The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-18
BENTON IN TOWN
Praises State Fair Exhibits and
Free Entrance.
The Sixth District an Empire
Some Politics.

Otis L. Benton is visiting in Topeka
for a day or two with his son and
daughter, who are attending wash
burn college.
peka; graduate himself of Wash
burn he has sent two sons here to col
lege; he was for many years d1rec-
tor and still promoter of our great
state fair, giving from his personal
pocket premiums to encourage Deca-
tur county exhibits here. He was i'm
mensely pleased at this years fair
THE free gate is great 1t has beaten
record breaking crowds to wonder
full display of cattle and horses and
Kansas products. The Sixth district
is proud of the fair
Mr.. Benton is naturally very happy
over the fine crops that have been
raised in his part of the state this
season. He says there has been too
much rain in some parts of the district
which has caused considerable dam
age, especially to wheat, but the corn
and forage crops are immense and will
probably be one of the greatest in the
history of northwest Kansas.
Mr.. Benton said that he had been
so busy helping harvest the big wheat
crop and visiting over the Sixth con-
gressional district, that he had not
been in Topeka for several months,
Speaking of his trip over the district,
Mr.. Benton said: Il have been get
ting acquainted with my youngest son
this summer, as he has been my driver
in going over the Sixth congressional
district. One reason Tor making this
preliminary campaign so early was so
that HARDWOOD, my son, could be with
me and go clear around before he had
returned to Washburn college here.
Do you know that / believe parents
should get acquainted with their own
children?
IF fathers and mothers would visit
more with their sons and daughters;
try to remain young and see the diff
ficult problems that the younger peo-
pie have to solve; command their
friendship and confidence, and have a
mutual understanding all the time, it
would go a long way toward solving
the troublesome child problem I
have enjoyed the summer, studying
geography and shaking hands and
under the shining sun. Why, do you
know that the Sixth congressional dis
trict has as many square miles as Bel
GUM?
The Sixth District Empire.
TT is an empire, and every foot of
its vast domain is valuable and the
possibilities of development in north
western Kansas are something won
derful. ST. Francis, in Cheyenne coun-
ty. should have a great sugar beet
factory. The northwest county in this
great state should be developed and a
town of four or five thousand people
could be built up there if the great
sugar beet industry was properly en-
couraged by federal laws. There are
thousands of acres of splendid land
along our rivers especially adapted
for the cultivation or sugar beets, if
this industry could have the fostering
benefit of reasonable protective
tariff Practically every county seat
town in this vast domain, and the
tributary territory, can pe greatly i'm
proved and developed if common
sense methods are pursued in the en-
actment of laws to foster and to assist
our people,
His Campaign for Congress.
When asked how his campaign for
smile came over his face and he re-
piled: Il have visited the twenty-five
of this district and every city
and hamlet in it, besides many of the
neighborhoods, and the trip
has been doubly pleasant and enjoy
able this summer because everywhere
1 have gone I have received the most
positive assurances from farmers, cat
tlemen and business men who say that
] will receive their earnest support
in the campaign of 1916.
THE time has arrived in the history
of the Sixth congressional district
when the people want a business man
In washington; man who has
helped solve the problems of this new
and undeveloped country; a man who
has faced the hot winds; a man who
has taken his place on the night herd
in the cattle roundup; man who