Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-06-27
THE RAILROAD MIDLAND.

Beioit courier
I'm another place we publish an ar
ticle from the Wichita EAGLE in re-
gard to the projected lite of railroad
rorth and south. BY taking a map
and tracing the line ~ therein indi-
Gated il will be observed that it taps
the very heart of Kansas and sends its
nerves out through the most splendid
portion OF The statc-a region that has
scarcely been disturbed By the clang
and ciamor of commerce, but which Is
vast storc-housc Of good things and
possibilities TO he garncred by the en-
terprieing people who 90 in to CLEAN.
|; ould be of the utmost significance
for such city n ours 10 be linked
with such city as Wichita. IL would
be an inspiration, in fact, for iii
Wichita they 90 not pay so much at
tcntioH to whiting pine boxes and
talking politics as they do TO business.
The same elements of business sue
cess abides in Bcloit. but they are dor
mant See Wichita in its latest stroke
of sirniegy, when she votes S460,O0G
to aid in constructing three different
linss of railroad. Five, three, two,
yes one year ago, we were sagely told
that Wichita would be rs dead as 6
door nail and flat as u founder. What
are the facts? No more thrift, no more
life, no more business can be seen III
any city of like proportions in the re-
public than are every day witnessed
upon her streets. The pauper of yes
terday is the millionaire Of today; the
land that yesterday was being cuiii-
waited to corn and wheat, and
worth fifteen and twenty-five dol
lars an acre, today is being check
cred with the surveyors chain as
he measures of and drives the stakes
of town lots, each lot being readily
sold for 500 and up TO 81 900. a bus
mess house two years old is RACED and
a splendid structure is piled up in its
stead. Miles of street railway tray
erse the city, illuminated ut night by
hundreds of electric lights, and in adj
dition to the sun in the daytime is the
glow of enthusiasm that shines from
the faces of her enterprising people.
bat this will not last" says the
stumbling drone, whose lazy days are
his best ones. So we have been told
every year; but, instead of going
backward, or standing still, Wichita
is all dash, push, energy, life, enthusi-
assn, and she will soon be the greatest
railroad town outside of Chicago. Now
is our golden opportunity to grasp the
hands of that people and receive
the lifc-giving current that shall rouse
us up to the energy of electrical bus
mess. Beloit cannot, she must not
sleep: she cannot, she must not any
longer slumber; we must be up and
doing while il is called today. The
survey recently made by the Burling-
ton and Missouri south of us for a
line running east and west, means bus
mess, and it means a black eve for
Reloit if we do not stand up mantuily
and defend ourselves.
As an initatory step meeting was
held in the court house last Monday
evening of a large number of our citi-
zens. The mayor, ID. a. Freeman,
was elected chairman. but on account
of business that detained him, DIR. a.
Patten was elected permanent chair !
man and Jas. I. Hicks secretary of the |
DIR. Patten stated the object |
TO be To consider the sdvisabiliiy Of !
aid and comfort 10 the pro-
posed new line. The spirit man i
ifcsted was very encouraging, |!
and ON motion committee 1
Of ten was appointed 10 meet and con-
fer with Mr.. Dacey at such time a he /
may designate. The committee con
sists of DR. A. Patten, chairman;
II. a. Freeman, L J. Best, F.
{. J. Brown. A. ii. Ellis,
A. ID. Moon, W. II. Caldwell, IL A.
Yonge and S. III. Dodge Now il is 10
hoped that this committee will be |
earnestly backed by the entire city |
snd let Us work fer the
best interests of Beloit in trying TO Sc
cure place on that line of road, that /
Beloit shall be the city of the north As
her prototype, Wichita. is of south
Kansas.
The EAGLE throws out its TOW line,
Gaps its wings and gives scream load
and long for Beloit, Mitchell county
md the Midland. The above article
has the right ring 10 it. II is quite
evident that the people of Be.oi, know
, good thing when they see it, Don't
waste any time about il: get Mr..
Dacey's proposition; vote the bonds
get the road; catch the boom and
,uiid city worthy of the name. u