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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
WHAT WICHITA Is DOING.
WONDERFUL TRANSPORTATION.

''It is wonderful" sold an old time read
er of the EAGLE as he commented upon
the recent illustration of the first church
erected in this city, 'what changes have
taken place since | worked upon that rude
structure standing alone upon the prairie.
Only few people were here and our near
est railroad station was one hundred miles
distant and not a bridge over any stream
on the route. Twenty years only have
elapsed and as | now attempt to find the
site of that emblem Of the virtue of the
founders of our city l can only exclaim, it
is wonderful" Continuing his reminis-
cences he described his first view of the
valley as he came over the old trail near
Paramount the last of March, 1870, and
obtained a sunset view of exceeding love
illness to his eyes used to the hills, forests
and rocks of the Keystone state.
The starting foliage upon the few trees
along the river did not entirely obscure
the view of the broad eXpanse of unbroken
valley just tinged with emerald as the
parting rays of light warned the few set
tiers that il was time to start the campfire
and refresh the waste made by frontier
labor.
Those whom we invite to come and
make their homes with Us now are not 10
witness such scenes but lovely homes sur
rounded by every luxury of orchard and
garden composing the major part Of this
grand country silent but efficient witnesses
of the wealth and comfort so easily and
quickly developed.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

ness some months ago. Mr.. Knorr has
been in the city thirteen years engaged in
the grocery business and Mr. Bergman is
also an old timer having been here about
the same number of years. Both are
known as careful business men. Mr..
Gehring having spent many years in the
business knows all about the mechanical
part of it. Mr.. Bergman looks after the
sale department and Mr.. Knorr keeps an
eye out for the financial standing and de
gree of credit of the customers. AS will
be seen by the many who are personally
acquainted with them each is especially tit
ted for his line and as result the business
around the factory is conducted on strictly
business principles with an eye to keeping
the balance on the side Of the ledger de-
sired. The bookkeeper, Mr.. William L..
Hollingsworth, has been with the company
for five years and knows the trade thor
oughly. 1t would be almost impossible to
puzzle his memory on the initials of Gus
toner's name or any of the minUtia of the
business.
The building occupied by the factory is a
three story brick with fifty foot front
and one hundred and twenty-five feet deep.
This gives about sufficient room for the
plant and the building is fitted up in every
way especially for the business.
a freight elevator near the center of the
building places the second and third floors
within easy reach.
The cake and cracker department calls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
MAY REPORT OF wICAHIrA HOSPITAL.

Donations-Nonthly collections. SD. 25
Memberships Mesdames H. West, H Rows,
DR.. Everett, l. Koher. Pompelii and Miss
A kaufman, 81 each; Mesdames Judge
Harris. KOS Harris, a ". Biting. l.
Stackman, c. Kimmerle and J. Allen, $
each; Mrs. T. 7. Furlong. $; J. F. Han
ming $3.50: Judge Harris, 81; Mrs. c. II.
Pool and Mrs NcCalla, % cents each: in
mates $1950 First Presbyterian church
IS -, Reformed church $50. Colored
Baptists Sl69, -. Paul's ". Z church 10
cents.
Those churches who gave donations on
June l or after viii be reported in June
report.
Linen-Old linen, A Friend. Mrs. Wood
cock, 4 Friend and Mrs. RIGHT; men and
infants clothing. Mrs Shastid: boys and
ladies clothing, Mrs. Millison; one linen
table cloth white Kaufman Il Koher.
Dishes-Nrs. Williams. % Occidental
and a friend, 81 worth street car tickets,
Wichita Railway company; old hen and
four chicks, Mr.. H. ". Kendall: sack Of
beans and lettuce. Mrs FUrlong; 81 worth
OF work on clock. Mr. Mo-bacher; mems
and ladies clothing and shoes. Mrs Smith.
Very Respectfully,
NR> Laura LYTIE.
Financial secretary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

placed in boxes by girls and given over to
the shipping department, reA~y to send
out in response to orders. Over fifty kinds
of crackers are made, and there is no pow
erty of names for clever distribution to
each kind The ginger snap" poses as
the cheapest cracker and that don't hurt
their popularity.
In the cake department five barrels of
flour are used per day. They comprise
over forty different kinds, and, in fact, as
many kinds and varieties as are made at
any factory in the west. They are baked
in large pans, which are placed on racks
and when cool are packed in boxes of va
rious sizes. Up to the present the boxes
have been purchased at LeavenwOrth,
owing to the inability to secure such boxes
as the trade demanded. Very soor. how
ever, one of the box factories in the city
will be able to fill orders Of this kind for
the cracker company
The candy department turns out seven
ty-tive different kinds of candies including
stick candies, broken, mixed, chocolate
and all ne hand made bon bons The
chocolates are made in the basement and
some secrets are connected with this de-
partment which are not peddled out even
TO newspapers. The other candies are
made on the third floor where also all the
candies are packed ready for the trade
Three men are employed all the year max
ing bon bons and two on stick candy. This
department furnishes employment to
twelve people and the cracker and cake de-
pariment employ twenty-eight. This Is
the number at present at work IN the fac
tory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
WORK COMMENCED.

Houses We're being removed from the
grounds to be occupied by the central
station of the electric railway. Every
thing will be cleared away by Tuesday
next when eXcavating VIII commence.
Work will commence tomorrow on put
ting down new track for Douglas avenue.
Within ten days 1t j. thought the Topeka
avenue line Will be operated from the cor
ner of Main and Douglas TO the packing
houses and car works.
Mr. Davidson said yesterday that an
effort TO have a smooth track and the best
of paving for the line, through the courts
would take up much time and be a great
inconvenience to the city while II might
be best and most satisfactory in time. A.
the council had by it, action designated
red lanterns for the business streets the
company could stand By it just a. well az
the members Of the council who would
ever be held responsible for items n future
issues Of papers about streets being torn
up TO TX street railway tracks, etc. etc.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
GLOBE TROTTERS,

Six years ago three of Wichita's retail
grocers jointly embarked in the jobbing
trade under the title of ''The Wichita
Wholesale Grocer company" Beginning
with a small cash capital, considerable OF
experience, unlimited faith IN Wichita's
future and boundless reserve of energy,
they have .dded year by year 10 the two
first mentioned requisites, lost none Of the
third and maintained an inexhaustible
supply of the last. Year by year new ter
ritory has been added 10 their field Of
labor year by year the force Of employees
has been increased As their trade expanded.
until the present time when twenty-scycn
employees appear on their pay roll
30 large and varied has become their
business that the firm has found it incum-
bent in the interest OF their patrons for one
Of them 10 visit Europe each recurring
year, thus enabling them to purchase
direct from European manufacturers and
producers, certain lines Of importations,
thereby giving the retailers Of southwest
ern Kansas. the Indian territory and north
ern Texas the benefit of reduced costs and
direct import. Messrs Corbett and Hess
having in turn made the trip, IL now de
wolves on Mr. Black - make the
journey, which he viii commence
on Monday next. accompanied by his
estimable wife. Mr. Black viii be
absent for about six months. No small
amount Of credit is due 70 the departing
members for heir present successful and
high standard OF superior merit 70 which
the affairs Of the company have been
brought. This being Mr. Black first ven
ture outside Of the spreading piuious %
America proud bird, M viii have an ex-
ceIlent opportunity Of comparing be- quiet,
sleepy cities Of Europe with busting.
pushing, euterprisiHg city Of the western
hemisphere.
Regent street viii seem little in com
parisou with Maiu. Rue RivoIi viii rem nd
him. 70 some extent, 10 Douglas avenue.
and Under der Linden viii b. but "a con
tinuati0n Of his evening drive on his own
Lawrence avenue.
Bon VOYAGE. ~ an rpFUir.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
ARRrTRAToRs sELEcTED.

Mayor Clement and Colonel II ".
Lewis met yesterday aud agreed upon the
terms Of arbitration on the Chisholm creek
and dam controversy, a. per action Of the
city council Thursday night, and named
A. arbitrators Mr. J. D. Hutchings on the
part of the city and Hon. r. +. Lawrence
TO represent Colonel Lewis. the two 10
choose q third The committee are 70 be
gin their work within ten days from -
tsrday and report as soon as their lab
are com pleted-
The EAGLE has confidence IN the capaci-
" Of the two gentlemen named and doubts
not that the third 70 be selected by them
VIII be their peer IN these respects, and
that their conclusion Of the controyerted
points VIII De- based upon the priuciple- Of
equity and justice and i Is hoped thar the
basis OF settlement recommended viii be
such that i viii h acceptable 10 ali and
the veNed question promptly and finally
disposed Of.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

for forty barrels of flour per day which is
found in the city, and is pronounced as
good as can be found in the market any
where. The lard is purchased at the Dold
packing house and is in every respect as
fine as the company could desire. The
candy department uses 700 pounds of
sugar per pay. This may give some idea
of the business done at the factory, espe-
cially clever pointer for all who know
anything of the business.
The first floor of the building is occu-
pied by the office of the company, the
stock of flour, lard shipping room for the
cracker department and the bakery. In
the cracker room is the printing machine,
stamping and cutting machine and a ten
pan oven. The oven is cylindrical in
shape and makes revolution in less than
two minutes, which is sufficient time to
complete one baking From the oven the
crackers reach the second floor by means
of a cOnveyor and carried along q table,
which is fifty feet in length. They are then
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

growth and flare of trumpets, and that
was only temporary indeed. Some Of
them, owing to the conditions initiating
against the business, went down in less
time than it took to put in the machinery
! and get a few barrels of flour on hand for
business. Some run along for one, two or
three years and assured the public that
they were having a good trade and were
going to throw the clearing house report
up among the thousands, but the last re
port of a booming business was closely
followed by the announcement that
the machinery was out of repair
and within a few days the capacity would
even be increased and the factory resume
business with an increased force. Thus it
was that many such institutions went out
of sight modestly and backed down as
easily as possible. In the meantime the
Wichita Cracker factory kept doing bus
mess. They were not forced to shut down
for repairs, winter or summer, and for
months at a time the machinery has been
running day and night, operated by two
sets of hands, the company, of course,
being compelled to rush business in this
way to fill orders as promptly as the best
business policy would suggest.
The factory was started by Gehring g.
Phillips, of Ottawa, Ill, who had spent
years at the business, and who, desiring to
go into the business for themselves, thought
they had found suitable location when
they reached Wichita. The plant, for
three years, was located on the north
side of Douglas, near Emporia, and
the building finally being small
for the rapid increase of bust
ness they moved to North Fourth near
First, where all the facilities desired are at
hand. In addition to being attentive bust
ness men the result was no doubt in
fiuenced by the fact that Wichita offered
the best facilities for the manufacturing
business found in the state. With these
advantages and with the demand for an
establishment of that kind, the results
have always been highly satisfactory to
those interested.
In the line of advertising Wichita to the
southwest in a business way and in direct
ing business TO the city, it is quite prob
able that no institution of the kind has
done more good. The first box of crackers
was labeled prominently with the name of
the city and the factory. 1t was impossi-
BILE TO look at ii on any side without seeing
where it was from. That policy has been
kept up always and wherever the trade
has reached the city has been advertised.
As soon as the business was started
travelling men were put on the road. 1t
was scarcely the rule six years
ago for a jobbing house in Wichita
TO have out travelling men going
all over the western two-thirds of the state
reaching ont 2nrO Colorado and down into
Texas. At the beginning the company
made it a point to extend as far as it was
possible to command. From that time
until this the factory has had not less than
for or five men on the road sending in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
REPETITION KEQCEsrED.

III D. T. i+Nt-
The undersigned approaching the talent
displayed "a your recent tus rendition a
she Opere-ta Katie Dean for tIa r S. y
club. woui1 respectfully request that you
and your able assistants reDeat the same
for your oavu benefit az the Cra.E'1r- opera
house AZ an early date WIN lines. y.
". Levy, II ". Iewi. T. -. Davidson.
G. 4 Walker. J. u. Skinner A. a Hyde.
!. D. HutcE.ugs. r ~. Aldr.cb, J. {.
Rutan and many otler-.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
OSCAR A. D'LONG, Supt.
sorTnwEsrEHS BUSINESS COLLEGE

soCTHwEsTKRS BUSINESS COLLEGE
NOTES.
This school win b. in session the entire
summer.
Louis De Haven graduate accepted a
clerical position last week with the jacob
Dold Packing company.
A writing class will be organized ~
morrow fMondayj evening FOR the accom-,
mediation Of public school scholars.
The following students entered during
the week :. r. shay, Lyons. Kan, 4 r
Walker. Audale Kan Frank u. smith
wichita. han g. -. Miilz. oxford. lad
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

The May business Tor the Wichita &,
Western was the largest in the history of
the road for the same length of time,
The whole number of cars handled by the
line was 500. which will be recognized at
once as a big business. The grain and live
stock trade Is responsible for most of the
rush, and Superintendent Rhoder spends
most of his time out on the line, meeting
the leading dealers and shippers, and the
result is not hard to detect. Tie wheat
prospect along the line Is reported TO be
equally as fatJering, if not better than at
this time last year.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
4 SrRPRISE pAR1N

Last Thursday evening at the home OF
Miss Belle Stout. on South Lawrence
avenue, she was given a pleasant surprise.
Dancing and games were the principal
amuSements of the evening. At II O'Clock
an elegant lap supper was served. The
names of those present were as follows:
Joe Hinkle and Nettie HiSwonger. Frank
Hert and Anna Hiswonger. II. Dunlap
and Ella Oglesbie, Charlie Beerhaus and
Minnie Bliss Mr.. and Mrs. George Dennis,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Grimes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

H. W. Bailey, editor and publisher of
the Whitewater Tribune, spent the day in
the city yesterday, his first visit for many
years. The old land marks of ten or
twelve years ago have pretty well all dis
appeared and Mr.. Bailey found it neces-
sary to follow his guide, Bob DEAN, pretty
close 10 keen his bearngs.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
MICHITA UNIVERSITY.

Rev. Savin will deliver lecture on the
necessity of adding intellectual 10 moral
culture 10 the Hesperian literary society Of
Wichita anniversary on Tuesday next. June
10 at $50 p. m. Cars viii leave Douglas
and Main streets at :. 30 going directly 10
the door of the university. All are cor
daily invited.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

TIE '-Great Day q BOYS and G5Fls" viii
BE- observed a. fle First Baptist cnnTeh
today n 80 p u. IN thr presentation by
the children of a service prepared specially
for the occasion. The oD.set o. thls -er-
vice. A. indicated b. 81 AaHe, ls % bf!p
the children. The money rEl-lFed ca this
occasion " lII o. used ia AZ ~ destitute
and needy sunday s1bools a the state u
Kansas. 4 cordial invitation % te prem.
and participate u the exercise - EXTENDED
% all children and al who are interested
ia cLll1Tea- Cone early. 20 that TIE sss-
vices nay beeIn prom ply On time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
PROGRAM wFsr STDE c. sic

Roll call
Quototions about Wichita, original or
OF herwl-e-
Latin course IN English, chapter 7-R- 2
Lawrence
Phvsics. pages ~ 70 27a-Mr. Holmes.
Casa Gulda v ia8ows VeaLiuE-M-s
Allison.
NuSlc-Nr shane
Table talk about 1icero-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

dustries of its kind in the city. Scarcely a
city of any Importance in the state or
scarcely a city that ever made any preten-
lions to rapid growth but has had a
cracker factory some time in the last four,
five or six years. They had their rapid
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
PRo-CArHEnRAL sERvICFS

Feast of Corpus Christi First mass at
S o'clock. High mass at 1879 during
which Bishop Hennessy viii preach the
sermon. After mass solemn procession Of
the blessed sacrament. The young men
will be addressed rs the bishop in the
afternoon at their meeting 10 which all
are cordially invited and welcome.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
THE CRACKER FACTORY.
A LEADING ESTABLISHMENT OF
THE CITY,
Employ Forty People and Cover the
Wichita Territory With Crackers,
Cakes and Candies-History
Of the Plant.

HE only cracker
facto ry in TIL e
state in operation
today off the Mis-
souri, river, is in
Vic hi "a, an d
known to the bus
mess world as the
Wichita Cracker
Factory. 1t has
been kno wn in
commercial cir
cles for over six
years and has al
ways been one of
the important in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

The building committee of T. school
board yesterday accepted the new building
in the First ward at Harry street The
contractor. Mr. ". Duncombe. is the
first to complete school building and a
member of the committee reported clever
job. Some other buildings will be COM
pleted within a few days
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

Rebekah degree lodge No. 40. l. O. o. F,
elected the following officers last Wednes-
day evening: Mrs. Dora Acuff, \. e.;
Mrs Della Clark. V. e., Miss Bricker, sec
rotary; Mrs. Ward, treasurer; Mrs. Shep-
pard, delegate to state convention, Mrs
Richev, alternate; Miss Leida Mills, recon-
mended for appointment as district deputy.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

Mr.. 2. g. Ee;isr q - I0uz reached
the city yesterday and sT5ll y5.a SIR p -
Reed p e.ec--1- construction. Mr Keller
srsper.atsn1el TIE work = puttlHs sa the
electric railway p NeE Orleans * years
ago. ole Of the first lines scerated
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

The ladies giving the benefit for the
childrens' home will have to pay the ex-
pense of lighting, ushers properties, etc,
for the opera house amounting in all to
about $50. The statement is made to cor
rect an impression that the entertainment
Is given without anyeXpense.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
Financial secretary

The cIearings for Friday were S1i26DS.
showing an increase Of 81 676 over the
same day last year. Yesterday the clear
ings were S1S9, so, showing another IN
crease Of 81, Sos
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
TELEPHONES.


Our rates Of advertising shall be as low as those or
any other paper of equal value as an advertising
medium.
All transient advertisements must be paid for in
advance.
The proprfetors reserve the right to reject and
discontinue any advertisements contracted Tor
either by themselves or their agents.
Entered in the postoflCe at Wichita as second
class matter and entered for transmission through
the mails such.
Eastern Office at Room 4s. Tribune Building, New
York City and 500 The RoOkery,' Chicago where
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BeClwith, Agent. ~.
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or Chicago copies Of the paper at the oIlCe
OF our agent at the address given above
All notices for entertainments OF any k1nd IN
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at the rate OF five per line per day ana must
be classified and viii not be run as pure reading
matter.
The DAILY EAGLE can be found on sale In Kansas
City, No. the book store Of 3. Click, q East 0tn
The EAGLE has the largest circulation OF any
daily paper in Kansas and covers more territory
han any two Kansas daIlies combined reaching l69
towns on the day OF publication in Kansas Indian
territory Panhandle of Texas and eastern Colorado
The columns OF the EAGLE have been tested and
proved TO be the best advertising medium in the
southwest The only daily that reaches all the ter
ritory above named on day Of publication As all
advertising medium it is uneXcelled-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

The Stella Crinita society of the Garfield
university, will give an exhibition Tues
day, June 10. Some of GarieId's best per
formers viii be on the program and viii
be a grand display of skill and genius.
Every one is cordially invited to attend
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08
PERSONALS.

T \. Metcalf, of New York, is at the
Carey
c. H. Cunningham, of Chicago, is in the
city today.
Mr.. Charles Rozier, of st. Louis, is at
the Carey.
FIG. SchnelIe, of Kansas City, is at the
Manhattan.
J. B. Campbell, of Kansas City, is at the
Manhattan.
A /. Hager, of Kingman, was in the
city yesterday.
N. +. Murphy, of Chicago, will Sunday
at the Carey.
c. A. Berry, of Mulvane, was in the
city yesterday.
G. Breeze, OF Lawrence, Kan, is at the
Manhattan today.
J. s. Noble, of Colorado Springs, was in
the city yesterday.
John p Hubble, of Springfield, Mo,
was in the city yerterday.
Miss Minnie Frame and Miss Lennie
Owens have gone to Indiana for a Wis t.
Miss Leida Mills and Miss Jessie Clark of
the Irving school are of to Kansas City ON
visit.
Mr.. \. F. Niederlander returned yester-
day from trip through the western part
of the state.
Mr. s c. Killen went out on the Rock
Island Il ST night for Kansas City to take
in the military encampment.
AIessrs. Linn and Christ Hart, of Harris
burg, Pa, and Q. +. Root, Of Kansas City,
are guests of \. i. Snyder over Sunday at
the Metropole.
The law firm Of Bridenbaugh & Rauch
dissolved 10y limitation and Mr. Rauch mas
formed partnership with Mr.. Rohrbaugh
with Offices at IA y. Main street.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-06-08

Profs. ShuII and Davis of the High
school announce in this issue that they
viii open a summer school in the High
school building tomorrow (Monday) morn
ing. Those interested viii learn particu-
lars by reading the announcement in an
other column.