Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-10-23

Wichita Receives jay Gould and Party and
shows Them About the City.
As was known TO our readers Mr.. Jay
Could, the great railroad magnate, and his
party, have been expected TO pay Wichita a
visit for several days past, but owing to de-
lays and changes Of programme, the special
train did not arrive till yesterday morning.
Although word was received but sn hour
before .he arrival of the train, number of
our business men headed by Mayor Aldrich
met the gentlemen a, the depot with GER
risges. The party was composed of the
millionaires Jay Gould and Russell Sage;
George Gould, son of Jay; Hon. II. NJ.
Hoxie, first vice-rrcsiient of the Missouri
Pacific railway; Mr.. A. L. Hopkins, second
vice-president; General Superintendent
Karrigan and Captain Shackelford, CON-
mander of the famous yacht Atlanta; DIR. j.
=. Mum, of New York; Mr.. c. q. Warner;
DIR. outen. chef surgeon; II. Mclaughlin:
Gov. Brown, Of Tennessee, general solicitor
of the Missouri Pacific system, and General
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Mr. Miller had introduced our visitors to
our mayor and business men, the carriages
were filed and an hour or such matter
was spent in driving about the city, the
suburbs, oil tanks, factories, mills, elevators,
water works, school and church buildings
end residences being viewed first, after which
drive was made through two or three of
COR business thoroughfsres. The morning
vss a delightful one, the sun unusually
Knight, and the streets crowded with traffic
end people. From expressions, the whole
party, which were scattered about in differ
CT carriages. were delighted. with The resi-
dsn; portion of the city, as they had never
zen western town so completely embow
cred with trees. The line of carriages start
q out east from the Fl. Scott depot, cross
Jag Main street at the Occidental, which
street was admired for its many new good
buildings and Cor its life, the party suppos-
ing that Main was the only or principal
business thoroughfare. Their after surprise
when whirled into the head of Douglas avenue
was complete. The whole length of that
avenue was driven through to Waco. Mar
ket and First streets were afterwards shown.
Mr.. Gould desiring to go to Anthony and
hoping to reach Fl Scott again by nightfall
made q request that delegation of our bus
mess men acquainted with the object Of his
visit, 10 go down to Anthony and return in
his special car with him. L is unnecessary
TO give the details Of the conference with
Mr.. Gould, Hoxie, ct al. suffice it to say
that there were no bitches or complications.
All was plain sailing. A full understanding
ms TO the future interests of the Missouri
Pacific in the metropolis Of Kansas Was ar
rived at if indeed they were Eot before. The
grounds desired Was settled upon and the
arrangements endorsed with reference TO
terminal facilities, as also site for general
Offices etc. etc. OF course the Wichita &
Colorado will 90, barring unforeseen finan-
cisl crashes, and il will never stop until it
reaches the coal fields of Colorado. The
party got back 10 Wichita about five o'clock
in the evening. Mr.. Gould and Sage and
Governor Brown were driven through the
streets ofAnthopy.
As 10 the results of the important visit
the EAGLE takes grest pleasure in saying
that Mr.. Gould and his counselors not only
fully comprehended the situation in south
ern Kansas, and that Wichita is the coming
great city of the state, but that the entire
party are delighted with Wichita. George
Gouid-who, by the way. is chip of the
old block, smart and discrete beyond his
years-in company with Mr.. Hoxie, was
here last spring and bad no doubt made
favorable impression of Wichita upon the
mind of the elder Gould, but still our homes
and streets were a happy surprise and our
location for grand future metropolis and
trade center fally as favorable as that Of
Minneapolis or Chicago.
Other matters will be made public in the
near future