The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-06-15
HOW THEY GET RICH
Big Increase in Value of
Western Lands.
MEN WHO STUCK BY II
Came Out With Ranches and
Cattle.

Dorsey Dunn has made $4,000 during
the past five years simply on account Of
his faith IN western Kansas. When every
body else said the short grass country
was played out Dorsey by his prophetic
vision, saw a great future in that coun-
try. He went TO buy deprecated bonds
of these western counties and selling
them to men in whom he could inspire
faith.
Mr. Dunn said last evening that many
Of the bonds Of the short grass counties
that were considered worthless several
years ago now have good values and
many of them are worth par. The in
creased value was caused by cattlemen
buying up the tax titles and paying the
taxes. The country has been turned to
naturaiuses and is becoming more val
liable and taxes are being paid on the
land.
c. p. Fullington was twirling a check
in his hand in the Fourth National bank
yesterday morning that he had just re-
ceived for a quarter section Of land in
Meade county, while he talked to a re-
porter for the Eagle about western Kan
sas. Mr.. Fullington said every few days
he got a check for some land sold in that
section. Settlers were buying the land,
but just what they intended to do with it
he could not tell. he said that people
were buying tax titles and there had
been over 500 600 in back taxes paid in
the county treasurery since last Febru-
airy,
AS an evidence Of how the cattlemen
are picking up the land Mr.. Fullington
stated that he and J. D. Houston went
out to Kiowa county last fall 10 buy a
body of land on which tax titles had been
issued. There was nearly q township in
one body. but while their attorney was
fishing around, some catlemen found out
they were after the land and they jumped
in and bought the whole tract. He said
one year ago 500 was the standard price
for a quarter section Of this Meade coun-
ty land, but now it was selling for g an
acre. He said he was offered s. an aero
for 5000 acres Of land in Meade county
last Thursday and he refused to take it
Mr.. Fullington said that one of the
strangest things that he had ever known
was that some Of the men who had made
small fortunes from this land did not at
tach any value to it. He related an in
stance of one man by the name Of
Bisby, who took a quarter Of land in
Meade county several years ago. He tried
to raise corn until he was too poor TO
get out Of the country. Some of the
people out there went to Oklahoma when
the strip was opened to settlement, but
Bisby was too poor to go. He went to
raising wheat and got a few cows in some
way and made a raise. He would pasture
his wheat and in about three years out
OF five he would get a crop of wheat. Mr..
FulIington said that he was out IN that
section of Meade county some time ago
and he thought he would cali on Bisby.
He went to the place where Bisby had
settled and found . big farm house and
a good barn and when he knocked at
the door Bisby's daughter opened it. and
he saw piano in the front room. Bisby
now has a whole section of land and has
it IN three hundred acres Of wheat.
A. O. Blanchard. west Bangor. y. Y,
saws: 4 have been troubled with kidney
disease for the last five years. Have
doctored with several physicians and I
got no relief until 1 used two bottles OF
FOIEYs KIDNEY CURE" G. Geh-
ring. 400 E. Douglas; Geo Van Werden.
s2s y. Maini Wichita Drug Co., ne Z.
Douglas.