The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-04-26
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.


To the Editor of the Eagle:
There are really no railroads in the
country of the proposed route of theSouth-
eastern. The three reservations are an
empire wi h'n themselves. We boast OF
beautiful fertile Kansas. but that coun-
try discounts Kansas for timber water
and coal as much as Kansas discounts
New Mexico. 4 railroad from wichita
through that country. with a half dozen
branch lines-which the country wOui
readily support and warrant-wouid be
paying proposition. indeed. Look at the
way the country is already settled. One
could shut ones eyes and stake out a half
dozen routes and any of them would pay.
And Wichita, with her wholesale houses
and packing houses and location, is the
logical point from which 10 start rail-
road. The NJ. K. & T. viii be welcome
to our city and will gets its hearty sup
port when il asks for ii, and the sooner
the better.
When growing flowers just as well
select the best varieties with which 70
besutify your home l have found flower
street. has variety of flowers growing
on his grounds that are very choice.
This gentleman knows how TO grow
flowers and loves to talk about them AMI
tell how TO treat the different varieties.
One of the prettiest. most fragrant plants
grown is tree peonia which is now ii
full bloom a very large pink flower,
while the other variety. YOU know. is just
beginning to swell in the buds.
When you go down town to business
tomorrow morning don't scan the man
you meet to see if he wears a button or
a lodge pin of some kind TO see if he be
longs to your order before you decide
to speak to him. but look him in the face
and greet him with a hearty good morn
ing or howdy or hello. If you speak 70
twenty-five persons that you meet, car
rying with it one of those smiles of yours
that won't come off, I'll wager that you
Will feel better all the rest of the day.
There is no finer country on the earth
than that through which the Wichita,
Arkansas Valley and New Orleans rail-
road is projected. There are a great many
deep water harbors along the
coast, but they all seem to have an If
to them. They need something to make
them of practicable use. New Orleans
seems to be the objective point of all the
roads leading to the coast. The Rock
Island has recently bought its way TO
that point.
l would pass an ordinance prohibiting
the use of air-guns in the city limits, i'm
posing a fine of arrest and fine on boys |
or girls found proving around among
the shrubbery and trees searching for |
birds dozen arrests in different parts |
Of the city would put stop to 1t in a !
great measure.
The golfers would very much like for |
the weather man to tell them in his /
weather report the possibilities and prob |
abilities of the wind a day in advance
If l was running a tin shop or cornice I
works | would manufacture metal bar-
-els with covers and straps on their sides
20 hold rubbish and swill.
Each block of residents ought to own
n copartnership a heavy roller. one heavy
enough to roll the ground of the lawns
Town solid and compact. One of the most
serious troubles in growing bluegrass I'm
our grounds is the loose light condition
If our soil.
/ would place the peddler's license so
high that they could not go struggling
rnI MIA .-ip he Of
,lers and claiming they can sell goods
heaper than the merchants because their
FOODS were struggled.
Twenty three children at one time at
he Orphans Home wrestling with the
measles. You pity these little waits.
hey need a change of diet Some deli
acies in their sick condition the same as
our kid does and gets. Mail the matron
check or put in one Of the orphans
oxes to be found in different places
throughout the city. There is bat one
ct any more.
An old saw. 1T is no sign of ducks
est to find a feather on a log The
JUNCTION which was given a few days
ince was not given by the organization
nown as the Kings Daughters. but by
he young people OF the city Irrespective
( creed or organization. and the drink I
-hich was served by the two little girls
rom punch bowl was pure straight ice
-ater. The Eagles account of it the !
blowing morning said: Two little girls
frved from punch bowl of generous
re
This city ought to have Civic I'm
rovement League. 50 that a united effort
n the part of all the citizens who own
roperty and want to make Wichita a
City Beautiful, a better place 10 live
J., There are scores OF homes in the city
hat are beautiful and kept so and are an !
aspiration to others. and the interest is
rowing rapidly. but the streets and al !
VS. are generally in . dilspidsted condi- [
on And combination Of citi- J
ms, whose general purpose would be 10
cate pubic sentiment in favor of better ?
ADMINISTRATION Of municipal affairs with Z
n in any way invading the field Of poll ?