Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-08-12
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ard great, that are daily and weekly looked
for and eagerly read in this section the
Wichita EAGLE is the paper par excellence
No other paper of any Importance gives us
the news of the day at an as carly mo
ment, and its well filed columns always
contain the news and information most
sought for, and are perused with great in
tcrest by all who are DESTROYS Of becoming
posted on all affairs Of 4 notional as well rs
II sectional character.
Wichitas growth and prosperity in the
last few years has surpassed the most VIVID
leXpectations of even those who know by
past experience how fast u well located
Kansas town will grow after it once has a
fair start Wichita is already one
of the finest cities in our great
state, and nothing can prevent
her from becoming one of the most impor-
tant great trade centers of the land. The
EAGLE has done no small part toward
making the Queen City Of the southwest
what she is at this day, and to lay the
foundation for her future greatness and i'm
portance. 1t has taken front rank among
the many papers Of the great southwest
from the start, and with herculcan efforts
it has spread its wings and surmounted
every obstacle, until now it scars in lofty
heights and with its ever vigilant eye it
keeps IA sharp lookout for the material
welfare of the broad region behcld from a
high standpoint, and with increasing labors
ii is always ready to promote the rapid de
vclopmcnt and future greatness Of
Wichita in particular and the great south
west in general
| No wonder then, that we always welcome
the EAGLE and look to it rs one Of our best
friends Ii needs but little strain to fancy
| Wichita a city of one hundred thousand
inhabitants and the EAGLE a paper with
IL corrclative circulation
In the past week or two this section has
been turned into Il battle ground by the as
piring towns of New kiowa and llazclton.
The citizens of these towns. being ful ly
aware of the fact that Wichita will be the
great central point of industry and com
merce of the southwest in the near future
| naturally desire to secure the speedy con
struclion of a railroad bringing them in di
rect communication with that city. For
sometime past committees from both of the
| above named towns were diligently at work
| 10 induce the St Louis Fl Scott and Wich-
its Il. X. Co, 10 extend It's line without
further delay from its present WESTERN
| terminus Anthony, 10 their respective
town. Both parties seemed to labor under
the wrong impression, that the building and
| completion of the Wichita railroad to either
one of the eontending towns must necesSar-
| lily provoke the financial ruin Of the other
and acted accordingly The committees
laborcd hard 10 each secure the coveted
prize, and arranged with each other with
determination and tcnacity worthy Of
great and good object. Individual interests
prompted some members of one of the com
mtteeS TO set the real interests of the com
munity at large at side ar at least make
then. subscrve their individual interests,
and the outcome of the wrangle threatened
10 be an dishonorablc and damaging defeat
of both parties and to the detrimcnt of both
towns
After one of the committees have sue
ccedcd so far n to have elections called in
al Joining townships in Harper county and
secured large numbers of Signatures to n pc
tition requesting the board of commission
crs of Barber county to call u like election
in Kaw township for the purpose to vote
bonds and secure the road for New kiowa
only, the IIazelton people fully com
pretended the situation and lost no time
accordingly The managers in New kiowa
began TO crow over the imaginary defeat
they had :ailictcd upon their ncighbors in
IIazclton. and forgot that an enemy is never
dead until killed and buried The sequel
shows their mistake, and only u few days
later they became fully aware of the truth.
that it is imprudcnt to boast until there is no
reason TO doubt the victory gained.
4 few days ago another move was made
10 outwit IIazelton. but without success.
The petition prepared to be presented TO
the board of county commissioners was not
brought forward At the time it was intend
ed 10 present it, Both committees were at
Medicine Lodgc-one for the purpose to
present the petition asking for an election.
the other to present a remonstrance signed
by nearly all of the taxpayers of the town
ship, many of whom had signed the peti-
ton in consequence of Misrepresentation
Knowing no doubt, that the Hazelton com
mittec mad the means in lis power to par
alize the petition gotten up in the exclusive
interest of New kiowa and not wishing TO
furnish them the arms and necessary am
munition at the same time. the New ki0-
wa committee wisely ahsiained from any
other action al that time
Both committees returned and the gentle
men from llazelton once more made an at |
tempt to effect Il compromise with their an |
tagoniSt To secure the road for both towns |
and to prevent further luminosity. hut nj !
first without success. Public meetings |
were held and the local papers of the cen
tending towns were unbridled aud began TO
pour forth shot and shell aimed al the sup
posed or real enemy Of their respective
town Almost the entire population of this
section became excited and after il had he
come generally known that New kioWa
strcnuously opposed the road from ever com
ng 10 lIazelton and then on TO New kiowa.
rs proposed by the Hazelton people, i, be
,amc soon apparent that New kiowa could
never succeed 10 obtain the road with
he aid Of kiowa township in Barber
'ounty and Blaine and Banner town
hips in Harper county. with
mt consenting To give its neighhor an equal
nance in the benefits To be derived from a
competing road and direct connections with
he future metropolis OF the great south
vest. The situation became a pcrplexing
ne for all parties concerned
Finally the different railroad committees
we're organized and on SATURDAY last both
ommiitees me, again at New kiowa and 4
4 conjunction with the energetic and able
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