The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-12-28

During day which we spent leisurely 10
Wichita last week, we had ample time to note
the improvements made in the past few months
Douglas Avenue, that two years ago resem-
bled an ordinary country road, is now pretty
well lined on either side, by business houses
from the river to the depot. Many Of the
buildings are OF the most substantial charac-
ter, well finished, and all filled to cyerfowing
with business that would seem to be overdone
in many branches, were it not for the presence
of hundreds OF wheat wagons from Sumner
and Cowley. No town in the State receives
tribute from so large domain. Threc-iourths
of the trade of the city is drawn from Butler,
Cowley and Sumner counties. The wheat
trade is immense. Elevators and wareh ouses
are taxed TO their utmost capacity and the rail-
road facilities Tor transporting the grain are
sometimes exhausted. The city is full Of peo-
pie. Hotels are overlooking. Not even in
the palmiest days of the Texas cattle trade,
have the business streets OF the town indicat-
ed greater life or more busting activity than
since it has become the great wheat emporium
of the soutnwest.-Samner County Press
Our farmers should not allow that success
ful, and comparatively inexpensive crop, win
ter wheat, to absorb all their time, attention
and capital. Because in three or four years.
time they have demonstrated the wonderful
adaptability of our soil and climate in the
production of that great worlds staple, they
should not forget that combination OF cir
cumstauces often conspire to render special
productions and growths exceedingly profit
able for a few seasons. Two or three times Of
late We have cited instances Of large profits
in the raising Of hogs by Sedgwick and Sum-
ner county farmers, giving the figures DEM
onstrating the fact. We have an other strik-
ing instance this week. Mr.. J. e. Hyde, Of
Grant township, in this county, who owns
fine line Of Poland-Chna hogs, brought into
Wichita, last Thursday, two hogs that
weighed, clean meat, 1853 pounds, and an
eight months old pig that weighed, net, 800
pounds. These two hogs and one pig brought
him, in hard cash, So. Is. For one, we are
convinced that at present prices,
which will in all probability be maintained for
two or three years yet, there is heap of
money in hogs.
Jacob Heirs cigars and tobaccos are becom-
ing popular not only IN Wichita, but through
out Southwestern Kansas. He has been add
Ing to his corps of workmen, and still he is
unable to get ahead with a stock. The secret |
OF his successful competition with eastern |
and old established brands lies |
in the fact that he works up nothing but SUI
perior stock. Last week he received a large |
invoice of direct imported fine tobacco from |
the West Indies. This item of manufacture |
is Of no little Importance 10 Wichita; attract
ing the trade and money OF retail dealers, and
Mr.. He'll should be literally patronized and
Lovers Of the weed should try
MS Expostion"-pure Habana I'LL. They
ire superb, as Christmas box OF them sent
Is enables us to intelligently testify. Mr..
He'll is an energetic business man OF large
social qualities and we expect to see the day
when his cigars will command buyers from
very portion of the State.