The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-07-17
THE ENLARGED EAGLE.

q. W. REEVES, sec'y
THE ENLARGED EAGLE.
No one of oar old readers will fail
to observe, upon unfolding the EAGLE
this week. lis enlarged proportions,
The reasons that prompt the step.
which involves no slight present out
Law aud increasing expense for the fu-
turc. are many, the most urgent of
which are, that The living, recognized
Interests of this valley and city demand
such a journal a. viii command al
iention whenever aud wherever seen.
The proposition bein: admitted that
This grca; valley, this new Kansas ON
the Arkansas. mast soon become one
of dcn.v population and vast a.ri-
cultural wealth. and that Wichita
must a. certainly continue TO be its
principal commercial centre, there re-
mains no further question as to the
propricly or demand for n first class
journal whose cXhaltcd province il
NAV be 10 look after. TO proclaim for
ard to defend such unconventional in
forests. With Il domain vast and rich
enough TO support an empire, whose
united people will, in Il brief space Of
time. constitute that balance Of power
which shall mould the political senli-
mcul and control The destiny OF Kan
sas. what greater field could we desire
for the paper for whose usefulness and
success we expect 10 devote our lifc's
best thoughts and energies? Bat the
above reasons and their corrollaries are
not all. We find in the past few months
that the EAGLE is stretching its flight
rther and farther into new fields.
les are sent us from towns and set
pens in adjoining counties; which
PES, although not now directly trib-
To this. commercially, yet whose
recognize in the shadow of
events the prominence of
and her leading institutions
lterests. And the fact Of their
Eibing for the leadin" paper Of
1e il not so much an earnest of
may expect IN the future as
acknowledgement of their
IS made by the shadows be-
kioned.
Il. Murdoch, our Youngest
who has, for the past year,
argc of the books and business
Office, has associated himself
and from aud after this date
have control of the business and
~, of the establishment. Having
u past seven wears successfully
Hducted quite an extensive merchan-
establishment. there remains no
b of his capacity, or that the re-
ms existing between him and our
ing business men will be of the
pleasant character. There is
conncctcd with the successful
of newspaper that is purely
IS, and il would he impossible
uian TO take the entire charge
an establishment Il the EAGLE.
len months, has grown To be.
ccuniarily interested in the pa
contracts and agreements made
will be recognized by the firm.
n also "localizc" and report"
s,tasion 800, 'eq"i'e'
49, fariners aud stock growers of
~, especially ID those residing
the bonnne0f Scdgwick, SUM-
arycy, CowIcy, Butler, Barbour
Emo counties, we rciteratc exact
at we said to them when the
LIZ made its first appearance, last
e wear. that we left pleasant
that we had built for ourselves,
Sold out a good substantial paper.
we might come here and lcnd our
rts in helping to develop this great
tev--io publish such a paper as
puid prove defender of every inter
and "A welcome visitor TO every
mer's home in this valley from the
eat Bend to Arkansas City, and
IN the main line of the a. I. X :. +.
10 the line of the Indian territory.
9 should fail TO properly compre-
I or property champion the farm
and industrial interests of this
ID territory, then we shall have
lilly enough indeed, for our
ncmt has been in that direction.