Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-31
THE QUEEN CITY.

Englewood, the ''intant wonder" of
the new southwest, to-day looks back
with pride upon year OF proud
achievements: twelve months of
growth and prosperity rarely equalled,
never excelled, under similar circum-
stances. in the wonderful west. The
secret of our splendid success is simply
that we are first surrounded by q
great. grand, growing and productive
country Our citizens are liberal, wide
awake and enterprising, but the great
est single factor is that Englewood has
had the most entcrprising, liberal and
far seeing town company that ever
built a town in the new southwest.
They have never spared money or ef-
fort te advance Englewood's interests.
One year ago, March 20, the first
frame for the first building in Engle-
wood went up. \ few more followed
in at first slow succession, but soon
people looking for locations began TO
see the handwriting on the wall, be-
gan 10 see that the finger OF destiny
pointed TO Engleweod's location as the
proper place for a great business and
commercial center.
facts. Englcwood to-day boasts of
nearly one hundred substantial build
ings, the best of any new town in the
new southwest, with a number of new
buildings under course of construc-
ton, and still much larger number
under contemplation, to begin soon.
The best building up so far Is
the Cattle King hotel, built and
furnished at cost of eight
thousand dollars. This hotel has
the modern conyeniences and fur
nishes the travciing public first-class
accommodations. We also have the
most and best two-story business
houses OF any city il. the county. The
reason our people can afford to invest
SO much money in substantial build
ings in so new L country is because
Englewood gives double assurance of
permanancy and rapid growth.
The following lines of business are
represented at present, but some an
such a small scale that there is fine
opening tor large stocks: Two hotels.
both good; four dry goods and gro
Gerry stores; three drug stores: two
lumber yards; one printing Office;
one hardware store; one livery
stable; one barber shop: one
feed store: one butcher shop; one
blacksmith shop: two restaurants:
one paint shop: two carpenter
shops; one billiard hall aad
one bakery building. The con-
tract for the building of the second
livery stable has been let, and state
bank with a capital stock of 5000 is
being organized, and will be running
in thirty days. Bonds have been
voted and large brick four-room
graded school building is to go up at
once. Arrangements are being com
pletey to build at least one handsome
church ediiice, probably Methodist.
will be the first built Arrangements
are being made tc burn the brick for
the school house. church and bank
buildings at home. Owing to the su-
perior clay that can be obtained. brick
is rs economical rs lumber for build
ing material this distance from the
railroad.
Among the industries that Eng'e- ,
wood offers superior inducements for
the location OF a large jobbing and
supply store, tor the purpose of sup
plying the small stores and ranches Of
the Indian Territory. Neutral Strip |
aud Panhandle of Texas for $50 miles |
south and west of Eaglewood. There
is also magnificent opening here for
a steam grist mill and liberal induce
ments will be offered for its location
a furniture store, harness
shop, a large feed and seed
store. and extensive hardware and im-
plcment warehouse would all flourish
in Englewood, and parties looking for
such business opunings will find it 10
their interest 10 come and secure the
openings at once.
With the developments aud growth
OF the first year the second year starts
out full of promise. 1t will bring the
contamination of our present plans,
valuable railroad developments and a
great growth for the great southwest
ern metropolis.-Englewood CLARK
county, Chief.