The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-31
NO SALE PROBABLE
Street Car Company Demands High
Price for Its Road.

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! s. II. Nelson, general manager Of the
Wichita Railroad and Light company.
arrived in the city from Fort Wayne last
Sunday and Will remain here for about
week
He has completed the 100 miles Of cleo
trica road built out of Fort Wayne and
it is now in operation He said he wsas
glad to get back to Wichita and enjoy
the Italian climate and bright sunshine
When asked in regard TO the report
that his company was about to sell the
street railway in this city, Mr.. Nelson
shook his head and said that he did not
think there was much probability that ~
would be sold.
He told of a proposition the company
had received last year from eastern capt.
talists TO buy the road and of another
this year. He said they priced the road
but it was a price that Knocked the east
en fellow clean out. They would ask
why the company asked such price when
the original cost was nothing like that
amount
Then Mr. Nelson lighted a fresh cigar
and proceeded to enlighten a reporter
for the Eagle on that particular point
He said his company was OF the candid
opinion that Wichita was the best town
west of the Mississippi rver in which to
make Investments at this time He said
the company thought it risl1ed good
deal Of money when it bought out the
Keene syndicate and dumped the cid line
an into the scrap pile and undertook 20
build new line in its place.
But now he thinks Wichita is an entirely
different town to what It was when they
came here and the company made the best
strike of its life when it came here. He
declared that he had not found any prop
erty holders in this city that were spoil
ing 10 sell their property at low price.
He said the street railroad company had
Just as much faith in the future Of Wich-
ita as any of the people who had lived
here for twenty or more years and he
thought more 50. He said Wichita was
revelation to him and every time he
came here and the first thing he always
did when he alighted from the train was
20 lock around and see what big building
had gone up or started since he left.
He slid when he came here and rode
over the different street car lines last
sunday he was dumfounded at the num-
Der OF new oWeilinS houses built q 7c now
in course Of construction since he was
here two months ago. He thought a man
who would not hold property in a town
that is spreading and building all over
like Wichita would never make very
much money. That Is the reason the
fellows who buy their line have got 10 dis
count the future. he declared that there
was no question on earth about this city
more than doubling its present popula-
ton in "a very few xesrs. Il would come
he thought much sooner than the people
here thought.
Money That Burned.
Garden Citv. Kahn.. De- 3A-Fri5ay
afternoon last. Afr. Lathrop vas preparing
90 deposit ths iays receipts in the hank.
but netting that the IRE in The stove was
getting low. decided 20 nh il MP before
going 20 the bank He put ire money
in ms vest pocket along With some checks. (
and while stopping over tne stove the rou
fell irto the IRE. Mr I.atkrop did - me
mishty lively scratching around ~ the
Goals. Some u The money IS surned