The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-04-21

The Hotel Carey is entertaining three
distinguished visitors. Hon. Charles Davi:
| vice president of the Merchants bank
Rochester, New York, Hon. Charles B.
Hull of the firm of Hull, Drummond &
Co.. Binghampton, New York, and Hon
j. Z. Truemau ex-postmaster under Cleve.
lands first administration, also of Bing-
hampton.
These gentlemen are on . return trip
from the south and west, and having heard
so many f1attering stories about Wichita,
decided to stop over for q short visit.
Mr.. Davis has been the vice-president OF
the Merchants bank of Rochester
ever since its organization some
twenty years ago. Aside from this
he is receiver for the Elmira National
bank, Elmira, New York.
Mr.. Hull is one or the firm Of Hull,
Drummond aud Co., extensive whol-sai-
ers of tobacco and cigars located at Bing-
hampton, New York.
This city produces and sells to the trade
more cigars than any city in the United
St.tes, with the exception of New York.
Mr.. Hull employs over 500 men at the
Blnghampton factories.
Mr.. Trueman is wealthy New York
broker. and is also an investor in western
securities. He returned to America y
Snort time ago from an extensive trip
throughout Egypt and the oriental coun-
tries, but said that during all his travels
he never ouce met with as beautiful eli
mate as we have in Kansas.
Yesterday afternoon the above named
gentlemen, in company with L. d. Skin
n-r, took drive in the country, and on
their return stopped at the Toler stock
farm
Mr. Trueman is great admirer Of good
horses and was so well pleased with what
he saw that he purchased a fine team of
blooded slippers which he will have
shipped to Binghamptou at once.
The gentlemen were well pleased with
the appearances of farms noticed along
their drive, and spoke highly of the energy
displayed by the kansaI farmers. There
is one thing fail TO fully understand"
said Mr. Trueman,. in q short interview.
'and that is the low prices on real estate
and city property of all kinds"
IF have not been misinformed, subssan-
tiai property, in fact beautiful homes, can
he secured for nearly One-half their origi-
ual cost
Il fully believe the bottom of the finan-
cial squeeze has been reached in Kansas.
aud especially ut Wichita; and further
more that present owners of real estate
will in a sho time be able to put the r
property on the pnarket aud receive its &C
eTai appearance of Things, from the hard
working public spirited business men with
whom | have met, aud from the fact that
all cities have been d sabled by boom and
afterwards recovered; that Wichita will
yet be one of themOst thriving cities in the
country.
''The greatest surprise to us all was to
find such a magnificent paper as the EAGLE
published at Wichita.
This paper is superior to anything at
Binghampton, and would do credit to any
metropolitan city east, south, north or
west.
"The telegraph news. markets and sta
tistics are wonderfully concise and accur-
ate. and / am proud to find such well
formed metropolitan paper Published at
Wichita.
II observed further that your business
thoronghfares are well paved and 10
splend. d condition"
What opinion did you form of the resi-
dence portion OF the city ?"
1.-The most favorable, l assure you. l
have driven over Wichita pretty
thoroughly and am more pleased than l
can tell you Sucn homes As Campoelfs
and Davidson's are equal, if not superior.
to ANYTHING outside OF the large cities in
New York state"
The visitors will probably leave for the
east tomorrow.