Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-10-18

we will have one Of the best towns in
southwestern Kapsas. Building Is
now going on rapidly. Several nice
buildings are now going up, among
them bank building, printing Office,
mill and hotel. The bank building
when finished will have one of the
best vaults in the state. The founda-
ton TO the vault is eight feet square
aud eight deep, filled with concrete of
cement and sand. and is burglar proof
beyond a doubt as far as tunucling is
concerned. The building will
be occupied by the First National
bank of Lerado, with capital stock
of $1,000. The printing Office viii be
occupied by the Lerado Ledger, and
edited by Mr.. Frank a Nibblsck, of
Rockport, Ind. Mr. Nibbiack j. a
newspaper man OF long standing and
you may look for a paper full OF life,
finely edited and well managed in
every respect.
Brick are now being manufactured
here of cement ami sand under the
French process, and are giving good
satisfaction in every particular. AT
ter little age they become as COM
pact and hard As flint, no kind OF
weather affecting them.
The bank building is now being put
up with these brick, aud when finished.
which will be in three OF four weeks
will be one of the most imposing struc-
write even far description o.
this town. A more beautiful town
site could not have been selected than
that selected for the town of Lerado
lying in the midst of an artificial for
est of over three hundred acres, Will
a high rolling prairie in all direction.
and as good soil as can be found in tn,
world makes il one of the lovliest 10
cations ON the face of the earth Tn,
streets all run at right angles and ar,
principally named after our great men
such as Grant avenue, Clay, Lincoln
Logan. Sheridan. Sherman and Cleve
land streets. Grant avenue is tn,
principal business street and may vel
be termed the Wabash avenue Of tn
west. Entering Grant avenue from
the south you are completely sur
rounded by forest trees, aud for on
mile and half these trees lin
the avenue on either side: comm.
up on to Logan street you are il
the midst of the new buildings tina
are now going up. The sound of tn
saw and hammer. men eXcavating 70
cellars. laying foundations, putting "a
frames, Singing houses, movin
goods into new stores, grading an
cleaning away rubbish caus : one I
feel that they have passed into ne,
world. and that the oil one was notl
ing but fogyism. Too much canno
be said of Lerado. The town is onl
, four weeks old, and it is even har
for those who were accustomed I
drive along the roads TO realize tina
SO great a change could take place i
so short time Wichita being frs
I.erado j. the second forest city /,
the west. We acknowledge Wichita
pre-emineGcc over all. but the Ga
will soon come when Lerado viii I
as large as Wichita, and Wichita !
large as ST. Louis. Lerado has no
fifty houses, and fully three hundre
inhabitants, with new additions ever
, day. Surrounding towns are movin
in; for instance, old Buffalo, that ";
at one time the pride of S. w. Rem
Co... but she, too. has succuinDed, an
has folded her tent and joined ii
, thrOng in building up the future gre;
city of LcradO. Come and see US, fC
Lerado will stand the test.
Very Respectfully. J. A. -.