Show wrom for far sh atte fewer SUFFERERS SALT CITY june 1895 noticing your editorial Okla oklahoma bonts 03 which appeared in last jaet evell evening urs lame issue I 1 wish to add some ome few facts facto the position you have bave taken laken the condition of the settlers of oklahoma is correct and the scones there are but tamely portrayed I 1 have been watching developments develop menta for some ome time knowing well the condition of the people and would glad ly have urged emigration on the part of our saints sainto there that they might avert the now pending troubles could I 1 have felt justified in so ao doing we are already over overdone dove here bore with unemployed and it seems seeing to me some ome are getting so BO inhospitable here that they have no room in their hearts or homes bomea tor for the poor of other lands some action has baa been taken to relieve the oklahoma saints sainte and a lively and sympathetic interest inte reet la is being show aboin on thip matter rider arthur N wallace president or of the oklahoma conie reace bab baa been in to assist the starving arving at sainte with what mission means meana he be has ha until further aid be sent and means meana be devised for the permanent relief of worthy people the number of elders laboring there may be reduced for the time being I 1 wish to may lay that the poverty of the settlers of OkJa Ok labama baMS our elders have freely shared bared their hospitality of course of late they have paid their way mostly na oatly preferring to assist rather than to take from the people any of the little they had it is ia earnestly hoped that the sympathy pathy ol oi the people will be drawn out toward the sufferers of that land and that national aid will be forthcoming in the year 1889 oklahoma territory was commenced shout about one and a halt half million acres or of land ws was bought bough i by the government from the seminole indiana for the settlement of friendly tribes but not being used for that bat purpose ec to in was thrown open for white subsequently other reservations have been added and in we the fall of 1898 the cherokee lantrip trip comprising six ix million across was waa added during daring this six alx lx years yean about two hundred and fifty thousand thoua and settlers have located in oft OB lanoma the great majority of whom were very poor the first low few years yean there WM plenty of rain and every tiling thing seemed prosperous rouB but the last laii two wo season crops have leen been almost a total failure when we take into consideration the many MaDy hardshIps incident to pioneer life coupled with the almost total fortio years the older members of our western home can readily imagine the of the oklahoma people in some instance farmers have sown aown and planted their fields and gardens garden several times timea each time the seed aeed drying up and blowing away in the dust dual A little rain came about the first fint of may proved only so an aggravation and stimulus tim ulus to also hopes garden stuff came up only to be dried out afterwards after warda and detain the poor people longer in starvation country they took now new hopes and commenced plow tog log and planting again now all ail their hopes are gone the season is too far advanced even with the aralue told of in today 19 telegrams to develop crops one of our poor fa millee milles writing to me said raid we would bt bf glad for anything even old clothing or anything to help keep ua tie alive 22 brother triplet relates how in the be city of guthrie Qu thrle the capital ot 01 oklahoma where there are about fifteen thousand ter tried to got get work but failed she ahe could not get even plain sewing bowing to do he also alao tells telle of a poor woman who was trying to give her children away saying baying ube could amaud nd that better than to see them starve it to la gratifying to learn that some of our dainas t sold possessions some borne time ago preparatory to a in ive and while in this kind provide noes 0 the almighty I 1 believe the faithful saints sainta will got get relief cannot we d something for the other poor sufferers ere our lovely country is teeming with plenty on every hand let J iet us load a few oara cars of provisions and relieve our suffering buffering follow fellow creatures I 1 believe the railroad companies would aid with free transportation and by a united effort on the part of those so BO favored the u unfed way maye still till live and the people of this favored land never feel the low lose ANDREW KIMBALL |