The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-31

SUGAR BEETLAND
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Arkansas Valley Territory Is
Being Welt Advertised.
Expert Writer Engaged in
Special Edition Work.
GREAT DEVELOPMENT.
In Two Years Some Farms Have
Paid Their Cost.
Profit sGreatest in Finneys and
Kearney Countless.

| . Garden City, Kan, Jan. 31.-For
some time w. r. Sanford, of Boston
has been making Garden = City his
headquarters while engaged IN special
edition work in this section of Kansas
and eastern Colorado. Mr.. Stanford is
a newspaper specialist and man OF
considerable experience in preparing
advertising literature on the resources
| of the west and south. He is interested
| in the, growth of Garden City and4ad-
joining territory
Mr.. Sanford is also travelling cor
respondent for an eastern newspaper
syndicate represented in six metropoli-
tan newspapers located in Washington,
D. c., Philadelphia, New York City.
Boston, Buffalo and Cleveland. -
"A live town, city or section of
country said Mr.. Sanford, like a
progressive business man, has the: fu-
ture IN view, for the future, mot the
past, is the store houses from which
comes the things of great value. Con-
sequenIly towns and cities, like sue
cessful individuals, arefsusing the ways
and means to accomplish certain re-.
sults,sand it is.ynoW the chosen policy
OF all cities saHd sections Of country
to look pubateitH and advertising as
the best and MOS T. certain way of Sc
curing what is desired. Advertising to
the busin ess ma n IAN d business world
is essentials T n more so, than any
other nnezsefaeffoFt involved in sue
cess. sThe~use- OF the English language
and printers ink lis as much of fac
tor in the marvellous development of
America as any one other thing.
Therefore advertising and publicity
are the things to use.> -
The Arkansas valley in southwest
ern Kansas has received a great deal
of attention along these lines within
two or three years Fifteen million
dollars approximately has come in
since the searchlight Of publicity has
been focused on this valley. Growth,
development and real-progress have
been almost kphep omenal. New corners
invariably have not only been impress
ed with the extraordinary strong sit
uation here buts are frank TO admit
that mothingtef1as been exaggerated in
what they have heard and read and
that but a hint at the real truth has
yet gone out. to the outside world the
great stOref1ouse from which is to
come the people that are to occupy
and fill up~southw estern Kansas that
are to utilize its rich and manifold re-
SOURCES and make of it the, richest and
most productive horton Of the great
state of KANSAS, a state that since
1857 has, fncreased' its assessed 9scvalua-5
749,O6 in 1906. This gigantic and
increase has come County
by county. westward. In f17e, years it
will have crossed the Colorado line,
bringing with it the greatest whear
belt in the world" = -
Mr.. Sanford has been at2r'work in
the Arkansas valley for almost a year
along special lines. He is familiar
with the river from its source; studied |
its soil deposit; become quite familiar |
with local conditions at Canon City, |
Fowler, Rocky Ford, Lamar and Holly 1
In Colorado and is now just as, familiar |
with all the conditions in southwestern |
and consequently is in a pref
Ly good position to make few com |
PARSONS. As a, result of this ebserva- !
ton. Mr.. Sanford makes some very |
strong claims for, the Arkansas val
ey in southwestern Kansas which fur |
nish a basis for, the hopes and san |