Wichita eagle., 1888-10-23

For several months Wichita has been
quietly holding her way, but all the while
Wichita has had forces atwork broadening
her foundations, enlarging her opportuai-
ties and making secure the accessories 50
universally conceded necessary to render
her be yond the cavil of the most skeptical.
the great city which destiny even in her
infancy seemed so plainly TO indicate that
she would be. In the meantime her busi-
ness has steadily increased and widened,
and while many notably permaaens i'm
provements have been inauguratsd and
many Of them completed, her wissss citi-
zens have not failed to understand
the healthfulnesss of the leveiiug
and has gone on until values
touched bottom and finally bed rock. Al
though fluctuations have ceased for some
months, and in the absence Of any prom
iscd growth. beyond that of the ever rapid
ly developing trade and accumulating
manufacturing interests. hereeofore seeur-
cd, her realty had commenced TO advance
again. But there has been no sleeping.
while there never has been upon the part
Of our people the least lack OF confidence
in tho ultimate outcome and complete trs-
umph of the city over all obstacles and her
final victory in all the things
OF which she had given such an abundant
promise. yet it cannot be denied that in
the history OF our times no people have
been so numerically lsmpooned and SO
senselessly misrepresented. All cities OF
phenomenal growth and great achieve
ments have been subjected in q great de-
gree to this species of enmity but mono
ever more than that borae By Wichita
during the past year or so.-
But Wichita is all right Re-fortified and
reinforced and ready again not only for
another forward movement, more grand.
more marked aDd comprehensive aud
wealth producing than any of her wonder
full strides OF the past, but she Is now so
strongly entrenched and 50 well equipped
for her future race for CONNER
cial supremacy aud Industrial
pre-eminence that enemies, old
old or new are defied 10 their worst.-be
they supposed rivals, inimical corpora
tions, or the interests of greater eastern
cities whose trade must inevitably suffer
because Wichita Will claim her own.
Others must now seek their level while
Wichita the Peerless Princes moves for
ward to the destiny which awaits her.
This new impetus is not a sudden
one nor will IL prove strained.
For months and months this that aud the
other great interest has been gone forwari
with. aud their consumation win be but
another great onward movement Tor tbs
city and wids-spreaGing growth The
new onward sweep viii be as logical "a II
will be assuring. not wild and incompre-
tensible, but steady. though irresistible
in its acceleration. thsrefore weal;hre-
wsrding and complete.
The great packing house Of Jacob D9id
& Sons, said by many experts 20 bs tbs
finest and most complete packing plant "a
the world, is practically ready for busiaess.
Fires were started yesterday Ia ;bs.E enor-
nous boiler furnaces The EAGLE = not
ready aud will not be ior sonstlns -
describe this immense piant. but IL has
cost. 20 far, upwards Of a quarter - a ugil-
lion Of dollars Three thouKsssd hogs oan
be cooled a: a single hangfa. n the hottest
dag Of the yssr.
Among the representatives of three dif-
fcrent and powerful and wealthy Interests
who spent last week IN this ely, WERE @r.
John Whitaker and his saperistsrs4ent
and attorney, of the Gru of Ffaaels Wait
iaker & Sons. -. Louis. whose uss:s aad
brands are known ia every CIVILIZED cSao-
TT 90 The globe. L4ss July hr. whitta-
ksr, tbs bead Of the 1rm, visited sveTY
city ia The west claiming fatass as
packing point. not oaiy oi Ksnszs 0ui oi
ali the western states AID territories AZ
ssr careful surrey * aaraaisxss AL %
cations with rsfess1os 70 usrsets a's-s
20 nc pro4act As esEar..si
from bis .lst a. bat sss
csties o. - Jo~<pA. Ma. zad Wiehssa.
Kan. Two OF three taunths sfussT q sas
respective asvAafAses % thrss e4'ses fos4na
wichita the hoaszt W3ansr. NJ b9saa as
offer o. hoGas cut aay fgssrs "a 80 erc.s-
ioa,-the p5sut ~ss 90 b- setsssd frsI a
| few ws~ks ago thai srn, So hs&s ssTiEx
gone over -. groaat again. Eot.1sd tie
| wichita Beard ot Trs9s :aa. EseAsts zss
ia prsfsxe1oe asd tf-zt st s.s reA1y fez
business wIeh4ta be.og = estJ ss bassa-=s
formulated lfnussssia.e.y a. cs+sr fer bet
/ and pork paeklng hOass shieh was a.
promptly acospsed snd tie eanirars w@s
lssxres Ixss evsa-sE