The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1877-08-09

Furloug. This elevator was built in
1876. 1t has a storage capacity of
over $4,000 bushels. The proprietors
are extensive buyers and shippers of
wheat, oats, barley and corn, ship
ping east TO St. Louis aud other cities.
They handled last year 600 cars Of
wheat. beginning late i'll the season,
and will probably handle double that
amount during the present year.
The n. A. English elevator. This
| is the newest of the Wichita elevators
having been built last winter, and up
TO the present time has handled only
corn. Ii has now been put in perfect
order and has just begun TO take in
wheat. The storage bins nave ca
paciiy of $4,000 bushels. For conven-
fence of arrangement and handling
grain at a small expense of labor, it
surpasses all the others, being so ar
ranged that no conveyors are required
and the anly power necessary 10 ope-
rate il il used to elevate the grain aud
run the cleaner. The cleaner is OF a
new pattern, was built here, runs with
little power, and does its work thor
oughly. All the bins are built with
hopper bottoms, from which the grain
can be spouted or run to the cars. and
a car can be loaded in thirty minutes.
There are two dumps in which wagons
can be uhloaded. A side track, be-
longing TO the elevator, extends for
over 800 feet Oh each side, giving
ample room for ten empty and ten
loaded ears. The grounds belonging
TO the premises give ample room for
all purposes.
Mcssrs. Todd, English & HARRISON
have, adjoining the elevator, q large
warehouse, and the firm do general
purchasing and commission business
in wheat, oats corn and barley. They
are prepared to fill orders from mill
men aud dealers for grain of any
grade or quantity required, or will
store aud sell grain for farmers and
others on commission. The elevator
charges are two cents per bushel.
Agricultural implements, hardware,
stoves, tinware, etc. In such pro-
ductive country, where farming is The
principal occupation pursued, the sale
of agricultural implements is a very
important branch of the mercantile
ers, threshers. wagons, etc, is partic-
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supplying large territory. The prin
cipal dealers here are Messrs. Honk
Bros. These gentlemen keep gen
eral stock of agricultural implements,
hardware. stoves, tinwarc, etc. The
aggregate Of their sales amounts to
about 100000 per year.
The Wichita Savings Bank, organ
lied under the State charter, in 1872,
with paid-up capital of $4,000, and
surplus Of s., 200. Business has stead
lily increased with them since the
about Sl25,000 deposits, and carry
SlO0. goo bills receivable. Sol Ill. kohn
is the president, aud has been the
financial manager since the start. A.
n. Hyde has Away been their reliable
cashier.
The Farmers & Merchants Bank
is private bank, owned and con-
Quoted by ii. w. Lewis, who came
here with ample capital, in 1876, and
is working UP good business.
w. c. Woodman Il Son conduct the
First Arkansas Valley Bank, an insti
tuition mainly devoted to making real
estate loans.
Wichita is well supplied with hotels,
two of which are eommodious. We
made our stay at the Douglas Avenue
House, and found it well patronized,
genteel and pleasant. 1t is pleasantly
located, has good table, and clean
and pleasant rooms, and has been run
for the last year and haly by clever
man