The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to euii6 q Wichita.

| other city in the United States of 5000
| inhabitants, and more dirt streets than
any other city in the world.
There is a street in Denver called Lo-
| gan avenue. 1t Is paved like one Of the
roads in Riverside Park. 1t is the street
that all the horsemen drive on. II is
easy on horses. and yet stands more
usage than any other street paving in
| that city. 1t does not cost one-half as
much as asphalt and can be repaired
| with but little cost. We have the ma
| terial at our door. The stone lies in
4 iimitless quantities in the hills east of
| US. in Butler county. The more il Is
| sprinkled the better and more solid II
I becomes. If the road in the park is not
| sufficient test. it will not cost the city
but a small amount to make thorough
| test of its merits by paving First street
| from Market to the railroad and from
| Main to the Missouri Pacific freight de-
| pot or the west end of Douglas avenue
! bridge. This latter place would be
| much stronger test as the travel on
that end of the street is as great as on
any other street in the city
If I were a park commissioner. / would
secure fifty pairs of squirrels for our
parks next spring.
| If j were Fred Israel, / would remove
the old fences on the Israel property on
Topeka avenue between Second and
Third streets and clean up the grounds
The properties would look much better
and bring higher rents. The fences will
| make fair kindling wood.
| Christmas has come and gone, and
with il its joys and sorrows- The joys
are no greater than its sorrows. for the
first of the month is here and they must
be paid for The homes are strewn with
broken. one-armed dolls, broken toys,
and bursted drums galore.
1t does seem strange that with all the
labor and care and vexation. thepeople
have in the cultivation of their lawns
and parking. trying to make them pretty
and inviting. the gas company will come
along and unload their piping on the
parking. as il the iron pipes had to be
| handled carefully II it was at the ex-
pense of the parking. Under such cir
cumstances l would advise that property
| mud.
| You are admonished not to talk with
the motorneer. He has orders not to
talk with anyone, and it is embarrass-
| ing to him.
| The city has just passed through
Presbyterian revival wave. which has
4 fait hell
and it will be followed by the Methodists.
beginning next Sunday. TO be conducted
by two evangelists. where an opportunity
| will be given those who believe in its
church, to enlist under it's banner
/ read in the Eagle of the game war
oen of Oklahoma seizing game in that
te rritory which had been shot and trap
ped and ready for shipment. but never
read of the game or fish warden of Kan
sas or his deputies ever catching any
thing, Notwithstanding the law is violated
daily.
He prayeth best who loveth all,
Both man and bird and beast.
He prayeth best who loveth best,
All things loveth. great and small,
| For the dear God who loveth us
| He made and loveth all.
1t is high time that three-balled shack
was moved from the middle of South En-
poria avenue. There are vacant rooms
tc be had in which TO do business.
Why is il that people will pick up pack
ages in the street cars that other passen-
gers have forgotten? II they will not
touch them, or il they do give them to
the motorman or call the attention of
the conductor to them. the packages Will
be taken TO the street car offices and the
owner can get them in very short time
All good men love children. and all good
children love squirrels. birds and animals.
The street car conductors are a hand
some set Of young men. Now gentlemen.
Keep your clothes clean. shoes shined.
Il hair combed and hands clean-and re-
member that every man and woman that
rides on the cars are gentlemen and la
dies: should be treated as such. at least
by you.
Ii is very beautiful TO exchange pres
ents among friends on the holidays. but
is it not more beautiful after exchang-
ing presents among the members Of your
Immediate family to hunt out a family
or a child and give to them. the needy
ones who can do nothing more than to
look in the windows at the Displays
When ii comes 10 drilling for oil there
are thousands of experienced driliers who
can be secured To drill for oil and gas
COMPANIES who have had extended expert
enoe-who will make contracts TO drill.
! at reasonable rates for which they ought
to have value received for their labor /
don't approve Of the proposition OF Try
ing to get something for nothing Pay II
YOU do. no pay IL YOU d0a's- Strings 10
contracts always get snarled before the
work is done Now that the money Il
subscribed. secure a responsible company
/ who can and will give the prospecting 2
thorough. satisfactory and final test. once
70 raH-which viii. in my opinion. be
both oil and gas.
There are a number OF runaway teams
recorded in the Eagle. more than one ?
dav some OF them proving disastrous
Owners OF teams who have eoschmen and
drivers are not L. blame when their teams
ran away. but the coschmen- I would
p-epsre black list ard keep u on ME
4 in the city clerks Office. and whenever q
coachu,an or driver allows a team 10 r7lr
away would black isf him and have
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