The Wichita daily eagle., 1900-11-04
City Re
Some Further
Suq Pesfions are Made.


! To the Editor Of the Eagle.
| boarded a street car one morning this
week and sat down beside stranger
and incarceration with him learned thai
/ he was a resident of the city and has
been riding on the cars Of that street
] for almost a month, and that I was tht
first man that had engaged in converse
ton with him in that tiue. He is a gen
/ tleman Of large means, which he pro-
poses TO employ in this city. The busl-
ness men are net sustaining the reDuta-
tion Of the city as individuals for hospi-
taHty and good fellowship when we dc
this way we invite business men to our
city. and when they come We ought tc
make their acquaintance and give them
3 hearty welcome and good cheer.
John Culyer. a man who knows al
about trees and tree planting, says now
is the time to plant trees. Plant them
until there comes a hard freeze. Blessed
is every man who planteth a tree where
it viii grow.
I would put one Of Mrs. Carter's drink
ing fountains in Hyde Park.
7 would contract with the railroad com
panies for 1000 loads Of the dumpings
from the mines in the eastern part Of the
state and pave Lawrence evenue from
Lincoln street TO Thirteenth. Then next
year Hmporia avenue-one avenue a year.
I would spend at least $4,000 q year and
more as the city increased in population,
on its parks and streets.
, What's the matter with the race track
at the fair grounds for golf course?
wanted-An engineer that can drain
Emporia avenue between First and Sec
ond streets.
Wanted-An ordinance that viii remove
all signs stretched across the sidewalks,
and all signs from the outer edges OF the
sidewalks.
that did such efficient work during fair
week? Have their wings been caught
by Kansas zephyrs and carried away?
Wanted-As rigid an ordinance for the
protection of birds and squirrels in the
city limits as we have for the parks. and
the same kind Of warning signs posted
throughout the city.
Wanted-The Humans society to be re-
organized and officers elected to carry
out and enforce its present laws, and
prepare new ones to be passed by the
next legislature that viii give the society
greater pOwers-not only for animals but
for the protection Of children
Wanted-One thousand people in the
city to pay Mrs. Carter a dollar apiece
for the course of lectures she has ar
ranged for the winter to be given hy
different citizens. the money to be used
for three more drinking fountains which
she has received.
If 7 were a member Of the buildinr
committee of the First Presbyterian
church, twould recommend immediate
repairs on the southeast tower Of the
church building.
I would remove that barbed wire fence
on the north side Of the park along
Eleventh street, also the piece Of fence
on Central.
would round up and fertilize those
two little islands in Little river and
make a handsome flower bed Of each.
Il I belonged to the Golf club 7 would
not play on the Sabbath day. do NOT
think that the founders of the club an
anything Of that kind [ am
quite sure it would be unpleasant and
distasgeful to the college people.
If were a merchant in this city
would organize an association Of mer-
chants that would support for members
Of the council men who would protect
their interests as taxpayers.
A Kansas City man walked into this
town last week and sold fifteen hundred
dollars worth of lace curtains. showed
bis wad into his pocket and went away
without paying a cent Of license. TT
we're q councilman T would advocate IL
7ense 50 high that an outsider could not
sell anything. Tt is strange that people
who derive their support almost exclus-
vely from the merchants Of this city
vii spend their money with peddlers and /
pay more for a poor article than they
IAN secure a good article for from our
'wn merchants.
7 heard Of a banker who said he was
or Bryan because it would make hard /
imes. and he would be able to get lot I
If good farm MORTGAGES. a number of /.
which he would eventually be able to
oreclose. and thar there was nothing
more sure Of q standard value in Kansas (
han land
The latest dodge among the street cor
Ter politicians was practised on good I
lied crowd YESTERDAY Two Democra
ner ana got to discussing politics One /
# them PLAYED The role of q Republican .
'he Democrat got the hoor finally and I
et forth the horribly unsettled condition
T affairs in this country. n the imperial /
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