The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-07-21

Did to Show the True Sentiment of
Wichita.
Ae IL o'clock yesterday five promni-
nent citizens took four petitions on the
streets calling meeting for the audi
torium next Thursday night which
meeting will voice the sentiments of
Wichita relative to the local business
affairs Of this municipality.
Owing to the late start and the fact
that the business men were engaged IN
their usual heavy Saturday business
the committee did not see all Of them,
but cut of those whom they did see not
FIVE individuals refused to sign the call
The result can be seen from the Sig
natures given below and the charac-
ter Of the men who signed the call
The committee did not go among the
fellows who are here today and away
tomorrow, but they approached the
solid. substantial, permanent taxpayers
and business men of Wichita.
They went TO the men who have build
ed the FIRST and formost commercial
city in Kansas.
They approached the men who have
builded five miles Of the finest business
houses in the west, fifty miles of fine
residences, sixty miles of sewers.
l20 miles Of sidewalks. seventeen public
school houses, and twenty or twenty
one churches.
They went to the men who encourag-
ed the building of railroads. street rail-
ways. public parks, the Y. NJ. c. A.
building and the many colleges that
adorn the hills.
They went 10 the men who went down
into their pockets to encourage the
building of two packing houses and
other institutions Of value TO the peo-
DEMONSTRATIONS that enhanced the
value Of every foot OF ground and that
will eventually make Wichita the
greatest commercial, educa uonal and
social center in the west.
They went TO the men that have open
ed up the commercial fields Of the south
and west 10 the trade of Wichita and
that gave her a trade prestige such as
is enjoyed by no other city in the state.
These are the people who are in
touch with the material and best moral
interests Of Wichita and these are the
gentlemen who will voice the sentiment
OF Wichita at the meeting Thursday
night,
Following is the call, with the names
attached:
The subject of good citizenship and
good government being one of the most
important that can engage the atten-
Of promoting such objects in the city
of Wichita; we. the undersigned resi-
dents houSehOfders and taxpayers of
the city, hereby call meeting of all
citizens who have the welfare Of the
city at heart to meet al the Auditorium
on Thursday evening, July %, 1895; for
the purpose of discussing the objects
set forth. believing that a full inter-
change Of opinions on the subject Will
he conducive TO the public good.
John B. Carey.
a. Hess.
George W. Bristow.
D. w. Tanner.
r. G. Penquite.
O. a. Brown.
G.. G. Barnes.
J. ?. Morris.
/. B. Noble.
J. II. Reynolds.
F. @. Burnett.
W. W. Burnett.
T. l. Meyers.
q. r. Salmons.
a. F. Hurt
r. Mathews.
Ralph L. Millison.
H Gross.
L. w. Clapp.
F Q. Arnold.
F. f. Beach.
q. 3. Stocker.
C NJ. La Paz.
G BraitSch.
c. ". Carey.
VIII Beatty.
c. Z. Bryan.
Z. s. Ramsey.
c. C Ganey.
l.. Simpson.
Carl Helm.
A c. Race.
J. Bowman
F.. a. Austin.
Gerald Volk.
W. D. McClees.
G. c. Saur.
Gus Saur.
L. G. Scheetz.
p NJ. Wolf.
VIM. n. Caswell.
Fred Buckley.
VIM. Williams.
Samuel ". Hess.
Fred II. Stuckey.
J. Christman.
A j. Christman.
q. Gehring.
W. w. Pearce.
J. T. Pearce.
Agnes Sommer.
Robt. \. Smyth.
J. Graves.
NJ Krailsheimer.
y. &. Herman.
Geo. II. Lloyd.
/. / Newcomb.
q. II. Barnes
j +. Massey.
Daniels Bros.
r Z. Wallace.
l. w. Gill.
II. Z. Case.
+. O. Graves
w s Grant.
J. W. Gillispie
s Q. Lehman.
c. f. Fordham.
A N Wallace