The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-12
PRESIDENT POTTS P0RTRAYS THE
PERMANENT PROSPERITY OF
THE PEERLESS PRIN-
CESS.
4 Short but Intelligent Review Of the
Work Of the Board Of Trade Az I'd
dress Very Different From That
Delivered by Another Wichita
man at Topeka ieB
Days Aga

! the last meeting previous to The annual
Z election Of officers Yesterday afternoon IL
was we'll attended and all the member
were % high glee over the present condi-
ton of Wichita and its future prospects
which certainly ara very tiatterlOg Jddg-
: ing by the prevailing indications \ good
/ deal Of business was done and good
/ many topics discussed. The next meeting
viii be the annual election.
/ President Potts, who has managed the
I affairs OF the board so admirably during
/ the past year, was in good humor over the
present condition OF affairs, and made n
/ brief address Ia watch he took occasion 70
/ give some data that viii be found inter
! es;iug 90 the general readers, and especial
/ " to those whose eyes are turned towards
! Kansas aud is commercial metropolis.
| Mr.. Potts address is As follows:
Gentlemen Of the Directory o. the Board OF Trade
Of Wichita
I This meeting being the last prior to the
annual election for the ensuing year, L
would ask your attention briefly 10 lie"
/ thoughts which appear 10 me IS pertinent
/ at This time
! Tue work of this board during the past
wear has not been entirely without good
/ results, a. hasty glance backwards Will
/ clearly show. When the news of the terri
! bic tornado, which nearly wiped OF the
| face OF the earth the little village OF
/ Towanda, snort distance east OF Us, WAS
received. the executive committee at once
went to work, visited what was iett OF
| the town, learned the needs OF tne
sufferers, and promptly IorWarueu
several carloads OF supplies OF all KINDS
/ and some hundreds of dollars In casn Ia
/ addition was placed at the disposal Oh the
/ local committee. Assistance was also
/ rs,daraJ "a other unfortunate localities
I throgh the same medium.
/ The Trades Display and State Wheel
/ mems tournament on July 4, was credit
/ ably managed by COMMITTEES OF Ihis
! board MI IT,
| company and Stahl s. Gather Cigar Manu-
/ featuring company, with goodly II lumber
! Of Amnloves was the work OF n few men,
ber.. The soldiers reunion IN August,
and Columbian day celebration IN Octooer'
were each extended assistance by our
mem ers.
A few of our members have organized a
! Freight association, and placed compe-
/ tent man with q good salary IN charge
! His efforts secured a visit from judge
! McDill of the interstate commerce com
| mission, and in their annual report tue
needs of Wichita were plainly shoWo.
/ While this work has so Tar resulteu III pu.
! little TO our advantage, we expect Dy
I .skeepiuy everlastingly at it, 10 Accnmp'
/ lish good work for our city IN tue IL
| ture.
! firmly believe from actual knowledge,
/ that there is no city IN the United states
| that wild better repay investments IA real
| estate, manufacturing aud JoobinS than
| Wichita will today. Our JoOoIng Inter
! ests have doubled their business WITHIN
/ the past year. The weekly bank ciearlngs
/ show handsome increase IN com parlson
with former years. There are very few
empty houses and store rooms, whlIe
/ several fine business blocks and residences
have been aud are now IN course OF erGc-
! JiOu.
The following is a portion OF wichita
business esta oIlshments:
) " uOitsale groceries.
J Wholesale dry goods house
Wholesale boot and shoe house
Wholesale notion houses
l Wholesale drug house.
! " Wholesale cold storage company.
) Wholesale Implement houses.
3 Wholesale physicians supply houses.
| 8 Wholesale carriage dealers.
) Wholesale fruit aud produce houses
1 3 Wholesale cigar N ,nufacIurers.
) Wholesale coal dealers
Wholesale spice mills.
l Wholesal lie seed house
Wholesale harness and saddlsrg estAo-
lishments.
Wholesale manufacturers OF pumps
and plum Oer-' supplies.
Wholesale cob pipe manufacturers
" Wholesale newspaper union
3 Wholesale dealers IN poultry, butter
and eggs
/ oils and glass.
7 " hoies4le book and stationery house
Wholesale candy manufacturers
Spring wagon manufactured
| sash aud door manufacturer.
/ Flour mills
3 Wholesale liquor houses
2 Packiu, houses eacu with capacity
OF Strengthening B. 900 hogs per day ana ~
head o! cattle.
! Union stock yards.
| 10 Commission firms.
Ice plant natural Ice.)
Ice plant manufactured ice)
2Oil tank plants for distributing OILS,
: , Foundry aud iron WORKS.
I Manufacturer aud dealer IN machine
. supplies -.--,s.
l Laundry aud toilet soap manufacturer
Toilet soap mar ufactorles
8 Wholesale beer warehouses.
, ! Photograph supply dealer.
, Vinegar Manufactured.
: ! Trunk manufactures.
. / 10 Grain dealers
Electric light plants
system OF electric street cars
Mattress manufacturers
Yeast manufacture.
= I Box manufacturer
. Broom manufacturers
( Barrel man ufaCtureT-
Chemical and extract manufacturers
; Wholesale Lumber com pzalss-
: " hoIe-Ale cutlery house
: > Wholesal- bOtt.Iag workz
: Harness names manufacture.
. " Wholesale awning manufacturer.
Nv belief appears well foand-t thzt TN
I state ba- entered upou az era o. pros E5s-
u, Bro8t OF sa}ch = Tie isct taat tns bus
: ae~s failures IL Kama for l-s- wsre o1l
= 2s5 with greatly decreased l-abi. fi-Sf d
Z against 20 III lSiL sba b o. 10 hat.
d. S4s has Ia $50 "a sd > J0tuaJ bushels G
= wheat land - caPsb.e O. rAs~sa- ieI
times The oueuttsyH or nearly - o. cea
{ q that produced y Ire whole country
9 In conclusion gentleman, ue~.re q
= thank vau t1r Your uniform co1Ttesy 81.
, Invaluable stance, y atca Las ~
times bezu fsnder~d ne ~ your p7esll.41
f officer q I'd - I now lay .wl b. r "a
; desire 20 thank uar Energetic anu e-flCseE
+ secretary. Captaln 7. A Davis, for Cls ul
a tlrIpz efforts 70 promote Jhe Interests o
the CITY. AEA4a I iEz1s you
THz FaIR MEETING
:, There vas Al iu;ere-tsc O. MEETING C -
: directors au4 ,1ocA ..o.l4srs % ,E= WI-El-
Y Mechanical and Agricultural zssoc-at5sl
: tie board OF trade rooms Tuesday st--T
= Deeu tn Attendance was good IL
: following named =eail-n-a were ~elsets.
- the executive con- y. s1ee: & = Coaa