The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-24


Sales Selling Like Hot Cakes-Eastern
Owners Taking Property on Market.
A great many people are making a
mistake in the.statements they are max
Ing. There is no question:" they say,
that the election OF Mckinley pressed
the button of prosperity in the east but
We won't feel the effects of it out here for
Several years yeti These people viii
know better within a few weeks. The
tact is the moment the button was press
ed II had its effect here as well as back
east, although, perhaps, not so pro-
nounced. There are some deals now on
hand and some spoken of that will mean
much to Wichita. II will not be long
now till the announcement is made that
thedirt is flying preparatory TO the build
ing of an immense elevator and perhaps,
two One at least will be commenced
without much doubt. 1t will have ca
pacity OF 100000 bushels of grain and
will be a big institution in every respect
with lots of capital behind il. There are
some details of the deal not yet arrang-
ed, but no trouble, calculated TO block
the matter is anticipated. The second
elevator is not so certain as the one
lily. Ii is now in another city and if a
certain party living at a distance joins
the other two partners in the belief
which they hold strong that il is good
thing 10 move it, then it will come and
come at once.
Friends of Stewart Brothers, formerly
Of this city, are limiting very strongly
that the boys will again start an iron
works in this city, and that before long.
N he -ofA Il L.
from Stewart Brothers, but there are
some reasons TO believe that the blazing
fires of an iron foundry will soon be seen
here.
A stove factory is also probability. It
Is more than a probability. Quite a
good piece of land has been purchased
already and options are held on more of
1t. The parties who are buying the land
are very reticent, but people who seem 20
be on the inside of the deals do not
doubt but what a big thing is contem-
plated.
Talk of new Missouri Pacific depot
was renewed yesterday. Nothing about
IL could be learned from the local officers
OF the company, but 1t is a swell known
fact that certain purchases of land have
been made recently SO obviously along
that line that there is no mistaking it.
Another enterprise talked of among To-
money for investment, and that is cold
storage. The one built a few years ago
met with such phenomenal success that
there is money to be made in another
one without injuring that one.
At present there is more property
changing hands than ct any one time
for several years. 1t is not noticed for
the reason that the property is boughgt
from the county and is not included in
l1xr Ii,
IS property that was sold for taxes and
come great snaps are being picked up
by working men and others who have
a little money ahead and who are now
reasonably sure OF holding their jobs
When this class Of what might be called
tramp property, is all taken off the mar
ket, as it soon shall be, then the demand
will Increase for other property. a
great many eastern people have written
to their agents to take their property off
the market altogether as they intend to
retain the ownership Of it themselves.
Mr.. George E. Campbell who is the resi-
den- agent for several eastern parties
received word from two extensive own
ers of property yesterday requesting him
10 withdraw their property from sale.
This, with the free purchasing of tax
titles, will soon place the value of prop
erty- generally on q more secure basis.
At no time during the past seven years
has there been less vacant property in
the business part Of Wichita Az the
present time there is only one vacant
building in the heart OF the city-rtat is
from the Union depot to Main street on
Douglas and on Main street north to
Third. That building is the one next -
the Eagle Office end. that being in the
very best location in town viii not re-
main vacant very long.
Altogether things look vary hriobt
Money is much easier, there is more OF
il the prices Of farmers products are
high and getting higher every day. The
merchants are in splendid shape and
there is some probability IF a much bet
ter future for laborers and mechanics