The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-09-01
DRIVEN FROM TOWN
GOOD MAN AND BIG INSTITUTION
TO DEPART THIS MORNING.
lr. Kiger of the Wholesale Jewelry Estab-
the Meddlers Any Longer-He Does Not
Propose to Allow His Large Interests TO
Very Plain Talk He Biames the Law and
Not the People-His Departure Very
Much Regretted.

| c. A. Kiger's wholesale jewelry es-
tablshment goes to Kansas City today.
| 1t was the only wholesale jewelry
| house in that vast scope of country
| between Omaha on the north, Denver
on the west, ST. Louis on the east and
Galveston on the south. 1t was an
institution that Wichita was proud OF
not only because it employed several
persons, but of the fact also that Mr..
Kiger was a splendid citizen and an
enterprising and progressive business
man.
What are you leaving US for?" said a
| reporter to Mr.. Kiger.
We'll sir, / am not going TO deceive
you. / am going away because of this
Internal prohibition business. 1t is my
only reason for going away and | am
sorry for il. l don't drink, but l want
| to say right here that l pay taxes and
l don't propose TO have these fellows
who haven't a dollar and a half inter-
est in the town have the power TO sad
die taxes on me. l am talking plain
and L mean every word l say. If this
thing occurred only once 1 would not
think SO seriously about it but il Oc-
! cures so often that / am tired of IL.
1t causes too much diStur bance among
business men. When men settle here
to do business they want TO get along
nicely, they want TO know about how
| things are going to run ahead OF them
| SO as 10 make accurate business cal
culations. The way ii is when a man
begins 10 think that the city is all right,
that there is light ahead, some PEN
nileSs meddler will bob up and throw
the whole business community into an
"a fnlpra
ticianS who can stand excitement but
it does not suit the business interests.
l presume l could still carry on very
profitable business, because generally
attend 10 it and leave other people 5
business alone, but | would sooner go
somewhere where things run smoother
and more aSreea BILE. l am still young
man and l propose to establish myself
where a few cranks cannot have the
power TO harass and annoy large COM
nercial interests. / want to say 10
you, however, that l think there is
just as large proportion of fine people
in Wichita as in any city in the United
States and that the foolish law and not
the people is TO blame. l also want To
say that were it not for that law and
| these periodical disturbances l regard
Wichita as having as fine prospects
for becomming a large and wealthy
commercial center as any city that
know of. / would like TO live and do
business here but life is too short.
When l go away l want the Eagle
sent TO me and L say now that wou
can send it TO me as long as Uucle
Sam runs the mails. / am with it in
all it's undertakings and with Wichita
whenever it's own people. or rather
few of them will quit trying TO run it
down to a little county seat town. 1t
is with deep regret that / am leaving
and l would not think of going II l
could be assured in anyway that this
busir ass would stop and stay stopped"
While Mr.. Kiger's departure will be
regretted by the business interests, the
departure Of Mrs. Kiger, who is Guilt
waited and refined little lady will also
be deeply regretted in society circles.