The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-09-04
superintendent Glass -
From the Douglas New Enterprise.
WICHITA, THE BOSS TOWN OF THE
SOUTH EST
COMMERCIAL HOUSES OF MAMMOTH PR
PORTIONS

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COMMERCIAL HOUSES OF MAMMOTH PRO
PORTIONS
| On Tuesday of last week the editors of tn
1e,e Enterprise bid adieu to the office, an'
| turning il over for brief season to the Gus
! tody of the ''deyil'' drove over to the metrop
oils of the Arkansas valley. Arriving at III,
city at half past five O'Clock in the eyenin,
whole-souled fellow. W. 4. Richey, of tn,
Richey House, who gave us hearty wclcom,
and made us feel right at home. We mad,
this hotel headquarters during our stay. ane
received excellent fare and splendid treat
mcnt throughout. When in Wichita hercaf
ter the ''Richey'' is the house for us.
Durin g the two days we were in the cit,
we had ample opportunity to glance at it,
business and can only express our sentiment.
by saying that " ichita is the boss town OF
the great southwest.
There are mercantile houses in Wichita OF
mammoth proportions. filled with is fine ant
complete stocks Of goods as can be found IN
any city in Kansas. Among the leading mcr.
camille establishments which we visited wer,
the great palace stores OF Geo. Y. Smith 4 Co
the New York Store, owned by kohn Bros.
ana the Boston Store, owned by Taylor, Dow
n Go. In other branches we may mention
the establishment OF John Exton. dealer in
coal. lime, cement, etc; the firm Of Shelabar-
ger u Oliver. dealers in lumber. and the Chi
cago lumber Co. These houses are very ex-
.f,.,
ness, and all credit to our country.
We called at the L. :. Land Office. where
we met our genial friend Hon. K. l.. alker.
the efficient and gontlemanly Register We
also met Hon. Jas. l.. Dyer. the faithful and
upright Receiver. We must not forget ID. q.
Emmeri. whose efficient services does SO
much to facilitate the business. Among 9TH
er friends we met there were Judge J. f.
Lauck. the great land lawyer: l.. W. Crouch.
Judge McLain, Harry st. John. the talented
son our of efficient Governor; Mr.. Dibble. a
young lawyer recently located at Wichita
Linus webb, formerly OF the bar at Winfield,
and last, but not least. the lion lawyer o.
Butler county, Hon. \. l.. Reddcn, who was
IN attendance upon the ease Of the United
States and the Shcarer Bros. in which one ;.
NJ. Lemoines cuts conspicuous figure. TAX
en- for all in all these gentlemen are splendid
set of men. Some of them are already widely
known throughout the State. and they vii!
leave their footprint, on the sands of time. =
In conclusion, we Will say that Wichita il
fine city-one Of the wonders of the est
ana Is inhabited by a progressive and enter
prising people who have by their uutiring
lahors and liberal policy accomplished a mar
Vicious growth in a short period of time max
Ing of their city great center OF wealth and
trade. and we bespeak for the town bright
and prosperous future. and we do so with
feelings OF pride and accord with pleasure
'-horor TO whom honor is due We eau
also say that our paper has many warm
friends there who rewarded Us with substan-
tial favors in the way OF business. Long live
iehita and her noble people.