The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-05-03
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.

II you EeeO WISH d STUDY dlOuS Inc
line of higher civilization. culture, re-
hnement or physical beauty, just drop
around at the high school building at
1890 one Of these spring mornings and
see the boys and girls that come from
that building, from II 10 % years old.
more beautiful sight cannot be conceived
of. a better manhood or womanhood soon
to be was never known
Who will be first TO adorn his lawn with
statuary There are some handsome
fountains in the city.
Please do not plant cottonwood trees.
but rather dig them up when they do APP
pear. They have served their time in this
city. Go 10 the nurseries and purchase
hard wood trees. First choice are the
elm. the hard maple the sycamore. the
walnut. Soft maple are too tender and
easily broken by the winds. The box
elder are short lived. the Lombardy pop
lars grow tall and thin and make no
shade and soon die. They always remind
one of a selfish person. Cut out your
cottonwoods gradually and plant the bet
ter handSomer trees. There is as much
or more pleasure in growing a tree. Guilt
form, beauty and change Of color in its
foliage from year TO year as it grows in
age than there is in the full grown tree
Most people are born with a love fop
nature. OF course some with deeper
and more true love for natures charms
When driving l love to select route
along the country roads among the farms
l wonder often as l am on College Hill
and look at the wide expanse spread out
before me across the valley south and
west If the eye ever beheld a more beau
tifuI scene of nature. The various shades
OF color such as nature only can give.
And If there are not many people who
look down upon this beautiful spot ana
fail to feel the charm which the view eX-
presses l almost envy the people who
live on the Hill who are so situated as TO
enjoy this constant pleasure.
If there is any fad, if it can be called
such in this city, ii is that of building
piaZzas TO the homes. Only in rare cases
are the p1zzas dispensed with by owners
who care more for the odd pleasure OF
copying an inappropriate old fashioned
model than for building for comfort. No
really comfortable home in this country
can exist without a good, broad piazza.
The heat of our summer atmosphere. the
strength of sunshine make Il sheer I'M
possibility to sit on our lawns or in ar
bors. We must have wide open space,
vet covered. where we can pass our hours
Of rest and many hours of occupation as
well 1t becomes during the evening
hours the very focus of domestic lie ana
social intercourse Then build wide piaz-
zas. You cannot get too much of them.
Maple Grove Cemetery is a beautiful
place. and is growing more beautlful,
thanks TO the association. But lot owners
can add still more to its beauty by plant
ing flowers. Many have done So but
WHY not more. Let us deck the beds OF
our loved ones with flowers and plants.
the most natural ard instructive to us or
expecter resurrection and Immortality
mortality.
There are many birds nests tucked
away in the grass on the golf links.
Players should be careful not TO modest
the young fiedglings that are nestled in
their little homes. One of the great
is to hear the songs of the happy birds
as they fit about.
There Is no reason why the Vile or
daughter should not NOW the lawn,
especially if the brother or father is worn
out from playing golf or has to attend
a lodge meeting. If the work should
produce few blisters there is that Cd
healing remedy that every family in this
country as-Mentholatum-to sooth the
pain.
And now my pet railroad scheme *
beginning to assume a practical shape,
getting to be the real thing. | read in
Friday mornings Eagle that Mr.. Ed l.
Peckham was in consultation with the
promoters of one of the propositions.
Having watched this gentleman's move
ments and success in railroad building
during the last few short years. I am
confident that if he SAYS he will build
the road. it will be built in hurry. trunk
lines and combinations TO the contrary.
I never saw the gentleman. but have seen
and ridden on the roads which he. under
the most adverse circumstances. has
built Give US the road. gentlemen. First
come. first served.
Oh how beautiful is our Wichita, Peer
less Princess dressed in her costume Of
green and blue: miles upon miles Of
shaded avenues on which stand hundreds
OF beautiful homes. But rev towns in
America can boast of the beauty and
freshness and vigorous growth Of trees.
plants grass vines and shrubbsry as our
own Wichita now the early settler
love to roam on her streets ard revel
in her beauty. especially those who lived
here when there was not a tree on the
towneite save few scrubby old cotton
woods that skirted the banks f the
river. when one could stand on what Vas
known as Eagle block. now the Boston
Store building and count every house -
The townsite and see into the front o.
back door OF each as you counted. Beau
tiful Wichita the home II thirty thous-
ard as happy prosperous PEOPLE "a IN
habit the earth how we love you.
II is not al all in good form for hacS-
man to smoke when he is driving win
ladies in his hack.
This city viii wake NJ sonre mornias
with TWO Or three more railroads seeS-
.n- risht-of-way and depot grounss
What a misfortune that instead %
large union DEPOT We are 70 have -
OF one-story dinkey shedlesS stab
homes Nil, e-,4r iifx yanrf' ed rooms