The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-23

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within 10 miles.
South from Wichita. between santa re
lines. the Rock Island reaches 9 territory
reached by no otilet me and places WI
chita,s goods in thirty towns daily.
Southwest 30 miles to the great cat
tie pastures. where the vast herds rOam.
srase and multiply. there are thousands
whose food, clothing. and machinery are
OF the Wichita brand. and 10 rival can
shake the hold Of the Wichita dealer.
l. All these points south. vest. and
southwest are not only the natural trisu-
tsries Of Wichita. but they are not trl-
batary to any other point The fact that
wholesale man in the territory removes
to Wichita Is self evident truth that the
place from which 20 ship. goods to Ok
lahoma Is Wichita.
Generations viii pass away ere another
commercial center l. buiided TO rob WI
sale point. During this period Of time the
Wichita dealer win grow rich. retire, and
the solidity Of Wichita win be 50 bull
warked and entrenched that our trade
win be no more effected than Kansas
city's trade effects St Louis or ChieR-
go.
Midway between Kansas City. Denver.
ana Texas there win Be q city. possessing
every advantage OF trade and commerce
that Is now possessed by the points east
OF Wichita. every business adjunct pos
sessed east OF Kansas VIII soon or late
be ours. Unbroken trains OF freight viii
pass through Missouri to Kansas TO this
city. and be broken and sent west. south.
southwest and southeast.
The town builder Is not a close man. q
prudent man. or 4 etingy man. He Is a
man OF faith. Of deeds. of labor. and
money spender.
There viii never be associated together
100 men in any town in Kansas or Ok
lahoma equal 20 100 that could be named
whose blood and fortunes are In the ce-
ment that today makes wichita what Il
Is. This alone convinces one that no town
will make the necessary sacrifice 10 build
on Kansas soil a rival 20 Wichita.
Wichita is the center OF the biggest
grain field in the United States. There
are $4,000 people within seventy-fve miles
of Wichita whose local dealer buys goods
at disadvantage II he does no; buy In
Wichita
This disadvantage arises from two caus-
es: One cause Il freight at least go miles
further to be paid: another cause il that
their competitor. who buys az Wichita.
gets his goods from two to three days
sooner and thereby gets his goods on the
a. A.
who buys at Wichita can do business with
less money than he who buys at points
out Of Kansas. oand 81. 900 capital can be
turned over more often for the reason
that the man nearest the base OF supplies
has the greatest advantage.
In 1893 the present wholesale men OF
Wichita viii be the owners OF the build
ings they occupy. in which to do business;
1000 feet Of brick frontage. owned by the
men who do business Is not found I'm any
other town in the west. The present whole
sale men belittle their business 20 pre-
vent competition. and prevent new men
coming In. II anyone doubts this. let HIM
go among them and inquire after bust
ness.
Wichita at present Is calm. self-possess-
ed: feels secure and perfectly at rest
Business Il good, collections prompt. pro-
fits fair. the outlook bright. Its condI-
ton Is beyond a panic.
The Wichita man who has been through
the past does not believe in any boom
pamphlets. He is beyond any fears %
newspaper sneers. and has so much faith
in location that he views with Indifference
and criticisms Of any newspaper writer,
and believes that Wichita needs no puff
ing OF any kind.
Wichita will sooner or later work out
its problems. The railroads have. BY con-
tract and traffic arrangements held WI
chita down for years. They will continue
the policy until the business ''backwai-
ers.'' Then they will make Wichita a
railroad center-"a basing point."-Legis-
latIon cannot correct the evil.
The only thing tina, will remedy this
situation Is railroad selhshness. Railroad
seIhshness. like bolts In the human sys-
TEN. will some day break out. and the
man who lives in Wichita will reap the
profit. K s. HARRIS