The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-22
ENCOURAGING
ASSURANCES
Wichita Will Get Independent
Orient Line.
IN AND OUT OF THE CITY
Mr.. StiIIWelI Makes an En-
phatiC Statement.
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE
He Says, VIII be Added Be-
cause of Shops.
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE

Mr.. A. z. Stillwell, whose brilliant in
teilect conceived and planned the collos-
sal project of building a railroad from
Kansas sCity through the prairie of Kan
sas, to Wichita; through the fertile fields
Of Oklahoma; on through the plains of
Western Texas to the Republic of Mexico
and thence through the ancient dominion
of the Aztecs to Toplobampo bay, was the
guest of the Commercial club last night
The king of stupenduous financial enter
prises was given splendid ovation as he
entered the portals of that edifice on To-
peka avenue dedicated and consecrated
10 the politics ana religion whose EFFORTS
and aims point to a Greater Wichita
Within the club house was as fine
body of business men as can be found in
the West, and their appearance, to say
nothing Of their cord.ality, must have
greatly impressed the distinguished Wis
ItOr and the friends who accompanied
him 1t was not Mr.. Stillwelrs first visit
TO the club, as he was here once before
when the omens did not point so favor
ably to the success OF his wonderful I'M
dertaking.
Mr. Stillwells party included Wichita
own enterprising representative of the
Orient company. w. G. Edwards, Henry
G. Brewster. DarralI d. Sully and John
r Alden, Of Rochester, n. Y; E. Dick
enson. vice pesident of the road; II. Y
Watson, vice president of the United
States and Mexican Trust company; c. f
Morse, r. NJ. Goodlet. 4. a Long and
j. 5. Loose, all residents and strong f.
nancial business men and fnanciers Of
Kansas City, who are connected with the
directory of the Orient.
The gentlemen had no longer than an
hour TO remain as the guests of the club
but that time was spent very probably
for it eliminated in i stronger friendship
between the men who are making q great
city of Wichita and those who Will. by
their daring enterprise make a great
country of our southwest territory.
Mr.. Charles g. Cohn, president of the
Commercial club, after presentations and
handshakings We're over, and in his neat
way Of doing things, introduced Mr.. Still
well. who made one Of those short concise
and pleasant talks for which the peerless
promoter is noted.
He had heard. he said, that some doubts
existed in Wichita that the Orient would
build into and out Of this city lie was
pleased, he said to remove those doubts
so far as his personal assurance could so
towards doing SO. He said he desired to
make the most emphatic statement that
the road would be built into Wichita and
in operation by July ]. lie did not think /
that anything could happen-unfavoTab I
weather or difficulty in getting material.
that could delay the consumation of his /
plans more than two weeks. He was posi-
tive that the road will be here by Au- /
gust !.
Il want TO say to you gentlemen. also
said Mr.. Stillwell. that you viii have I
shops equal TO the finest of any system IN !.
the United tSates-shops that viii add
3, 900. $500 or 1909 to your population"
Mr.. Stilwell also stated positively that /
the road would be Immediately built out /
OF here eastward TO Usage City, and that ]
after that and until the line couldbe /
built farther. Orient trains would run
over the Missouri Pacific to
Kansas City. Every plan of the Orient
to have its own line from Kan
sas City to Toplobampo bay viii be car
riod out
Mr.. Stillwell said he had heard some
hints that the road would be entirely
and operated by the Missouri
Pacific from Milton to Kansas City be-
cause of the addition of Mr. George Gould
and Mr.. Russell Harding to the directory.
That, he said. was a mistake His road
will be entirely independent of the Gould
system. He spoke of long friendship
existing between himself and Mr.. Gould,
but that it did not cut any figure in the