The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-04-14
WILL DONATE $1,000
Liberal Offer Made by Mr..
Fred DoId.
TO PAVE LAWRENCE AVE.
Splendid Chance 10 Asphalt
This Popular Driveway.
o PAVE LAWRENCE AVE.

True to their long ago established rep
utation for large liberality and thor
ough public spirited interest in the city's
best welfare. the local management OF the
Jacob Dold Packing company have once
more given evidence Of this by announc-
ing that they viii head the list with the
very generous sum Of 5000 for the pur-
pose Of paving Lawrence avenue from
Douglas avenue to Twenty-drst street.
Ever since Wichita has become & city
OF sufficient Importance TO be considered
metropolitan, the idea OF having TINS
most prominent thorOughfare IN the clty
paved has been on the minds Of many,
not only those who live on the street. but
with every one else ID town who takes an
honest pride in the appearance of the city
and her best resident street and drive
way. 1t was always q fond hope of ina
late George p. Dold and he never ceased
10 vigorously agitate the matter, and dur
ing his last visit TO the city after remov-
ing to Buffalo he confded to an Eagle re-
porter that his heart was stin, and would
ever be, in the best interests Of this city,
and he would like more than all else 10
see this matter of paving Lawrence ave
nue. realized. Yesterday Mr.. Fred w.
DOld, who has before displayed IN the
most practicable and business ike man
ner his devotion and earnest interest -
all that is best for the city of his adopted
home announced to an Eagle reporter
that in his opinion now was most CO.
gent time Tor taking up this matter n
earnest. and to show that he meant all he
said and would back L by a liberal cash
offer, he said You may state IN Sun
days issue. if YOU desire, tn at any
time the abutting property owners and
residents are ready they can count on me
for a check for g 900 TO start the move
ment 20 pave the avenue with asphalt
from Douglas TO Twenty-hrst"
Then the progressive and enterprising
packer cited the fact that this avenue was
not only one Of the most beautiful ana
Wei built Up IN the city. but q. large per
cent Of the residents owned their homes;
that the street is q county road and sec
ton line road; that 1t is the most USE Of
any Of the residence streets; that two
big packing houses ana heir allied inter
ests bring large amount o. heavy travel
throughout its length north of Douglas;
that the Doid company have seven big,
heavy wagons, and the Cudahy company
three, and these are all day long making
many trips to and from the city; that
farmers from the north and east use II
for the gateway into Greater Wichita;
that il is a favorite driving street; that
traffic is growing all the time in the north
side and many new residences being put
in; in short, there are many specially
strong reasons for its being asphalt
paved.
The largest end most important indus
Trial concern IN the city, the Dold com
pany, thus once again demonstrate their
broad gagged and large hearted generosi-
", all for the public good Mr.. Fred w
Dold. the manager. has a splenolu record
as a public spirited citizen. and when the
street carnival was suggested he was
among the first to literally donate. both
years. Whether It is building at q great
expense the most magnificent pavilion
for these caTnivals, or financially chaDer-
oning a representative delegation of the
city to Out-of-town live stock conventions,
or donating a liberal sum to the citizens
Of Ponca City for the purpose Of bridging
the Arkansas river there. or inviting the
relief committee of a cyclone stricken vii
lage to draw unOn lem for cash and pro-
visions without limit until all immediate
suffering was assuaged; or in countless
other transformations ways putting
strong helping shoulder TO the wheel of
progress, II is always the same, and TINS
last disinterested liberal offer, coming as
it does unsolicited or looked lor. ought
surely to be a great moral impetus to all
the property owners on this beautiful
avenue, and without delay or studying. at
one to start into live action a movement
so auspiciousiy started. Plight now Lue
whole street is I'm very bad shape, and
north Of the Missouri Pacific crossing all
but impossible. The heavy rains have
softened up the rOadbed, and the heavy
traffic over It has cut It Up so that there
are lakes and sl0ughs and swamps and
wallows until it is worse than G country
stock corral
Such a generous offer by Mr.. Dold VIII
help a long ways in the expense and II
can not afford 10 be sighted.