The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-08
ANOTHER BUSINESS FIRM GOES.

The Eagle in reluctantly bidding good
bye to w. j. Corner and L. b. Speed
and their estimable families, wishes
them only good fortune and happiness.
In expressing our deep regret we but
reflect the sentiment of every business
man in the community, every member
of the city's society. They had hoped
to hold on to Wichita and to sustain
themselves and business until such time
as the increasing trade of the city would
in affording them the facilities for
reaching their customers, would COM
mand also such equitable freight rates
as would permit competition at distant
points. But the feather which broke
the camers back, the feather-weight
commission backing its Campbell-but
too surely postpones the day TO which
they looked forward, postpones it so
definitely, yet indefinitely, that they
concluded it to be to their interest and
duty alike, to remove their business to
Kansas City. Sixteen people, Messrs.
Corner and Speed informs US, go with
them. Mr.. Corner for years was at
the head of the Royal Spice and Coffee
mills Mr. Speed, ever since he sever
ed his connection with the Santa Fe
as civil engineer, has been resident
of Wichita. Both of these gentlemen
are of the highest character. enterpris-
faith had never wavered in Wichita.
Their wives will be greatly missed in
church and society circles. Mr.. Cor
ner will be especially missed by the
Congregational church and by Fair
mount college. The time was when
Wichita would have given a round
bonus to secure these men and the en-
terpriSe, and business. which they carry
away. Had We maintained our hold
on the promises of a few months ago
no bonus which Kansas City could have
offered would have induced them to go
away From our talk with these gent
lemen we are satisfied that the in
tegrating combina ton which is seeking
to pull Wichita down to the limitations
and possibilities of a prohibition town
did more in influencing them in reach
ing the final determination than the
bonus referred TO. But as We said, We
can only join with all Of their many
friends in this city in the wish for their
future prosperity.
Speed the day when the uncertainty,
the apprehension and the business dis
trust growing out of a selfish war Of
INDECENT officials, who are backed by in
tolerance and fanatacism, may cease
Failing to see any hope in the imme-
diate future, and chance for new enter
prises coming in with employment for
the idle, or any possibility of the re-
vival of a renewal trade and activity.
commencing with this fall, and all
which seemed so certain but few
weeks since, many are leaving the city.
We do not like to acknowledgement fact,
but the managers of one Of the transfer
companies, Mr.. Rogers, says that he
alone has since the inauguration of the
politicQ-church sovereignty over this
city, that is within thirty days last
past, hauled just forty families and
their effects to the depots OF this city.
Mr.. Rogers observed in the connection
that ii must be remembered that there
Were other transfer and dray companies
But for the conviction that the war
on Wichita, first suggested at Topeka
on the Fourth of July. and afterwards
inaugurated by the authorities a Tope-
ka, at the instigation Of a dozen or SO
non-taxpayers, stranded politicians, in
surance agents and business wrecks, Is
to be war 70 the knife, and war 20 the
death, these forty families would not
only have not gone away, but many
new families would have undoubtedly
been coming in during the fail and
winter. Every forty families that go
out OF Wichita curtails every branch
Of trade. every commercial demand.
and effects every business interest by
just so much. Il is felt by the churches,
by the schools, by the street railway.
by the merchants, and by every con-
ceivable institution and enterprise One
class, additional. nearly a hundred OF
whom were sent away 10 further purify
the city. deprives a dozen seamstresses
and dress makers OF bread and they
will have TO follow. But when the
threat Of the assistant prosecutor is
made good. that the policy laid out fo-
Wichita az Topeka Shall go and pre-
vail at whatever cost, there VIII Be no
more trouble in finding school accom-
mediation for our public pupils. no lack
OF deserted and vacant rooms OF every
character for all the unshel,e-ed bats
and owls Of the country. X VIII not
only be the business man and the pro-
fessional man who will be compelled 20
follow his customers who have flown.
but the very men who are reVei4ng IN
their work OF disintegrat.oa VIII fad