Wichita eagle., 1889-08-24
Wichita. He believed the tide Of pros
perity had lust reached the city.

! Wichita He believed the tide OF pros
perity had just reached the city.
| The chair said one thing could be said
/ for Wichita was the cordiality. In Boston
| look at family record. In New York look
for money; to Wichita they want to know
is he came to stay and for business. A
| gentleman present who came from great
city and had identified himself with Wich-
ita. He referred to Mr.. John Whitaker,
of Wichita and not of st. Louis. There
was wild enthusiasm as Mr., Whitaker
proceeded to the stage. Being introduced
as formerly of st. Louis, but now Of
Wichita, he said he felt
MUCH INTERESTED
in Wichita and had a magnificent city.
| The Whitaker packing plant would try
to comply with expectations. The visit OF
Wichita gentlemen TO St. Louis had
caused more united effort in the latter
city. They had received the Wichita en-
| thusiasm down there.
The chair called for Mr.. George Dold
when the crowd cheered enthusiastically,
but Mr.. Dold was not present at that
time
The chair said the next man was well
known and called him Farmer Doolittle.
The chair thought be must be present, as
he was always present. The Farmer took
a drink-of water-much to the amuse-
ment of the crowd. He said that for
seven years he had been buying grain, and
about each day repeated itself. Good
wheat brought prices satisfactory to
farmers but bad wheat low prices and
| farmers kick to business men who thought
the grain men were robbing the farmers.
A large elevator had been needed in the
city for years. He had tried to get an
estimate of grain iE the county. The
acreage of grain 26 per cent less than re-
ported for the benefit of spectators. In
the county. 939, $50 bushels of wheat; corn
at fifty bushels per acre, 1895, 2o0-a good
deal of corn; rye, $4,000 bushels of rye
/ total, 10, 514, 100; after shipping the oats.
Going ahead with figures he took in adjoin-
! ing counties For last year corn 930, SIS acres
making over IS 600, 900 bushels of corn. A
] half million elevation not ont of climate
| In the midst of a vast empire it made him
| tired to hear talk on the outside that
| Wichita was not all right. Take a radius
fifty miles with Wichita center and cover
! 60,OO00 600 bushels of grain. More corn
| than New England; and what is to hinder
/ Wichita from being all right? Wealth
comes from the ground and more coming
from ground around Wichita than about
any city in the world. He would like to
see every kicker hit in the head with an
ear of corn II Wichita did not succeed it
was because people could not take care OF
opportunities. AS to grain gambling re-
member gambling can't put below export
but can put it up. He would like to see
people investigate grain problem ana find
out facts and be able to take care of it. In
less than two years expected to see Dold
and Whitaker each packing three thou
sand hogs daily.
The farmer was frequently interrupted
with cheers, and on leaving the stage the
chair announced that the band would give
thu farmers waltz" and the order was
complied with.
Mr. w. Z. Stanley was called upon and
spoken of as being able to raise money or
ANYTHING he was a mind to-" Mr. Stanley
being presented said he congratulated him
self on being permitted to look at such an
audience. So much had been said in the
| line of hard facts. He had been asked 10
talk about the future, but it was not nee
1 eSSdTy 10 20 W UHe 1utulc do CIC piC0Ohp
was good enough. Go any direction and
the most vivid imagination was realized.
! Wichita was not the center of fifty mile"
| bnt the center Of territory much larger.
Seen it estimated that the corn crop last
year amounted to 275,G00,000 bushels.
wheat 40, 0G0 900 bushels and cats 60,000,000
bushels, and cattle, hogs and sorghum s.,
G00,000. The annual production this year
would be $500, eco Take the mines of
Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico and
their production amounts to S15. coo, 900.
Kansas crops tell OF wealth great
er than all the mines Of earth.
Business in Kansas had not been paralized
| by bad crops but by speculation. Hard on
| the fellows who got left but the state and
/ city would flourish all the same. The
! hard times had tested the men; the stuff
| in men. Any one could drift with the
| current but 10 go against the current the
test In the face of the circumstance
the future most glorious.
| Mr. ". II. Levy was called for by the
! chair and the crowd responded with cheers
aud calls for Levy" He did not seem TO
! be present and the chair stated that it
| would be a good idea for many TO 90 10
the farmers picnic tomorrow. The meet
! ing had been a great success.
| Mr. R. N. Piatt moved vote of thanks
! to the Garfield post for the hall and to the
! band for music which carried with big
a." and everyone seemed happy and glad
| they were present.