Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-07-22
GARFIELD UNIVERSITY.
What is Being Done and to Be Done. ---SOme-
thing About University Place.

thing About University Place.
In conversation with Rev. w. B. Hendrix,
president of the board of directors of the Gar
field university, yesterday, an EAGLE re-
porter learned something about the progress
of the college as well as the intention of the
board regarding the management and sale of
property in University Place, which is the
title by which the land donated to the institu-
ton, is to be known. In this connection it is
just to state that DR.. Hendryx is man Of
wonderful energy and disernment, with a
very practical knowledge of the business in
hand. Every thing has to be moulded, as it
were, out of the original clay, and the
favor of building such an institution collect
ed and arranged The result SO far proves
Mr.. Hendryx peculiarly adapted to the posi-
ton he occupies with respect to this institu-
ton, and no one who would converse with
him on this subject for half an hour would
have any doubt that the work of building the
university and managing its property, will
be carried out to a successful termination.
There are at the present three gangs of
men at work on the foundation and unload
ing and cutting stone. Mr.. Campbell, the
contractor, promises to keep as many men
employed all the time as possible, and right
here is point that might interest some one
situated for keepiny boarding house The
work is long way from any boarding
house and the directors of the insti-
tuition would deal literally with
one building boarding house for their
accommodation. A temporary house would
pay well, but for one suitably situated and
adapted for running boarding house, per-
house of that character would pay
we'll In fact, such houses viii become ne
cessity when the institution is filled with stu
dents. To one who would now build tenn /
porary house for the accommodation of the
hands, and who would afterwards build a |
good permanent establishment of that char
acter, the board of directors would give a
good chance.
Nine carloads of stone are already on the
ground and the quarry has made arrange
ments for getting stone fast enough, SO there
will be no delay in this particular. Touch
Z,
ment of University place, DR.. Hendryx said
that they had not been able to get it plated
yet and that they had made no move for sell
ng lots There have been, Notwithstanding,
calls for some fifty lots and thirty are held
IN reserve until the property is put on the
market There is extensive correspondence
lots and locations pouring in up
IN the directors every day from nearly all
he states. Mr.. Hendryx said that they will
lot pnt the property in the hands of real es-
ate agents for the following reasons: They
want to sell certain lots in certain loca-
ions. to certain class, theOdo not want to
ell to spectators, do not care to sell any but
uch families as wish to cluster around that
and they will impose conditions
IN the purchasers to build good, or what
night be very properly termed, fine resi-
fences, none less than two stories. This is
bout as near as the writer can express the
dea caught from the doctors remarks The ,
fairfield idea is to run through the whole
oncern They will have Mentor ttreet, !
famed for Garfield's home, and Hiram street
lfter the college where the revered general
irst became professor. Everything will
Ne as Garfield as possible. Many of the
tates will send stones, with suitable inscrip-
ions and of artistic designs, OF be put in the
uilding, and it will be national in its char
cter. ,
About one-half the money necessary for {
uilding the Maple street bridge over the
ig river, has been subscribed and the re- ,
lainder will soon be raised Then bids for
S construction will be asked. This Maple J
rect will lead right up to the front door of =,
lie university. Nothing will be saved in or =
er to put the grounds belonging to the uni I
ersity in the most attractive shape, and DIR. f
[endryx thinks with the association of the f
listers academy near by that section Of the c
ty will be made very desirable and will be 7
lied up with fine residences and highly re- +
Iectable families p