The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-20
ORIENT IN OKLAHOMA
Messrs Sylvester and Edwards
Talk of Augusta,
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
New Town TO Have 5000
People in One Year

". ". Sylvester. vice president Of the
Orient road, ana W. C. Edwards. who
is general manager Of the townsite bus
mess Tor that road arrived IN the city and
registered at the Hamilton where they
were until the Missouri Pacific night
train left for Kansas City.
These two men have just returned from
Augusta, Oklahoma, where they have
been establishing a town and if ever
there were two enthusiastic men, they
were 1Tr. Edwards and Mr.. Sylvester.
There were something like one hundred
and fifty town lots sold in Augusta and
IS per cent OF them were purchased by
people in that part of Oklahoma. The
lots all brought at a price ranging from
$40 TO 500 each and netted neat sum
Tor the Orient people. The road had one
thousand acres of land surrounding Au-
g1lsta and it is in a part Of the most fer
tile land in the Oklahoma country.
Augusta is so miles south and west Of
Anthony, q miles east of AIva; 45 miles
northwest Of Enid; 45 miles from Pond
Creek and 50 miles south Of Kiowa. The
location is within two miles Of the old
town site Of Augusta and the people at
that place are preparing to move to the
new town.
The Orient road, it is thought viii be
IN operation out Of Augusta by June and
already the grade has beeen made along
that part of the line. The surveyors are
working north and the grading is being
rushed this way as fast as possible.
Dir. Edwards, who has charge Of that
part Of the business was much pleased
with the starting out Of the new town OF
Augusta To q reporter for the Eagle
he said: "a year from this time Angus
Ia win have a population Of 5000 inhabi-
tants and / am sure that this is con
servative estimate.
There is every indication Of success
there. The people are already talking
about waterworks plant, new buuolngs,
and such things, and it shows just what
the people intend to do. The location Of
the town is very good 1t could hardly
be better We could not run the road
through the old town site and the people
have decided TO move to the road.
There are prospects Of Augusta being
hope for such a thing and they have the
greater part Of the county in their favor,
OF course it would be hard to tell just
what the legislature win do, but one
thing is sure if it is at all possible the
people Of the new town win try to get
the plum.
The sale Of the lots was astonishing.
People wanted them and they went after
the real estate. An investment there is
not such bad thing either for it is a
town which is bound to grow With a
dine such as the Orient tapping q rich
country. there is no telling what the pos
slbritles are for such a town to grow.'
Nh. Sylvester, in reply to a question
stated that he considered that 600 people
was q very fair estimate Of the first year
for Augusta "By June we viii have the
line IN operation in Augusta and then
that means a number of people moving
To that town. There is not town near
It and owing to the splendid country, it
is sure to grow" Mr. Sylvester talked
for some time about the Oklahoma coun-
try and then remarked about the growth
OF Wichita
There Is much change in Wichita in
year. I have noticed that in the times
that have been here There is real es-
tat activity and it is being noticed out
side Of Wichita. IL this city does not
have a time such as the people had sew /
eral years ago, within a very short time
It will have a population Of $4,000. It is
Bound 10 grow We all know that Wich- .
Eta can not be kept down and it is only
q question of time before she VIII be a
great city.
II estimate that the Orient road WIN
7ring 5000 people to Wichita the first
year This may be a little high in your
lnati0n. but YOU have very little idea
what is means TO have a railroad reach
iug out as win the orient OF course ].
do not mean this number alone because
the road touches Wichita but because the !
shops are to be here and this alone means
a largo number of men employed"
CHOW VIII the Orient enter Wichita2' /
1--WE have done nothing with that prop /
osiuon yet Our surveyors decided to
leave THAI matter 70 the last. After we
get the profile of the road then it viii be
mach easier for us TO decide how the
road comes. We do not know anything
as to the location Of the shops. This
MAJ be decided some time before we get
about that cart of il now.
eve want the people Of Wichita to I'M
Ceretaud that they have voice in this
matter ana that We are not going thead
against .heir wishes"
Eight corps OF surveyors are now work
ins on ne Orient road. A corps of men
are coming toward Wichita from En-
poria- Another corps is just west of the
city and others are southwest in me ter
ritory Some Of the corps are in Mexico
and altogether much progress IS being
made in the survey.
IT strongly recommend BegEs' Cherry .
Cough Syrup ii cured me If throat
and luns trouble of many years stand I
ing.''-Nrs. J. Bremen Rife. ell Cures +
coughs co. *. asthma, bronchitis ia
grippe, pneumonia. whooping coush. Group
and consumption. J. p. Allen Dcckum & .
EFgnson. Geo. Van Werden.