The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-01-24
City Regulator
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Makes Suggestions as to
How to Build Wichita.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
/ am glad that the mothers have be-
come aroused enough to assert themselvos s
over the high school annual show. Their
criticismc are just Where is the mother
who wan.s to sit and look ct her large,
handsome boy play the part of a ree.ing
drunkard? And where is the mother
who wants her child II participate in 4
play that is full of drinking scenes? The
facts in the case are, it is part of the
high school graduation Class TO have a
show of any kind. The nervous strain on
the average scholar in learning his or her
lessons and passing a creditable eXamina-
ton without this extra strain of prepar-
ing and performing on the stage. But If
the school board cannot be prevailed
upon to- stop it, then give one of Gilbert
C Sullivans operettas that viii have
tendency to elevate rather than de-
grade. But if the mothers will agree that
there shall be no more of it, that VII
stop it.
1 would create an Office or position Of
electric wire examiner. whose duty would
be 10 examine the electric wires in the
wires after being in use while get loose
from their fastenngs. Crossed wires is
the result and a fire.
/ see that bill sticEers are gradually
encroaching upon the ordinance by stick
ing up posters and signs on posts and
trees The past week the ordinance was
violated. Evidences of it can be seen all
over the city in flaming yellow, black
and white poster.
The city cen add to its exchequer in
the next two or three days at least five
hundred plunks if it viii send cut over
the city few policemen and gather up
bicycles that are to be found gliding up
and down the sidewalks.
Talking about the value of land in this
valley, a man came to Wichita two years
since. bought forty acres of land at SIS
per acre. and paid for it in two crops
sweet potatoes.
If you VIII take the money that you
are blowing for oil stock at ten cents a
share and buy Wichita town lots or
Arkansas Valley farm lands. you will
have something to show for it and the
increase in valuation VII be at least
twenty-five per cent interest per annum
on your investment
There has been some wonderful tales
Of get rich quick In the Kansas oil fields.
but show us the color OF the mans hair
among the great crowd that went from
Wichita and who among the crowd
that went from Wichita and who have
invested tha; have discarded their BaTios
for real diamonds
A lot Of business men In this city don't
know what they missed the past two
weeks by not attending the th:rty-rninute
talks BY Mr Ostrom at the Chamber OF
Commerce buil1ing rooms AZ the noon
hour. No man. be he ever 50 critical.
fnicky or scarey on the question e re-
ligious revivials or churches. could take
exception to plain. practical business
talks which the reverend gentleman gave
From an intellectual and classical stand
poirt. they we're most interesting, frem
a religious standpoint. were saiE 70 be
by profs ssors very helpful
Which would you rather do7 SIT around
q table with cognsa.sl spirits o<ter~.hly
engaged III playing progressive enchze
and discussing poli-irs. tusrce. Panama
canal. Russian-Jsp war. or engaging IN
what is said 70 be harmless game called
''PaEic''
l am glad TO see evidences OF TIRE p-sc- /
teal workings OF the marriage law re-
Ga-ding the fitness OF persons % marry
After while the People win becozne ad- 4
vanced enough in civilization 70 Tot Only