The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-22
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to, Build Wichita.


To the Editor of the Eagle.
If L was a member of the city council
! would offer d resolution before that
body to pave North Topeka avenue with
asphalt pavement. That avenue has
more rich people living on it than any
other avenue in the city, and they ought
to set the pace; then Emporia, and by
that time the residents Of Lawrence ave
nue. may have earned something and be
able to undertake paving.
And now a natural gas company has
been given q franchise. We have been
watching that interest for some time and
had hoped that something would come
out Of it. Fuel is such a vital question
with this town l would think that if
the company really meant business, il
they really intended to lay pipes and
supply gas 70 Wichita. as big an under
taking. as big contract as that viii be,
that the company's representative, mem
Der Of the corporation. would have been
present at the time action was taken By
the council. Don't you?
one night this week almost everybody
in the city was away from nome attend
ing a junction or an entertainment Of
some kind. There was the Cons.story
meeting, Sons OF Herman dance. one OF
Mrs. Carter's lecture course entertain
ments. a concert and the State Charity
stero opticon entertainment, ana the Geo.
lines 6, Co. opening.
see there is 4 big fght on against the
packing plants. Why not wipe them out?
a hundred million or more dollars inter
ested III packing plants and a hundred
thousand employees cuts 40 figure. Let as
so back TO the primitive way Of meat
eupply-town butcher, slaughter house
and tough bull beef-save nothing bat
the meat and throw the hide over the
fence TO dry; stop The by product bust
ness Of fertilizing. beef teas. soap. soups,
blood buildings. hair industry. brush in
dustry. glue industry, bone button indus
try Destroy it all and see how quick
the farmer. fer whom there are being
shed so many crocodile tears because he
don't get anything for his hogs and cattle.
viii wake up and find himself hanging on
his barn yard gate looking fer the town
butcher to come along and buy the
toughest old beef he has on the place and
the mangiest old hog in the pen-and pay
him just what he pleases.
1 would remove that toboggan slide in
front OF the Fourth National bank; it has
served its time and replace it with
new one twice as wide
I would make all the toboggan slides
at all the crossings twice their present
width
We had a regular dude in the city this
week. He passed along the avenue, was
about six feet high, wore light pants,
long overcoat, Prince Albert style. save
with pockets on the outside with flap,
Derby hat, tan shoes and his shape-oh
my, l studied him as he paused for
moment TO roll himself a cigarette and I
discovered that he wore d corset-the
first real Chawlie that has ever walked
our streets. Could not learn from where
ne came or whittier he acknowledgements
and corsets.
1t is the proper thing to say when speak
ing Of a home made dress to call it
lady's gown, but Paris made, . creation.
am convinced that the owners of
property along the banks Of the Little
River once sees the transformation that
a nicely graded boulevard. with its SIDES
covered with grass and well kept, viii
make. that they VIII not hesitate TO grant
the city the right of way to do the same
20 their property. What an un.n-
viting, unsighuy scene is presented
to the view as you drive through
the park and see the opposite bank
lined with barns. outhouses, pig
sites and cow-pens. The city ought to
own TO he able to control the banks Of the
two rivers inside the corporate limits 50
that it could not only beauty them bat
on sanitary grounds as well, and for the
protection of the city from overflow at
time Of high water 1t is not only the
people who own and live on the imme-
date banks of the stream, but the whole
city is interested in preventing damage
from floods.
I see the state superintendent Of public
instruction is making inquiry and ad-
vising the teaching Of Kansas history in
our public schools. Kansas should have
history written worthy the name. = good
reliable history of Kansas would he eX-
ceedingly interesting and would be
stuuied with pleasure and diligence.
I would widen Murdoch avenue bridge,
make the foot walks twenty feet wide,
cover the entire bridge with a net work
of gas niue. set large tubs of trailing
vines at different points on the bridge
and train them over the bridge; also plant
trailing vines 1t either end of the bridge.
a number of hardy ones. and train them
over the bridge. 1t would soon be covered