The Wichita Daily Eagle (Wichita, Kan.)
April 3, 1890

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W CMARMED CIRCLE, AND OTHER SOUTHWEST COUNTIES. Kingman, Kiowa and Lane-Three of the Best, Great Salt, Sugar and Cereal Producing Areas and Stock Parms. The Mountain and Mining Markets of the "West and Great Trading Marts East Brought to their Doors by a Matchless System of Sail Transportation. Kingman Country. Kingman county lies in the south cen tral portion of the state, anil ranks as one of the foremost counties of Kansas. No county can make a more favorable show ing in the advantages and resources be stowed by nature for the successful de velopment of the many and varied indus trial pursuit; so desirable and necessary to the full and complete enjoyment of life in -various conditions. The surface of the county is a gently rolling prairie. Its soil is deep, quick, and fertile, and never fails to respond with a bountiful crop of every kind when worked with intelligent care; while sorghum cane and sugar beet, which in the near future will will be two of the most remunerative crops grown in the T'nited States, is at home when applied to her soil and climate. For abundance and purity of water no county in the state can compare with it, as the sparkling waters of the Chi ka.sk ia and Xinnescah rivers and Fmoot's creek, with their tributaries tes tify, the dry season known to Kansas never affecting their supply; while good well water is obtained all over the county at an easy depth. Of schools, she has them on almost every section of the land within her borders, and they arc the pride of her peo ple. Winters arc never long or severe, but are generally mild and easily endured, making out-door labor of every char acter easy and comfortable, instead of dis agreeable and hazardous, as in the coun tries of more northern and eastern local ities. The climate 1 hroughout the year is one of the mot delightful and health ful to be found on the American conti nent. The city of Kingman is the county seat, having a population of 4,000. There are lift y two and three story business houses. It is located on the Ninnescah river, which furnishes an abundance of pure, clear Muter, in sufficient volume to ruu count less numbers of factories. Six newspapers are published in the county, namely: The Kingman Democrat. the Leader-Courier, and the Kingman Journal, .published in the city of Kingman; the Norwich News, publisned at. Norwich: t he Spivey Index, published at Spivcy; and tin Cunningham Herald, published at Cunningham. There are four lines of road running through the county, with an aggregate Mileage of YM miles, three of -which roads run through Kingman. The manufacture and production of salt is destined to become one of the most profitable industries of the county, as the article produced hero is admitted to be the I'nest in the wast. Four plants are in oper ation, producing about 500 barrels per day. me shaft is sunk on the rock salt, which is mined and marketed from this place, it, lH'ing the only place west of Xew York and north of Louisiana producing a pure arti c io ot rock salt. Chicago capitalists are sinking a shaft, 14x1(5 feet deep, thus giv ing Kingman the decided advantage to be enme the salt center of the southwest. The towns outside of the county seat .-ire Cunningham, Calisla. Murdock, Norwich, l!ago, Spivey, Rochester, Belmont, Cleve land, 1'enalosa. "Waterloo and Nashville, all prosperous thriving towns, surrounded b good country. Never in t lie histofy of the state has it been possible to buy such farm lands at such prices as can 1hj had in Kingman county at this time: good farms being held m from $1,(SX) to $2,00. In the very nature of tin case die prices can not last, as they represent one-half their cash value for farming purposes. The estimated crop for lvsT, from the most reliable sources, was: Wheat. 4ifc2,300 bushels, an average of over 7 bushels per acre: corn. 2.S57.000 bushels, an average over 40 bushels per acre: while other products, consisting of different cereals, make the estimated value of the crops, with stock for lbSli, SS.COO.OOO to say nothing of land value. Certainly a very creditable showim; for a county which six j ears ago had less than 5.000 population, and not a foot of railroad in its boarders. Kiowa County. Kiowa county was organized in May, 1-ss;, and is situated near the. center east and west and second tier from south line of the state. It has plenty of pun water, good timber along its streams, and its soil is rich in organic matter from two to four feet in depth. The climate is healthful and salubrious, the mean temperature be ing about SI3 in winter and i0 in sum jner, while extremes" of heat and cold are unknot, n. The following are a few of the many advantages which we invite the pub lic to consider: 1 Taxes comparatively low. 2. Fifty-three chool houses. y. Ample rainfall and good crops. A. Good roads every day in the year. V Settled by person from the states. 0. Five good lie towns in the county. 7. Secret societies well represented. s. Every religious denomination repre sented. Trees of all kinds make remarkable growth. 10. Splendid agricultural and stock rais Jntr county. 1 1. liedueeft rates at hotels for hoine teekers. 12. Land shown free for prospective purchasers. 13. Low rents to those unable to pur chase lands. '4. A warm ami hearty welcome cx t ended to all comers. is. One man with a good team will easily tend sixty acres of corn. 16. Kiowa county's assessed vninataon is over six million dollars. IT. Railroad fare awl hotel expanses re funded where sales are made. li. Kiowa county lias a good creainery in operation at the county seat. lt. One year's wheat crop will pay for the ground upon which it is raised. 20. large tracks of laud in one body for those desirius tend for cattle purposes. 21. Lands for sale at from $i to $12 per acre according to location and improve ments. 32. The rents of an eastern farm will purchase a home of your own in Kiowa county. 23. Rich loam soil easily worked, does not heave by freezing, very fertile and productive. 24. One hundred thousand acres choice timber, unoccupied land, good title, that can be had reosonable. 2o. Seventy-five miles of railroad three trunk lines, viz.: Santa Fe, Frisco and Rock Island. 20. Greensburg, the county seat, offers special inducements to those seeking busi ness locations. 27. With an average as large as last year, Kiowa countr will raise in 1S90 over 400,000 bushels of wheat. 28. The citizens of Kiowa countv will refund the expenses of the homeseeker if these statements are found untrue. 29. Land can be had either for cash or on payments to suit purchaser at low rate of interest upon deferred payments. 30. On account of a large number of cat tle in the southern part of the county, bet ter prices have been paid for grain than elsewhere. 31. Broom corn can be raised here for one-third less expense than in any eastern or central state, and the price received is equally as great. 32. The mountain and mining markets of the west are accessible by two direct trunk lines of railroads as are also those of Chicago and the Atlantic coast. 53. Corn fed to hogs in Kiowa county nets the same price as in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio com, our Wichita market aver aging the same prices as Chicago for the past year. 34. Kiowa county will produce with profit corn, broom corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, flax, cane, castor beans, tobacco, cotton, peanuts, melons and vegetables of all kinds. 3T. The state agricultural report for 1SS9 shows the following average yield per acre: Corn, 2S bushels; wheat, 22 bushels and oats 2S bushels, while Irish and sweet potatoes yield well. Kiowa county ln?s many advantages which commend it to you as a home, with its cheap land, splendid climate and pure water. Lane County. The county named above is nearly the center of the west half of the state. Tho surface is a gentle rolling prairie, broken only by a few small streams. The soil is rich, dark, and deep, well adapted to the production of all kinds of grain and vege tables. The bottom lands along the differ ent streams grow an abundance of hay. Crops of all kinds nre grown success fully, but the experiments so far made have shown conclusively that tho land is more particularly adapted to the production of wheat and other small grain. During the year 1SSH the acreage of wheat was 7,000 acres. The result was so satisfactory that the farmers of the county have increased the acreage to about 3o,000 acres. At the present writing the crop is looking fine and the prospects are good for an abun dant harvest. The small amount of labor required to seed and harvest a large acre age of wheat makes the business very profitable. The raising of stock is also largely en gaged in, and the natural advantages of good grass, plenty of range, excellent water, and a mild climate all combino to make the result successful. As noted above, the county is well water ed by several small streams and springs. Excellent well water, and an abundance of it, is obtained without difficulty at a depth of from twenty to sixty feet. Pure water, in inexhaustible quantities, is a very im portant consideration, and in this count y you will find it just as stated. In California, it is said, they sell the climate and throw in the land. Here in Kansas, where the climate is nearly, if not equally, as good, the order is reversed and the laud is sold at very reasonable figures with no charges for climate. Persons suf fering with complaints induced by damp climates will find the dry atmosphere of Kansas greatly beneficial. Schools and churches are some of the important advantages which tho home seeker very naturally looks after. It is with pride, therefore, that attention is called to the fact that Lane county is in this respect considerably in advance of counties much older. Although as yet but sparsely settled, the county has about forty district schools, which are carefully and efficiently managed by a well qualified class of teachers. Several church organizations and buildings will also be found in differ ent locations. There is only one town of any import ance in this countv. Dighton, tho countv seat, is beautifully located in the exact geographical center of the county. A fine brick school house, costing about $10,000, two churches and several large brick busi ness blocks are some of the principal at tractions. The county is traversed by two of the principal roads of the state. The Atchison, Topeka Sauta Fe runs through the center of the county from east to west, and the Missouri Pacific runs in tho same direction through the northern part of the county, thus affording excellent facilities for transportion. To those seeking homes and a place for safe and profitable investments, we can offer superior inducements. Much of the land here has been proved up b men who did not come here either to work or stay. This land can now be bought at very low figures, thus offering men with limited means splendid opportunities to increase their earthly possessions by a very small outlay of cash capital. THE MEXICAN CONGRESS. City of Mexico, via Galveston, April Both houses of coma-ess were opened last eveninsr. The two branches held the session in the hall of deputies, Senor Montello. president of the house, presiding, to receive the president's message. Presi dent Diaz, escorted by a detachment of troops, arrived at t$:30 o'clock. In his mes sage the president says that the internal and external relations of Mexico are peace ful, and that good effects are expected to follow the deliberations of the Pan American conference for the new world and maratime congress at Washington for the nations at large. The message refers to the ajwlosry of the United States for the striking remarks of Colonel Mei-ener when he represented his country to Costa Rica and states that the United States has promised to make prompt investigation in regard to the protest of Mexico" agsiinst the bringing of Apache prisoners near the Mexican frontier. Tlie government at Washington, themessneesays, has'refused to consider the-oromwtkm of the. Los An geles chamber of commerce for the acquisi tion of lower California. The recognition v im rrpuuiic oi juraxu i poKt?n o. w BOYS KILLED BY A CAVE-IN. j St. loti-. Mo., April J. While six boys of K. BaskerviHe ami K. S. Womack. rang- iap in aee from 11 to 1U years, were dimii; ia a sa cave yesterday near Verona.l'ex.: Ute bank caved in on them ami all wen? killed. Their bodies were recovered. SUGAR MJUiffi MUCH GOOD WORK DONE BY THE MEETING. Permanent Organization Effected Under the Name of the Kan sas Sugar Association. The Important Features of the Industry Thoroughly Discussed Many Papers lull of Interest. How to Increase the Yield of Sugar Among the Topics Treated of J. 0. Hart, of Port Scott, Elected Presi dentThe Nest Meeting to be Held in June The Proceedings. Special Dispatch to the Dally Eacle. Hutchinson, Kan.. April 2. The Kansas Sugar association met in this city today to effect a permanent organization and elect officers for the ensuing year. A short dis cussion on some of the important features of the industry was also a part of the pro gram. Amongst those present in person were J. C. Hart, Fort Scott; W. P. Clement, Ster ling; George S. Redd, Xess City; S. G. Shaeffer, Ness City; G. S. Stine, Arkalon; T. A. Skates, Arkalon; E. W. Deming, Fort Scott; G. F. Kellogg, Sterling; W. C. Merrill, Xess City; and amongst those represented by proxy, letter or otherwise were C. S. Jobes, Attica; C. H. Munger, Xewton; E. Kearns, Fort Scott; G. B. Lard, Olathe; J. D. Hill, Fort Scott; W. W. Cook, Medicine Lodge; O. B. Hamilton, Meade Center; Colonel C. H. Eldred, Medi cine Lodge; M. Swenson, Fort Scott; E. B. Cowgill, Sterling; A. A. Denton, Sterling; n. V. Xichols, Liberal; J. E. Dearborn, Nashua; X. II.: A. E. Abard, Boston, and J. G. Arnold, Xess City. The meeting was called to orher at 10 a. m. and Prof. J. C .Hart, of Fort Scott, made temporary chairman. Mr. W. P. Clement was made temporary secretary with Mr. X. C. Mer rill, of Xess City, assistant. The roll call showed the foregoing names present or represented. RHPOKT ON OKGAN'IZATION. Thecommittee on organization previous ly appointed made the following report, which was read by sections and adopted as a whole:- Realizing the great future of the sorghum and beet sugar industry of Kansas, the great" amount of capital and labor required to prosecute it successfully, the many methods of manufacture, that the sugar industry is not confined to any one section of Kansas, and that the industry is aided bythe whole state, we believe the informa tion gained and experiments ninde by in individual sugar works should" bo public in order to reap the best results for tho general good. Realizing that experiments should bo carefully noted, that all information should be compiled and preserved, that there should lie a permanent depository of sta tistics and information, and that these should be thoroughly reliable and obtain able, in order that proposed investors in sugar houses shall have reliable data to refer to. Further realizing that the sorghum plant is capable of great improvement in its sugar producing qualities by selection and crossing of varieties, that the farm ers are as important a factor as the sucrar mills, that thev should have all the information obtainable with reference to the growth, cultiva tion and manufacture of sugar, that they may obtain a larger price for their labor and enable them to produce sugar at a price to compete with all the world, and Whereas. We believe such results can be better obtained by organization, there fore be it Resolved, That we, the manufacturers of sugar and syrup do now organize the Kansas Sugar association. Resolved, That this association shall be composed of manufacturers and corpora tions engaged in the manufacture of sugar and sj-rups. Resolved, That the purposes of this as sociation shall be: First To devise ways and means and methods to extract all "the sugar from the sorghum canes, and to furnish such knowl edge to each member of this association. Second To devise methods to establish and maintain permanent seed growing sta tions, to furnish farmers with the seed to grow tho highest possible sugar producing canes, and furnish all obtainable informa tion regarding the profitable growing and harvesting of the crop. Third To co-operate in the purchasing of all materials and in the selling of the manufactured product. Fourth To furnish proper information from time to time to the public press, that shall not be misleading or in any manner overstate the facts or results attained. On the adoption of article second of the purposes the improvement of cane by seed selection was discussed with much interest. It was stated that a yield of seventy-five pounds of sugar to the ton of cane would makesugar a big success in Kansas, and yet there was no good reason why the seventy-live could no be doubled by a judicious selection of seed. It was hoped that co-operation between the sugar makers would do much to assist beginners and prevent failures, while in dividual experience might be turned to material good. Article fourth provides for the dissemin ation of reliable intelligence to the eastern as well as the home press. It was considered that the home press would lend its aid to the cause in any event, but it was deemed ex pedient to ventilate the matter abroad and thus create a demand for the sorshmn sugar by which means all groundless prejudice against it wonld Ik? removed. An order of business was then adopted for the present meeting and tho following committees .were appointed: W. P. Ciement was appointed a committee of one to report on by laws at the next meet ing. W. P. 'Clement and George S." Reed, committee on constitution, to report at afternoon session, the constitution to conform to the resolutions already adopted. A short general discussion then ensued and the meeting adjourned until 2 p.m. INSPECTOR KELLOGG'S ADDRESS. The afternoon session was opened by ad dresses and papers, Mr. George F. Kel logg, state sugar inspector. speiking llrst on the "Outlook ot the jvansas sugar in dustry for la" The speaker Urst re ferred "briefly to the few difficulties ia the way which sunk into iasicnificaaee in view of the means of overcoming them and the grand results within easy reach." He regarded many of the diSicnlties as the niptr?vsarv edi!mtrr; for the manufacturers and in most instances couki be turned to account, at least the ei-pericnc? acquired jn overcoming them conW be turned to c- count. He regarded this movement in the direction of an organization as one of toe most encouraging features in the basinet, beinc indicative of a cousciooa-s on the panfof the manufacturer that then were great thing; ahead for bio. This escri dence being the result of a ureat J many experiments and several years of ""uui aucicas xuoue io uuuuiy signuicant. He thought the attitude of congress might even prove to be beneficial and deter many from going into the business without the necessary means, which of course wonld reduce the failures to a minimum. Suffi cient working capital was quite as essen tial as the plant itself to success, as no one could hope to realize under thirty or sixty days and in many instances the profit was the result of being able to hold. The mat ter of disposing ot the product should be arranged for ahead, not that it would go begging, but the channel to market should be clear before the manufacturer was too busily engaged in the active work of making sugar. The beet question was one that had a promising outlook, the ex perimeuts at Medicine Lodge having demonstrated their sugar producing qual ities. He regarded cane as the standby, however, and thought it advisable to make a study of the best varieties for the pur pose. In this particular the government could give substantial aid by the establish ment of experimental stations to furnish the seeds of the best varieties or crosses. Sugar could not be gotten out of cane when there was no sugar there, and the difference in tho varieties in that regard was an important consider ation. SEED GROVING STATIONS. A short paper was then read from Mr. W. W. Cook on "the best method to main tain permanent seed growing stations in Kansas." The subject being so comprt hensive the writer could not pretend to handle it in such a short paper, but ha recommended each grower to pick the best canes from the field each year for seed and their standard of cane would be constantly improving. The coursi should be pursued just the same proviftf ernment stations were established. He would not recommend the establish ment of experimental stations by the asso ciation at this time, thinking it would be more prudent to take the subject up later on. A discussion then ensued on the subiect and it was estimated that one acre of seed ought to plant -400 acres of cane, and allow ing one-filth of the selected canes for seeds a station of ten acres would be of sufficient size. This brought up the question of cross fertilization, and Mr. Clement said that 500 feet was considered the limit at which different varieties were safe, although with a little care, and plant ing the rows according to the prevailing direction of the wind, 100 feet might do. He thought a station should be 200 acres to raise all varieties for experiment. The question of the farmers paying for the seed was discussed and pretty generally approved. COMMERCIAL CO-OPERATION. A paper from Colonel C. H. Eldred was then read on "the best plan to be adopted by the Kansas sugar manufacturer to co-operate in the purchase of material and in selling the manufactured product." He did not think any definite rules could bo laid down to accomplish the object in view, but felt that so long as the inclina tion existed it would naturally result in the adoption of plans for their mutual benefit. He regarded the matter as very important, and encouraged the association to work to that end. Ill the discussion which followed Mr. Clement thought that naturally recommendations would suggest themselves to the committee as the the work of the association developed, Mr. Merrill believed that cventualy all of the sugar interest in this particular would be represented by one man and on his motion C. II. Eldred and E. Kearns were appoint ed a standing committee to take up the matter of co-operation and make recom mendations tending toward a plan that would meet all the exigencies of the case. It was- also suggested tnat tbB borne peo ple as well as those abroad should lie educated up to the use of sorghum sugar. Prof J. C. Hart then addressed the meeting on "The manner in which to pur ch.'isc. and the price to be paid for sorghum cane." He dealt with the subject concise ly and was listened to with much interest. A dis.cussiou then followed on "The pro gress made in getting sugar from sorghum canes," after which a great many letters and communications were read of interest to the association. HOW TO INCREASE TUB TIELD. A paper was then read from Prof. A. A. Denton, of Sterling, on "How to grow sugar in sorghum canes," containining much valuable information of interest to the cane growers, especially bic owners. The professor's views are substantially as follows: Increasing the yield of sugar from sor ghum seems to depend more upon the pos sibility of improving the cane than upon improving the manufacture of the cane. The methods and machinery for manufac ture have already been perfected during many years of practical use in beet sugar and in tropical cane sugar manufacture. Diffusion already extracts very nearly all the sugar from the cane. The doubleeffect or the triple effect and the strike pan are already as perfect as the most skilled and practical engineers can make them; they perform the evaporation well. It is not probable that great and startling improve ment will soon be made in sugar manufac ture. The improvements which will be made will probably be in the hue of clari fviug the juice, and also in separating the sugar from the molasses and in reducing expense by economy of material and of labor. But the possibility of improvement In the quality of sorghum cane is very great. There has been very little intelli gent effort in the line of improving the sorgohm plant for sugar manufacture. That field is practically almost untouched. The writer has had unusual facilities for observing the development of sugar in sor ghum a shown in thousands of analyses of canes, of a hundred varieties, in thelast two years. The conclusions drawn from this work all point to the fact that sor ghum can be greatly and quickly improved lor sugar manufacture by adopting the same methods which have so greatly im proved the sugar beet. It does not appeir that it is essential that sorghum should be improved in its capaci ty for producing sugar, for it very often contains a veryliigh percentasce ot sugar as it is. In Louisiana last year Mr. Thomp soiij of Calumet plantation, grew sorghum which contained more sucar than his su gar canes. His Link's hydrid sorghum canes contained over 17 ner cent of crvstal- izable sugar. In Kansas last year large fields of sorghum contained 13 per cent or 234 pounds of sugar per ton of cane. Smaller fields had 13, 17, 19 and even 20 per cent or $50 pounds of sugar per ton of cane. It would not be rash to agree to match se lected sorghum canes "against selected sugar beets, or against selected susar canes. ikrghum can, and often does, con tain as much sugar as either, but the aver age sorghum isat present much below either the sugar cane or the sugar beet. Improving the sOrchum plant will consist more in bfintring the average yield of sugar up nearer to what toe plant is already capable of yielding, than in producing richer varieties. The first thine which strikes one who analyses many canes from one field, singly, is the great difference in the quality ot ap parently similar canes. Some of the canes are good, they are in truth snsar cane. If all the canes in that field were s cood, the yield would be great. Some of the canes are poor in sugar, if all the canes in that tield were as poor, the yield of sucar would be raall. As all the canes are harvested together, the aver aoe quality of the canes will give the aver age result." From one ptaadng. usder ap parently similar conditioa, these caaes o very different values are produced. The question comes up "What rasft$t"e!!e dif ferences?" If the causes cen be ionnd. i; mar lie nnable to ranvoe tbecn. If tae standing canes are closely examined it will be noticed that 'me of the canesare mveh t riper than others and this largely accoont 1 jor tne otnereuees in qaamy. m any or-; dinary liehi of early amber, when it first i rinpens. i-ome ripe cane will be found wuich contain their maxkaam oi sapsc, j others ye unrjpe contain bet Hisle -osTir. j A month later the canes first ripe have lost part of their sugar, and the later ripening canes then contain their maximum of sugar. At all times the average of the field is less than it would be if all the canes ripened at the same time. In all ordinary fields of cane there can be found differences of a month or more in the ripening of canes, these differences make the average yield of of sugar less than it should be. It seems quite probable that canes can lie made to ripen more nearly at one time if cane growers will make an effort to do so. For instance, if the seed heads in a field of early amber, which ripen first, and those which ripen last are planted separately, two subvarieties which ripen a month npart will soon be produced, and in both subvarieties the canes will ripen more un firmlythan if the early ripened and the later ripened seeds were" mixed and planted together. To make this point unnecessar ily clear, suppose that it were desired to produced canes which would yield no sugar, by mixing seeds which ripen early with those which ripen very late, the canes when harvested would be green, ripe and overripe or spoiled, and the average sugar percentage would be low. In effect this is done in planting seeds which have not been selected with reference to ripen ing Mine. The tact is, our sorghum seeds are mongrel seeds; they have not been bred true, witn intelligent purpose. Tho sor ghum plant is jet undeveloped and the yield of sugar can be increased by judi cious selection of seeds. The methods of planting, the depth of covering and care m cultivation also affect the yield of sugar. AVhen it is once fairly understood that the yield of sugar depends largely upon the canes ripening together, iueu it win ub piiuu inac- u ino seeos are -ropp1 regularlv in the proper quantity, covered uniformly to the proper depth witn toe moist sou ot iresniy plowed land, then the plants will come up within a few days of each other zind start together and ripen together. If the seeds aro. planted irregularly, so that in some places they crowd each other, and in other places do not, and if some of the seeds lie uncovered upon tho soil, and some are covered with an inch of soii, while others are covered with three and one-half inches of soil, or if the land has been long plowed and is loose and dried out, then some seeds which happen to be placed in moist soil will come up soon, and others which are in dry soil will appear much later. In these cases it is evident that the canes will ripen irregu larly, and the average percentage of sugar when tho canes are narvested together will be low. It is evident that if some canes are iniured by mutilation of the roots, caused by cultivating the canes when large, deeply and closely, then the faulty cultivation will cause some canes to ripen later than others. The first step in growing cane for sugar manufacture should be to procure seed which will ripen at nearly the same time; the next is to plant the seeds so that all tho plants will come up nearly at the same time. The next step is to cultivate tho canes so as to gve all canes equal chance to grow and ripen, to do them as much good, and as little harm, in cultivation as possible. The final step is to harvest the canes when they contain their highest per centage of sugar. And here is a matter which requires careful study by cane growers. We have seen sorghum harvest ed when it was gaining sugar at the rate of 1 per cent in a week,that is nearly a bar rel of sugar per acre.in a week. And we have seen sorghum harvested when it was los ing, and had already lost sugar. It is not only necessary to grow sorghum so that it will contain most sugar, but it is also nec essary to harvest it when it contains most sugar. To grow sorghum for sugar manufac ture, for profit, and for satisfaction, it will be necessary to select the best seeds,as care fully as the beet growers' have done; it will be necessary to study the times for planting, the methods of planting and cultivating as carefully as they have done. The conditions are simi lar, the methods are the same. Unim proved and undeveloped as the sorghum plant is, it now contains more sugar than tho uniinproiftd beet had. In 1829 tho beets contained 5 per cent of sugar; in 1S79 they contained 9 per cent; in 1Ss9 they contained over 14 per cent. Average sorghum, as it is now delivered at the factory, may bo said to contain 9 to 10 per cent of sugar. Tho experimental work which has been done by tho department of agriculture at Sterling seems fairly to show that tho av erage sugar in sorghum may be rnised to 14 per cent by care in selecting uniform seed, and by skillful cultivation, and by harvesting at the right time, without wait ing for the development of better varieties thau we now have. The results of the ex perimental work of tho department seems also to show that better varieties than wo now have may bo developed by crossing va rieties by selection of seed from the best canes aud by importing new foreign varie ties. A discussion then ensued upon the dis position of the refuse chips and the pros pects of a paper mill was discussed in this connection. Prof. Hart referred to the importance of the chips being cut off in equal sizes without being split aud that otherwise the percent of extraction would be effected. Errors in the battery result ing from inexperienced management was also discussed together with tho improve ments and advancement made in the sugar industry. ARTICLES OF CONSTITUTION. The committee on constitution then-submitted the following report, which was adopted: Article 1. This organization shall be known as the "Kansas Sugar association.'' Art. 2. The object of this association shall be the advancement and development of the sugar and syrup industries in the state of Kansas. Art. 3. The officers of this association shall be president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Art. 4. Any corporation of tho state or co-partnership, other asociation of indi viduals or owner of factory in the state engaged in the manufacture of susar or syrups shall be eligible to membership by subscribing to the constitution and paying a membership fee of $10. Art. 5. At each annual meeting of the association t wo members shall be elected who, with the president, shall constitute an executive board. Art. 6. At each meeting of tho associa tion each membership may be represented by three delegates anil tthall be entitled to three votes on all questions. Art. 7. Any person may lie elected a an annual honorary member by a majority vote. Art. fi. This constitution may lie amend ed at any meeting of the association by a two-third vote: provided a written copy of such amendment shall first have been sent to each membership ten days before same is adopted. ELSCTIOX OF OFFICERS. On motion the meeting then proceeded to the election of officers, resulting fol- I lows: J. C. Hart, of Fort Scott, president: i T. A. Skates, of Arkatea, vice nraskiem. and W. C. Merrill, of .Ness City, secretary and treasurer. The executive board was then elected, a follow?: J. C. Han, ex-otttcio: W. P. Clement, of Sterling, and G. S. Stone, of Arkalon. Committee on ad vertfeiae- was appointed as follows: J. C. Hart, S. G. SiMumer and W. P. Clement. On motion the Louisiana. Sogar Planter and Manufacturer was made the otSci&l orraa of the asroctition. On raouoa iressrs. G. F. KeHogjq: and E. W. Deming were made honorary member. THE FBBK TXAJfJCED. A vote of thank was exaeaAsd to Um press ot the atc for the iatersut jaaaifertt- j ed m tne saxr taonsry. atxi to ruz Wjchitv DaILT Eaoue especiaiay. wiurh had a rener preheat Some ittacnarHon ocrnrmi faxriua t sion nrardins; tae tariff qcention. bmv no definite action waa taxes fceyoad ap paiagfag: 3tr. Merrill a cwmmtttee at oaa ta draft a resolution far caiadiii,Atiaa at tae acxt rsGedasr. cmte:ss Pt, Tl W OF THE WIND ANTI-PROHIBITIONISTS OP IX CONTENTION. IOWA An Enthusiastic Meeting of Staunch Republicans of that State. the Resolutions Adopted Declaring that Moral ity and Business and Social Order Demand High License. Belief Prom the Unrestricted Liquor Traffic in Dives Imperative A Strong Letter from Ex-Governor Kirkwood Tha Minnesota Tanners Appeal for Abolition of the Supreme Court Folitical Items. DES MOINES, la., April 2. The anti-prohibition movement within the Republican party that has made such headway since the fast election culminated in a state con ference here today, 19G delegates represent ing twenty-five counties being present, and they stood for several thousand Republi cans at home who share their views. At the opening session this afternoon Mr. George M. Hubbell, of Davenport, was elected temporary chairman. Ho delivered an address in which ho said that he had been a life-long prohibitionist and had did all in his power to enforce tho prohibitory law in his city and had faileL lie was now ready to ask tho legislature for some relief for communities where pro hibition was a failure. The usual committees were appointed and adjournment was taken until evening. A LETTER FROM KIRKWOOD. Ex-Governor Kirkwood, of Iowa City, had been expected to be present but was detained by ill health. lie sent a lottor in which, among other things, he said: "Persoually 1 am in favor of local option and high license with stringent resolu tions. I favor this policy becauso I tolivvo it will better promote the public welfare tlian tho present law does. But some of our prohibition friends say if such chnmres shall be made in the present law tho Re publican party will never carry an election in Iowa again. Well, that looks to mo very much like an attempt at bull-dozimr, and the Republicans never took kindly to that mode of argument. They don't seem to be 'built that way.' This policy has lieen pursued for some years by extreme prohi bitionists in Republican states that have not adopted prohibition, and is now threat ened here. It has not won in the past, aud 1 think will not in the future." The letter was received with great applause. The committee on permanent organiza tion reported at the night session, naming Mr. Joseph Collins, of Keo kuk, for chairman, who addressed the conference from the standpoint of another prohibitionist who had tried to enforce tho law and failed and as a Republican and temperance man asked for somo protection against uncontrolled saloon. Tho resolutions wore received with great enthusiasm. RESOLUTIONS FfLL OF SIGNlFICAXCfi. The following resolutions were presented by the chairman of tho committee, Hon. A. B. Cummings, of Des Moines: The representatives of tho Republicans of Iowa who nre opposed to the existing prohibitory Itw, having met in conference, now submit to tho people and to the Re publican party tho following statement of their views: We, as Republicans, declare our allegiance and fidelity to tho principles of tho Renub hcan party as announced its platform adopted in'Chicauo upon which Benjnmin Harrison was elected to the otlice of presi dent. We recognize the liquor tmflice a one which requires regulation: but insdht that the object of such regulation should be to minimize the intemperance and miti gate its evils. The experience of tbla ae well as other states has conclusively shown that general prohibition opera ting upon all comuiunitis alike without resject to thir habit, conditions, circumstances or desire is not adapted to suppress intemperance or pro mote morals, and therefore the experiment should bo abandoned aud the law so modified that those communities which desire a change shall have the right to determine for themselves whether intoxi cating liquors shall be sold as a bevrKe in their limits. We aro unalterably op posed to any attempt to introduce Into the const itutition the itoctrine of thetate pro- hmltioii. J. tic organic law or tne state ought not to be encumbered with a police regulation of that character. We recog nize that the Republican partv originally gave its awnt to the policy of prohibition an an experiment only, but we regret that its latent announcement will bear the con struction that it baa become one of the j doctrines of the party. A political organ-1 ization lias no right to onn;; into declara tion of principles a new doctrine unit a is one to which sn!iiitaMy all itx mem bers agree. A large number of Republican in Iowa an ami havealwarHbeenonpoMjitlto general prohibition and if the Republicans adhere to this poxitkm upon this qaetion it is manifest that by nich adherence it tends to exclude from ita tnetnberahin all tho who belMTe that the poliTr is fatal to the best intemto of the UU", We recognize that t here are many able and faithful member of the party who believe in prohibition and it would beMunjtutt.M unwise to offend them by the announcement of any platform w we hvs felt it nnjtut and unwiM to make declarations repug nant to our view, lafvnnach aa tho mem bers of the part are not Agreed upon this subject, there in obriotwly but one eonr which the party can honorably pttrsoe. it i to rUtoronIy exclude from the partT platform every reference to it. touring each Republican nvnnber of the le&tel&iaxe to act with respect to it as his judgment stay direct. The experiment of genet prohibition ha been faithfully tried and in many por tions oft be Mate it hM lamentably tefled. The Republican party can not farther jus tify :U farther support of the tax a a party measure. Tho members of the oartr hnldin? onr riewK ets not with honor to themselves longer tend their aid to impom; upon many eomitxntti all the evil of nnlicemed. oareatrieted and un- mruiaW liqnor ellmc For tbe-e ra-on and in the later of j morality, bnainew and oeUl order we aak toe general aeinbiT now ia hmmb to so amend the prohibitory liqnor law mi to give to eomrnunitie tnat tn desfre to act the power, -ubx-rt to a mtnittmai Hern to be Axed by the lndlararr, to retrohMe the tale of intaxiratmglMjtiGr titrottsh Ik medfam of high UeenMi And ws isMax, oa och a change ia the platform at the Ra pnbbxan party a wis enable n t i&aad honestly upon it to aatast ia reatorUfeg Um party to comnfe&e aapreaaacy. 4 beret? pledge otirf vec to .v work in tha fotore a to attain the oitgctK aad ecera tne end set Jbrik ia ta fa-rvgaiag views. The nworeitoB were arteatsd wkhawt THE LICEM6E BiLL UP. DE& jtfot-fEft. Ia Anefl i Tae fcanw i taw afternoon went tato rommiaw at ta 1 rhofemi ta nnurraic lime Wfl. Mr. Irviaa B. Hwrkmsnirm Ow An apaainw. an waea tae prooiwv'rr Mar wna j taartad 4x ycata aajo it tan ierilai in 1 4Utmui way ay Urn Hcjaar mas tm 4tf llama pwrte ot the osm t t of bo hmxtaer.-t at ones iat oaa-1 tinned in it. Sinco then mora legislation has been enacted and now ia spite of tha stringency of tho law it was plainly seea in somo localit ies that theiaw was openly violated while in others it was observed. The Democrats wanted to remedy this condition of affairs; in localities where prohibition was so unpopular they wanted the liquor traffic regulated: accordlnglr they had prepared a bill to fit tho whole. The speaker then explained the provisions of the bill alrendv contained in these dis patches. The bill went oTer until tomor row. WA2IT THE 00UBT BSM0V3D. The Minnesota Alliance rJononnce3 tlie United States Supreme Tribunal St. PAUL, Minn.. April 2. Tho Farm ers' alliance, of Minnesota, met here yes terday and adopted a set of extraordinary resolutions relating to the recent decision of the United State? supreme court in tho so-culled granser cases. Tho resolutions are in part as follows: Resolved. That we appeal from this sec ond Drod Scott decision to the people ot nation, and we ask them to consider whether any raco would submit to havo their liberties thus wheedled away from them on technicalities by a squad of law yers sitting on supremo authority high above congress, tho president :md people. Wo call attention to tho fact that the citi zens of England from whom we hnvo largely domed our form of government would not permit for ouo instant a bench of judges to nullify nu act of parliamont. Thereat he people arc properly omnipotent. o civiliied government on earth has ever conferred such powers upon any court an are by our constitution granted to tha United States supreme court. In our anxiety to protect the rights of property we hnve created a machinery that threaten to destroy the rights of mau. Resolved, That copies of these resolu tions be sent to tho alliances of tho sevoral states of the union, with tho request that they unite with us in an effort to soamend the constitution of tho United States as t abolish this new slavery of states and na tion established by and" for the benefit of corporate wealthand to mako it no plain that the people are masters inthlscvout that no court, however shallow or corrupt, shall evcrntxnin nttemptto subject thorn to the domination of the artificial personage they have themelves created. Resolved, That wo recommend tho hold imr of a convention bv tho alliances of the United States at an early dnte, to consider the verv grave and monstrous quetio:iM arising'out of this extraordinary decision. SURPRISING DEMOCRATIC GAINS. MlLWAlKEIC Wis.. Aprils. RonubHcnaa in Milwaukee and throughout WfcKJonnln nre paralyzed today at the sweeping Tk tory of th'o Democrats in the metropolis of the state. Tho result is laid to the latter fight made by tho Catholio prlu ami Lutheron ministers agaiiutt the UotiiiPtt. compulsory education law. The situation is one of great moment 10 the Republican Irty in Wisconsin nnd many of tin lead ers predict defeat next November if thu fight is to Iks on the Minn lino us that ot yesterday. THE MISSOURI ELECTIONS. St. hons. Mo.. April 2. City elections wen held throughout Missouri yesterday. Party lino, were not drawn generally, tho issues lehig moMtly of a local character. Where iKilitical contests were had how ever more Democrat! thau Republicans were elected, although In somo Instances tho latter nuido good their low. Where the temperance movemont was uppermost tho victories were about equally divided and when school issuo wore made educa ention came out on top. Tho Australian, lxdlot svstem was used for the flrat time ia this state and seems to have given uuive sal Kattefnution. CHARTER ELECTION6 FOR CITIES. St. Paul, Minn April a Cliartor oJec tionH for cities of the second and third class were held throughout Minnesota and Southern Dakota yesterday. The principal iftsue was licenw or no license, theminpart era of the latter principle being victonotts in four-fifths of thu content. A NO-LICENSE VICTORY. IIoi'E, Mo., April i Lieeito or no license was the iwue in the ejection born vcatcnlny in which coniderabl latere wa manifested. The anU-Uoeaae ticket won. HE-ORGANIZATION PLAN. The Intenrtata GammonM Hallway Ad- atkm to bo EEUWiaad. Chicago, 111.. April 2 A special meet ing of tho pmudent. vice prenidawte ami gotteral manager of the western raUrwadrt wfiK held today to cottttkler a )dan for tan reorganization of the interstate oomuntm railway Hsocintion. The committee ap pointed laet January to recommend n nmv form of aKreeMient submitted a majority and minority report Chairman A. r. Walker. J. N. Faithora and W. W. Finley. constituting a ma jority of tho committer, pfemmiM a plan for providing a lnote method toe establishing, pnbiMhimr awl amending rate, rule and regulation aileetinjc freight and pawenger train- ami placing the duty of maintain titem upon tho preoidentMof the respective linen. Inatead of making arbitration final, ax ww ex pected, it Mtnply projowtuatif ratertwSed ltnea ugr-e u doto they may abitm tbt-ir difference, in which caao tan award ix to fttaad wood for at hmmt. j ninety dayn. T pnwent froitcat ami f tawengsr a4x3auou wwee nwxiasw to the general orgaaiaatioa, and each U to have a commwdoagr who v ill b a mem ber of the executive comonUoa Tho scheme of eaforcmg rata by the impcmtUott of penalties to ommittmi and sthI faith, reiki upon. A tribnnal 1m eaUtbtiabed to inveattgaV all caM of own plaint, U report to be xaad to the prmtamoL Chaiarman J. W. Mjdley in hi minority report diaeated from the nrojKMltMa to tb fco-ealled auxiliary aaveciatioaa cab ordinate to the (general orscamxation- Ho thought eacn of the freight aedatioa ihould be practically laoVmdent. lit held that no contract however windy drawn wonld be etfecraal unlem ft con tained an explicit agreement to divide tha competitive traJBc After both rofKKl had Wn anbmiUed, tha maetia; referred them to a committee oucnDOoed of on reprjeatative of each of the istanaied road, thi commit!. to ifccMfe aw a plan of aremeat and report ta a Mtuxe. meeting to be called by Um clmiraata, CHANGES m THE dCHEOtN-E. NW YOKX. April X Reprwe tfaie ot tha Player' UmspM met ta eeav rma to day. An important eaooa oa aM in the M-fcedoie by eaaagia?. tae eyeaia date so tnat tha mmrm ot beta the National lea and PlajnaV leacwe oja on tha mm day. April IV The aW Soar pima in the FUywi" taNC0 orupnally selected wer April 2i, 2t, a) aart 3 Tae enaaa u U Aartl VJ, 21. 32 aad 2. Taaaa of date as aad taa efiect of matins taa ftst m asrewdve aad it Mmen Um aatasaai leaeae people who elataaed that Um slay en' iea4jt3 were afraid to dawn wita tfcaaz in reward to datoa. It sow mmvm it with. the pabiie to decide aiwtaer tay wfli tapport the player or tae nataoaak. Tao qneaUon of taking back Oeaertars wm promptly M-tUed. It hclarf Uis Jitckif. Sfarrey and Dtieaaacy h rtaa jax.l it tae board of tttrwrtoo yaawad a mirmhaMHu rot? to that cflaet. A GHMA COUNTS ESQ. Dtcrrxx. C.. April t YeonIgflr rn faWMM f-alitoa maw tire Q--ra n rt man walked into a aalaoa ta JrlMor aad 1W am araiaa oat ia tit atavaaw af hmZ ilniira nana. Mm body wart twlooa ta Uw avrarar and today "mj&m&m& a taat "ua maai ot nrama H--.. '2. '.'rmay. Pawcrty and tirfaak f jBaaiiJHjr t imfta-tr i tor iwu' Jtu ttfs ardked Iran S Tamtnm fcKby.