The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1876-03-09
Hon. John Kelly.


Our Representative, the Hon. John Kelly
arrived in Wichita last Saturday night, whef
he was warmly greeted by his many friends
On Monday morning he called upon us giving
us short history of the triumphs and failure'
OF the session. Much Of his experience wal
not new to US, OF course, but its recitation
proved none the less interesting. Mr.. Kelly
brought us House calendar which contained
ever 800 bills by title, all Of which died with
the session. Among these we note number
of them introduced by our Representative,
which had been favorably reported upon and
were well advanced on the calendar, but the
expiration of the fifty days sealed their DOOM
Prominent among them, an act to authorizc
the board Of education OF the city Of Wichita
to loan sinking fund on real estate, and an
act concerning private corporations, aud an
act 10 cnfranchise, and an act for the protec-
ton OF prairie from incursion by fire. he felt
particular interest in, all OF which would have
become laws in a few more days time. But as
hisexperienco in no wise differs from that OF
many who nave gone before him, and as he
has made hard working, faithful Represent
aiiye and in so far as his official acts, official
votes, and daily life are concerned, fully re-
deemed the pledges made by his friends when
he was presented for their sufrages, we
think all will say, "Well done good and faith
full servant We say this after having
watched his course very closely all through
the session. Mr.. X. left for his home-farm on
Monday, where he thought his presence was
demanded, declining the pleasure excursion
TO the Rocky Mountains. which passed New
ton on the afternoon of the same day.
A week or Sc since In noticing the nuslber
OF hogs shipped by gentleman OF this town,
together with the aggregate and average
weights, and the sum total in money realized,
our eompositor made US say 1900 hogs in
stead of 300 That it was mistake OF H.
800 hogs was readily seen by eyerybody-ev-
erybody except the editor of the Emporia
Ne9s who, DO doubt, jealous of our fine hogs,
fine crops, fine country, and in lne, fine every
thing, thus comes back at us:
ave read with much delight the weekly fan
citul gushcs of our young friend OF the Wich-
Ia EAGLE. He can acknowledge the receipt
OF a cabbage or turnip IN flowing style, and is
dN Jun vi UP tuC touueie Oh lAc
fields OF golden grain the ''sea OF waving, bill
lowy grass" and on the receipt OF boquet,
he has few equals. But when it comes to facts
and figures, we presume IL will hardly be
claimed that our friend is Gradgrind. His
gushing nature carries him of his feet, and he
wanders. Let lis give specimen. Shades OF
Cincinnati,
Here the editor quotes our article which
contained the wrong figures and continues at
some length to show the public what an ex-
pert he is in handling figures, especially fig
ures of hogs, winding up as fellows:
ave unhesitatingly express the "uninspir-
ing opinion that Wichita and all the surround
ing country never saw, all put together. 1900
fat hogs, or lean ones either. a statement
has been going the rounds OF the State press
that Kansas packed, this year, 2,0oc hogs.
This is COED deal nearer the truth than the
statement OF the EAGLE. When ii is consid- |
cred that Wichita is not situated in a hog
country, and that il has been but little over
year since about all the hogs were run out Of
the State on account OF the scarcity of feed, it
will be good deal easier to make the amount |
actually packed at Wichita in three months. |
II 900 pounds, instead Of three and one-half |
millions. This is probably what the EAGLE
intended to say, but the subject got away with |
the editor. We hope his figures will general |
ly be little "closcr to the mark" However
we can stand it if the EAGLE and its readers
can"
Our readers will have some charity for the
editor of the Nelrs when we tell them that he |
lives in little low, narrow valley, like all the
valleys in the central part OF the State, where
the hogs, the crops, nor even the brains OF an
editor have any chance to spread" where,
breathing the fogs and miasmatic yapors that
arise from their muddy bottom streams, such
a thing as ''inspiration' is never dreamed Of,
where the only kind Of pigs raised belong to
the brier-splitting or center breed stock. Such
valleys as ours, with its clear ripping streams,
broad acres. and rich soil, where simple breath
ing proves a real enjoyment, was never mag
med by them, except in their dreams. How
we pity such people, with their long, slab
sided hogs that never average over 100 pounds
md whose editors from the force of surround
ngs, can never rise above the dry statistical
pound and bushel. Fair nature never smiles
upon their humble lot, and melancholy marks
hem for her own.