The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-15
COMING OUR WAY
Demand for Kansas Land Is In
creasing Daily.
Real Estate Men Expect a Large
immigration.
FARMS SOUGHT FOR.
People Leaving Places Where
Land Is High.
Expect More Farmers Next
Year Than Ever Before.

Kansas real estate dealers predict that
within the next year there will be the
heaviest immigration into this state with
in years; that they say will be largely
owing to the prosperous agricultural con-
ditions prevailing within the state for
several years, and the tide they say is
already strongly on the rise. Eastern men
are already coming west with their money
and investing in lands here.
There is strong demand said a
real estate agent Friday. for lands all
over Kansas. Right here in Topeka we
are selling ii great deal of property; we
are selling lots of houses and travelling
men are coming in here to make this city
their headquarters, in large numbers.
Il find that the farmers of the eastern
states are overcoming their fear of hot
winds and bad crops in this state and are
beginning to invest in lands here. A few
years ago it was impossible to do any
thing with them because OF the bad rec
ord which we had made out here. but low
they are buying heavily in Missouri, right
across the line, and are beginning to come
this far west. In Illinois and those states
land has gone up to such high price
that it is impossible for young farmers
to begin there The land sells for as high
as S125 an acre in many Illinois counties
and the rent on it is one-half. few
years ago when 1 lived there it was never
more than two-fifths that a tenant was
required to give, and oftener one-third.
The Illinois farmers say they like the
black gumbo soil so we'll; but one of them
came out here the other day, and after
a drive over the country told me that we
had the same soil here in Shawnee county
as they have there in his county Of Hi
nois. which is among the richest IN that
state
II look for a greater influx of eastern
farmers next year than ever has been
known here. This season a great many
of them have gone into Missouri, Ne
braska and Iowa and have taken up lands.
Next year they will have seen just what
there is in this western country and Will
recognize that there is just as good dirt
in Kansas as in any of these states.
In justice to Secretary Coburn it should
be said that he deserves much praise for
bringing the agricultural and stock-grow-
ing advantages of Kansas into considera-
ton over the whole country. The real
estate man from whom the interview, as
given above was gained, showed a letter
from Mr. Coburn referring to commune
cation from a rich Illinois stocknan who
wished to invest in a ranch or in land
which could ultimately be turned INFO a
ranch. The Illinois soil has become so
valuable within late years that cattle
feeders do not consider it advisable TO use
1t for feed lots and it is because Of this
Kansas where there is an abun1arc of
room for cattle feeding and stock breed
ing. Kansas lands perhaps just
as good as those of Illinois, but the popu-
lation of this state is not so great as
that of the first named, consequently the
figures on land have not been pushed up
to such a high figure.