Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-19
THE RAMBLER
Roams Over the South Part OF
Town Clear Down to Bar
tholomew's Addition,
Casts his Eagle:.Eye Athwart the Hori-
ION to the South of the Wichita and
Western Railroad, and ..Beholds
With Amusement the Prog
ress of Building Boom.

With Amusement the Prog
ress of Building Boom.
Having done up the north part of town the
previous day, I thought l would invade
southern territory yesterday, and see what
| was going on there, and let me say right here
that this part of town seems bent on keeping
pace with the north end this year.
Mr.. G. W. Bartholomew volunteered to
take me out TO his beautiful addition lying
south of Boston avenue, and bounded on
the west by the big.,Arkansas, south by How
ard street and east by Water street. We
started down Lawrence avenue, and along
down through the First ward. saw many
new houses in course of erection, others hav-
ing new additions built, and everywhere
new fences and stretches of sidewalk. Geo.
Mcneil is building new house on the west
liam street. In that neighborhood down to
the First ward school, and over on Topeka
avenue are the fine residences of many OF
our leading citizens: Capt. John ID. Carey's,
Judge Herrington's, c. Il. Miller's, n. A.
English's and others. The masons are at
| work on the foundation of house just north
| of the First ward school. which l learned
was being built by some Mr.. Campbell,
whose front name the men didn't know, but
they did know that he had bought property
of Robt. Z. Lawrence in the Fifth ward,
where he is also building. Just south
Of the old Goodyear place Mr..
Charles Fordham has just finished a
neat residence. We stood moment on the
Wichita and Western railway, and as my
eye wandered over that section lying south
of me, was amazed at its progress. Two
wears ago when was an employee Of that
road / was familiar with that section and my
recollection is that there were but three
houses south of that railroad in all that sec
ton between the Santa Fe track and the
river, now l saw fine frame and even few
very fine brick houses going up fully mile
away to the south, and neat bright cottages
with painted fences and handsome lawns
meet the eye in every direction.
Mr.. John Bsslett is building handsome
frame house on the corner of Lawrence and
Indianapolis streets, and south of this in the
center of the block Mr.. l.. Craft is building
one. New barns, fences and side
walks are seen all ronnd. This part of
the avenue is looming up as quite q
business point, there being three stores
there now, and Jackson Brothers are just
| building another for q store and meat mar
ket, at the south side of their present store.
These gentlemen told me their trade was
outgrowing their present room and they
were forced to enlarge. They told me also
that they are going TO build a fine brick
house of the Queen Anne style over on En-
poria avenue on the corner of Morris street
| Just below Jacksons' store on the other side
of the street, near Lincoln street, at the end
of the street car line, the new Christian
church is in progress. The design is quite
artistic and il will add much TO the looks of
that locality. To the east of this on Lincoln
street is the new and elegant brick school
house, built last summer. South of this is
Zimmerly's addition, Some houses are in
progress, and away down as far as English's
eighth addition many fine houses are going
up, and The voice of the hammer, the mall
let and the trowel are heard everywhere. A
mechanic at work on the new church told
me of many houses contemplated, and said
he: "lf you keep track of all that goes on
here this summer it will keep you busy"
Verify, the building boom that was Matched
out about week ago is fully feathered and
ready to fly all over town. Across from
the school house on the corner of Emporia
Beckels handsome residence, and away over
east of Fourth avenue, near the Santa Fe
track, Mr.. G. Ii, Granger is in his new
house, and south of this Mr.. Foster, of the
Arkansas River lumber company, has built
three nice cottages in row. Returning to
Lawrence avenue and going on south, we
came to where Major Lawrence has just
begun the erection of five two-story
I L
addition, and two blocks below this, Mr.
Jones, of the water works, has handsome
frame almost finished. We drove away over
TO English's eighth addition. at the intersec-
where we found Mr.. Isaac Wooten at work
with corps of men, preparing TO build a
large and fire brick house, at cost Of
81, 900. Two blocks south of this he win
build another, similar in all respects. Streets
are being graded and corn stalks cleared
away all over this section. and lots are SELL
ing there. North of this is Smith & Stover's
addition, an d still north, about half a mile
nearer the city is Bartholomew addition,
beautifully located on the east bank of the
| Big Arkansas, and convenient to the street
| railroad. Mr. Bartholomew will open the
| streets through this, and the remainder he
will sow in blue grass. There are twenty
three acres in the addition, and lots sell
from 800 TO $50, which are cheap for
that location. Mr.. bartholomew and Mr..
Lindeman, of the Citizens bank, viii build
houses here this year at the corner of Water
and Howard streets, which is the southeast
corner of the tract. The ground is high and
of rich sandy lean that does not get
muddy. Ii is very handsome piece of
property and the lots are selling at q bar
gain. Coming up South Main street We
came TO where Doctor Saur is building a
fine brick house. Just north of this on the
opposite side of the street, in Lees addition,
we saw a field of blue grass that WAS sown
last year and now j; is six inches high and
covers the ground thickly. THIS field ought
to settle the question of the adaptsbility of
our soil for blue grass The fact is with the
climatic changes and heavy rains and SHOWS
Of the last two or three years, this soil is
becoming suitable to the growth Of almost
anything. Crossing over on Emroria
avenue / saw many evidences of improve
ment. l came 10 where ground is broken
for the second Methodist church on hand
some site among q grove OF trees / met 8
great many teams loaded with stone and
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