Wichita eagle., 1886-09-07

Beauty, and Its Business.
| peone.
The Telephone scribe came out to the west
With swallow-tailed coat and a cut-awa,
vest,
To have a rare time and eat great feast;
To catch brave squaw, and return to tn
east.
OF the truth originality and poetic gen
ius displayed in the above, the reader i
left to be his own Judge Suffice it to sa,
however, that our object in coming to tn,
Eden of the West" has been one that il
its seeking we have been amply repaid
The pleasure tourist casting his line in
ure of imposing mountains nol
the wild scenery of gulch
and canon, but everywhere before him is
the kaleidoscope scenes of wide stretching
prairie, and growing towns imbued with
energy, which fills the soul with feelings of
admiration and wonder In our circuit of
! the towns in the west. we have seen none
that will compare with Wichita Located
at the junction of the Arkansas and the
Little Arkansas rivers, it has many advan-
tages which its more pretentious rivals in
the east can not hope to obtain The town
Sltc Is Il pIdIIlc anu Is dlLlOSt Us lCNei as Il
floor The town is but sixteen years old.
but it now boasts of a population of q, 900
and at its present rate of increase will
double that number before four years, On
every hand are signs of energy and progress
that point toward the building, not of
country city, but of an inland metropolis
which will compare favorably with Kan
sas City and other places of like
proportions. For several years Wichita
laborded under the disadvantage of Kansas
rivals. But that day has long since passed,
and today she stands the peer in the state
so often called the garden spot
of the world. 1t may seem
strange to the uninitiated to hear that
Wichita contains more buildings in cou-
struction than there are residences and bus
mess rooms in Bloomington. but such is
the fact. Five railroads center here and
three more are being rapidly built The
people are determined to make this the
Chicago of the southwest: any object that
will tend to aid this idea is readily grasped
by the inhabitants of Wichita. To the
newspapers of this place is due much of
the credit for the prosperity that
the city now enjoys, and especially
the EAGLE which is recognized as
the best paper published in Kansas.
The inhabitants almost swear bv the
EAGLE, and it is proof. almost as strong as
Holy Writ, of a fact if it appears in its
columns. | am told that the people all
over the state are talking Editor Murlock
for governor at no distant day. If he en-
tiers the race it will cause the other fellow
to hustle. As proofs of the business in
real estate | may say that there are 800 en- |
gagged in this business, and all are making
money. The real estate transfers for Au- |
gust are running in the neighborhood of |
SAC, 10000 daily. Near thirty-six square
miles are taken up in the town plat, and |!
Yet new additions are being placed on the |
market daily. The real estate men are
clever, genial fellows. and do all in their |
power 10 entertain the new comers Our |
party is under special obligations to |
Mr.. Chas. Fox. Of the firm of Cobb Is Co. |
for favors shown. He is live agent and /
full of energy from the word GO There |
are seven high school buildings. numerous |
and educational institutions OF I
merit, representing all the arts and sciences. /
In fact Wichita has nearly all the advan- |
tageS of a metropolis, without having its /
drawbacks. The business houses
and dwellings are substantial and are built
by those who are intending that this shall
be their future homes The drives about
The city were elegant and if Wichita de-
'ires to be known by any other name an
appropriate one would be the CITY of
shade. There are in the ncighborhood of
ourteen miles Of street railway and they now
ak OF a cable line The street present
N appearance that would remind
me OF an eastern town on Barnum's day.
While along Main and Douglas. q vehicle
must pursue serpentine course on account
# the streets along the business portions