The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-13
Shown by a Review of the
Progress of Hobart.
ITS MARVELLOUS GROWTH
Has All the Equipment for a
Great Metropolis.

Hobart, which has kept on making a
marvellous growth during the past eight
months, without having much said about
the same.
Hobart is a city of $3.50 inhabitants, is
the county seat of Kiowa county, the
best and most prolific IN the new country
and is today further advanced in every
thing that should tend to make it double
it's population within the next few years
than many cities that have been in ex-
istence for fifty years. 1t has the
wealth, location, soil and the men of
push, energy and enterprise to make it
the metropolis of the new southwest anu
it viii surely be made so.
Hobart is as yet in its swaddling
clothes, a mere infant so to speak, be q
ing scarcely eleven months old, but a
veritable giant in its rapid strides for
place among the many marvellous trans
formations which SO frequently occur III
Oklahoma
1t has a first class telephone system in
perfect operation, with a service OF So.
phones, graded streets, projected light
plants. ice plants, waterworks, sewerage
system. cotton mills and gins, elevators.
two railroads and prospects for third,
two graded schools six churches, twelve
lumber yards, four coal yards, seven
wholesale and retail floug and feed stores.
two wholesale and retail grocery stores.
three wholesale and retail fruit and veg
etable stores, two wholesale and retail
ice cream stores, five clothing stores.
seven dry goods stores, three harness
CHI Hs,r4 nd ir0r NJ
stores, four drug stores, five confection
cry stores. five jewelry stores, fifteen ho-
tells, fifteen restaurants, two racket
stores, brick yard, three steam laundries.
eight barber shops. four newspapers, fl
teen lawyers, fifteen physicians, five mil
linery stores, ten fraternal orders, one
exclusive boot and shoe store, five furni-
ture stores, four undertakers, three sec
ond hand stores, eighteen real estate
firms, twenty-one saloones, four abstrac-
tors, six cold storage houses, two cot
ton gins, oil mill, six livery and feed
stables, six wagon yards, twenty grocery
stores, three dentists, three bakeries six
meat markets, two merchant ailors, three
bath houses, three photo galleries. three
national banks, three bicycle stores, three
shoe shops, three book stores, seven in
surance agencies, one paper and paint
store and a public library and reading
room.
And in addition to the above named
business houses and enterprises. her phe-
nomenaI growth necessitated and de
manded increased railroad facilities.
much greater than could be given by the
Rock Island. which road was overtaxed
to meet our requirements. Here again
was shown the metal of our citizens.
who proved themselves equal TO the ne
cessities of the hour by raising a bonus
of $4,000. and as a result OF their efforts
the desired additional railroad is now in
operation IN our city. the B. Z. and S.
line having. according to their contract,
completed their road by June 90. to the
extreme qualification Of our citizens
which was exhibited by a grand demon
stration being made and reception given
to the employers and laborers on the
evening of the 30th Of June last at 7:39
o'clock, upon their entrance into the
city. The 200 laborers marched up into
the city, preceded by the band, and We're
treated to q banquet.
1t being intimated by some Of the OF.
ficials Of the above road that Hobart
is about the proper distance from Eniu
TO entitle it to a division on this roaG
andthatsaid railroad company could be
induced to locate the same in this city
the irrepressible public spirited men or
which our city is composed. together with
our ever alert, wide awake Commercial
club. took hold OF the matter and the
project is. through their efforts. practi-
cally assured.
$4,000 TO BE EXPENDED WITHIN
THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS IL
HOBART AND KIOWA COUNTY.
The netproceeds from the government
sale Of lots at the opening. being a lit
tie over 100000. is yet intact and viii
be paid out in improvements in the cNy
Of Hobart and Kiowa county within the
next twelve months.
The plans and Specifications for "a $40
90 court house have been adopted by
the county Commissioners OF Kiowa coun
" and approved by the interior depart
ment and the contract VIII be let fof
the same within thirty days and the
erection Of the building begun.
The contracts have also been let for
the construction Of sixteen steel bridges
same TO be paid for out Of this fund. ana
70 be completed on OF before August I5
next. and our last congress appropriated
out OF this fund OF $4,000 the sum oi
$4,000 to be used by the city OF Hobart
for municipal improvements. which VII
be utilized in erecting city buildings sew
erage. Improving streets, etc. within the
mex; twelve months. and the remainder
Of this fund VIII be used in making good
roads. SO that in SIX months from today
IIiowa county viii have first class COIN
= buildings. her streams VII he b-idrcd
and good roads VIII he hgu6e6. and the
city Of Hobart WI have erected city
buildings. a sewerage system. her streets
viii De in first class condition and the
same al paid for.
The county assessor has recently com
pleted his iabors. and the TesuIt shows
being personal property znd town iots}.
and population IL the county II 3 go
inhabitants. The rate Per cent lesy for
taxes for the coming scar wIn he Simply
nominal on aecosnt of his fund q sss-
co being on hand an6 &c be used The crst
year.
Recosnizing that Hio~s county IS set
tied by an Industrious class - farmers.
ard that is sci wIu produce large crops
of wheat. some e our s1erEetic business
men have coznpistei arrangements for the
erection y a lour miR - csst - 80 4
w.l. have TIE latest ard most Improved
process fer the Manufacture = the best
grades O aoae. Taus s home market
win be established for aN TIE wheat thas
can be raised IS this ana a5t0ining cour.-
ties. besides a3aiug 70 or constantly ia
creasing population