The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-11-04
WICHITA.
THE GRAIN TRADE GRADUAL
LY SUPPLANTING THE CAT
TIE TRADE.
/ Superior Benefits OF the Former on
General Business
a Graphic Description Of the Wheat
Market.
NIcHrrA. October 20, 1875.

saw q long trai; Of empty CATTLE cars
go out, and hundreds of wagons load
ed with wheat coming in, could not
resist the conclusion that the reign OF
the ''cow boy" was ended. aud that of
the "plow boy fairly begun. Unques-
tionably the Texas cattle trade is Oh a
decline here, and as the country is ia
ken up and divided into farms, it will
continue 10 decrease until it ceases al
together. The sooner this takes place
the better for this part of the State.
This foreign cattle trade is no real ben
eft to any town or community; few
men make the money aud usually go
elsewhere where to invest it; they pay
little or no tax and have no interest in
the welfare or permanent prosperity
of the country. The business requires
the employment of 4 class of rough
- en- who are often dangerous and al
ways undesirable in society. There
may be some point farther west that
will be able TO offer equally good facil-
lilies for this trade, which can never
hope to be successful in raising grain,
bat Wichita and Sedgwick county have
something vastly better. II is OF inter-
est to know that as the cattle trade has
decreased the grain trade has increased
country the pillow boys" occupied and
cultivated it, and the productive in
dustries and wealth OF the country
have improved steadily slice the
change begun. Those who have been
here from the first agree thatthis town
never enjoyed more prosperous times
than at the present. Every building is
occupied, aud number of large and
substantial brick aud stone houses are
being put up that will be finished by
New Years. The stores never carried
better stocks, or transacted better
business than now: in every depart
ment of ira ie there is the most he ilIliy
and gratifying activity.
During The year two large and COM
plete Touring mills have been built,
costing nearly $l,000,000, and furnish
ing market for part of the large
surplus of the wheat crop Of this and
the adjoining counties. Other improve
mcnts Indicating the growth and inn
portauce of The place might be men
toned, but it is unnecessary. This is
destined to ROMAN the supply and ship
ping point for large aud productive
extent of country, embracing several
counties, and those who want TO see
the future great of Southwestern Kan
sas had better look this way Half a
mile eeet of town on Chisholm Greek.
stands the large four-story Touring
mill of Wheeler IL Schectz, mile to
the north. this crceh and tho Little
Arkansas approach within half mile
of each other, and this company, by
cutting q canal nine feet in depth and
twenty-five by seven feet i'll width,
turned the water of the latter into the
creek and brought it down to the mil
where they get fall Of zen feet and
sixty-horse power. Considerable diff
caty was had in getting suitable ioun-
datioHs for the mill in the quick sand,
which forms the bed of the stream
Two hundred and twenty-six piles
were driven, varying in depth from ten
to sixteen feet. The mill property in
cludes eighty acres of fiue bottom land.
The mill has been in operation u week,
yet the yard is thronged with teams
loaded with wheat, some of which
have come sixty miles.
Mast ought to come to this country
and sketch the Wichita wheat market
for the illustrated papers. As write
there are over 100 wagon loads in one
mass on Douglas Avenue, and the most
novel feature of them is that no two
of them bear any great resemblance to
each other. There is the bran new
wagon, fresh from The factory, piled
with new bags and drawn by team of
snowy blacks that would grace any car
riage, and surrounding 1t arc vehicles
of all styles. sizes and marks of anti
guilty, in all stages of decay, prcfaced
BIZ beasts as ancient and diapidated.
Little horses, big horses, fat and poor,
wide awake and fast asleep, matched
and mismatched. geared to the vehicles
aforesaid with every conceivable and
possible variety Of harness and with
The utmost disregard to appearances or
the incongruities suggested. And then
the loads furnish study equally as i'll
tcresting. The one idea of these farm
ers is to get their wheat TO market
while the roads are good and the
weather pleasant. The prices for wheat
are al present about as follows: No.
81 20; for No. 3, so cents to $1.00.
There is considerable No. wheat in
this country-more, ST. Louis buyers
say than in any other western State.
No town in the State is better sup
piled with hotels than Wichita. After
a fatiguing ride one is sure of excel |
lent accommodating at either of the |
excellent notes.-the Occidental or the |
popular Douglas Avenue House. Mr..
Geo. ii. Rudy, recently of the Aloma
Of Donison, has become proprietor of
The latter, and is sparing neither pains
nor expense to make ii the leading ho- |
tel of the Southwest. Mr.. Cary Davis |
IS chief clerk, and by his promptness
md courteous treatment of guests is |
golden opinions from all who
,one this way. q.