The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-12
HIS WORD
FOR WICHITA
Delaware Editor and His View
of the Peerless Princess.
ITS CERTAIN GROWTH
Trees Which Give 1t a New
England Appearance.
ITS CERTAIN GROWTH


4 Wichita. In an entertaining article in
his paper he writes of the state and the
city thus:
Kansas has been carved out of endless
prairies, rolling land and a section still
remembered as q part OF The Great
American Desert of the old geogra-
phies-old merely in a comparative sense
when II is remembered that Kansas was
only organized as a territory in 1854 be-
coming a state in 1851 Yet the state
has made much of history. and it is ex-
pected TO make still more. What has
| been done in that subdivision of the
United States with an area of s., 30
square miles-thirty times the size
of Delaware-reyeals that the advance
guard OF development made no mistake
when it organized the state. When the
first census Of the territory was made in
1860 it had a population Of 107.2O5, but in
1900 it had a population of 1,47o,495, and
instead of a fraction more than one
person for every square mile II now has
eighteen inhabitants for every square
mile Then it has fourteen towns with
a population of more than 1000; fourteen
with a population OF between 5000 and
5000; ten with a population Of between
5000 and 10000: one with more than
Is, 900; two with more than 10000. There
are 104 counties in the state and it is
one of the richest commonwealths in
the country.
The farmers have had their ups and
their downs. and there has been partial
shifting of the population within recent
years by the drifting of residents in the
southwest portion 10 the more promising
lands of the Indian and Oklahoma terdi-
tories. But Kansas continues to grow
and wax wealthy In the vicinity Of the
cities the price of farm land is increasing
in value. and this is particularly so near
the southern border and east Of the CEN
ter. The state yields minerals Of value,
and there is one oil town-Neodesha-
where they have natural gas. petroleum
and a substantial oil refinery. There is
coal to be found in spots and IN the
cities on the eastern boundary of the
state manufacturing is a factor Of no
mean character In the southeastern por-
ton there is the finest of pasture land TO
be found. AS a resident OF theh state re-
Gently explained to the writer. Texas cat
tie scarcely able to walk can be fat
tened and made ready for market this
district within seventy days. In the sec
tions farther west, the same informant
set forth. it takes six months to produce
the same results. But Kansas IS so big
that 1t is impossible to see it at a glance
or to tell Of II as the result Of dash
through narrow strip bordered by
railroad And Kansas is a great railroad
state, with promises Of becoming even
greater in this respect
wichita, in Sedgwick county, Is $50
miles from the eastern boundary Of the
state. 240 from the western boundary
line. $50 from the northern line and only
90 from the Indian Territory. II has
population OF 25.0o0 and is the third city
in the state IN point Of population. -Four
railroads pass through T. and II IS the
natural feeder OF tho two coming states
10 the south. Wholesale houses that
would do credit to n city Of 10000 people
are found in wichita. There are two
enormous packing houses near the city,
There are plenty Of attractive homes. ono
Of the finest Masonic temples 10 be found
outside Of the great cities. a handsome
court house fine city hail, commodioas
and attractive stores. and everything
that goes TO make up a city Of the first
quality. Electric cars traverse the streets
and there are fine churches and all that
sort Of thing The streets are vide and
airy and great rows Of trees make some
OF the thorouKhfares present the ap-
pearance of tho old towns IN New Eng
land. where the bra inches meet overhead.
IN every respect wichita has hustlirE
appearance and tho wichita Daily Eagle
Is known almost everywhere. m okla
hona II e. the fsvorite newspaper. dsvot-
Inc every day the maiof portion ~ one
rage 70 territory news
There is no excuse whatever f0r TRYING
10 dizr1iss yyiehlts ne frontier town
n ir.t0-date. and Tho people there have
iust ne much ~ the cir - pfnEressive-
nsss ne those in New Tsfk or rhiiaaei-
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veil o. note mat ihsT have SAD e4t
beautiful pars atoms ths hanks 90 ths
Little ATsansas river Efiah passes
throush tie city and within GFe years g
has been made a most attractive slat
TIE Blr Arkansss also fous Through the
csty End there h ~ lack q Eood water
Bus the marvel ~ wichita, ASIDE from
is commercial prouinenee and tts mIri-
ses ~ rretty and comfortable homes b
TIE fart that when Il vas sfAFtsd. not
IS macy years So. trees we're almost
unknown saw. aiong ths edges - the
two rivers NoE 10 matter % rhieh li-
r~ction ore may look. there can - seen
aelfeh.eul groves ~ trees. and on every
siae the country presents TIE appeeraace
q q wooded district Nest - the trees
are ire cottonwood md rariez q RAPID
growth, although elrzs are TO 3 found