Wichita eagle., 1888-08-22
WICHITA'S GREAT FUTURE.
OMAHA. Fl. SMITH AND WICHITA
TO THE FRONT.
Important and Significant Talks
at the Cincinnati EXPOSE
ton About Wichita's
Great Future.
Cincinnati O. Aug. Is. 1888

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Wichita have astonished me. In fact
have found them more enthusiastic than
one would suppose. The predictions
they make are beyond any of our calcu-
lations.
Those who have investments there
say that their property is good to hold
and if they should sell now, that there is
no other place where they could rein
vest their money that would insure SO
quick or large return as there.
OF the future growth there is no
question that if the west grows
Wichita is bound to lead-that she
now holds the advantage over all cities
in the state and will not fail to increase
that advantage whenever an opportu-
nifty offers. Her present railway facili-
| ties, together with those which of nece5-
sity are to be built, will give her posi-
ton to command trade that was never
before possessed by any city of her age
in the country.
a gentleman here from Omaha, and |
believe a member of their board of
trade, said that it was time that
| Omaha and Wichita had a rail
road of their own connecting the
two cities Independent of Kan:as
City. That they had begun to realize
the fact that their city was paying
tribute to Kansas City in all of their
business TO the southwest; and the time
| had come when they must cut loose and
have direct line of their own to the
southwest. That there was an immense
traffic from the northwest being pulled
via Kansas City to Kansas which would
go via Omaha if they had q line through.
A line between the two cities would
result i'll great benefit to both. That
to Omaha it would give them
an outlet to the gulf independent of
Kansas City and to Wichita another line
to the great lakes
It is hoped that this idea will take form
and some plan be devised for the sue
cessful carrying out of the scheme-be-
cause it means to Wichita more than the
simple building of the line
a gentleman from Arkansas says:
'Why don't you people in Wichita go to
work and push a railroad direct to Fort
Smith, then to Memphis, and cut out
Kansas City for the southern bust
ness, the same as Kansas City
cut out st. Louis when they built the
Kansas City &c Memphis line? 1t would
be another wedge in making your loca-
ton a still greater center. He says:
'Your reputation is such that everything
now done in the west to change the
channels of trade and revolutionize bust
ness is expected to originate and be car
ried out successfully by your people
You are now holding the honor that
Kansas City held several years ago, when
every move made was made by Kansas
City. 1t was Kansas City this, and Kan
sas City that. But now Kansas City has
outgrown that period and Wichita is the
leader. Kansas City is now on the de-
fensive, because st. Louis and Chicago
are both stretching out their lines around
Kansas City for the business of Wichita
and the southwest"
This is true also and there is much to
be drawn from these remarks 1t shows
how well we can use St. Louis, Kansas
City and Chicago in our business.
A Kansas City man made the remark
the other day that it was only cues
ton of time when the Kansas CITY
wholesale houses would be compelled to |
put III branch houses at Wichita, not so
much for the purpose Of helping Wichita |
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sions of st. Louis and Chicago in the |
southwest. That it was merely a ques-
ton of time, and when they started it
would be with a grand rush Jacob /
Dold & Co. having inaugurated the |
movement will be the first to reap the |
benefits. Kansas City will help Wichita
the same as Chicago assisted Kansas |
City"
The fact is that Wichita is more talked |
about and more people are studying her
advantages, her location and what thew |
can do to help her along and make a /
dollar than ever before. The great real
estate boom she had was merely an ad- |
vertisement to place her again before the /
public in a greater light than did the
corn train in 1884. While the great
corn train sent to the Ohio valley suf-
ferers in 1885 was an act of charity and /
not intended as al advertisement, yet it
proved to be the greatest advertisement
Wichita ever had. SO while the real
estate boom was not intended as an ad-
vertisement, yet it will prove to be one
of the greatest she ever had
Nothing ever happened to Wichita that
did not result in her good. The east is
at the rapid strides she has
made and is beginning to realize the fact
that the magnificent residences, business
blocks and improvements made msan
something. and it is time they investi-
gate the matter instead of ridiculing it.
Wichita, by her push and determina-
ton TO succeed and help the whole state
of Kansas, is making many friends, and
it viii not be long before we will see the
result.
Keep the ball rolling. P.
In reference to the political side shows
extant in this country we remark that
the new American party's first national