The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-12-18
Ntnnescah Valley and Other Things.
CLEAR WATER. Dec. 4th, 1873

CLEAR WATER, Dec. 4th, 1873.
EDITOR EAGLE: It's blowing ike
biazes here tonight, which makes it .
good night TO write letters, and al
though have plenty to answer lying
right before me here, enclosed IN OIL
cial, business and love envelopes,
fellow YOU know must do something
for his country. Hem!
The present hard times have not
as yet had much effect OH us. Farmers
who lived near the cattle trail have
during the summer and fall disposed
of all their surplus produce includ-
ing corn, and as general thing receiv-
ed good prices for the same. Thus is
the old adage exemplefied, it's an i'll
wind etc. for Notwithstanding all that
has been said to the contrary, the far
mcrs who reside near the trail have
every year since my arrival here come
out ahead in disposing Of their crops
and also in receiving good prices for
them, and I'll here mention that have
not heard this year Of single instance
in which damages were claimed that
they were not satisfactorily settled, and
none have better opportunity ofhear-
| ing of these things than !. Further, |
believe that there were fewer charges
of this class made this year than last !;
the farmers seeming anxious to help
the drovers; and drovcrs that farmers
should not be molcstcd, and it will be
easier to get farmers along the line to
sign the right of way for drOvers to
Wichita next spring than it was last.
OF course unless the present state OF
financial matters improve its perfect
nonsense to dream of such q thing as
the extension of the railroad from
Wichita although for itself it would
be the best thing it could do), SO We
down here have concluded to just
hope that we see it coming, and rs
we cannot give anything by working
against Wichita, we will work for you
all.
see that several papers have noted
the unrivaled manner in which the
Wichita Savings bank has gone through
| Q hope am correct in saying) the last
panic, and for q bank, which during
the year did the immense amount of
business with Texas cattle drOvers,
that this did. Taking its last statement
which have seen LIST Nov, il has done
more than well, for it ranks second to
none among those few banks all
through the country that did best,
and | say Southwestern Kansas, no,
the whole state of Kansas, but espc-
cially Wichita, may be proud OF it.
Speaking Of the bank puts me in mind
that good portion of the said bank
mot the money, wish it had been,)
moved down here few days since, for
a dear hunt. was absent ut the time
bat lust mention to those fellows that
all, both deer and dears, in this section
are hard to be caught by city gents.
But perhaps they discovered this MS
I understood they returned with only
a chicken or two, tame at that l be-
lieve, and " hat know they could not
depart without viz: a very exhalted
opinion (corrct therc) Of this Nenne'
scah valley.
During a visit to Wichita lately,
noticed several young men looking
very happy. Upon cnquirins discov'
cred that they had gone into the house
keeping business with partners. They
must have almighty good partners, and
that must be a paving business. III
say with old Rip Van Winkle-"may
YOU live long and be happy"
You may mention to any cnquirint
that there is still land left in this val
lev for farmers Of the right stripe
those who have some ''get up" abou
them-none others need apply. Hop
ing YOU are all as well as We down here
and that includes the new Eaglet, re
main yours truly, ID.