Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05

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week, as j hurled over the country
paper in mind and was not believer
you surely would be a convert to day
Neither would you stop at dam the
Draws" but would swallow the
whole dose plant trees and all
1t was my good fortune through
the kindness of Newton Kreamer, of
Jewel City, Kansas, to see goodly
portion of Jewel County by the Auto
route. The county is not unlike ours
in every essential, except it is farth-
er advanced.
j cannot now recall a mile of travel
without the observation of some part
of my subject There are thousands
of dams with artificial ponds and
lakes, some appeared to be built for
stock water only, others for growing
trees alone while still others had the
appearance of being built as a fish
pond. The result however, showed
multiplied uses. Here we passed a
| fine house hidden by a beautiful
grove there we observed the grove
around the barn, yonder was one out
from the house and other buildings
serving as wind and storm breaker.
| Trees were seldom planted in rows,
but were as if nature alone had
planted them, such / dare say pres
ented the most beautiful picture.
Jewell City its-self is forest, with
every citizen proud of their town.
Then too we autoed to CoDcordia,
and the entire distance was the same
panorama view, trees and ponds, and
| thought that perhaps we will have
to wait here, but by some advance
the trees and ponds come. After all
we are initiate and until a major
ity of farms have groves other will
be slow to follow.
| This trip brought wildly to my
mind, two former visits through
this Country, one made in 1872, when
from Concordia West. was not so
well improved or had as much timber
as we have between here and Scott
City, then again in 1886, when the
timber line extended little farther
west but presented nothing like the
picture of today.
The doubter, who wants to consign
western Kansas to Jack-fabbits and
hot winds, needs to know the history
of Central Kansas, if there is any
faith left in his body it will be
brought to the surface. Doubling
Thomas can surely put their fingers
in the mail prints and be converted
if he will only open his eyes and see,
uncover his ears and hear.
If you have not seen the beautiful
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of the Buffalo, and the dry one at
that.
Then please send to the Mayor of
that city, whom we found to be wide
awake, and he will send you photo
graph, and if you look at it with a
desire to learn something you will
not be disappointed. Remember as
you do, that this stream is dry most
of the time. Two miles above and
two miles below this dam, last week
when / was there you could walk
dry shod in the bed of this creek.
This dam and aperatures cost much
more than it ought as the Mayor is
ready to admit, they had many OBJ
: stacies to overcome, the cost of the
dam and apparatus was given to me
, as $1,000. 90. yet the kickers are ali
: dead or gone and while they know
: now that it could be reproduced for
much less, yet all Citizens wear q
smile and are proud to show yor
their water works. Believe me Mr.
! kreamer had me on the banks OF
, this dam before daylight the first
morning l was in Jewell, and re,
gretted that it so dark the evening
/ arrived, that we could not see it
Every Introduction l received while
there was followed Immediately, have
; You showed him our Dam. ! was
! showed this work no less than five
times because we forgot to examine
some little thing.
: The principal thing that attracted
; nv attention, was the obstacles they
had to. overcome, i thought how
u many towns are missing so much
Z better opportunities. Just thin
y what they are receiving. 1st, watel
/ works for fire, for use, for irrigatins
/ small gardens, End, pleasure by beat:
y in summer, skating parties in winter
e 3rd. fish in abundance, plenty of fish
: for the town, 4th, they are arranging
e to have beautiful town park, 9Th
u ice to cool your parching tongue il
hot months, 9Th, the cool breez
from the water 7th Sub-irrigatiOl