The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-22
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NOSE IN OTHER PEOPLES BUSINESS.
M. M. MUkD ck, EDITo

NOSE IN OTHER PEOPLES BUSINESS.
There is an inherent disposition upon the part
CT some to stick their noses into the business of
others The shoppers of Kansas City Missouri,
denomnate this indefensable proceeding pro-
cess of Intervening" For instance in any cases
wherein Wichita seeks redress of grievances in the
way of freight rate determinations, made by the
railroads against her tonnage Kansas City steps
in with the citation TO effect that Kansas City
being located on a navgabe river, and Wichita not
being so located Wichita therefore should not be
granted a chance to live.
This is what is known as sticking ones
into other peoples business. The fact that Wichita
has as much right to remain the earth Kan
sas City, and the fact that the Missouri is not
navigable and that this is an era of interstate
commerce on wheels, and not by water, cuts
figure with that assortment of unconsconable hogs
located at the mouth of the Kansas river which
river is more possible of navigation that the Mis-
sour
There is another instance of this nosesticking
and snoutprotruding business in which Wichita not
only but the whole Arkansas valley, is interested.
Many years ago Wichita took initial steps
looking to the preservation of her riparian and water
rights arising from the interrupted flow of the
Arkansas river Several years later, within three
or four years. the citizens of the towns and farms
of the lower Arkansas valley, apprehensive of the
disastrous results to their crops and trade in the
sequestering the waters of the river by the
settlers in Colorado organized for the purpose of
having their rights adjudcaed by the Federal courts
Evidence was collected facts corroborated and attor
neys retained. Just at this point of time occurred
another instance of others sticking their noses into
the business. The attorney general of the state
jumped in with the declaration that the case being
one OF state wide interest, he would take of
it. in the name of the state. Whereupon he drew
up a bill embodying the facts already coated, and
all the law attainable bearing the case, which
he announced he would file with the United States
supreme court and ask hearing. He subsequently
hired assistant attorney and went down to Wash
ington, but for reason the case was not fled.
Probably it another of Kansas City Inter
venton" But later on when the people of this val
ley had about concluded that they had been bun
coed the case was brought to a hearing, not the
facts and evidence submitted by Wichita's attorney
which did not involve the merits of the Least
wise the supreme court rendered technical decision
which in no way affected the matter in contention
further than to intimate that Kansas might possibly
have a case against Colorado There the thing was
dropped for the time being Later the legislature
first adjourned made appropriation for the re-
tanning of a hand in the case to be denomnated
assistant attorney general for the state of Kan
sas, for the prosecution of the case against Colo
RADIO and its canteOupe growers, for sequestering
the waters of the Arkansas river their rrgating
dches to the great harm of the former proprietors
and of said waters This act of appropriation
is followed by the announcement that the governor
has selected and appointed attorney to take
charge of the Why he didn't name one of
the lawyers already familiar with the suit posted
in all of its details, don't understand. But TAX
ing the proceedings from start to finish for one
are satisfied that far the people and interests
of this valley concerned the game is up Too
many cooks have spoiled the BROTH There has been
too much of intervention" of procrastination and
of attorney manipulation and Colorado melons will
continue to he produced at the expense of Kansas
corn.