The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-10
Washington Newspaper Com
meHts on Kansas Prosperity.
Comparisons and Observations
on Value of Wheat Crop.
MR.GEORGESON'S WORK
Convinced That Alaska VIII Be-
come Self Sustaining.
National Tribune's Comment on
Stubs of Kansas.
MR.GEORGESON'S WORK

Washington, Aug. 1o.-Under the cap
ton of Factors of Prosperity" the
Washington Herald made the following
editorial comment on the wealth of the
Kansas farmer;
The prUverbially rich Kansas farm
er. local reports Indicate. is this year
to reach the height Of his prosperity,
The wheat harvest was never better,
end II brings q dollar or so a bushel
at the railway stations. If the entire
crop of 10000, 900 bushels were sold at
once It could give every man, woman,
end child in the United States a dollar
and have enough left for seed. If the
value of Kansas corn, oats, aHalta-
potatoes, and sugar beetS were equally
distributed. it IS calculated that every
body in the United States could afford
q two weeks holiday. That Is out one
of the states of the west that this year
are smiling with prosperity. they know
not the fear of money strtng6ncy, ana
the voice of the croaker is not heard
in that land, blessed with a happy
mingling of rain and sunshine
Prof. c. c. Georgeson of Manhattan,
Kan the special agent of the depart
n,ent of agriculture. who for many
years past has had charge OF the eX-
pertinent stations in different parts Oh
Alaska makes the broad statement IN
his annual report this year that Alaska
Is an agricultural country. GOOD nay
can be produced in any quantity need
ed, the native grasses furnish excelenI
and abundant pasture during the sum-
ner months. and all of the hardy Vege-
tables can be grown to perfectioh up
TO and even within the arctic circle.
Given adequate transportation service
and Alaska could. in Prof. GeorgeSon
opinion support a large and permanent
1,opuIation on agriculture. alone. BUT
the future of Alaska does not depeno
entirely upon the deVelOplleHt, u -
agricultural possibilities. On the con
trarv the development of Alaska s oth-
er resources is bound IN time TO force
agriculture into greater prominence.
With the fact proved that Alaska
has large possibilities in the way OF
producing agricultural crops, comes
the other important fact that the
Alaska farmer has right at home a
permanent market at the highest
prices paid anywhere in this country
for everything that he produces. Inc
man who has a large and productive
market garden in the immediate
vicinity of any of the great mining
camps does not need to envy the man
who has a productive placer mine
He stands in the same class, imam
ciaIly and he has a less laborlouS
pursuit to follow >z-------
Alaska is never likely to enter any
serious competition with other por- |
tons of the Pacific coast in the mar |
kets of the world But Alaska can, |
ard in time will, come close to the |
point of being Self-SuStaining in the |
matter of agricultural products. The |
territory year by year will become less
dependent upon the outside for Vege- |
tables and hay, although it is likely !
that the territory will continue to i'm
port its breadstuffs.
The nomination of VIM. Heimke, of |
IeaVenworth, Kan, for appointment |
as United States minister to Salvador,
Rr-az nT1firT1 o. nv the senate during the /
last hours of the special session. Min
lister Heimkes salary will be $4,000 |
a year. This is the best appointment |
Kansas now holds in the foreign SER
vice
Speaking of the governor of Kan
Eas and his recent acts, theh National |
Tribune says:
governor Stubbs, of Kansas, is a
homely stubborn, twisting sort of a
fellow, who lives close to the ground !
and believes in the people. He made |
a round of visits to the prisons and |
asyluns of Kansas the other day, and |
when he got back home expressed |
himself very tersely, that if the grub |
provided at state institutions is not |
good enough for the employees and |
officers of the institution it is not good |
enough for the inmates And so Mr..
Stubs ordered that officers and en-
ployes shall eat the same thing that |
they dish out to the inmates of the |
prisons and asylums; but. of course.
may have all luxuries if they pay for
them themselves, which is difficult for
q class of officials who have been
used to living on the fat of the land"
Rural letter carriers appointed for
service in Kansas: George NJ. John
stOn and John Bauray at WestphaIia;
Urban A. Myers and Effie r. Myers
al Window Arthur L. johnson and
Ray H. Johnson at Parsons.
John r. Lamport has been reap
pointed postmaster at Sun, Kan.
The star mail service between
White Cloud and Forest City. Kan.
will be discontinued on August II.
ABRUZZI MAKES NEW RECORD.