The daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1884, 1884-05-24
SUNNY KANSAS.


EAGLE, we wish to call the attention OF Its
many readers to the inducements offered to the
immigrant to Wichita and Sedgwick county We
assume it as q fact that the great Arkansas val
ley is q favored spot, that nature has showered
her blessings with a lavish hand, that our iu-
ture is full Of promise, but word of detail may
be Of interest to the many contemplating
move to the West The visitor will readily see
that In this and the adjoining counties we have
the largest body Of bottom or valley land in the
west, and it may be said that ii is not valley
hedged in by PERCEPTIONS cliffs, making large
percentage Of waste land, but the margin is
only marked by gradual slope, every acre oil
which may be titled proftably Our soil Is
rich sandy loan, well adapted to great varie-
ty of crops The sub-soil Is deep deposit oil
sand affording free passage OF water from
the river, and by constant evaporation nourish-
es the crop during the dryest season. The visi-
tor to our Forest City" will see the effect OF
this by the freshness and vigorous growth Of
trees and vegetation, even in mid summer
To attempt q showing of statistics, or our
products of late years is not our purpose,
Though II NAV be of interest to know that the
assessors report for the year 1883 shows re-
wick county alone, from which it will be seen
that the IL 900 bushels donated to the sufferers
from the Ohio flood was but a drop from the
bucket The crop of wheat, oats and Other
grain, the number of cattle, sheep and hogs
shipped during the year were each In proper
ton to the corn product. The rich, nutritious
grasses, the mild winters and short feeding
season, afford peculiar advantages to the stock
raiser, and the story Of our success in TINS
branch of industry has spread beyond the I'M
its of our State Last year We negotiated the sale
OF 3 800 acres of land in the western part of the
county to parties from Buffalo, n T., TO Dt
known as the ''Jewett horse farm. The pur'
pose is to breed and raise thoroughbred horses,
and the location was selected particularly with
reference to all the necessary conditions, aitel
having visited many portions Of the west II
search of a location. Men may theorize anc
speculate, but the investment OF money tells
For every variety of fruit suited to the eli
mate, there seems to be but one condition to
sure crop-the planting of trees. Our farmers
and fruit growers are already realizing large
profits from this crop, which will increase will
the growth of orchards Our grand exhibit a
the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia IL
who there learned with wonder what we hao
achieved in the way of fruit raising.
The growth of our city within the last Few
years has been phenomenal. From the trackies'
prairie of IL years ago she has bloomed into CIT!
of as many thousand inhabitants. From th'
building Of gas and water works, o street rail-
way, and, by actual count, 573 new houses las
wear, it may be inferred that our condition, Il
saw the least, is healthy. With our six banks
with an aggregate capital of over $780, oul
five or six hourishing newspapers, to which W.
can now welcome the DAILY EAGLE, with thu
associate press dispatches, our five railroad
lines, our supremacy in size and THRIFT TO al
surrounding points, We may claim Tor "icmt'
a rapid growth for years to come. Our geo
graphical position is sufficiently remote iron
larger cities to make 1t available as q distribut
ing point This condition is duly attested b.
the building of rival lines Of railroad, giving u
the advantage of competition in freights, an'
as naturally as results follow causes our mer
chants are turning their attention to the job
hing trade. the first venture Of the kind beinl
a wholesale grocery house, with capital
sloo. 900. The field is yet unoccupied in man
branches of trade. A pork packing house,
factory, are a few of the things greatly needed
The material and the market are here side b
side. strikingiy illustrated in the folly of ship
ping the live hog to Kansas City or Chicago
be killed and returned to us in the form of fan
! CIV brands of hams and breakfast bacon at still
/ more fancy prices to the consumer. In additlo
| to our home market we may always depend o
| ready sale for our surplus to our neighbors
the non producing regions of the Rocky noun
tains, saying nothing Of the great markets fur
Their east In the money centers Of the countr
there are millions OF unemployed capital whic
might find safe and profitable employment !
our Young and growing state. New industrie
are springing mp on every hand: our cities an
/ towns are growing; the product OF the field an
farm are increasing; values are tending upward
backed by the productions of the country, an
the bone and tissue and energy of the people, fol
tunes have been made in the Legitimate increas
OF values, and with the impetus now movin
us there are fine opportunities for quick return
to money properly invested.
From our partial list, which Is but an indie
to what we have to offer, il will be seen that tn
purchaser can be suited in any class Of real Ell
tate. Improved farms and wild lands, stoc
ranches and city property can be shown in gre'
variety. ANY information sought with . vie
to purchases in our section, will be cheerful
given, and circular containing map I
Sedgwick county, with an extended list
property will be mailed on application to
Nj NMpERL AMBER, wichita, Kansas