Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-20

scheme, which Is about contaminated. which
will get around the Kansas City pool and
make trunk line from Chicago to Wichita
| The idea is TO construct a road from Wich-
its north and tap the +. and N. system
probably at Washington, Kan. The name
OF the proposed road is the Omaha, Abilene
& Wichita; bonds have been voted and work
will soon begin, and ere long Wichita peo-
pie can have direct communication with
Chicago. Then Kansas City and poor old
St. Louis will suffer. Wichita wishes to
identify herself with Chicago more closely
and trunk line is the only means to do it.
The Wichita and Colorado is the name of
q new road upon which work has just COM
menccd. 1t will extend from this city to
Denver. and it is said that Jay Gould has
more than ordinary interest in it. The en-
terprise of Wichita's citizens has started
this road and it certainly will be grand
success.
THE ST. LOUIS, FORT SCOTT AND WICHITA,
the Wichita and Western, and the ST. Louis
and San Francisco, ell run through the
county of Sedgwick, SO it will be seen that
Wichita has splendid shipping facilities.
TO THE MANY THOUSAND READERS
Of the Inter Ocean in the East, west, north
and south, II may seem that tie above de-
scription of Wichita is exaggerated, and
that the writer has drawn upon his imagina-
ton to furnish material for this ar
iicle. But such is not the csae: far from il.
We have not described one-hslf of
the advantages of Wichita, for the
simple reason tina: there are so many
that it would be well nigh impossible to
dc so.
Think for a moment, You gentlemen from
the Commercial marts of the east, from the
cotton-hclds of the sunny south, from the
pineries of the cold and wintery north; of u
beautiful city whose history is so romantic
that splendid material for a novel can easity
be obtained; OF a city that three years ago
numbered 5000 souls and now contains
resrly $1,000 people; of city that is popu-
lated with the most enterprising, energetic.
wideawske men in the west; of city whose
commercial strides have made tho great
Kansas CITY trembie; of city that possesses
large wholesale establishments which supply
the surrounding country; Of city the lot.
could be bought four or five years ago for
from 500 10 $500, and which
NOW ARE HARD TO BUY
for 5000; a city that has huge elevators of
almost boundless capacity, that has large
roller mills, extensive lumber yards, pork
packing establishments; of a city whose bust
ness blocks would grace State street in CHI
caco, whose educational advantages are of the
very best, whose society is elevating and
select, whose churches are presided over by
eloquen, dIvines, whose streets are broad
and Level. whose rapid stride has excited the
wonder of the western country,whose future
is as bright as gold dollar, and whose star
is the brightest in the Kansas firmament,a and
Won have Wichita. She stands ont alone,
asking protection or help from no one;
standing on her merits, she marches on
iriumphan;ly, and nothing on earth can
stop this city from being one of the most
prosperous in the state of Kansas. To those
who wish to 1--we under the warm, sunny sky
of Southwestern Kansas, where the cold
blasts of winter do not penetrate until
January, and then only for short time;
TO those who are in search of pleasant
home and protitoble investment for their
money, We cordially commend them to
Wichita. r.