Wichita eagle., 1889-11-27
wIoHrrA's PRIDE.
A Little Further Talk About Matter In Which
Every Business Man, Every Father and
Mother in the City Is interested,


Every Business Man, Every Father and
Mother In the City is Interested.
Every man and every woman in the city
of Wichita, no doubt. read with pleasure
the determination of the Metropole con-
ferees to go forward and finish and furnish
that magnificent public edifice at the cor
ner of First street and Topeka avenue, for
it is a Wichita institution, in which every
man, woman and child in Wichita is in
terested, without regard to sect, sex or
party. 1t is the pride of the city. AS 1t
stands today, however. it represents less
than one hundred and fifty contributors,
with all the other thousands who have
never contributed a cent just as much in
terested in its final completion. What an
easy matter would it be, should all those
who have not been called upon, now step
forward and contribute each mite. To
say nothing of the impression that
so stately an ediice makes upon
all visitors, it is to the city itself as
a whole of more Importance of more di-
rect pride and interest. than any single
church, school, or other great institution
or enterprise, because it came of no secta-
rian pride, of no commercial ambition, OF
no municipal want. 1t stands there a
monument to the liberality, taste and re-
finement-an exponent Of the high moral
convictions of Wichita, whose people have
been in these directions so Systematically
misrepresented by the peoples OF other
cities of this state, not one of which other
cities have ever dreamed of, much less at
tempted, such a grand expression OF cultl-
vation and generosity. Federal and county
and city buildings, great churches
and splendid college buildings
all speak of peoples PRIDE
and enterprise IN their several direc-
tions and in their interested ways, but this
Y. NJ. G. A. palace is only of clean, pure
undenominational, disinterested benevo-
lence and in an exhalted moral sense.
There are dozen ways which could be
suggested whereby the building could be
finished and furnished, but after all the
most satisfactory way, the way which will
redown most to our own credit as city
is to promptly put up the comparatively
small sum yet necessary in the way OF the
original subscriptions were put up. Every
family in this city ought to be represented
in that building to the extent of at least
dollar a head for each of its boys and girls
and no mother will ever regret In using
her influence to that end. There are
number of nonresident property owners
too, who are regular readers OF the EAGLE
whose contributions would be thankfully
received and receipted for by the EAGLE
Every contribution from ten cents up VIII
be printed in these columns.
The edifice as it stands today VIII OF
stand a hundred years hence. From found
alton to pinnacle of the dome 1t is Solo
stone. iron and slate. 1t is there and NJ
mistake. and there to stand through com
ing generations through winter winds an'
| summer suns, there to stand as an attract
ton socially, mentally and physic
ally, as well as morally, for all of the two
or three Thousand boys thai we now have
and for the boys who are to come ana Wh'
will be there when these thousands O
boys as honorable and substantial citizens
Will point with pride and refer with many
nIeasant memories TO the hours spen
within its secure walls. When all thu
blocks that now line our streets shall nav
been replaced bv more pretentious ant
costly business house and the men WIN
own and control them today have beel
succeeded by the coming men, who ar
the household pets and pratt'er
Of TODAY. that building vii
have held its own, for it was for that pur
pose SO planned and built.
Then, of course, it must be finished, an
furnished with all the modern appliance
and attractions which have been con
ceiyed for the benefit and development
of youth. and that right way. 1t is dut
that we owe ourselves and owe thos
whose welfare is more to Us than none
, or property.
We saw of course it will be done becaus
we think that all that is necessary t
round I'D the consummation for our pee
ple to once realize its desirability. In tall
ing over this matter among knot OF ger
tlemen one said: 'If they will go forwsr
at once and complete this work 50 nobl
and magnificently begun. will give le
for which was offered $1,000" Anothe
, gentleman followed with Il have no lo
to snare but will give one hundred an
fifty dollars cash" Another said l wi
: give hundred" whereupon several WIZ
had not paid in full their original sui
q scriptions. added that if the matter was
be carried out and completed in all i
. original grand conceptions and right ava
that they would strain point and pay
Y full.
: There IS nothing then to do but for II
- committee to go forward, systematlcal
and earnestly, with canvass OF the who
city. reporting from day to day to Il
!, EAGLE so that every man can be public
: credited and unanimously thanked.