Wichita eagle., 1889-01-18

of our shaded avenues, lined with hand
some homes. We do not fail to call at
tention to our universities and colleges; to
our academies and public school buildings,
our churches and our Y. II. c. A build
Ing. We are proud Of our hotels, our
opera house and our imposing business
merly. the Fletcher and many others; our
eighty miles Of motor and street car lines:
our immense packing houses and our car
works. All these attractions are shown
to the interested visitor, and while they
impress him favorably, they are things
that are expected in city of 10000 peo-
pie. But, TO the long-headed, solid in YES
tor, there is something more attractive
than all these. Something that causes
him to have greater faith in the future Of
Wichita, and that is the way the men OF
Wichita pull together. Work together, in
the future as you have in the past and
there can be no doubt as TO the trium-
plant result for Wichita's future.
After the address of the president the
annual report Of the secretary was read by
Secretary Clement. The report was fire.
quently applauded and was as follows:
sECRETAEY's REPORT.
Gentlemen Of the Wichita Board CT Trade:
In submitting this annual report our
purpose will be TO give you a brief sum-
mary, in general terms. of the work done
by the directors during the past year The
year 1888 has been crowded with events,
the most important that have ever taken
place in all the history of this city.
The industries that have been located
and established the past year have fixed
and determined beyond all cayil or dispute
the future destiny and character of Wich-
tia. A year and a half ago a person not
familiar with this southwest country, and
without sufficient knowledge to forecast
the future might possibly have questioned
whether this was really to be the great
stock and meat packing center of the
southwest, but now the location of the
immense packing plants of the "Dold
Packing Company" and Francis Whitta-
ker & Sons" have forever settled this gues-
ton, and Wichita stands today without
fear of possible rival in this line OF in
dustries.
And this is not all. The great Burton Car
Works, the Gilbert Pillow Works, our
foundries, our iron works, our machine
shops, our, our soap factories, our plan
Ing mills, our score or more of manufac-
turing establishments, all settle the fact
that this city now is and always will be
the great manufacturing city of the state.
These interests also guarantee that this
city will be, as it now is, the great railroad
center of the state. The questions that
have been settled, the industries that have
been located, and the enterprises that have
been initiated the past year, have done
more to place this city on basis or solid,
continuous and permanent growth, than
all the events in all the city's previous
The sands have all been washed
away, bed rock has been reached and the
foundations firmly laid upon which we
are building city whose future growth
and development will be marvel
to the country, and the browning
has been the instrument through which
the force, the energy, the determination,
of this invincible people, has found ex-
preston, and by such concentration and
direction have such grand results been &C
But we invite your attention
more to detail work.
Immediately after our last annual meet
ing committee was sent to Washington
to secure an additional 100000 for our
government building, to secure the loca-
ton here of signal station, and to urge
upon the president the Importance of
opening the Oklahoma country. The first
two requests have been granted and the
third soon will be Early in February
parties visited us from the southwest
country asking aid by way of seed for plant
ing. The directors appointed committees to
canvass the city and relief was furnished.
AT this time also came parties seeking to
ccate sugar mill and refinery in the city.
They made "a proposition, which was ac-
,epted by the board, and the board per-
formed its part Of the contract but the
parties failed to secure the capital they
promised: It is not the fault of the board
hat the industry was not estab-
ished. The purpose, however. has never
'een rrelinquished, and in pursuance
late, Judge Parkson, of Fort Scott, was
invited to visit our city and present the
laims of the sugar industry to the board, |
which he did. The judge assured the
BOARD that he expected to be in position
o make proposition to the board to
an extensive sugar mill and re-
inery in this city On March LIST. the con-
titution and bylaws, as revised and |
were adopted, and 500 copies |
reports of the officers were |
printed
Early in this month the question of i'm |
migration was taken up. Excursion rates |
we're secured from the east TO Kansas. |
AGENTS were sent east to work up ex- |
ursions parties. A large amount of |
rinted matter distributed, but owing to |
he depression attending presidential |
the results were not as large
nd immediate as desired.
On march LIST the mayor and council in
tied the directory to appoint committee
0 act in conjunction with a committee of
he council, to investigate the question of
ewering the city. Such a committee
Tas appointed, and devoted much time
D the subject, urging upon the
be Importance of employing expert
ngineers to devise proper plans that no
listakes be made. and also urging the ad-
antages of the city owning IT'S own sys-
I'm, and not grant the franchise to
ny private corporation. The question
ras settled that Wichita could be econom-
ally severed and the work is well under
-ay, and ere the present year shall close
le city will have completed perfect sys-
I'm of sewerage at cost of 1855 600.
The county commissioners solicited the
1vice of the board as to the acceptance of
artain propositions for the sale of the
,urt house bonds. The advice was given
nd followed by the commissioners. The
oard also asked the commissioners to let
he contracts for building the structure to
ONE contractors, which was done.
The board took possession of its present
,oms March 2lst and calculated the event
it'll banquet, at which were present the
rgest number of business men, repre-
uting the most capital, that ever assem-
ed for similar purpose in the state of
ansas.
The first step taken towards securing the
-eat Whitaker packing house was in
arch, when the president reported the
suit of an interview held with Mr.. Whit
ker, in St. Louis
On petition of large number of mer~
lants who were members of the board OF
ade the shippers bureau" was on April .
taken in charge by the board, and its ,
ork was conducted by a commissioner ,
,pointed by the directory.
In the matter of advertising the board
Is done what has seemed to them wise
Id judicious. July l, 10000 copies of the
al