The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-02
is SECURE IN
HER POSITION
That Is What Illinois Capital
lists Say of Wichita
WILL HAVE $4,000 PEOPLE
w. B. Brinton and c. S. Wit
mer Talk Business, Crops
and Politics.
WILL HAVE $4,000 PEOPLE

W. B. Brinton. president Of the Peru
Pfow and Wheel Works at Peru, Illinois.
and president Of the National Shelters
Manufacturing association. and owner OF
the largest shelter plant in this country
at Joliet, ILL.,, and c. S. Wilmer. presi-
dent Of the Joliet Manufacturing COM
pany. were in the city yesterday and left
over the Rock Island at ?. m. for Kan
sas City.
When the stock OF the Van Zandt I'M
plement company was enlarged and the
name changed to the Peruvian Zandt
Implement company, these two men took
all the new stock and they were here to
attend the first meeting Of the new COM
pany and close up the business.
Monday evening Mr.. Van Zandt and
Coler Sim got a carriage and drove them
over the city TO the city parks and yes
terday Superintendent ". R. Morrison
got out a special car and took them all
over the street car lines Of the city. When
thAy returned from their car ride a re-
porter for the Eagle met them at the
"
In the cool breeze and talked about Wich-
tia until Judge sluss came along and in
terrupted the conversation. The Judge
and Mr.. Brinton were raised in Escola,
Illinois, and they talked about the girls
and boys who were raised the town
and what had become of them.
I am more than pleased with Wichita
said Mr.. Wilmer. and I think there is
no doubt that it will have 1900 people
in ten or fifteen years. There is no ques-
ton about its becoming the greatest dis
tributing center for farm machinery. I
talked with one Of the head men of the
Mccormick company the other day and
he admitted TO me that his company dis
tributed more machinery from Wichita
than 1t DID from Kansas City.
we have put our money in the new
Van Zandt building in this city, and yes
terday when we rode over the city Coler
Sim told US what lots here and there
could be bought for and we are going TO
send the money to buy q number Of lots
for an investment. We VIII buy them
just like walking up to a roulette table
and putting your money on the first num-
Der. only in this case I think the num-
bers are all winners. You cannot miss it
in Wichita now investing IN property at
present prices and there is plenty of
money in any OF It. 1 am very greatly !
pleased with your Riverside park 1t
shows that you have had brains at the |
head Of affairs of the city to secure such |
a magnificent park while property was
cheap"
W. R. Brinton is somewhat of a poll
tician as we'll as a manufacturer and /
capitalist. He has been for eighteen I
years treasurer Of the state Democratic T.
central committee. He said when he was
1rst elected he promised the Democratic /
party that he would at least pay over
he interest on all the money that came
nto the treasury. The party thought
hat was pretty good and he sad they had
oesn reelecting him ever since.
wichita suits me exactly" said Mr..
8rinton, land I am going to invest more
II the money here. Wichita IS bound TO
oe the great distributing point OF the
southwest and we want to get in on the
ground hoor. There IS only one thing
hat would ever hurt Wichita and that
s a combination OF the railroads against
I and that is hardly probable because it
vill not be 10 the interest Of the roads to
10 anything Of that kind.
do the Democrats have about as good
show to carry Illinois at the next cleo
ion as they do TO carry Kansas" asked
he reporter.
4 do not think Illinois IS as surely Re-
ublican as Is Kansas. Chicago is a
-reat factor in Illinois and nobody ever
nows exactly how the vote Will be there.
he city IS 90 large that # is hard 10 tell
ow the vote will go. OF course. We have
ONE local scraps IN our state. but we
re going 10 nominate either Dave Hill
r Olney for president and give the Re
ublicans a whole lot OF trouble in the
ext national election.
When you come to the Republican ,
arty 7 think that Mark Hanna is the
reatest business man in politics II the
eople were TO allow me 10 select the
ext president I would appoint Mark
lama to the place and let him try It for /
our years anyhow. He has = wonderful ,
usiness capacity. and while an Dem
crat think Mark would make a great
resident
NO. I did not believe very much IN the
rec coinage II silver but 7 was IN for It /
I'd I yielded ny private conviction to :
ne Judgment Of the party and voted for $
II. Bryan. do not believe that will be
question in the next presidential cam Z
aign. think the Democratic party win 1
: wise 10 drop that issue for the pres I
NJ At iesst-
We are going from here 10 Kansas
ity. but We VIII be IN Wichita frequently