Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-06
WESTERN BOOM.

WESTERN BOOM.
Scott City, Scott County, Kan.
The Youngest and Fastest Growing City
in the State-Wichita Well Repre-
scented Among its Business Men.
The writer arrived in this little gem
of a city Monday evening on the Can
non Ball line OF stages run by one of
Wichita's most enterprising stock
dealers, Mr.. Harry Hill, who has a
number of lines aud well as large
landed and property interests in this
city. Indeed, it appears that Wichita
enterprise and capital is as plentiful
here as blackbirds, and that general
desire exists to have closer CONNER
cial relations with the boss city of the
state.
The writer, after passing over a
splendid stretch of prairie lands from
Garden City, and passing through the
sink of the Whitewoman and its ex-
tensive bottom lands, found as de-
light and joy for ever, perched on an
eminence and commanding view in
every direction, the young, thrifty
and booming Scott City. The sur
prise was gratifying in the extrome to
note that the entire town was bran
new and that il seemed that as many
buildings were being built as were
completed. Having had only two
houses in October as basis, she now
numbers about one hundred among
which may be mentioned hotels, COM
modious store houses, representing all
branches Of commerce as well as two
bank buildings, offices, livery stables,
lumber yards, blacksmith shops and
many dwellings.
Scott City seems TO have the most
flattering prospects. Situated about
midway between the X. Z. and a., T..
& S. F. roads in the geographical cen
ter Of Scott county, and without a
rival as q county town, are favorable
auspices for any city. But she has the
great advantages of situation in the
most favorable section of the west in
relation to soil and water, and stu
ated Oh her southeast is large area OF
bottom lands known as the WhitewO-
man Basin. The county in a few
months has rapidly filled up with
home seekers WHO have-taken claims,
many Of whom are already commenc-
ing active operations of farming
and improving them. The few months
respite between filing and improv-
ing them is fast expiring, and the re-
turn Of the locaiors has SCI in and we
see them along with host of Others
crowding every stage, hotel and
boarding house from Garden City 20
Scott Center, and the spring boom has
just about set in. Scott City is
pushing ahead rapidly in evcything,
and the writer found among her bus
mess men the most wide awake and
active push that can be met with in
the most favored towns.
The subject of this sketch was laid
out last September by the Scott City
Town company with Dir. +. Hall, pres
ideni; ). w. Case. treasurer; +. a.
Parsons. secretary, with tEc following
directors: :. w Gaze, Z. y. Parsons.
|. L. Eastman, DR.. L. Hail, C.. Il.
Swan, NJ. L. DAG or, J. ~. Hall, NJ. S.
Parsons, J. G. Sangster and w. +.
Mciain. II nIay lr 80. ,! that Tie town
company mea, business " hen we con-
slider that 50 early in the
spring the town can num-
Der az active business: within lis
limits, two banks, the Scott County
bank, incorporated. and The Scott
i Comfy bank. johnson Brothers & Co..
the former backed bay such capitalists
rs G. q. Larucd & Co., with large
capital. The latter by the johnson
Brothers. who are well and favorabiy
known in Wichita, and also backed
with large capital and a very fine bank
ing house with absolute safety for de-
positors. Also two newspapers, the
Herald and Times ; four stables, eigth
real estate offices, two hotels, three
restaurants, one butcher shop, one
drug store, one furniture store, two
hardware establishments, three black
smith shops, two bakeries, one shoe
shop, five carpenter shops, two billiard
halls, two lumber yards, four general
mercantile establishments, one millin-
cry store, barber shop ard other III
dustries.
The writer noticed number of
Wichita acqnaintcnances among the
old settlers here. all of whom
are bnstling business men in
this city: The johnson Bros. J. L.
and J. w, real estate dealers aud
bankers: 5. Jones & Co., dry goods
and groceries: Bloonen Bros, drug
gists: Al. kDaddler. proprietor city
market: j. &. Milican, retired drug
gist, but now a landed proprietor. II
seems quite the proper thing to hear
the Wichita fellows offer to bet big
odds on Wichita VS.. Kansas City and
fall into the EAGLE procession.
The city is laid out with the most
thorough regard for city purposes on
a tract of 20i acres of a pretty land
as ever existed, having parks, public
squares, and church reservations
which are offered 10 the first denomi
nations which shall erect places OF
worship. A large 10, of public build
ings have been projected, among which
may lee mentioned hail for civic or
the new town and in
which will be held the fast growing
school and religious services
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