, 1875-09-11
THE ATcH1soN, TOPEKA 8 SANTA FE.

An,onr TIM n,oRt notable Of Western railroads
IL tho long limo known III tho Atchpoll, Topeka
| 4 Eanth Tn. 1r0lected among tito very first OF
the enterprises Of tho kind III Kansas, II wns
moant t., hrn1ge tho Immense Eaf, existing bo-
tween Tho lilo Qrando Valley anl tlie Missouri
/ River. II may reaAonabty bo doubted whcther
it's original Projectors. at very carly t1ato 1t,
| tho history of civilization weHt Of the
Missouri, had any a1oqano !ca Of tho actual rc-
suit Of tho enterprise. It il partly because
tloao Win nbored frat for tn construction
huifdod better tllan tl,cy know, md weFo LAYING
tho foundations OF 4 respectfully y-slzod empire
i'll the Southwest, tlns tho history Of this line,
| With wlnt 1t las accomplished ut this da,c, IL
| ono OF peculiar Interest. Tho roau waB uriKi-
nally
! ciIAhrEuED ~ LONG 400 As 1868,
tho time. OF construction being limited to ten
| years. But no work wnn t1ono until 1868 Wien
q mitea weto built. bog;'nsinE AZ Topel.a s,i1
rnnning south. In 1910. tho ronaining IL
niiIos wo1o bltilt, which complatoti II to Elm, or,n
Il town whtoh WAS thon wost Of tho contro OF
population III Kansas. Frum tl,oncs tie road
was pushed westward moi very rapidly. though
steadily advancing. III 1871. "a miles were
bnilt to Newton, In the Cottonwood Wiley,
OH tho .wtal-fn, olso Vt largo body of
very tici4 country. This usill 1cft
$50 niles to be completed IN teSA tlln tN0 yenr1
Oh penalty OF losing what iu pu,t,t OF Gra,iy and
climate IL now known to be- lilo tnnnt Iu..d.grant
/ tie Qoveinmont aser ma,le to q railroad, oxcopt
that to tito 1ItiuolH Contrni many ycars nEo
Five millions had then to DO ra!sr1 wl,ilo tho
| rates for mouoy and tln cost Ut lGbor mud INA.
| toIlu1 wore at tie mnxnluuu.
HUT IT WAS Dane.
aud In nina mouths, from NAV, iH79 to JRnnnry,
1s73 a5n mules were constructed beug l. Iullta
por day. aud tl,a cars wore running Int, Eo[orato
| ihFaa rnftHfa tAfrfn the ttnif RI had
| rirea. Included III TIM :f6U miles wna . branch
running southwest irnn Nawtun to Wichita {37
miles} to ,neo: tho requirements Of tho uattle
trsds. mud to I'LL tho Ftp IT. Ies"eo" T. ? ,ka aud
to tho pnnlc Of 1910 an asont generally ,l,i,iv.-
rtood TO haye parniyxod railway construction III
the West from that date. Hut the 59a 1nllcH then
cousty1,cted. with terminus ut Grenada on the
Alkausas in colorado, not being regarded US
sutl]cent by tho Company. 1t IL
NOW EsaAuEu IN THE c.'SsrnGGTIoN or 1888 NILES
| oH THE WLsrERH END,
| making n sernllnus on tho Uptor ArkauBas from
whca al freighla for Now Ms1ico, ilclud;nx tLo
| ltio uranda Valley, and all army frei1hts tor
Arizona md Wostern To1as. mnst dlvsrge Az
| matter Of canBi1ol able import anco also to the
travelling public, tho a., T. j. s. F. Company
Topeka to Kausas City known W tho Kan
sas Midland, whicll they hafo incorporated With
the noan llno and hereafter patsongers may no
| aboAsd OF q train u. tho Unon Depot in kasas
| portion Of Southern Kausal, and pasB for somo
hundreds Of miles through tlla finest vAlloy OF It's
oxtont wess OF tha sfi4s,ssippi AND, without any
| change ot cars for tho eufiro distance, reach
solne OF !ho most famous localities
Of tho nocky-alountaln reglou, With
direct railway communication to all. Tile changes
aud competitions OF construction y whioh hare uado
Kansas CITY for Colorado, thoroughly equipped
with Millar,s platforms. Westinghouse b1aKos,
aud nll modern improvements, And through
roeion in whlrll tic bald monotnny Of 400 ml1es
OF high plains Ia aYoldad, and = now and rich,
| and . rBpidly4Rtcwing aud farn-naklDY valley
countryiB substituted, arc OF Iaso date. But
tho change il ali important one, and ita i'd
yautngos will he generally tested In tho cotnlug
ao1son BY tho travelling public. Notwitl,staud-
ing tho rapidsty with which so much Of this line
WIN constructed 1t iH not jnHt Inference TINT 1t
IN Of hassy construction or uusubstautal. For o
portion OF Tho ine it IL
'' STONE pALLAsTED. e
It has Htnne cnlverts, and the HtEenms aso
are Of Iad WOOD 'a and Iffls tho raiis M ''sf Of
modern tlsh-bar construction. The gEados aro
ssry sens Ga eo to bs m aaI PEE sboF hssg sg
tance. $40 n'i'cs Of tho l,no toiug valley u
loye1 as floor Fre!pht-hauiug over q roat-
bed like this can be 80 choapy dnTlb a. aluost to
defy comretition. Not long aince eIeseu loaded
I@asengoF oalH, with two engines. sometimes
running at spccd Of A5 nlioa au hour and never
10 ~ thau 81, were run a distance Of 1.1b0 miles
| upon It, Without 80 mitch ar stopping fut hot
hox." 1t may be a 1nAltot Of interest to noto
H0ME OF TIE cLABsES or FREIGHT
carried by this line in 1S74-tha great gsass-
hopper yoar Of Kansas. For instance lin, 600
i'oae Of cattle; 2a,o0o hogs; 1,oJo. 900 busbo]s
81 eoal =. st "n %hc We mined on IT. tho no Of
domestic, hides. l,o723oo pounds base
bullion (oro) 1.UUo, 600 pounds; woul, 1870. QUO
pounds buffalo boncs. G,9l5.oQo pounds /;
ptalrla hay tbalod1. 2,o5o,ooo pounds; furs,
nn5,Y,f1G tit,a knu al 6v
made fair beginning At o 'o,al trai!!o, which
ia the result ot tho construction
St "a.oav tS FGsd v rna bs will .eon 'neifsso t2o
from tho limo Of tho read. aud most OF them from
ITS woHtern eud. As stated A1,ovo, tho A., +.
L 8. +. load has been endowed By
4 LANp-1nANT F,lOM THE UNITED BrATEs.
cEnnsent Or vorv neatly tho last, to any railroad,
no h III tito mort remarkable ln tho extons tho
loo alton, and tho quality Of the lands. Tho
grant cnmrIae.l about ooo, ooo acres. ,tsore u'.
IL generally deB'gpatod a. "pottom." Tho
grant was 1nado to tue road Of alternate sections
Of tbts laMd for 20 m!sca on etshcr sdo, md for
about 300 miles tln road d. follows The north side
in ts formation. II IL nearly treof0ss, and. with
iA Rreht louHth, from four to fifteen mlles wdo.
Five years. Bluoo, whore now extend tho townB
and faraa to tie Western lina Of Kansaa, It waS
nothing 1aora or loss than sitout aud m.
known uildotness. Tho rapt1uy Ut it's
fettlomant, and the general prosperity Of tho
farm-maknr8 upon Al nntEied aolt. probably has
no 1'srsliel iu tho history Of other states Within
two years 6,0o0 atenDonites, far.nors for gel-
sfatlous back. hove iett RussiA and found tle!n-
solves hutngh hero. Az
- a s1SiLx npEoiuxn or GROWTH.
Meuo County, in ~alot Is situated tho Town Of
Hutchinson, 92O miles from tho Missouri, IN 1Bl1
had Ito inhabitants; to lb72 Aal 500, in 1H74
S,UUo. The Towns OF Fcacs, Great Uend, aud