Year: 1875

EDITOR HERALD: am just in re-
ceipt of the San Francisco Call of June
9th, containing very slanderous arti-
Gle concerning Mr.. Cole of Lawrence
and myself, and feel that although /
am not anxious to attain newspaper
notoriety, yet In this case l should do
myself great injustice to allow 1t to
pass, and my friends in California to
think it true, unless L should "rise to
explain;" especially after receiving so
many favors at their hands, not only
from my particular friends in Los
Angeles and San Francisco, but also
from the medical and drug fraternity
of both these cities, from whom re-
ceived so many professional courtesies
and with whom / made SO many
pleasant acquaintances. Therefore, 1
have to request that you will be kind
enough to give this an insertion in
your worthy paper.


The facts are, that on our way home
on the morning of the 1lth of May,
and while waiting at the Union Depot,
West Kansas City, we met q gentle
man who was an acquaintance Of Mr.
Colet, and who was also waiting for
the morning train, and had an intro
duction to him. When he learned we
We're just returning from California,
mense immigration to that State, and
We spoke deprecatingly of the stam-
pede; stating that in the five day q
from San Francisco to Omaha We had
met not less than thousand people
each day, in extra emigrant trains,
going West; that many of them would
arrive in Sacramento with very little
if any money, and that we saw many
already ON their way back; that no
matter how good the country was,
going in such masses was sure to pro-
duce reaction; that homesickness
was contagious, and many would try
to come back Immediately on their
arrival, and we feared would suffer, If
not provided for; that anything more
than a healthy immigration was det-
rimental to any State; that 1t was the
result of such immigration in '72 and
'73, that found Kansas so full of tap
plicants for aid," when she had only
lost her corn and potato crop in IA,
and that California might find herself
in just such condition, and her repu-
tation have to suffer, as that of Kan
sas had. This was about the sum and
substance of our chat.


After we separated, / learned from
Mfr. Cole that his friend was one of the
editors of the Kansas City Times; and
I was reminded of the fact, in day or
two after that, by seeing what pur-
ported to be the statements made by
us in the Times, and also reminded of
! the wonderful power for manufacture
ing and embellishing that newspaper
men had. And it seems to me that
the editor of the Call ought to know
this too we'll to make such q personal
attack on us, with only such author
ity. l think he must have graduated
in the same school, else how could he
have found out that we came to Cali.
fornia in September last, when the
fact Is I was visiting in the Eastern
States and Canada at that time, and
only went to California this last time)
in January last, and as for Mr.. Cole,
| he only passed through ti,c State on
his way home from Arizona. This Is
only a fair sample of his misstate-
ments all through the article. l re-
peat, what wonderful powers such
men have! He fairly out-Herods old
Herod himself.


And now let us see II my acts do
not prove such reports to be false, aud
my future movements show my good
opinion of your climate and State. AS
you and many others well know, while
there spent good deal of time in
investigating whether or no, the val
leys land country near Los Angeles,
when filled up with people and towns,
would justify us in opening a whole
sale drug house there, and merely
mention that the same is still In con-
temptation by the firm of which l
have the honor of being senior part
ner. Personally, l am arranging
my affairs to leave here, and expect to
be in your city with my family by the
first OF september, and for the purpose
of opening an Office there for the Sue
cessful treatment of diseases, Ihave
ordered several hundred dollars worth
of new instruments and medical appli-
ances, with all the latest improve
ments and inventions of the age, as
well as medical books from the best
authorities of the latest date.


And now, one word for poor Kansas,
for fear the readers of the Call may
think we are In danger of being eaten
up. With the exception of a strip on
the Missouri border, Kansas never
looked better, and the crops of wheat
now being harvested are very fine,
and her prospects for corn and all 9th
er crops, never were more fattering.
The grashoppers have done no harm,
except on the border, and everybody
anticipates good times.


Begging pardon for this long intrusion
and hoping that if ever l be-
come citizen of your city, my
good behavior may prove Itself, and
that may never be forced to "rush
into print' again, to defend myself
against such an attack.


remain, yours very respectfully,


L.. HALL.


Junction City, Kan, June %, rs.


p. s. Since writing the above |
have seen a copy of your HERALD of
fh, 10Th ond 10Th ipsto onH T m,