The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-14
City Regulator
Some Furtnef
Suggestions are Made.


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To the Editor of the Eagle.
I am quite sure that elm trees are the
best to plant il this valley. Al others
have proven failures. Mapses are short
lived and tender. while the elm grows
almost as rapidly as naples and they
don't need to be protected from the raw
| ages of the maple worms which viii ap-
pear here some day, and when you bring
your trees from the nursery do not trim
or clip them after they are planted Cut
of your dogs tail or clip his ears If you
must cut buot don't spoil your trees by
| trimming. You cant beat nature in
/ growing a tree.
would not allow parties who have pri-
vate driveways to put in a neasly ditch
| crossing, so that when it rained it would
food the street for two or three blocks.
would not allow politics to enter into
the selection OF the judge of the district
court and his term OF Office should be for
at least 10 years the city philanthropies
and the school board.
would increase the Topeka avenue
street car service TO accommodate the
| travel. Thirty-five 10 forty-six passen-
gers on a car made 10 seat twenty Is 4
| proposition that the public will not en-
| terrain very long. They viii 20 back 10
| their buggies, carriages and wheels.
There is a boy in the city, coIored lad,
well dressed. clean and neat looking at
tending one Of the schools IN The city,
stands high in his classes who is paying
his own way by his labor outside OF
school hours. In addition to chat he has
purchased a number of well selected
books on which he is paying for on the
installment plan. five dollars Z month
think that swap column idea Of the
Eagles is a hummer. It started me
into swapping without even advertising.
The sewer at the corner Of Douglas
and Market street ought to be enlarged
or some of the water when there is a
heavy dew diverted - some other es-
cape.
7 attended several social functions this
week and the concencus of opinions
among the four hundred was that the
opening millinery display on Easter
morning was a real success. But for
new spring gowns, the few that did ven
ture to wear them looked a little cool.
Occasionally one would venture a re-
mark about the music, but it would end
in discussion on the hats which the So
lois for this or that member of the choir
A h.
but none of them remembered just what
the text was.
I would finish Up that triumphal arch
entrance to the park On Murdoch avenue.
and plant trailing vines and train over
it.
I would plant trailing vines and train
them over the Central avenue entrance
to the park.
I would call halt on the Woman's
club business. Century, Hypatia. Cook
ing, Chautauqua. Entire Nous, Pack Of
Queens, High Elves. Hot and Cold Water
and merge the whole combination into
Civic Improvement association. What
power they would soon become, in
identifying the city, in sanitary street
vigilance, park and trees. humane and
flowers. They could soon be able to
divert anything from the digging of 2
sewer 10 a flower bed, or anything else
that would beautify our homes, front
yards, back yards and alleys.
If was a grocery merchant. would
keep vegetables in their season displayed
in an elevated position. so that I could
advertise that they were fresh and free
from inspection, So generally given by
the town dog.
If was the new mayor I would take
the three general specifications for which
Mayor Ross administration were united.
intelligence, honesty and simplicity, as
an example, but I would by an intelli-
gent, energetic. progressive resolute de-
termination make my administration sec
ond to no other in the history of the city.
II you 90 to church this morning and
don't intend to remain until the services
is concluded, better take a pew near the
door. Don't 90 to the furthest corner
Of the gallery and when the minister is
reaching a climax get up and stalk out.
The telegraph and telephone companies
continue uninterruptedly to stick in poles.
guys and stays when and where they
please and cut limbs from the trees re
gardless Of the cemetery or damage to
them.
I would either tx up that Dold booth
in the park OF tear it Gown \ good
place for 1t is at the end Of the street
car line on Eleventh street.