Wichita eagle., 1888-05-27
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President Strong, A., 7. & S. F. rail
road-''That Sedgwick block is a fine
building. That would be a credit to any
city in America
!. The Fletcher building in this city il
not only an architectural beauty, but is
considered the finest and most complete
Office building west Of the Mississippi
river.
The priests of the Catholic churches in
Wichita and many from surrounding
towns are firm in the belief that Father
Casey, of st. Aloysus church, will be
appointed bishop of the Wichita diocese.
Sol. H. Kohn, ex-president of the
Wichita National bank, and now of New
York, says the Zimmerly building for
beauty and solidity cannot be beaten in
many cities of this country. He says
there are not very many buildings on
Broadway New York that beats it.
Judge W. P. Campbell said yesterday
Gust put me down as predicting that
Gresham will be nominated at Chicago.
Sherman is the only man in the Repub-
lican party that can give Cleveland a
good race and make the old man pat the
ground lively, but he will not be nomi-
mated.
Clay Smith: eve are going to have a
shirt and overall factory at Valley Cen
ter that will start up this week. We are
also going to organize board of trade
better join the Wichita board of trade
for the reason that Wichita will soon abb
serb Valley Center. l think we will be
inside the city limits of Wichita inside
CT three years."
There are more extensive plow works
in existence than the plant in this city,
but the Gilbert works in Wichita are the
largest initial works ever established in
the world. That is the way Wichita
does things. She always starts in well
to the front of the procession, and then
keeps step to the music of progress and
development.
The statesman of Valley Center, Ar
thur Carpenter, said yesterday, Il had
dream last night | dreamed that [
was in the Chicago convention, the first
vote was taken and Blaine only got three
votes and Gresham got even two hun.
dred. The second ballot Gresham got
$50, and was nominated on the third
ballot. Now if it turns out that way
you see [ will be an inspired political
prophet.
eve had the biggest rain at Derby last
Wednesday that l ever saw said Cord
Pitman. SIT must have rained five
inches of water, and it was my opinion
that every chintz bug in that part of the
country would be drowned, but l have
examined and don't think it has hurt
the little nuisances in the least When
you hear anyone talking about rain kill
ing chintz bugs just tell them that it is a
mistake.
Ex-Councilman Jim Richey: 81 am
in favor or the gravity system of sew
erage and am IN favor of putting more
Of it in at once. When first began to
think of this subject | could think of
nothing but one great big sewer through
the center of the city. Oak Davidson |
brought me some reports from eastern |
cities on sewerage some time ago that |
got that idea all out of my head. The
gravity system is all right.
Garfield university, il is said by many T
people who have travelled extensively,
will be the largest university building
in the world when completed One
wing is now up and large force of men
are at work on the other wing The
part now completed cost $152, 0G0
When complete the building will cover
a little more than two and a half acres
Of ground. 1t will contain sixty-six
rooms and, Professor Hendryx says, will
be capable of accommodating five thou
sand pupils. Seven hundred students
are now in attendance at the university.
Capt. John b. Carey, IN speaking of
.he grape product of California, said:
I'VE get very good quality of wine for
able use at 20 cents per gallon. l have
heard it said that people who use that
sort of wine instead of tea and coffee
we're never known to have dyspepsia.
The grape product of California is inn
nense. You could get just about as
many people out there to favor prohibit
ion of the manufacture of wine as you
,ould get here to favor prohibition of
'aising corn.
J. D. Slime of Xenia, Ohio, and late |
EDITOR of the Torchlight: Il think you {
lave good town here. Men may come
md go but Wichita will go on forever. ,
Ieorge Conner used to come back to our
own and we would say there comes the
Wichita liar. He did not tell the half !
hat can be said for Wichita | have
cen such development as | see here in
jhlcago in the years that are past. You
lave splendid location here. / never
aw q better country, and there is anoth- &
+ thing in your favor: that Is your great Z
like the Burton car works 7
nd packing houses are not affected by
ariff legislation. am not a prohibi- I
ionist but l am glad to see one town Of
his size where there are no open saloons. /
We people in Ohio are for Sherman for !
resident. He is a good man. If we
annot get him we will support anybody y
D beat Cleveland