The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-04
CORN is KING.
Best Prospects in Graham That
Section Has Known.
Acreage Large Because Wheat
Grounds We're Utilized.
100000 BUSHEL CROP.
Hill City With Less Than 600
Citizens a Model Town.
Beautiful Homes, Well Kept
Lawns and Plenty Of Business.

Hill City. kan. Aug. 1.-The corn
growers of Graham county agree that
this years prospect for raising a crop
IS the best the county has ever known
In fact, there isn't a discouraging re-
port from any section of Graham
county. 1t is simply first class. and
that is all that can be said at this time.
And the acreage of corn is the largest,
made SO by reason that a great deal
of wheat was plowed up and listed to
corn A large amount Of corn is al
ready in roasting ears.
one careful estimate says Graham
county will harvest not less than a
million and a half bushels of corn.
Other estimates vary, some less and
others more than this estimate.
To make sure that the trade can get
Sal the lumber needed, a third lumber
yard has started in Hill City, the
Graham County Lumber Coal ana
Grain company. chartered with S1O.-
600 capital. Reuben Lawls is presi-
dent. d. Hickman. vice president, T.
l. Lawlis manager.
Ernest kObier has opened the third
drug store. There isn't much sickness
in Hill City. and the lid seems to be
on pretty tight.
Perhaps no other town i'm north
western Kansas has such lively com
IEllL0M dis mas the BUSINESS men %
Hill City. The stores are creditable,
and this competition has drawn trade
for many miles in either direction
Think of a town of less than l,VUU IN
habitants with three lumber yards
three banks three drug stores, two
opera houses. two hotels for the COM
merciai trade. two or three others al
lesser rates and a half dozen or more
restaurants. not less than half a dozen
general stores. two exclusive furniture
lrr-4l q n
implement houses. three newspapers
a first class Touring MILL a big ce-
ment industry. three harness shops
and competition as we'll IN all the
smaller business industries This live
ly competition has done more to pulla
up Hill City than all ether agencies.
Then against there is lively compe-
tition in the residence line. There
are at least two favored locations in
T-ill City known as Paradise Flats and
Capitol Hill. In the former section
there are the homes of G. r. Webster,
A f. Kerns. Ed Mullaney. w. F. Con-
re-. +. L. Stout. Jerome ShOup, d. c
Greenwood, z. Z. Brant. Leopold
Myers, ST.. and others. IT was for
nerlV known as Poverty Flats" but
success has come to al these people
and the name was changed. There is
ample water for all purposes. and
beautiful lawns have taken the place
Of the short grass. Cement sidewalks
are being put down connecting Para
disc Flats with all portions of Hill
City
Capitol Hill is re- pidly becoming an
other favored building location in Hill
city. a dozen new stone cottages
are about completed, and 1t is, said
contracts have been let for several
more They are all modern little
homes of four and six rooms each.
FOR many years this part of Hill City
was considered a. dry tract, but the
advent of men with deep well ma
Chinery has changed the conditions,
and demonstrated that good water in
q bundance exists at a depth of from
250 to 300 feet Cement walks. too,
are connecting Capitol Hill with other
portions Of the town J. P. Pomerov
is building these cottages as an in
Vestment. and as fast as they are com
pleted they are sold to actual resi-
dents, Mr.. POmeroy preferrinE to
make Capitol Hill one of interested
home owners rather than one of
transient dweners.
Other residences which have been
completed this year or work going on
toward completion, are those OF
Lieutenant Governor D. j. Hanna.
Frank Grecian and P A. Movers
while II. D. Clayton. editor and pub
Usher Of the New Era and A F
Thompson. the furniture dealer will
erect modern and costly houses W
H Hill Of the Republican, viii erect
a modern residence soon.
Every part of Hill City is growing.
No town i'm the short grass district
has made greater Advancement in the
last two years. The tendancy is for
better homes The transformation
has been great. Here and there the
visitor Will see as he walks through
the town beautiful lawns. shade trees
growing. fragrant with flowers. where
tired humanity may rest and lovers
hold hands and giggie.
The produce industry of Hill CITY is
enormous, and growing with wonderfuI
rapidity. NJ. j. Creighton has built
this UP. He was for a number Of
years manager of the Boston cash