Wichita eagle., 1889-06-02
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An old German farmer walked along
Douglas avenue yesterday and ex-Mayor
Allen said ''Say, Uncle Jake, we are goiEg
to have wet harvest, ar'nt WEI" ''Yes l
guess so, We are always bothered NIT
the harvester miren IN &c mud these big
crop years in Kansas"
Ben Defienbaugh gives it as his opinion
that an elevator .of one million bushel ca
pacity in Wichita would pay good per cent
on the investment and would be great
convenience to the farmers OF southern
Kansas and the millers OF this city. Such
an elevator would cause other large -four
ing mills to be erected here.
A. II. Carpenter says it is the duty of
the coal oil inspector to see that none bat
good oil is sold: that other. states have an
inspector and if Kansas did not have one
all the oil companies would send their
condemned oil here. He says the state
does not pay him for his services but he
collects fees from the men who sell the oil.
The farmers frequently complain that
they can not set the price on their own
grain. Ihave given profound thought to
that subject and have arrived at the con-
clusion that 90 not know mora than a
horse what grain will be worth at any
time in the future All that l do claim is
that l know Just as much about it as
anybody else.
The Hydraulic Milling company own a
property interest in the Lewis" dam that
belongs to them just the same as q city lot
belongs to the man who buys and pays for
it. Most people concede that the best way
to get property that belongs to somebody
else is to buy it. But that seems to never
have occurred to the men who want to get
the dam from the Hydraulic Mill COM
pany.
John McLellen, of Attica, says friend
of his went to Harper county last week to
work in the harvest field, he having read
in the papers that the farmers there were
harvesting their wheat. John told me
confidentially that newspaper men as a
class are the biggest liars on earth. l have
been acquainted with John for many
years and am willing to vouch for his reli-
ability
ton which shows that this year there will
be raised within eight miles of Colwich
three hundred thousand bushels of wheat
and two hundred thousand bushels OF
oats. And everybody who knows Uncle
Horace knows that he is lightning cal
culator 1t will, therefore, be safe to con-
clude that Missouri Pacific stock will rise
in the market.
/ heard George L. Anthony deliver his
/ excellent address in the Crawford Grand
opera house in this city Memorial day. He
painted with master hand the conflicts
for self government. / saw the great sea
of humanity before him one moment as
quiet as the chamber Of death, and the
next roaring like a boundless forest swayed
by terrific storm. / said in my own
mind, what motive moves the great heart
of Kansas that this man has been so long
retired to private life while men of less
ability have filled important places in this
state.
saw laboridg man last evening that
in my opinion is the possessor of large
amount of horse sense. He was returning
from his days labor and leaned against
the fine Zimmerly building and held in
one hand tin pail while he conversed
with friend whom he met. He said to
his friend, Eyes, think the park scheme
is grand one. 1t will give good
! many dollars to the laboring men
! before the improvements are made. And
we are the very people who need the park.
We have very little time with our families
through the week and how nice it would
be of a Sunday afternoon to get onto a
street car and 90 out TO the park. | for
merly lived in Chicago and | do not see
how we could have lived there without the
parks. The loafers may be able to get
along without the parks but it is just what
the honest laboring people want. In a
very few years Wichita will be a great
city much greater than it now is and then
people can see that the men who are try
ing to get this park are the true friends of
us laboring people," And then walked
up and shook his hand.
Eyes, said Councilman P. Y. Healy, 81
think this city should own the Lewis dam.
1t never ought to be removed. If the city
owned the dam the Little River could be
| improved by removing the sand bars
which would prevent an overflow. 1t
would cost the city about seven hundred
dollars year to keep the dam in repair.
| About one fourth of the water that usual
ly flows in the Little River should be kept
running through the mill race into
| Chisholm creek which when the dam
at the mill is taken out would make CHS
holm creek a beautiful stream and would
add greatly to the value and desirability
of the residence property near it. Then
where the creek crosses Market near Twen-
| ty-fourth street we could lay a pipe con-
Meeting with!the four main sewers, through
which steady stream of water could be
turned into them that would make our
sewer system complete. This would ena-
Bile US to get rid of the ugly pond on East
! Second street and Central avenue. Then
the Little river with the remainder of the
water running over the dam would be a
beautiful stream, as desirable for boating
as any northern lake or bay. While this
plan would add value TO property in the
east part of the city it would give an in
creased value to Riverside addition many
times more than the cost Of securing the
dam. OF course am for buying the dam"
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL
The Sisters again return sincere thanks