Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-15

Yesterday was Gay OF sunshine, breeze
and butterflies. The topics under discuss
ion at the resort were real estate, the Rock
Island line and its line through the city.
The Omaha, Abilene and Wichita, which lie
now the Rock Island, and the Chicago,
Kansas and Nebraska have their choice OF
either of four routes viz: down Wichita
street or Mead, Mosley or Hydraulic aven-
cues from the north. Should they decide
on either Of the avenues east of the Santa
Fe, as they probably viii, they will go west
on Kellogg street to the river. Property
owners along the north side OF the Wichita
and Western where the land is low are fear
ful least they should cross the W. and W.,
in their neighborhood which would necessi-
tate q fill of about six feet to bring them on
a level with the W. and W., thus casting 8
shadow over their property. In order to
secure depot facilities close to the business
part Of town these companies will probably
run north of the Wichita and Western to
either Main or Market street where they will
locate their depots. The proximity
TO the business center will proba-
bly, prompt these companies to build
their depots on the streets named rather than
east of the Santa Fe on Douglas avenue.
Fortunes have been made on lots near the
location Of the federal building, and the To-
cation of these depots would propell big
boom Of real estate in their vicinity. OBJ
lection is made to coming down Mead
avenue on the ground that the property be-
tween that and the Santa Fc would be
spoiled, being hemmed in by both roads.
The best route for the roads would be down
Washington avenue from the northeas.
corner of the city, on south past Douglas
avenue to Division street, then west on
Waterman, with the depots on Main stree,
with side tracks reaching to the river and q
larger yard ives. of the river.
Now that we are sure of the Rock Island
and lage city, think it would be a good
idea to telk of paving Main street and
Douglas avenue, because it takes long talk
as to the best material to be used and the
manner of doing the work before anything
can be done. There is hardly city in the
United States that has not had long wrestle
with the paving question and the best
material to be used is yet undecided in mos,
cities. Mr.. ID. NJ. Elder, of FL Dorado, who
was in the city yesterday, and who owns q
\ Of that
to contract with the city for paving material
A member of the T. p A. writing to the
Topeka Lance advises the boys to get theil
washing done at some other place than
Wichita, until there is "good healthy com.
petition" in that branch of business here.
He says they are now compelled 10 pay 90
per cent too much for their washing and ge:
very poor work done at that, it being re.
turned sometimes half dry. There mus,
certainly be some misunderstanding about
this, because / know of washer-woman
who weighs $50 lb. and another over 200 h.
and if that amt big healthy competition in
that line don't know what is. am not a:
all surprised that the garments are not dry
when sent 20 the boys, because every
thing is done in such hurry in thi:
city that there is not ghost of a show
to get anything dried. Sales of real estate
Involving thousands have been consumated
in giffy and resold at a big profit, and all
this without time for the ink to dry upon
the paper. Oh, mol you can't get anything
dry here. Why my dear boy they dom,
even give man time to get dry in this
town, but as for good healthy competition
there is dead loads of it, and many of them
can extinguish two pounds of beef steak and
a bottle of beer at one sitting. In fact they
have foregone the pleasure Of doing y big
washing and applied themselves to the ami
hilation Of the beer go as TO put il
people. Oh YES, thers's lots OF
healthy competition smong the wa,herwo-
men.
A lady told me yesterday that the last
meeting of the Sorosis was very interesting
and instructive. / asked her why some one
of the ladies didn't favor the EAGLE with a
line from the meeting. 30, we'll" she said
'you see it all private and entirely for our
own Civilization. A report of the proceed
ings would give you men too good chance
to go for US on womsn's rights" Well
yes, it would give q chance, but then there
is but small hope of attaining female suf
frage without giving brute man pointer rs
to what the racket L.