The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-03

down either side. Around the cottages
are verdant plots of grass and cement
walks winding in artistic figures and
shapes about the property A greater
share of these cottages are constructed
after antique and colonial architecture
which is at present the reigning style
throughout the largest cities in the coun-
try.
topeka avenue has many beautiful
homes. 1t is also level street and has
plenty Of fine shade trees. Lawrence ave-
nue. also comes in for its proportion Of
praise. To tell il in d nutshell, all the
streets and avenues are veritabIe pictures.
There are many cities and towns that
dote upon their huge structures and their
magnificent business influences. but when
Arbor Gay comes around the citizens are
pulling themselves together in q rush to
plant shrubbery and trees. The desire
in all cities is to have more trees. Wich-
ita has plethora of outrageous foliage
and a God-send it is to the 5000 inhab-
itants
The highest altitude in the city IS in the
south part. One can not, however. detect
this fact until attention is called 10 it
when in the immediate vicinity where the
raise in the ground is to be found for at
glance Up and down the level streets one
would not believe that there is a shade Of
difference between the north and the
south portions Of the city. 1t is neverthe-
less true
Throughout this portion of the city
there is kind of peculiar soil which read
fly absorbs the water. 1t is dark color
IL,
an hour after the heaviest rain that has
ever fallen here the streets are absolutely
void of mud such as is found elsewhere.
Besides the wonderful filtering qualities
of the soil the street commissioner has
rounded off the surface. leaving slight
slopes to either side which run the water
that remains on top off into the cutters.
thus converting a streetful Of water into
passable thoroushfare. Whether these
minor points have very much effect on the
valuation of property in the south part Of
Wichita one may at once understand
when an attempt is made to rent a house
or buy a home
There are now about fifty residences in
course Of construction in the south part
of the city. the most OF which are fine cot
tages. On South Topeka avenue there is
one block which was nothing but a cess
pool and mud puddle about two years ago.
and today it has eight beautiful homes and
pretty garden plots. Many
other parts where there were several
years ago only cow lots and open spaces.
there are now numerous comfortable
homes. On account OF this inimitable i'm
provement il is almost impossible to rent
a house in the south part or buy property
at what seems like reasonable figures
z Observation-Disclosures stitiy ?mmoH
South of Douglas avenue are located a
greater part of the wholesale and manu-
featuring industries of Wichita Two
Of the largest hotels in the city-the Carey
and the HamiIton-are on the southside.
One of the greatest steam laundTies in the
state Of Kansas is south Of Douglas ave-
nue.. The only casket factory in the state
IS in the south portion. All of the depots
and round houses with the exception of
The Missouri Pacific are in this part of the
city
The public schools of Carlton, Lincoln
and Harry street are situated south of
Douglas and are buildings as good and as
'Oorny as any in the city. Just recently /
he Lincoln school building has been unit
lergoing various repairs and it has also /
lad an addition annexed within tho last |
'ew years which cost several thousand |
Iollars. The Harry street school has also /
Undergone several minor changes. The |
,arlton is equally in as good shape as the /
,thers and has likewise been greatly i'm /
,rOved in recent years.
These school buildings contain the latest 4
md most up-to-date Improvements and
and are perfect models for
chool buildings in every respect. Each of