The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-16
STREET FAIR At
OKLAHOMA CITY.

OkLAROAA Oily.
Twenty-Five years ag when the Eagle
/ was Matched, II was for a specific pur-
/ pose. that of building a city. She has
never wavered for moment from this
/ central idea, and in order TO do so real
/ lied the fact that the vast scope of coun-
/ try, this Land Wof the Fair God" ly-
/ ing at our very door, Kansas, the Indian
/ Territory and occupied by a fierce tribe
/ of semi-civilized Indians. must be opened
/ for settlement to the white man-before
/ success would crown its efforts-the
scream of the Eagle, ION to the Terri
tory" afterwards ION to Oklahoma was
/ persistent and was finally caught up and
reached through the entire Mississippi
valley. until tmighty thunderings reach
I ed the seat of government in such ON
! nous notes that consent was finally given
and the barbed wire fences were torn
down and the settler invited to come in
and take possession-and now the Eagle,
/ from her lofty flights. views with the ut
! most satisfaction, young empire. coun-
| try unsurpassed in beauty. in fertility,
crowded with happy and unusually pros
porous, intelligent people, on farm. in ham,
| let and city. as the result of her labors.
Realizing that this newly settled aoinin
/ land has not even opened the threshold
/ of its existence. The Eagle always anx-
/ ious to second any enterprise for the good
Of the territory. Thursday morning the
Santa Fe. south. found an eager represen-
tation en- route 10 Oklahoma City to see
their muchly advertised and talked of
Street Fair and Weeks Carnival What
was it like and is a fair of that kind a
success. are the questions put by many
since our return. II is like this: The City
and its merchants build light frame
work Of lumber about twenty feet wide
! the length of two blocks in the middle Of
their two principal streets covering the
/ frame work with muslin, dividing it in
! the center so as to make the booths face
the sidewalks, the space between the
booths and sidewalks being about twenty
feet. The exhibitors were given these
booths free and every accommodate ton
: given them possible and in order that
they might he able to make their exhibits
no charges were made. Reservation were
lunch counters and restaurants. one cross
street sort of midway paisance was pre-
pared in the same manner for the diff
erent side show attraction, such charms
as Punch and Judy. Everything goes"
seemed to be the understanding The as
ISOLATION furnished also some extra at
/ fractions, which appeared at different
times through the day and evenings from
platforms erected high enough to be ad-
Vantageous. the attraction alternating
from one platform to another. also with
the brass bands. One other attractive
and interesting feature was a parade in
the forenoon of each day. One day the
city schools. one commercial trades. one
the merchants and manufacturers parade.
Schemes each day some attractive feature
which created interest and enthusiasm
and drew the crowds
The merchants who desired TO make a.
! display had the right 70 space in the
/ booths directly opposite his establishment.
number Of them made very fine and
elaborate exhibitions of their respective
wares. The agricultural display was I'M
usually fine. Cotton, corn. wheat. oats.
potatoes. tomatoes. everything imagin-
able that grows in the vegetable line in
this valley was on exhibition in great pro-
fusion. Wa-tah millions weighing Us MS
Ine same can be said Of the horticultural
display. Apples and grapes taking the
lead The country IS so new that A great
many varieties have not had time 20 pro-
duce. The fair was a success. there can
be no question about that part OF Il II
was so demonstrated on every hand and
the promoters are laready planning for
next year. Indeed are they so enthusiast
tic over the results that they were Won
dering II I; were not possible FOR ne CITY
to make application fo- a pa-ent for ne
right in Oklahoma The city claims q
population Of eight thousand. :, IS COM
pactly built. has number ot three story
modern designed pressed brick. stone
I trimmed, buildings. The business part n.
the city lies N the Canadian river valley
and the resident portion on e slop.ug hill
side on which may be found number
Of handsomely built homes L has good
sewerage system. a fine water works plant
with direct pressure ike the plant 81 this
city. Electric light and gas plant two
railroads, and the sound OF the whistle
on the construction engine Of the extended
road. the Frisco. can be heard in The city.
This road is building handsome press
ed brick depot as well as a round house.
and has no Intention o. extending west
soon. The Oklahoma Cotton Co-noress
company are completing and operating a
modern cotton compress. capacity % : on
bales per dsy ~ 10 hours run The plant
has valuation of one hundred ;hous-
and dollars Ciose beside this mammoth
establishment : about completed cotton
seed oil mil. buildings n h-.ck. marnlu-
cry ID - date ana embracing al a TIE
la;est iuProveu EMS. Is capacity is r10
IONS per ts~. thst : % say. l.nt. hull and
crush. snd 50 tons % cotton seed per dav.
IHey have very is-ge planning ulI with
numerous other small manufacturing
plants 81 various kinds. which are reces-
sary adtu1cts 20 thriving r-:la cry IKE
Oklahoma City IS AZ the present writing.
As 20 the future II ire civ depends large
y upon her leading citizens and capital-
lists. and 50 long as her sHaIrs are sllit-
ed by such men IS Richardson Overhaul
zer. jones. Wallace. Wnee.er. Turner. Gun
-i1Enara - a. continued prosperity and
success vii be II Us wake ua,r IS no
meters h!ghes; an,Ic.pAuoas are al reai-
ICED.
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