The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-03
City Regulator
Some Further
SuQ gestions are Made.

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To the Editor Of the Eagle:
If 1 was q candidate for mayor I would
set forth in my platform that would
stop this ceaseless tramping of canvas
sers among the private residences 1
would stop the scattering of posters. I
would stop riding of wheels onthe side
walk mud or no mud I would stop
splitting on the sidewalks. would stop
driving faster than a walk at the inter
section Of Main and Douglas. I would
buy that piece Of prairie across the street
from Governor Stanley's residence. and
build rustic foot bridge TO it; clean it
up for a play ground. I would put on
force of white wings. sanitary policemen,
one to a block with carts. I would stop
people from hitching their horses 10 posts
in front of business houses IFyould tear
down all the signs along the outer edge
of the sidewalks 1 would make the
| Western Union Telegraph company paint
their poles from bottom to top I would
stop turning water into the bitches from
business houses. would have a garbage
wagon with closed top visit every store
in town each evening and require the
grocers and restaurants TO put all their
trash in boxes or barrels in the rear OF
| their places of business. I would place
a license so high on these fake advertisers
that they would not stop here. I would
| pave Lawrence avenue from the packing
| houses 10 Harry street. east on Harry
street to Lsinwood park l would not al
low another electric light, telegraph oil
telephone pole to be placed in the streets.
and would serve notice on the different
companies with poles on the street to
move them into the alleys. giving them
two years to do it.
The Kansas Legislature fell down on
the cigarette bill. This proposition has
caused the tobacco companies to put up
! in Kansas about nine times. I wonder
why they did not revise the old Pullman
car racket.
would see that every business man in
this city attend the primaries. If they
fail they will regret it.
! A lot Of good corn huskers and plow
boys are spoiled by getting an idea in
/ their heads that they can get a business
! education in six weeks or three months
| in commercial college and secure a sal 1
| airy of seventy-fve or a hundred dollars
Per month at once without even a COM
mon school education.
If the courts cannot protect our merch-
ants from men coming into our city from
Kansas City and making Mouse to house
| canvass for the sale of groceries, dry
goods and queensware the city council
can put the license so high for canvassing
that 1t will be prohibitive.
Some Of the squirrels are leaving the
park, and seeking habitation in the city
as far east as Topeka avenue
The city council are to be commended
for the action they have taken regarding
the slot machines. I was told by man
who owns three or four that the most OF
them are plugged so that they cannot
and never do respond to the player.
It's all very nice to have a bicycle
that will trail the railroad, but how long
will it take the railroad company and the
street car company to pinch the rider for
tressDass?
Every week we read or hear some one /
grind off a slam at Kansas sand dunes
the gibbering idiots don't know that the
finest peaches on earth grow on Kansas
sand dunes.
Speaking about faith in PRAYER. was
told the other day of a man whose team (
ran away and before they had gotten
fairly started he dropped on his knees I
and called on God to stop them His
prayer was answered; they stopped at
the barn. minus wagon and harness.
If I was running the Kansas legislators, 1
would submit every proposed bill OF (
Importance to the supreme court for a
constitutional decision before passing it, 4
1t has already been announced that the /
railroad bill and the temperance bill win /
fail to stand the test Of passing the SUI /
preme court. I thought the railroad bin +
would not after reading that the attor-
neys for the different roads in Kansas I
had unanimously agreed that it was the
most drastic. unwarranted bill ever pass
ed by any state. They know how TO 1
work the average Kansas statesman.
1 see the eQitOT o. the E-dSle says tuat :
Kansas did not get any advertising from .
the worlds fair. He must have forgot
ten that villanous picture that the Wo-
mans Sufragist association hung up in
the Kansas building. picture Of an idiot
and a woman with an Inscription. Kan
sas got her usual slams from every one
who visited the building that her people
were set of wild eyed cranks.
Please paint your houses and barns be-
fore the hot weather comes It IS ali
right to park up and beautify the grounds
but your house needs painting badly
CITY REGULATOR
PROMOTIONS IN The ARMY
Many Changes Made ia Recent Nom
nations by the President
Washingron March 2--The following
nominations for the army we're made To-
night.