Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-04
OUR REAL ESTATE MEN.

The EAGLES article, of yesterday morn
ing, touching the mstter of the numerous
city additions, met with no small amount of
adverse criticism, We sre informed, at the
hands of our real estate men. There seems
also TO have been made an assertion in con-
nection with the matter, which was and is
not true in any sense, and that was that the
item was inspired by real estate man. We
never spoke to but one real estate man on
that subject, and that was Mr.. w. A.
Thomas, who did not agree with us. The
article was drawn just as mild as We could
draw it, and with no desire to destroy the
values of additions already laid out, but only
to stop any further ventures in that direc-
ton. We fully appreciate the value of level
headed, enterprising real estate men to a
growing city like ours, but not all. nor even
majority of real estate dealers are political
economists. So sure are we of our position
touching this matter that, if, after day or
two's reflection over the article, our zeal es-
tate friends still feel aggrieved, We will con-
sent that they shall call q meeting Of their
entire number, and to name any three, or a
dozen disinterested business men, as referees
and then occupy just as much time in laying
their case out as they desire, giving US an
opportunity to be present and to answer. II
we fail in twenty minutes to carry the jury
unanimously. We will advertise all their sd-
ditions gratis, that they now own or may
lay out for the next year. As We said, our
article was mild homeopathic dose when
we held the instruments for heroic opera
ton. We hardly touched upon the
causes or limited at the deduc-
tons, simply because We presumed that
| every business man would comprehend
| them, and we did not want TO use bomb
shell where blank cartridge would do the
work. This city's growth and prosperity ia
the real estate mans opportunity, but it's
the EAGLES all, into which it's editor has fol
fourteen years put his head, his heart, his
alias has the paper all its prestige and
earnings. The conviction that this was the
best spot on earth, and that here could be
built city. a grand city, has been our in
spiration. In truth, we have had no other
aspiration. We have never tried to make
any money out of it through the rise Of
property, or by speculation. We brought
the money with us that built our present
home, and the money that paid for our
| printing Office. We have the same home
and same printing Office yet, but in addi'
ton city of two or three thousand homes,
a city full Of life and activity, city sweep
ing on to the first place in the state, in
strides that astonishes the entire people Of
| the state, with possibilities to which hardly
any limit could be set, providing no mis-
| takes are made. Therefore with this goal OF
our highest ambition in sight, the reward
for all we have thought, done, said and writ
| ten in the fourteen years, just within grasp,
| real estate men, nor no other class of buSi-
ness men, need expect or fear, that for pal
| try dollars, or for any consideration which
might be named. VIC would fail to act OF
| neglect TO raise our voice in the warning
whenever and wherever an impending
danger, in our judgment, seems to threaten
In conclusion, the criticism of men, who
have used their money, from whatever
source, in building up the town in the direc-
ton of business or in the erection of build
| ings, and all that, will be received with the
best possible grace; but, fault finding from
men who have made an opportunity of our
growth and prosperity as a city fer pure
speculation, in other words, such as have
with their money turned the giowth and the
faith and enterprise of others into their OWL
pockets without taking any Of the risks
themselves, we will not notice or abide
These would on the first indication of any
reaction of their own schemes, pull out and
| leave the real enterprising ones, and there
fore deserving ones, to their fate.