The Iola register., 1902-02-28


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nd nearer points, to be reduce
raoo- a able pigs, and the smelter
TO marke' the threshold of their pos
are only AT
sihilities. 'fELTING.
- unity seat of a hitt
why Is loia' e" unty, thus chose
erto agricultural CO. eltino head.cer
of all the west as a sn. ndarlviny tn
ter? Simply because. il, lands c
good farms and grazing 'es. ther
Allen and adjoining count umula
lies an apparently limitless acc ,ab,
tion of odorless, intensely intlamh vi
and fast flowing gas, which puts t.
region far and away ahead of the coal
burning smelters of live years ago.
Every chicken house, barn and farm
engine in this sneighborhood is warmed,
lighted OF energized with gas. 1t
makes iirst-class light, surpasses coal
or wood as fuel at the rate of ten to
one and costs 60 per cent less thsneven
Kansas coal.
Following quickly upon the devel-
opment of the gas field of southes stern
Kansas came the discovery of mex
haustible deposits of lime and shale,
the two essential ingredients of that
cement called Portland, !" famous the
world over as the best material for
sidewalks, waterproof grouting and
cellar finish. The Kansas plant of
cement company capitalized for 49,
500, 900 il nowturning out 3, 200 barrels
of cement every day. 1t is three
months behind its orders even with
million dollar plant running at full
blast and, within two years of exist
ence, it has successfully demonstrated
that it can compete in New York Gand
Frisco and yet pay 10 per cent profit
to its common-stock holders.
BRICK KILNs FLoURIsHING.
Now you will take notice that these
are new things.
Southeastern Kansas now has moth
ing to say abOutthe weight OF its pigs.
the size of an ear of corn nor the cir
conference of potato. You don't see
much in the newspapers of this tidal
wave of manufacturing activity that
has suddenly swept across this section.
Maybe it isn't picturesque enough for
the story writer's, but its true, tangible
and permanent, and that's more than
can be said of most of the sensational
things written about Kansas. There
will be no more corn palaces down
here, no more monstrous bill stories,
no real estate inAations. Farm values
are slowly rising because the market
for all products is fixed now near
home. Power is so cheap that
you can grind wheat, sack it and sell
it without reference to Kansas City.
Brick farm houses, brick town houses,
brick stores, brick streets!
And speaking of brick reminds me;
enough of brick clay has been located
in the six southeastern counties of
Kansas to build and pave every town
in them over again. The cheapness
and accessibility ofgas fuel has placed
lirst-rate pressed brick below lumber
in the cost of building material. The
vitrifed product for paving is better
than the famous Glen Carbon product
of Illinois and more than n third |
cheaper. The towns show it. The
new houses are of brick, the streets
are an inescapable sample of "the
goods;" the sidewalks of concrete
might furnish models for the recon
struction of State street, Chicago No
body in Kansas will be Jealous Of
Iola-it is the home of gallant Funs-
ton-but, taking it as an example of
the regeneration of this section of the
State, one can see the change that is
equally evident in every town and viii
lage of this region. In that town alone
more than 100000 is. paid out in
monthly wages to the employees OF
J factories. Truck farming has sprung