The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-02-16
WANT TO COME HERE
Eastern Men Willing to Start
Factory in City
FOR MAKING NOVELTIES
Have Written to ISreal Bros.
For Information.

S. ]. Martin, formerly of this city and
now connected with the Special Manufac-
turing company of Titusville, Pa. has
been in communication for some time past
with the well known real estate firm OF
Israel Bros, making inquiries concerning
the possibility Of organizing a local com
pany for the manufacturing Of wooden
ware specia1ties and novelties, including
other goods, such as step, straight and
extension ladders, lawn swings and set
tees, skirt and pastry boards, game traps,
slaw cutters and numerous other articles.
Mr.. Martin has always kept in close
touch with the conditions and POSSIBLE
ties of Wichita and now recognizes the
opportunity that presents itself for the
future establishment OF a trade being
worked UP in their line. Mr.. Martin has
made inquiry concerning the various
large buildings that were vacant in the
city before the present era of prosperity
set in, and a few days ago the following
letter was received by Israel Bros. which
explains itself and more explicitly what
Mr.. Martin wants to accomplish The let
ter is as follows:
Titusville, Pa. Dec. p, 1899.
Israel Bros, Wichita, Kan.
Dear Sirs-Inclosed find check for taxes
on lots in Allerton. hear the old Burton
car shops are going to be fixed up. Is
there anything in the report?
1 also wish to ask you strictly confden-
tial if you think your board of trade or
city officials would do anything for first
class, good, honest novelty or speciality
works to locate in Wichita. Are there
not suitable buildings now vacant that
could be secured, and could we not have
lumber shipped in there reasonable? I Will
send you a catalogue so that you can see
that the whole world is our market and We
could manufacture any wooden novelty
that comes along. l have been in this
business for seventeen years, and there
is a. very large profit on ali goods in this
line. This company is making money on
every order and they are going TO en-
large in the spring. But as l have lived
in Wichita 1 know that if lumber can oe
had it is just the location for a factory,
and l know Of two or three good men here
that could get to get right into the game
providing Wichita would help US. You
folks could handle the money matters and
have your own treasurer and we would
do the work. Just a line from you on this
matter would be appreciated, and these
people mean business. Yours truly,
S. ]. MARTIN.
A few days later Israel Bros. received
another letter, which is as follows:
Titusviie, Pa, Dec "A, 1899.
Israel Bros, Wichita, Kan.
Dear Sirs-Since wrote you find that
if the city of Wichita would furnish
building and ground (Which they have
plenty of)-in fact, give a good, hot brace
of hustlers the proper inducements We
can have nice factory there employing
from fifty TO one hundred hands the year
around. and pay a nice dividend every
year. They pay here every year from s
to Is per cent. Any information on this
matter viii be appreciated and We can
probably DO you some good also. How is
the old shoe factory. wire nail factory or
watch factory building? Yours respect
fully, S. ]. MARTIN.
The matter has ben presented TO sew
eral of the representative business men
who are connected with the interests of
the city, and later will be brought before
the Commercial club for action Of some
kind.