Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-08-27
Kansas City Correspondence.

OOllo udJo UelOIe U0eSe lines Snal
reach the eyes Of your worthy readers
we expect to be back again to oul
quiet cottage home in north Marvin
and we Shall be happy indeed to
breathe again the pure air of the
Great Desert after a months sojourn
midst the hum anc hustle of this live
and enterprising city of the west.
First we wish to say something in
regard to homesteading in Kansas. 1t
may not be generally known among
your readers that there remains large
quantities of land In western Kansas,
yet to be taken up under the home
stead laws. And it is a fact worthy
of notice that these lands are largely
located within the great wheat belt,
which Is attracting so much atten-
| tion. We hear of quarter sections in
the neighborhood of lands which have
produced twenty bushels of wheat to
the acre this year, and it is remark.
able that those lands should remain
unclaimed as they have. Why Is 1t,
that many tenants In Phillips county
should continue, year after year. to
work land ION the shares" when such
fine opportunities for homes are In.
wiling their attention, at a point only
few days drive westward? Why is
1t that the young men OF our county
should hesitate to 60 out and claim
for themselves homes which Uncle
Sam is Offering on the most favorable
terms? You can secure claims of 1850
acres on the payment of reg istration
and filing fees of S14 or SlS according
to the location Of the land. The set
Ter has six months after filing to move
upon the land and make his improve.
ments. He then can remain five or
seven years without paying taxes, and
one good crop will be sufficient to re-
ceiye means necessary for the con-
struetion of buildings.
The following is list by counties
and acres Of the homestead lands open
for settlement In the Colby, Wa
Keeney and Dodge City land districts:
Colby land otilce-Cheyenne, $4,000
acres; Decatur, 900; Rawllns, 1880;
Sherman, II 200; Thomas, 440. Wa
Keeney land otiice-Gove, 25,72O; Lo-
gan, $3.50; Wallace, 80, 1873; Ness, g.
$50; Lane, 5,24O; Scott, lO, $50; Wichi.
ia, l4,OSO; Greeley, 1920. Dodge City
land Oilice-Barber, l,l3O; Barton,
l.325; Clark, 3,OOOi Finney, $500;
Grant, 26,64O; Gray, 1888; Haskell,
1885, Hamilton, 133,O43; Kearney,
S2,77O; Morton, l2S,llO; Seward, r..
275; Stanton, 50,34O; and Stevens, 5l,-
$40.
We are indebted to one Of Kansas
City papers for the above report; and
we have omitted several counties with
less number of acres.
Suffice it to say that the way Is open
still for the brave "yedHaGFy OF our
country pc -sqas 0f moderate mpo'
t9seG1fe fur themselves o'od nor,n ao
in western Kansas '''N O''''
We would
q. - Nc glad to speak further
=. regard to the improvements now
under contemplation in this thrl wing
city Of the west. Hundreds Of magni-
iicent buildings are being constructed
III different parts OF the city worth
from $4,000 to s25O,OOO; and among
these is the locomotive plant which is
just now breaking ground for con-
StructiOn in ArmOurdale, by Chicago
capitalists. This company has pur-
chased tract OF land, situated at the
corner Of Wyoming and Adams st reefs
in ArmOurdale, comprising four acres,
costing $4,000. This plant will EN-.
plOy 500 men.
And also the power house stands
prominent among the enterprises now
going on, and in process OF construct.
ion. This is located On the corner Of
SECOND and Oak streets, near the
Missouri River; and Is among the
most interesting features connected
with Kansas City enterprises. This
will furnish power for hundreds OF
miles Of street car lines, and will con-
tribute immensely ~ what is already
fine beginning in this direction.
We had hoped to call on the manager
Of this gigantic enterprise before leay.
ing the city, and ascertain something
more definite in regard to the size,
cost, capacity, etc, OF the concern be-
fore leaving the city, but time is pre-.
cious and we must postpone our visit
in this interest for more cOnyen lent
season.
We are glad to report that Kansas
City is about to vote on the proprlety
Of issuing 81, 100000 in bonds for the
improvement OF her water plant; and
we have no doubt but that the bond