The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-22
Was Secured eFd0 1ad Times

have resigned my membership in the Ana
Mas outfit" quit shaking plum trees, put
on my belt and stuck my George Wash
ington Ratchet in it, and dare not lie
/ I'D like to, but darsent."
To return to the cod mutton, the Board
of Trade was convened. the Burton Stock
Car man and the inebriate he had with
him for an attorney arrived. After several
meetings a contract with no marrow in 1t
was drawn up. The same was read over
in the par,or of the Manhattan hotel and
rejected; another was drawn and approved
by the inebriate aforesaid. Old man Per
kins" read it over. and he saw that he
needed a lawyer and he got one.
The next morning a new contract was
submitted, and it was 'jug-handled con-
tract" had two handles, and both of them
on one side-and Perkins had hold of both
handles-and it was a glazed jug, and there
was no place for Wichita to get hold on
at all. Things hung fire" We knew that
TO Sign this up was simply willful and
deliberate suicide. Colonel Lewis was the
only man who denounced the contract.
Some of the others wanted some one TO
say something. but all were mum. until
Lewis spoke. We could not get the boys to
take $500 900 of the stock of the company.
We wanted car works" but We wanted
'em on the homeopathic plan. This dose
was an alopathic dose, by an old-fash-
toned regular who was brought up on blue
mass and who bled patients as George Dold
bleeds hogs. Hence we went slow, eau
tiOus just as if we were hunting a match,
after attending a Bobby Burns" banquet.
F,TI
over sewing machine or cradle At last
Oak Davidson said if the Board Of Trade
would make him a guaranty of $4,000 he
would subscribe $200, OOO stock.
Oaks nerve secured the Burton Car
Works.
That night the Board of Trade sent out
note to the tops of the board, just as
feeder selects carload of best steers
to send to market. and the tops afore-
said met in the room where Ferguson's
office is. At o'clock that night the
guaranty was duly signed and delivered.
The guarantors wanted 10 "cover their
bet and 1t was agreed that nothing should
be said about the guaranty. but the board
should announce that instead of taking
5000 600 stock we were 10 raise in cash by
subscription the sum of $4,000 instead Of
stock.
The board issued a call 70 the entire
membership TO meet at the board rooms
the next morning at O'Clock. A. the hour
named fifty men were on hand. Some
were almost I'll. but imbued with the spirit
Of Ligarus who said. when Brutus sent
for him: II am not sick if Brutus have in
hand any exploit worthy OF the name OF
honor"
The war was on!
The campaign was planned.
The town was cut into twelve parts. The
country ADJACENT To town was cut into four
parts; sixteen committees. each of three
men. were appointed. and their district was
given them. A general committee was sp-
pointed 70 oversee the work Of the other
committees. 4 special committee was ap-
pointed - correspond with nonresident
land owners and absent members Of the
board. Each committee was to report a
o'clock in the evening. deliver the sub
scrptions taken. and receive instructions
for the morrow At evening weary men
and faded horses occupied the street a,
Levy's bank The first $4,000 was raised