The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-01
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NOTHING THE NATTER
With Saltwater, Which Is a
Seek-No-Further Town..
BUILDING IS BOOMING
Locomotive and Dynamo in
the Near Future.
IG IS BOOMING

Guthrie, O. T., July Sian Editorial d
the saltwater Gazette sums up the pros
perity during the last year, of last year
Of that city, which Is in the first class
although it has no railroad. and stands
as type OF what kind of town an agri-
cultural community will build up. The
Gazette says:
If there Is a town in Oklahoma, or any
where else, whose citizens should be In
good spirits it is saltwater.
"A year ago, as one would 80 out to
the college, there were numerous cutoffs
where he could 60 across vacant lots. and
after he passed the Talbot property, look
Ing westward, only one single residence,
that of Billy Pittman's, was all that
changed the appearance of the land from
the time when the country was first set
tied. There was the bare plain, just as
the Indian chased buffalo and cyote over
1t fifty years ago. But prestol Carpent-
ers, painters, plasterers and all other kind
Of manufacturers OF improvements have
made the roads hot out in that direction
for the past year, and today that is one
Of the prettiest residence portions If the
city.
Look over east of the College and COM
pare the scene of year ago with that
Of today. Vacant lots have Teen covered
by dwellings, Lrtil, insteal Of a few scat
tera: houses. i; is almost a sClid town.
Make balloon ascension and with your
field glass look down upon the whole twon
Of saltwater, and note the hundreds OF
houses which were not there year ago.
What will this town be Ave years from
now? Reason out the results Of the work.
ing forces, will you, sound thinker, and
then draw a mind picture of Saltwater
five years hence.
''When Oklahoma was first settled, for
a few years she had bad crops and es-
tablished the reputation in other states Of
being "a lot of old alkali spots which
wouldn't raise black-eyed peas;" but this
farmers learned the peculiarities of their
was the wrong impression. When her
new home, they found that she was all
right and many people are now amazed
at the fine crops they see when passing
through.
saltwater is in the midst of a strictly
agricultural country, and has been steali-
~ building up ever since she started.
About year ago, people began to realize
that there was money here, that we had
a good town; It became published, ana
people from almost everywhere, when
looking for a location, would go no fur
Their than Saltwater.
THE price Of land in this town has ad-
vanced, at the lowest estimate, one hun
dred per cent in the last year, and 1t IL
still on the advance, and many people are
Just sitting stiu enjoying their living
made by the unearned increment Of their
little investment of year or so ago.
I'VE are soon TO have electric lights, a
telephone system, and a railroad, and
then what will be wrong with the town?
Everybody who comes In says this Is the
best inland town they ever saw, and ask
what is the reason of our success. The
answer Is, first. that We have a good
country to back us, and second, that we
have men who are not afraid to push
Capital and economy are all that are neo-
essary to success, and we have them both.
Herein lies the secret Of the fact that we
have the most thriving town In the ter