Wichita eagle., 1889-09-22
A SPLENDID TERRITORY TOWN.

To the Editor of the Eagle
One of the youngest cities in thd terri
tory is Norman, situated in the southern
central and surrounded by district of
country without an equal elsewhere i'll
the west. 1t is town of steady and
normal growth. Norman has been en-
tirely builded since the 1st Of May and
and her houses are large and durable.
Two huge bricks are in course of con-
struction that would be credit 10 even
Wichita. One, on Main and Railroad
avenue is designed for hotel and will
have the largest accommodations OF any
hotel building in the territory. The 9TH
er, on Main and Peters avenue will be
large, partial store building for the Com
mercial bank. The bricks are made in
the town in great quantities and ada
cent to the town is a boTndless and in
exhaustible quarry of the finest building
stone. The advantages of building ma
terial for a new western town where
timber is not easily procurable are near
ly incalcuable and Norman has an infin-
lite supply of both brick and stone.
Few countries of the world are better
developed than the Chicasaw nation and
it lies only three miles from Norman and
has no other railroad facilities. With
good stock yards Norman can not fail to
become a GENITAL point for
cattle shippers. Town proper
ty has never advanced to
an excessive price in this
town at all and claims are obtainable at
remarkably low rates. Very desirable
claims can be gotten for comparatively
nothing, as they are being held down by
men who violated the law by coming in
before the 22nd and have only kept them
to sell for a valuable consideration.
Four large dry goods stores are being
placed i'll, during the last few days.
Mercantile establishments must realize
an inconceivable amount of profit be-
cause the Pottawatomie Indians, a few
miles east, are TO ceive three hundred
and fifty thousand dollars within a few
weeks, and Norman is the nearest trad
ing post These Indians have, prior to
this year, always done their trading at
Purcell. but owing to the Canadian river
which becomes impossible after the first
fall rains, they are forced to purchase
their traffic at Norman or wait until
next summer. Several large dances
have been given at this place and it is
now forever headquarters for Indian
traffic; that is, SO long as the Indians
remain.
Norman is a prosperous town, sur
rounded by a country of surprising
loneliness on hight undulating plain.
Her soil is rich, her water plentiful and
pure, her breezes cool. continuous, and
healthful. On three sides lie Indian
lands not yet open to settlement, and
she is open the outside world
by means of two systems of railroads.
Norman is desirable. not only because of
the matches fertility of the surround
ing country and healthy and salubriouS
climate, but also on account of the
splendid future manifestly before her.
The Southern Kansas railway has re-
served tract of land adjacent TO the
town for round-houses. shops, etc. The
survey of the Choctaw road runs
through this city and the business men
have determined 10 have it. regardless of
cost. This road will make Norman Il
railroad and commercial center and her
progress VIII be given an impetus unsur-
passed in western history. The opportu-
mites of Norman are so stupendous. her
business men so untiring her advantages
so infinite, that unDounded prosperity
must be in store for her. NORMAN.