The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-05-30
KANSAS LEADS ALL
interesting Figures Read at
Bankers Meeting
BY PRESIDENT CHANDLER
Her Productions Largest in
Louisiana Purchase.


would not be welcomed with enthusiasm.
The bankers, in the depression and
ultra-Populist era were considered moth
ing short of robbers. But in the present
era of better feeling; when there are
prosperous times in Kansas; the people
realize that bankers are not bad per-
sons to have in communities; that they
have helped to make Kansas a good place
to live in. So this week, in this cuI-
tured and educational town, in Eldridge
hall, under the shades of classic Mount
Dread, has been held convention of the
Kansas State Bankers association, and
Lawrence unbent wonderfully.
A convention OF bankers is interesting.
It brings together several scores of men
who have helped Kansas onward and up
ward. It brings forth men who have
stood foremost in their respective com
munities. 1t means men who are shrewd,
conservative, patriotic, sound, good cit
liens and representatives, in every way
Of the present condition of the state.
This, the fourteenth annual convention
Of Kansas bankers, was a remarkably
successful one. Bankers from every cor
ner of Kansas were present. There were
sound men of finance from abroad here,
too. Among them were James II. Eckels,
former comptroller of the currency; W.
A. Rule, cashier of the National Bank
of Commerce Of Kansas City, and Cashier
Merrill of the National Bank of Com
mevce of St Louis. There were other
notabIes from the state, besides those
actually engaged in the banking busi-
ness. Morton Albaugh, state bank com
missioner; c. S. Jobes, national bank eX-
aminer for Kansas were among them.
OF the bankers who are somewhat prom
inent in state politics, Grant Hornaday,
of Fort Scott, and Representative J. B.
Adams, of Eldorado. were representa-
tive.
The president of the State Bankers
association for the past year has been
c. @. Chandler, of Medicine Lodge. Mr..
Chandler is a young Kansas hnancier Of
no mean ability. He is nephew Of
Dr. W. S. Woods, president Of the Ma
tionaI Bank of Commerce, of Kansas
City, and beside being president of the
Citizens State Bank of Medicine Lodge,
he is at the head Of the Kansas National
of Wichita, and a string of banks in
southwest Kansas. His administration
the past year has shown marked execu-
tive ability. He has brought the bank
ers closer together, and a Community
of interest in fact has been the result
He is shrewd and tireless, and the asso-
citation has thrived very much. But in
the coming year it will be IN good hands.
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president. He has been vice president
under Mr.. Chandler, and is an able man.
The association began its convention
Tuesday afternoon. Representatives ].
D. Bowersock, of the second district,
whose home is Lawrence, welcomed the
bankers in a neat little speech, and j.
7. Bradley, of Sedan. replied. There were
other address, 3, reports, short talks, and
then the bankers were driven to Haskell
Indian institute. Today they had an ALL
day session, and the addresses of Former
Comptroller Ecl1els and Bank Commis-
sioner AIbaugh were the principal feat
ures. There was also q visit later IN the
day to the University.
In his address Mr.. Chandler traced
the wonderful advancement of this
country, commercially and financially;
the growth in the United States as an
exporting nation; how now United States
bonds brought the highest prices. He
sketched the battles of the standard, and
the gold standard as it now is. and COM
mented on the present remarkable pres
perity Of the country and state In his
interesting address, Mr.. Chandler fur
ther said:
"On that day in April, in 1903, when
Napoleon said in a fit of passion. ''irreso-
luton and deliberation are no longer in
reason. It is not only New Orleans that
VIII cede to them. it is the whole col
ony without reservation" Did he
dream that one small section OF that
territory that he was hinging away would
deveiope into a state with the wealth
producing capacity of Kansas.
Let Us for moment see what Kan
sss is doing; our grand total for farm
products Tor 1900 was S32l 254. .75s; 1889. S3o2.-
S04l20: 1SsS. S65. .15l. .75e Showing a gain
in produts in two years of S66 102.39S-
This production and increase of wealth
is from farm products and i've stock
alone IN addition TO this we have our
vast mining interests in southeastern
Kansas. where the black diamonds and
jack yield their million regularly every
month in the year.
"Out of the Louisiana purchase there
were made twelve state. Missouri. Kan
sas. Iowa, Minnesota, Montana. North
and South Dakota, wyoming. Nebraska,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Colorado. Kan
sas outranks every one OF her sister
states Of this purchase in the production
of wealth in proportion TO population.
her production being S12o0 for each unit
of her population. while that Of her
nearest neighbor. Missouri. IS $500. Mon
tsna, s@00. and Iowa. $4,000
kansas has prospered genuinely in the
past few years IL boom days our wealth
was largely estimated by inflated values.
The western half OF the state was settled
up with the erroneous laea that IL vas
the same kind Of a farming country as
Illinois. Iowa and Missouri. but oy hard
experience it was proven not 70 have
been laid out by the Creator for such
purposes. hose who had the pluck and
energy to stay with the country found
thar alfalfa. cane. aud other forage crops
would do vel The pra1ries were allowed
70 return 20 their original state of buffalo
grass ire valleys were planted and
tarmed with these forage crops the cows
and the steers ate the buffalo grass in
the summer and alfalfa ka1ir and cane
in the winter. and IN a few years a desc
late and slmost deserted country was
transf0rmea 70 q grand wealth producing
country unexcellzd rs none, for stock
raising. La 1881 Kansas bad sf2s+ acres
of alfalfa II lEa we had -7s - acres
u 1881 we had sssI acres of kafnr cor1-
In lsSs. 81 s. acres
The western Kansas farmer HAD %
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