The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-06
GOOD WORD FOR eEARY
Town Shows Remarkable Growth In
Very Few Years.

Geary, o. r. Jan. 5.-For some time
past the idea seems to have been preva-
lent throughout the north and east that
so far as wealth adm enterprise in Okla
homa was concerned. its western osun-
dairy was the Rock Island railroad. and
beyond that lire OF demarkation. the ter
ritory was bowling wilderness
To show Up this faiiacy. we want to
say TO all concerned. through the valu-
able medium of the Eagle. that only -
miles west of the main line of the Rock
Island. is the city OF Gesry. with a popu-
lstion of $500. and only four and one-half
years from wheat field.
This town was plated for sale the 18th
Gay of June. 1885; has never had q boom
but has made a steady, healthy growth
from its inception. and was Incorporated
as city OF the first class February Is.
1902. The major part Of the city Is In
Blaine county. one-Quarter section OF 1t
tapping over into Canadian county. It's
stocks OF goods and business houses viii
compare favorably with those much older
and larger cities.
1t is prominently a young mans town
as the business samut ranges from q 70
IS years, the predominance being below
So For instance one hardware company
in a two-story. pressed brick building on
the corner OF Main and Broadway. the
Richardson Hardware company. with
Twenty-Five feet frontage on Main. q
depth OF 140 feet. and another fronting on
Broadway of sixty feet. elevator to sec
ond floor and all jammed fun Of goods
pertaining to that line OF business. is pre-
sided over by W. c. Richardson. Just
past u years This company has several
branch houses in various other places
west of the Rock Island. and there are
many others like this one.
Our railroad facilities are the best In
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf running
through trains from Memphis to Amarillo
Texas. with through sieepers to Denver.
over the Colorado Springs Southern. max
ing IL the shortest route from Oklahoma
to the Rocky Mountains. giving US four
passenger trains daily.
The Choctaw Northern. from Geary to
Anthony. Kan. and Alva. o. T.. with two
daily passenger trains. and the Enid q
ming north and south from Enid. on the
main line. TO Waurika. also on the main
line south OF Chickasha. two daily pas
senger trains. thus giving us four trains
east and west. and four north and south
every day. The latter line brings us the
Daily Eagle. At present its arrival il
rather an uncertain quantity. but the
train is scheduled here for l:S p. m.
Freigh, loaded out from Wichita one
evening gets here the next evening.
whether routed via Anthony or Rock
Island via Enid.
The night OF March II. 1902 the depot
here was struck by lightning and burned
TO the ground. and the chief source Of
sorrow and regret 20 our people is that
we are still minus a depot. or any other
reminder of one save a short. delspi-
dated platform that escaped the ravaees
Of the fire. and few box cars doing duty
as Offices. except when loaded with corn
and shipped 10 Kansas City.
What an elegant impression the patrons
Of the great Rock Island system must re-
csivc. not alone Of the service and care
of passengers from our eight daily pas
senger trains. dumped OF here In the
mud-the platform being only long enough
for the baggage and express-with a three
foot step 20 get either OF or on. but OF the
city as well. Oh. my countrymen. what
a wrench Of nerher garments is there
when one tries 70 get aboard a train IN
Geary.
Geary has pressed brick plant. ruE-
ming night and day. with an inexhsustible
supply Of the best shaie in the territory
cropping out right At hand. with de-
rnaud for brick far exceeding its capacity
There are several fine brick blocks in