The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-21

fully secured. IN either getting your
money back, or first mortgage bonds
on a completed elevator and best pros
poets for the benefits as above. II is
certainly worth n trial, and we heartily
recommend same 10 you, and viii use
our utmost efforts TO realize the above
fuIly as possible. and il you are willing
To Join and work with US in the same
shirt that we are with you, We viii be
able 10 make Il q success.
Now, each OF you please study and
re-read carefully. before deciding and
we then feel you viii be Interested and
ready TO cooperate. Then sub
scribe and constitute yourself as a spec
ial committee OF one TO secure the CO
operation and subscription OF your
neighborS, and send 10 US promptly.
Subscription blanks are hereto attach
ed, or provided In another paper This
is broad work OF Galveston with the
entire West. and we trust 50 broad.
that no local antagonism viii manifest
itself. You can not afford 1t
We would suggest that each town.
ship hold meetings at their usual
township voting places without further
notice, Wednesday. April 10th. and in
towns at their usual meeting places.
Saturday. April. 25th, 10 discuss
the subject and subscribe and select an
active canvaSslng committee TO see and
get the subscriptions OF those who may
not be present; also, II any desire fur
Their Information. TO select some one TO
come 10 see us
We hereby request that the banks q
s~ar h.ar- ~
select one Of the most favorably known
and progressive business men OF their
county and ask him 10 come 10 Wichita
st once, 10 see US. aud look into the
above fully, and then IL all Is endorsed
by him. on his return. have a county
meeting called at once to complete the
subscriptions for that county, and IL
not completed, appoint township can
wasting committees TO promptly can
vaSs each township 10 completion. We
will pay the railroad fare one way. OF
the party selected by the banks. as
above We would be pleased 10 have
any one who feels interested and de-
sires further Information. to come In
or write To us: we will cheerfully and
frankly answer all questions
Do not wait for your neishhor. II
enough others do not come In your sub
scription will not be binding
Now, please let no time De lost II
each does his part, easily within his
ability and as his interests justifies. the
full amount should be raised by May
18th. Subcribe all you can. a.. II more
than sufficient Is raised, the surplus
would be returned.
The press OF the West could aid
much in taking this up through their
columns. and We hereby request their
hearty cooperation. The press has
done much in an effort 10 realize To the
people Of the West the benefit Of their
nearest tide-water outlet and we feel
that here now is an opportunity for the
press 10 be materially instrumental in
securing the result long sought for.
Before taking this work up, We visit
ed three points. 10 see whether or not
the substantial merchants and farm
eos were In sympathy and would con
tribute. We are frank In saying we were
surprised az the universal Interest
maifested. The first meeting was OF
seven or eight They, % a man, want
ed il and agreed To- take 500 OF the
elevators bonds The second place OF
about twenty-five, nineteen stood up on
purely a voluntarily vote. substantially
pIedglng their financial and moral sup
port. At the third meeting place Of tho
very strongest farmers. all were much
interested and ready 10 cooperate and
take each from fifty 10 two hundred
dollars Of the bonds. SO. this decided
US to take up the work and We trust
the balance Of the people viii follow In
the wake OF these three places. IL is
work OF far more Importance 20 you, as
a people, than TO us
In the discussion IN one Of the above
meetings, the following occurred one
man said: 1--WE should all club to-
Cether and ship 10 Galveston irFespec-
tive OF what the East bids for our
grain" A little German land who as
class. are quite level headed replied as
follows: "Dat Is not plshness, We should
zeI verever We gOud get de most
money. dats pishness. II, by putting up
an elevator at Wichita. causes de Past
to bay Won cent a pushed more vor our
grain, w We make big money. even IL
de elevator did not dura a veeL
gives fifteen dollars"
NOW WHAT WILL YOU GTYE7
Please act promptly.
Yours obedlently.
Galveston Export and Commission ca
BY d. c. IMBODEN. Gen. Mang
Temporary Office:
No. 3O7 Sedgwick Block.
Wichita. Kansas.
General Office: Galveston. Texas
Address all communications on the
above % Us az wichita. Kansas