The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-12-06


with good interest together with primi-
with good interest together with dam
ages. may you hope to get any relief.
When one reads over the list of names
of that railroad committee it is depress-
ing when you think how seven or eight
of them are struggling to keep their bust
ness going on account of the excessive
freight rates. The rate on lawyers sup
plies must be terrible
If was governor of this state 1 would
throw down the guage and place my
self. the Republican party. the mem
bers of the legislature, the boss busters.
the pro-busters and the railroad COM
missions on record by calling special
session of the legislature extraordinary
and furnish them with a copy of the
Texas railroad law and send for the rail-
road commissions of that state paying
their expenses and salaries to assist in
formulating bill which. il need be. an
Improvement over the Texas bill. as these
may be some points which might be
strengthened Then I would say. now,
gentlemen, vote, and damn be he who
cries no.
l am in favor of paving. I think 1
have remarked something Of the kind be-
fore. But if in order to pave three or
four of our north and south streets and
half dozen cross streets, it viii be neces-
sary to put in storm water sewer sys-
tenn. No, thanks. Would prefer TO wade
or even swim in mud ard be known as a
country town. Howsoever. the PROPOSE
ton that the paving cannot be done I'M
Ill a sewer system is provided TO carry
off the storm water is faiacy which
will be proven in due time. This city will
not stand any storm sewer racket.
Neither will they stand for the men who
are behind the screen pushing it, You
know they say the ostrich sticks his head
from his pursuers. Not any six hun
dred and forty thousand dollars, which
finally means million for storm sewers.
no, this scheme will fail
When it comes to talking about indus
fries for Wichita we have a gold mine.
All we have to do is work 1t. If you will
draw a circle within radius of one hun
dred and twenty-five miles of Wichita
you Will find that it covers the wheat
belt of the great Mississippi valley. AL
most one hundred million bushels of
wheat was harvested this year. Wich-
tia has railroads running through these
wheat fields making them accessible to
this city. The railroad facilities are all
that we could desire Then why not be-
gin at once and build up a great mill
ing center. Why not Wichita be made
the Minneapolis of the southwest as Min
neapolis is of the northwest 1t is COM
ing gradually but not fast enough. Let
us grind our wheat fresh from the fields
that surround us and send the manu-
featured product to the world.
If I was the street commissioner 1
would call UP the superintendent Of the
waterworks and tell him that he must
send a force of men over on Topeka
avenue and level down the dirt that is
piled along in a ridge and hereafter not
to make any more sucn conditions when
putting in pipe. f
Talk about taxes / conclude II becomes
chronic This week a farmer owning
fine farm near Clearwater. one hundred
and sixty acres. was roaring because he
had to pay thirty-six dollars taxes. 1t
is a very modest homo indeed in this
city that is not assessed mere than that
amount. A seven or eight thousand dol
lar farm taxes $500. There is a screw
loose somewhere.
The Children's Orphans Home ought to
be among the first of your list of beni
fieence. In as much as you have done
it unto the least of these and the boxes
for the home are TO be found in n great
many business places. drop in your spare
change.
The first lot of aSphale pavement put
down on the streets. which was several
years since, was under the inspection of
two different men. The Market street
pavement north of First street showed
that the inspector knew his job and dared
to do it. The company thatp ut it down
said that it only cost the city 10 per cent
more than regular price to get the con-
tract. CITY REGULATOR.