The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-24
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Nj, VI. MURDOCk. Editor
Why Wichita Is Thankful Today.

Wichita thankful thankworthness thank
full morning all she survives in her
own specous character as the commercial city of
Kansas
Wichita thankful today, that it is slowly dawnng on
the comprehensons Of Kansas railroad man.
agenents that be earned by comped-
tive figuring nor in terminal Determinations in
ttang for legislative ajores but that dividends
be found in an increased of conserved traffic
whose principal and profitable the local haul
Wichita is thankful bright autunal morning of
1885, that the babcry ceased in the land
and that the people of this commonwealth
in realizing that God lives return to first
principles by consigning the hands Of
tn. party under whose policy and conservative
rule Kansas owes all.
Wichita in being this day of Thanksgiving
does forget she has waited but that
in waiting she has
1t has been one long proraced struggle regain the
prestige of which robbed by combination Of
friendly forces and of unforuitous circumstances.
final victory is all the more important it
the undsputed mistress situation the almoner
of her own destiny longer any of
Wichitas There longer question
those who could put two and two together
four Foolish speculation in which lib
orally discounted confidence expected
realization in setting her advantage
by interests. years to regain
which she should never have lost THANKSGIVING DAYS have
come gone only people bravely battling
for they theirs originally,
possession they again
nothing location nothing natural advan-
tages nothing prestige nothing in anything Wichita
setting the which swept in
becoming brightest exampler became It's chiefest sufferer
and victim.
But the penalty has been paid to the last cent Nor
SPECTATORS nor transportation lines nor anything save an
annhilaton pasture lands
thriving busy communities by which she is
surrounded is the conceded center can
stay upward and forward movement to that
goal which enroll her as the greatest commercial city
Antagonizing conflicting interests
longer They have succumbed to influence
which being inherent natural are also superior
a greater number of wholesaling and job
ng any other two cities in Kansas all of
which expanding reaching farther and farther
with their trade. And there coming
Wichita boasts more extensive retail estab-
lshments any city Kansas they do greater bus
and their continually being added to-
Wichita has the biggest packing houses and handles
daily meat products in her market than
any Missouri river has several of the
Touring mills; the confectionery factory
largest and greatest number Of wholesale grocery
houses; the biggest wholesale dry goods firm the most e
tensve Wholesale drug company; largest coldstoage
capacityas have the largest wholesale iron and
hardware house by neutrality-suspicious. implement and
establishments OF the greatest magnitude and the
thumpinges all around trade life Of any town
o city the state o Kansas
wichitas empty houses are now occupied and her
fats and blocks fu full Of people from cellar 70
roof there more building Of homes and business
houses here the coming any town in the state
q hdSdS OF tah nave been bullt IN Wichita in all
years since collapsed boom.
. And is thankful today thankful for the
of conditions ong deferred thankful for the pos
session advantages never seriously questioned and e
pecialy thankful son Of her former prosperity Is
again above the horizon warm with assurances Of
bright and a busy future
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