The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-16
City Regulator
Some Further
Sue eesiions are Made.

Suggestions are Made.
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To the Editor Of the Eagle:
\ great, large, well-groomed. handsome
man came to town not long since. who
said he was q conductor on railroad
implying or conveying the idea that he
was a conductor on one OF the roads that
run into Wichita. He belonged TO an
organization Of railroad employees. He was
getting out railroad directory FOR the
railroad employes-for conductors brake
men, porters. etc. That he had a small
amount of space set apart for adverris
ing. and he would allow a few OF the best
merchants a small amount Of space and
with it Z card from him 10 the merchants
which would show that he. the merchant.
would be entitled 10 the trade from this
railroad order; and he would also furnish
the order with the list of merchants who
took an I'D. in their directory. Not sin
gle conductor can be found who has one
OF those books. All that anyone knows
about are the books he furnished his
contributors. II IS surprising how many
merchants went into the scheme. Enough
so that the fellow said TO the hotel clerk
when he paid his bill, displaying a roll
Of bills as big as his arm, this is a boss
town Your merchants have money to
burn" I might say in this connection
that there is another canvasser in the
city at the present time. and Il they
wish TO get in on the ground floor they
viii no doubt have an opportunity during
the coming week.
II any Of the members OF the Board OF
Trade or Chamber of Commerce need any
inspiration to have them lie about Wich-
tia, let them talk awhile with the men
who brought fine stock here for sale.
The State Superintendent OF instruction
has sent out a handsome card after the
order OF the state Society OF Agriculture.
a kind OF before and after taking. 1t
gives a picture OF a pioneer school house
made of logs on the prairie. without a
tree or shrub in sight. The pioneer school
house of Kansas was either a dug-out or
built of green cottonwood boards that
nails would not hold to their place long
at time.
Our wholesalers can send out eleven
solicitors in eleven different directions
from this town in the morning. who can
return in the evening with a string OF
orders.
One Of the needs of this city is local
orning train on the Frisco railroad as far
east as Fredonia or Neodesha. I am sure
it will pay the road, and the town. Trav-
cling men are calling for IT.
The reason the Standard Oil company
does not pipe oil into the city from Ere
donia, nor offer to sell crude oil to con-
sumers in barrel or tank lots. is because
the railroads viii not allow it. The Frisco,
the Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific. each
have, own. or control large coal interests
on their lines and do an immense business
in the deal. whereas if the Standard Oil
company were TO furnish gas and oil for
fuel to Wichita, that trade would be cut
off. If the railroads do not control it,
why cannot the Texas oil men sell oil in
wichita? Under the laws Of Texas. they
compel the roads TO haul the product
at a fair rate.
would burn some gumbo, or pur-
chase a carload or two of II. and place Il
on First street between Main and the
Missouri Pacific depot and on First
street east OF Emporia. giving it fair
test as a road material. II is said IN the
east, where it is used. that it renders the
roads passable all the year round They
are using it in Sumner county. near Well
ington, for ballast for the Rock Island
railroad. It packs down hard and Is free
from dust.
Why were the Mrs Carter fountains
put in so they would freeze up? Animals
and people drink in winter as well as
summer.
This weeks cattle show demonstrated
clearly the fact that an auditorium was
greatly needed, a building for meetings
and Offices. with rooms and stalls at
taoned, where the stock could oe dis
played, the whole within one enclosure
under the control OF one management
all in one place. Wichita Is destined to
become one Of the greatest stock centers
in the west. 4 building OF that kind
would become n great factor in fastening
it. II fine stock raissrs can secure good
accommodations for the care and display
of their cattle, horses and hogs, they
will not hesitate 70 bring them here and
buyers will come. Things Of that kind
come to the people who prepare for them
and under the existing conditions Il is
unsatisfactory 10 both buyer and seller.
If We had a place of that kind Wichita
could establish an annual stock growers
meeting that would be permanent and
much more profitable than a street fair
OF carnival.
The street Car company g. paying
dearly for the information that their cars
are not of Sufficient capacity for the ac-
commodation of the city trade. aad IN
times such as We had this week. the loss
on TO. being able 10 accommodate one
half OF the demand. was OF sufficient
amount 20 have bought several cars.
I would build ar iron bridge 6oubis
width 1t thirteenth street crossing Of
Chisholm creek.
The City Regulator. in his suggestions
regarding TIE public library has wr.tten
nothing political. religious. nor anything
about Dante. nor Daute's Inferno. Caesor.
nor Caesars Ghost. "I-et the CALLED Jude
vince"