The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-05-10
4 BIG CORPORATION.
TWENTY MILLION OF DOLLARS OF
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL.
The Commercial Metropolis OF Kansas
Always Leads in Great ana
Successful Enterprises.

The greatest interests, involving local
enterprise and local capital, found in the
state of Kansas, have been developed by
Wichita As city she has accomplished
the most magnificent things and In the
most magnificent way. AS city she mas
imitators. many of them, but no rivals.
Her example, the enterprise, push ana
discernment of her capitalists and bust
ness men have been worth millions to the
state Though among the youngest cities
of the state her business as SHOWN py
banking house clearings, as ofnclaliy re-
ported, prove that she leads by almost
double any other business point IN the
state. As a packing and livestock center.
as grain center, as wholesale
and jobbing center, as manufac-
turing center, in short as a commercial
center proper, no city within the state pre-
tends to rival Wichita, no more than has
she a pretended rival in the magnitude or
the great enterprises which her money
have set successfully on foot IN the past.
But probably the greatest and far-reacn-
ing undertaking ever attempted by the
city as whole or by any combination OF
her citizens is one just incorporated under
Wichita Land and Improvement COM
pany," with general offices at Wichita,
and an authorized capital OF twenty ts@o
900 COO millions of dollars. This company
is not the result of a moments inspiration
or a days labor Months OF assiduous
work has already been expended IN
interesting capitalists and property
holders and in encompassing and
unifying important material points. The
movement is gigantic one, but one IN
which every detail has been guarded as
against all possible mishaps, and as
whole, seems as certain, as reliable, and as
solid as the city itself, with as much OF
promise of the future. In fact, IN the GER
tain great future which everybody con-
cedes awaits Wichita, will this enterprise
grow all the greater and stronger. Its
leading purposes are to buy and sell real
estate and to improve the same, to loan its
funds and in all legitimate ways to render
more valuable the holdings of the corpor-
alton and those who have property in it.
In other words the prime object is
the upbuilding of this city and the
strengthening of all its commercial
ties and financial interests. The charac-
ter of the men at the back OF the
ENTERPRISE would seem to furnish the
surest guaranty OF the present solldlty
and future success. The prospectus and
other publications setting out all the facts
are now in the hands of the printer and in
a very short time the company Will bt
able to furnish all the information desired
by such as are in any way directly inter
ested. In the meantime we will, in addi'
ton to what we have stated, say that
large amount of property and capital are
involved in the laudable enterprise, run
ming into the millions of dollars. all worth
dollar for dollar and more, there being
nothing of the cphemeral or chance spec
uIation in it's character. The officers o.
the corporation have been chosen from
among its stockholders and are as follows
J. Shannon Nave, President.
A. w. Oliver. 1st Vice-president.
w. A. Thomas, I'd Vice-president.
Geo. L. Rouse, Treasurer.
n. F. Niederlander, Secretary.
H. /. Pierce, Assistant Secretary.
j. w. Paris, General Manager.
Judge H. C. Sluss, General Attorney.
The following gentlemen compose tn
directory, their names, business and ad
dress being given:
J. Sherman Nave, president Farmers
and Merchants bank, Attica, Ind.
j. w. Paris, president Commercial bank
Russiaville Ind.
A.. w. Oliver, vice president Wichit
National bank.
n. F. Niederlander, president Kansa
Loan and Investment company, Wichita
Kan.
w. A. Thomas, president Sarcoxie Linn
company, Wichita, Kan.
George l.. Rouse, president Board o
Trade of Wichita, Kan.
w. c. Little, president Wichita Loa
and Trust company.