The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-16

houses of this city, after mature dellOera-
ton, earnestly urge upon congress the
early passage of free coinage bill Tor
both silver and gold. An increase of cir
culation is vital to all the country. Unless
relieved, the debtors of the nation must go
to the wall, and creditors must merge
| their securities into depreclatlng and I'M
available assets.
BY the inadequate supply of circulation,
brought about by legislation and admins
trations hostile to our true commercial
interests the dollar has acquired an alb
normal purchasing power and all products
Of farm, field, mandatory and mine are
depressed in proportion.
| Monometalist money hoarders have
brought the country TO the verge of uni
| versal bankruptcy by sapping the life
| blood ofour commerce.
We call upon congress for a healthful
restoration of currency supply by free
coinage of silver and by release of every
dollar OF United States treasury surplus
consistent with the actual necessities and
| honorable obligations of the government
The issue is not sectional. The west
and south cannot be destroyed without in
jury irreparable to the east. We appeal to
the patriotism of the nation for relief.
On September IL the board appointed
H. l.. Pierce delegate TO the meeting called
by the different boards of trade at Chicago
September % for the purpose of organ
d
| tion.
On Oct. 20 a proposition was presented
| to the board for the erection of grain
elevator which was referred to a commit
tee, to present at a citizens meeting called
for Oct 81
On Nov the board entertained the
Commercial club of Kansas City at its
rooms.
During the session of the interstate COM
merce commission at Topeka, and after
wards at Washington, ID. C., the secretary,
with members of this board, were III at
! tendance. In November the secretary
with other members of the board, repre-
sented the city at the deep water jubilee
at Galveston, Texas.
This board has been many times com
plimented with invitations to attend the
meetings of the National Board of Trade.
the National Transportation association
and other organizations. The state Of
ficials, our senators and representatives IN
congress and the officials OF all the rail-
ways centering in this city, have honored
the city with their presence at different
times during the year.
RAILROADS.
The board has always encouraged the
building of railways, believing that rail-
ways do more to stimulate the develop
ment of a country and a city than any
other one factor. 1t has consequently
urged the building of line from Wichita
to Mcpherson TO connect with the Union
Pacific system. One from Wichita south
east to connect with the Fort Scott and
Gulf railroad. One southwest through
Norwich, Runnymede and Harper to FL
Paso, Texas, and one direct to Kansas City.
! This board has suggested the building OF
other lines by the roads already operating
here. The line from Wichita TO Belle
PLANE on the Missouri Pacific. The link
| I'LL nd 1cra( ~ m hea
Santa Fe and the link from here west to
connect this branch of the Rock Island
with the southwest from Pratt.
All of these lines would be of incalcuable
value to our jobbing and stock interests
and of lasting benefit to the roads them
selves.
Wichita is still the metropolis of Kansas
and will always remain so as long as its
citizens continue to work in harmony and
unity of purpose in the future as they
have in the past. A city becomes great IN
proportion to the efforts of its citizens and
their sacrifices. A city becomes attractive
only to that class of people that it is made
attractive for. A city increases its popula-
tion as the opportunities for making
money in that particular city are IN
creased
The phenomenal growth of this city and
its attractiveness for the establishment OF
large jobbing and manufacturing inter
ests has been made SO through the efforts
of our citizens, and this Board of Trade
has been the medium through which 1t
has been accomplished.
The greater the support extend
ed to the board the greater
will be its accomplishments, and
as the country tributary to this city is de-
veloped and the city increases in popula-
ton, the more will be the work required
of this board and the greater the necessity
for continued action.
The city as whole has made wonderful
progress during 1890, and which will COM
pare favorably with that OF any other city
in Kansas The completion of new build
ings and the establishment of wholesale
and manufacturing houses is worthy OF
mention as marking one of the greatest
eras in the history of this city.
Last February the new Santa Fe pas
senger depot was opened TO the public. In
March the J. NJ. Moore q Co.'S cooperage
works started manufacturing. April Both
the new three story Whitlock block was
completed.
Nav the Postal Telegraph company
completed their telegraph line to this
June l. the C. f. Potts Wholesale Drug
company was established
In July work commenced on the new
city hall, and July the corner stone wa;
laid.
August 5. the lola Carriage company es
tablished branch carriage repository il
! the city
In September the United States post
Office was completed and opened TO the
public.
: new freight depot for the Santa Fe rail
way.
In November the Coronado club opened
their rooms in the Sedgwick block. The
Lehmau-HigginsOn Wholesale Grocery
company and the Aylesbury Mercantile
company started in business. The Santa
Fe railway located division superinten
dent at Wichita.
The county court house, the finest il
Kansas, was completed and occupied, anC
during the year the Chicago. Rock lslanC
and Pacific railway erected new 1reiSh
: depot.
= In December the A n. Kellogg News
paper company opened nranch printing
NJ c. a. building was completed anc
opened to its members.
b The paving of Douglas avenue with jas
perite was completed this year. Market
Main and First streets were paved will
+, asphalt. English. Second, Third and Elm
street were paved with brick.
The alleys adjoining Douglas avenu
r and Main street were paved with stone.
p All the horse street railways were con
r | verted into electric railways, and new
power plant was erected at the corner o
, | Tenth and Wichita streets.
l The sewer system was completed thi
year.
The telephone service has been extended
T. to the surrounding towns.
Five new brick and one new schoo
buildings have been completed aud, will
the additions to other buildings, an OUTLAY
offs has been expended IOT schoo
purposes
T All this marks progress
THE PRESS.