Wichita eagle., 1889-09-17

! Paper Towns with Glowing Prospects
Cutting Ealf Section Into Lots and
| Working Up Fancy Prices Building
Big Mills and Gas Works on Paper.
1.-THE rustler himself Is q product OF the
west and bis name originated in Dakota.
where the very alacrity of his movements is
supposed to produce noise like that which
the wind makes in the long dry grass of the
prairies. He comes under all guises, from the
local preacher with sanctimonious tones. the
business man with silk hat and jerky manner,
/ to the simple rustic in jeans and top boots.
The best way to test him is tosay syndicate
/ Not exactly in the way you would say rats
/ to a terrier, but let the word fall in CONVEX
sation and see his eye glinner in spite of
/ himself a corporation, an association. a
company never buys land out west, only a
| syndicate. The rustler rustles best in small
! towns whose prospects are their strongest
points Genuine growth drives him out. He
needs elbow room, and the more dreary the
/ prospect the more indefatigably does be rus
tie. He is willing, too, to boom the future Of
any land and of any people, but of course
! seldom finds field for his peculiar abilities
outside of the western states.
/ POINTS TO THE GULELESs "CANUCK
/ 81 remember one little town, however,
Prospect Heights they called it, that sprang
/ up in night almost, thanks 10 "a rustler, on
the outskirts of Winnipeg, Canada, when peo-
pie in that city went crazy over the opening
of the great prairie lands 10 the west of it by
the Canadian Pacific railway. The city was
full of American real estate agents who bad
come up TO help the Canadians appreciate
and purchase their own land Several Of
these wide awake fellows laid their heads to-
gether and bought $50 acres of farm land
/ three or four miles out of the city, on little
! knoll that rose a few feet above the dead level
of the prairie They plotted the place off in
town lots, advertised it freely the coming
site of suburban homes for city dwelIers, and
formed construction company to erect
houses thereon. Great quantities of iuraber
and other building material were carted out
to the SITE, over roads of almost bottomlesS
mud, carpenters and nnaSOns were employed,
and work was begun simultaneously on a
town hal, several saloons, an academy Of
music, grst mill, a number of snail cot
tagrs for renting purposes, postoiiice, sew
eral stores and two or three more pretentious
houses
"AIl this was duly bcralded in tho papers
and by small bills thrust into the hands of
the new arrivals, who were then pouring
into the city from eastern Canada and Eu-
rope ut the rote Of 500 day Even the
widest enthusiast In the city WIS aStcnished
at the phenomenal growth Of this suburban
town. While vacant lots were changing
hands IN Winnipeg, here were butldings CT
many kinds going Up on al sides. Tree. no
one Of them had gone up far, but beginning
had been made and material was lying
around in profusion, with more coming IN
every hour. Two saloons in tents were doing
good business with the transfers. worknaen
and visitors, and ct the real estate Office over
toe way. surrounded by maps, pens, pencils,
paper, plans and other implements Of his
trade, sat the bland agent Of the ostensibie
owner Of the property wealthy Miuneapo-
LIS nul owner, it was given cut, wko intend
cd there TO erect mills to grind the wheat
crops Of the great prairies, wacn any we're
produced Every now and then a new conner
would visit this Office, when something Lks
the following would occur.
THE FLY GOES To BE TEE sPrpER
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that's the teiepbone bell lie puts bis ear
To the receiver and after a moment sacuts:
Can't sag til look IL tbs books Tteu 20
his caller: 'Ge.si lesnsa az tie Victoria ia the
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shouts into the telephone: Sod tAis morning
to Toronto syndicate 70 belid gas works ga.
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they're gone too. 1loatrcal uG1 going 20
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them yesterday Ehea you wsre here II
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before tie week clos I1aen be tsIks WIS
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