The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-01
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.

/ Makes Suggestions as to
| How to Build Wichita.
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To the Editor OF The Eagle:
/ I see the Frisco railroad has made .
/ cut OF cents a ton on slack. twenty
tons 10 car at 5 cents a ton. or 81 a
ear. Don't that frost year The mani
| featuring interests OF the city VIII cer-
tainly be advanced and awakened IN
| der such circumstance and conditions
Win the slack consumers please report
| 70 the commercial clubs II they have
received the benefit Of the reductiouz
Wichita must either have that South
east road or the Croctaw extended from,
Anthony at once. That viii settle the
ccsi question.
The meeting OF the Republican conven-
ton which was held last week demon
strsted Clearly the need OF an auditor
fun. We have had the hot air part Of
f. same as was used on a rnfllion-busheI
elevator Now let the men who do things
go TO work and build both
standing on the edge of the curling. as
a large number have been for years. or
pulled UP and turabIed over tn the ditch.
as they now are?
If any property owner Of this city or
any one having a pride for the city and
its prosperity. after taking a trip I'D
Lawrence. Topeka or Emporia avenues.
and seeing the condition of these streets.
and then win say they ought not to De
paved, ought TO sell out and leave. Resi-
dence property valued at $4,000 to $4,000
viii be found in front of a hole OF water
a foot deep with green scnza on these
mud holes three feet deep. / saw a wa
gon on Topeka avenue mired down with
load. which had 10 be unIoaded to get
1t out The reason given now for not
paving is that the water cannot be taken
care Of Waiting will not take care of
IT, As It is necessary to have a storm
water sewer, put IL in. and pave these
streets with asphalt at once.
| see the auctioDeers are 10 meet in
Wichita. The City Regulator viii give
a new spring hat TO the man that can
outroa- wichita's fog-horn- Contestants
to stand on College hill; the judges cor
ner Main and Douglas
Ar ex-rnayor of this city who wac ask
ed while in Office what 10 do when a tele-
phone force came along and commenced
cutting the limbs from your trees, his
reply was to take your shot gun and
drive them on. they have no right to
cut the trees.
IF 1 was a handsome. wealthy bachelor
like our friend. o. B. stocker. 1 would
select room in one of the city school
buildings and decorate the room by pa
pering ii finely and hanging the walls
with nice paintings. maps and busts.
setting the pace for other rich bachelors
In the city like Clarence Fulton, Sam
Hess and Billy Davidson and others.
Speaking of railroad discrimination.
would organize bureau, embracing a
representing every town In
Kansas and Oklahoma located on a rail-
road. The merchants in each town could |
form an organization that one or more |
who would become a
member Of the central organization.
which would be powerful enough to break /
The Mississippi dead line that Is used by /
he western roads and when that is once |
broken, then this organization can Select /
men 10 the legislature that would enact I
avs that would be just. There are men /
n Kansas and Oklahoma who can serve
n their respective legislatures and come /
home honest There are men in Kansas !
hat can frame Just and equitable law
without submitting Il TO railroad attor-
ieys for their approval or amendment.
saw a freight bill for an article from
Cincinnati. The freight from Cincinnati
o East st. Louis was Mss: from st. |
outs to Wichita I'VE dollars and y cents.
II I was commanding the soldiers at
his station. the militia men. I would
make them shoulder their guns and
march 10 the cemetery. fire the safutes
nd march back again the longest route
o and from the graves and drill them on
he road besides. taking the wrinkles
ut OF their legs and learn them some
hing about marching. giving them
mall touch OF military life Riding to
he cemetery on street Gags savors too
much OF what they called in war DAYS.
Gather bed soldering
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