Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-09-15
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Wichita Withdraws in Favor Of st
Louis.
CORRESPONDENCE ST. Louis Grocer.

The people of this section and Wichita
particularly are anxious to see st. Louis
secure the location of the Worlds Fair
for 1892. believing that it is the point
from which the west and south will re-
ceive the greatest benefit. The location
of this at ST. Louis means more for the
west than at any other point. Should
| Chicago secure il the west will be called
on to patronize it for Chicagos sake. 1t
will be a local affair and run strictly in
the interest of Chicago-the west can
whistle for any benefit it may receive.
Chicago would not allow an eastern
man to visit the west if he once got in
! there. 1t has been SO in everything that
| Chicago has ever had, and will be so IN
this. The money ali goes into Chicago,
but nothing goes out.
On the other hand. we believe that St.
| Louis will see that the exposition is made
more of a national affair than a local
one, and the interest of the west and
south will be consulted and
made the most of. st. Louis
being more centrally located,
travel TO and from all portions of the
| United States will be more equally dis
tributed over greater number
of railroads than 1t is possible to do ell
taer at Chicago, New York or Washing
| ton. More railroads will derive ben
eft from this location than any other.
| To locate IN the center of the United
States is to do the greatest good to the
greatest number. To locate on the At
| lantic coast wonld be to make side
show for the exclusive entertainment of
eastern people. To locate at Chicago is
| to strictly make 1t drawing card for
Chicago.
st. Louis is the western worlds center,
and the proper place for the worlds ex-
position. Every western state and ter
ritory, as well as the southern states,
should lend all their influence to secure
this exposition III the center Of the
| United States. If the east and the north
have any interest in the development of
the great and struggling west, they
should lay aside all personal preJudices
and vote for the location where 1t will
serve all sections equally.
Wichita having withdrawn from the
race, st. Louis is the only central city
having the facilities for handling the eN-
position successfully, and the point
where the north and south, east and
| west can meet on an even, In order to
have the great food products of this
western country we'll represented and
made attractive to the foreigner it is
| necessary to have the exposition located
where the western man can reach it.
If St. Louis shall secure it, the west
will make showing such as no exposi-
ton has ever seen before, and Wichita
| will try and be in the front rank. Let
the ball keep rolling, and there is no
question about the result.
Representatives from two large east
ern wholesale grocery houses were here
last week for several days looking over
the ground preparatory to the locating
OF branch houses at this point. The great
prospect for business in this section, on
account of the immense crops, is draw
ing to this city more interest IN the
Wholesale business than has been mani
tested for some time.
The success of the wholesale houses
already established here is sufficient to
warrant the establishment of others.
Messrs. Solliday Brothers q Lamphere
manufacturers and wholesalers of bak-
ing powder, fruit extracts and chemi
Gals, contemplate doubling their capac-
ity at their plant at this point. Their
business has been constantly increasing
ever since they started.
The wholesale cigar firm Of w. T.
Bishop & Son have now six statesmen on
the road, having added another a few
days ago. They report business improv
ing. Mr.. Frank Bishop, one of the firm,
has Just returned from a trip among
eastern cities.
The Royal Spice Mills will soon COM
mence an addition to their building to
meet the demands Of their increasing
trade.
Wm. Tusch opens a grocery store at
No. 500 East Douglas avenue.
The new dry goods establishment of
Messrs. Chapman & Walker was thrown
open to the public last week.
Major Campbell, of the st. Louis Pro-
gressive grocery, who has been quite i'll,
is now able to resume his duties.
The building lately occupied by the
Wichita Wholesale Grocey and the one
by the Converse Commission company
are being rebuilt and will soon be ready
for occupancy.
The Dold Packing company are ship
ping large quantities of meat to the
south. The Whitaker Packing COM
panv can not begin to fill their orders.
Good light hogs are scarce and hard to
get at this season OF the year. In two
months or possibly in thirty days the
supply will be sufficient for all demands.
The Johnson-Larimer Wholesale Dry
Coos company, of this city, IN COM
petition with twelve bidders for furnish
ing the state penitentiary, secured four
times as much as the two Kansas City
houses, and about one-third of the entire
contract This demonstrates the fact
that Wichita wholesalers can compete
with eastern houses when they get
down 10 business.