The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-19

FOUR PRIZES OFFERED

Mission of Organization.
'aThe big million bushel elevator VIII
be built By the citizens Of this city"
was the statement Of ]. NJ Knapp, chair
man Of the committee on elevators Of
the Chamber OF Commerce. Last night
was the regular monthly meeting Of the
organization and during the course Of
the committee statements. 1ir. Knapp
made the statement given above.
BIr. Knapp said further: Gentlemen,
Il possibly seems 10 you that this ele-
vator proposition IS at a sranlsLili, but
can assure you II is not The commit
tee has tw0-thirds If the stock sub
scribed now and we think there viii be
10 trouble in securing the balance.
I'VE did not want 70 begin a general
canvas Of the city until we heard from
one or two persons Who wanted % take
q big block Of stock. There are several
men OF this city and the surrounding
country who want TO purchase several
thousand dollars worth OF stock and we
did not commence making a general can
vas unt1 they decided how much stock
they wanted
There win be no trouble about getting
the stock subscribed. Your committee
has been informed that there are mum
Der OF grain men near this city Who are
interested in this opposition and they
have assured US that they would take
enough stock after the city has been
thoroughly canvassed and all shares wer
not subscribed. 10 insure the completion
Of the elevator.
The elevator VIII be built and as soon
as half the amount OF the capital stock
was e. described We thought 20 iucorpo-
rate the company and begin active oper-
atoms toward the building of the struc-
ture, and I can assure you. gentlemen,
that in a very short time you VIII see
the new elevator IA this city
G. NJ. Dickson Of the railway commit
tee reported that they had received
two communications from railways and
that they hoped TO have something def-
mite &c report az the next meeting tow
nri securing another railroad or two
lie stated that AIr. Nevils Of the Omaha
road had visited the city and had view
ed the situation and returned 20 S. Louis
10 confer with his people about the mat
ter but was taken sick and IS now ID
Colorado Springs and that he had re-
ceived q letter from 1r. Nerils say
ing that as soon as he was able to be
cut he would visit Tins city again
Mrs I. s. Carter was before the cham
Der with speech advocatilg lle Cham
Der OF Commerce TO secure The Battle
Creek sanitarium for this citg. she had
received a communication from 0lr. kel-
logg. superintendent Cf the institution,
stating that the sanitarium would De re-
built on the site OF the burned buildings,
but he would establish a branch sanitart-
UNI IN the city that would make them
The best proposition and would oners
the best inducements. She gave some
interesting statistics about the work ot
the sanitarium and urstd the members
individually and The Chamber Of Com
meIre as body TO secure the sanlrariuTn
Tor this city.
vs. E. Edwards CT the Orient rail-
way made a speech so the members ID
which he said that II seemed as II the
Orient was Q uttie slow in coming To
This city and he made an explanation or
The matter He stated that the Mexican
government had given the road some val-
@uable concessions that depended upon
building 50 much of the road Within
certain time. They already have JED
miles of road built in old Mexico ana
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Gated the a7po.atmcnt ~ q committee
on a~hfrrat.on hs- the chamber 81 eo1-
lierce 10 sctle ~ disputes OF The meme
hers DUring rise course of business =
motion wae passed instructtuz tae pies
,-a-- "a fa1irt a committee on arhi-
t-atf9n.