Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1914 — C. D. Nowells Well Pleased With Parsons, Kansas. [ARTICLE]

C. D. Nowells Well Pleased With Parsons, Kansas.

Parsons, Kan., Dec. 6, 1914. Editor Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. Dear Sir: Nine years ago the last day of the coming January, I, with my wife and daughter, Floy, left Rensselaer to try the realities of, to us, a new country, altiong total strangers. Reached Parsons, Kansas, on February 1 ; established ourselves in a boarding house where-we stayed about three weeks, during which time we bought us a comfortable home, got possession and moved in. We still live at the same place. We soon became acquainted with the neighbors and people of the city, and found them good, worthy people. We found Parsons one of the nicest and cleanest little cities seldom seen. It is a city of about 16,000 population, surrounded by a beautiful farming

country, reasonably productive, and developing very rapidly. We have the finest system of railroads at Parsons of any town around, there being seven different divisions of roads, with headquarters here, also the great “Katy” shops (M. K. & T.), the largest west of the Missippi river, the monthly pay roll being $150,000. The great number of laborers that have to be fed, makes a fine market for anything the farmer produces. Truck farming, poultry raising an) dairying is profitable. Stock raising is also profitable here. We have all the conveniences of the larger cities. Street and interurban railroads, connecting us with other towns. So, while we still talk of old Rensselaer as home and are always glad to see our old friends, yet we are satisfied and do not care to change to back there. Old friends always welcome.

C. D. NOWELLS.