The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-04-24

conception Of flat growth until W.
saw it. We conceived the idea, at oul
last visit. thai it had only mushroom
growth, and were amazed. after laps,
Of nine months, to witness its wonder
full progress. Substantial brick build
ings and handsome residences have
gone up and are in process of erection
on almost every hand.
Eagle block, a magnificent stone
structure, built by Greiffenstein anG
HobsOh the past season. occupies tho
corner of Douglas avenue and MAR
street. 1t is eighty feet deep with one
hundred feet front, and two high stO
ries. The first story is divided into
four large store rooms. occupied re.
spectiyeiy BY the postoffice and j. T.
Holmes, news depot. Caldwell & Tits.
worth, wholesale and retail grocery
and queensware store, Karaiofsky's
| dry doods house, and the Wichita Saw
ings bank. Eagle Hall, 5OxSO feet. the
EAGLE office, and county offices. Occu-
! py the second floor; and over Eagle
block gold-lcafed eagle, measuring
ten feet from tip TO tip, spreads its
wings. The EAGLE Office occupies a
space OF 24x55 feet, and twelve feet in
the clear, with a sky-light. tits very
neat eight-cOlumn paper, and has a
| very large circulation and advertising
patronage. Hon. NJ. NJ. Murdoch,
state senator from Sedywick, is the
vivacious editor and proprietor. His
brother, II. p. Murdoch. runs the bust
ness and local department., and is a
good writer and jolly fellow.
The First National bank is building
an elegant structure. 1t stands on the
corner of Main street and First avenue.
in the heart of the city, and is brick
building with two high stories. (ihe
first fourteen and the second twelve
feet,) and basement for offices. The
large glass of the front windows are
elegant. The sidewalk in front is
paved with Usage tagging, and a
flight of irom steps lead TO the main c,,-
trance. The second story is used for
both Masonic and Odd Fellows hall.
In the northeast quarter of the city.
i'll the centre Of Il square. there is a fine
residence in course of completion be-
longing to Hon. j. r. Mead, one of the
original town proprietors, one of the
oldest citizens of the community. and
vice president of the First National
bank. lie had a trading post here as
far back as 1868. His new residence is
two-storv brick waih a Mansard
slate roof, conveniently arranged from
pantry to parlOr, with closets aud
wardrobes, fine bay window that
commands splendid eastern view.
including the railway and trains.
There are two porticOs. one along the
entire main front. and several small
vcrandas. There is a third floor from
which ascent can be made to the roof.
that commands very fine view of the
entire city and surrounding country
There Is also basement and fine Gel
lar underneath the entire building.
Mills Il Stem are the contractors.
They are also experimenting the
work on similar residence in the
same quarter for J. G.. Fraker. presi-
dent of said bank, and are putting up
one for n. A. English in the southern
portion of the city.
VIM. Greiflenstein is building
brick block on Douglas Avenue. 5Ox7O
feet, two store rooms below, aud
offices overhead. The walls are under
way. He is hauling the brick for n
building S0Xl00 feet, to be built on the
corner of Market street and Douglas
avenue. When completed il will be
one Of the finest buildings in the city.
Besides. the foundation is partly laid
for $4,000 hotel. The contract as
taken by Mills H. Stem amounts to
$2S. 9S5. without extras. 1t will be
splendid thrce-stOrv brick building,
with stone finish, fronting 100 feet on
Main street, and 80 feet deep. 1t is
located on the corner of Main and
Second. The first story will be occu-
pied as store rooms, and the second
and third as a hotel. The Loan and
Building association have the matter
in charge. J. &. Fraker president, and
Mr.. McClccs, secretary. The hotel
part is to contain seventy rooms, and
to be completed by August LIST, and
the huSiness rooms a month later. Our
enterprIsing tOwnsman, Capt. John
SeatOn, we are pleased to learn. has
obtained the contract for furnishing
the iron work of this magnificent
structure.
The bridge across the Arkansas at
this point is Il splendid structure. 900
feet long. with eight spans of equal
length. and with stone abutments aud
tubular iron piers. Ii rests on piles
driven twenty feet deep. and the tim
bers below low water mark. 1t was
built by w. j. IIobson. one of the en-
terprising men of this city. in the
spring of 1872, and entirely bv home
capital. Messrs. Gilbert, Mead. Eng
fish. Fraker and McCulloch are large
stock holders. AS there is large
of travel over it and the re-
ceipts considerable, it is considered
paving investment.
All these things bear unmistakable |
marks of substantiability, thrift and
Further, we CLEAN from the columns
Of the EAGLE Of a recent date the fol- (,
lowing: seven firms of contractors and |
builders have erected during the past |
year LAG buildings. at IA cost of SIG, $50. |
contains four wholesale gro
Gerry houses, in which 1898 200 are in |
vested. Ii has 80 shops of industry, Of |
various kinds. in which are invested |
1924. 600. In hotels. boarding houses |
and restaurants there are $79.0 in |
vested. The total investments in pub |
lie and private enterprises (including |
the brIdge.) amount to 1927 400, or
nearly one million dollars. In the
national land Office the total |
of acres disposed of in 1872 |
was 5s3,00l. and the cash receips over a
half million. or 1913 74.54.
The Wichita Beacon, a guarto sheet |
Of five columns to the page-'otal forty /
''beacou light" over
his city and the entire surrounding
Messrs. MIlliSon Il Sewers
ire the genial proprietors. and get up t
III excellent paper. They enjoy good
circulation, job work and advertising
patronage. rs well as the confidence CT
he public.
But our article has already grown
20 lengthy that we must for the pres
mt discontinue, with the promise of