The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-04-01

fees. They are agents for the sale q
the AichisOn, Topeka 4 Santa re Rail
road lands, represent Eve iusurance
companies, and are the oEners q =
complete set Of abstract books. shou-
ing, a. a glance. the title 10 every piece
Of land and town lot IN the county.
Their books have been for the past
three years under the sole charge q
Mr.. John 7. Stewart. he began his
labors when The county Vas in ia IN
fancy transcribiug them from DAY %
day, and they can b relied upon e. b.
ing correct. Mr.. s. ne venture 10 sar.
l. better couversant with the records
Of this county than any other person
In H. Where others have failed 20 End
missing links in Chains % title. he has
invariably succeeded. The businrss
Of the firm last year, Mr.. G. Hoppe.
the gentleman from Colorado - a.
contrary Notwithstanding must have
been highly satisfactory. They sod
1850 acres Of Usage or deeded lands.
At an average price Of sLl5 per asrs /:
7,fS0 acres Of railroad lands. 81 an AZ
erage price Of $50 per acre; collected
rents o. store buildings and dwelling
houses SiS.7s5; paid out $50 IN tax-
e.; have SIS, si5 Of Gre insurance. in
force, and yet our country is bat fFe
years old, with a limited and continual
increase Of population. Messrs. Steele
a Levy confidently look for q larger
amount Of business the coming year
than was transacted BY them the last.
They arc firm believers in printers ina
their advertising and printing bills
amount 20 nearly $1,000 per aunum
They show land free Of charge, uhicl
entails another item of expense q
about $500 annually Cor livery hirr.
aside from the conveyance ouusl b.
the firm.
WICHITA cry MILLS
HzrEis. luhosisn acc - -
The above mills are conceded % b.
the finest ard most complete en- ~
state Of Kansas. The fun size. fn-lna-
ing elevator now In course % consT e.
ton, j. fnrty-hve feet wide b. one
hundred and fifteen feet long. four
stories high, built Of stone. u l. fH-
ed up with four run Of stone, tlrht
merchant reels, scourers, smutters.
cleaners, coolers and an that 20 o.
make mp a first class modern mill. 80
whole driven by a ninety horse r--.er
engine. The capacity Of the ma !.
SO bushels Of wheat per day. or about
leo barrels Of -four. and 500 bushels o.
corn. The capacity Of the elevator !
5000 bushels.
A. q. a = .. RAILROAD.
Wichita l. the principal western ter
minus Of the above road What i
called the Wichita branch reaches oar
city by q run down the Little Arkan-
sas valley Of twenty-five miles. Being
the depot for several counties. in III
ton to our own, lying upon and ada
cent 10 the Great Arkansas valley.
This railroad and lie branch has proved
the great enterprise which has more
than anything else, - suddenly deEel-
oped and opened up 10 settlement this
the fairest portion Of Kansas. NJ.
Chas. Marsh. an old and experienced
railroad nan, who has the entire con-
troll Of the oOmpany's depot. yards and
business interests a. this point, Lin llv
furnishes u with the following am
mary Of the business al Wiehita for
the past year, taken from his books:
The receipts Of Wichita station for
the year ending February 2, is75, foots
up as follows:
o. scsaaat d fiviEhi rs-sIr-d sisi. A. e
On aocsuut % passsnEsra an >
T5iai rsosipts - - Il
The forwarding business foois M
sse.i7i-S2. Our freight depot 8 ~
KS feet and nov flied 20 it, fan c.
pacity. should b. cniarged) Our
stock yards contain about ten acre.
arranged for loading Eve cars a one
with capacity for loading thirty oars
per hour. We also have reeeivinE
stock yards west Of the Arkansas NV
er, containing about ten acres.
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