Wichita eagle., 1890-01-17

tains to the Mississippi river. from tn
British possessions on the north 10 tn
Gulf of Mexico on the south, is well loca,
ed to command a trade second to no othe
CITY.
The grain and food crops Of the mort
will flow through this city to the Gulf. A
other sections OF the country have been de
veloped and paid tribute to other com
mercial and distributing centers. SO viii
this country pay tribute, to Wichita. On
has only to take up the map OF the Unite,
States to fully convince themselves of tn
present advantageous location and tn
future possibilities IN extending the com
merce of this city throughout that rapid,
growing country. Not only is Wichita ;
desirable point in the commercial worlC
for those desiring TO establish themselve
in business, bnt her advantages as HON,
should not be forgotten.
Wichita has always been considered
a beautiful and attractive cit,
presenting advantages for home.
such as no place in the southwes
can boast Of The prices of the food com
modities and necessaries of life are remark
ably cheap compared with those of any
competing point Desirable dwellings
with low rents are within the reach o.
every laborer and mechanic. Nearly ever,
religious denomination is represented with
icommodious church edifices. Our schools
I colleges and universities are unexcelied
| Our horse and electric street car facilities
make it possible to conveniently reach
every portion of the city within very
short space of time.
| The city has kept steadily advancing in
| public improvements, both in streets and
| buildings. Last year the asphalt paving
was laid on Market street, and the coming
| year Main street will be laid with the
same. Other streets will doubtless be rap
| idly improved during the coming year
with this and other kinds OF paving, which
Will give to our city degree of solidity
| common TO all great commercial cities.
! The coming year will see the completion of
the court house. federal and city buildings,
new school buildings and the extensive
sewerage system commenced last year.
The Water Works company added new
pumps to their plant, extended their main
wherever demanded and relaid a number
of miles with larger iron pipe. The Citi.
Zens' Electric Light company erected ii
large building on the corner OF Third and
Water streets. The Metropole hotel has
been enlarged and improved.
The opening of the Oklahoma territory,
on the south, has added largely to the
trade interests of this city. and this will
be greatly increased upon the opening of
the Cherokee strip and No Mans Land.
The building of new railroad lines, the
opening of larger wholesale houses, the
establishment of new manufacturing
plants, and other things will be the means
of making this city still more attractive
for strangers to locate here in business.
The greater the diversity of interests
concentrated here the more permanent and
greater will be our success, and extended
our commerce. The general business of
the city during the past year has been re-
markedly good considering the great de-
preston which has existed throughout the
country.
One of the best indications Of the pros
perity of IA city is its bank clearance. In
this respect Wichita shows as good an
average increase over last year as any city
OF the same size or age in the west.
THE JOBBING TRADE.
1t is certain, from present Indications
that the jobbing interests of this city are
on the increase. The past year shows Il
great improvement oyer that of 1883. Sew
erai new firms have located here, and 9TH
ers are now negotiating for locations. The
advantages of Wichita as wholesale
point have been thoroughly tested, and
from a thorough investigation the infor-
nation is that our dealers are crowded
with orders to their utmost capacity.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS
Great distributing centers naturally be-
come great centers of manufacture The
diversity of interests in the southwest
10 SkON luz 81 last, 1OECtS tElS " DS-
come a fact. The past year shows the es-
tablishment and successful operation of
manufacturing establishments which five
years ago would not have dared to locate
in the state of Kansas. Eighty manufac-
turing establishments are now in opera
ton. Men with small means in eastern
cities, who. by force of necessity, are pre-
vented from building up trade there aad
are compelled to go west, and will go west
us long as there Is a west to go to. Locating
in small towns tributary to Wichita, Gre
ate demand for the establishing Of these
manufacturing establishments as well as
wholesale houses.
THE PACKING INTEREST.
Messrs. Jacob Dold & Sons opened their
packing house on thanksgiving day. 1855
Francis Whitaker & Sons commenced
packing August !, 1889. The total pack
of these two houses from the time they
opened to December 81, 1889: $50, GAG head
of hogs, 5, ll6 head OF cattle, go head of
sheep.
The Cincinnati Price Current OF JAN
uary gives the total packing OF hogs at
Wichita from November /, 1889, TO jan
nary sth, 1890, at 80 s54 head, leading thir-
ty-eight packing points of this country.
The indications are that the coming
year will show marked increase in the
packing industry of this point. The great
corn crop of 1889 makes 1t possible for the
farmer to feed more hogs the coming year,
and with equally as good crop this year
1t is safe TO say that the supply OF hogs
will more than meet the capacity of our
present packing houses.
Our citizens may well feel proud in hav-
ing secured two OF the best packing firms
in the country, firms having an establish
ed trade. of years of experience and unlim-
tied capital TO handle the business. The
plants of Francis Whitaker & Sons and
the Dold Packing company are the most
Of any in the country. No better
can be found anywhere
OUR RAILROAD INTERESTS.
Wichita has railway lines reaching out
in ten different directions and needs to-
day five more lines to meet the demands of
the packing Wholesale and manufacturing
interests, as well as the agricultural inter /
ests of the country tributary. There is |
probably no city in Kansas at this time |
having any one kind of business which de- |
nands the building of any more railroad |
ines aad none having line OF business /
which requires any more railway facilities |
han that which they already have, except |
Wichita.
The city os Wichita has interests in the |
tributary, not directly connected, |
which is demanding the building of these |
'ailway lines that these interests may have |
he advantage of our stock market as well /
Is the benefit of a jobbing trade which can |
De supplied in less time from here than /
rom any other point.
There is probably nothing that Wichita !
AN do at the present time which Will call /
he attention of so many lines Of business |
% this city as the building of three or
more railways. There Is probably no one
lind OF business that could be located here
either in a manufacturing or wholesale
way which Will command as much atten-
ion from so many different interests as
he building of railways
All railway officials, employees, construc-
ion companies, supply houses, capitalists
md SPECTATORS watch the building of /