Garden City Sees New Railways School Mill and Irrigation Upgrades
Garden City gains two new railroads the Garden City Gulf and Northern and the Kansas Nebraska and Southern both placing steel. A $35 000 high school is under construction and an alfalfa meal mill is being erected. The Sugar Co duplicating a $550 000 irrigation pumping plant and the reservoir system is being doubled. It will take about $900 000 to move the beet crop this year.
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Chas. D. Gorham
Hotel Colenso
Chas. Means
Washington
Iowa
Irrigation Advantage in Garden City Territory
The article asserts irrigation sustains soil, noting essential elements like potash lime magnesia and sulfuric acid are lost by rain wash. It explains irrigation eliminates uncertainty, providing exact moisture when needed. It praises Garden City territory for its new reservoir and pumping plant system enabling reliable water supply.
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Garden City
Alfalfa Growth Acknowledged as World Shipping Point
The article notes alfalfa yields from three to five crops per season bringing $30 to $50 for owners. It highlights alfalfa as a world shipping point and its strong adaptation to local growth conditions.
Kansas as an thriving land of opportunity for settlers
The writer extols Kansas as a growing, hospitable state with strong schools, churches, and communities. It notes irrigated soils, diverse crops like wheat barley oats and beets, developing industries, level roads, and cooler nights, inviting unbelievers to consider relocating for favorable farming and living conditions.
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Bette
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Arkansas Valley
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