The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-01-24
1874 o62 SOL. $50

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Being now well established and extern
siVely known there is no question as to
their future value to tbs city, and as
being one of the greatest elements TO con-
! tribute to our growth and prosperity.
PACKING INDUSTRY.
| Coupled with this is the pork
! packing industry, which is growing in
magnitude and to such proportions that
the houses already located here will DO
compelled to enlarge their capacity. The
packing houses of Francis Whitaker Sc
| Sons and Jacob Dold g. Sons, two of the
| largest and best equipped plants in the
west are institutions which reflect credit
upon our city and are monuments of the
enterprise and public spirit of our citizens.
So important have they become to all our
! business interest that we could not do
without them.
The reputation of these firms, based up
packing hogs and cattle and as merchants
| in the business, gives a prestige to the
city as packing point which is impos-
sible tc estimate the value Of.
Since the opening of the Dold packing
house Nov. /, 1888, there has been packed
in the two houses up to the present writing
over six hundred thousand head of hogs,
besides the cattle and sheep killed.
SOUTHERN KANSAS FAIR.
Credit is due to the Kansas Fair associa-
ton for the holding of two of the best ag-
ricultural and horse fairs ever held in
Southern Kansas That those fairs were
a success as an attraction for people to
visit the city, is generally admitted. This
association has demonstrated the fact that
a successful fair can be held at Wichita at
ali times, when the weather is favorable
With all the expense, time, trouble and
money expended they are well worth the
effort when one realizes the amount of
money distributed and the number of peo-
pie who visit the city during fair week.
REAL ESTATE.
The improvement in all lines of business
has brought with it a gratifying improve
ment in the value Of our realty. There is
a greater demand, more and larger sales
made than one year ago.
The upward movement has commenced
and as fast as our business increases, so
will the value of our city property con-
tinue to be in demand. There are more
farms selling now than there were six
months ago. The bountiful crops which
we have had in the past year has placed q
value upon the farms of our state which is
being recognized. This has re-established
the faith of our own people, and is attract
ing the attention of the farmers of eastern
states in this direction.
The movement in our real estate which
is attracting the attention of foreign in
vestors. is simply the forerunner of what
will follow, as soon as our location and nd
vantages for the building of a great city
are better understood.
FREIGHT RATES.
Wichita is naturally the wholesale job
bipg and distributing point for vast en-
pire south and west as well as east, the
development of which, depends largely on
the reasonableness of freight rates.
The interest of our citizens is to so de-
velop by every honest means, this city and
country that our people may be prosper
Gus aud happy. That they may enjoy the
benefits of our location and its advantages.
The building up OF our own state and
city is 10 us paramount to that of any
other city in any other state. Wichita Is
located in valley blessed with everything
possible that nature could bestow upon a
country TO make it rich. The consumers
and producers here must be prosperous or
the railways cannot hope to become so by
reason OF our traffic.
Wichita has now grown to be the largest
city west of 81. Louis on the Frisco lineJ
1t is the most important shipping point on
the Santa Fe. Missouri Pacific and Rock
Island railways between the Missouri
river and the Rocky mountains, and this
Is all because of the large and diversified
interests which our people have concen-
trated here 10 make il So We appreciate
all that our railways have done here, not
forgetting that we have always contrib
uted literally towards their construction.
We hope TO so increase our business
that they will DE compelled to increase
their facilities
The freight rate question VIII always
confront Us, therefore our members should
study thoroughly this great problem il
order to be prepared to meet inequalities
when they arise and be fair their demands.
Everything which has been ompish-
ed in the last year has made Wichita A
greater, gfander and more powerful city
than she WAS one year ago, all Of which
firmly establishes our position a. the COM
mercial metropolis OF the Southwest
Wichita is better equipped today 70
Ia die the wholesale and manufacturing
business of this country, than ever before
and with WEI directed effort viii accom-
plish all that the most ama.tious can hope
:or
Wichita being - well located with 80
many railways and " aica arc beng
strengthened today 10 better serve oRr best
interests i in = position TO make more
rapid growth in tie future than IN the