The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-12-02

branch of the Atchisoi, Topeka "
Santa Fc road and the distributing
point for four counties, rs well as an
unlimited, unexplored and unciviliZed
country to the southwest, is the best
point for the livery business in the
west. There are fifteen stables in the
city, representing a capital of $4,000.
There are not less than two hundred
head of horses in this business. The
leading stables are the City Stables,
kept bv Council & Basley, the Ele-
plant Stables. by TerriIl and Ander-
son, and the Kentucky Stables, by j.
Reese. The City Stable is located on
Market street, one block south of
Douglas Avenue. Mr.. Basley has been
in the business for number of years
and is well known. This is the largest
stable and best stable in the city. They
keep about twenty horses. The Ele-
plant Stable, west of the Dc1glas Az
enuc House, is filled with fine steppers
in charge of the most accommodating
proprietors, Terrill & Anderson.
There are four good drug stores OF
which those of Chas. w. Hill and Aid
rich & Brown are the principal. Chas.
w. Hill, located in New York Block, is
one of the old settlers and first drug
men in Wichita His store is furnished
with neat black walnut shelving, and
everything is ar. anged with the most
perfect taste. He claims to be the
father of the oldest living child born
in Sedgwick county. His sales aggre-
gate $4,000 per annum.
The house of Aldrict s. Brown. on
Main street, No. So, has been business
here about five years. They are both
tip-top fellows, and have host OF
friends. They arc experienced and
skillful druggists, and know exactly
how 10 put up a prescription. They
do jobbing trade in coal oil, and sell
about two cars per month.
The book and stationary business is
confined TO two firms. q. II. Herring
ton and II. J. Reimers. Mr.. Herring
ton occupies the front part of the
room in which the post Office is locat-
ed. lie carries fine stock, and does
an excellent business.
Wichita being the distributing point
for so large an extent of country. fur
nishes business for great number of
wholesale and retail groceries. There
are no less than sixteen grocery houses
doing business here. and they all seem
10 be doing well. The immense wheat
crop of this section brought a vast sum
of money 10 the farmers, and to their
credit, be it said, the most of them did
not forget the grocery merchant that
carried them through the hard times.
The following is a list of the princi
pal grocery merchants: w. a. Thorn
as s. Co., Allen s. Tucker, Murphy &
Reilly, Tricky Brothers, Jones
Brothers, Z. 5. Brown, IL. a Wheeler
Hess & Getto, w. e. Hobbs. J. NJ. Pol
lock. The aggregate capital invested
in this business will not fall below
S75 900. and The annual sales will reach
100000.
w. A. Thomas & Co. began business
in this city in 1870, and was one of the
first houses established. The house
took and an interest in binding the
Occidental Block. in the north part of
the town. But, tired of the strife. the
firm has determined to change the To-
cation, aud have accordingly moved
their old frame business house to a lot
on the corner of Douglas avenue and
Market street, where they propose to
l.
reliable houses in the State.
Allen & Tucker have been in the
business for four years, and have es-
tablished permanent and desirable
trade. They are among the pioneers
of Wichita, having been here five years.
They do considerable jobbing in sal,
and coal oil. They carry stock OF
So ,000, and do a business Of not less
than So, 200. Their place of business
is in the New York Block, on Douglas
avenue.
The Trickey Brothers are among the
heaviest firms in this business. They
have magnificent room on the corner
of Main street and Douglas avenue, one
of the most desirable locations in the
city. Their trade is equal TO that of
any firm in the Southwest.
Three doors west of Trickey Broth
ers may be found the enterprising firm
of Jones Brothers. who have steadily
increased their trade from the day they
started.
Still further west, on the same side,
is the house of Ii. A. Wheeler. who is
doing rafting good trade. MIR.
Wheeler is one of the genial. clever. ac-
tive, nervous little fellows that always
makes things liv ely in whatever he en-
cages.
w. e.. Hobbs, of the firm of Hobbs
& West. since the death of his partner,
is running the grocery and queens
ware business three doors north of the
First National Bank, on Main street.
Mr.. Hobbs is one of those who propose
to stick to Main street and fight it out
on that line if it fakes all winter. He
is capital good fellow and deserves
good support.
Il. 5. Brown, very fortunately, has
located at the depot on a lot immedi
ately west of the depot building. 1t is
one of the most valuable lots in the
city, and Mr.. Brown will do first
class trade so long as he has the most
excellent location.
must not fail to mention, in this
connection, the very excellent and re-
liable house of McCanless Il Jones, To-
Gated across the Arkansas river in
what is known as West Wichita. This
house carries general stock of mer
chandisc. and enjoys an excellent
country trade.
The only house in Wichita carrying
Il general stock OF goods is thar owned
and managed by j. G.. Dunscomb.
This house is located in Eagle Block,
one door west of where the post office
was formerly located. Mr.. Dunscomb
is a very reliable and careful business
man and enjoys the confidence of the
community. Mr.. Dunscemb came to
Scdgwick county in 1871, and settled
at Clear Water. lie moved to this
city last May and has built up splen-
did trade.
There are two exclusive boot and
shoe houses in the city. j. III. Alley,
who has been here for the past four
years, does by far the largest portion
of the trade. His annual sales will
reach $4,000. He runs two stores, one
of which is menagcd by his brother,
NJ. Alley.
The papers have been filled with
speculations aud estimates in regard
TO The magnitude of the wheat crop in
this portion of the State In the month
OF June took trip through Butler,
Cowley, Sumner and Sedgwick
there would not be less than 1.-TWO mil
lion bushels of wheat harvested in
these four counties" Through the
kindness of Mr.. Marsh, the efficient
agent of the Atchison, Topeka 81 Santa /!
Fee road, | learn that the grain ship
menis from this point have been as
follows: July, eight cars; August,
l61; September, AS; October, 1911: No
goth, 100. Total to November
10Th, COS cars. These cars will not av-
erage less than $4,000 pounds. Here is |
nearly one quarter million of bushels
already out of the country. 1t is safe
10 say that the amount yet on hand
for sale and consumption, together
with that sown last fall would make
up the two million bushels. The corn