The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-04
For the EAGLE.
Bridges, Senatorial and Other
Matters.
SPRING CREEK, Dec. LIST, Il

SPRING CREEk, Dec. ISL, 1910.
EDITOR EAGLE The progress Of
Sedgwick county in two years has been
beyond our expectation. The ultimate
greatness Of our county was admitted,
yet there were few people who could,
two years ago, imagine what SO short
time would accomplish. All over
these prairics houses are being erected
and occupied by happy, prosperous,
intelligent people. And even now,
during great financial crisis, which is
prevailing every channel of commerce,
threatning destruction to many of the
strong capitalists of the country, and
misery to the labouring men of the
east. Wichita is moving frame houses
which would do credit to less enter
prising towns like ST. Louis. to make
room for solid blocks of brick. Those
men who are expanding their thous-
sands in Wichita have faith in the fu
ture Of this country, and the farmers
of this county are not of that narrow
minded class which can not see dol
lar outside of their own corn crib or
big pen. They look with pride upon
tie improvements OF our young city,
the queen of the Southwest. and ex-
pect at no very distant day TO see the
iron horse coming up this valley, draw
ing his load of cheap Pine Lumber, and
returning to southern markets the
produce of this valley.
Mr.. Editor, we farmers thank you
for your cheering words and sound
advice: ''Do not sell your land" 1t
seems TO me that these rolling prairies,
clear skies, and gentle brcezcs, obliter-
ates all the seIiishness there is in hu-
man nature. Last week when Wichita
and the country round were in fever
heat over the senatorial affair, we sup
posed when the EAGLE come to u0t
wonld reflect your mind. Mr.. Editor,
and he full of senatorial matters, but
when we read the EAGLE we find your
mind occupied with visions of this
country ''tcn or dozen years hence
and farmers, do not sell your land"
All, the Gypsum resolutions spoke the
the truth. when they said, You were
1.-THE faithful friend of the farmers"
fear there are few people who do
not want to give us farmers on the
east side of the river the credit for Ii
beraliiy and public spiritcdness to
which we are entitled. While in Wich-
ita few days ago a man said to me. |
understand Won farmers down there in
your part of the county are going to
oppose buying the bridges. You want
Wichita to buy the bridge up here.
To suppose that the farmers here will
take that Kind of stand because we
do not have TO cross their bridge is a
mistake--and TO suppose that we want
to evade our part in the improvement
ofour county and to- impose burdens
which we should help TO bear upon the
business men and mechanics and the
poor people of Wichita, is an insult 10
a magnanimous people. The fact is
those toll bridges are a disgrace to this
county, and the county should own
them, SO that farmers living on the west
side would not have to pay tollor drive
their teams into the cold water of the
river every time they come 10 town.
If those bridges are purchased at
reasonable price it will add but very
little 10 our taxes and be a great help /
TO the farmers on the west side. What |
do you farmers on the west side say? |
Do you want free bridges?
FARMER DooLiTrLE.