The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-17
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HOW TIE SANTA FE ApvERTIsEs KANSAS.
m. M. MURDOCH. Editor

m. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor
HOW THE SANTA FE ADvERTIsEs KANSAS.
To double the population state is approximately
double its products to double its wealth double its
commerce. It is to make big again all around
material moral and political To make Kansas twice
as great commo weaIth and along all the lines that con-
stute state it were only necessary increase its pop
ulation by million more of men. and children.
with this addition the opportunities for utilizing her
natural resources for cultivation development would
be nearly all exhausted if the west third Of the
state left permanently to the cowboy and his herds
appreciation of the advantages offered by Kansas
additional prosperous homes and for the profitable
investment capital labor by the ovcowded inhab
surplus other favored states is all that
would necessary to settle from two million add
tiona people east Of the onehundredth meridian Sun
lowerdom.
Probably nobody alive the truth of the fore
going propositions than the managers and officials of Kan
sas railways Every added producer every added
gunner enlargement of freight and passenger t
by just To double the population Of Kansas
double tonnage double the gross
ngs of every railway operating within her borders W. J.
Black the general passenger agent Of the Santa Fe. not
Dny keeny realizes this truth but he is putting forth ef
Eorts world with knowledge Of the
peor chances for homes and the numberess opportunities
for profitable investment capital found almost
everywhere Kansas He also evidently appreciates the
TACT that while this is an advertising age that the
successful advertiser is he who in his advertisements sticks
closest to the truth In conformation Of this find that
Mr. Black is running in eastern publications. the
following attractive statement Of the resources this state
sunshine brains of this Kansas kingdom Of
wind wheat and women. His advertisement up Of
KANSAS" which good reading for even Jay
hawkers themselves. and is a follows:
IN twenty years Kansas has raised 2996OOOOOO bushels
and 691OOO.OOO bushels wheat From 1896 to 1900
Kansas ranks first in value of wheat and corn s7SOOoOO
For 1900 Kansas is first in wheat s45OOOOOO first corn
and wheat s9SOOOOOO (or $3.50 person.; fifth
corn s5SOOO00O Above figures are given out officially
by Uncle Sam There's nothing the matter with Kansas.
pamphlet entitled Kansas Resources mailed
free. Get home for yourself son bountiful
sas. and share in next years prosperity The way go
Santa Fe Address General Passenger Office, A, T. &
s F. Railway. Topeka, Kan"
There is no real estate agents blow or brag those
succnc sentences They simple statistical facts oc-
tally promulgated by the agricultural department of the
United States which little appre-
cated by the inhabitants of the older and crowded
states still gloriously palpabie and overshadowing
Speaking of the advantages that gain of population
would Kansas. with such vast stretches of her
rich, ilmitable prairies yet untouched and and
opportunities yet untitled is safe say that
the men responsible the showings her rail
ways earnings appreciate what added population
and development During the past few years the
Santa Fe has made an increase fyod in gross earn
ings twentyfvefold in earnings. That is the
system earned $15OO0OOO gross with earnings
of threequarters of million The Official returns Of the
entire system the past year show gross earnings of
S54OOOOoO. earnings of s2O,OOOOOo OF course
the since the aforementioned time reached
to the gulf the SOUTH away the Pacific
the west to Kansas must be given the greatest
credit for the systems wonderful showing an acknowledge
credit found the advertisement quoted
TIE SANTA EE AND ROCK LAND souTH