The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-17
is BOUND TO GROW
A. E. StiIiweII Says Wichita
will Have 100000 People
WITHIN A FEW YEARS
Predicts Wichita Is 10 be a
Great Packing Center

wichita is bound to be a great city,
end in nv estimation it will have a popu-
latjon Of 10000 within the next few
years" said Mir. A. E. stillwen Of the
Pittsburg and Gulf. and at the head Of
the Mexico and Orient who arrived here
yesterday morning and spent the Gay in
the city. During the morning Mr.. Still
wen was taken over the eity's residence
portion. through the parks and to the
places OF interest In the afternoon ne
was il. conference with delegation from
FL Dorado headed by Mr.. T. b. Murdock.
Another conference was held with the
Wichita people and the balance Of the
evening was spent at the Commercial
club rooms.
lIr. SuIweu was much surprised at the
evidences OF prosperity in this city and
so expressed himself. This is the hrst
time that Mr.. Stuwen has been IN Wich-
lts for number Of years He has been
here before, however, and had kept
wichita in view. After the conferences
Mir. SuuweU was at the Carey talking
with a number OF acquaintance. He was
enthusiastic about Wichita and the
Orient road and to a reporter for the
Eagle said;
This IS the first time that have been
IN Wichita for number Of years, and as
had day of I concluded that [ would
come down and get acquainted with your
people. This town is all right and we
people know it as well as you do"
Ia
Orient roao and shops win add to the
citys population
Well. that question brings back the
railroad proposition which have been
talking over all day. However, I am
certain the road alone, in the matter of
employees in an concerns, viii bring o0)
people here to live permanently. This
estimate IS conservative. Your population
is now 26000 believe and I am of the
opinion that we viii make it 10000 but
we are conservative about the matter
and only state that 1900 win be the num-
ber."
"Wfn there be amy other shops in this
part Of the country
1T is my opinion at this time that
there win be no other shops this side of
Mexico. OF course there viii be shops In
Mexico. for we could not well afford to
not have them there. The shops In Wich-
tia VIII be large ones and you people
have no Idea what it VIII mean. Take
Tor Instance, some of the towns on the
Pittsburg and Gulf They are built up
by that road Shreveport owes her IN
crease IN population TO the Pittsburg and
Gulf Srllweu owes its population in
crease to mat road and could name
many other towns along thaJ road just
In the same position.
wichita Is bound to be the large city
Of this country. It viii be the large city
of the Orient road There is no town
along the lire that can compare with this
town and for that reason it is sure TO
be the pet. as it were, Of the Orient man
agement The line Of the road viii favor
Wichita and # is bound to grow into a
large city within q very few years"
what DO you think the population Of
Wichita win reach within the next ten
Eears3"
The population Of Wichita VIII reach
5000 and within the ndxt ten years. Tt
is bound to. You now have 5000 You
have made a permanent growth since the
boom. You viii not have another boom
as wild as that and the growth of this
city is bound t0ba rapid. I would place
the figure named rs a very conservative
number and it win only be a question
OF short time before Wichita has 100000
with new railroads. with new packing
houses, with new industries which are
bound to come. Wichita viii advance and
advance rapidly, too"
what do you think about the packing