The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-28

Ellsworth being thus disposed of We
take up the location of Great Bend
against the other candidates.
Great Bend Not Suitable.
You must admit that Great Bend
is in the extreme eastern part of the
territory west of the designated me-
ridian and should the institution be
located here the intent of the law will
not be complied with. You must adj
NIT there is question as to suitable
drainage and sanitary conditions at
Great Bend or you would not visit it
with your engineers and sanitary Of
ficers for an investigation as to drain
age and sanitary conditions. You
must admit that Great Bend is not
on a main line of railroad and that to
reach it one must travel over branch
roads. You must admit that the value
of the land offered you for a location
is far in excess of that offered further
west. You must admit that if you
desired to best serve the people of
the Seventh congressional district you
would locate the institution further
west than at Great Bend. You must
are too far west that Great Bend is
too far east.
You may take into consideration any
of the cities in the central part of the
district to be served by the institution
and you will find that it is more easy
of access than is Great Bend by rail-
road and auto routes and near the
center of the western half of the state
is the only logical place for the insti-
tuition to be located. This is especially
true when the future development OF
the state is taken into consideration.
Offer 1000 Acres.
We would especially ask you to take
into consideration the proposition pre-
scented to you by Wa-keeney when
compared with that of Great Bend In
/ the comparison we would first submit
to you that we are Offering you 1000
acres of choice land, much of which
IS alfalfa land and on which alfalfa is
growing, at $25 per acre as against the
800 per acre land offered at Great
Bend. Wa-keeney isinsalmost the geo
graphical center of the district in which
the institution is to be located Wa
Keeney offers you an endless water
supply Of the purest water which can
be found anywhere in the state, and
it has been proven so by chemical
analysis a copy of which you have in
your possession.
Wa-Keeney is located on the main
line of the Union Pacific railroad and
every particle of freight for vOilr in
of your warehouse. We further sub
nit to you that there is absolutely no
question concerning drainage and sani-
tary condition on the land offered yoI
by the Wa-Keeney proposition and you
have admitted this when you say you
do not consider it necessary to bring
your engineers here and make an ex-
animation. We further call your at
tentiOn to the fact that a bid has been
made you whereby you can have all the
Portland cement you need in the con-
struction of your buildings at the door
Of your wareroom for only 25 cents per
sack, a saving of at least so per cent.
Sixth Should Have 1t.
Another thing we would like for you
to take into consideration is the fact
that Wax eeney is located in the Sixth
congressional district and that Great
Bend is located in the Seventh. BY
an examination you will find that the
Seventh district has six institutions now
and that the Sixth district has but
two. Taking into consideration the
number of inhabitants of the district
the amount of taxes turned into the
state treasury each year from the pro-
perty owners thereof you will find that
the Sixth district is almost under the
resentatiOn.
From a geographical point justice
demands that the institution be located
at or near Wa-Keeney; in locating
this institution according to center OF
the population of the district, justice
demands that it be located at or near
Wa-Keeney and justice to the taxpay-
ers of the great western part of the
state demands that the institution be
located st or near Wa-Keeney.
We respectfully submit this PROPOSE
consider it in a manner of justice and
impartiality. We are for Wa-Keeney
in particular but for justice to west
ern Kansas first. last and all the time.
]. W. BINGHAM,
Secretary Commercial Club.