Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-06-30
VISITOR
HERE, PREDICTS
GREATEST CROP
Prosperity Bordering on the
Fabulous Is Seen by Sam
ueI B. Amidon.
FOR RAILROADS
TO MOVE WHEAT YIELD
Rush of Harvesters to Fields Is
Described-Thirty to Thirty
five Bushels Per Acre.

Samuel B. Amidon, of Wichita,
Kansas, a lawyer, who arrived here
yesterday as the guest of Austen II.
McGregor, brings story of prosperity
which borders almost upon the
fabulous.
1.-The wheat crop of Kansas this
year is the greatest in our history"
he said. More than 2OO,OOOOO0
bushels are in shocks. 1t will take
the railroads an entire year to ship
the wheat out of Kansas There is
enough almost to supply the whole
United States for a year"
Mr.. Amidon came East to transact
some business, but will extend his
trip to Europe on pleasure.
81 will go abroad chiefly because
my friend, Mr.. McGregor is going"
he said. I'VE made the trip together
three years ago, and it is the pleasure
of heing in his company that has
made me decide to go over again.
I'VE intend being gone two months
or so. At Rome 1 shall meet Rt. Rev.
John j. Hennessey, Catholic bishop of
Wichita, and with him, will seek an
audience of the Pope"
Mr.. McGregor and Mr.. Amidon will
sail on the kronprinzessin Cecilie on
July a.
To return to Mr.. Amidons story of
KANSAS prosperity:
Last year we had a crop failure
he said, land corn, oats and wheat
were all sowed for pasture. The cattle
grew fat and sleek and judge OF
our amazement when, in addition TO
this blessing, we discovered the wheat
covering our fields all over the state
in greater abundance than any time
before in the history of our state.
The next nearest crop that could
compare to this years is that of two
wears ago when we harvested 125,O0O,-
900 bushels.
thousands of empty cars are
waiting to carry away the wheat
Recently at Fort Scott 500 harvesters
captured a freight train and COM
PEELED the engineer to take them TO
western Kansas. One of the railroad
men escaped and telegraphed to the
home office, but was told by the SUI
rerintendent not to interfere. The Of
fetal was quick to realize that a rich
harvest would mean rich returns for
the carrier. too.
( "You can estimate what kind OF
bumper crop we have by the fact
than Very acre on which wheat was
sown - yielded thirty to thirty-fiVe
bushelAS Twenty bushels an acre
usually are. regarded a tirst-class
crop. When you consider that an
acre of land costs $780, you can gauge
what it means to be able to realize szo
from the yield of that acre.
1.-THE farmers of Kansas are for
Wilson. while the business interests
are opposed to him. Still, it isn't so
much against the President as
against Bryan that this ill-feeling eX-
lists. My judgment is that the West
is more prosperous than the East
But the money measures are lookeo
upon with doubt by us, as well as by
people in the East. Naturally, foi
none can know what those measures
are going to accomplish. Yet, nc
matter what their result, as TAR al
business is concerned, they canno
materially affect the agricultural par
of the country. Hence the ttitude Of
| the farmers toward Mr.. wilson:
Although his main attention Is
| given TO the law as an active prac
| titioner Mr.. Amidon incidentally
owns five banks in towns adjacent t.
Wichita. One of these is nationa
| bank.
II was one of those who spok'
! against the reserve system at TN
| congressional hearings" said Mr.. Am
| idon. land, although my bank now l:
part of the system, | still have Sc
rious doubts as to the wisdom OF thu
| legislation"