Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-05-01
ALL ABOUT ArTIcA,
To the Editor of the Daily Eagle

To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle
Your daily scream in my Office remind.
me Of a promise unfulflled and Of kindness
unreciprocstcd, but knowing your generous
disposition to forgive the faults Of others.
unhesitstingly ask pardon and promise te
do better. The EAGLE brings US the new
from abroad fully twenty-four hours ahead
of any other daily, and for that reason it il
destined to be the standard sheet" Of the
southwest.
Attica was laid OF Is town last July
There WAS then not one house upon the
TOWNSHIP. On the 10th of January there was
completed careful census OF the town with
view to its incorporation. The commit
tees reported 6lS permanent inhabitants.
The township trustee is now taking another
census and his returns indicate permanent
population of almost 1900. We have be-
tween eighty and ninety business firms and
houses, including the hotels. We have Elk
livery stables and FIVE lumber yards and all
are busy. Arrangements have been
completed by which we will have
two banking houses in operation by the
end Of another week. The new roller skat-
ing rink, 4ox9O, viii be opened to the public
on the evening of the 25tb. The town was
Incorporated rs city of the third-cass on
February l6 BY his honor II. C. Sluss.
In eight months the naked uninhsbited
prairie has been converted into N booming
CITY ,ee,p;,c with asrnas, ,;fa and ,brohbi,g
with business. energy and competrtion. Ey-
ery train brings its addition. 10 our popula-
tion and wealth. every day adds 20 the nnm.
her and value of our buildinrs Tho car
penters are the busiest men on earth. New
business buildings. new dwellings and new
shops are going up on every hand. There
will be three good churches built this sum-
mer, if not more. Steps are soon to be taken
toward the erection of a school building.
One-hslf mile from the depot resides the
pioneer of this section, Uncle Dick Botkin.
formerly of Linn county. Flowing on. of
the high bank on which his dwelling stands.
is one Of the finest springs in the
west. Its water is clear. cold and
soft and flows in a stream that would gil an
s-;nch pipe. This wSter has been recently
anslyzed by the state chemist. and is p-o-
nouneed bv physicisn. As amedicinalp A
gallon of this sprinc water leaves a solid res
idue Of S6.5 grains. This residue consists Of
bi-carbonste of lime, sulphste of lime. chic
ride of sodium, bi-carbonsie of masnesia,
bi-carbonste of soda. organic matter, bi-car-
Donate of potash. sluminis. bi-carbonato of
iron. bi-bors.e of soda and silica. and in
quantity in the order above named.
A Joint stock cornpsnv is 10 erect at the
site of this sprinr. Nm olegant and commoai-
Gus hotel and bath rooms. The grounds are
to be graded and PLANTED with ornamental
snd shade trees. and nothing will be left un-
done that would enhance the comfort, pleas-
ure and health of guests and visitors. An
eminent physician of Caillieotbc. Mo-. urop
viewing the site and examining the ANALYSIS
of the water said. Il will guarantee ffty reg
ulsr bosrders the wear round, persons broken
in health. who would come here to drink the
water and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS it becomes
known that such a spring is here and that
hotel and bath roo IA accommodations are at
hand.
The work will probably get fully under
headysy by july LIST. In the meantime
plsns methods. and incidental agencies are
being csnyassed and WEIGHED. and in the
near future / hone to escort the religious
editor of tho EAGLE from the DEPOT 10 the
great resort of the ives, for the weary and
heavy laden: ana hold his clo,be. while he
proceeds to ba,he himself
The original town site contains 900 acres.
The business lots are o5,l4o- the dwelling
lots 5oxl4o. In March the compsny laid off
an addition on the west of about 40 acres
Since then F. F. Byers ESQ.,. of Emporia. has
laid off an addition IN the north of sbou,
40 acres and another one of 40 acres has
been Matted ON the east The original site