The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-01-19

What marked difference in the tele-
phone service. What change has come
over the spirit of their dreams.
Speaking of one dollar gas. it not only
can be. furnished. but a superior quality.
Did you ever hear CT know of a gas
company bursting that did not want to-?
That reminds me of d gas man who pro-
posed the following conundrum: Which
would you prefer, $50 gas with a fair
measurement oc sl.00 gas with a measure
ment to make up. 1 gave it up and re-
quested that he ask me something eosier.
When men go about exploiting Inedi-
cine for rheumatism, lame back, etc.
they should not go on crItches. Neither
is it a business proposition for a bald
headed man to try to sell hair tonic.
1 am not in favor Of our people using
their velvet in outside investments, given
to people who shook the town when it
was struggling through a collapse. And
now that we have a lot of money presume
upon old acquaintance to rope them into
graft. There is no greater or better op-
portunities IN the country for profitable
investment than right here in Wichita.
Opportunities So begging. Rice fields are
a problem yet untried.
1 see the Commercial Club are 20 take
up the discussion OF the question of
building the Nicaraguan canal. l think
they might tackle something nearer
home. that would cost three or four
hundred millions of dollars less. Say for
instance. the Choctaw railroad; nave it
completed in time TO move the fall corp of
hogs, wheat, corn and cattle.
No matter where you go, even within
the sacred precincts of the church. in the
midst of reviYals, are to be found graf
tiers perched on the altar rail who are
so thoroughly saturated with commercial
ism, personal ambitions, that they do not
know that the congregation can see it.
o, Christianity! Thy burthens are many
and heavy.
1 see that Governor Stanley has appro-
priated the Regulators proposition for
raising funds for a Mckinley monument
in Mckinley park to raise money for the
national monument to be built at Canton.
Every child in America ought to contrib
ute to the erection OF that monument. I
hope every child in Sedgwick county will.
The two places in the heart of the res
idence portion of the city that should be
beautified and kept so are the most ram
chackle places on the townsite.
7 see we are to have a new bank-capi-
tai stock, $1,000 1 do not presume that
the county commissioners will furnish
them any of the county money. I don't
suppose that they want it, but viii the
county commissioners please tell us how
much they would be willing to loan
bank of that size as they are furnishing
banks with county funds, and what rate
of interest do they get-and if it is loaned
on call or thirty days notice. Speaking
about interest, would it not be a good
idea to publish in the Eagle, where peo-
pie will get to see it, the names of each
bank that is using county funds. the
amount in each bank, how much interest
they pay and how much money the
county is getting out of it?
I notice this week that a lot Of you
crawled out of your shells and said good
morning as you met people I know it
made you feel better. Suppose you try
it in your own home in the morning
when you meet the members of your
household.
Some of the roads in the park are need
ing filing and grading up.
If had to plant trees would do it
now, and I would plant elms.
The next thing to parks. the city ought
to own a large handsome building, ar
ranged for trades, agricultural and stock
displays with an auditorium. with floor
space of sufficient capaciay to be able to
give horse. cattle. and poultry exhibits;
a place to hold public meetings. conVen-
tons, etc Then arrange for horse fairs.
cattle shows, poultry exhibits. imple-
ment and agricultural and trades dis
plays running a number of weeks, COM
mencing early in the fall ard one follow
ing the other in their season. By 5udi-
cious mana geu-ent. II can in time be
made to pay expenses. It s being done
by a few cities and is growing n Dopu-
larity and is a winner. Wichita is the
acknowledged commercial center of this
new world and her people may rightfully
expect her to keep fully abreast with the
times and demands which will constantly
be made upon her.
There is big money for the man or COM
pany that win buy the old fair grounds. !
clean it all up, tear down the present |