Wichita eagle., 1889-07-06

Unless we greatly mistake the signs Of
the times the city of st. Louis is just
awakening from the sleep of a quarter of a
century, and is preparing for one of the
greatest onward sweeps that has ever
lifted a city to the zenith of influence and
power. To facilitate the building of this
majestic temple Of commercial supremacy
nothing could be more appropriate than
for her 20 link herself by indissoluble
bonds to the metropolis of the Nile of
America, and make affinity with the pat
ronS of the Peerless Princess of the Plains.
Old men for council, young men for war.
Old st. Louis with her wisdom, her
conservatism and her gold, united to
young Wichita with her vim and pluck,
cattle, hogs and grain-that were a union
to produce a race of commercial giants
that would make the world wonder.
To the representative men of ST. Louis.
who are with US tonight, we tender the
hand of the fair young maiden, sitting in
her queenly robes by the banks of her two
bright rivers. Modest she is and coy. but
she holds within her grasp the title deeds
to the most magnificent domain that was
ever batbed in sunshine and in rain.
Round about her, gently swept by the
balmly breeze, for hundreds of miles
gracefully wave her gorgeous garments of
green and gold, laden with the precious
gems that bye and by shall pour into her
lap 50,000,000 bushels of grain. A little la
ter in the year she will lead hither her fat
tened flocks and herds, whose multitude
nous and dying squeals arising from her
packing houses will echo across the CONT
nent the sweet and signal song of her
slaughtering supremacy. With such a
dowry this royal daughter of the plains
awaits the embraces of st. Louis.
Take her to your bosom and she will do
you good. Seize this, the opportunity
and the hour to claim your natural terri
tory, and from this time forth we will go
hand in hand together, and while st.
Louis goes on to building up and becom-
ing the grandest city of the republic,
Wichita, her hand maiden, will sweep ON
to her destiny as the metropolis of the
southwest.
The speech was received with cheers and
was quite favorably referred to by the Wis
itors, who realized there was speechmak-
ing ability in Wichita as well as business
enterprise.
Judge Vastine was called upon and re-
sponded in a very happy manner He
seemed to think that the southwest was
great country and Wichita a promising
city. Like all others who had not visited
Wichita before, he was greatly surprised
to see such a growing business center.
Judge J. w. Booth being called ON said he
could assure the business men of Wichita
that st. Louis would do all in her power
for the good of Wichita. and closer trade
between the two cities he
thought would prove mutually beneficial.
Mayor Clement spoke in a narrative
way, recalling Wichita's various improve
ments, dealing with the present and pre-
dieting for the future. He seemed to think
that Wichita would have one hundred
people in less than ten years.
Judge Vastine took the liberty to state
that the st. Louis delegation was already !
prepared to acknowledge the corn"
Logan d. Cameron, proprietor Of the
Christian Advocate, said that his first &C
quaintance with St. Louis was when that !
city consisted of six thousand people and |
the border line of civilization was half way
across the state of Missouri. He referred |
to the slow and steady growth of his city |
and predicted a bright future for Wichita. /
He said he had during the day seen some |
of the finest country he ever saw and |
he had been in nearly every state |
and territory. Had expected to see |
a fine country and city but in degree OF |
splendor had been amazingly mistaken. |
The farm lands and crops could not be
excelled. Could see no reason why Wich-
tia could not have one hundred thousand |
people before ten years. 1T strikes me as
a most fortunate location for Mr.. Whit
iher We want to see you in st. Louis
and trade with you"
Judge Vastine said he hoped he would
be excused for the liberty taken but
wanted to hear Col. Murdoch talk He
lad read many of his articles and wanted
% see about the speech-making.
The colonel responded by saying he was
lot speech maker, and as he was typical
Wichita man, he was modest. The idea of
/ Wichita man being modest WAS received
~ the visitors with considerable merri-
nent. He assured the visitors that Wich-
Ia has EXCEPTIONAL bright business men
md closer relations between the two cities
would be desirable. As for himself he had
,een trading with ST. Louis as publisher
.ver since '62.
Judge Booth replied to the modest
Wichita idea by an effort sc story telling
which showed him equal to the task
The speech making ended when the visi-
ors through committee they had select
d from their number reported resolutions
IS follows:
The delegation appointed by President
OK of the Merchants exchange of ST
4ouis, TO visit Wichita in response to the
invitation of the Wichita board of trade,
esires to express to the committees of the
'oard OF trade and city council, and TO the
itiZens whom they have met, their appre-
iatiou of the hospitabie treatment re-
eived, and to indulge the hope that the
cquaintance SO pleasantly formed may
ipen into friendship. The marked atten-
ion and lavish hospitality we have re-
eived conyInces Us of the sinceri-
v of the sentiment expressed,
hat the citizens of Wichita are DESTROYS of
loser commercial and social relations ,
nth the citizens of St Louis and we trust
re may in the near future have an op-
ortunity of demonstrating that the same
indy feeling and desire Is held By the
eople of our own city.
We have seen with feelings of admira-
ion the wonderful growth of Wichita and
eel that situated as the city is in the CEN {
ar of the finest agricultural country that
an be found, her future is assured as the
reatest commercial center between the
iissouri river and the Rocky mountains,
nd we are proud to recognize not only this I,
ity, but the state of Kansas as potent fac
ors in American progress and civilization