The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-10
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.

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Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build Wichita.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
read Ed Howe's account of the dinner
given by the governor Of this state TO the
president. he speaks of il as the great
est one ever given in the state also
read in his paper on former occasion
when ne attended dinner the menu con-
sisted of hmburger, weinerwurst and
beer, and while he did not seem to be
dazzled so much with the clothes OF the
guests. Howe seemed at that time 20
F, think it the only in the state. He is TO be
i congratulated over his preferment.
/ FOR SALE-Several bales of first
class dandeIion. second growth; tender
and delicious. Apply at the Commercial
Club rooms.
Why don't the street railway either
give their park grounds to the public,
improve them or give them 10 the city,
or make some arrangements with the
city TO improve them.
You will pay from one to two and three
dollars for a seat in a room packed to
sufocation to listen 10 q concert pro-
duced by fddes and horns. when you
can go out TO the park or Paynes Zoo
any OF these beautiful still spring morn
ings and listen to the notes of thousand
feathered male choristers vieing with
each other in singing 70 his mate. each
IN, ulo wa rrai
and fitted to his part and tuned by an
accomplished preceptor. The melodious
swells of harmony mingling with the
gentle whisperings of the forest leaves
glistening with diamonds of dew. their
undulating melody rising and falling
, upon the ear of the listener until they,
too. feel impelled TO join the grand cho
rus in praises to Him who created the
forest and the birds. and a soul attuned
to see. hear and love things that are so
beautiful
I would hang an arc light over the
front entrance of the city building.
If l were running a nursery. 1 would
learn the varieties of towering shr'Ib-
berry and ornamental trees that would
grow in this country to perfection. and
print an Illustrated catalogue. make a
lot of money out of the scheme and
beautify the city at the same time
1 was handed a paper one day this
week. On the margin it stated that each
issue consisted of 1000 copies: circula-
ton free. The publication of the paper.
at low estimate costs $50 per issue.
provided they printed 10000 copies.
which. if distributed in the city. would
be one copy to every three persons. men,
women and children, on the townsite
They can't go through the mail short OF
l cent per copy And yet we are told
there are no suckers.
l read with much pleasure the notice
published in the Eagle by the park COM
missioners about dogs in the park. II
you want your dog sent TO the happy
hunting grounds for dogs, take him to
the lark.
And now the news comes that the
Pennsylvania outfit-the II. c. Frick
combination-are arranging to buy up all
the Indian Territory and McAllister coal
mines-all that the Dawes Commission
have under their control-in one graz. /;
that should happen then our southeast
road would do us no good If the Dawes
Commission should do a thing of that
kind. then goodbye. manufacturing in
terests in the west.
The Federation of Clubs, which WAS
here this week. declared that Wichita
T,an In no 70
that they had been treated by her citi-
zens in the most hospitable manner, and
that she had not only sustained her rep
utation in these lines but that she had
surely got wet. also.
met a large number of ladies at the
reception given them. which was held in
the Consistory building. whose husbands
and brothers were members of the Con-
sistory. and they expressed themselves
as being highly delighted and grateful
to have the privilege of spending an
evening in the building and that they
would not raise any objection hereafter
when their husbands and brothers were
gone for week at a time attending the
lodge at Wichita.
II YOU do not get the permanent cuTD
and guttering according to specifications
it will be your own fault. If any con
siderable number of citizens will ask
for some particular man to superintend
the work, keep tab on the sidewalk
builders. the council will agree TO his
appointment and pay his salary. so II
you are not willing 10 trust the con-
tractor. then select your man.
l would suggest 20 the street commits
sioner that there was a chance for some
Improvement work along the streets and
avenues in learning off the poles the rel
les Of last years fair decorations
I would marry of every teacher IN the
Wichita public schools over y years old.
with the hope and prayer that they
would follow the injunction OF the presi-
dent and raise large families. that their
children may be sent TO the public
schools
Now that the High school perform
ance is over IT is 70 be hoped that the
school board Will put stop 70 any fur
Their entertainments OF that kind. The
extra hours the physical and mental
strain. imposed on the students who
take part In the performances. not %
say the questionable costuming with
parts Of the play. and the moral effect OF
drilling night after highland many
other reasons might be mentioned