Wichita eagle., 1888-03-18
WICHITA'S MILLIONS.
"HARM0NY, STRENGTH, UNITY,
SUCCESS"
These Four Build a Great City at
the Confluence of the Two
Arkansas Rivers.

| Mr.. Chas. II. Kurtz, editor of the New
ton Evening Kansan, who was guest of
/ the Wichita board OF trade, publishes
| almost two columns of an account OF
what he heard. of what he saw and of
what he concluded, of which We can
give only the following concluding ex-
tract:
| The responses We're all good. and we
would like to publish them in full, that
ollr people might learn how Wichita was
| built. The members of all trades and
professions were lauded for their ener-
getic and Jealous works in behalf OF the
city; depression. doubt and fear several
! times almost overwhelmed them. but
there was always one or more OF undy-
| ing faith, who would spur bis neighbOrs
to renewed efforts. and the grand re-
suits are plainly perceptible today.
The ceremonies closed at 1870 a. IN.
Wednesday morning: the visitors We're
escorted to the Carey Grand, where the
board had provided accommodations, and
after reDosing on luXuriant beds of ease.
and partaking of breakfast that was a
fit successor to the feast of the previous
evening, carriages were placed at their
disposal and they took in the sights of
the city.
In company with our friend Healy we
visited the partially completed Garfield
University, where i've hundred students
are already enrolled: the just completed
Catholic seminary with its two hundred
and fifty pupils: the nearly completed
watch factory, a large six story building;
the ice plant; the ten bridges
across the Arkansas: crossed and
recrossed many times; the ninety
miles of street railway and motor lines;
the Presbyterian Lewis) academy with
one hundred and twenty-five students:
the stock yards; the packing house just
commenced, where we saw an army of
men at work on building which, when
completed. will be 120X523 feet in size:
the Burton car works, where the capital
is now being increased from 81. 900, 600 10
So ,0OO, 900, and admired the hundreds of
magnificent business blocks, and the
thousands Of palatial residences that
adorn its busy streets and avenues, and
the verdict is: Great and grand is
Wichita of today, but her present great
ness is only a foretaste of that which a
few years more of continued activity on
the part of her people will present.
There is scarcely doubt about Wichita
becoming the great commercial mart for
the southwest, and Of her growth to a
city with several hundred thousand
people within a few years.
We could consume our whole space
in describing the new buildings and en-
terprises we saw in Wichita, yesterday.
but time prevents. The faith. labor and
liberahty, of her people, are deserving Of
the most abundant success, which we
heartily wish them.
We cannot close this brief description
of our visit TO Wichita without express
ing our acknowledgements for coUrtesies
extended, to the board OF trade as a body,
and for special courtesies, to our personal
friends-Col. Milt. Stewart Mai. p V.
Healy. Capt. w. A. Richey, Hons. H.
w. Lewis, NJ. NJ. Murdoch, n f. Neider-
lander Kos. Harris, j. r. Mead, John
Kelly and Judge Sluss, with hope that
a long, useful and highly prosperous life
is in store for them and their beautiful
city.