Wichita eagle., 1889-05-12
WICHITA THE CENTER.
The Great Grain and Live Stock Market
Of the West.


Just why the men who crossed the flint
hills in search of agricultural lands and
stock ranges should here meet the herds
men from the great grazing district;
toward the gulf and mutually agree that
great city would be built at the juno.
Little Arkansas, is question that has
| been seldom asked even by those who
put their faith in the prophetic city.
Reflection will convince anyone that
these prophecies were inspired by con-
ditions, though at that time dormant,
that had already brought into existence
great cities on the American con-
tinent, which are the commercial
centers and great distributing points for
the products Of the farming and grazing
districts. Notably among such cities are
Cincinnati, Chicago, ST. Louis and Kan
sas City. Each one of these cities laid
the foundation of its greatness by secur-
ing the grain and stock trade. Each is
located in the midst of a rich agricul-
tural district from which they draw
their supplies of grain, while the pro-
ducts for their great packing houses are
obtained principally from the west.
1t was a knowledge of these condi-
tons that inspired belief in the minds
of the early settlers that great COM
mercial center would eventually be built
here. The settler who came to till the
soil Of this valley saw the high prairies
to the southwest literally covered by
wild buffalo and he knew the same
prairies would sustain countless herds of
cattle, and he reasoned in his own
mind that the grain products Of these
bottom lands and the stock from these
western prairies would eventually seek
common distributing point, and the
formation Of the country led him to be-
ieve that point would be at the junction
of the two Arkansas rivers.
The men who crossed the Indian
country with their herds on their way
north, when they beheld this magnifi-
cent valley said here is ain agricultural
country and here at the junction of these
two rivers will be great city.
1t was the prospect of the grain inter-
est Of this immediate valley and the
stock interest of the west coming to this
the friends of Wichita an abiding faith
in her permanent growth and prosperity.
The same elements are here to build a
great city that has made Cincinnati,
Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas
City. To show our readers
that our position is correct
that the great packing centers are built
up largely from supplies of stock from
the west, we quote from the Drovers'
Telegram of Kansas City list of stock
shipments to that place May 3.
D. Harville, lola, Kan, hogs.
Jos. Cother, Jasper, Mo-, hogs.
w. J. Smith, Butler No, cattle.
Jas. Teter, FL Dorado Kan, hogs.
c. S. Cross, Emporia, Kan, hogs.
j. S. Hodges, Archie. Mo-, cattle.
J. b. Snider, Peabody, Kan, hogs.
S. p. Woods, Dighton, Kan, cattle.
J. L. Bradberry, Paola. Kan, hogs.
Hargos Bros, Norway, Kan, hogs.
John Steiner, Canton, Kan, hogs
Mr.. Rickart, ConcOrdia, Mo-, cattle.
w. S. Roberts, Colony, Kan, cattle.
f. b. Wood, Cherryvale, Kan, hogs.
Alex White, StOcKdale, Kan, cattle
j. NJ. Lambert, Latham, Kan, cattle.
]. I. Walter, Wellington, Mo-, cattle.
II. r. Davis & Co.. Lamar, Mo-, hogs.
J. Is. Sewall, Brenneman, Kan, hogs.
S. Knight, Baxter Springs, Kan, hogs.
Carr q Alderman, Sedan, Kan, cattle |
j. N. Williams, Richmond, Kan: hogs. |
Saunders Bros, Rich Hill, Mo-. cattle.
e A. Savage, Mound City, Kan, cattle. |
Superior Cattle Co., Superior, Neb,
logs.
Birchfield & North, Centralia, Kan,
Mitchell & Falls, Valley Falls, Kan,
Whitley & Goefrert, Perryviue, Kan.,
logS.
Thos. Dixson, junction City, Kan,
hogs.
Peter Holdane, Junction City, Kan.
logs.
Lock & Lindsey, Lockwood, Mo, cattle.
Stone & Poague, Warrensburg, Mo-,
logs.
Vickers & Eaton, Polo, No. two cars
logs.
r. K. Fisher, Council Grove, Kan,
heep.
Morrow s. Wood, Uniontown, Kan,
hogs.
Vim. Onstott, Esrom, Mo-, two cars cat
lie.
j. C. Mathews, Zore, Kan, two cars cat
&C. Nedeau, ST. Marys, Kan, cattle
nd hogs.
Lemons & Hitchcock, Cawker City.
Kan. hogs.
c. Walker, Garden City, Mo, cattle and
logs
Carney 6, Costley, Urich, No., cattle
BeynoIds & White. Pomona, Kan,
II. E. Bost, Golden City, No, three cars
attic.
James McGinnie. Berlin, Kan, three
ars cutie.
Ditmars, voris & Vandivor, Wichita,
Kan. cattle
O. J. Holroyd, Hewins. Kan, four cars
attic.
Sober & Rayn, Garnett, Kan, two cars
at;le
d. F. Clary, Eight Mile, Mo-, two cars
attic.
d. B. Camp, Washita. L T., two cars of
attic.
Shewall & Gorbett. Neosha Falls, Kan.
attle
J, W. Aldrich, Garden City, Mo, cattle
nd hogs.
L. Gillett, Fredonia. Kan, four cars cat
lie and hogs.
d. r. Inge, Neosha Falls, Kan, cattle
nj hogs. :
Burns & Pearson. lockwood, No, three
ars cattle.
H. b. Woodbury., Cawker City, Kan.
wo cars cattle. ,
A. L. Lingard, Princetown, Kas., four !
ars cattle.
l.. P Baker, Archie. No, hogs. cattle
nd sheep
". J. McGeorge, Pleasant Hill, No, ,
attic and hogs
Lamberston s. Foutz, Fairview, Kan,
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