The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-05

ing the trade which goes to New York
Il, and they are 50 patriotic that they viii
put up their last dollar 10 promote or pro-
rect the interests of their town
During the hard times they heard that
a packing house was To be erected at the
rival town OF Hutchinson That would
could not be toIera ted The people held
public meetings every night for a week
- - & NJ ~ a S9 70 IN 40
any terms. dead or alive. The packers
we're willing TO change their location if
rT7ay- vvara e.ivrs7 a 1fR.z-s1 tr-1T4S 80 -
the committee reported Everybody in
Wichita was broke 50 the people could
not offer any money. but they had an
abundance Of town lots and subscribed
them 10 the extent OF several millions
at their own valuation The packers did
not care for that sort Of bonus, and de-
clIned- That did not discourage the Wich-
itans- they never were cutters and they
never will be. 50 their committee hunted
around until it found the agent Of an
English investment company with the
nerve TO loan $50 600 upon several million
dollars worth of town lots The packers
got the money Hutchinson lost i picking
house and Wichita found one The Eng
Ilsnnen have collected their interest regu-
IarIy 50 far and everybody hopes they Will
be equally fortunate in the future
Five trunk lines of railway furnish
transportation facilities for this town. but
never be satisfied until this future great
city has more railroads than Chicago An
otneF source OF dlScOuLenI les N the TacC
that these railroads Discriminate against
W tchlta IN favor Of all the rest of the uni
verse Froue the local point Of view it
would be no more than fair If the railways
were 10 give half rates on all freight 70
and from this town and free passes 10 all
Its citizens whenever they want TO travel
Such 4 recognition of the present import
21ce and the future fame of Wichita
would be only just and proper.
To prevent and punish such dfscrimiua-
ton the people Of this town have been
trying for years to elect one of their CItf-
ZenS governor of Kansas. Marsh Muir
dock tried IL once. but all the evil iuffu-
ences on earth were combined against him.
and he failed by few votes TO get the
domination That is the great sorrow OF
his life He has held 4 good many Of
fees He sat for years in the legislature
serving terms in both houses. He has
been pos uaSter under almost every Re
publican administration. and occupies that
office now but he was never a ca ndiCi4 te
Tor anything except governor All the
aim and the one he wanted was beyond
his reach
But the people Of Wichita finally got 4
governor in the present Incumbent Of that
0rnce- who was iuauguraCed on the first
OF last January But no sooner was Mr..
Stanley IN the executive chair Of Kansas
than he went straight back on his fellow
toWnSu1en. for in appointing the board of
railway commissioners he selected only
one member instead Of the enCire i've from
his own town. 50 that it is still impossible
70 get an edicC requiring the railroads to
haul the freight of Wichita free
Wichita is picking up rapidly The city
has settled down a business basis and
Is more prosperous and rich than Il ever
was There hasn't been an empty house