The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-11-26
THE EAGLE IS THANKFUL TODAY.

that its columns will be read by greater
number of people today than will read any
other paper published in the fair state OF
| Kansas.
Thankful that, next TO Kansas, 1t Is
proud of our radiant sister, Oklahoma,
greater number of whose ambitious and
self-reliant people will peruse its pages to-
day than those of any other publication.
Thankful that Wichita is the business
axis of golden belt, the commercial TO
Gus, the most hopeful and energetic of the
realm of sunhowers. the proof of which
are the enterprising business men, to be
found in the EAGLES advertising columns
every day.
Thankful that Wichita is just where
Wichita is, and that Wichita is just what
Wichita is, and that the EAGLE is Wich-
ita's is and only represents what Wichita
is to be.
Thankful that it is not only Wichita,
but that it is the most beautiful city in
the west, with the finest streets. the most
costly business blocks, the most beautiful
homes, the most magnificent educational
institutions, the greatest number of
churches, schools and art and music socie-
ties, the Creates number of railroads, the
prettiest parks and most attractive
suburbs of any city in the state of Kansas.
Thankful that the next boom, which for
two or three months has been gradually
developing, will not be one in which the
crazy spirit of speculation will have the
reins but that it will be one Of solid growth
and commercial power even of an energy
equalling the wild goose chase for addit-
ional ''additions;" boom of business ex-
pansion which will land Wichita where
Kansas City, No, will not be the only
city jealous of her growing greatness.
Thankful that the days of ''cow-skin-
ner's rooster are of the past and that her
humblest citizen can eat fat turkey today,
or, if preferred, goose, wild or tame. duck,
ditto, quail, possum. venison, hog or jack
rabbit.
Thankful that our markets pay the cal
amity bowler and the contented farmer,
alike, 80 cents for butter and % cents for
every dozen times their hens cackle, and
cash, at good prices, for all they have so
abundently to sell
Thankful that we have mayor and city
council who seem to be honestly endeavor-
ing to cut the expenses of the city govern
ment down to the minimum, and police
commission that promises to raise the rev.
epues up to the maximum.
Thankful that the wind only tore out
one gable end of four from our new city
hall, and that the contract has been let to
send large volume of the clear waters of
the Little river from one end to the other
through the main sewers of the city.
Thankful that Market and Main streets
were not, like Douglas avenue paved with
swindle; that the city will not be called
upon much longer to light up half of Sedg-
wick county and that but few miles adj
ditional board sidewalks can be put down
at the instigation of contractors, to break
legs at S., 600 per leg.
Thankful that one thousand additional
dollars in cash is all that is necessary to
put the Garfield again on its feet, which
university, if running at its full capacity
would add five thousand people to the
number of our inhabitants and render
hundreds of outside additional communi-
ties tributary to the life of the city.
Thankful that the promises are that an
other year will find Wichita the grain
market and the live stock market of the
state, with additional banking capital
sufficient to handle both, while being two
hundred miles nearer deep water" than
Kansas City.
Thankful that the retail trade of Wich-
tia has increased from fifty to one hun
dred per cent. in three months, that the
jobbing trade, which never Jagged, is
Strengthening and that the sun of each
succeeding morn is saluted with chorus
of steam whistles, the workmen of whose
factories are busy as nailers from sun to
sun.
AS for all the other many things, tenn
poral and divine, for which we ought to
be thankful, individually and collectively,
will not the worshippers in the many
churches of the city today murmur them
with greatful hearts, and will not they be
conned over by the happy hearts and in
the joyous faces around many festal
board and in many family reunionf