Wichita daily eagle., 1885-09-16
KANSAS MEN IN KANSAS CITY.
the Times Thinks That Wichita
VIII not Exceed 5000.

The Kansas City Times had one of its
staff interviewed with the following result:
81 see that the Times has been devoting |
some space to the republication OF articles |
from the WICHITA EAGLE, which are DIS |
posed to speak of Wichita as the only city |
which pretends TO rival Kansas City. Twas
beginning to be impressed with the glory Of
Wichita when L ran across an old friend,
well known Kansas gentleman, TO whom
propounded a few questions. He laughed.
"Wichita," said he, sis certainly flourish
ing town. In 1880 it had less than 5000 in
habitanis; to-day it will range between 12,
600 and $1,000. They have good railroad
facilities and are putting up some handsome
residences and business blocks"
'But il is going 20 be great city" / said.
"Let me read you this extract from the
EAGLE"
In speaking of Wichita Mr.. Graham said he
was here in 1863, when there was no town, al
which time he bought several hundred head OF
cattle which he wintered up between the rivers
Wichita is the coming city OF this country.
Mr.. Graham says That on that score the busi-
ness men OF the ives. are practically unani-
nous.
My friend laughed and pulled ont his pock-
et book. "Now let me read you" he replied.
"a little clipping from the Atchison Cham
pion:"
Atchison is tn. easiest reached Of any city in
Kansas; offers larger stocks OF all the real
staples of commerce than any other city in
Kansas, and is altogether the best commercial
point in the state
"If that doesn't convince you," he con-
tinued, show does this extract from the
Leavenworth Times strike you,"
Leavenwoftii is and always has been, the
first city ia haasas, both in point of popul alton
anh in commercial impo lance. and that her
advantage, when are manifold, haFe been
often recited but never exaggerated.
''The fact is.,' said the gentleman, ''there
is no end of rivalry between Kansas cities.
l have no doubt that if you watch the pa
pers closely you will find similar expressions
from Topeka, Efnporia, and perhaps even
Fort Scott and Harper and Wellington. My
honest impression about Wichita is that 1t
will grow to-say about 10000 and then
stop. 1t may stop before it reaches that
figure"
.'But the Wichita EAGLE does not think
So"
Tho gentleman laughed again. ut is
very plain you don't know Marsh Murdock,
he said. why, he's writing for reputation.
\ good fellow, but an awful blower. OF
course this sort of thing amuses people
down that way, but they have too much
sense TO believe il. 1t tickles Marsh i'm
mensely to be noticed. | got hold Of his
paper the other day, and the first page wa:
almost entirely given up to answering the
comments of Kansas City papers. | think
he has always regretted that he was not in
volved in that Griffin Hudson Martin con
troversy. However, say good word fol
Wichita when YOU can, and don't lose any
sleep over Murdock's air castles. ."-kansa,
City Times.
81 am of the opinion" said writer of th'
Sixteenth century, "that the Swiss had moi
been now nation but for keeping TO thei
prodigous breeches.' The Wichita EAGLE
is of the opinion that Kansas City had no
been now the dominating commercial pow
er of Kansas but for keeping TO their pro
digious blowing. The complacency will
which they arrogate everything and th'
lOrdly AR with which their papers sit dowI
on every one who is not of their bailiwicl
would be passabe amusement but for tn
want of variation. The foremost dealer
and strongest men Kansas City boasts wer
formerly business men of Leavenworth
Atchison and Lawrence. ksnsas has no
trade but IFS brains, in fact, its everythin,
except its wind.
Wichita pretends 10 nothing. What sh
does she does. And there is no rivalry be
tween Wichita and Leavenworth
or Wichita and A,chison, o
Wichita and Topeka. If the Times ha
read the EAGLE to u better purpose
would have seen that we have been loyal I
Kansas as n whole and to all her town
"kansas business on Kansas soir' has bee
our motto, and it affords us n large degre
of pleasure to see Leayenworth and Atchi
son speaking for themselves in such cor
fdent tones. If the Times will notice, th
EAGLES "blow" has aroused the whole stat
of Kansas and all her towns an
cities, and that there is a positive and VI
mistakeably vigorous movement all alon
the line for new and independent rsilroa
outlets.
Personally Marsh Murdock wrote ft
reputation, if ever, before The Times va
dreamed OF, having published II paper in kai
years before the Times had an existenc
As the degree of amusement he has furnish
ed .'the people down that way" and for
pointer, as TO the effect Of his blow. II
Times is respectfully referred to the vote :
Wichita yesterday on two of the EAGLE
railroad enterprises. And if the Times WI
not count it blow we beg leave TO sugge
that all the newspapers of Kansas City con
bined have not been able to raise lik
amount for their darling scheme, the buil'
ing of little twenty-five .nile link to faoi
Shall we build city here or permit New
ton to remain yilage.-Newton Republ
can.