The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1911-06-16

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closest cooperation between railroads
and people that either can become
prosperous. Our interests are SO. in
terwoven that separate them and they
ar, so weakened that the fabric which
has been built up falls.
Values Come With Population.
Increased land values come from
settlement and building up. and with
these increased values come heavier
crops, and it is from these heavier
crops that We derive our profit, for
we haul them to market The farm.
ers are the backbone Of commerce,
and commerce is the backbone of the
railroads, for without tonnage the
railroad must go out of business. And
without the railroad the farmers and
their towns and villages become mere
isolated human beings and communi-
ties who live but do not prosper.
And that is why we are spending
more than S1,200,00O to tell the people
about Kansas and the rest of the
Wes.. We know that even con-
sentative statement of the truth will
convince, and that they will come,
an so we will profit from their profits
in the future years.
coburn Tells of Movement.
In an article In a farm paper re-
Gently F, D. Coburn, secretary of the
Kansas department of agriculture,
says
ut cannot be gainsaid that condi-
tions among the poor in the over
crowded cities are deplorable, and
the Judicious distribution of these
people on some of the vast unoccu-
pied lands where the soil would give
them subsistence, and the ample
space, sunshine and fresh air bring
health is pretty nearly ideal.
Normal and natural emigration from
town to country is a wholesome and
healthful movement, all the time to
be nationally encouraged"
One of the great purposes of the
land shows in Chicago ami Omaha is
to relieve just such crowded condi-
lions, by setting before the people
the advantages to be gained by ex-
changing salaried position, which
gives merely o home for the time be-
ing and provides little for the future,
for farm, fresh air, sunshine, health
and prosperity. The railroads are do
ing much to aid this move.
I'VE want the people of Kansas to
be prosperous, for in their prosperity
lies our gain,' said Mr.. Fort recently
in discussing the plans of the Union
Pacific. Government statistics show
US that six-tenths of the people who
move West to take up farms come
from the vicinity of Chicago. When
we looked into the plans for last
years land show we discovered that
in the Far West and in the South the
community spirit had strong hold,
but that In Kansas and a few other
states there was no concerted move
to take advantage Of this opportunity
to tell Of the states advantages. And
that is where we stepped in. We
drew on our advertising appropriation
and set to work and the work paid.
Intensified Farming 10 Best.
Intensified farming is the farming
of the future, and the man who will
devote his time and energy intelli-
gently to the problems Of his land will
reap the reward in increased crops,
greater profits and heavier bank
account. Until the underground flow
Of water was discovered in Western
Kansas 1t was thought that the land
there was good for little except graz.
ing. To-day that land, which then
could have been purchased for less
than 81 an acre, cannot be bought for
less than 800 to 5000 an acre. Diver.
sified farming is now generally prac-
ticed, and by proper crop rotation the
results are little short Of amazing
In dairying alone, Kansas takes q
high rank. There in In the state now
approximately 100000 mich cows,
and they bring to their owners in the
course Of year 100000 in round
numbers. The amount really is larger
than that, but | have not the exact
A.ures and prefer to understate them
rather than go over.
"In the 1910 figures, which just re-
Gently have been sent out from Wash.
ington, Kansas leads the country in
the production Of winter wheat. grow,
ing 1912 per cent Of the entire
amount raised in the United States
Kansas also was second In the produc