The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-08-10
ON EDGE OF THINGS
Judge Thompson of Garden City
in Topeka.
Talks Just Like Any Western
Kansas Boomer.
AS A SUMMER RESORT
Says That Sugar Beet Town Is
Like One.
Farmers Will Raise Twice as
Many Beets as Last Year.

Judge William H. Thompson of
Garden City is in Topeka today, buy
ing furnishings for his new $4,000
home at Garden City. Judge Thomp-
son intimates that Garden City is the
coming summer resort of the west
I'VE haven't had any such hot
weather out there as you are having
here" he said. I'VE are a good deal
higher up than you are. and the
weather is quite cool. We always
have cool nights.
1.-THE farmers will raise nearly twice
as many sugar beets this year than
they did last. Last year the income
from sugar beets was about 100000;
this year it will be about three-quar-
tiers of a million. One thing has been
discovered about beets during the past
season, and that is that they are not
injured by hail. We had a hail storm
which simply swept the beets clean of
. leaves. but new leaves came out. and
the beets seemed to grow better than
ever for their trimming Beets is the
sure crop for our country; the farm
ers contract before their crop is
planted for the exact price at which
they will sell their product.
1.-The beet company now has the
biggest lake in Kansas. 1t is five
miles long. and a mile wide, and when
fully filled up will be 40 feet deep
This lake is formed from the surplus
waters of the Arkansas. and will be
used for irrigating the beets. 1t is
splendid body of water, and is owned
by the big ditch company. The gov
eminent is also constructing a big
lake, but they expect TO feed their
lake from wells driven into the un-
derf1ow.'
Another western Kansas farmer
who came back to Topeka yesterday
was John Q. Royce. state bank COM
burg, in Phillips county. He says
that there is going to be a short corn
crop in Phillips. Norton and Smith
counties unless rain falls very soon
I'VE have had no rain since the lat
ter part of June" says Mr.. Royce.
1.-THE dust is frightful Just to walk
across the street covers a person with
dust. The corn is not dead however.
and even without any more rain will
make very light crop. A good rain
soon, however. will save lot of the
corn. and enable it to make quite a
good crop. However. the rain short
age does not worry the farmers. They
raised a big crop of wheat, and the
alfalfa was 81 inches tall and the
third cutting is already knee high,
but this is bottom land alfalfa. which
is always good"
ty, mentioned as a candidate for con-
gress. who is mixed up in grain bust
ness to some extent, thinks that crops
in Russell county are doing well.
Usually when there is any short
age of rain" said Mr.. Holland. cit is
Russell that gets the worst of it. This
year it has been different. Russell
has had all the rain it has needed, and
crops never looked better. The corn
IS in splendid shape, and the wheat
harvest was good"
James Nation. state auditor. who
returned today from Dodge City
where he attended the reunion and
heard Senator Long speak says: ''It
is so hot out there at Dodge City that
there Is no pleasure in being out there
at the park. There isn't enough water
TO drink, and people seemed to be
having rather an uncomfortable time
of IT. I noticed that they didn't have
any substitute for water on the
grounds. or any place else. so far as
observed. The prohibitory campaign
of the attorney general seems to have
reached Dodge City along with the
rest of he -