The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-08-02
City Regulator
10 the Editor Of the Eagle.
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build a Wichita.

How to Build a Wichita.
! To the Editor Of the Eagle.
| When I see a fellow sit down in a street
car and throw the back Of the other seat
over and cock his feet upon the seat I
thing he ought to be made pay another
| fare
Two weeks since two grafters came 10
town and spread their net for suckers
The Eagle made mention OF their pres
ence. They left town the first train after
the Eagle came out The result was
that Instead OF d complimentary write
up they gave the town nice roast in a
publication that lives on roasts.
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock the
Union Mills whistle sounded Men look
ed at their watches and women looked
at the clocks. wondering why the whistle
was blowing. Upon second thought it
was notice 10 you that there was a fire
and for you TO shut off the water running
on your premises, as the City Regulatir
suggested. Did you
| If you don't believe in ADVERTISING
that people don't see and read the ad
verusements. just advertise for some
| thing you don't want
Wanted-To know which from t'other."
The Rock Island claims ownership of the
Frisco and Choctaw, and named the
combination the Rock Island System.
while the Frisco has just finished a nice
freight depot and a very handsome pas
| SHnRer hf,il1iYtU IN +la
placed the words. ground in glass,
Frisco System
| The handsomest cleanest and best kept
town in the Mississippi vellty IS Wichita.
| Some day her people will conclude that
the telegraph and telephone poles must
| all come down and the street ear line
must put in underground trolleys and
| that all the streets must be paved and
| guttered, making that the issue and
proceeding 10 elect men to carry out their
! wishes
| A real sensible way TO take a vacation
is to stop work. stay away from your
| place of business, live at home fish,
| drive golf gin about the house
| mending, pulling crab grass. reading,
SiCcPAAASY loe1Jl4lE anu lCSllliS %gOllc Il
number OF Wichita people are doing this
and enjoying it, and are being benefited
by it.
Messrs. Ketchum, Stickum & Co. are
visiting our city in the interest of fake
advertising. Suckers Will please be pa
tient. Their gentlemanly agent Will call
as soon as possible.
A drive along the banks of the Little
river from Murdoch to Central. 30 feet
wide, sloped to the waters edge with
grass growing on II, maintained and cul-
tivated and kept up by the park commits
sioners will certainly enhance the value
of the property on which il is made. If
the property owners along that drive
would build their homes fronting on that
drive II would at once become a most
desirable place TO live.
A lot of people are watching George
-. Spencers experiment. sprinkling the
street in front OF his residence on North
Market street. It has stood a wet spell
and a dry and hot spell and so far has
been entirely free from dust. which was
the result most desired. How long 1t
into account.
I would order that every team passing
the corner of Douglas avenue and Main
street should come to a slow walk. autos
and bicycles 10 the slowest possible
speed. The congested condition at this
point in the city is such that order Of
that kind Will have to be enforced or II
will require a policeman the greater part
OF the day.
When I see a half dozen geezers on
the corner spelling about religion, no two
Of them agreeing. l think it would be
good scheme to take them out and get
them loaded up with genuine camp
meeting religion. II would be a relief TO
their wives and children who support
them.
II you will visit the parks and see the
great crowds OF women and children
who attend the band concerts, so many
Of them of the class who cannot afford
to pay for entertainments. for recreation,
and this they can have free-you VIII
conclude that the money spent is well in
vested.
l see that one OF the scientific men or
the Kansas State University has discov-
cred indications of prehistoric race IN
the shape of q chimney. The only doubt
arising is the fact that tree ten inches
IN diameter. which would take thirty
years TO grow. II that scientific prof. |
will come TO wichita he can see trees
thirty-sx inches In diameter where /
.hi-.,, wears ago there was no sign Of !
a tree. CITY REGULATOR
James Buchanan Duke is president OF /
two tobacco companies and receives Q
salary of $4,000 from each OF them. 4
shareholder once grumblingiy asked Nj /
Duke what he did in return for such (
handsome pay. Il am not paid for what
I do" was the reply. The companies !
pay me for the mistakes l avoid making