The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-19

1S92-Weaver and Field, o..
1S96-Bryan and SewalL
19o0-McKinley and Roosevelt.
the civil war there was not mile of
track in the territory; now there are
5000 miles, and only four counties are
outside Of their lines. The first rail-
way was begun by the Kansas Pacific
line, in 1863, at Wyandotte. This was
rapidly constructed through to Denver,
at the base of the Rocky mountains, a
been operated by the Union Pacific
system as one of the great thorough
fares of the continent. Now various
great trunk lines cross the entire
state from east to west, and branch
lines lead off in every direction.
RAINFALL.-Signal Office reports
show 20 inches of rain and melted
snow at Dodge, Is inches at Concordia
and "a inches at Leavenworth.
Rivers.-The streams of Kansas are
usually fed by perennial springs, and
as rule the eastern and middle por-
lions Of the state are we'll watered.
The western part is more elevated.
and water is less abundant The prin-
cipal rivers are the Missouri, the Kan
sas, with its branches; the Arkansas
and afI1uents, the Cimarron and the
Little Arkansas.
SALT.-At various points salt Is
produced from wells. Beds Of rock
salt over 100 feet thick underlie the
central counties. The works at Hutch
inson can produce 5000 barrels daily,
from deposits of rock salt; fresh wa
ter being forced down to the beds, and,
when saturated, being pumped into
tanks and evaporated. Salt is in de-
mand by pork packers at Kansas City
and elsewhere. There are extensive
marshes, covered with an incrustation
of salt; and plains of crystallized salt
from to 80 inches thick are found
south of the great bend of the Ar
kansas, where ponds have dried up.
= SCHOOL SYSTEM.-Chief officers:
State superintendent of public instruc-
ton, elected by the people for two
years; visits each county at least once
in his term; apportions school reve-
nues; CONSTITUTES school law and hears
appeals from joint school districts;
prepares and distributes blank forms;
receives reports from county superin-
tendents; makes biennial reports to
the governor; is member of the state
board of education and secretary Of
state board of school fund commission
ers, composed of the superintendent Of
public instruction. chancellor of state
university, principal Of state normal
school and president of state agricul-
tural college,; examines candidates for
state license and issues the same; is
sues certificates to conductors of nor
NAL Institutes.
Chief county office; Superintendent,
elected by the people for two years:
holds annually county normal insti-
tute; receives reports from school dis
trict clerks and makes annual reports
to the state superintendent and month
ly reports of institute funds to the
county treasurer; decides appeals from
decisions Of district board; is member
of county examining committee Of
three members, of whom he appoints
two; apportions state and county
funds; appoints appraisers of school
lands and fills vacancies in district
boards.
Chief district officers-District board,
three members, elected by the people
for three years; employs and contracts
with teachers; may dismiss them for
cause; regulates schools, suspends and
requires uniformity in textbooks:
visits schools once each term; has caro-
of school property; receives and dis
burses school moneys; makes reports
to county superintendent
Support-No state tax; district tax
by vote Of electors.
Number of school days taught year
ly, 126; salary of male teachers, month
ly average, 1926; salary Of female
teachers, monthly average, $34.2 %;
number OF teachers, 1858; males, s.
ESQ; females, 7,113; number Of pupils
enrolled, 370,240, or 27S7 per cent. of
the population, the highest percentage
in the union. Total expenditure, So
se1, ATT. Free school age. to q; COM
rulsory, S to IA.
SOIL is rich and loamy and may be
divided into three kinds-the soil of
the upland prairies, the bottom"
lands near the streams and the inter-
mediate lands, or second bottoms
All of these are easily cultivated and
very productive.
UNITED STATES MILITARY
POSTS.-Fort Leayenworth S(cfty Of
same name); Fort Riley (neaS town d