The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-09-17
wIcH,rA,s RENEWED DESTINY.

wICHlrA,s RENEWED DESTINY.
few wears ago the man, woman OF
child living in Wichita that did not De-
,iave that this CITY was destined to be
come the great metropolis of the south
west, kept the opinion to themselves
try change in the conditions that ex
listed in 1887 have only accumulated the
necessity and demand for commercial
rretronolis at the confluence of the Big
and Little Arkansas rivers, which &C.
mand has been fortified and strength
ened by the prestige of accumulated IN
ferests and by the construction OF rail-
roads. It is absurd to think that
the combined wisdom OF the men VINO
have cast their fortunes with Wichita DO
rot equal that of the traffic managers oil
three or four railroads or of quorum OF
interstate commissioners Wichita has
not been encouraged and coddled by
great artificial forces but she IS growing
because of natural advantages. While
the former influences can never bulid
great city in the wrong place. the latter
never falls in the end. Founding her
claims purely upon agriculture
Wichita began her career the
same as all other central points ia this
country which are now cities. And
lust as certain as the products OF the Soil
shall continue in demand, and that the
wil of Kansas shall continue 10 reward
.he husbandmen, and they will as long
rs the human race continues to exist,
Just so long viii Wichita continue to
grow and develop in commercial I'M
portance and prosper with her tributary
territory. Wichita is not the first
Young city that has had TO contend
with discriminating freight rates,
and just as surely as they eventually
overcome those adverse conditions, just
rs surely will Wichita. Railroads may
Hldhc VI ucStIot Ni'ihSco' DuU pi0uS"-
tined, providential, rightly located cities
can only temporarily be retarded. The
inconsistency Of the attitude of the rail
roads towards Wichita can only be ac-
counted for on the grounds that they
from President down have prob
lem TO solve, which is how to produce
dividends on their thrice watered stock,
and their best thought is given to the
conditions that do exist, not to the con-
aitions that ought to obtain, therefore,
they make cheap rates where they must
and high rates where they can. This
milking the cow without furnishing any
fodder is q matter of limited duration.
Cities located where they actually are
convenience to the peo pie will succeed
in spite of discrimination, until they
reach a condition of Importance that
commands reasonable rates.
Hence the faith that has existed in the
past touching Wichita future must now
grow stronger with her new opportuni-
ties There las been no mistake made, and
just as surely as progress and develop
ment have not stopped in this country
Just so surely will Wichita continue to
grow, and from this time forward with
IN accelerating Importance and pace.
Her destiny as city, as the principal
manufacturing, Jobbing, banking, pack
ing and live stock center of Southwest
Kansas receives, today, new impulse
Dy the doubling of her field, field full
Of new life and enterprise, a field which
for whose trade no other city can COM
pete on equal terms. With every natu-
raj advantage of location, with the pres
age OF trade already acquired and Sc
cure, with the advantage OF the greater
stocks o. goods, the greater capital, the
greater number of inhabitants, and with
e system of railroads which now seem
IL have been constructed with special
reference to Wichitas trade with the
Territory, winch roads link her TO Okla
homa by nine distinct and direct lines
we can conceive of no objection, no pos
sible calamity or untoward opposition
that can rob or even retari her in reach
ing that destiny which all conceded
WAS hers in the earlier days, referred to
Ia the opening sentence of this article,
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Three thousand Nichitans took the
eariY trains Yesterday morning TO see