Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-11-03
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
HAzELTON. BARBER CO
To the Editor Of the EagIe:


This active little city is located on
the new line of the Kansas Southern
road from Attica, and in the southeast
corner of Barber county. Perhaps no
place among the newly built towns of
southwest Kansas, can boast of as
MANY substantial business men, and
men of large capital also, who are
working with all the energy possible
TO make Hazelton = most desirable
place to live in, and which Is better
still, a city that will eventually
have its diversified manufacturing in
terests, which may be most
adapted TO the wants and needs OF
this locality. The following named
gentlemen are among the leading busi-
ness men who are principally interest
ed in the growth and advancement OF
this CITY. Messrs. L. T. Peck & Sons,
from New York state Messrs. ii. 4
&c. Fisher and Mr.. III. b. Sleek, from
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. These gen.
tlemen represent nearly one million
and half dollars of their own capt.
tai. and that they mean business from
the teginning, the following invest
ments will amply justify A new
roller Touring mill, of sixty-iive bar
rel capacity, to be ready for work this
winter. The machinery for this mill
was purchased from the Case manu-
featuring firm of Columbus, Ohio
Second. a large stock farm for the
raising of fine stock only. which Will
soon have a section of land nndel
fence. and an Investment of about
thirty thousand dollars in real estate
near the town, which they are prepar-
ily for renters. To enable them to
do this they will have some twenty
comfortable farm houses erected for
the use of tenants. They have also
subscribed in company with other bus
mess men of the town, eight thousand
dollars towards building canning
factory which will be ready for work
next season. The machinery and
other material for this enterprise has
all been secured and will Include when
COMPLETED an investment of forty
thousand dollars.
fl is really most surprising, and, we
will add, almost phenomenal, TO see
the wonderful crops that have been
secured generally from the sod, and
many yields of fifty bushels of corr
aud twenty five bushels OF wheat 10
the acre have been reported
in Barbour county this season.
While this l. fine stock and
grain country, it is also a wonderful
fruit section, and TO be fully satisfied
on this point your correspondent Wis
tied the ten acre fruit and berry farm
of Mr.. l.. q. Peck. half mile north o.
town. Mr. Peck has berries OF nearl,
every kind on this patch, which hi
planted last spring, all of which have
done splendidly: and among which
was noticed two acres of the most
thrifty looking strawberry plants We
have ever seen. The patch pro-
duced twenty quarts of very fine
berries this season, soon after
they were planted, and next season lie
will 10 doubt have enough to suppl.
the entire town. SO well has II beer
demonstrated that this will prove al
excellent fruit country, that Mr.. }. Ill
Meryhen. an experienced fruit grower
from Missouri, is opening up farm
of one hundred and sixty acres, all OF
which lie will plant with different
varieties of fruits.
la conclusion, We will state that the
EAGLE representative is indebted fol
fayors shown to Messrs. Howe ana
McPhee of the enterprising real estate
firm Of IIazelton, and also TO Mr.. j. j
Whallon, the pleasant manager of the
Carey lumber com pany at this place