Facts about KansasA book for home-seekers and home-buildersStatistics from state and national reportsFarm lands, grazing lands, fruit lands ... . rs ago the first footfall of civilization had not been heard,where now tower the imposing walls of the warehouse, the grain elevatorand the mill. And yet there are only a million and a half of people in all of ground has scarcely been touched by the hand of man—only abouttwenty people to the square mile, and this includes both the dwellers incities and the dwellers on farms—there is Room for millions more. And opportunity for millions more
Facts about KansasA book for home-seekers and home-buildersStatistics from state and national reportsFarm lands, grazing lands, fruit lands ... . rs ago the first footfall of civilization had not been heard,where now tower the imposing walls of the warehouse, the grain elevatorand the mill. And yet there are only a million and a half of people in all of ground has scarcely been touched by the hand of man—only abouttwenty people to the square mile, and this includes both the dwellers incities and the dwellers on farms—there is Room for millions more. And opportunity for millions more. Where now there are only broadstretches of prairie grass and sunshine, countless homes will rise; count-less villages and towns, with schools and churches, factories and marketswill be built. It is the destiny of Kansas to be a great State. Her geographical position. Soil. Climate. History. The character and energy of her people. Everything combines to make her great in the nation, and worthy ofthe love of her children who have rescued her fruitful soil from thesavage and the wild beast, and caused her valleys to blossom as the THRASHING SCENE. 13 KANSAS PLACE IN HISTORY. This is not a history. This book is intended to serve as a suggestionfor homeseekers, a pointer for men who are seeking greener fields andnewer pastures, in which they may build homes and rear families underthe protecting shield of a free government. And because Kansas has inits history much that proves its founders to have been men who lovedhome, and peace, and liberty dearly enough to be willing to sacrifice eventhe very things which they loved most, in order that their childrenmight enjoy in peace that which they fought for, a brief outline of thishistory will not be out of place here. But it is only an outline; justenough to give a hint to the reader of what manner of men they werewho laid the foundation stones, and began to lay the walls upon whichthe great edifice, called the Commonwealth of
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