The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-23
ORIENT OFFICIALS
WILL Be BANQUETED
Wichita Business Men Plan to
Entertain.
AT THE HOTEL CAREY
Special Car of Capitalists
Arrives Here.

a. E. sdlwell, president, and E. Dick
inson. vice president and general man
ager of the Orient railway, will be the
principal guests of honor at an elaborate
banquet to be given in this city by the
commercial clubs and business men at
the Hotel Carey Wednesday night.
Covers Will be laid for 150 guests and
the banquet will commence at O'Clock.
The arrangements OF and preparations for
the banquet were made Sunday by the
men who returned that morning from
guests at the banquet given by MIR. Still
we'll
The banquet Will be given principally
in honor Of Mr Dickinson" said NJ. w.
Levy last night He has never visited
Wichita, YOU might say, that is, for any
length OF time. We are anxious to have
him here ana SHOW him about the city.
besides entertaining him. Mr.. Dickinson
resigned the general managership of the
Union Pacific. one of the greatest lines
of the country to accept his present po-
sition of the Orient We intend enter
tanning him right royalty.
In addition to Messrs. Stilwen and Dick
inson, the other guests of Wichita bus
mess men at the banquet will be w w.
Sylvester and j. 5. Braithwaite. The
latter is a prominent stakeholder of the
company, of London, England.
The distinguished party will arrive in
Wichita some time during Wednesday
morning and remain all day and over
night Thursday morning ii viii leave
over the Orient for the south. An in
spection trip will be made 10 the south
ern terminus of the line in Mr. Stilwelr s
private car.
4 party made up principally of Illinois
capitalists passed through Wichita yes
terday on a trip of inspection over the
Kansas City. Mexico and Orient railway.
The trip was made in the private car of
A. f.. Stlwell. The start was made last
Thursday from Springfield. ILL.,, the car
carrying from that city the following
gentlemen: II. X. Weber. president of
the First National bank of Springfield
General Alfred Orendorff, ex-Congress-
man James A. Connolly, Benjamin w.
Brown, Captain p. W. Harris, S d.
Scholes. Dr. A L. Converse. George Pas
field, Arthur Pasfeld and J. Mccain Da-
Wis. all of Springfield; w w. Tracy of
{ the BANKING mouse OF Tracy N 20, oI
Chicago; John r. Davis, mayor of jack
sonville. III.
The members Of the party spent two
days in Kansas City, attending the Orient
banquet there Friday night in addition TO
a private luncheon given by President
Stilwell. Saturday night the party left
over the Missouri Pacific for Wichita,
the following getlemen being added to it:
William +. McEniry, Rock Island, H.:
b. r. Towndrow. Moline, Ill; w. c. Van
Gilden. Chicago; Howard NJ. Dunlap pres
ident Of the Emporia National bank. of
Emporia Kan; w. &. Edwards, Wich-
ita; Fred Washburn, Anthony; l.. =. Da-
Wis and II s Lincoln. Kansas City; j. y.
Foley Of Wichita, superintendent of the
Orient railway. The car arrived in Wich-
tia yesterday morning and. attached to
the regular morning train, was carried
as far as FairView. O. T. There the party
spent nearly an hour looking over the
rev town. The return trip was made
during the afternoon and last night the
part ydeparted in their car for Kansas