The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-23
BiIIionaire May Come TO
Southern Kansas TO Live.
I'M LOVE WITH CLIMATE
Something About His Prob
ID lie Future Rural Home,

aires. but they are not The time is com
ing when there will be millionaire resi-
dents in Kansas-and mark the predic-
tion-they VIII live not very far from
wichita. # John 7. Stewart q yelling
ton lives five years longer-and he IS one
OF the most robust men in the state-he
viii have passed the million dollar mile
stone He made his start in Wichita and
slept on the desk of a real estate Office
while he was doing so. II IS also possible
that one Of the wealthiest men on earth
NAV soon hive near Wichita, II not in
wichita That man is Frank Rockefeller,
the Standard oil magnate.
you have a beautiful city" he said,
the last time he was in Wichita, and I
imagine that life here-helf urban and
half rural-must be delightful This
same Frank Rockefeller mixed with the
hackmen down at the Carey and discuss
ed the great political issues with Charlie
Bennett the veteran cabman- Clarke. al
though a Democrat has inbibed a great
deal Of the statistical information pecu-
Ear to Populism and can quote enormous
strings Of figures illustrative Of the cea-
tralization Of capital under what Mrs.
TEN Of class legislation" without know
ing who Mr. Rockefeller was he lit into
the Standard Oil company and hurled
loads of digits and ciphers at the amaz-
ed and amused magnate until his sides
were sore from laughter.
Once in awhile Mr. Rockefeller would
question a figure or two. but Bennett
wouldn't submit to correction; ne guessed
he knew more about the Standard Oil
company than the man he was talking
to.
Mr. Rockefeller was immensely we'll
pleased with many such incidents as the
( preceding one while he was here and he
told his wife, who, in turn, told one OF
the ladies at the hotel. that ne would like
to live in a place like Wichita where he
could really remain in touch with the
natural world
Mr. Rockefeller has a ranch in the
third county west of Wichita and he has
told his friends that he expects to spend
/ his declining years there. Il am never
so happy" he said recently, "as when
am out in western Kansas and I never
enjoy real good health except when I am
on the open prairie" While on the
ranch a few months ago a bushel of tele-
grams were brought to him from the
nearest telegraph Office He could not
be found about the place for half an hour
and when he was found he was cur
rying COW. for appetite. in a seques-
tired nook. Damn the kilograms" he IS
said to have said, my health Is never
right when see them around. They take
my. peace away. can find more enjoy
ment in currying one Kansas COW than
all the bulls Of Wall street. Oh. hang 1t.
I wish I could stay here all the time"
Mr.. Rockefeller is a lover Of fine stock
and always has been. During his recent
visit he said: LAS long as I can remem-
Der have been a lover Of all animal ma
ture. Before I was 10 years old was a
guinea pig breeder. bred rabbits and
chickens. took delight in it, I made
a science Of It. I bred guinea pigs to get
them to a certain color. I bred bantam
chickens to get them as small as possible
and before I was Is had taken prizes at
the county fairs for the smallest banties
And then If 7 could own horse, I
thought my happiest moment would come
At last 7 owned a horse. Thus grew
from breeding chickens TO Hereford and
Shorthorn cattle and from guinea pigs TO
trottng horses"
Mr.. Rockefeller's ranch Is In Kiowa
county. He owns nearly a township and
Soldier creek. a stream made and fed
from living springs. runs through II on
its way to the Medicine river and finally
10 the Arkansas and the Mississippi into
the warm waters Of the gulf. It is not
generally known that Soldier creek is one
Of the swiftest streams in Kansas. falling
something like seventv-fve feet to the
mile through Rockefeller's ranch.
on the ranch are 800 registered Here
fords, all graded Up TO the highest blood
standard attained He also has some fine
sheep. hogs and horses.
The ranch Is a beautiful place.
ones pen falters when facing the task
Of adequately describing this beautiful
place. The view IS constantly changing.
and from such unexpected points does
one find q new and always better view
that he is bewildered with the surprise o.
it all What a field for the landscape
painter. He could wander Cor days. from
a high. commanding looking blur % the
lowest point of the ranch. from one knoll
10 another ard each time find something
new and worthy place on his canvas.
The sunrise. as seen over the bluffs sur
mounting the eastern side. IS not sur
pa ssed anyv7aara and as the sun goes down
behind the bluffs and hills on the other
side. the western sky IS agi7w with such
lights and coIors AZ are rot seen in any
other part ~ the world
= cattle breeder. 70 b. successful mus.
have distinct ideas about breeding AR
Rockefeller has them ne has selected
certain tyQes and is working In obtain
them 1--WE uust 90 on he said 1--WE
cannot stop where ether breeders have
left on ne nust keep making CIR cattle
better Experiments u7uzt be made untH
we are sure re ara sight and then Judi
cious breeding VIII bring ne results
A feature ~ rs breed - pure bred
Shorth7rr cattle Is his polle5 animals.
comparatively reg Breed Thev are
what are known az ''D3uhie Standard
P5'led Durrsu1s7 II whsch there are
less chan 50 head 81 The world Ths-e
are nov Is or IS head e This eree6 IN fhs
ranch These cattle can O. registered r.
ai.ha- the P0Tle5 Durham " sharthsrr
--rH Book ~ Ia 5o.h 3fr Rockef-er BE-
reves fl breeding whar TIE range nan
wants sne he thinks the range Ea1
needs ho-aless aatmal Every -ate
nan kn-zs IRE vags ~ t1e 5eh1rusd
s-ee- Re argues. snz i IS rnlr matte
~ shelter the horas ere e1E - wth
z1w 2r whether tley are Bred = he-
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