The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1872-04-19

day OIL OCTOBER, 1871, and the first house
| was commenced Nov. 18TH The south
. west corner of the town is on the Ar
across the site near the north line of
the section. The town is located up
on section ID, township %, range 6
west, and it is 216 miles from Atchison,
about the same distance from Leavell-
worth, lG4 miles from Topeka, little
farther from Lawrence, and Ill miles
from Emporia. The cars will reach the
town in the month of May next, and
work has commenced Oh the Round
House, this being the end of the second
division. We are $50 miles from the
east line Of the state, and 240 from the
west line Of the state. Thus it is TO be
seen that Reno county is not in West
ern Kansas bat in Central Kansas in
stead. Our town is Is miles from the
south line of the state and 135 miles
from the north line. Salina lies 55
miles north Of us and Is miles east,
while Wichita is 40 miles southeast,
and Newton 81 miles due east. Who
therefore can complain that this town
is a rival. Surely there is room enough
for all, and let us with a common gen
erosity Of purpose strive to improve
our common heritage of splendid coun-
try, and with laudable ambition each
endeavOr to build a better town than
the other. We are building not solely
for ourselves but for remotest genera
tions as well. Let our plans therefore
be generous and broad as becomes
towns and people before whom there
opens SO noble future. Let us not in
the least lower the standard of morals |
and of deccncy, but let our towns be-
come noted for the industrious. law
abiding character of their citizens, and |
thus shall we be prospercd in ever,
way.
WATER POWER.
There is no prettier stream in Kan |
sas than the bright little river which |
winds its rapid current through our
town, and rejoices in the practical if
not poetical name Of Cow creek WHY
is not Cow creek as good name as
Deer creek? The domestic animal is
decidedly the more useful, and true to
its name our sparkling watcr-course
not only furnishes never failing sup
ply of the element SO essential in all
large towns for domestic purposes and
to eXtinguish fires, and water the
streets and lawns, but it also gives us
valuable water power. a careful
survey and engineers estimate has been
made, and it is found that at a modcr-
ate cost the entire stream can be taken
from its channel above town and made
to give constant and safe WATERPROOF
cr on Main street. with a fall of at least
eight feet. This power will lie i'm
proved this season and mill erected
to grind the corn crop of this year and
the bountiful wheat crop which all our
farmers believe they will produce next
year.
IMPROVEMENTS.
This town now contains one boot
and shoe shop. one hardware store.
two stores with general stocks, one
furniture store, two grocery stores.
one bakery, one lumber yard, two ho-
tells, two restaurants, two drug stores,
one printing Office building erected
and material on the way,) one school
house and church, one feed store, one
lawyers office, one land office. one
butcher shop, two blacksmith shops,
one paint shop. two livery stables, one
shop and twenty residences
md barns. Other buildings are in pro-
,css of construction and several more
to be built during the next
few weeks. OF course business has
lot been excessively lively during the
lead of winter and thirty-two miles /.
rom the cars, yet all the merchants
nave done satisfactory business, and !,
me firm has moved out of their own :
irst small building and rented store /,
Dom for one year. at forty dollars per 6
month. The room rented is only 20 I.
~ 80 feet with an eleven foot open :,
ront. and cost about $500. There is !,
lot a whisky saloon in town, and fire 7
insurance companies are willing to take a
'ur risks. i
COUNTY SEAT, &C.
by the recent change in county lines I,
ur town is so near the centre of the
ounty and SO situated in reference to
and the river that there is n
ot the remotest chance for a change o.
{ county seat, which is now located N
ere permanently. County buildings q
nd a bridge across the Arkansas river 4.
rill be erected this season There will T
e a station and town on the railroad :,
EN- miles east of here, called Burton.
nd another within the county few
allies west. There will also undoubt- "
dly be little villages located for the n
of that rich portion Of f.
his county situated south of the Ar c,
ansas. As to railroad projects it is b
90 soon to talk Of them perhaps, but "