The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-26

This is a period Of eleven months. or
2S6 working days, which would mean p
men per day at S125 per day. or less
number Of men al $50 per day. and stm a
less number al 81 per day. Since Mr.. Ross
election the returning Of prosperity and
the growing and developing Of the city. the
wages are now $50 per dav.
Now on what items has there been
saving; that is. on what items have the
savings been in the nature Of Gear gains?
Wen. the city Of Wichita. among
its other items OF Indebtedness. had so ooo
Of railroad bonds which were refunded at
rate Of interest which saved to the CITY
Of Wichita 5000
On the reduced price Of lighting the cftv
a saving Of $5.67921 was made. Then an
eastern syndicate made bid on certain
Of Wichita's bonds. and they - re-
quired TO nut up a forfeit of S2e00 - evil
dence Of their good faith, which sum the,
have forfeited and it has been converted
into the treasury Of the city. fo--.he rea-
son that they failed to carry oj>s -'-1Teirseon-
tract. Then there had 10 be certain other
bonds refunded, known as sewer bonds
and on the refundins of these bonds the
city saved 5000 in interest. obtaining q
lower rate Of interest in this transaction
tnan had ever been obtained before I'D to
that time by any municipality in the state
OF Kansas. Now regarding the street rail-
way transaction: The first contract Of the
Church people required them 70 give a
bond in the sum Of $1,000 that they would
IN good faith perform their contract. They
did not do this. but asked for an extern
sion or time. and the sentiment OF the
CITY Of Wichita was In favor Of thar ex-
tension. but Mr. Ross knowing that If
they gave a new bond that it was a matter
out Of which litigation might easily grow
and the city would have to begin the rti-
cation. He therefore required Thorn +o de-
post with the treasurer OF the city the
sum Of $4,000, which on the night n the
&ist day Of this month viii o., declared
forfeited 70 the city of Wichita: and no
one questions this for a moment. for the
contract on the part Of the railway pe77Is
has not been carried out. Now let us see
what these items make. which ever-b5,s,
VIII admit are in the nature Of clear gain
ana which has cost the city and taxpayers
nothing.
Saving Oh interest. s-oao N
Saving on light....... go o.,
on account Of forfeftures. 70 m m
Making total of..................s So go q
These are facts that certainly orrb+ 70
convince thu most siep.leal. and they
show that AIr Ross. with the aid Of a very
shrewd council Of Eood business men. has
considered that the administration Of the
affairs of the city of Wichita was hrsi-
ness proposition and noc a political one.
Now what about the debt account which
was in existence when Mr.. Ross was
elected mayor and which was created b,-
al The people Of Wichita without regard n
their politics, and which IS in The nature
O. bonds voted for railroads. schoo, houses
and divers and sundry other matters for
which The people always vote bonds. es-
Pec-ally in The earlier history of every
western town
In 1877 the Ross administration pai5 srz
Cancelled Of these bonds So IS, .. in 1Sel.
so5.Ss6-s5- Making a total Of Indebtedness
actually paid Of S7ce 569. s..
Now these are some ~ the facts which
the talk Of The corner. -he hu-c7nsa ESQ
luton Of the convention nor the r--r,, ~
the preiudiCed. nor the ta.sehaa+s If ~.
podtica. orator and newspaper t,yiz-a- cay,
get away from The thinking rea7-, Of
Wichita, and that includes jus, about
hundred Ter cent 81 her voters. These ~,
facts. not mud.