The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-25
DEAL NOT CLOSED
J. Oak Davidson and w. B.
DuIaney Have Returned
FROM LONG EASTERN TRIP
Concerning the Opening Up
of Whitaker Plant.

7 Oak Davidson, president Of the Kan
az National bank, ard ". r. Dulaney.
srnerintendent OF the Wichita Cnl0-l
Stock Yards, returned yesterday from a
@nres weeks business trip spent IN the
east Many rumors have connected the
TWO gentlemen with the re-opening OF the
whitaker packing plant, and the street
car reconstruction deal. There was q re-
mort given out several weeks ago that sew
a,al svndicates were ready TO either lease
or purchase the big packing plant, ana
that il would be operated by English cap
.tal under the management or MT. Dave
Wallace. who has been seen several times
during the week and refuses 70 dlVuige
any OF the facts known 70 himself COZ
corning the probability Of the plant be
ing operated. He would say, though,
that something IS going 10 be done soon
and in either case that he expected 10
havs an interest in the new company
Mr.. Davidson was called upon late yes
terday by a reporter for the Eagle and
asked If lis trip east had terminted sue
oessfuIIy regarding the packing house
deal and he would not say very mlch
about Il, other than that the matter had
10. 5een contaminated yet, and until such
2 time had been arrived a. he did not
want 70 spread unreliable Information
broadcast. He said II the deal should 60
Trough the plant would be started up
i the next ninety days. Mr.. Davidson
would not say positively that the ar
-angements. so far carried out, would De
sire 20 terminate n the final disposition
q the property and place Il in the hands
ef q live and active corporation, thoueh
the prospects were good During Nj.
Qavidson's visit in the east he admitted
-eceivtng a call from 4Ir. Burdette, the
rentIeman who visited the city some
months ago and handed down ten one
thousand dollar bills 10 the city treasurer
As q guarantee that the Church people
would build and equip a hrst-class, up-to-
dare street railway in addition TO the
building Of an entire new electrct light
system. and ell 70 be in operation by
Ap-1l Jst- 1889. During Mr.. Burdette's
call Il was remarked by him, according
10 tne story told by HIr. Davidson, that
he Church people intended TO build the
road and light plant, but could not get
Il done in the required time. Mr.. Church
OF this city. when seen, stated that It was
: is belief that the railway matters would
soon como TO the surface, and when the
number Of daysNare taken in constdera-
ton they were too cold and the ground
frozen to conduct the work. he believes
the contract can be fulfilled. Il was
learned BY the reporter that the new con-
tractors were prepared 10 snip in any
number Of cars Of material 70 build the
raad. and had a number OF the latest i'm
proved style Of street cars to ship to this
city when the company began the con-
tract made between J. Holt Gates Of Chi
cago and Church & CO. Of Boston.
Mr.. Davidson gave II as his opinion that
a new street railway would be built by
somebody in the near future, and while
in the. east he met Hartford man who IS
the president Of a large street car and
light company from whom Mr.. Davidson
gained a number Of points relative 10 the
financiering of a ike corporation. Mr.. Dav-
fdson thinks the Church people viii have
TO come along pretty soon viii many cars
OF material and a large amount Of cash
IN sight 10 convince the present officials
that they are entitled TO any further con-
Si7Arsri0n and extension Of time