The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07
CUT DOWN FRANKS
Congressman Phil Campbell
Starts Reform of Own.
Urged President to Incorporate
1t in Message.
SHOULD BE LIMITED.
Says Abuse Of the Privilege Has
Grown.
ID. w. Mulvane in Washington,
Talks of Election.
SHOULD BE LIMITED.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Congressman
Phil P. Campbell urged President Taft
to incorporate in his message a recon-
mendation for the curtailment of the
ranking privilege.
1T was never the intention of con-
gress, said Mr.. Campbell to the State
Journal correspondent, that the frank
ing privilege to it's members should ex-
tend beyond their congressional district.
The abuse of that privilege has
grown gross. There should be linaita-
lions for the benefit of the postoffice
department ii for nothing else. 1t has
come to be a fashion now to send tons
ped
| Mr.. Campbell also urged the presi-
| dent to recommend in his message an
| increase in pensions for the old SOL
| diers OF the country, in line with the
recommendations of the National Grand
Army convention held last fall in At
lantic City.
| David w. Mulvane, of Topeka, Re
publican national committeeman for
Kansas. has arrived at the capital. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Mulvane, Osawatomie
and Oyster Bay did not figure in the
elections in Kansas at all. He is ac-
credited with having given the follow
| ing interview here
| Stubs and his friends had control
| OF the council that made the Republi-
| can platform and they made it so near
! ~ like that of the Democrats that the
ordinary citizen could not tell the DIFF
ference, for it contained the initiative,
! the referendum, and the recall and the
election of senator's by popular vote. A
| lot OF Democrats voted for Stubs on
| that ground, and a lot more of Repub-
| licans voted for the Democratic can
| didate for governor protest. There
We're a good many people that did not
| vote at all. and it is fact that the
vote Stubs received was less than the
DemocHats got two years ago. The
election has had no effect on business,
which has been good all along out in
| Kansas
The department of agriculture has
| just finished reconnaissance soil sur
vey covering the entire western half
| Of the state of Kansas, and a report
and map covering the same are now in
| process of preparation. This survey
covers an area of 10000 square miles and
embraces the 46 western counties of the
state. 8s
| The survey has shown that this sec
ton of Kansas contains very little land
which cannot be used for agricultural
purposes. A number of different types
of soil We're encos1Rtared, upon some of
which the chances for successful agri-
culture are much greater than upon
others.
| In general the soils may be divided
| into the loans or silt loans, which
cover py lar the greater portion OF the
| Sunf1oWer state. and which are locally
| spoken of as hard or tight the
sandy loans; the sand hills; the red
| lands, occurring in the southeastern
| section of the area surveyed, and the
alluvial bottoms.
The governm ent investigation showed
that the chances for successful agri-
culture in average years is for the
most crops best upon the sandy loan
soils This is especially true of culti-
walton crops, like Kafr corn, milo
maize, sorghum and broom corn, while
shallow rooted crops, like wheat, do
| better upon the hard land. Alfalfa
does best upon the alluvial bottom
Soils although in the eastern part of
Kansas where the survey was made 1t
| is grown with success upon the up
| lands.
| In the eastern half of the survey
the rainfall is usually sufficient to in
sure good crops and this section con-
stitutes one of the best agricultural
portions of the state. In the western
portion the rainfall is less than 20
/ inches and is often insufficient for
general farm crops, except those that
are adapted to semi-arid conditions.
This portion of the state is largely un-
developed agriculturally. but the sue
cess which is being attained in the
growing of broom corn, Kafir corn,
milo maize sorghum and similar crops
would indicate that 1t can support, if
proper methods of soil management
are adopted, a much larger agrfcul-
tura1 population.
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