The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-24

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1t has been said that few cities in
the United States have ever had
anything great happen to them which at
the time was considered calamity but
afterwards proved to be a benefit.
The instances quoted are Chicago and
her lire and Wichita and her boom. Why
are these instances cited? Chicago today
IS the most magnifcently built city of the
age Wichita in her class is the most
elegantly built city of her age and class in
the world.
With scarcely any industries of any de-
scrIptlOn and with limited facilities for the
transaction Of business, but with great
agricultural country tributary the real
estate of this city was voluntarily bought
by both stranger and citizen at prices
which at that time appeared fictitious but
which have since proven to be below its
real value. Strangers and home seekers
began to flock to the city until it was full
10 overlooking and in many instances the
son OF man could not find a place to lay his
head. The transactions in real estate were
only limited by the available capital which
according to statistics did not seriously
hamper speculation. A building boom
followed, as a natural result the city
spread out and people had elbow room once
more. The craze for speculation died down
to Legitimate solid business foundation
and healthy growth set in which
is just beginning to make its advantages
felt. There appeared to be fewer people
here because they were not crowded into
two hotels and two business blocks, and
because the bulk of them had settled down
to establish themselves in business and
make home. The undesirable element
which is always present at such times,
drifted off to other places with less expert
ence, and every one got into their working
harness which has neither proven irksome
nor Improbable Substantial business
men kept coming and the most conserva-
tive, after carefully looking the ground
over, would cast their lot in the city,
which had assumed a position in the world
to attract not only the envy but the re-
spect of all 1t is practically impossible to
all the results of the past few
years experience, but partial list of the !
will be mentioned in order |
to set the reader to thinking and allow |
him to learn how incomplete the list is in |
reality. By comparing the wonderful |
strides Wichita has made in the past few |
years, with the history and growth of the |
leading cities OF the continent, a future |
may be mapped out for this city which will |
not be an unpleasant thing to contemplate
this day Of rest.
In the following list little attempt is
made to classify but these few things are
Jotted down as they occur to the mind:
Hotels-Carey Grand, Metropole, Man
haitian, Occidental, Pierce.
Public buildings-New County court |
house and Jail, city building, Crawford |
Grand opera house, government building
and post office, \. NJ. G. a. building.
Universities and colleges-Garfeld uni
7erslty, Paramount college, Wichita uni