The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-11-21
For the Esgie.
Hrsa y Pan.
FL PAso. November 10, IS

and H0urishlng. Improvements -
being made aud farms around the vi
lage are changing hands.
The people in this vicinity are some
what excited over the prospect Of
railroad through this place. Diferen1
rumors nave been afloat of the Wichi
Ia branch Of the Santa Fe Rallrost
being continued on through Ell Paso
Mr.. r. H. Brooks, one of the frs
settlers of this county, but now livins
in Michigan, is here on business, and
L is also visiting friends in Rockford
township.
A neck-tie festival is on the tapis TO-
next Wednesday evening at the schoo
house, the proceeds to be applied t
the purchase Of bell for the schoO
building.
DIR. Harper, q practising physician
has located in FL Paso aud is occupy
ing the former residence Of Mr.. Nealy
Mr.. A. Minnich and Judge Mccoy
are doing fair business in the j. r
line.
The district schools in this TOWNSHIP
have been organizing literary socie'
ties aud are creating quite an interest
among the young folks.
A Sabbath school concert will be
held here the evening Of Thanksgiv
ing day.
The Rev. Mr.. Parker breaches at the
school house for the Baptist denomi-
nation.
Mcssrs. Mahin, Bowen, McBee and
Ramick affirmative, and Messrs. Hut
bauer, Caldwell, Mccoy aud Cole neg
alive, discussed the educational suf-
frage question at the meeting OF the
literary society last Friday evening.
Misses May Tucker aud Emma Huff
bauer and Messrs. John Chamberlain,
Ivory Chamberlain and Nell Mahin re-
hearse the Deaf Wife and Mother-in-
law" next Friday evening.
Mr.. Gibson, of Ohio, brother Of
Mr.. Samuel Gibson. of Gypsum town
ship, is now visiting relatives here.
Our friend DIR. Bradford, the direct
or of the Ell Paso school board is now
acting in the capacity of Kitchen girl,
landlord aud land:ady, his wife being
absent, visiting friends. But the doc
tor was never known to fail in cases
of emergency.
Miss Ella Prescott was thrown from
a horse while going from her home to
her school, few days since, aud dis
located her shoulder, but we hear she
is recovering.
Mr.. Savaney, of Gypsum township,
is moving his residence nearer to FL
Paso.
The river at Ell Paso has been forda-
bic for some time.
A statement was made not long since
By party through the columns of the
EAGLE that favored the credit system
TO its full extent. will here explain
the ideas that have advocated on this
subject. Although | will admit that
| do not claim to be Scion in politics
Dr. laws, but every American citizen
mas right to investigate the laws by
which he is governed, both statutory
md natural. 1t has been policy nat
lrally attending civilization, for one
nan or organization to depend on 9TH
RS for help in cases Of emergency.
That this is true is evident from the |
act that some of the most successful |
public and private financial characters
rave amasscd wealth by means Of
speculation with borrowed capital.
The credit system is employed in al
most every kind of business. The
merchant uses 1t when he gets his
foods on thirty or sixty DAYS time
he money loaner Of Wichita uses it
When he loans money borrowed from
he east, or holds it for other parties.
he United States, the western part in
are noted for the enterpris-
ne speculative spirit Of the inhab;t-
n,s, and as a plea in defense Of the
armers in this country, l will say that
he wealth and prosperity of Kans as
O. day, is the result of the speculative
of the farmers; that thous-
nds of acres now under cultivation
'ould otherwise be part Of the wild
rairic, and thousands of the homes I
ow being occupied would be unbniit
nd the now thriving towns would not
e ia existence, if it were not for the :
edit system. Still there are those
ho go to extremes. No rule Is with
1t an exception. That any person
ithout capital car live aud prosper, I
dependent Of his fellow man, ana &C I,
lnulaic any wealth, or be Of any
'neiit TO a community, is extremely
'surd. But the trouble with the far {
ers of this country is the usurious
te of interest and commission they
c required to pay on borrowed mon-
and the high tariff they are COM
He'd 10 pay in shipping their pro-
zee. and while it is impossible for the 81
ming community to prosper with z
t using the credit system, it IS also u
possible for them TO live and pay n
I'm three TO five per cent. month G,
; borrowed money. And while l o.
nit that it is not policy to use the g
dit system in the present state Of :,
airs. yet at the same time it cannot d.
gays DC avoided. g
Wy sympa,hies are with any party u. "a
It will remedy this evil. Iwould be ~
favor Of reducing the interest aud
to the living rate of or 8 W
cent, and would also be in favor Gu
applying all interest that has accu. AZ
lated, or that has been paid on ex- A
ng debts, to the payment Of prin- Il
al. This would save many an hon. ~
farmer from bankruptcy and ruin, q;
would also enable him to obtain of
necessaries Of life without using III
credit at nsurious rate for that sr
pose TO such an extent rs he is now ~.
,pelled to do. MILL. or
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For the EAGLE ~.
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