Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-06-09

OF corn ana small grain in the most
favorable seasons. Hence, to supply
the territory necessary for large
trade and that only will induce capital
must be sought elsewhere. and that is
to be had only from one source and
that the Indian Territory. the Okla
hOma county and the Cherokee strip.
They claim that the EAGLE
has fought every step looking TO the
growing up of that country to actual
settlement Perhaps less is known
and more lies have been told about
that country than all the balance of
the country ever owned by the United
States government. That it is purely
an agricultural country | am prepared
to stake my reputation to say that il
is pure and simple. and that no por-
ton OF the country has ever offered
such inducements TO the farmer a.
lines within the bounds of that terri
tory. The salt beds alone are worth
such state As Missouri and Arkansas
combined The average reasoner
would say to open up such a country
at the very door of Wichita would
make it great city, once put under
cultivation. The romances of the
poor Indian are gone, and besides no
Indian is being or asked to be dis
turbed. To espouse the cause of few
politicians who will be dead as soon
as terms of office expires, and forgot
ten within the next month, strikes the
community rs being short-sighted,
and the best interests of Wichita is be-
ing slaughtered and her citizens to be
appeased by contributing to build
small canning factory, which is all
very well but that il will need the
fruit from that county is an ea-, mat
ter of fact in two-fold. First the fruit
to be canned and a markc: 10 sell
il in. This issue has become
a national one. Whether this
country will be opened up remains 10
be seen. Ii Secretary Lamar means
what he says-and there is every rca-
son to believe that he docs that the
cat'lemen must go, it is reasonable to
suppose that they have no further in
tcrcst AID their views and those of
our would-be representatives will
suddenly change and the EAGLE had
better get in with the procession. If
the title OF legitimate and actual set
tiers i not clear let congress make ii
clear just As quickly as proper legisla-
ton can be forced. Let the millions
of acres of the best land in the fairest
climate on the face of the earth help
bear the national tax. Let Wichita
become the great city of the south
west and with all The advantages
that are within her Reach she can be.
and the citizens Of kingman will
gladly bow and De pleased if you will
publish this unexpected commitment
ton from &c. COLE.
The position of the EAGLE can
hardly have been mistaken by the
great body of its readers. While we
have opposed the Boomer scheme and
puncturcd the prctensions of spcu-
lating gang of leaders, who were
looking TO the occupancy of the
Oklahoma district not for homes but
tor what they could make out Of it.
We are not opposed To the opening OF
the territory as a whole providing the
Indian rights are pre-erycd, or they
lndcHnItied. In the vars past we
were opposed to opening up the terri
tory until Sedgwick, Snmner, King
man, Harper, Butter ahI Pratt and
all other counties known 10 contain
fine agricultural lands were settled
and fully occupied by prosperous
towns and communities.-ED EAGL LIE.