The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-15
New Book About Kansas by F.
ID. COburn
VIII Be Circulated by the Santa
Fe Railway.
10000 COPIES PRINTED.
VIII Bring New Settlers to the
State.
Book to Be Distributed Gratis
by Passenger Department.

twenty LAOASdllAS GgDAE1 VI a 49,
book, kansas and Her Resources, by
f. D. Coburn, are being printed by the
Santa Fee railway. The publication Of
this edition win complete the printing
of the eightieth thousand of this little
volume. although each edition has diff
fered from the one before.
The new edition of kansas and Her
Resources is entirely different from the
book of the same name issued early in
the year. There are new pictures, new
stories and statistics about Kansas, and
a total of 20 pages. In the latest pre-
vious edition there We're only Sc pages
The title page Of the book is drawn by
Albert Reid
Kansas and Her Resources is writ
ten and compiled for the Santa he by
F. D. Coburn secretary Of the state ag-
ricultural society The announcement
in the first part of the book says:
1.-The articles following We're written
by Mr. "a. d. COburns secretary OF the
Kansas state board of agriculture who
has revised and corrected the data mere
in to embrace all OF the year 1901
The reports of the Kansas state
board of agriculture are recognized the
world over as authorities on the SUD
jects treated thereby They are not IS
sued to boom any particular enterprise
nor to misrepresent actual conditions.
Tales of failures are told as taltAfully
and with the same absence OF attempt
at word-painting as are the statements
of the states unparalleled success. Ihetr
aim is to faithfully depict conditions
lust as they are-to tell the truth For
this reason the articles that follow are
Z commended to the reader. Personal IN
vestigation fill cOrrOborate the state
ments Of Mr.. Coburn. If YOU conclude
to come to Kansas and settle. it is be-
| heved the result will confirm the Wis
/ dom of your choice.
illustrations are from photographs
| secured from the Kansas state board Of
/ agriculture and other sources.
From the advance proof Sheets It IS
/ possible to give a general resume Of the
! contents Of the book. The subjects OF
the different chapters are as follows:
l. Kansas surveyed. It's location, soil
climate. productions and people.
, Wheat. Kansas a foremost bread
/ stuff producer.
3. Corn An exposition of Kansas
/ greatest cereal
& Kansas livestock Climate and sod
/ favor their best development.
5. Dairying in Kansas. Cow culture
/ a highly profitable vocation.
! g. I.egume and sorghum. Alfalfa a
/ popular forage and dry weather plant
T. Kansas also grows sugar beets.
g. The truth about Kansas. As shown
! by Uncle Sam, and analysed by f. d
/ COburn.
The book concludes with Harmon
! Wilson's new poem. 1ney re Buying
Land in Kansas" Mr.. Wilson is a wet
known Topeka newspaper man, Whe
/ writes clever verse.
The book will do Kansas a great dea
/ of good. 1t is issued for the purpose OF
/ bringing people to the state to settle
/ The Atchison Globe says:
1.-The Santa Fe carries out this WORT
/ in a brOad-minded and liberal manner
! which is highly cOmmendable. The ad
! vertising does not by any means per
! tain to that portion of the state direct
/ " tributary to it's road. It is adVertis
ing of and for Kansas in general. Th'
4 work is handled in this manner be
cause of the belief that anything which
! will help Kansas will help to benefit tbs
road There is nothing narrow abou
this method. These books are distrib
fall on good soil. Any person who car
make judicious use of them will no
have his application turned down. Ret
as well as that of the state and tn
/ on a road in Kansas which is one of th'
| Santa FEES competitors sent in a re
| quest for a hundred copies of the com
| pany's last Kansas book He 60
1 them"
Hundreds Of letters are received b.
| the Santa Fe passenger department
asking for information about Kansas
In response to these requests a copy o
Kansas and its Resources will b
sent to the applicant. The books vii
/ also be distributed through real estat
agents and agents of the company il
/ her.