The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-10
Santa Fe Undertakes a New
Colonization Scheme.
e. HI. Andrus Appointed General
Immigration Agent.
1000, 900 ARE NOW OPEN
of This, 1900, OOOt Acres Are
in Kansas.
Holdings of Seven Land Syndi-
Gates Have Been Pooled.

The Santa Fe railway has set on foot
big movement to populate the land
lying along its route from Kansas City
to Old Mexico. F. H Andrus who, for
seven years was in charge of the Union
Pacific land office in Kansas City has
been appointed general immigration
agent for the Santa Fe, and has already
entered upon the work of his new office.
He proposes to revive some of the meth
DDS which were SO successfully employ
ed twenty years ago in getting settlers
into western Kansas and Nebraska, and
he confidently believes that thousands
of people will be induced to move to the
land he has charge of within the next
few years.
The Santa Fe ike most other rail-
ways of the country received large
grants of land from the government
when it was being constructed 1t own
sides of its. tracks When it got into
financial difficulties a few years ago, it
sold all this land TO seven large syndi-
Gates Which are now controlled by
European capital The passage of the
land into other hands did not make the
officials of the Santa Fe any less alive
to the desirability of populating it than
they were before. Every family that is
located upon it will increase the roads
earnings The syndicates that own the
land have now pooled their interests.
and have made an arrangement with
the Santa Fe whereby the railway COM
pany is to perform the principal part in
promoting immigration to it, and Mr.
Andrus viii have charge of this part of
it's business.
There are 45OO.O0 acres. of vacant land
lying along its route which the Santa Fe
formerly owned and !, coo acres almost
contiguous to it which is still government
property" said Mr.. Andrus yesterday. "Of
the land belonging to the SyndicateS about
100000 acres is in central Kansas 1000. 900
acres in western Kansas, of which 100000
acres is being made good corn land: 1.000.-
600 acres in the irrigated district of Colo
RADIO and New Mexico, and about 1000, 00O
acres of grazing land, a large part of
which is in the PecOS valley, New Mexico.
Most of this land is good that of Ok
lahOma, to which so many thousands of
people have been rushing during the last
one of the greatest railway lines in the
world increases its value, and it Will be
sold very cheaply.
Our purpose is to begin at once at
tracing the attention of the people of the
country to these immense tracts of lands
We intended to advertise their advantages
in every way Beginning in a
short time low rate excursions Will be
run to them every week On the first and
third Tuesdays of each month excursions
will be run from the states east of the
Missouri river. and on the second and
fourth Tuesdays from those west of the
Missouri
I'VE intend to do most of our mission
airy work in the east. / shall start in a
few days for a trip to Chica go, Pittsburg,
Phila delphia. New York, Boston and other
eastern cities where permanent agents VIII
be- appointed to begin work at once
Mr. Andrus has opened an office in room
6 of the Union depot building at Kansas
City. Miss Clara F. Dill, who was in his
office when he was with the Union Pa
cific Land company, will be his chief clerk
and viii have charge of the office when |
he is absent Miss Dill has an expert |
knowledge of western lands.