Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-16
w1cH1TA,s JoBBING TRADE.

An article appears in this issue of the
EAGLE urging upon the citizens OF Wlchi-
ia to immediate action III relation to our
wholesale interests. The EAGLE reiterates
what it has stated over and over thou
sand times. that Wichita should lead
Kansas in everything in pork and beef
packing, in education. IN banking faciH
ties, in manufacturing, IN mercantile
lines, in fine in everything that goes to
make city. So much time has been
spent in securing other needed things that
the jobbing interests have not received,
calm, deliberate. thoughtful business-like
consideration at the hands of the board of
trade. 1t is hoped that the matter will
soon be brought up in general meeting Of
the entire board, in connection with
patriotic citizens, and some definite steps
be taken to secure jobbing houses I'D all
needed lines, and the matter be pushed to
speedy and successful conclusion
A great many level headed business men
think that Wichita is not ready Tor the
settlement Of Oklahoma, by reason OF our
want of development OF manufacturing
and commercial resources, but these men
lose sight of the well known fact that II
the settlement of this territory depended
on some future date to be fixed by US we
would never get ready.
Necessity pushed US into cur own pork
packing interests; Kansas Citys gall
pushed us to secure the Burton car works,
and our would be rivals and jealous COM
petitors east of us are pushing us on In this
wholesale trade. We are ready to open
this territory south if we Will but ear
nestlv announce il. We have the men,
money. brains, business tact and accumen
if we but nerve ourselves and go in to
win, there is no doubt that thirty days
united, earnest labor will place our job
bling trade on it's feet. Wichita demands
it. Shall this demand by city be dlsre-
garded? Shall others reap this golden
harvest, or shall we under our banner
unitedly, go to work and establish the
''jobbing point" of the south and west,
attracting the eye of the retail dealer, and
toward which when once turned 1T will
never be removed during the lives OF the
business men of Wichita?
Let the command be given, all along the
line: Attention, Wichital Forward,
march, On to Oklahoma with Wichita
goods, wares and merchandise! Let every
bill of lading advertise Wichita
all over the south and the west.
and Wichita will within five
years be giving no attention to what Kan
sas City, st. Louis or any other city may
be demanding The situation is her S
from every possible standpoint and for
a thousand econamical reasons; hers per
force of the conformation of the country;
hers per force of the great railway lines
II. H.; L. tbai
per force of the Frisco's new plans for ex-
tensions and hers from her already estap-
lished prestige and power.
We do not agree wholly with our able
correspondent, who is prominent ousl-
ness man, in some of our conclusions and
estimates of our present capacity. IN
doubte div our jobbers in groceries, our
iobbers in dry goods, our jobbers IL coffee
and spice, etc., our jobbers IN crackers,
candies, etc, and our jobbers in clothing,
our jobbers in queensware and IN leather,
are now ready for almost any emand
that could possibly be made by any extra
hundred thousand or so of people, while
the capital represented by two or three
hardware firms and two or three drug and
paint concerns could hold their OVID. In
short. these lines and firms named could
and would hold and supply the trade until
the Importance and magnitude Of the de-
mand would bring plenty of help.
As for the compethion of any border
town outside of competition in the way
of local trade Wichita stands in no dan
ger. Like the fingers of a hand the rail
way lines reach out across the territory
from Wichita, the border towns being
fn hn
finger each. As for our iron foundries.
wood workers, plow and implement facto-
ries. and so forth Wichita is ready for any
increased trade that the territory would be
likely to furnish for the first two or three
months, by which time others would be
added as per demand.