some living and home-making. While they in 

 nowise oppose the rich, they do uphold, protect 

 and encourage the poor man in his efforts to 

 secure for himself and family a home. The 

 manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors, 

 except for medical, scientific and mechanical 

 purposes, is forever prohibited in the State, by 

 constitutional provision adopted by the people 

 at a general election in November, 1880. 



Of railroads, Kansas has but a trifle less than 

 9,000 miles; this mileage is exceeded possibly in 

 two or perhaps three other states. It is about 

 the same as Italy, not quite half that of 

 Great Britian and Ireland combined, slightly less 

 than that of Spain and Switzerland together, 

 and one-third that of all Germany. Of the 105 

 counties, 100 have one or more railroads, and 

 excepting seven, all county seats have one or 

 more. There is an average of a mile of railway 

 for each 160 of the inhabitants. The main lines 

 are maintained in excellent condition, and the 

 service is as good as may be found anywhere. 

 Much of the main line track has been well 

 ballasted with gravel, stone, cinders, slag or 

 other superior material. Their earlier and lighter 

 rails are constantly being replaced by those of 

 heavier steel, joined by the best modern devices, 

 so that the average speed found in any part of 

 the country is here obtained with almost perfect 

 safety, injuries from train derailments or other 

 like accidents being comparatively infrequent. 

 Jhe rolling stock compares favorably with that 

 in use in any country, and generally, so far as 

 railroads are concerned, Kansas challenges com- 

 parison with any. The maximum charge to 

 passengers on first-class trains is 3 cents per 

 mile. 



From Kansas City, Kansas, where the Kan- 

 sas River joins the Missouri, at the east line of 

 the State, the distances by rail to the various 

 ports, east, south and west are about as follows: 



Miles 



To Galveston 799 



To Chicago 458 



To San Francisco . . .2,100 



Miles 



To New York i,394 



To Savannah 1,081 



To New Orleans 878 



To Port Arthur 820 



To Seattle 2 234 



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