The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-27
N1ORLAND's BOOM.
Union Pacific Town Shows Great
Growth the Past Year.

Growth the Past Year.
Morland. Kan, Jan. 27.-One of the
prosperity items of Morland is the fact
that no less than half a hundred quar-
ter sections of land tributary to the town
and heretofore held under contract from
Close Bros. and the Union Pacific Land
company have been closed out during
the year 1905 and the owners have re-
ceiEed their deeds.
Another prosperity item is the open
ing OF the Morland Touring mill with
a capacity of 100 barrels daily.
Other big prosperity items are the
completion of about ten new residences
and five or six new business houses be-
sides upwards of twenty new farm
houses, not to say anything of the NUM-
Der of new barns.
In the residence line. the new modern
residence of G. W. Stober, the member
of the legislature from Graham county.
at a cost of about $4,000 is in the list.
Mr.. Stober is one OF the pioneers OF
Graham county and has been at all
times one of the pushing and most
prosperous merchants of Morland.
TO show how prosperous the farmers
have been who have helped build up
Morland, one of them is Bert Fink, who
came from Missouri seven years ago.
He was "staked" for the first payment
on a half section of Graham county land
Since then good crops have been his
province until he has 800 acres of ploW
land and is a successful raiser of wheat
e~-Ae
for the year 1905 was over $4,000. He is
practically out of debt with a good home,
some stock and a happy family.
The people of Morland regret to lose
G. c. Weyer. another one of the pros
porous farmers of Graham county. He
came here about four years ago with
"a 600. He sold his farm of $40 acres for
1000.
F. z. Naylor says he made no mis-
take in locating in Morland and opening
a real estate office. He is the Union
Pacific immigration agent for the states
of Kansas, Missouri Illinois, Iowa and
Nebraska A cheap railroad rate is
given to home seekers twice d month,
the tickets reading from any point III
Kansas on the Union Pacific and con-
Meeting lines. He is doing a big land
business. Many people in Graham couh-
tv are free to express themselves Inal
the garden belt of the county is tribu-
tary to Morland and say it is unsur-
passed for agricultural pursuits IN this
section o. the state
Among the new improvements OF
Morland is the furniture house Of Cain
& Son, which is credit to a city OF
much larger preteutions than this place.
Then there is the drug store OF GAVIN
& Co. the first the place has had Tor
many years Both Of these new enter
prises are the result of good crops and
rapid growth of both town and country
The Morland Mercantile company.
with H w. Cunningham and HarVe
the businest places of the place. They
are enterprising young business men
and merit the big trade the yhave built
up. The firm is dealers in most every
thing, including the J. 1. Case thresh1ng
machines.
It is said there is about so per cent
of last years crop of wheat yet IN the
hands of the farmers. OF the crop it IS
estimated about PAS 600 bushels of wheat
have been marketed at Moflala,
* GOO bushels of corn and 5000 bushels
of barley. Besides. about l25 car LOADS
of cattle and hops were shipped from
this station The acreage OF wheat IS
claimed to about double that of last
wear. This is, according to the claim
made by the M0rland people, ana no
one in Graham county seems 10 want 70
dispute it. that the country tributary 10
this place has few equals, il any IN
richness in agriculture and stock rals-
ing ON the Salina & Oakley branch OF the
Union Pacific road.
Morland has one of the best lumber
yards one win find anywhere. - ". 81.
John, one of the Oldest business men OF
the town is owner. If you can't hnd
what you want in the lumber YARD
here it is no use going elsewhere.
Ira Conner will erect a large addition
to his hotel during the spring and SUM
saer.
The prospects are at this time that
Morland viii build with greater rapidly
than ever and there is a movement on
foot to incorporate. Cement walks are
being put down and the telephone IS
/ increasing it's business.
The State bank less than two years
old, shows about $50 600 deposits. Every
/ prospect for crops building and bust
ness points to the best year N1orland has
/ ever witnessed.
He Died From Exposure.
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