The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-05
ALL TRAINS LOADED
Immense immigration Coming
From the North.
NINE COACHES ARRIVE
Hundreds of HomeseekerS
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NINE COACHES ARRIVE

Nine coaches full Of homeseekers
struck Wichita yesterday morning and
went on south to Oklahoma 1t was az
ter daylight when they arrived over the
Rock Island and it was interesting TO see
them fall of on the platform to get
look at the famous city Of the west. AS
they ran their eye along the long Level
paved stretch of Douglas avenue, lined
with business houses. excelamations of
surprise escaped them, and it became
evident that all that has been said of the
great metropolis Of the southwest had
not disappointed them
Wichita looked beautiful at the time.
The bright electric cars had just massed
on the corner Of Main and Douglas and
were branching out in all directions to
accommodate the business early users Of
the city The hacks were running from
the Missouri Pacific to the Union depot
and the scene OF lively life was more
than impressive to men who came from
other states where the energy of the
west IS lacking. Many Of the excursion
lists were wrapped up in furs like Es-
quimaux and the bright moning of south
ern Kansas. was in such noticeable con-
trast with the rnurky and cold morning
of the previous day in Iowa that it was
no worder they were in an enthusiastic
mood as they journeyed southwark over
the Ninescah, Chikaslda and Salt Fork
valleys.
Mr.. Herbig Of the Rock Island said that
when the first morning jack rabbit was
seen. sprinting affrighted from his rest
and nest that the excursionists almost
tipped the coaches over in their rush to
the side from which could be seen the
nervous cotton tail destroying if not an
ihalating the distance Of the green wheat
fields. Everybody said: 81 see a rabbit"
and Mr.. Herbig thought there must have
been one thousand rabbits, instead of one
from the way everybody shouted and en-
Unused over the-to them unusual sight
Of a bounding prairie donkey.
The party was bound for Enid where
they arrived early in the forenoon great
ly impressed with the mellowness Of the
climate and the productive wealth Of the
land-ocean.
81 have never seen such immigration -
said Mr. Herbig Every train Is crowd
ed. They come principally from Iowa,
northern Illinois and Wisconsin. They !
bear the appearance Of substantially and
are men who are good for new coun-
try. The cheap lands Of Oklahoma at
tract them and besides they have heard
of its wonderful productiveness during
the last few years. The railroad sells
them tickets that carry with them stop
over privileges. Usually the excursion
lists proceed to their destination direct
and stop over as they go back. For this
reason southern Kansas is getting many
of them.
Whether Oklahoma or southern Kansas
gets them IS not OF any great material
consequence to Wichita; for this draws
from both alike What develops either
must add to Wichita in the general re-
sultant business
What is said of the travel over the
Rock Island by Mr.. Herbig is equally true
of the Santa Fe according to the state
ment of Mr.. Delaney, who watches pass
ing Santa Fe trains pretty close
The people of Oklahoma are handling
the immigration admirably The real es-
tate mer usually come half way to meet
them, generally as far as Wichita, and
assist them as they 60 along in conpre-
hending the Unreasonable advantages Of
farming in a country so highly endowed
with climate and the other essentials Of
happy and contented life.