falls;
vice presidents, G. L. Milton,S Fort
Scott, A. NJ. Reitzel, Hutchinson; Sec
rotary, Clyde r. Boyd, Strong City;
treasurer, Otto Newly, Sterling. c
Says Insurance Rates Are Lower.
| According to the annual report Of
V. Church, fire insurance rates have
decreased Is CLIO per0 $1,000
under the Stanley administrator.
The receipts of the insurance depart
ment for the year aggregated $780,
721.O5; the expenses amounted TO &c.
592.32.
Mr. Anderson VIII Stay.
The movement started by Col. A.
II. Greene and others to have Cyrus
Anderson, receiver of the Colby land
! Office, removed has failed. After in
| vestigating the charges against An
derson, Mr.. Hermann, commissioner
of the general land Office, recommends
ed that Mr.. Anderson be retained.
May Award Contract. ut Once.
Grant Hornaday, chairman of atbe
state board of charities, said that If
Parsons had given q deed to the pro-
posed asylum site at that town with
out any conditions, there was moth
ing for the boardaof charities to do
except to proceed to let the contracts
for buildings.
A Fight on Prof Chriaman.
Prof. Chrisman, of the Emporia
state normal, who told the mothers
congress at Detroit that imam never
loves; he only reasons" came near
being ousted from the faculty last
week, the vote of the regents stand
| ing four to four.
Mckinley Invited to Kansas
| Representative Long, of Kansas, ex-