The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-15
City Regulator
Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build Z Wichita.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
l would find out who owned that tele-
phone. telegraph. electric light pole on
the corner of Main and Douglas, and give
him notice to paint it at once.
Another example of why there should
be a law regarding marriage was demon
strated in this city this week A boy Of
eighteen who had stolen property and
only saved himself from the prison by
returning it. and a little girl only four
teen-reported to be incorrigible. Ought
such marriages be allowed to breed more
criminals.
They say that presidential year the
times tighten up; that capital becomes
tinid and waits to see results. Now,
would prepare for that emergency to keep
working men employed during the next
two years by paving next year To
have half-dozen of our resident streets
build ten or twelve miles of pavement.
Employ five hundred men, residents of
the town. stipulate in the contracts that
the work should be done by Wichita resi-
dents. In hard times building ceases to
a large extent and demand for laborers
ceases with it, but if We will take up the
work Of paving, we will be able 10 fur
nish employment for a large contingency
of laboreres. Paving Of streets is not
burden to property owners no more than
remodeiing or improving their property.
1t only adds to it the value OF the
pToperty. It lessons the cost Of freight
of wear on wagons. horses and carriages.
lightens the burden of travel. makes the
town more delightful, healthful and desir-
able to live in.
L see that because a professor in the
Northwestern university has suggested d
church yell for Methodist prayer meet
fngs, that some of the saints arc horTi-
fed. If the professor will come out west
he will find rooters in some Of the
churches that pay their quarterage in
roofing. Special collection day is the only
day they are silent.
It's an i'll wind that blows no good
How the coal men smiled during the time
of the unfortunate condition under
which the gas company have been labor
ing.
1 see it announced with a flourish Of
trumpets that anthony has gotten a rate
That rate is on paper now but by the
time it gets on the railroad 1t will re-
main on paper until the case has passed
through two or three courts. Two or
three times in each court, remanded back
to the lower courts for amendment, each
court going through that kind of pro-
ceedings and finally a result will be
cause and is entitled to the rate asked for.
but in the absence of state law OF an
interstate law. one that will not break or
strain the constitution. it win be impos-
sible to compel the railroads to comply.
Mea ntime Senator Steve Elkins has in
troduced a bill in the United States sen
ate which he viii take great care to see
that it viii not pass-which covers the
case fully. While this is all going on.
the railroads are put to considerable ex-
perlse in taking care of the case and a
raise of /. or Il of a cent or i of q cent
viii be put upon Anthony's freight rate to
pay these expenses. with interest.
Wichita had a hay case, and won every
point in every court. The suit was
brought By the United States district at
torney, who served out his time. left
the state and has had two successors
serving four years each before the case
was decided. and now no one cares or
has any interest in the case.
The county commissioners would do
well to clean up. paint, fit up, furnish
with opera chairs, with n nice, small
stage. the old court room. in the old
county building, for public entertain
ments. musicals. club meetings. banquets,
dances. &c. That room could he made
O model place for entertainments of that
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