The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-18

sideration, gentlemen, that Kansas is
strictly an agricultural state, one in
which there is little Industrial life, and
the best state in the union in which
to launch and intensity the theory of
the rural credits bill. Topeka, as the
agricultural center, is the strategic
center for such an undertaking. My
one regret is that one of our big meet
inSS is not in progress and you cannot
have an opportunity to see the magni-
tude of the farmers organizations.
Reardon Answers Questions.
A. P. Reardon, president of the
Farmers grange, answered a series of
questions.
DO you think of the class of big ten
ant farmers would build up their
farms better if they own their land ?"
Yes. sir. Thirty per cent of the
farmers own part OF their land and
rent a nearby acreage They will pur-
chase it a result of the provisions
of the new bill.''
Has the rate prevailing on mort
cages in past years deferred purchase
of farms ?''
Yes, sir, it has
What is the average life of a mort
gage in this state?"
From one to five years.
Will the long time mortgage pos
sible under this bill aid the farmers %
Yes. sir
IN duuluOn 10 his other arguments,
Mr.. McAuliffe stated that Kansas farm
ers are in better position for han
| ding the details of the farm loan bank
because large per cent of them al
ready belong to farm loan associa-
tlons. and can use the new bill more
intelligently.
will land owners sell on the terms
provided in the rural credits bill p"
Mr.. McAuliffe was asked.
Yes. SIR he replied "One reason
Tor TINS is the labor problem which is
growing more complex each year and
the old farmers, like myself, will sell
rather than trust to the sort of labor
we are able to get. The young farm
ers are about the only people who will
work the land now and they wish to
purchase it here in Kansas if the
/ proper terms can be obtained on mort
cages"
Railway Facilities.
When it comes to railroad facilities
into Topeka there can't be any argu-
ment against locating the bank here.
Following is table prepared and sub
mitted to the board:
Mail Trains.
! Number of mail trains at Topeka.
Sd. Time for mail to reach Topeka
after 3 o'clock.)
St Louis, 1 hours. 5 minutes.
st. Joseph, hours
Omaha, IL hours
Alliance, Neb., 20 hours
Grand Junction, Colo. 27 hours.
i utes.
La Junta, Colo, II hours.
Ardmore, Okla. II hours.
! Muskogee, Okla, II hours.
| Oklahoma City, IL hours.
Wichita, Kan, 6 hours
/ hutchinson. Kan. 4 hours, 80 min
utes.
In Any District.
/ Topeka doesn't give a great many
raps in what territory she is included.
she believes she IS we'll situated for a
Iarln loan bank. TO matter, what
states the district may include. A
/ neat petition prepared by the To-
Peka commercial club includes a
statement relative to the district and
desires of Topeka in this line as well
| as many other arguments for locatins.
/ the bank here
In tn petition it says that in any
district that Kansas could be reason
ably placed. Topeka is the most cen
tral point for the location of a bank
For example, if the district should be
missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, To-
Qeka Is situated almost midway of the
as far as St. Louis, reaches Topeka in
eleven and one-half hours, from Ok
lahoma City n ten hours
IL the district should be Nebraska
-, 1iisStS anu OklanOna, topeka would
still be the central point. lying mid
way between two adjoining states and
! mail from Omaha or from western
points in Nebraska would reach To-
peka in from eleven to fourteen hours
II Colorado should be deemed a prop
er state to add to this district, Topeka
again is the ideal location for three
trunk line railways connect Topeka
with Colorado and can serve the
needs of that state as we'll as any
other city in the district
1T is cur opinion read the petf-
ton, that the farm loan bank will
meet with its greatest success in states
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