People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-04

route for home. We spent three days
at Port Arthur as pleasantly as We
ever spent time anywhere. We have
been on many junketing trips but
none of them have ever equalled this
one. Our hosts, Mes edwards &
Moffet, have expended every effort tC
make the trip a pleasant one. We
never enjoyed such splendid hospital
ity befure, and every member Of the
party bears the same impression. At
every turn we have been met with IN
expected conyeniences that light
ened our tasks and contributed to our
pleasures. We were kept busy sight
seeing all the time. Their efforts
seemed to be expended more to secure
our enjoyment than our money for
lots and lands. II any OF your readers
in future have occasion to 60 on one
Of these trips, (Other excursions 60
March 2 and Isl we guarantee upon
our own responsibility that they will
receive the most hOspitable treat
ment they ever enjoyed.
Since we are hOmeward bound it is
well that We summarize our obServa-
tiOCs.
We found a town of forty or more
buildings just budding into the prom
Use of a large export city. 1t is laid
out on broad scale, and every i'm
prOvement is of permanent charaC-
ter. E A. Stillwell of Kansas City,
the vice president of the Kansas City,
Pittsburg & Gulf road, and the head
Of the organizing force Of the great
enterprise, has said to the local mana
gers at Port Arthur: SIN every i'm
prOvement you undertake plan it on a
board scale; keep in mind that we are
building not county seat town but a
large CITY," His subOrdinates are
certainly following his instructions.
We have already described the mag
nifcent hotel. The depot now 10
course Of construction is to be the
finest ia the state. A large natatOr-
ium-l0O feet sQuare-is almost COM
pleted. The deep water channel will
be complete by the time the railroad
is through, and the plans for docks
and wharfs are on a very large scale.
Enterprises of all kinds are centering
here. A large furniture factory is
soon to be located on TaylOr's bayou,
west of the city. The beautiful cy-
press timber with its elegantirregular
grain makes the handSOmeSt furni-
ture in the world. A look through
the new hotel here will convince
anyone Of this fact. There are open
ings here for all kinds of enterprises
and those who expect to participate
in this great development ahead can
not get on the ground too quick if
they consult their own interests.
Port Arthur is the only place in the
United States that is attracting at
tentiOn today. Here are homes for
people in one of the finest climates on
earth, No SHOWS and but few frOSts
aud 10 The summer time the mercury
never gets above 100, and the delight
full sea breezeS temper it admirably.
Farmers will prosper as well as the
city people, Twenty acres of fine
fruit laud can be bought for $780, ene-
third cash and balance in one and
two years. II will easily pay for
itself IA small fruits and vegetables,
while the pear orchards are coming
on. We visited a fruit farm at Beau
mont same county as Port Arthur
last evening. 1t belonged TO Chris
tian Jackiman, A good joke is taxed
up to Billy Edwards at this place.
He was introduced on a former trip
to Mr. Jackiman as secretary Of
state
"Ahl" said the German, "yOa must
be quite rich man. How much your
Office pay?"
Mr.. Edwards told him the salary
was s. 500.
+Ab, ish dat alp" calculated Mr.,
Jaekiman, "Vy l make dat much off
my five acres of strawberries"
His strawberries were tine and he
was already beginning to market
them He had fOrty-five acres in
fruits and vegetables, and he is get
ting rrn. Any man can do as well
with tue same judgment and dill
gence, nd the completion of the new
road will make the market mex
haustanle long before the local mar
ket is exhausted.
Port Arthur will be a northern city
transplanted upon southern soil.
Three fourths of its people will be
from the north. Out Of thirty-One
who went down with our party only
about half of them are going back
with us. Nearly all bought property
and all are singing Port ArthuTS
praises. Rev. S. E. PendletOn, one of
our party from Baldwin, Kas., has
Just composed song which the bays