Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-17
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am much pleased to announce the con-
tinuance of fine weather, lively trade and
the same activity in real estate. l think
good many new buildings were started yes
terday, because l saw SO many wagons
loaded with rock going through the streets.
take pride in telling what 1 hear strsng-
ers saying abort our city, and for that mat
ter, sometimes wonder at it myself.
saw couple of strangers standing at the
corner of Douglas avenue and Main street,
about o'clock and locking along both
streets. One said at is an astonishing
place; Broadway New York could not be
any more crowded than are these streets
now. Some of my neighbors were out mere
last fall and told about this town and It's
rush and rush, but / did not realize 1t. IL
is certainly the liveliest town In the coun-
try" Yes" said the other, ''and what is
the strangest to me is, that it always keeps
lively. l was here ten years ago, and then
it was q rafting COW town. Now all traces
of the cowboy days have vanished, and stu
it is as lively as ever"
1 met Captain T. G. Smyth and he told me
that the junction addition On the west side
is flying high There was $500 worth OF
lots sold there yesterday, and understood
Capt. Smy:h to say tina! he sold S2,o45
worth, and / believe Mr.. Healy sold the
balance. E. p. Ford bought $500 worth
of it. The st. Louis, Fort Scott and Wich-
tia and Wichita and Colorado railroad COM
panies have bought six acres between the
two tracks on that side, upon which they
will build union depot and repair shops.
Thst side is flying high and it will, but l
am inclined to the belief that this side of
the river will be the great commercial center
as well as the chief residence portion of the
city. The west side, think, will be the
manufacturing location and property will
be valuable. From present indications l
am inclined to believe that trade will move
north on Main street and that the big union
depot of all the roads will be in the north
part of town, because all the northern trunk
lines must come in there, and it is not likely
they will all come right down through the
city. Some will likely cross the river away
up near Carey's addition when they pull
out for the south and others will probably
cross south Of the city.
/ met Mr.. L. NJ. Conkling, of Kingmsn.
at the Douglas avenue depot. He was en-
route home from the east, where he has been
about three weeks. He said that grave fears
are entertained thst the strike will extend to
the Wabash railroad, and probably to all
the trunk lines, and that feeling of unes-
siness pervades all circles in the east.
Regarding the strike, Mr.. S. w. Hess, of
the Manhattan clothing house, showed me a
telegram he had received stating that the
Baltimore and Ohio would not receive their
goods, or any goods for shipment west Of
the Missouri river.
met Judge William Green, Of Kingman,
also, and Mr.. Nickel, of the same town.
Judge Green told me that no performance
ever given in kingman gave as good general
satisfaction as the Miksdo rendered there by
our amateur troupe
A friend of mine came to me with very
grievous complaint, and wanted me 10 at
tend to it, which of course am bound to do.
He says that delegation of FIVE or six
of our most respectable citizens attended the
variety theatre night before last, and took
in the whole business. green room and all.
1t WAS grevious offense, and right grew
ously shall they suffer for it.
Quite number applauded my effusion on
the fish question yesterday, and L WAS told
that there are several nets in the river now.
The owners of these nets had better take
them up at once or they will get into the
meshes of the law.
L met several farmers yesterday, who told
me that they were drilling oats into their
wheat fields that had been killed during the
winter.
/ expect Mr. Sheets must be dead, be-
cause met Uncle Billy Polk going to the
undertaker's with his measure.
A gentleman said to me, "a lot of US
have been trying to figure out
tina. big scheme you spoke about
in the EAGLE a few days ago. We con-
cluded that there could be no more railroads
we hadn't heard of, SO we agreed that it must
be the military headquarters. so as to have
troops convenient to slap into the territory
at short notice.
The business manager and myself had
talk about bouncing Colonel Murdoch. be-
cause he has almost deserted us. He has
been away half of last week and came home
night before last, but did not show up at the
Office, and yesterday morning he went off
south on some railroad scheme, but returned
last evening and promised to be on hand to
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