People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-18
From Port Arthur.

My time is 50 nearly all occupied
that fear | shall have to disappoint
our readers in so far as writing at
any length. There is too much going
on here to think 81 describing 1t all.
| arrived here last night and found
that Mr.. Smith, my partner in the
Port Arthur Herald, had the building
up and printing Office running in full
blast. Started the building Monday
morning, moved into it on Wednesday
aud turned out several jobs Of print
ing. The building is 24x60. We will
issue our first paper next week and
that will tell you all about Port Ar
thur. We Will mail number of sam
pie copies to WellingtOn-tO anyone
who will drop card for same.
There is great development here.
There must be fifty buildings in pro-
cess Of construction. The whole
prairie seems to be alive. Every train
brings in crowd of new investors.
New ground is broken for buildings
every day. When the noon hour ar
rives it reminds me Of school adjourn
ment in Wellington to see the work.
men filing up the street to the
boarding houses. Some of the build
ings are quite sutstantial-all frame
as yet. A brick yard has commenced
operations, and will soon be turning
out brick, when We may expect some
brick blocks. Some are waiting for
brick. Notwithstanding the cheap
ness Of lumber, it is said that brick
buildings will cost but little more.
Brick are now worth $40 per thousand,
bnt it is said they can be burned here
and furnished at 81.
The new passenger station standing
across the head of Proctor, the Gen.
tral business street. is nearing COM
pletiOn. 1t is modern in Architecture
and cOmmOdiuS-about 300 Feet in
length, two stories, tower on either
end, handsome arched entries, all TO
be finished in cement with iron grid
erS-SOmething new ia architecture.
a new sixty-rOOm wing is to be added
at once TO the Sabine hotel. Hotel
and boarding house accommodations
have been inadequate. Some work
men have been compelled to refuse
employment and leave town because
they could not get board. Unless the
crowd grows enormously this difficulty
will be Obviated soon, as several res
taurants and boarding houses are al.
most ready for business,
A big crowd is expected next week
on the regular monthly excursion,
which leaves Kansas City on the 10Th.
Edwards & MOffet write that there
will be at least 200 people. Property
is advancing rapidly. Lots that were
bought when was here three weeks
ago for $500 and 500 are now held at
81 900 and 81, l,500. These are the best
business lOts-the latter, corners,
Some are selling, too. Other property
is advancing in proportion. II Wei
lington people want to get any finger
in this 'pie," they had better come
on this excursion. They are losing
money every day they prOcrastinate,
Superintendent Stillwell Of the P
& G. road, with party Of Holland
Investors, bearing names a yard long,
have been here for two days. They
went out to the dredge boat, which is
now engaged in cutting the channel,
Four other dredge boats are en- route
from New York. Mr.. Stillwell ID
erecting six fOur.room cottages fol
rent. When ground was broken fol
the first, he received, or rather hi:
agents received tWenty-fOur applica'
tiOns to rent it at 500 per month
The boom is on! Two large elevators
are to be erected by the HollandPrs,
and everything put in order to receive
the products Of the north and west by
July or August, when the road and
channel will have been completed
TwO-thirds Of the people here are
from Kansas and nearly all from the
north. may not have time to write
you again. LYMAN NAUGLE.
PORT ARTHUR, Tex, March II.