The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-27
HON GASR|ON B|)ONS
Lack of Lumber Is No Longer
an Obstacle.
FINE BUSINESS CHANCES
Rock Island Runs an Excur-
sion About June IL.

Cashlon, o. T.. May 26.-Among the
very best located Of the new towns on
the map Of Oklahoma is the town Of
Cashion. half way between Kingasher
and Guthrie on the new railway line be-
tween these two cities. Cashidon ia, half
mile south of the old town of lDowp. and
about five miles northeast Of aprnef.sotr
of which places have already 4 apituated
and their merchants are unit for- the
growth and development of thg new
otwn.
This new aaOirant for oommerciat su-
premaoy over one of the finest andy post
productive portions Of Oklahoma is named
IN honor of the brave young scAo6fsoy.
Roy Cashion, citizen of Kingfsher
county and a member of the Rough
Riders who was killed in that grand
charge up San Juan that hot day in July,
the first citizen Of Oklahoma to fan in
battle during the war. The name for the
town was the happy suggestion Of Mrs.
William Grimes Of KingGsher, wife of
the vice president Of the Guthrie and
KingGsher Railway company. Roy Cash
ion fell in advance of his company in
that awful charge.
1t is the intention Of the town com
pauy locating thistown TO have Cashion
take a rapid stride to the front and keep
in advance along all lines for the de-
velopment of the town. commercially, edu-
cationally and morally. The Santa Fe
and Rock Island railways are both inter-
Il
and will take an active part in furthering
the interests of the town.
The town has a splendid natural drain
age and IS supplied with an abundance
OF pure soft water, which is obtained at
depth Of thirty-fve to forty feet These
two items indicate that it will be a
healthful place. The country all around
it is well settled by an industrious and
thrifty class Of farmers. Your correspon-
dent has not seen prett.er country any
where than meets the eye in looking off
south and east along the Cottonwood
valley or to the north and west along
COmpbeli creek. The whole country, with
its fine fields Of waving wheat oats and
grass dotted here and there with small
natural grass, and many thrifty orchards
surrounding the farm houses, is a per-
feet panoramic scene
Up to the time your correspondent visit
ed the town, Cashion had been handicap
ped for lack Of timber Five lumber firms
have already located there and have their
hui dings and sheds up and yards fenced
ready to receive their new stocks as soon
q the cars could get into town. The first
tranload of lumber was pulled in last
Friday and there viii be no further de-
lay from that source. The lumber firms
lep-es nted are A. II. Houston OF Wich-
TIA, Long-Bel Of Kansas City, Butts &
CO. Of Kingfisher. the Woods Lumber
company Of Texas, and the Arkansas Val
leJ Lumber company. Work on the
depot is in progress now. A good many
branches Of business are represented but
nothing. is oyercrowded yet-in fact, no
line of business is near filed to the ca
r3city that it can be supported by the
rich country around Cashion.
The Bank Of Cashion has been charter
ed and has its building completed Their
safe arrived Friday and they will soon be
doing business.
Hon. D. F Smith, sergeant-at-arms Of
the last territorial council, has filed his
bond as postmaster and as soon as his
commission arrives he will take possess
sion Of the supplies of the Downs post
office which will he discontinued.
There is an energetic and hustIing class
Of business men here that viii make the
town = success.
A newspaper will be in operation in the
next ten days conducted by an expert
eneed newspaper man. The contract for
the building Is already made and the
plant viii have a first-class job office con
nected with it,
There is a good opening here for a mill
ana elevator furniture store. meat mar
ket, restaurants, livery stables. dry goods
and clothing stores, implement houses.
hotel, etc, but the crying need now is
Tor business and residence purposes.
Persons wanting to locate in a good
town could not DO better than investigate
Cashion. It viii stand the scrutiny. Anys
Inquiries addressed d. f. Smith. secretary